Chain tattoo ideas

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Black and grey dotwork tattoo of the White Rabbit holding a pocket watch inside a diamond frame on a forearm.
White rabbit with pocket watch in a diamond
Black fine line tattoo of a sun and crescent moon with dotted chain garlands and small stars across the ribs, below the chest.
Sun, moon and dotted garland on ribs
Black line drawing of a lotus mandala with a draped dotted chain, shown as a tattoo design on white paper beside pencils.
Lotus mandala with dotted chain design
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo on the inner forearm, with a dotted chain and small arrow hanging below it.
Mandala and arrow on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo above a row of moon phases and dotted chains on the calf.
Mandala and moon phases on a calf
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical mandala design with leaf sprigs, dotted chains and droplet shapes, drawn on white paper with fine liner pens beside it.
Mandala design with leaves and dotted chains
Fine line black and red tattoo of a dotted chain bracelet with a crescent moon and hanging diamond on the wrist.
Dotted chain bracelet with diamond on wrist
Black and grey ornamental tattoo with a crescent, lotus and hanging diamond motifs across the upper arm and shoulder.
Crescent and lotus ornament on upper arm
Black and grey mandala tattoo with a rose, leaves and a hanging crescent moon on the forearm, in a dotwork style.
Mandala and rose on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo on a wrist, shown as a dotted chain bracelet with a diamond charm and a crescent moon.
Fine line bracelet and moon tattoo on wrist
Black and grey dotwork mandala with a crescent moon face and dangling dot chains and drops, tattooed on a lower leg.
Crescent moon mandala with dotwork on calf
Black and grey tattoos of lungs with branching airways and flowers on both forearms, with a small chain motif near the wrists.
Lungs and flowers on both forearms
Black line drawing of a botanical tattoo design with poppy flowers, dotwork and paisley-like ornaments, with dangling drop chains, on a white background.
Poppy and mandala tattoo design
Black and grey fine line mandala dreamcatcher tattoo with dangling feathers and beaded chains on a person's upper arm.
Mandala and feather dreamcatcher on upper arm
Two black ink mandala tattoos in a side by side photo: a sun with chain drapes on the chest, and a crescent moon with chain drapes on the upper back.
Sun and crescent moon mandala tattoos
Pencil sketch of an ornamental lotus-style tattoo design with beaded details and chain swags running across the page, drawn on paper beside a mechanical pencil.
Ornamental lotus pendant design with chain swags
Black and grey feather tattoo with a dotted ornamental anklet design, shown on a bare ankle and foot against a white background.
Feather and dotted anklet tattoo
Black ink drawing of an ornate lotus mandala with dotted chain lines below, shown as a tattoo design on plain paper.
Lotus mandala with dotted chain design
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo with dangling dot chains and drops, sitting on the centre of the chest below a pink sweatshirt.
Lotus mandala tattoo on the chest
Two matching forearm tattoos in black ink: a sun with a face and dotted chain drapery on the left arm, and a crescent moon with a face on the right arm, in a dotwork style.
Sun and moon tattoos on two forearms
Black and grey pencil drawing of a heart-shaped keyhole lock framed by roses and lace ornament, a flash design for a tattoo.
Lock, roses and lace ornament design
Two versions of a black ink botanical tattoo design showing a lotus flower with dotted chain drapes on a parchment-coloured background.
Lotus and dotted chain tattoo design
Black line drawing of an elephant head wearing a feathered headdress, with a medallion, flowers and dotted chains, shown as a tattoo design on a cream background.
Elephant head with feathers and dotted chains
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a lower leg showing a cat reaching up towards a ringed planet held on a chain by a hand, set within a dotted geometric panel.
Cat and planet on a calf
Black henna-style floral and dotted lace design across a person's lower back and hips, above red underwear.
Henna-style lace design on lower back
Fine line dotwork tattoo of a dotted chain with two diamond charms wrapped around the ankle.
Dotted chain anklet with diamond charms
Black and grey sun tattoo with a face, ornamental rays and hanging chains, sitting on the thigh.
Sun with face and hanging chains on thigh
Black dotwork lotus flower tattoo with dangling beaded chains behind a person's ear.
Dotwork lotus tattoo behind the ear
Black ink drawing of an ornate lotus with two stippled roses, leaves and dangling beaded chains, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Lotus and roses ornamental design drawing
Black and grey mandala armband tattoo with dotwork shading and dangling dotted drops, wrapped around a forearm.
Mandala armband tattoo on a forearm
Two black and grey dotwork tattoos: a crescent moon with a drawn face and hanging chains on the upper arm, and a draped chain pattern across the shoulder.
Crescent moon and dotwork chains on arm and shoulder
Black and white photo of two hands with fine dotwork tattoos on the fingers, forming chain-like geometric patterns with small triangles and crosses.
Dotwork finger chain tattoos on both hands
Black and grey dotwork skull with a beaded, draped chain ornament tattooed across the centre of the chest.
Skull with beaded drape across the chest
Black ink drawing of a mandala-patterned elephant head above a lotus, with hanging chain and drop details, in a dotwork and geometric style.
Mandala elephant with lotus and hanging chains
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo with lotus-like petals and hanging chain drops, placed across the upper back.
Mandala with hanging chains on upper back
Black and grey lotus mandala tattoo with dotwork and hanging drops on the side of the ribs.
Lotus mandala with hanging drops on the side
Black ornamental tattoo across a woman's upper back, resembling a jewelled necklace with a central mandala pendant, floral motifs and dotted drops, seen from behind.
Mandala necklace design across upper back
Black and grey dotwork-style dragonfly design with ornate wings, a jewelled body and dotted chains hanging beneath, drawn on a lilac grey background.
Ornate dragonfly with dotted chains design
Black and grey mandala and floral dotwork tattoo covering the back of a hand and wrist, with fine line chain detail across the fingers.
Mandala and floral hand tattoo
Black ornamental lotus mandala with an eye at its centre and hanging chain drops, tattooed across the ribs and upper abdomen.
Mandala lotus with eye on the ribs
Black ink lace garter tattoo with dotwork shading and hanging diamond drops, sitting on the outer thigh.
Lace garter tattoo on the thigh
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a lace-patterned heart with dotted chains hanging below, on the upper leg.
Black lace heart with dotted chains on a leg
Black ink lace-style mandala tattoo with dangling chains and diamonds, worn as a garter design on the thigh.
Lace garter mandala tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two swallows on the shoulders, joined by draped bead chains across the upper chest.
Swallows and bead chain across chest
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical lotus mandala with dotwork shading and hanging dot-line drops, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Lotus mandala design with dotwork
Fine line black wrist tattoo of a dotted and solid band with a small hanging geometric pendant, on a forearm and hand.
Fine line wrist band with small pendant
Pencil drawing of an ornate heart surrounded by dotwork mandala petals, with dotted chains hanging below, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Ornate heart with mandala petals design
Black and grey tattoo on the outer thigh of two skulls, candelabra and hanging chains, shaded with dotwork stippling.
Skulls and candelabra on a thigh