Chain tattoo ideas

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Colour tattoo of a teal crescent moon with a blue lotus and dangling purple and pink gem drops on beaded chains, in a neo-traditional style on skin.
Crescent moon with lotus and gem drops
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a swallow perched on an ornate key with flowers and a red mandala behind it, on the thigh.
Swallow on a key on the thigh
Neo-traditional tattoo on a forearm of a crescent moon with a woman's face in profile, a black cat sitting on the crescent, and blue beaded chains below.
Crescent moon and black cat on forearm
Pencil and red-coloured drawing of a pocket watch with Roman numerals, wrapped in chains and framed by three red roses and grey leaves, shown as a tattoo design.
Pocket watch and roses tattoo design
Colour tattoo of a hummingbird on a branch with pink peonies, green leaves, a beaded chain, a skull and a key, on an upper arm.
Hummingbird, peonies and key on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of a round-eyed owl perched on a branch with a hanging locket, on the outer thigh, in a neo-traditional style.
Owl on a branch with a pendant on the thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a woman with black hair, a red patterned bandana, gold chain earrings and a plaid collar, placed on the forearm.
Woman portrait with red bandana on a forearm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a dapper cat in a top hat, monocle and bow tie, framed in an ornate orange oval.
Dapper cat in top hat and monocle
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of an art deco flapper woman in profile wearing a beaded headpiece, on the upper arm.
Art deco flapper in profile on an arm
Neo-traditional blue rose tattoo with black leaves and a beaded drape with teardrop pendants on the upper arm.
Blue rose with beaded drape on upper arm
Colourful neo-traditional style moth tattoo with teal wings, a pink heart on the body and dangling beaded chains with yellow teardrops on skin.
Teal moth with pink heart and beaded chains
Neo-trad style tattoo of a beaded chain wrapping around the ankle and ending in a purple and grey fleur-style cross on the top of the foot.
Beaded chain and fleur cross on an ankle
Monarch butterfly tattoo with orange wings framed by black lace ornament and chains across the sternum.
Monarch butterfly with lace on sternum
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a jewelled elephant with a peacock feather and eye on a limb, set against orange and yellow shading.
Elephant and peacock feather tattoo
Collage of three colour tattoos: a neo-traditional ice cream cone with a cat-face scoop on the upper left, a galaxy hot air balloon on the upper right, and outlined seashells joined by chains on the
Ice cream, hot air balloon and shell tattoos
Two photographs of a colour tattoo on a woman's upper arm and shoulder, with black lace-style linework, pink and purple flowers, hanging chains and feathers.
Lace, flower and feather tattoo on shoulder
Pencil sketch of a woman's face framed by curling hair, peach roses, antlers, arrows and chains, drawn as a neo-traditional tattoo design with no body part visible.
Woman with roses and arrows pencil design
Black and grey neo-traditional owl tattoo surrounded by roses and a lotus on an upper arm and shoulder.
Owl and roses on upper arm and shoulder
Neo-trad style tattoo of a compass rose and pocket watch surrounded by leaves and beads on a thigh, in red, orange, green and pink.
Compass and pocket watch on thighs
Two neo-traditional tattoo designs in pink and copper, one with a rose and key, the other with a rose and ornate heart padlock, both with chains and swirls.
Rose, key and heart padlock flash pair
Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm showing two roses, an ornate birdcage with hanging chains, and a small bird perched on a branch, shown in three side-by-side panels.
Roses, birdcage and bird on an arm
Neo-trad tattoo of an ornate hand mirror and a red rose on the upper thigh, with a dotted pearl chain hanging below.
Ornate hand mirror and rose on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a shaded compass rose in a gold dotted frame, with pink roses, leaves and a beaded chain, on the top of a foot.
Compass rose and roses on a foot
Colour illustration of a tattoo design with red roses, a grey cameo locket, a silver chain and black filigree swirls on a pink background.
Roses, cameo locket and chain design
Colourful neo-traditional cat head tattoo with blue crystals and beaded chains on the thigh.
Colourful cat head with crystals on thigh
Neo-traditional style tattoo of a snarling bull head with a chain through its nose ring, shaded in grey with red and yellow accents, on a calf.
Bull head with chain on a calf
Neo-trad tattoo on a thigh showing a shaded grey hourglass with pink roses, green leaves and dangling bead chains.
Hourglass and roses on a thigh
Sketched tattoo design of a songbird with spread wings in front of a pocket watch with Roman numerals, surrounded by leaves, drawn in blue and red pencil.
Bird and pocket watch design sketch
Neo-trad style tattoo of a grey cameo portrait in a black ornate frame, set on a pink oval with dangling bead chains, on the inner forearm.
Cameo in ornate frame on a forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo of an ornate hand mirror with a beaded edge and pink and red flowers with green leaves, on the outer thigh.
Ornate hand mirror and flowers on a thigh
Black line drawing of a revolver with ornate scrollwork and a rose with leaves behind it, drawn on paper in a neo-traditional flash style.
Revolver and rose flash design
Realistic blue peacock head inside a black and grey scrollwork frame with a red gem and hanging chains, tattooed on a limb.
Peacock portrait in an ornate frame
Colour lotus flower tattoo in red and orange with bold black outlines and a dangling chain detail, placed on the upper back.
Red lotus flower tattoo on back
Black and grey birdcage with blue flowers and leaves tattooed on the outer thigh, in a botanical neo-traditional style.
Birdcage and blue flowers on a thigh
Coloured flash design of a green skull-faced woman with purple hair, roses, foliage and crossed bones, drawn on paper.
Skull-faced woman with roses and crossed bones
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a shaded skull with red butterflies, black lace and beaded chains on the upper arm and shoulder.
Skull with butterflies and lace on upper arm
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design with two shaded roses, a Roman numeral pocket watch, a curling banner and a chain, in black and grey.
Pocket watch, roses and chain design
Black and grey realism skull tattoo with roses and scrollwork on the outer thigh, with a dangling jewelled chain below the skull.
Skull and roses on a thigh
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a white cartoon cat with a pink bow, set in a gold scrollwork frame with teal flowers, on the upper thigh.
Cartoon cat in ornate frame on thigh
Black and grey drawing of a woman with long wavy hair wearing a tiger head as a headdress, in neo-traditional style, shown with coloured pencils.
Woman with tiger headdress drawing
Realistic colour tattoo of a sugar skull woman framed by skeletal hands and teal scrollwork, with the words Till The End on the neck, on a forearm.
Sugar skull portrait on forearm
Black and grey drawing of a shaded rose with leaves, an ornate filigree key and hanging chain, shown as a standalone tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Rose and ornate key design
Colour neo-trad style tattoo of a woman with blue hair, fur-lined aviator hat and goggles, smoking a cigarette, on the thigh.
Woman in aviator hat with cigarette on thigh
Colour and grey neo-traditional tattoo on the outer thigh showing an hourglass with teal and pink sand, a daisy, and a pocket watch with a heart-shaped face and beaded chain.
Hourglass, pocket watch and daisy on a thigh
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a pocket watch, two shaded roses and fine line flowers on the thigh.
Pocket watch and roses on a thigh
Green line drawing on black of a Cthulhu octopus head with tentacles wrapped in chains, under blackletter lettering reading Cthulhu, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Cthulhu octopus with chains design
Two pencil flash drawings on paper of an hourglass, roses, pearl chains and a compass, in a neo-traditional style, with one sheet partly tinted in pale blue.
Hourglass, roses and compass flash sheets
Black and grey shoulder tattoo of two roses with scrollwork, lace-like filigree and dangling beaded chains, shown from the back and from the upper arm.
Rose and lace shoulder piece in black and grey