Chain tattoo ideas

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Close photograph of a red rose tattoo with black lace and dangling chains and red drops across the upper chest, in a realistic botanical style.
Red rose and black lace on the chest
Black and grey drawing of a shaded rose with leaves, an ornate scrolled key and a chain, designed as a tattoo.
Rose and ornate key with chain
Black and grey pencil drawing of a shaded rose with leaves above a lace-like ornament and dangling beaded chains, drawn on paper beside rulers.
Rose with lace and beaded chains design
Black and grey tattoo of an elephant head framed by a mandala, with lotus flowers and dotted chains, on the inner forearm.
Mandala elephant head on a forearm
Realistic red rose tattoo with black lace and chain detailing across the underbust on a chest.
Red rose with lace underbust tattoo
Realism style tattoo on a side hip and thigh showing grey and red roses, a pocket watch, a heart padlock, a key and blossoms linked by dotted chains.
Roses, pocket watch and key on hip and thigh
Colour tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals, a chain and yellow flowers with green leaves, wrapping an upper arm in a neo-traditional style.
Pocket watch and flowers on upper arm
Black ink sketch of a lotus flower with dotted chain lines running down the page, a fine line and dotwork tattoo design drawn on paper.
Lotus and chain flash design
Realistic red roses framed by black lace and dangling pearl chains, tattooed on the thigh.
Red roses with black lace on a thigh
Black dotwork tattoo of antlers, a diamond and a rose with crystals on the outer thigh, shaded in black and grey.
Antlers, diamond and rose on a thigh
Colourful neo-traditional chest and shoulder tattoo showing a woman's face, an iris, scrollwork, a butterfly and roses, shown in three photo panels.
Floral chest and shoulder tattoo with a woman's face
Black ink lotus flower tattoo with dotted chain details on the outer thigh of a person lying on a padded table.
Lotus and dotwork chain on a thigh
Black ink line drawing of three orchids with buds, hanging chains, teardrop pendants and diamond-shaped gems, drawn as a tattoo design on paper.
Orchid sprigs with hanging chains and gems
Black and grey outline tattoo of stacked teacups, a pocket watch and roses on the thigh, with shaded leaves.
Stacked teacups, pocket watch and roses on thigh
Red pencil sketch of a pocket watch with two roses, beads and leaves, drawn as a neo-traditional tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Pocket watch and roses design sketch
Black lace and pink flower tattoo with a dangling feather and chain details across a shoulder and upper arm.
Lace, flower and feather upper arm tattoo
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a cat's face framed by two peony flowers and dotwork beads, placed across the upper chest.
Cat and peonies across the upper chest
Fine line botanical design of a pocket watch framed by leaves, open flowers and a beaded chain, drawn in black ink on paper.
Pocket watch with flowers and beaded chain
Purple roses with black lace and hanging dotted detail tattooed on a person's shoulder, shown across three photos.
Purple rose and lace shoulder tattoo
Colour tattoo of a profile cameo in an ornate frame, with roses and foliage above and blue gems below, on the side of the body in Neo-trad and botanical style.
Cameo portrait with roses on skin
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a peony, leaves and a dotwork mandala on the inner forearm.
Peony and mandala on a forearm
Hand-drawn tattoo design of a blue shaded rose with leaves and dotted chain drapes beneath it, drawn on paper beside pens and a pencil.
Blue rose with dotted drape design
Black and grey lotus mandala tattoo with hanging feathers and beaded chains across the upper back, in a fine line botanical style.
Lotus mandala with hanging feathers on upper back
Realistic pocket watch with gold hands, Roman numerals and exposed movement, flanked by poppies, tattooed on a forearm.
Pocket watch and poppies on a forearm
Pencil sketch of a geometric rose with faceted petals, leaves and dotted chains ending in diamond drops, drawn as a tattoo design.
Geometric rose with dangling chains
Matching black ink lotus and floral mandala tattoos with dotted chain details on both calves, shown in a black and white photo.
Symmetrical lotus mandala on both calves
Black ink dotwork drawing of a horned bull skull with a lotus mandala on the forehead and dotted chains hanging from the horns, drawn on white paper.
Bull skull with lotus mandala design
Flash sheet of metallic blue and bronze temporary designs showing palm trees, fern fronds, rope braids, anchors and the words live laugh love and hope, with no body placement visible.
Metallic flash sheet of palms, anchors and script
Pencil flash drawing of a fox head in profile within a circular wreath of flowers, leaves and beads, a design suited to a fine line tattoo.
Fox head with flowers and beads in a wreath
Black ornate lotus mandala tattoo with blue and purple watercolour wash and dangling drops on the outer thigh.
Lotus mandala with watercolour wash on a thigh
Black and grey realism drawing of a tattoo design showing a bicycle wheel with a world map, roses, an orchid and a chain, drawn on white paper.
Bicycle wheel with roses and orchid
Black ink drawing of an ornate hourglass with mandala patterns, a lotus flower and dotwork shading, drawn on paper beside a black pen.
Ornamental hourglass with lotus design
Black and grey ornate clock tattoo with roses and scrollwork on the inner forearm, with a dotted chain hanging below the dial.
Ornate clock and roses on a forearm
Pencil and coloured pencil drawing of an ornate oval mirror frame with blue flowers, a shell, a star and pearl chains, shown as a tattoo design on a clipboard.
Ornate mirror with flowers, shell and pearl chains
Black and grey dotwork rose with a mandala style frame and hanging drops on a forearm, shown against denim and patterned wallpaper.
Rose and mandala on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an animal skull with two roses, leaves and a triangle, on the outer thigh.
Animal skull and roses on a thigh
Five sheets of metallic gold and silver temporary tattoo designs, with a photo of a woman's back wearing a gold dreamcatcher design on a beach, in geometric and botanical motifs.
Metallic gold temporary tattoo sheets and a back piece
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo with a dangling fine line chain of stars, moons and diamonds on the inner forearm.
Lotus mandala with dangling stars on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a tattoo design showing an upright arrow, leafy scrolls and a dotted beaded chain with a drop pendant, in a dotwork and botanical style.
Arrow with leafy scrolls and beaded chain
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a red cardinal perched on a branch with pink blossoms and a beaded chain, placed on the upper arm and shoulder.
Cardinal and blossom on upper arm
Realism style pink rose and blossom tattoo with black lace and a dangling chain ending in an anchor, across a shoulder and upper arm.
Rose, lace and anchor on shoulder and upper arm
Two photos of a shoulder and upper arm tattoo with a pink and purple flower, black lace pattern, hanging chains and a feather, in a botanical style.
Lace, flower and feather on upper arm
Pencil-style drawing of a sparrow perched on a blossom branch beside an ornate pocket watch, scrollwork and key, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Sparrow, blossom and pocket watch design
Fine line drawing of a deer head wearing a beaded chain, framed by peony blooms and leaves, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Deer and peony flower design
Black fine line and dotwork tattoo of a crescent moon filled with a mandala and floral motifs, with chains and drop ornaments hanging below, on the upper arm.
Crescent moon with mandala and dangling charms
Realism style colour tattoo of red roses with black lace and beaded chains, and two feathers, on a woman's upper arm and shoulder.
Red roses and feathers on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork lotus flower design with mandala-style petals and dangling dotted chains, drawn as a tattoo design.
Ornate lotus flower design
Black and grey botanical thigh tattoo with a pink poppy, grey daisies, berry sprigs and draped chains with a pendant.
Poppy and chain thigh tattoo