Filigree tattoo ideas

504 photos and flash · 17% Botanical, 12% Neo-trad · Forearm most common

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Neo-trad style tattoo design of two fantasy characters back to back, one masked, above a cream banner reading I'll See You Again, with no body placement shown.
Two fantasy characters with a scroll banner
Black line drawing of a symmetrical ornate tattoo design with a central gem, lace-like panels, swirls and dotted lines, in a fine line style.
Ornate gem and lace design
Black and grey ink drawing of a longhorn bull skull with an ornate filigree pattern on the forehead, flanked by two roses and hanging feathers.
Bull skull with roses and feathers
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a Hello Kitty face styled as a sugar skull, with filigree ornaments, a diamond, a heart-shaped nose and a bow, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Hello Kitty sugar skull on upper back
Black and teal heart-shaped lettering tattoo with filigree scrollwork on the thigh, photographed on a leg in patterned pyjamas.
Heart lettering tattoo on thigh
Realistic tattoo of a blue faceted gem heart pendant with a silver filigree frame and chain on the upper arm, in a realism style.
Blue gem heart pendant on an arm
Realistic red rose tattoo with black lace-style filigree and a dotted gem drop design across a person's lower abdomen, below the navel.
Realistic rose with black lace on the stomach
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
Black and grey flash design of two mirrored skulls forming a heart, with filigree scrollwork and a small flower beneath, on a plain white background.
Twin skulls forming a heart with floral ornament
Black ink botanical tattoo of a scrolling vine with leaves and a shaded flower across the lower back and hip.
Scrolling vine and flower on lower back
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design in pink and purple ink, showing an ornate heart with flowers above a key wrapped in ribbon and a flower below, in a neo-traditional style.
Heart and key tattoo design in pink pencil
Black and grey fine line tattoo on the outer thigh showing an ornate triangle with a circle, swirling filigree and a vertical line, with the cursive word Always hanging below.
Ornate triangle and script on a thigh
Black ink outline of a five-pointed star filled with swirling scroll patterns, tattooed on the inner wrist.
Scrollwork star on the inner wrist
Black and grey dotwork tattoo design of a rose with mandala-style ornament and leaves, drawn on white paper with no body placement shown.
Dotwork rose with mandala ornament
Black and grey realism tattoo of a heart-shaped padlock with scrollwork and an ornate key on a ball chain, across the forearm.
Heart padlock and key on a forearm
Black and grey ornate lotus tattoo with filigree and dotwork detail on the inner forearm near the wrist, shown with the palm facing the camera.
Ornate lotus tattoo on the inner wrist
Black ink ornamental mandala tattoo running down the centre of a woman's upper back, with her hair tied up in a bun.
Ornate mandala tattoo down the upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of hanging feathers on beads beneath a fine-line mandala ornament across the back of both thighs.
Feather and mandala tattoo across the thighs
Colour botanical tattoo of pink peonies, a bud and green leaves with grey filigree and dangling chains, placed on the thigh.
Pink peonies and chains on a thigh
Black and grey drawing of a symmetrical ornamental filigree design with hanging drop motifs, shown on textured paper.
Symmetrical filigree design with hanging drops
Symmetrical ornamental scrollwork tattoo across the upper arm and shoulder, shading from dark blue at the top to bright red at the bottom.
Ornamental scrollwork on upper arm and shoulder
Black and grey thigh tattoo of two animal skulls, a poppy and an anatomical heart inside an ornate oval frame, with dotwork and geometric shading.
Skulls, poppy and heart in an oval frame
Black lettering reading We're all mad here set inside a spade outline with blue filigree swirls, tattooed on the outer thigh.
Spade with 'We're all mad here' lettering on thigh
Black and grey filigree scrollwork with a faceted purple and blue heart gem, tattooed across the centre of the chest.
Ornate scrollwork and gem heart on the chest
Black line drawing of an ornate filigree design with scrolls, foliage and pointed leaf motifs, shown as a flash sheet with no body placement.
Ornate black line filigree design
Pencil drawing of a vertical clockwork design with two clock faces, meshing gears and ornate filigree scrollwork, shown in black and grey.
Clockwork design with gears and pocket watches
Close-up of a gold metallic henna-style design with black accents across the back of a hand and along the forearm, on dark skin.
Gold henna-style design on hand and forearm
Realism style tattoo of a shaded grey skull with red roses, leaves and grey scrollwork across the upper arm and shoulder.
Skull and red roses on an upper arm and shoulder
Black linework flash design of an ornate stag head with antlers above a hamsa hand containing an eye, surrounded by paisley and mandala filigree.
Ornate stag and hamsa hand design
Black ink tattoo of two paw prints filled with lace-like patterns, with swirls and a dotted chain below, on the upper thigh.
Lace-filled paw prints on a thigh
Black ornamental tattoo with a central oval motif and scrollwork sitting on the lower abdomen above the navel, with blue jeans at the waistband.
Ornamental tattoo above the navel
Black and grey lace-style floral sleeve tattoo running from the upper arm to the forearm, worn by a person in a dark red dress.
Lace-style floral sleeve on the arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head with flowing mane and ornate scrollwork across a shoulder blade, shown from two angles.
Lion portrait with scrollwork on a shoulder
Black and grey lace-style filigree tattoo covering the centre of a person's back, with floral motifs and scrolling ornament.
Lace-style filigree back piece
Black ink lace-style ornamental tattoo with dangling drops across the ankle and top of the foot.
Lace-style ornament tattoo on ankle
Black ink ornamental sleeve tattoo with radiating lines and a central sun-like motif, running from the upper arm down the forearm.
Ornamental geometric sleeve on an arm
Small fine line tattoo of a pink ribbon looped through an outlined heart filled with swirls, on the side of a foot.
Pink ribbon and swirled heart
Colour realism tattoo on a thigh of red and white roses, a gold pocket watch and pink pearls inside a black lace frame.
Roses and pocket watch in a lace frame on a thigh
Black and grey tattoo of an ornate key on a beaded chain above a keyhole set in filigree scrollwork, on the forearm.
Ornate key and keyhole scrollwork on an arm
Black linework sleeve tattoo on an upper arm showing an elephant head with a jewelled headdress, beaded chains, feathers and roses.
Elephant and rose sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey blackwork owl with ornate filigree patterns and a faint forest backdrop, tattooed across a person's upper arm.
Ornamental owl on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an ornate horned mask with floral filigree and a hanging rope, across a forearm.
Ornate horned mask with rope on a forearm
Pen and pencil drawing of an ornate key with filigree scrollwork and leaves, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Ornate key tattoo design
Colour tattoo design of purple wings framing a red rose and gold key, with ornate gold filigree and two scrolls bearing script, shown as a drawing with no body placement.
Winged rose and key scroll design
A grid of ten black line drawings of owls decorated with swirls and teal leaves, shown as design sheet artwork rather than on skin.
Ten ornamental owl designs in a grid
Pencil sketch of a crescent moon decorated with gears, rivets and filigree scrollwork, drawn as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Mechanical crescent moon design
Back tattoo of black ornamental lace-style linework with leaves and a mandala flower, plus realistic pink orchids and a tiger head, running down the spine and lower back.
Black lace floral back tattoo with orchids
Flash sheet of gold and silver metallic temporary tattoo designs, including feathers, mandalas, florals and the words hope, believe, dream and faith.
Metallic gold and silver temporary tattoo sheet