Filigree tattoo ideas

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

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Neo-traditional style tattoo of a red rose framed by black and grey lace-like scrollwork across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Red rose on lace-style shoulder and back piece
Two bare feet with matching grey ornamental mandala-style tattoos wrapping around the ankles and across the top of each foot.
Ornamental ankle tattoos on both feet
Silver metallic temporary tattoo of an ornate filigree design with black gems running from the wrist up the forearm and onto the hand.
Silver filigree design on forearm
Black ink drawing of a four-point compass star over an ornate mandala of swirling petals on cream paper, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Compass star mandala design
Flash sheet of black crescent moon tattoo designs, some with stars, swirls, sparkles, a face and the words Blue Moon, in black and grey ink.
Crescent moon tattoo flash sheet
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a teacup and saucer filled with roses and scrollwork, shown on the torso.
Teacup and roses on skin
Metallic silver and gold ornamental design with a heart motif across the upper back of a woman in a pale grey open-back top.
Metallic ornamental design on upper back
Black and grey realism winged heart tattoo with a script letter H and a filigree swirl heart on the upper back.
Winged heart with script initial on upper back
Close crop of a woman wearing gold metallic botanical scroll tattoos on her upper chest and an ornate gold filigree tattoo across her hand and wrist, against green leaves.
Gold leaf and filigree temporary tattoos on chest and wrist
Black linework lotus mandala with swirling petals and trailing filigree, tattooed on the forearm in a fine line style.
Ornamental lotus mandala on forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a shaded skull framed by paisley filigree across the upper back and shoulder blade, shown in a close-up and a detail panel.
Skull and paisley on a shoulder blade
Black ink fine line tattoo of a lace-patterned heart with a bird, hanging chains and a small anchor, placed on the calf.
Lace heart with hanging chains on a calf
Close-up of a four-leaf clover tattoo filled with gold and silver filigree swirls and dotted linework on pale skin.
Filigree four-leaf clover tattoo on skin
Back view of a woman with dark hair showing a white ink ornamental swirl tattoo spread across her bare back.
White ornamental swirls across a back
Black ornamental mandala tattoo in a geometric filigree style, running down the centre of a person's upper back, with hair in an updo and a lace top off the shoulders.
Ornate mandala tattoo down the upper back
Black and grey ornate cross tattoo with scrollwork and the words Destemido and Sobrevivíente, shown on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Ornate cross with lettering on upper back
Black ink ornamental tattoo with dotted chains, crescents and teardrops across the inner wrist and forearm, shown from two angles.
Ornamental lace wrist tattoo with dotted chains
Traditional style flash design of Jack Skellington's grinning face above a banner reading The Nightmare Before Christmas, framed by red roses, a bat and spider web linework.
Jack Skellington with roses and banner
Black and grey ornate cross tattoo with filigree scrollwork on the side of a person's ribs.
Ornate cross tattoo on the ribs
Pencil drawing of an ornate acanthus-style scrollwork monogram on a brushed metal background, with no body part shown.
Ornate scrollwork monogram drawing
Black ornamental mandala tattoo running down the upper back from the nape, seen on a woman with her hair up and wearing a grey top.
Ornamental mandala tattoo on upper back
White ink ornamental filigree tattoo running from the wrist across the back of the hand, against a cream lace dress.
White ink filigree design on the hand
Small black and grey filigree heart tattoo on the back of a hand, close to the wrist, with pale pink nails.
Filigree heart on the back of a hand
Colourful sugar skull style cat face tattoo with a bow and flower motifs on the skin of a limb.
Sugar skull style cat with bow
Colour tattoo of a teal rose with black beaded chain and swirling linework wrapping around an ankle, set against an orange lace cloth.
Teal rose and beaded chain on an ankle
Hand-drawn ornate letterform in red fineliner with scrolls, filigree and hatched shading, a design suited to lettering-style tattoos.
Ornate red ink lettering sketch
Black ornate filigree cross tattoo on the upper back of a woman with her hair in a bun, photographed from behind.
Ornate cross on upper back
Black and grey ornamental scrollwork tattoo on an upper arm, with the shading softening and fading towards the lower edge of the design.
Ornate scrollwork tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face with ornate filigree above the eyes and a clock face with Roman numerals across the cheek, on an upper arm.
Black and grey portrait with clock face on upper arm
Teal and green ornamental owl design perched on a bare branch, with knotwork on the chest and filigree across the face and wings, shown as a drawn tattoo design.
Ornamental owl perched on a branch
Black and grey lace bow tattoo with a small pink centre stone, placed on the outer ankle.
Lace bow tattoo on an ankle
Brown line drawing of an engraved acanthus scrollwork design with curling leaves and stippled shading, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Engraved acanthus scroll design
Red line drawing of a fox head framed by ornamental flowers and filigree, a tattoo design sketched on tracing paper.
Fox head with floral ornament sketch
Realism style tattoo of two grey roses with black lace filigree and teal and pink butterflies, placed on a person's upper back and shoulder.
Roses, lace and butterflies on a back
Pencil and wash flash sketch of an ornate lace-patterned heart held by two hands, with a crown above and a dagger through it, partly tinted pink.
Lace heart with crown and dagger design
Black ink drawing of a hummingbird built from ornate swirling linework and curls on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Swirling hummingbird tattoo design
Black ink owl with ornamental scrollwork tattooed on the thigh of a person wearing denim shorts.
Owl with scrollwork on a thigh
Black and coloured ornate carriage tattoo with a central heart and jewel-like details on the upper arm of a woman in a white vest top.
Ornate carriage and heart on an upper arm
Metallic silver and gold mandala design on a woman's upper back, with a filigree drop down the spine and a patterned armband on the upper arm.
Silver mandala and filigree back design
Two colour sugar skull tattoos wearing grey crowns, one on each calf, in a bold neo-traditional style.
Twin sugar skulls with crowns on calves
Neo-trad forearm tattoo of a pocket watch, pink roses and leaves, shown from two angles with a red heart in an ornate gold frame and a key.
Pocket watch, roses and heart on a forearm
Ornate drawing of a seated fox with a tail filled with fine black linework patterns and pink watercolour washes, presented as a flash-style tattoo design on cream paper.
Fox with patterned pink tail
Black ink Roman numerals wrap around a forearm beside an ornate filigree circle with a central horizontal line and dot, in clean linework.
Roman numerals and filigree circle on forearm
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
Black and grey realism tattoo of an ornate heart-shaped locket on a chain with a key and script lettering, on a lower leg.
Heart locket and key on a calf
Black and grey fine line paisley ornament tattoo centred on a woman's chest between her breasts.
Paisley ornament tattoo on the sternum
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a butterfly above a filigree heart locket on a forearm, with a beaded chain running down the skin.
Butterfly and filigree heart locket on an arm
Fine line black tattoo of a floral mandala with leaves and a paisley swirl across a shoulder.
Floral mandala and paisley swirl on a shoulder