Gem tattoo ideas

256 photos and flash · 34% Neo-trad, 20% Geometric · Forearm most common

What will it cost? Try the tattoo cost calculator
Blue pencil sketch of a faceted teardrop gem with swirling ribbon and leaf flourishes and a row of beads, drawn as a tattoo design.
Sketch of a faceted gem with ribbon swirls
A neo-traditional skull design drawn on paper, framed by grey scrollwork and red panels with dotted borders, with pens lying nearby.
Skull with scrollwork in neo-trad style
Two painted traditional flash designs of daggers on cream paper, one with a red rose at the guard and one with a scaled hilt, an eye and a ribbon banner.
Two traditional dagger designs on cream paper
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 ink drawing of a symmetrical lotus mandala design with dotwork shading and a central gem motif, drawn on white paper beside fine liner pens and a stencil ruler.
Lotus mandala design with dotwork shading
Black and white ornate cross design with swirling tribal-style detail and a red gem at the centre, shown as a standalone flash drawing with no body placement.
Ornate cross with red centre design
Silver Celtic knotwork design within a black circle, with a glossy green gem at the centre, shown as a flat graphic design.
Celtic knot with green gem
Two grey pencil tattoo design drawings on tracing paper showing ornamental scrollwork, beaded chains and diamond pendant drops, styled as fine line ornament.
Ornamental scroll and diamond tattoo designs
Black ink line drawing of many faceted gems and crystals arranged in a grid on a white background, suitable as tattoo flash reference.
Grid of line-drawn gemstones and crystals
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 ink line drawing of an ornate genie lamp with swirling smoke, hanging gem drops and sparkles, drawn on cream paper as a tattoo design.
Genie lamp with smoke and hanging gems
Black linework flash drawing of an anatomical heart with a faceted geometric lower half, a dotted oval gem and scrolling filigree at the top, shown on paper with no body placement.
Anatomical heart with jewelled gem design
A six-panel grid of small black fine line tattoo designs on pale backgrounds, including mountains with a moon, a tree with stars, a leaf, a serpent, and a ring with inscribed lettering.
Six small fine line tattoo designs in a grid
Black ink line drawing of orchids, leaves and beaded chains ending in diamond and teardrop gem shapes, a flash design for a tattoo.
Orchid and jewel drawing with dangling gems
A grid of six small fine line black ink designs on pale backgrounds, including mountains with a crescent moon, a tree with stars, a dragon beside a sword, and a ring within a leafy wreath.
Six fine line motif designs in a grid
Black ink drawing of a rose with ornate lace-like wings, dotted chains and a hanging faceted gem, shown as a botanical and geometric tattoo design on paper.
Rose and gem chandelier design
Red pencil sketch of a cartoon owl with spread wings clutching a faceted gem and a small flower, drawn as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Cartoon owl sketch with a gem
Black fine line drawing of a faceted diamond outline on a plain light grey background, shown as a standalone tattoo design with no body placement.
Simple outlined diamond design
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
Colourful sugar skull tattoo design with roses, gem-set eyes and ornate scrollwork on a black background, shown as a flash drawing.
Sugar skull with roses and gem eyes
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design with a compass star, mandala, leaves, a jewelled flower and trailing vines, shaded in grey with green tints.
Compass star and vine design with mandala
Black outline diamond design with internal facet lines on a translucent stencil sheet, shown on a grey surface, with no body placement visible.
Outlined diamond stencil
Coloured drawing of a faceted red gem heart framed by gold scrollwork with a small dangling gem, shown as a neo-traditional tattoo design on paper.
Faceted ruby heart with gold scrollwork
Purple pencil flash drawing of a planchette-style design with a shaded eye, a smiling sun, a crescent moon and the words SPEAK TO ME NO MORE, in a neo-traditional style.
Planchette design with eye, sun and moon
Black linework drawing of a cat head with a feather headdress, pearl necklace, gem and bow, a neo-traditional tattoo design.
Cat head with feathers and pearls
Black and grey drawing of a horned owl with feathers above a skull, framed by a botanical wreath of leaves and flowers, designed as a tattoo.
Owl and skull with botanical wreath
Black and grey drawing of a rose with hatched leaves and a faceted heart ringed with beads, shown as a neo-traditional tattoo design on paper.
Rose and jewelled heart tattoo design
Blue line drawing on tracing paper of a mandala design with dotted chains and drop pendants, drawn as a flash design for a tattoo.
Mandala and dotted chain design sketch
Black ink line drawing of a winged heart with a faceted gem centre, surrounded by mandala-style flowers and a small crescent moon, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Winged heart with mandala design
Black linework design of a rose with leaves, hanging beaded chains and a diamond-shaped drop pendant, drawn on a purple-grey background.
Rose and beaded drop pendant design
Traditional style tattoo design showing a blue gem, a red bomb with a lit fuse and green leaves and vines, with banners reading Sirens who slay together and Stay together, shown on a navy phone case.
Sirens who slay together tattoo design on phone case
Line drawing flash design of a silhouetted figure on a crescent moon above a latticed heart and two roses with leaves, in a traditional style, with no body placement shown.
Silhouette figure on crescent moon with heart and roses
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 line drawing of a winged heart with a faceted gem at its centre, a crown-like top and a small ring hanging from the point, shown as a tattoo design.
Winged heart with faceted gem line drawing
Black line drawing of a dreamcatcher with a web pattern, feathers, beads and flowers, shown as a flash design for a tattoo.
Dreamcatcher with flowers line drawing