Gem tattoo ideas

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

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Realistic pink faceted heart gem tattoo with black filigree and hanging chains on the side of the ribs.
Faceted pink heart gem on the ribs
Two hands with dark nails rest over forearms covered in small black fine line doodle tattoos of dice, moons, arrows and the word ghoul.
Small doodle tattoos across both forearms
Small black fine line diamond tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm of a person with light skin.
Small diamond outline on a wrist
Close-up of a traditional style tattoo of a blue diamond set in a gold ring, with bold black outlines, on an upper arm.
Blue diamond ring tattoo on upper arm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a woman holding a crystal ball, with roses and a jewelled butterfly headpiece, on an upper arm.
Crystal ball woman and roses on upper arm
Black and grey realistic anatomical heart with antlers and a small red diamond outline on a thigh.
Anatomical heart with antlers on a thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a bouquet of cartoon flowers with smiling faces and a blue bow with a gem, on the thigh.
Cartoon flower bouquet with bow on a thigh
A forearm tattoo of a shaded purple faceted gem framed by black lace-style ornament and a lotus, with dotted drops below.
Purple gem and lotus on a forearm
Fine line gemstone tattoos in mixed colours across the fingers of two hands held over a woman's face, placed on the fingers.
Tiny gemstone tattoos across fingers
Black ornamental lace-style tattoo with dotwork beads and gem-like jewels covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Black lace and pearl ornament on upper arm and shoulder
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a gold anchor with a jewelled heart, purple bow and pink cherry blossoms on a forearm.
Jewelled anchor with bow and blossoms on a forearm
Black fine line geometric tattoo of overlapping circles on a forearm, with small rainbow-coloured shapes running down the centre.
Overlapping circles with rainbow accents on forearm
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo on a calf showing a swirled lollipop with a purple bow, cupcakes, a sprinkled doughnut and hearts on a mint green background.
Lollipop, cupcakes and hearts on a calf
Small black outline diamond tattoo in fine line style on the inside of a person's ankle, above a black shoe heel.
Small outline diamond on an ankle
Full back tattoo of an ornate colourful skull surrounded by clouds, beads and red peony flowers, in a neo-traditional style on a bare back.
Ornate colourful skull full back piece
Colour tattoo of a dreamcatcher with pink flowers, green leaves and hanging feathers on the side of a thigh.
Dreamcatcher with flowers on thigh
Two pink tattoos on a pale-skinned person's thighs, one a filled faceted gem within lotus petals and the other a fine line outline of the same design.
Pink gem and lotus tattoos on both thighs
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
Black outline tattoo of a dagger with beaded detail and a rose, placed on the side of the ribs below the breast.
Dagger and rose outline on the ribs
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
Traditional colour tattoo of a dagger with a red gem hilt, moth-like wings and a red rose with teal leaves on a forearm.
Dagger and rose on a forearm
Black and grey realistic diamond tattoo on the side of the ribs, with script above reading You're a diamond my dear, They can't break you.
Diamond and script on the ribs
Colour tattoo of a black leopard print pattern with a purple crown, diamonds and a pink gem on a woman's upper arm and shoulder.
Leopard print and crown on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of ornate bronze armour, a central framed figure and a teal wheel across a man's chest, shoulder and left arm sleeve, in a neo-traditional style.
Ornate armour chest and sleeve tattoo
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo with a central gem motif, placed on the chest beneath the bust.
Lotus mandala tattoo under the bust
Close-up of a small black-outlined flower tattoo with pale pink petals on the inside of an ear, with a clear gem stud earring at its centre.
Small flower tattoo on the ear
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a blue octopus with orange tentacles, a golden key, a green and a red gem and grey beads, placed on the side of the torso.
Blue octopus with key and gems on the side
Black and grey mandala tattoo with leaves, scrolls and a shaded oval gem on the inner forearm and wrist.
Mandala wrist tattoo with a central gem
Two forearms show matching black and grey realistic roses with a faceted red heart gem tattoo, placed on the inner forearm area.
Realistic roses and red gem heart on forearms
Small red faceted gem tattoo with shaded pink and red facets on the outer ankle, shown beside rolled black jeans on a grey surface.
Small red gem on an ankle
Colour tattoo of a pink-outlined crescent moon filled with pastel heart gems, beside an orange star and purple orb on the outer thigh.
Crescent moon with gem hearts on thigh
Neo-traditional tattoo of a black lace bow with red ribbons and a red gem centre, placed on the outer thigh.
Black lace bow with red ribbon on a thigh
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 and grey fine line dagger tattoo with an ornate hilt and dotted detail on the upper arm, photographed in black and white.
Ornate dagger on the upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of crystal pendants hanging from fanned beaded chains, across the chest below the sternum.
Crystal pendants on fanned chains across chest
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a gold crown set with pink jewels, outlined in black, on the lower torso.
Pink-jewelled crown tattoo on the torso
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
Realistic red diamond tattoo with a soft red glow on the top of a foot, with red toenails and silver toe rings.
Red diamond tattoo on the top of a foot
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
Colour tattoo of two crossed wands with heart-shaped gems and crown-like tips in teal and blue, placed on the calf.
Crossed wands with hearts on a calf
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a pink cupcake with a red gem, hearts and black skulls on the liner, placed on the side of the ribs.
Pink cupcake with skull liners on the ribs
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a crown-topped key with a twisted shaft and a small cross above, on the inside of a forearm.
Crown key tattoo on a forearm
Neo-traditional elephant head tattoo wearing a red jewelled headdress and teal feather, set within a teal-outlined orange diamond, on a limb.
Elephant with feather headdress in a diamond
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
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a pink-frosted cupcake with a purple bow, teal gem, green stars and a cartoon cat face on the blue striped case.
Cupcake with bow and cat face
Small black outline diamond tattoo on the lower left back of a woman in a black lace top, with her hair in a loose updo.
Small diamond tattoo on lower back
Black and grey tattoo of a beaded crescent moon with four-pointed stars, a round gem medallion and dangling beaded chains with purple drops, on a limb.
Beaded crescent moon with stars and chains
Small shaded crown tattoo with a pink gem on the inner ankle, above a black cut-out high-heeled shoe.
Small crown tattoo on the ankle