Gemstone tattoo ideas

132 photos and flash · 35% Neo-trad, 20% Geometric · Forearm most common

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Black and grey neo-traditional compass rose inside an ornate scrolled cartouche, tattooed across the upper back of a woman seen from behind.
Ornate compass rose tattoo across upper back
Colourful neo-trad tattoo of a crystal heart with a MYSELF banner and sparkles, placed on the thigh.
Crystal heart with MYSELF banner on thigh
Black and grey snail tattoo beside a cluster of quartz crystals on the side of the ribs, with stippled dotwork shading on the shell.
Snail and crystal cluster on the ribs
Black and grey line drawing of a skull with crab claws beneath a sunburst, set in an ornate gem frame with the word Cancer and a short line of text below.
Cancer crab and skull design
Colour traditional tattoo on a forearm of an ornate golden key with a red gem heart, a bow and crown, a dagger, and a pink ribbon reading Fight like a girl.
Jewelled key and ribbon banner on a forearm
Colour tattoo of two swallows in a gold filigree frame with blue gemstones, on the lower leg.
Two swallows in an ornate gold frame
Pencil and watercolour drawing of an anchor wrapped in rope, with a small bird perched on the crossbar and pink peonies and roses, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Anchor with bird and peonies design
Traditional style tattoo of a grey shaded crown with red gemstones on the forearm, with blue tape visible at the left edge.
Crown with red gems on a forearm
Neo-trad style tattoo of an ornate cross with teal gemstone details and a trailing rosary on the upper arm.
Ornate cross with rosary beads on upper arm
Black and grey ink design of a horn-shaped form with swirling curls, an oval gemstone and small stars, captioned Taurus, shown as a flash drawing.
Taurus horn with flowing curls and gemstone
Fresh colour tattoo of a faceted diamond in pink, purple and blue with black outlines, on the outer thigh, with a gloved tattooist's hand visible at the edge.
Pink and blue diamond on a thigh
Realism tattoo of grey roses with dark leaves and a red faceted heart on a forearm, shown on two arms side by side.
Grey roses and red gem heart on forearms
Colour tattoo of teal and blue crystals with pink and purple heart-shaped gems on a calf, drawn in a geometric style with bold black outlines.
Crystal cluster with hearts on a calf
Collage of realistic faceted gemstone tattoos, including a rainbow heart, teal heart, red gem, blue star and green gem, in full colour.
Faceted gemstone and heart tattoos collage
Neo-traditional style tattoo of a cat's head wearing a feathered headdress, pearl strands and a gem, with a small butterfly below.
Cat head with feathers and pearls
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a Hufflepuff crest with a badger, gold scrollwork, a blue gem and a HUFFLEPUFF banner, on the forearm.
Hufflepuff crest with badger on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a hairless sphynx cat in an ornate oval frame with gemstones, on the outer thigh.
Sphynx cat in an ornate frame on a thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of gold hearts, a star medallion and a crescent moon brooch on a lower leg.
Gold and pink jewellery motifs on a lower leg
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a horse head with a curly black mane, pearl bridle and teal fabric, with a red feather, on the thigh.
Horse portrait with feather and pearls on a thigh
Black line drawing of a cat face inside ornate scrollwork, with dark gemstones on the forehead and below the chin, shown as a tattoo design on cream paper.
Ornamental cat face tattoo design
Realistic pink diamond tattoo with faceted highlights and a soft shadow beneath it, placed centrally on the chest above a black V-neck top.
Pink diamond tattoo on the chest
Hand-drawn design of an oval gemstone shaded pink and violet with white highlights, set within a grey and black hatched scalloped border.
Pink and blue gemstone in a hatched scalloped frame
Fine line black crystal tattoo on the side of a finger, beside rings, a skull and a quartz cluster.
Crystal tattoo on the finger
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a gold-horned unicorn with a lilac mane, a red drape and a feather, placed on the outer thigh.
Unicorn with feather and scrollwork on a thigh
Black and grey cross tattoo with four small crystal gems on the ribs, flanked by tribal swirl designs above and below.
Cross with swirls on the ribs
Neo-trad tattoo design drawing of a woman with a feathered headdress, animal skulls and red gemstones, shown in grey pencil with red accents.
Neo-trad woman with feathered headdress
Close view of a blue faceted diamond tattoo on a woman's lower abdomen, above black underwear, with a red-nailed hand resting on her hip.
Blue diamond tattoo on a lower abdomen
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a halved avocado with a faceted gem pit, a whole avocado, a red leaf and red crystals, on a calf.
Avocado with faceted gem on a calf
Black and grey tattoo of balance scales held by a hand, framed by leafy branches and berries on the upper arm, with fine dotwork accents.
Scales and botanical branches on upper arm
Black line drawing sheet of twelve crystal clusters in a grid, offered as fine line tattoo flash designs.
Crystal cluster flash sheet
Neo-trad portrait of a 1920s style woman in an orange headband and teal feather headpiece, with pearl necklaces, tattooed on a calf.
Flapper portrait with feather headpiece on a calf
Black linework drawing of a wolf head with swirling flourishes, a jewelled brooch and dotted detailing, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Ornamental wolf head design
Flash sheet of hand-drawn designs with a burger, pizza slice, crushed can, pentagram, gemstone and pink Japanese characters, with a pink lettering banner at the top.
Flash sheet with burger, pizza and crushed can
Drawn ornamental collar design with a lace-like geometric pattern and a large oval gemstone at the centre, shown on paper.
Lace and gemstone collar design
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a death's-head moth with a red gemstone on its body and a dark scrollwork frame, placed on the thigh.
Death's-head moth with a red gem on thigh
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
Colour tattoo of a purple crystal cluster held in an orange crescent moon, with a black outline, on the arm, beside other tattoos.
Purple crystal cluster in a crescent moon
Two matching realistic ornate key tattoos with blue gem details, one on each forearm, with the arms touching at the wrists.
Matching ornate key tattoos on forearms
Colour tattoo of an ornate jewelled cross in gold, blue and red tones on the upper arm, in a traditional style.
Jewelled cross on an upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a pink rose with a water droplet and a faceted gemstone, framed by black dotwork and mandala patterns on a forearm.
Realistic rose and gem forearm piece
Small purple crystal tattoo with dark outlines and soft violet shading on the inner forearm.
Purple crystal on a forearm
Small black-outlined flower tattoo with pink fill on the upper rim of an ear, with a clear gem stud set in its centre, in a botanical style.
Small blossom tattoo on the upper ear
Colour tattoo of a pink circle with a gold star, crescent moon and gemstones, surrounded by planetary symbols, on the top of a shoulder.
Star and crescent moon emblem on shoulder
Black linework drawing of an ornate heart locket with a bow, wings, pearl strands and gemstone drops, shown twice on one sheet.
Heart locket with bow and pearls design
Fine line black tattoo of a spiral and thin vertical strokes on the side of a finger, beside a ring set with a blue-green stone.
Small spiral line tattoo on a finger
Black dotwork drawing of a stylised owl with large round eyes, feathered patterns and a faceted gem on its chest, shown as a tattoo design on plain paper.
Ornate owl design in dotwork
Colour tattoo of a barn owl inside an ornate gold scrollwork frame with purple gems, on the outer thigh.
Barn owl in an ornate gilded frame on a thigh
Small botanical flower tattoo with black outline, pink shading and a clear gem at the centre, placed on the inner ear.
Small flower tattoo on the inner ear