Gemstone tattoo ideas

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

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Neo-trad style chest tattoo of a heart-shaped planchette with teal gems and a crescent moon, flanked by hands and beaded chains on the sternum.
Planchette and hands across the chest
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of two skulls, one in a blue top hat smoking a pipe and one in a jewelled feathered turban, across a forearm.
Two coloured skulls in hat and turban on a forearm
Gold and blue metallic feather design with an om symbol and eye motifs across a woman's upper back, shown in a fan shape.
Gold and blue feather design across a back
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a black cat wearing a jewelled headband and pearl necklace, resting behind a pale crystal ball on the thigh, shown in two photos side by side.
Black cat with crystal ball on thigh
Traditional style colour tattoo of a spider with a blue and black diamond-shaped abdomen and yellow-dotted legs, on an arm.
Spider with diamond abdomen on an arm
Colour neo-trad tattoo of a grey unicorn with a teal horn and pink and purple mane on the upper arm.
Unicorn tattoo on an upper arm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a silhouetted couple dancing inside an ornate cameo frame with blue gems, on the thigh.
Silhouetted couple in an ornate frame on thigh
Black and grey geometric tattoo of a crystal cluster with shaded facets, shown on skin in a close-up photograph.
Crystal cluster tattoo in black and grey
Black and grey shaded crystal cluster tattoo on the centre of the chest, below a small navel piercing, with fingers resting either side.
Crystal cluster on the chest
Neo-traditional tattoo of a grey dog in an ornate gold frame, with a red flower, green leaves and paw prints on the lower leg.
Dog portrait in gold frame with red flower
Colour tattoo of a gold and pink heart-shaped crescent emblem with pink roses and a jewelled arch, shown on a limb.
Heart brooch and roses tattoo
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a heart-shaped Ouija board with a moon, a red gem and hanging drops, on the calf.
Ouija board heart with moon and gem
Black dotwork tattoo of antlers, a diamond and a rose with crystals on the outer thigh, shaded in black and grey.
Antlers, diamond and rose on a thigh
Pastel crystal cluster tattoo with bold black outlines on the side of the ribs, shaded in pink, purple, teal and yellow.
Pastel crystal cluster on ribs
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of an ornate heart with a MOM banner, sunflowers and leaves on the thigh.
Heart and banner with flowers on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a diamond with a black outline and a galaxy fill of blue, purple and pink on the upper thigh.
Galaxy diamond on a thigh
Colourful faceted diamond with a keyhole and a bold black crown above it, a geometric style tattoo on the upper chest.
Crown and faceted diamond on the chest
Colour tattoo on a forearm of the comic character Thanos wearing an infinity gauntlet against an orange and purple cosmic burst, in a neo-traditional style.
Thanos with infinity gauntlet on a forearm
Gold metallic temporary tattoo of filigree ornaments with black gems across a forearm, wrist and hand, with a second design on the lower leg.
Gold metallic temporary tattoos on arm and hand
Colour tattoo of a cluster of purple and pink crystals with black dotwork stipple at the base, on the ankle.
Purple crystal cluster on an ankle
Forearm tattoo of an ornate grey frame with teal gemstones around a teal oval reading Beauty from pain in black script.
Beauty from pain script in an ornate teal frame
Colour tattoo of a cartoon penguin wearing a gold crown with red gems, outlined in a blue glow, placed on the ankle.
Cartoon penguin with crown on ankle
Fine line tattoo of a double chain bracelet with blue gemstones and two script letter charms on the inner wrist and forearm.
Chain bracelet tattoo with script charms
Black line drawing of a dreamcatcher with a radiating web, three flower blooms, feathers and a central gemstone pendant, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Dreamcatcher with flowers and feathers
Colour traditional tattoo of an hourglass with blue gems, red tulips and teal leaves on the inner forearm.
Hourglass with tulips on a forearm
Two colourful neo-traditional tattoos side by side on forearms, a sun with a face on the left and a crescent moon with a face on the right, both with dotted chains and a gemstone.
Sun and moon tattoos on two forearms
Neo-traditional tattoo of a grey songbird perched on an ornate gold birdcage with bleeding hearts and a red sunburst, on the outer thigh.
Bird in a birdcage with bleeding hearts on a thigh
Black and grey realistic diamond tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, with a banner reading Faith above it.
Realistic diamond on a wrist
Realistic red faceted gemstone tattoo on the forearm, with black facets and a soft shadow beneath it.
Red faceted gemstone 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
Colour tattoo of a pink and gold star and crescent moon emblem with teal swirls on the back of the neck.
Crescent moon and star emblem on the nape
Black and grey realism tattoo of an ornate oval gemstone pendant with scrollwork and droplet trim on the inner forearm, shown from three angles.
Ornate gem pendant on a forearm
Neo-trad tattoo of a pug wearing a gold crown and jewelled pink collar, framed by pink flowers and green leaves, on the thigh.
Pug with crown and flowers on a thigh
Black ink line drawing sheet of many quartz crystal clusters and single points on a white background, shown without a body placement.
Quartz crystal flash sheet
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
Small black fine-line outline of a faceted diamond on the upper arm, beside a black and white patterned shirt sleeve.
Small diamond outline on an upper arm
Close-up of a hand and wrist with metallic gold and black temporary arrow, chevron and bracelet-style designs, holding a white phone.
Gold and black temporary arrow tattoos on a hand
Colour realism tattoo of a red rose above a blue faceted gemstone in a silver filigree setting, on a forearm.
Realistic rose above a blue gemstone on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a cartoon family in a gold ornate frame with a green gem and a burger, on the calf.
Cartoon family in ornate frame on a calf
Black and grey owl tattoo with ornate floral and mandala details on the inner forearm, shaded with fine dotwork.
Owl and ornamental design on a forearm
Colourful rainbow heart tattoo on the chest, drawn as a geometric faceted gemstone with shaded panels in red, orange, yellow, green, blue and pink.
Rainbow faceted heart on chest
Black fine line tattoo of a geometric crystal cluster on the inner forearm of a person wearing rings, with a red scarf draped beside them.
Crystal outline on a forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a grey lynx with amber eyes, pearl necklace and red gem pendant, placed on the upper thigh.
Lynx portrait with pendant on thigh
Hand-drawn neo-traditional tattoo design of a woman's face framed by red snakes, a crown and a single eye, with dotwork ornament, on paper.
Female face with snakes, crown and eye
Colour tattoo of a faceted blue and pink crystal with black outlines, sitting on the side of the torso.
Blue and pink crystal on the side of the body
Black and white pen drawing of a faceted crystal built from dotwork stippling, with a straight line cutting diagonally across it and a black fineliner pen above.
Stippled faceted crystal design on paper
Two traditional colour tattoos side by side on a leg, a smiling sun with a face on the left and a teal crescent moon with a face on the right, both with a dotted chain and gemstone pendant below.
Paired sun and moon tattoos on legs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a kitten face wearing a beaded jewelled necklace, covering the back of a hand.
Cat face with jewelled necklace on the hand