Lotus tattoo ideas

1,245 photos and flash · 68% Botanical, 37% Dotwork · Forearm most common

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Close-up of a black line lotus tattoo in a botanical style on the top of a toe, with blue painted toenails resting on dark leather.
Lotus outline tattoo on a toe
Neo-traditional flash design of a stylised woman holding a frog, framed by pink lotus flowers and a banner reading Bayou Beauty.
Bayou Beauty pin-up with lotus and frog
Black and white photo of a fine line geometric mandala tattoo with dangling drops on a woman's chest, placed across the sternum.
Geometric mandala tattoo across the sternum
Colour mandala tattoo with a green Om symbol at the centre, placed on the upper chest below the chin.
Om mandala tattoo on the chest
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder of a woman in profile, wearing a black tank top.
Lotus mandala tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey pencil-style sketch of a lotus flower with an Om symbol above it and dotted swirl accents, drawn on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Lotus and Om symbol design
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork shading on the outer thigh of a person in white denim shorts.
Mandala tattoo on a thigh
Pencil drawing of a symmetrical lotus-style mandala with spirals and Celtic knots, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Symmetrical lotus mandala with Celtic knots
Dotwork mandala tattoo on the upper back with blue teardrop panels holding white lightning bolt, triangle, skull and animal motifs around a lotus centre.
Mandala with blue symbol panels on upper back
Black and grey botanical mandala tattoo with petal-like shapes on a woman's upper chest, worn with a gold chain necklace.
Black and grey mandala on chest
Colour tattoo of a lotus flower in orange, pink and yellow with black swirling linework on the side of the body.
Lotus flower with swirls on skin
Four-panel collage of tattoos: a cat with a skull and lotus in traditional colour, a cat with a red daruma doll in traditional colour, a black and grey Japanese lion on a back, and a black and grey
Four cat and Japanese motif tattoos
Black ink lotus flower tattoo with a curled swirl and dots on the top of a bare foot with dark red toenails, resting on white bedding.
Lotus flower tattoo on a foot
Realism tattoo of a greyscale lion head with pink cherry blossom branches and a pink lotus flower on the upper arm.
Lion, cherry blossom and lotus on upper arm
Colour Japanese-style tattoo of an orange koi carp, purple lotus flowers and grey waves across a person's back.
Koi and lotus on a back
Small black fine line lotus tattoo on the side of a woman's ribs, beside a white lace halter dress.
Small lotus tattoo on the ribs
Colour tattoo of a teal crescent moon with a blue lotus and dangling purple and pink gem drops on beaded chains, in a neo-traditional style on skin.
Crescent moon with lotus and gem drops
Close photo of a small fine line black lotus tattoo on a finger of a hand with grey nails, in front of white and yellow chrysanthemums.
Fine line lotus tattoo on a finger
Black and grey shaded back tattoo with a lotus, crescent moon, star and swirling clouds, photographed from behind with a small lotus tattoo on the wrist.
Lotus and crescent moon back tattoo
Black and grey Japanese style flash drawing of a hannya demon mask with lotus flowers and swirling wave motifs.
Hannya mask with lotus and waves
Large black linework back tattoo of an elephant in an ornate headdress, with feathers, lotus flowers and a filigree panel, in a botanical style across the back.
Elephant and lotus back piece
Small fine line black outline tattoo of a lotus flower on the inner wrist, shown in a close-up photo.
Small lotus flower on the wrist
Black linework outline of an ornamental lotus-style design with filigree swirls, tattooed on the upper back.
Ornamental lotus outline on the upper back
Pink and grey lotus flowers with leaves and water ripples tattooed on a lower back, photographed from behind, in a botanical style.
Pink lotus flowers on lower back
Black and grey lotus flower within a dotwork mandala tattoo across the underbust, with the shirt lifted to show the design.
Lotus mandala underbust tattoo
Two black ink mandala tattoo designs drawn in fine line on paper, one with a central circle and one with a layered lotus shape.
Two mandala tattoo designs on paper
Woman with silver metallic temporary tattoos of feathers, a chain, mandala bands and lotus motifs on her upper arms and forearms, seated on a beach.
Silver metallic temporary tattoos on arms
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo with dotted drop chains and diamond shapes, centred on a person's upper back.
Lotus mandala on upper back
Pen drawing of an ornate lotus flower design with swirls, dots and circles on white paper, beside a black mechanical pencil, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Ornate lotus flower design drawing
Seven black line drawings of ornamental lotus flowers with paisley-style petals on a white background, shown as tattoo flash designs.
Seven lotus flower designs in black line work
Small black fine line lotus flower tattoo on the inner wrist, with pointed petals and no shading, against a grey background.
Small lotus flower on the inner wrist
Blue and purple lotus flower tattoo with black outlines on a person's shoulder, in a botanical style.
Blue lotus flower on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of a spotted maneki-neko lucky cat in front of red sunburst rays and purple lotus flowers, on the side of the abdomen.
Lucky cat with sunburst and lotus on the abdomen
Black and grey fine line lotus tattoo with dotwork shading and geometric circles and lines on the upper thigh.
Lotus and geometric lines on a thigh
Black ink and pencil shaded flash drawing of a hamsa hand with a lotus flower at its base, in a botanical neo-traditional style.
Hamsa hand with lotus flash
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with a central flower and scrolled petal ring, shown on the outer forearm of a person in a blurred street setting.
Dotwork mandala on the forearm
Back of a woman with a black linework Japanese-style lotus and wave design across her lower back, and a peony and flower sleeve on her arm, photographed in a dim studio.
Lotus back piece and flower arm sleeve
Coloured flash sheet of six zodiac sign designs, each pairing black astrological symbols with flowers such as sweet pea, morning glory, lotus and sunflower.
Zodiac symbols with flowers flash sheet
Black linework tattoo of a turtle with a lotus flower, swirls and leaves on the ankle, shown in a black and white photograph.
Turtle with lotus tattoo on an ankle
White henna-style mandala and lace-patterned designs across the back of a hand and wrist, with silver rings on the fingers.
White henna-style mandala on the back of a hand
Black line flash sheet of paisley shapes, daisy-style flowers and a solid black lotus, with no body placement shown.
Paisley and lotus flash sheet
Black and grey realism tattoo of a Buddha face with lotus flowers and a hand on the upper arm and shoulder of a person wearing a black vest top.
Buddha and lotus flowers on upper arm
Black and grey shaded lotus flower tattoo with layered petals and a closed bud, on the lower torso.
Shaded black and grey lotus flower
Black ornamental elephant tattoo with a lotus flower and mandala-style patterns across the side of the ribs.
Ornate elephant with lotus on ribs
Pen drawing of an ornamental tattoo design with a lotus-like top, a central heart and paisley-style scrolls, shown on paper beside two black pens.
Ornamental lotus and heart design drawing
Pencil sketch of an ornate lotus mandala tattoo design on paper, with fine patterned petals, scalloped arcs and hanging diamond shapes.
Pencil sketch of a lotus mandala design
Black ink lotus mandala with a small flower and a draped dotted chain across the underbust, in botanical and dotwork style, on a woman's chest.
Lotus mandala with dotted chain on the chest
Back of a woman with a botanical tattoo covering the upper back, shoulder and upper arm, including a pink lotus, a grey rose, a sunflower and a blue peony.
Botanical floral back piece with sunflower and lotus