Mandala tattoo ideas

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Black ink pen drawing of an ornate elephant head filled with dotwork and mandala-style patterns, drawn on a sketchbook page; it is a tattoo design, not shown on skin.
Ornate mandala elephant head in pen
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 line drawing of a peacock with eye-spot feathers and a mandala behind its head, drawn on tracing paper as a tattoo design.
Peacock with mandala halo design
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical lotus mandala with dotwork shading and hanging dot-line drops, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Lotus mandala design with dotwork
Black and white line drawing of a circular sacred yantra with Thai script and radiating motifs, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Circular yantra design with Thai script
Black ink drawing of a four-point compass star over an ornate mandala of swirling petals on cream paper, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Compass star mandala design
Black linework and dotwork drawing of a rose framed by mandala-style petals, sketched on tracing paper beside a pen case.
Rose within a mandala design sketch
Black ink drawing of an ornate lotus-style mandala with dotwork shading, fine line detail and dangling drop ornaments, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Ornate lotus mandala design with hanging drops
Black ink line drawing of a face in profile with a radiating mandala, dotwork and a feather across the forehead and cheek, shown as a tattoo design.
Mandala and feather face profile design
Flash sheet of six black line mandala designs on a white background, suitable as tattoo stencils or reference.
Six mandala designs on a flash sheet
Black ink drawing of a yin yang symbol filled with mandala and zentangle-style patterns on white paper, beside two black marker pens.
Yin yang with mandala patterns in black pen
Black and grey pencil drawing of a hamsa hand with a lotus flower and an eye at its centre, shown as a tattoo flash design on paper.
Hamsa hand with lotus and eye design
Black ink dotwork mandala flash design with spiral scrolls, teardrop petals and dot-ring borders, shown as a drawing with no body placement.
Dotwork mandala with spirals and petals
Black line drawing of a radial mandala with a central flower, dotted borders and floral motifs on a white background, shown as a tattoo design.
Black ink mandala design
Dotwork drawing of a moth with spotted wings in black ink, set over a red mandala of petals and scalloped rings on cream paper, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Moth over a red mandala design
Two drawn hands showing a lotus and crescent moon design on one palm and a botanical stem and diamond eye design on the other, in black line with a warm peach wash.
Hands with lotus and botanical designs
Black ink drawing of a sun and crescent moon inside a geometric mandala with stars, dotted lines and swirling clouds, sketched on a notebook page.
Sun and moon mandala design in ink
Black line drawing of an ornate dragonfly with patterned wings and a segmented body, shown as a tattoo flash design on a white background.
Ornamental dragonfly line drawing
Black ink flash design of a symmetrical geometric owl with spread wings, dotwork detailing and a crescent moon, drawn on cream paper.
Geometric owl design with crescent moon
Black and white linework tattoo design of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha with multiple arms, set within a mandala and resting on a lotus flower.
Ganesha with mandala and lotus design
Black and grey line drawing of a vertical tattoo design with a sun, two crescent moons and an arrow, in a fine line and dotwork style.
Sun, crescent moons and arrow design
A sheet of black mandala and lotus tattoo designs on white paper, with ornamental chains and drops, shown on a pink floral background.
Mandala and lotus tattoo design sheet
Black ink mandala drawing on white paper with a radial floral pattern, paisley-style petals and dotted detail, shown as a design with no body placement.
Black ink mandala design
Pencil drawing of a shaded skull framed by a mandala ornament above and a lace-like geometric ornament below, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Skull with mandala ornaments design
Black ink mandala drawing on white paper, with layered petals, dotted centre and a small eye motif, shown as a geometric tattoo design.
Black ink mandala design on paper
Black ink dotwork design of an elephant head wearing a crown, with a radiating dotted mandala and a drop shape below, drawn on pale paper.
Elephant head with dotwork mandala design
Black linework tattoo design of a seated Buddha figure on a lotus flower within a mandala halo, drawn in a neo-traditional style.
Seated Buddha with lotus and mandala
Black ink dotwork drawing of a layered mandala flower above a bird skull, shown as a tattoo design on paper for a placement that is not visible.
Mandala flower over a bird skull design
Black ink mandala design with a crescent moon, stars, snowy mountains and a pine forest inside a sunburst border, drawn on a beige background.
Mandala with mountains, pines and night sky
Black line drawing of a crescent moon filled with mandala motifs, a triangle border and small diamond accents, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Crescent moon with mandala and triangle border
Black ink drawing of an ornate mandala design with feather-like petals and dotwork shading, suitable as a tattoo design.
Ornate mandala design with feather motifs
Pencil and ink drawings of a dotwork geometric cat head with a triangle and a cross with blackletter lettering, shown as tattoo design sketches.
Geometric cat head and cross designs
Black ink dotwork drawing of a sun with stippled rays, leaf-shaped petals and a crescent moon, shown as a design on grey paper with no body placement.
Sun and crescent moon design
Black and grey line drawing of a front-facing elephant covered in ornate geometric patterns, mandalas and tribal motifs, on a white background.
Ornamental elephant design in black ink
Black ink mandala flash design with radial petals and leaf motifs on white paper, suitable as a Botanical or Geometric tattoo design with no placement shown.
Black ink mandala design on paper
Black ink linework drawing of two mandala motifs with dashed triangles, circles and dotted hexagon lines on cream paper, shown as a tattoo design.
Geometric mandala design sketch
Black tribal-style compass rose design with a patterned ring and central flower motif, drawn on a parchment background, with no body placement shown.
Compass rose design with tribal bands
Black ink drawing of a hot air balloon filled with mandala patterns and a small geometric basket, shown on paper beside pens.
Hot air balloon with mandala pattern drawing
Black ink drawing of an ornate mandala-style design with petal shapes, dotted lines and hanging pendant drops on white paper, with pencils at the top edge.
Mandala design with dotted drop pendants
Black ink line drawing of a symmetrical petal mandala on paper, shown as a tattoo design sketch beside pens and a pencil.
Radial petal mandala line drawing
Black ink drawing of a crescent moon filled with dotwork patterns and a lotus, with hanging chains, beads and diamond pendants, drawn on white paper.
Crescent moon with lotus and hanging chains
Fine line drawing on tracing paper of a bow with radiating arrows and feathers, with a small mandala flower above, shown as a tattoo design.
Bow and radiating arrows line drawing
Black ink mandala drawing on white paper, with radiating petals, rosette motifs and dense dotwork shading around a central circle.
Black ink mandala with radiating petals
Black ink drawing of a crescent moon filled with mandala-style patterns, dotwork, zigzags and swirls, shown as a tattoo design on cream paper.
Crescent moon mandala design
Black and grey geometric mandala design with a ring of circles and a diamond centre, beside the word Forgiveness in script and several paragraphs of text.
Forgiveness mandala design sheet
Hand-drawn flash design of a blue and purple lotus above a black and grey crescent moon with mandala-style patterns, shown on a white background.
Blue lotus and crescent moon design
Flash sheet of ten numbered black ink mandala designs, several with stippled dotwork shading and floral, lotus-like centres, drawn on white paper.
Ten black ink mandala designs on a flash sheet
Black ink mandala drawing of a lotus-like flower on cream paper, with a flat, detailed dotwork and geometric pattern, shown beside two black marker pens.
Mandala flower drawn in black ink