Mandala tattoo ideas

2,563 photos and flash · 56% Geometric, 50% Dotwork · Forearm most common

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Black and grey dotwork and linework mandala tattoo covering the scalp of a shaved head, photographed from behind against a dark background.
Mandala tattoo across a shaved head
Black line drawing of a lotus flower above an open dotted triangle with a small drop at its point, in a geometric botanical style, shown with no body placement.
Lotus and geometric triangle design
Black and grey fine line hamsa hand tattoo on the forearm, with ornamental patterns and a shaded eye at its centre.
Hamsa hand with an eye on a forearm
Black ink line drawing of a crescent moon filled with mandala patterns and dotwork, with small dots around its outer edge, drawn on white paper beside a pen.
Mandala crescent moon design
Three pen drawings of dotwork mandala and lotus tattoo designs on sheets of paper, shown in black linework on a teal surface.
Mandala and lotus tattoo designs on paper
Black linework flash design of a crescent moon and sun with sleeping faces, set within a mandala and hanging feathers, drawn on pale paper.
Crescent moon and sun mandala design
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo covering the shoulder blade and upper arm of a person photographed from behind.
Mandala tattoo across shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey mandala flower tattoo with a geometric centre and layered petals, placed on the ankle.
Mandala flower tattoo on an ankle
Black ink compass rose with an eight-point star, scalloped ornament and dotted circle on a forearm, in fine line style.
Compass rose on a forearm
Black and grey rose and mandala sleeve tattoo on a woman's arm, seen in a mirror selfie in a white top and denim shorts.
Rose and mandala sleeve on a forearm and upper arm
Blue line drawing on tracing paper of a mandala design with dotted chains and drop pendants, drawn as a flash design for a tattoo.
Mandala and dotted chain design sketch
Black mandala tattoo with dotwork detail on a woman's shoulder, shown above a dark top with a long side braid.
Black mandala tattoo on the shoulder
Close-up of a small black blackwork and dotwork tattoo of an ornamental paisley shape with an eye motif, placed centrally on the chest below the collarbone.
Ornamental eye and droplet tattoo on the sternum
Colour mandala flower with black outlines on a shoulder, merging into a fine dotwork geometric pattern across the upper arm and back of the shoulder.
Mandala and dotwork geometric on shoulder
Black and grey dotwork mandala and flower of life tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm, shown in a two-panel view from the back and side.
Mandala and flower of life shoulder piece
Black ink drawing of an ornate heart with a geometric centre, lace-like mandala panels and hanging chains, a design suited to a sternum or chest placement.
Ornate heart and lace sternum design
Black ink drawing of an ornate geometric mandala design with a central open circle, drawn on white paper, with no body placement shown.
Ornate black ink mandala design
Black ink ornamental chain anklet tattoo wrapping around a woman's ankle, with a lotus-like motif and dangling drops, shown on a bare foot against white bedding.
Ornamental chain anklet tattoo
Black and grey mandala and rose tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder, with dotwork shading and fine linework.
Mandala and rose sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork and fine line tattoo of a wolf head inside a geometric mandala on the inner forearm.
Wolf head with geometric mandala on a forearm
Black fine line and dotwork lace band tattoo wrapping around the inner forearm, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Black lace band tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a shaded rose with leaves and paisley mandala ornaments, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Rose and mandala dotwork design on paper
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of an eye with sunburst rays and mandala petals on the upper arm.
Eye with sunburst and mandala on upper arm
Black blackwork and dotwork mandala tattoo over the elbow of a bare arm, with part of a second dotted design visible at the lower right.
Black mandala tattoo on the elbow
Black and grey dotwork mandala lotus tattoo with dotted line chains across a woman's underbust, shown in a monochrome photo with her hands resting on her chest.
Mandala lotus underbust tattoo
A large dotwork mandala tattoo with black outlines and soft shading on the outer thigh, with a white brick wall behind.
Dotwork mandala on a thigh
Black ink drawing of a lotus flower with paisley swirls, an eye motif and dotted mandala lines, shown as a tattoo design sketch.
Lotus and paisley mandala design
Black and grey dotwork lotus tattoo with fine geometric circles and lines, placed on the side of the torso.
Lotus with geometric lines on the side torso
Black dotwork and line tattoo of an owl with an ornate mandala-style pattern below it, placed on the inner forearm.
Ornamental owl on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork world map tattoo filled with mandala and paisley ornament, sitting on the side of the ribs.
World map tattoo filled with mandala patterns
Two views of a forearm tattoo: a black dotwork mandala with watercolour splashes in blue, purple and pink, placed on the inner forearm.
Black mandala with watercolour splashes on a forearm
Black ornamental lotus design with dotwork detail and a vertical line of dots above and below, shown as a flash drawing on a white background with no body placement.
Symmetrical lotus design with dotted spine
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical four-lobed mandala design with floral scrolls, dotted lines and a central circle, in a Geometric and Dotwork style.
Symmetrical mandala ornament design in black ink
Hand resting on floral fabric showing a small fine-line ornamental tattoo across one finger and single dot tattoos on two other fingers.
Small ornament and dots on fingers
Black and grey drawing of an ornate bison head framed by a mandala pattern of dots, fine lines and symmetrical ornamentation, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Ornate bison head mandala design
Black ink dotwork flash design of a symmetrical geometric lotus mandala with a long central stem, drawn on plain cream paper with no body part shown.
Dotwork lotus mandala design
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with lotus petals and a long pointed line running down the centre of a person's back.
Mandala and lotus tattoo on a back
Black ink line drawing of a symmetrical lotus mandala design with dotted detail and striped petal outlines, drawn as tattoo flash.
Lotus mandala tattoo design
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo covering the lower forearm, with a blurred outdoor background.
Mandala tattoo on a forearm
Black geometric mandala armband tattoo with dotted borders on an upper arm, worn beneath a white top and gold pendant necklace.
Mandala armband tattoo on an upper arm
Black and grey tattoo design drawing of a skull wearing a feather headdress, with an eye motif on the forehead band and a stippled, engraved finish.
Skull in feather headdress flash design
Two hands with black and grey tattoos on the backs: a star with a crescent moon on the left hand and a dotted geometric pattern with maze motifs on the right.
Star and crescent moon, and geometric pattern on hands
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with petal shapes on the upper back, just below the nape of the neck.
Dotwork mandala on upper back
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo with fine linework and dotwork detail on the forearm.
Geometric mandala tattoo on a forearm
Black dotwork tattoo of a spiral with a looping line above and a lotus-style mandala below, set on a central part of the torso.
Spiral and lotus mandala tattoo
Black and grey lotus mandala tattoo covering an older tribal design on the lower back, shown in a before and after photo.
Lotus mandala cover-up on lower back
Black and grey mandala and geometric tattoo covering a forearm, with a lotus-like motif near the wrist side of the elbow.
Mandala sleeve on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical mandala tattoo design with a central eight-point star, swirls and stippled diamonds, shown on paper with no body placement.
Mandala design with stippled diamonds