Mandala tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey geometric forearm tattoo of a drafting compass framed by triangles and mandala-style dotwork patterns.
Compass and mandala forearm tattoo
Black linework tattoo of a lion head with a mandala crown and geometric lines, with dotwork shading, on a forearm.
Geometric lion head on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical lotus mandala design with dotwork shading and a central gem motif, drawn on white paper beside fine liner pens and a stencil ruler.
Lotus mandala design with dotwork shading
Black and grey lotus flower with fine mandala detailing and dotted lines above and below, on the upper back of a woman with a short brown bob.
Lotus flower on upper back
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo on the upper arm, shown in a close-up and a side view beside it.
Dotwork mandala on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with an eye motif and swirling petals on a lower leg, resting on a dark surface beside blue leopard print leggings.
Mandala tattoo on a lower leg
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a sunflower-style mandala with a crescent moon at its centre, shown as a design on white paper with no body placement visible.
Sunflower mandala with crescent moon
Black dotwork mandala and flowing spiral linework tattooed down a bare lower back, with dotted lines continuing onto both forearms and upper arms.
Dotwork mandala and spiral down the lower back
Two photographs of a black line tattoo of an ornamental cat filled with swirls and a crescent, with a dotted mandala behind it.
Ornamental cat with dotwork mandala
Black and grey ornate floral tattoo with stippled shading covering a person's upper back, from the nape of the neck to between the shoulder blades.
Ornate floral tattoo across upper back
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of an owl above an ornate sugar skull on the inner forearm.
Owl and sugar skull on a forearm
Black dotwork and geometric mandala tattoo with a solid triangle on the inner forearm, shown with the hand open and palm up.
Mandala and triangle forearm tattoo
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with radiating petal shapes on the side of a person's ribs, photographed in black and white.
Dotwork mandala tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey flash drawing of a songbird in flight with mandala-style patterned wings and body, shown without a body placement.
Mandala-patterned bird in flight
Black and grey dotwork and line tattoo of two roses around a central mandala, covering the forearm.
Roses and mandala on a forearm
Black ink lotus mandala design drawn on white paper, with dotwork shading in the petals, beside two small carved figures and a clear quartz point.
Lotus mandala design on white paper
Pencil drawing of a wolf head split down the middle, realistic shading on the left and ornate black ink pattern on the right, shown as a tattoo design.
Split wolf head design
Black linework lotus with dotwork petals and blue and pink watercolour splashes, tattooed on the upper back.
Lotus with watercolour splashes on upper back
Fine line botanical tattoo of flowers, leaves and swirls with dotwork shading on the outer thigh.
Floral mandala tattoo on a thigh
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with fern-like fronds and an eight-pointed star centre, on the upper arm near the elbow.
Dotwork mandala on upper arm
Black dotwork lotus mandala tattoo wrapping around the wrist and forearm, with the hand resting on a cream sheet.
Lotus mandala wrist band tattoo
Black linework tattoo of a mandala, paisley swirls and lace-like patterns across the lower back and hip, in a blackwork style.
Black linework mandala and paisley on hip and back
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo covering a man's chest, abdomen, shoulders and neck, in dotwork and blackwork style.
Geometric mandala across chest and torso
A black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork shading and geometric petals covers the inner forearm near the wrist.
Black and grey mandala on the forearm
Black and grey dotwork compass rose design with N, E, S and W letters and ornate mandala-style petals, shown as a drawing with no body placement.
Dotwork compass rose design
Black and grey ornamental tattoo on the neck and upper back, with symmetrical fan and floral motifs, dotwork shading and dotted arcs.
Ornamental neck and upper back piece
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a mandala, lotus and stylised birds across a person's torso and thigh, photographed in low light.
Blackwork mandala and lotus across torso and thigh
Hand-drawn black ink mandala design on white paper, with radiating petal shapes and dotwork shading, beside a pen and ruler.
Black ink mandala design with dotwork
Black ink tattoo of the world map, each continent filled with ornate mandala-style patterns, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
World map filled with mandala patterns on upper back
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with a radiating floral pattern on the upper arm, shown in a close photograph of a person in a striped top.
Dotwork mandala on upper arm
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo with dotwork shading on the chest, below a black lace bra and floral robe.
Geometric mandala tattoo below the bust
Black ink mandala design with geometric triangles, dotted shading and hanging drops, drawn on paper beside three fine liner pens.
Ink mandala drawing with triangles and hanging drops
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a peony, leaves and a dotwork mandala on the inner forearm.
Peony and mandala on a forearm
Watercolour mandala tattoo on a forearm, with black linework, dotwork shading and teal and magenta washes, ending in a teardrop point.
Watercolour mandala on a forearm
Three men display black and grey full sleeve tattoos on their upper arms and shoulders, with swirling blackwork, dotwork and geometric panels.
Three black and grey ornamental full sleeves
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm showing a pocket watch, a sailing ship in rough sea with a tentacle, and a dotwork mandala.
Pocket watch, ship and mandala sleeve
Black and grey traditional hamsa hand tattoo with an eye and mandala flowers across the ribs of a torso, with a white top lifted above it.
Hamsa hand tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey lotus mandala tattoo in dotwork and fine line style on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Lotus mandala on upper back
Black and grey dotwork mandala and floral tattoo covering the upper arm, with a rose at the shoulder and lace-like linework below the elbow.
Mandala and floral upper arm sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of an elephant head with a lotus mandala above and sunflowers at the sides, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Elephant and lotus mandala on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of lotus flowers and swirling bold lines across a man's shoulder and upper arm.
Dotwork lotus swirl on a shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of an elephant head inside a hamsa hand, filled with mandala and floral ornament, on a lower back.
Elephant hamsa hand with mandala patterns
Black linework lotus flowers and mandala-style patterns cover both lower legs, from below the knee towards the ankle, with a small vine at the ankle.
Lotus and mandala linework on both lower legs
Black and grey ornate lotus mandala flash design with dotwork shading and hanging dot-and-diamond drops, drawn on a white background.
Ornate lotus mandala design
Black mandala tattoo with dotwork and fine line detail on a woman's shoulder and upper chest, with a dark top and dark background.
Black mandala tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with layered petals sitting behind a person's ear.
Dotwork mandala behind the ear
Black and grey owl tattoo with a crescent moon above a mandala design on the outer thigh, in a blackwork and dotwork style.
Owl and mandala on a thigh
Eight pencil and ink drawings of chest piece tattoo designs, including mandalas, lace, a tiger, scrollwork and swallows with roses.
Chest piece design sketches collage