Mandala tattoo ideas

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

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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 white photo of a raised hand and forearm with a geometric mandala tattoo, with further ornamental tattoos on the upper arm.
Geometric mandala tattoo on hand and forearm
Colour realism rose with black lace mandala patterns and red gems on a forearm, with dotwork diamonds near the wrist.
Realistic rose and lace forearm tattoo
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
Two hands with dark, ornate henna-style mandala designs with leaf and paisley motifs across the back of the hand and wrist.
Henna-style mandala on both hands
Four black line drawings on tracing paper showing a moth, a scrolling mandala, a fleur-de-lis spire and a half mandala, all designs for tattoos.
Four ornate tattoo design drawings on tracing paper
Black ornamental tattoo across the back of a hand with a star at the centre and a patterned band on the forearm, in a blackwork style.
Black star and patterned forearm band on hand
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
Reddish-brown mandala and dotted line design on the outer thigh of a tanned leg, in a geometric style, with a beach behind.
Mandala design on a thigh
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
Colour traditional dagger tattoo on a forearm, with a banner reading DEAD MEN DON'T CATCALL and small pin and anchor motifs below.
Dagger and banner on a forearm
Flash design of a yin and yang symbol with red and white floral centres, ringed by rainbow spirals on a black background.
Yin yang mandala with rainbow ring
Line drawing of a circular yantra-style design in gold, with radiating motifs and rings of script, shown alongside silver and gold variants.
Gold radial yantra design with script
Sketch-style tattoo of a woman's face framed by poppies and two songbirds, with peach and teal accents, on a calf.
Woman portrait with birds and flowers on a calf
Colourful mandala tattoo with purple, pink, teal and yellow petals wrapped around the ankle in a geometric style.
Colourful mandala tattoo on an ankle
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 ornate lace-style tattoo with dangling chain motifs across the underbust and ribs, with a hand resting at the top left.
Black lace underbust tattoo
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 tattoo of a Stormtrooper helmet set within a geometric mandala, placed on the upper leg.
Stormtrooper helmet in a mandala on a thigh
Woman seen from behind in grey lace lingerie, with a traditional daisy and skull tattoo across her lower back and a rose on her upper arm.
Traditional rose, daisy and skull tattoos on back
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
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design showing an ornate owl perched below a peace sign, with feathers and paisley ornament, in black and grey on paper.
Owl, peace sign and feathers design
Black fine line tattoo of an arrow above an ornate mandala-style motif and a second arrow, running vertically down the centre of a person's back.
Arrow and ornate mandala down the spine
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 lotus mandala tattoo with hanging feathers and beaded chains across the upper back, in a fine line botanical style.
Lotus mandala with hanging feathers on upper back
Two matching yin yang tattoos with black mandala linework on the inner forearms, one with a light green fill, shown with a hand holding one wrist.
Matching yin yang mandala tattoos on forearms
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
Black line drawing of a mandala-style lotus flower framed by curling leaf vines, with stippled dotwork shading, drawn on white paper as a tattoo design.
Mandala lotus with dotwork and leaf vines
White ink mandala tattoo on a woman's chest with white chevron markings across her fingers and hands, in a geometric style.
White mandala chest and chevron hand tattoos
Black and grey dotwork elephant tattoo filled with mandala patterns, sitting across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Mandala-filled elephant on a upper back
Two black linework snail designs on pale paper, each with an ornate patterned shell, set over faint lotus outlines in a botanical flash style.
Two ornamental snail designs with lotus outlines
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo on the upper arm of a person in a green bikini, with a small floral tattoo near the shoulder.
Mandala tattoo on upper arm
Two forearms show matching black ink yin yang tattoos, each with a mandala flower filling the rounded half, placed on the forearm.
Matching yin yang mandala forearm tattoos
Fine line black tattoo of a lotus with mandala detailing and a dotted chain ending in a crescent moon, on a lower leg.
Lotus and crescent moon on a calf
Black and grey dotwork and linework mandala tattoo with lotus-like petals running along the inner forearm, with a small Roman numeral below the wrist.
Mandala and lotus forearm piece
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a crescent moon framing a mandala with lotus-like petals, placed on the upper back.
Moon and mandala on upper back
Black ink botanical mandala tattoo with dotwork shading and swirling vines on the outer thigh, with a hand holding a mug in the foreground.
Floral mandala tattoo on the thigh
Drawn tattoo design of a meditating Buddha filled with galaxy colour, set above a lotus with black and grey moon phases, branches and dotwork around it.
Meditating Buddha with lotus and moon phases
Two views of a black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with a central unfilled flower on the forearm.
Black mandala tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with petals, eye motifs and fine geometric lines on the inner forearm.
Symmetrical mandala on the inner forearm
Black and white flash sheet showing six drawn forearms and hands, each with a different traditional and blackwork tattoo design including a mandala, rose, dagger and horseshoe.
Six forearm and hand flash designs on drawn arms
Two pen drawings of lotus and mandala-style band designs with dotted and triangular borders, drawn on cream paper beside two pens.
Lotus and geometric band designs on paper
Colour tattoo of a crab with a brown, pink and blue mandala-style flower for its body and blue and purple claws, in a neo-traditional style on a limb.
Crab with mandala body in colour