Ornament tattoo ideas

1,552 photos and flash · 32% Dotwork, 25% Geometric · Forearm most common

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Black and grey ornamental mandala tattoo with dotwork shading and hanging drops across a person's upper back, with a cat resting on their shoulder.
Ornate mandala tattoo on upper back
Black and grey fine line crescent moon tattoo with a mandala pattern, dots and dangling chain ornaments on the upper arm.
Crescent moon with mandala and dangling ornaments
Close-up of a gold metallic floral and paisley-style ornamental design on the upper thigh of a seated woman in a red sweater and grey shorts.
Gold ornamental design on upper thigh
Colourful watercolour-style sun tattoo in yellow, purple and turquoise with swirling ornament on the calf.
Watercolour sun on a calf
Two matching ornamental mandala tattoos on the tops of a pair of feet, one with a red and teal butterfly centre and one with a red flower and green leaves, in neo-traditional style.
Matching mandala tattoos on both feet
Black linework drawing of a peony with leaves and paisley-style swirls on paper, a botanical tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Peony and paisley swirl design
Black and grey owl tattoo with ornate floral and mandala details on the inner forearm, shaded with fine dotwork.
Owl and ornamental design on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a girl sitting on a crescent moon swing, with a thin rope running to a small hanging ornament, on the inner forearm.
Girl on a crescent moon swing on a forearm
Black and grey ornamental tattoo running down the spine, with partial Namaste lettering on the upper back of a woman in a white lace top.
Namaste lettering and spine ornament on a back
Black stylised flash design of two bird heads on curving necks joined to a tapering tail with a spade tip, shown on a plain grey background.
Stylised bird and serpent motif
Neo-traditional tattoo on a thigh showing a shaded black and grey bird beside red poppies, green leaves and white scrollwork.
Bird and red poppies on a thigh
Black and white flash drawing of a symmetrical mandala tattoo design with a lotus flower at its base, shaded in dotwork and linework, with no body placement shown.
Mandala and lotus flash design with dotwork
Black and grey fine line floral and lace-style tattoos with feathers and dotted chains on both thighs.
Floral lace thigh tattoos with feathers
Realism sleeve tattoo on a forearm showing a compass rose, a cracked clock face with Roman numerals and an ornate key, shaded in greys with warm brown tones.
Compass and cracked clock sleeve on forearm
Black fine line mandala tattoo with dotwork detail covering a woman's shoulder, shown from the side with her face out of frame.
Mandala tattoo on a shoulder
Sheet of playing card suit designs in red and black, with plain solid symbols on the top row and ornate dotwork-style symbols below.
Playing card suit tattoo flash sheet
Neo-traditional tattoo design drawn in red and blue lines on a white surface, showing a woman with lilies in her hair against a patterned circular background.
Woman with lilies in ornate neo-trad design
Black ornamental mandala and paisley tattoo on the back of a hand and wrist, with several silver rings and black nail polish.
Mandala and paisley tattoo on the back of a hand
Black and grey dotwork full sleeve tattoo of a mandala, eye and heart ornaments on a woman's upper arm and shoulder.
Ornamental mandala full sleeve on an arm
Black fine line lace garter tattoo around the upper thigh, with scrolling ornament and dangling chain and drop details.
Lace garter tattoo on the thigh
Black and grey ornate elephant head tattoo with a curling trunk and decorative patterning on the outer thigh, in a traditional style.
Ornate elephant head on a thigh
Hand-drawn neo-traditional tattoo design of a woman's face framed by red snakes, a crown and a single eye, with dotwork ornament, on paper.
Female face with snakes, crown and eye
Black line drawing of a symmetrical pinstripe-style flame ornament with tapering swirls and two open circular scrolls at the base, shown as a design on a white background.
Symmetrical pinstripe flame ornament
Black ink ornamental mandala tattoo with a diamond outline on the upper back of a woman with her hair in a bun, seen from behind.
Ornate mandala tattoo on upper back
Black ornamental blackwork tattoo of a flower, heart and scrollwork with teardrop details across the upper back and nape of the neck.
Ornamental heart and flower on the upper back
Black ink elephant tattoo with a raised trunk and decorative patterned fills, placed on the side of the ribs.
Ornamental elephant on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with a lotus-like centre spanning the chest between the breasts, in a dotwork style.
Dotwork mandala tattoo across the chest
Black fine line tattoo of the word love in cursive script inside looping teardrop shapes, placed on the upper back near the neck.
Love script in loops on upper back
A coiled, multicoloured serpent with scaled body and botanical flourishes in flash-style illustration on a cream background, with no body placement shown.
Ornate serpent with botanical flourishes
Close view of a black blackwork-style ornamental tattoo across the back of a hand, with a darker tattoo on the forearm beside a steel wristwatch.
Black ornamental tattoo on hand and forearm
Black linework lotus flower with ornamental drops and dotwork detail running down the centre of a woman's upper back, seen from behind.
Lotus and ornamental spine tattoo on upper back
Black and grey photo of an ornate elephant tattoo with its trunk raised, placed on the upper back of a woman seen from behind with her hair tied up.
Ornate elephant on upper back
Black line drawing of an ornate cross with filigree scrollwork and pointed arms, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Ornate filigree cross line drawing
Black ink flash design of a seahorse built from swirling scrolls, curls and circles on a white background.
Ornamental seahorse design
Black and grey mandala tattoo with radiating geometric petals on the upper arm of a person in a maroon top and blue-grey skirt.
Mandala tattoo on an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an elephant head with a mandala headdress on the calf.
Elephant head with mandala on a calf
Black ink blackwork tattoo of a heart-shaped ornamental motif with swirls and dotted chains on a forearm.
Ornamental heart with dotted chains on forearm
Fine line filigree swirl tattoo with dangling dots and scallops curling around the ankle, worn with a black mesh high-heel shoe.
Filigree swirl tattoo on an ankle
Black and white photograph of a blackwork elephant tattoo with paisley and spiral motifs on a lower leg, likely the calf.
Elephant and paisley design on a lower leg
Black and grey lotus flower tattoo with ornamental swirls, leaf motifs and dotwork on a shoulder, photographed in black and white.
Lotus and ornamental swirls on a shoulder
Black fine line bird silhouettes and lettering tattoos across a woman's upper back, including the word freedom.
Bird and word tattoos across a back
Black ink drawing of an ornate lion head with mechanical-style detailing and three roses below, a fine liner pen beside it on a cream page.
Ornate lion head with roses, pen drawing
Black dotwork elephant head with ornate mandala detailing across the back of a hand and onto the wrist.
Ganesha mandala on the back of the hand
Printed tattoo design of a black Om symbol above a pink lotus flower, framed by black and magenta swirling ornamental linework on a cream sheet.
Om symbol and lotus design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of hanging feathers and an ornate motif behind an ear, on the side of the head.
Feathers and ornament behind the ear
Black and grey tattoos on a seated woman's arm and thigh, including a shaded rose and script on the upper arm and a larger ornamental design on the thigh.
Rose, script and ornamental thigh tattoos
Black ink lotus mandala tattoo with ornamental detailing on the side of a thigh, shown in a close crop.
Lotus mandala on a thigh
Black and grey neo-traditional compass rose inside an ornate scrolled cartouche, tattooed across the upper back of a woman seen from behind.
Ornate compass rose tattoo across upper back