Ornament tattoo ideas

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Black ink drawing of the deity Ganesha holding a lotus, with dense hatching and ornate detail on white paper, shown as a tattoo-style design.
Ganesha seated pen and ink drawing
Four illustrated paper dolls with fine black linework tattoos covering their chests and arms, two with moustaches and beards, shown against pale walls.
Four tattooed paper dolls
Colour traditional tattoo of a grey elephant in a blue and orange ornate blanket, raising its trunk towards a red lotus, on a forearm.
Decorated elephant with lotus on forearm
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork shading covering the shoulder and upper arm of a person in a dark top.
Ornate mandala tattoo on a shoulder
Black ink circular mandala tattoo with petal-like motifs centred on a woman's upper back, photographed from behind.
Black mandala tattoo on upper back
Black and grey botanical and ornamental tattoos on a woman's thighs, with a skull and mandala on the left thigh and leaves on the right, above denim cut-off shorts.
Skull and mandala tattoos on both thighs
Black ink mandala flower drawings on sketchbook paper, with the foreground design in dotwork and fine line, shown without a body placement.
Mandala flower design drawings on paper
Black and grey lotus tattoo with ornate detailed petals on the upper back between the shoulder blades, shown from behind.
Lotus tattoo between the shoulder blades
Realism black and grey tattoo across a torso and ribs showing an 18th century woman in period dress beside a sailing ship.
Black and grey portrait and ship across ribs
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo with dotwork shading covering the wrist and lower forearm of a person with red painted nails.
Mandala tattoo across wrist and forearm
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with diamond accents on a woman's upper stomach below a black lace bralette, with a smaller ornament on the chest.
Dotwork mandala tattoo below a bra line
Close view of a hand with dark ornamental tattoo linework across the back and fingers, with stacked gold rings and long brown hair in the frame.
Ornamental hand tattoo with finger designs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a front-facing elephant head with mandala-style patterns, placed on the outer thigh.
Ornate elephant head on a thigh
Black and white ink drawing of a skull wearing a top hat with a scrolled ornament on the band, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Skull in a top hat design
Black and grey botanical tattoo with ornamental shading across the top of a bare foot and up the ankle, next to a grey sock.
Black and grey floral tattoo on foot and ankle
Pen and ink sketch of an ornate clock face with scrollwork borders and fine radiating detail, drawn on paper beside two fineliner pens.
Ornate clock face design sketch
Black and grey ornamental tattoo on an upper arm, with a Deathly Hallows symbol at the centre, a winged motif at the top, and flowers and leaves framing it.
Deathly Hallows symbol on upper arm
Black and grey lion face tattoo framed by mandala-style ornament and a small crown, placed on the side of the ribs.
Lion with mandala ornament on ribs
Black and grey ornate cross tattoo with filigree detailing on the inner wrist, beside a metal chain bracelet.
Ornate cross tattoo on a wrist
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo covering the back of a hand and wrist, with bold outlines and small teardrop accents.
Mandala design on the back of a hand
Woman seen from behind kneeling at the water's edge, with a large blackwork tribal tattoo across her back and arm and red, green and pink colour accents.
Full back tattoo with tribal sleeve at the shore
Black fine-line mandala tattoo on a woman's upper chest below the breast, with black lace lingerie and a lace bracelet visible.
Mandala tattoo on chest with black lace lingerie
Black ornamental mandala tattoo with dotwork and bands of pattern covering the back of a hand and wrist, shown in a dark, moody photograph.
Ornamental mandala tattoo across the back of a hand
Black linework stencil of a symmetrical mandala design with lotus-like petals, scrolls and circles on translucent paper, shown for a tattoo placement.
Symmetrical mandala stencil with lotus petals
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of two cats, pink and purple flowers and a butterfly on the outer thigh.
Two cats and flowers on a thigh
Fine line black arrow tattoo running vertically down the side of the ribs, with a feathered shaft and a pointed tip.
Vertical arrow tattoo on the ribs
Black linework flash design of an ornate sugar skull flanked by roses and leaves on a cream background, in a traditional style, with no body placement shown.
Sugar skull with roses flash design
Black ink botanical ornament of leaves and tulip-like shapes wrapping around a forearm near the wrist, against a white brick wall.
Symmetrical leaf ornament on a wrist
Dark henna-style owl design with ornamental swirls and dotted detail across the back of a hand and wrist.
Owl design on the back of a hand
Black and grey ornamental drawing of a roaring lion head with a swirling, scrolled mane, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Ornamental lion head design
Blue ornamental flower tattoo with scrolling leaves on the inside of a wrist, worn with a denim shirt and dark jeans.
Blue floral ornament on a wrist
Four black and grey dotwork wolf head designs arranged in a grid, each decorated with intricate ornamental patterning.
Four ornate wolf head designs
Realistic all-seeing eye with a green iris inside a gold-edged triangle on a man's neck, framed by grey ornamental scrollwork.
All-seeing eye in a triangle on a neck
Black and grey world map tattoo across a person's upper back, with the continents filled with ornamental mandala-style patterns.
World map tattoo on upper back
Close-up photograph of a red line-work mandala tattoo with radial lace-like detail, sitting on a forearm in a geometric style.
Red mandala tattoo on a forearm
Black ink lace-style ornamental tattoo with a lotus flower and drop motifs across the back of a woman's neck and upper back.
Lace-style lotus neck tattoo
Pencil drawing of a fine line botanical tattoo design, with an arrow at each end and a lotus flower in the centre, held beside a hand holding a pencil.
Lotus and arrows vertical design sketch
Black line drawing of a fairy with butterfly wings and swirling tribal-style linework, shown as a standalone tattoo design.
Winged fairy tribal design
Side view of a shaved head and neck with large black blackwork mandala tattoos behind the ear and down onto the neck.
Black mandala tattoos on head and neck
Black linework mandala and paisley tattoo covering a woman's shoulder and upper arm, shown in two side-by-side photographs.
Mandala and paisley shoulder and upper arm piece
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo with a dotted chain and geometric drop motifs running down the calf.
Dotwork lotus mandala on a calf
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with a lotus motif covering the inner forearm, shown on a person wearing a black top.
Mandala and lotus forearm piece
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo running from the wrist up the forearm, photographed on a wooden deck.
Mandala tattoo on a forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of an ornately patterned hot air balloon on the outer thigh, with the word freedom in black script trailing from its basket.
Hot air balloon and freedom script on thigh
Dotwork tattoo of an anatomical heart with green leaves sprouting from the top, placed on the centre of the chest.
Dotwork anatomical heart with green leaves on the chest
Symmetrical black line drawing of a lion head in an ornamental fine line style with mandala-like patterns in the mane and face, shown on a plain white background.
Ornamental lion head line drawing
Black ink mandala tattoo with fine ornamental detail on a shoulder and upper chest, in a blackwork style.
Mandala tattoo on the shoulder
Traditional colour tattoo of a black and white cat with yellow eyes, framed by gold feathers and a red and blue ornament on an arm or leg.
Black and white cat tattoo on a limb