Ornament tattoo ideas

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

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Black and white photo of a fine-lined ornamental tattoo with scrollwork and leaf shapes on a finger, with a second ornamental tattoo partly visible on the back of the hand.
Ornamental band tattoo on a finger
Black ink lettering tattoo reading know your own happiness, with scrolled flourishes above and below, on the upper arm of a person in a denim vest.
Know your own happiness quote on upper arm
A grid of nine black and white ornamental heart designs with filigree scrollwork, leaves and vines, shown as tattoo flash on a plain white background.
Nine black ornamental heart designs
Black filigree skull drawing on a white background, with scrolling leaves and lace-like linework across the cranium and jaw, shown as a flash design rather than on skin.
Lace-style skull design
Black and grey geometric symbol tattoo with a diamond and cross-like motif on the middle finger of a hand, photographed in black and white.
Geometric symbol tattoo on a middle finger
Black tribal-style turtle tattoo with a patterned shell and spiral details on the top of a foot, with red painted toenails.
Turtle tattoo on the top of a foot
Back tattoo covering the upper and mid back in a traditional style, with floral and ornamental designs and script across the lower back.
Full back piece with script across the lower back
Black ink moon phases and a moth tattoo on a torso partly covered by white lace, with an ornamental blackwork swirl on the forearm and hand.
Moon phases and moth on the abdomen
Close view of a metallic gold and navy blue mandala-style temporary tattoo on the back of a hand, with a gold forearm design visible at the wrist.
Gold and navy mandala design on hand
Black and grey skull tattoo with ornamental patterns and trailing vines on a man's shoulder and upper arm.
Ornate skull and vines on a shoulder
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala with small red-tipped buds tattooed across the upper back.
Lotus mandala across upper back
Black ornamental mandala design in a band across a raised forearm, against a plain pale pink background.
Mandala band on a forearm
Black ink mandala tattoo with scrolled ornamental details on the nape of a shaved head, seen from behind against a plain white background.
Mandala tattoo on the back of the head
Black and grey blackwork ornamental tattoo wrapping across the top of a foot towards the ankle.
Ornamental blackwork band on a foot
Neo-traditional tattoo of pale scrolling ornaments over purple and teal waves on a limb, shown fresh and glossy with ointment.
Scrolling ornament and waves on a limb
Black and grey hamsa hand tattoo with an eye and heart at the centre, placed on a woman's ribs beside a grey tank top.
Hamsa hand tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork and fine line drawing of a symmetrical geometric lotus ornament with a vertical stem, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Geometric lotus-style ornament design
Purple line drawing of a barn owl, a long-haired face, a banner and ornate script lettering, shown as a tattoo flash design with no body placement.
Owl, portrait and lettering flash design
Fine line black tattoo of stacked circles, loops and small dots running vertically down a forearm.
Vertical line of circles and loops on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a large white butterfly silhouette set within ornate scrollwork and filigree panels on the upper arm.
White butterfly in ornamental panel on an arm
Two matching black cameo silhouette tattoos in ornate frames sit on the upper thighs, drawn in a bold black ink style.
Matching cameo silhouettes on thighs
Black and grey sun tattoo with a face, ornamental rays and hanging chains, sitting on the thigh.
Sun with face and hanging chains on thigh
Colour tattoo of a hamsa hand with an eye above a pink and purple lotus, with black linework, on a forearm.
Hamsa hand and lotus on a forearm
Black lace-pattern tattoo spanning the upper chest, shoulders and upper back, shown in two photos in a blackwork and botanical style.
Black lace-pattern tattoo across chest and upper back
Colourful ornamental feather tattoo with black linework and dotwork shading on the side of a person's ribs, with a hand resting on the chest.
Ornate feather on the ribs
Open book tattoo with black linework, dotwork shading and pink, blue and orange watercolour splashes on the upper back.
Open book with watercolour splashes
Black line drawing of a circular mandala with scrolled leaf flourishes above and below, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Black mandala design with scroll flourishes
Black ink lotus and mandala tattoo running down the upper back of a person with long dark hair, in a fine line botanical style.
Lotus mandala on upper back
Black ink drawing of a skull inside an ornate scrolled frame, a design suited to a neo-traditional style tattoo.
Skull in an ornate baroque frame
Black ink mandala-style tattoo across the top of a foot, with a lotus motif rising towards the ankle and dotwork shading.
Lotus and mandala tattoo across the top of a foot
Blue and silver ornamental temporary tattoos on a forearm and both hands, photographed on a beach with rocks behind.
Blue and silver temporary tattoos on arms and hands
Two forearms held together, each with a gold or silver metallic ornamental lace design on the forearm and a row of dots running up towards the elbow.
Gold and silver metallic forearm designs
Black and grey dotwork paisley and mandala sleeve covering the upper arm and elbow, with a flower motif and swirling leaves.
Paisley and mandala arm sleeve in grey
Black ink drawing of an ornate tiger head with dotwork shading, stars and a central flower, shown as a tattoo design on paper rather than on skin.
Ornate tiger head design in dotwork
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical four-armed ornament with stippled dotwork at its centre, drawn as a tattoo design on paper beside two pens and a pencil.
Four-armed ornament tattoo design sketch
Hand-drawn fine line tattoo design of a lotus flower within a dotted geometric triangle, with a pen held beside it on white paper.
Lotus flower tattoo design in fine line
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull with scrolling ornament and a shaded rose, sitting on the upper back.
Skull and rose on upper back
Colour realism tattoo of a woman in an ornate headdress and draped veil, placed on the outer thigh.
Ornate woman portrait on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork lotus tattoo with scrolling ornamental flourishes across the back of the neck and upper back.
Ornamental lotus tattoo on the upper back
Symmetrical black line drawing of an ornate owl built from paisley, leaf sprig and mandala motifs, shown as a tattoo design on plain white.
Ornate owl design in paisley linework
Black ink mandala tattoos cover the tops of both feet and the toes in a geometric dotwork style, photographed against a dark background.
Mandala tattoos covering both feet
Black ink drawing of an ornate lotus with two stippled roses, leaves and dangling beaded chains, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Lotus and roses ornamental design drawing
Three views of a red ink ornamental sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, featuring a central lotus-like mandala, spiralling vines and dotted shading.
Red ornamental mandala sleeve on upper arm
Traditional style moth tattoo with ornamental patterned wings and two leaf shapes above its head, placed at the back of a person's neck.
Ornate moth on the back of the neck
Pencil and dotwork drawing of a hamsa hand with the face of Ganesha and ornate mandala patterns, a design suitable as a tattoo.
Hamsa hand with Ganesha design
Black and grey geometric tattoo of an elephant covered in tribal patterns, placed on the outer thigh.
Ornate patterned elephant on the thigh
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an ornamented feather with swirled detail on the side of a thigh.
Ornamental feather on a thigh
Black ink infinity symbol on a finger and ornate tattoos across the back of a hand and wrist, shown in a mirror selfie where a patterned phone case covers the face.
Infinity symbol and hand tattoos in a mirror selfie