Ornament tattoo ideas

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

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Black ink drawing of a symmetrical lotus mandala with dotwork shading and hanging dot-line drops, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Lotus mandala design with dotwork
Black ink mandala tattoo with dotwork shading on the inner forearm, worn beside stacked woven and beaded bracelets.
Mandala tattoo on a forearm
Black linework tattoo of a circular botanical design with swirls, leaves and a bud, on the upper back near the neck.
Ornamental botanical circle on upper back
Black ink drawing of an Om symbol with flowing strokes, dotted lines and teardrop shapes above and below, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Om symbol design with dots and teardrops
Black and grey wing tattoo across the ribs and a blackwork ornament on the forearm of a woman in a black bikini standing in the sea.
Wing tattoo on ribs and blackwork forearm
Triptych of a black and grey elephant tattoo with red roses, a dahlia and a lotus on the lower leg, in a neo-traditional style with shading.
Elephant with roses and dahlia on a calf
Cream line drawing of a symmetrical geometric diamond ornament with a central eye motif, shown on a textured teal and brown background, with no body placement visible.
Symmetrical geometric diamond design
Metallic silver and gold ornamental design with a heart motif across the upper back of a woman in a pale grey open-back top.
Metallic ornamental design on upper back
Black ink drawing of an ornate lotus-style mandala with dotwork shading, fine line detail and dangling drop ornaments, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Ornate lotus mandala design with hanging drops
Black and white line drawing of an elephant head built from dense, decorative swirls, scrolls and fine hatched patterns, shown as a tattoo design on a plain grey background.
Ornate elephant head line art
Black ink lotus and mandala tattoo with ornamental linework across the upper back, with long dark hair draped over one shoulder.
Lotus and mandala across upper back
Flash sheet of six black line mandala designs on a white background, suitable as tattoo stencils or reference.
Six mandala designs on a flash sheet
Black and white drawing of a stylised flower with pointed leaves, curling tendrils and small dotted accents, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Black floral ornament with swirls
Close crop of a woman wearing gold metallic botanical scroll tattoos on her upper chest and an ornate gold filigree tattoo across her hand and wrist, against green leaves.
Gold leaf and filigree temporary tattoos on chest and wrist
Black and grey fine line and dotwork mandala tattoo with a lotus motif and hanging dotted chains, sitting on the outer upper thigh.
Mandala and lotus tattoo on the thigh
Black dotwork lotus mandala tattoo with hanging ornamental motifs and a heart pendant on a forearm, photographed against a dark red wall.
Lotus and heart ornament on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a mandala with feathers and fern leaves, running from the nape of the neck onto the upper back.
Ornamental dotwork neck and upper back tattoo
White line drawing of a hamsa hand filled with a mandala pattern and dotwork shading on a black background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Hamsa hand with mandala design
Black and grey ornamental tattoo of a lotus and paisley swirls covering the back of a neck, with fine linework and dotted shading.
Ornamental lotus tattoo on the back of the neck
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with an ornate mandala centre and dotwork shading, placed on the side of the ribs.
Compass rose tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo with fine line detail on the inner upper arm, near the armpit.
Lotus mandala tattoo on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a pink Ganesha elephant head with a gold ornate crown and a raised hand marked with an Om symbol, placed on the shoulder.
Pink Ganesha with raised hand
Pencil sketch of an ornamental tattoo design with a flame motif, a lotus, a moth and dotted accents, shown as a drawing with no body placement.
Lotus and moth design sketch
Black ink ornamental tattoo of paisley, heart and leaf motifs running down a leg from the calf to the ankle and top of the foot.
Ornate mandala leg tattoo from calf to ankle
Black lace-pattern tattoo with pearl dots and hanging beads across the upper arm and shoulder, in a blackwork style.
Black lace and pearl shoulder tattoo
Black and grey tattoo on a forearm showing a skull within a tarot-style card labelled LA MORT, with a hand pinching a small object below it and a dotwork ornament at the base.
Skull tarot card and hand on forearm
Black and grey elephant tattoo with a raised trunk, filled with mandala-style patterns, on the upper back between the shoulder blades.
Ornamental elephant on upper back
Ornate owl tattoo on a forearm in black and grey with a small blue heart on its chest, in a neo-traditional style with dotwork detail.
Ornate owl with blue heart on a forearm
Black ink ornamental tattoo of paisley scrolls and a central mandala-style motif spreading across the back of a person's neck and upper back.
Ornamental paisley tattoo on neck and back
Seated person with a black ink traditional-style heart banner reading MOTHER and a draped figure on the inner forearm, with TAKE CARE lettering on the back of the hand.
Mother banner and take care lettering on forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an owl with a mandala-style ornamental design running down the forearm onto the back of the hand.
Owl mandala tattoo on a forearm
Dark ink mandala armband with a central flower, leaf motifs and dotted detailing wrapped around the upper arm.
Mandala flower armband on upper arm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo on an arm, with a honeycomb pattern at the top and a dotwork floral mandala and tulip motifs in the centre.
Blackwork floral sleeve on an arm
Colour tattoo of an Art Nouveau style woman with flowing golden hair and a helmet-like headpiece, shown on the side of the body beneath a raised arm.
Art Nouveau woman with flowing golden hair
Traditional colour tattoo of a shark filled with mandala-style ornaments, shown on the side of the body beside a white line stencil of the same design.
Ornamental shark on the side of the body
Fine line pen drawing of a tattoo design with an Om symbol above a stippled, looping ornamental knot, shown on plain white paper with no body placement.
Om symbol above a looping ornament
Two black fine line tattoos on the backs of a person's legs, an ornate crescent moon on the left calf and a sun mandala on the right calf, with a small elephant outline on the right ankle.
Crescent moon and sun mandala on calves
Pencil and ink drawing of an ornate lace-style mandala design with swirls, leaves and dangling droplet chains, shown on white paper.
Ornamental lace mandala design on paper
Blue ink tattoo of an ornamental elephant with swirling patterns and dotted accents on skin, in a dotwork-influenced style.
Blue ornate elephant with swirls
Black and white photo of a person's bare back with a vertical column of butterfly tattoos running down the spine.
Butterfly column tattoo down the spine
Small black and grey longhorn skull tattoo on the lower back, beside white lace underwear.
Longhorn skull on lower back
Small black and grey fine line heart tattoo filled with an ornate pattern, placed on the back of a hand near the wrist.
Patterned heart on the back of a hand
Black ink line drawing of an ornate lotus flower with dotted petals and hanging drop ornaments, a mandala-inspired flash design on a white background.
Ornamental lotus with dotted drop chains
Back view of a woman with dark hair showing a white ink ornamental swirl tattoo spread across her bare back.
White ornamental swirls across a back
Black and grey rose surrounded by mandala and paisley linework, tattooed across the upper back.
Rose and mandala on upper back
Black and white design of two crossed swords framed by four Celtic triquetra knots and ornate shield-like motifs, suitable as tattoo flash.
Crossed swords with Celtic triquetra knots
Black and grey world map tattoo filled with ornate dotwork patterns across the upper back of a person with hair tied up.
World map tattoo across a back
Three black ink mandala-style tattoos on the inner forearms and wrists of arms held together, with a flower, a sun and a star-like design.
Three mandala-style tattoos on wrists and forearms