Ornament tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm with a rose, a central mandala flower and ornate paisley linework below.
Floral mandala sleeve on upper arm
Black and white ink drawing of a front-facing elephant covered in dense geometric tribal patterns, in a design style suited to a tattoo.
Ornamental elephant line drawing
Close view of a white ink ornamental paisley tattoo spreading across a person's shoulder and upper arm, with a dark-haired figure partly visible.
White ink paisley pattern on shoulder
Black and grey feather tattoo filled with lace-like dotwork and mandala patterns, shown on the forearm in two side-by-side photos.
Lace-patterned feather on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of the Hindu deity Ganesha merged with the Om symbol, with ornamental patterned shading, on the upper back or nape of the neck.
Ganesha and Om symbol on the upper back
Black and grey lotus flower tattoo with mandala-style ornament and dotwork detail across the forearm.
Lotus and mandala tattoo on a forearm
Four black ornamental arrow designs with circular geometric motifs on their heads, shown in a framed print on a parchment background.
Four ornate arrow designs on parchment
Black and grey ornamental mandala full sleeve with blue watercolour splashes, covering a man's arm from shoulder to forearm.
Ornamental mandala full sleeve
White ink mandala design on the back of a hand, with dotted lines running across the fingers and wrist, against a hazy mountain landscape.
White mandala on the back of a hand
Full back tattoo in a neo-traditional style showing two women framed by flowers, a bear, hands holding a jewel and ornate scrollwork.
Twin women and bear full back piece
Colour tattoo of a red and orange shaded heart inside blue and yellow filigree scrollwork on the upper arm, in a Neo-trad style.
Ornate heart and scrollwork on upper arm
Flash design of a black horse head with a white sugar skull pattern on its face, red roses in its flowing mane and blue leaves, in a neo-traditional style.
Horse head with sugar skull face and roses
Dark brown dotted henna-style ornament with a central medallion across the top of a foot, with a dotted vine running up towards the ankle and dots on the toes, in a sepia photograph.
Dotted henna-style ornament on a foot
Black and grey ornamental damask scrollwork tattoo covering the back of the neck, photographed from behind with hair tied up.
Black ornamental damask tattoo on the back of a neck
Black and grey blackwork lion tattoo with a roaring face, flowing mane and mandala ornament, shown on the forearm in two views.
Roaring lion with mandala ornament on forearm
Black ink drawing of a mandala-style lotus flower with dotwork arcs and a fine-line ornament below, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Lotus flower tattoo design sketch
Close photograph of a large black and grey blackwork and dotwork butterfly tattoo with filigree wings on a person's lower abdomen, above the navel.
Ornate black butterfly on the stomach
Black and grey linework tattoos cover the forearm and upper arm of a person in a black band t-shirt, with a black and white cartoon head above.
Black and grey arm tattoos with a cartoon head
Black and grey tattoo of an elephant with its trunk raised and spraying swirls, on the lower back.
Elephant spraying swirls on the lower back
Black and grey ornamental moth tattoo with circular eyespots and dotwork shading on the inner forearm.
Ornamental moth on an inner arm
Black and grey ornamental mandala tattoo with dotwork shading covering a forearm, photographed against a dark background.
Ornamental mandala sleeve on a forearm
Black ornamental mandala tattoo with swirls and floral motifs on the outer forearm of a person wearing a black Adidas top.
Ornate mandala tattoo on a forearm
Black linework tattoo of a jewelled filigree ornament with teal gem fills, placed across the centre of the chest between the hands of the person holding the skin.
Jewelled filigree ornament on the chest
Line drawing of a geometric wolf head framed by a blue to purple mandala, with feathers and beads hanging below, shown as a tattoo design.
Geometric wolf with mandala and feathers
Black and grey tattoo of a front-facing elephant head with a feathered headdress, beaded forehead jewellery and a curled trunk, on a forearm.
Ornate elephant head on a forearm
Black ink paisley and floral ornament tattoo covering the front of a thigh, rendered in fine line and dotwork style.
Paisley ornament tattoo on a thigh
Solid black blackwork-style design of a circle with white zigzag lines, with curling swirls trailing beneath it, shown on a white background.
Zigzag circle with flowing swirls
Black ink line drawing of a front-facing elephant filled with dense paisley and mandala patterns, a design suited to a fine line tattoo.
Ornate elephant line drawing
Black and grey flash design of an ornate owl with dense patterned linework and dotwork, perched on an antique key on a white background.
Ornate owl holding a key
Black and grey dotwork geometric triangle with a mandala pattern and small ornament on the stomach, shown in a black and white photo of a torso.
Geometric triangle mandala on the stomach
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork shading on the inner forearm, extending from the wrist towards the elbow.
Mandala tattoo on a forearm
Ornamental puzzle pieces in black and grey linework on a forearm, set over soft watercolour-style splashes of purple, orange and teal.
Puzzle pieces on a forearm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of an ornamental elephant head with dotwork patterns on the inner forearm, set against a red wash.
Ornamental elephant head on inner forearm
Black and grey tattoos on a woman's chest, wrists and forearm, including a small ornament over the sternum and a rose with leaves on the forearm.
Chest, wrist and forearm tattoos
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with a seed of life motif and scale-patterned shapes across a person's upper back.
Seed of life mandala on upper back
Black and grey drawing of an ornate cross with floral centre and scrolling filigree, shown on a plain white background as a tattoo design.
Ornate filigree cross design
Black blackwork tattoo of a geometric mandala pattern covering the back of a hand and fingers, with black painted nails.
Geometric mandala tattoo across the back of a hand
Tattoo of a cat face framed by a geometric mandala design across the top of a foot, with dark outlines and yellow and teal fills.
Cat face in mandala on foot
Black and grey geometric tattoo of a sitting cat filled with ornamental patterns, placed on the ankle.
Patterned sitting cat tattoo on the ankle
Ornate heart tattoo with red shading and black outline on the inner forearm, with a spade-shaped point at the top.
Ornate heart tattoo on a forearm
Black ink ornamental mandala tattoo with dangling chain details across the underbust and sternum, seen in a mirror selfie.
Ornamental underbust mandala tattoo
Black and grey fine line tattoo of roses and a lace-style collar across a woman's shoulders and upper chest, with a heart-shaped ornament at the centre.
Lace collar tattoo with roses on the shoulders
Small black linework tattoo of a stylised cross made of four leaf shapes with curled tendrils, on the ankle.
Black leaf cross tattoo on an ankle
Purple ink drawing of a hamsa hand with an open lotus flower and dotted border, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Hamsa hand and lotus design
Large black and grey lion head tattoo with a flowing, patterned mane covering the upper and middle back.
Lion head tattoo across a back
Colour tattoo of a blue, teal and magenta feather ending in a quill nib with gold detailing, on the upper arm and shoulder of a woman in a white vest top.
Colourful feather quill on upper arm
Black dotwork and geometric lotus mandala tattoo on a woman's wrist, with part of another tattoo visible on the forearm above it.
Dotwork lotus mandala on the wrist
Black blackletter-style 1988 numerals tattooed on an ankle, with a black blackwork mandala design on the back of the hand resting nearby.
1988 numerals on ankle