Ornament tattoo ideas

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

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Black ornamental lotus design with layered petals, fine dotted detailing and a vertical line of dots above and below, drawn in a botanical dotwork style on a white background.
Ornamental lotus design with dots
Black line drawing of a tattoo flash design with ornamental snowflakes, flowers and swirls arranged in a diagonal sweep on a white background.
Ornamental snowflake and flower flash design
Black and grey mandala tattoo with a lotus-style motif at the top, inked on the abdomen in a close black and white photo.
Mandala and lotus tattoo on the stomach
Black fine line drawing of a looping, abstract ornament with dots at each end on a plain white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Looped fine line ornament design
Woman on a sandy beach with silver ornamental mandala-style designs on her forearm and hand, and turquoise rings and bracelets.
Silver mandala designs on forearm and hand at the beach
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo of shaded roses, leaves and mandala ornament covering the upper arm and forearm of a smiling woman in a grey vest top.
Rose and mandala full sleeve
Black ink wolf head tattoo with ornamental floral patterns on the outer thigh, shown in a photo of a leg on a wooden floor.
Wolf head with ornamental detail on thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of an ornate pocket watch with Roman numerals and exposed gears on an upper arm.
Pocket watch with gears and Roman numerals
Black line drawing of a front-facing elephant head filled with dense mandala-style patterns, suitable as a flash design for a tattoo.
Ornate elephant head line drawing
Line drawing of a boxer dog head with a rose, pearl collar and scroll ornament, in a neo-traditional tattoo design style.
Boxer dog head with rose and scrollwork
Black linework leg sleeve covering both legs from thigh to ankle, with a peony at the knee, hands in a mudra pose and ornamental patterns, on a grey bed.
Full leg sleeve with peony and hands
Black ink tattoo of a crescent moon filled with floral ornament, beside a small outlined star, on the upper arm.
Crescent moon and star on upper arm
Black blackwork mandala tattoo on the inner forearm with a second dark floral mandala below it, shown in a black and grey photograph.
Black mandala tattoos on a forearm
Black ornate mandala-style blackwork tattoo with hanging dangles across a woman's chest and upper abdomen, shown in a mirror selfie.
Black ornate mandala tattoo across the chest
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo on the chest between the breasts, with fan-shaped ornaments above and a teardrop point below.
Lotus mandala on the chest
Black ink mandala tattoo with dotwork detail and hanging drop motifs wrapping the inner wrist and forearm.
Mandala wrist tattoo in black ink
Black and grey roses and an ornamental cross across a woman's chest and shoulders, with colour tattoos on her forearm and hand, in a neo-traditional style.
Rose and ornamental cross chest tattoo
Photograph of a forearm tattoo with a white ink mandala pattern and a small black spider near the wrist, set against a lace background.
White mandala and black spider on a forearm
Hand-drawn black ink design of a realistic eye framed by ornate acanthus-style scrollwork, being inked with a brush pen on white paper.
Eye within ornate scrollwork design
Close view of a black ink paisley and floral tattoo covering the neck and upper chest, in a blackwork botanical style.
Black paisley and floral neck and chest tattoo
Purple line drawing of a skull framed by a lotus mandala and scrolling ornament, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Skull with lotus mandala and scrollwork
Black fine line arrow tattoo with a leaf-like head running down the upper back, beside a woman with pink sweet pea flowers in her hair.
Fine line arrow on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of the Hindu deity Ganesha with an ornate headdress and script on the trunk, across the back of a hand.
Ganesha tattoo on the back of a hand
Black ink sketch of a lotus flower with dotted chain lines running down the page, a fine line and dotwork tattoo design drawn on paper.
Lotus and chain flash design
Black ink mandala tattoo with layered geometric petals on the outer thigh of a seated woman in a white t-shirt.
Mandala tattoo on the outer thigh
Close-up of a black blackwork lace tattoo with a chandelier motif and beaded drops across a person's chest and upper torso.
Black lace and chandelier chest tattoo
Traditional style tattoo of a red heart with a black arrow through it and the word MYSELF inside, placed on the thigh beside roses and a black ornamental design.
Heart with arrow reading MYSELF on a leg
Black and white flash sheet of an ornate elephant surrounded by paisley, mandala, floral, feather, tribal triangle and om designs, all in black linework.
Ornamental elephant and motif flash sheet
Sepia-toned drawing of an ornate compass rose with an eight-point star, a dotted mandala centre and N, E, S and W markings, shown on a parchment-style background.
Ornate compass rose design
Black ink sketch on paper of a tattoo design showing a keyhole inside a heart, flanked by pistons and ornate scrollwork, with two black pens beside it.
Keyhole heart and pistons tattoo design sketch
Dark blue ornamental hamsa hand tattoo on a wrist, with the hand raised against a pale bedsheet.
Blue hamsa hand on a wrist
Flash sheet of six black ink arrow designs with ornate filigree shafts, several topped with eight-point star motifs, drawn on pale paper.
Row of ornate arrows and star designs
Black and grey butterfly and ornamental tattoo stacked down the centre of a woman's back, seen in a black and white photograph.
Butterfly stack down the spine
Dark ornamental mandala tattoo with hanging drops on an ankle, shown against pink patterned fabric.
Mandala ankle tattoo with hanging drops
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a cicada above mandala and lace-like geometric patterns with flowers, shown in four panels.
Cicada and mandala full sleeve
Black ink ornamental mandala tattoo with dotwork shading running down a leg from the shin onto the top of the foot.
Ornamental mandala leg tattoo from shin to foot
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotted shading and a bead border, running from the nape of the neck down the upper back.
Mandala tattoo on the neck and upper back
Three-panel photo of an ornamental tattoo covering a person's shoulder and upper arm, with purple spirals and feather-like forms and a green and yellow mandala on the shoulder cap.
Ornamental shoulder and upper arm sleeve
Black fine line ornamental tattoo of hanging drops and dotted motifs across a woman's shoulder and upper chest, with a pendant shape near the upper arm.
Ornamental filigree tattoo across shoulder and chest
Two photos of a traditional style neck tattoo showing a red jewel set inside an ornate heart frame beside a black and grey rose on the neck.
Red gem heart and rose on the neck
Black ink mandala and floral vine tattoo in dotwork and botanical style running from the lower leg down to the ankle.
Mandala and vine tattoo on ankle
Black and grey sleeve tattoos with roses and ornamental designs on the upper arm and forearm of a woman holding a camera.
Sleeve tattoos on a woman holding a camera
Pencil sketch of three interlocking swirl hearts with curled scroll ends, drawn as a tattoo design on white paper.
Interlocking swirl hearts pencil design
Black ink ornamental tattoo of peacock feathers, flowers and a bird across a shoulder, with a botanical feel.
Peacock feather and floral ornament on a shoulder
Back view of a person with a large greyscale skull tattoo across the back, portrait tattoos down the thighs and a sleeve on the arm, wearing a purple thong.
Skull and portrait back and leg tattoos in greyscale
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork shading across the centre of the chest, with a flower motif at the top and scalloped wings spreading outward.
Mandala tattoo across the chest
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo centred on the chest below the breasts, with a person's hands holding up a grey top.
Ornamental lotus tattoo on the chest
Black ink line drawing of a hamsa hand filled with mandala, scroll and paisley patterns on a textured teal and orange background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Hamsa hand with mandala pattern