Ornament tattoo ideas

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

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Four white filigree skull designs with floral and scroll patterns on a black background, with a spade motif at the centre and an ornate border.
Four ornate skull designs with a spade
Black and grey yin yang tattoo with ornate scrollwork on the upper back of a woman with her hair tied in a ponytail.
Yin yang with swirls on upper back
Colour traditional tattoo of a stag's head with antlers inside an ornate gilded oval frame on the upper thigh.
Stag in an ornate frame on a thigh
Black ink flash design of a handwritten-style quote in script lettering, with small mushroom illustrations and ornamental motifs, shown on a white background.
Quote lettering with small mushrooms
Black line drawing of a symmetrical ornate tattoo design with a central gem, lace-like panels, swirls and dotted lines, in a fine line style.
Ornate gem and lace design
Line drawing of a sugar skull with a pompadour hairstyle, a cigarette in its mouth and a scrolled banner, in yellow and orange tones on a gradient background.
Sugar skull with pompadour and cigarette
Traditional-style tattoo of an ornate dagger with a dotted oval frame and an eye with red shading, on a forearm.
Dagger and eye on a forearm
Dark paisley and floral tattoo running down the centre of a bare back, with a sea view behind.
Paisley and floral tattoo down the back
Black and grey ornamental mandala tattoo wrapping around a forearm, with geometric panels, scalloped petal shapes and dotted detail.
Ornamental mandala band on a forearm
Black tribal-style fox with a curling tail and swirl detailing, tattooed on the upper back.
Tribal fox on upper back
Black ink tattoo of an adult elephant and a calf holding trunks, both filled with mandala and floral patterns, on the side of a person's ribs.
Mandala elephants walking on the ribs
Black ink line drawing of an ornate mandala tattoo design with hanging chains, drops and crescent moons, shown as a flash sketch.
Ornate mandala design with chains and moons
Shaded realistic barn owl with swirling ornament tattooed along the ribs and side of a torso, with a small teal feather beside it.
Barn owl and swirls on ribs
Black and grey ink drawing of a longhorn bull skull with an ornate filigree pattern on the forehead, flanked by two roses and hanging feathers.
Bull skull with roses and feathers
Black ink linework drawing of an ornamental hummingbird design with dotted circles and swirling flourishes, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Ornamental hummingbird line drawing
Collage of six black and grey mandala tattoos in dotwork and fine line styles, placed on the shoulder, upper back, forearm and upper arm.
Mandala tattoos on shoulders, back and arms
Black ornamental butterfly design made of swirling scrolls, dots and small flowers on a white background.
Ornate swirl butterfly design
Black tribal-style tattoo with symmetrical owl-like and skull-like motifs on the upper arm of a person in a black sleeveless top.
Black tribal upper arm tattoo
Bold tattoo of an ornately decorated grey elephant with coloured headdress patterns on the thigh, shown beside a close-up detail panel.
Ornate elephant with patterned headdress
Black and white flash drawing of an ornate hamsa hand with a large eye in the palm, filled with dotted and linear patterns.
Hamsa hand with eye design
White ink lotus mandala tattoo on the chest below the bust, with a matching ornament on the upper arm, in a fine line style.
White ink lotus mandala on chest
Black and grey mandala tattoo with layered petals and a central circle on the upper back.
Mandala tattoo on upper back
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala with dangling dotted drops, tattooed on the outer thigh of a person with red-painted nails.
Lotus mandala on a thigh
Black fine line mandala tattoo with a floral centre, placed on the centre of the chest between the breasts, shown on a bare torso with a navel piercing.
Mandala tattoo on the sternum
Fine line black geometric tattoo of a vertical ornament with diamonds and lines on the upper back, between the straps of a dark top.
Vertical geometric ornament on the upper back
Black and grey dotwork wolf head design with ornamental patterns and feather-like shapes, drawn on a plain white background.
Ornate wolf head design
Colourful ornamental hummingbird tattoo with swirling patterns in pink, green, blue and red, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Ornamental hummingbird on upper back
White ink tattoo of an ornate paisley and mandala design on the upper back of a person with blonde hair.
White ink paisley tattoo on upper back
Black finger band tattoo with light blue swirling ornaments on a curled hand, shown in close view.
Ornamental band tattoo on a finger
Seven red-brown henna-style design motifs on a white background, including two peacocks, paisley shapes and lotus forms, shown as a tattoo flash drawing.
Henna-style motif flash sheet
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a snarling tiger with green foliage and a grey circular ornament on the inner forearm.
Snarling tiger on a forearm
Woman in a black strappy dress showing a black ornate ornament tattoo on her upper back and a black mandala tattoo on her forearm.
Mandala and ornament tattoos on back and forearm
Pencil drawing of an hourglass with two shaded roses, thorny vines and leaves, with a scrolled ornament in the top right corner, shown as a black and grey tattoo design.
Hourglass with roses and thorny vines pencil design
Black fine line mandala and lotus tattoo running down the centre of a woman's upper back, from the nape of the neck to the mid-back.
Mandala and lotus back piece
Colour tattoo of paisley-style flowers, leaves and a feather on a person's upper arm and shoulder, in Neo-trad style.
Colourful paisley and floral arm tattoo
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of five moon phases across the stomach beneath a black bra, with a small fine line ornamental symbol on the sternum.
Moon phases across the stomach with a chest symbol
Black tribal-style manta ray tattoo with ornamental patterns and a curled tail, placed on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Tribal manta ray on upper back
Black and grey photo of an ornate floral tattoo with paisley-like motifs across the back of a hand and down onto the fingers, in a botanical style.
Ornate floral design across the back of a hand
Black and grey realism rose with blackwork lace and hanging chain linework across the underbust, on a torso wearing a pink top.
Black and grey rose with lace underbust tattoo
Realistic black and grey forearm tattoo of a pocket watch, crescent moon and candle, with red lips as the only colour, sitting on the inner forearm.
Pocket watch, moon and red lips on a forearm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a black cat with yellow eyes beneath a teal banner, framed by red roses and green leaves on the thigh.
Black cat portrait with roses on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo design of a rose with mandala-style ornament and leaves, drawn on white paper with no body placement shown.
Dotwork rose with mandala ornament
Black linework mandala with a central lotus flower and ornate paisley-style scrollwork covering the inside of a forearm.
Lotus mandala on a forearm
Black ornamental mandala tattoo wrapping around a forearm and wrist in a blackwork and dotwork style, with a solid black band across the middle.
Mandala wrist cuff tattoo
Black and grey script reading Lady on a forearm and fine lettering across the fingers and back of a hand, with a navy hoodie in the background.
Script lady on forearm and lettered hand
Black line drawing of a symmetrical ornament of teardrop petals, spirals and dotted scrolls on a white background, shown as a design with no body placement.
Scrolling line ornament design
Gold metallic temporary tattoos of a mandala on a bare back, with lace-style ornaments on the upper arm, forearm and hand, as a woman with curly hair turns away.
Gold metallic mandala and lace tattoos on back
Black and grey pencil drawing of a hooded woman with sugar skull face paint, with ornamental tattoo designs on her forearm and hand.
Hooded woman with sugar skull face