Ornament tattoo ideas

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

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Black ink flash drawing of an ornate elephant with a paisley and dotwork patterned body, standing on a dotted ground, on a cream background.
Ornate elephant design with paisley body
Black ink Polynesian-style tattoo of a bird and circular patterns covering the shoulder and upper arm of a woman seen from behind.
Polynesian-style bird tattoo on shoulder and upper arm
Close-up of a black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a lion's head framed by feathers and leaves on skin.
Lion head with feathers in dotwork blackwork
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of lotus flowers and swirling bold lines across a man's shoulder and upper arm.
Dotwork lotus swirl on a shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of an elephant head inside a hamsa hand, filled with mandala and floral ornament, on a lower back.
Elephant hamsa hand with mandala patterns
Black and grey flash design of an open hand with a dotted triangle in the palm, a key, a bullet and the words TO KILL, with no body placement shown.
Open hand with triangle and key design
Black ornate lace-style tattoo with dangling chain motifs across the underbust and ribs, with a hand resting at the top left.
Black lace underbust tattoo
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a bull skull with crescent moon, arrows and overlapping circles on the back of a lower leg.
Bull skull with arrows on a calf
Side-by-side photos of a back: on the left a healed scar down the spine, on the right a black and grey scrollwork tattoo running the length of the spine.
Black and grey scrollwork down the spine
Black fine line tattoo of an arrow above an ornate mandala-style motif and a second arrow, running vertically down the centre of a person's back.
Arrow and ornate mandala down the spine
Black and grey lotus mandala tattoo with hanging feathers and beaded chains across the upper back, in a fine line botanical style.
Lotus mandala with hanging feathers on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a crescent moon framing a mandala with lotus-like petals, placed on the upper back.
Moon and mandala on upper back
Two matching black cameo silhouette tattoos in ornate frames on the upper thighs of a person, in a traditional style.
Matching cameo silhouette tattoos on thighs
Black and red fine line ornamental sleeve tattoo with keys, diamonds and lace patterns across the forearm, shown in three photographs.
Ornamental lace-style forearm sleeve
Fine line black ink lotus flower tattoo with a vertical ornamental stem on the upper back between the shoulder blades.
Lotus flower with ornamental line on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a peony, a honeybee and a faceted gem on an upper arm.
Peony, bee and gem on an upper arm
Black and grey flash sheet showing a scallop shell, a beaded oval frame and a curling acanthus scroll on a kraft paper background.
Shell, oval frame and acanthus scroll designs
Black linework lotus tattoo with ornamental mandala patterns inside the petals, shown in a circular crop with no body part visible.
Lotus mandala tattoo
Black and grey drawing of two skulls merged into a heart shape, with a small flower and scroll ornament below, on a pale grey background.
Heart-shaped skull with floral ornament
Solid black ornamental design of a V shape with two curled scroll ends on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Black curled V swirl design
Black line mandala tattoo with dotwork detail on the upper back of a person with long hair, in fine line style, sitting below the neck.
Ornamental mandala tattoo on upper back
Matching black ink lotus and floral mandala tattoos with dotted chain details on both calves, shown in a black and white photo.
Symmetrical lotus mandala on both calves
Black line flash sheet of ornamental divider flourishes, scrolls and leaf motifs under the heading divider embellishments.
Divider embellishment flash sheet
Red line drawing of two stylised ornamental shapes on a white background, one tall and pointed, the other containing stylised characters, a flash-style tattoo design.
Red outline design with characters
A grid of twelve black ink ornamental arrow and swirl designs on a white background, shown as tattoo flash without any body placement.
Twelve black ornamental arrow designs
Black linework flash design of an ornate seahorse built from curling swirls and solid circles on a white background.
Ornate seahorse design in black swirls
Flash sheet of compass rose designs in black, grey, blue and colour, with a few small ornamental cross motifs, shown without any body placement.
Compass rose tattoo flash sheet
Black and grey realistic owl tattoo with spread wings covering the upper back, with ornamental feather detail and a central medallion.
Owl with spread wings across upper back
Blue-grey dotwork and linework owl with geometric patterning and a leaf motif on the upper arm.
Ornamental owl on an upper arm
Traditional style compass star with a red rose at its centre and ornamental scrollwork, tattooed on the upper thigh in black, grey and red ink.
Compass star and rose on a thigh
Colourful neo-traditional fox head tattoo with geometric ornament across the upper back of a person with tied-up red hair.
Fox head with geometric ornament on back
Black and grey blackwork design of an elephant head with ornate mandala panels, radiating lines and a skull below the trunk, shown as a flash drawing with no placement on the body.
Elephant head with skull and mandala
Black and grey drawing of a wolf head filled with geometric patterns and fine stippling, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Ornate wolf head design
Black ink dotwork tattoo of stacked lotus and mandala motifs linked by a dotted line down the centre of a woman's back.
Vertical mandala and lotus tattoo down the spine
Black and grey photograph of a flowing scroll and swirl tattoo across a person's lower abdomen, above a studded belt.
Black swirl tattoo on the abdomen
Black and grey mandala-style elephant tattoo on the outer thigh, with ornate patterned ears, tusks and trunk filled with dotwork and fine linework.
Mandala elephant tattoo on the thigh
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an eye inside an ornate triangle, with a chain and butterfly below, on the outer thigh of a person wearing a grey skirt.
Eye in triangle and butterfly on a thigh
Black and grey seahorse tattoo built from ornate paisley and scrollwork, curling tail and dorsal fin, on the outer thigh.
Ornate paisley seahorse on thigh
Black and grey dotwork back piece of a central lotus, ornate mandala motifs and geometric bands, placed across the upper and lower back.
Dotwork mandala back piece
Black and grey ornamental tattoos of an elephant and a cat in decorative headdresses, covering the outer thigh.
Elephant and cat thigh tattoos
Pink lotus flower with black ornamental mandala linework and teal shading, tattooed across a person's upper back.
Lotus and mandala on upper back
Solid black lace-style tattoo with scrolling leaves and a net pattern running down the right side of a bare back.
Black lace tattoo down the back
Giraffe head tattoo with mandala-style linework and a blue to yellow gradient, shown across three angled panels on a forearm.
Mandala giraffe head on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of an owl above an ornate sugar skull covering the inner forearm, with mandala-like patterning and a beaded bracelet at the wrist.
Owl and sugar skull on a forearm
Black ornamental tattoo on the inner forearm with floral motifs, paisley-style shapes and solid bands, shown on a person's arm resting on a dark bag.
Ornamental band and floral tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey traditional dotwork tattoo of a stylised cat with floral patterns, placed on the side of the ribs.
Ornamental cat on the ribs
Three gold metallic temporary tattoo bands with geometric diamond patterns wrap around a woman's upper arm.
Gold metallic geometric bands on an upper arm
Two people seen from behind on a beach, each with a metallic silver or gold elephant design on the shoulder and a metallic band on the upper arm.
Metallic elephant tattoos on two shoulders