Ornament tattoo ideas

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

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Blue line drawing of an ornate anchor with scrolled filigree and dotted detail on a textured paper background, shown as a tattoo design.
Ornate blue anchor design
Black and grey dotwork forearm tattoo of an ornate mandala with an eye inside a triangle at the centre, on the inner forearm below an outstretched hand.
Mandala and eye forearm tattoo
Back of a hand covered in black lace-style ornament and a mandala flower, with a blue and yellow moth at its centre and key designs on the fingers.
Lace and moth hand tattoo
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with a lotus flower on the forearm, photographed on a person wearing a pink top.
Mandala and lotus on a forearm
Close-up of a traditional style tattoo of a small ginger cat with black outlines, placed on a forearm beside a large ornate design in purple and yellow.
Small ginger cat on a traditional arm piece
Black and grey ornate heart tattoo on the back of a hand, with a line of beaded dots running down towards the wrist.
Ornate heart with bead chain on hand
Black ink lotus flower tattoo with mandala detailing on the upper back of a woman lying on a striped towel.
Lotus mandala on upper back
Drawn flash design of an elephant head with pastel lotus petals above and below, framed by black ink swirls and dot ornaments.
Elephant and lotus flash design
Black and grey tattoo of ornate scissors with shaded blades and filigree handles across a forearm.
Ornate scissors on a forearm
Black and grey ornate elephant tattoo with intricate patterned detailing on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Ornate elephant on a shoulder blade
Black fine line crescent moon tattoo on a forearm, filled with ornate floral and scroll patterns in a botanical fine line style.
Ornamental crescent moon on a forearm
Black and grey fine line paisley and botanical tattoo centred on the upper back, extending up towards the neck.
Paisley floral tattoo across upper back
Orange line drawing of a symmetrical mandala with lotus petals and dotted detailing on a white background.
Orange mandala lotus design
Black ink paisley and floral ornamental tattoo on the outer thigh, with fine linework and dotted shading, photographed in black and white.
Paisley ornamental tattoo on the thigh
Black ornamental lace-style tattoo with dotwork beads and gem-like jewels covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Black lace and pearl ornament on upper arm and shoulder
White ink mandala tattoo with swirling ornamental linework across the shoulder and upper arm, photographed from behind.
White ink mandala on shoulder
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo centred on the upper back of a person with their hair tied up, seen from behind.
Dotwork mandala on upper back
Traditional style colour tattoo of overlapping profile faces above a collared bust, with a star ornament, shown on a lower leg.
Stacked profile faces in a bust on a calf
Black ink ornamental back tattoo with a mandala motif on the left and feather designs on the right, shown on a bare upper back.
Ornamental feather and mandala back tattoo
Large black lace-style mandala tattoo with dotwork trails across a person's hip and upper thigh, lying on a bed.
Black lace mandala tattoo on hip and thigh
Black ink mandala tattoo with floral motifs and dotwork shading across the back of a hand and onto the forearm, resting on a teal patterned cloth.
Mandala tattoo across hand and forearm
Black ornamental tattoo of stacked mandala-style bands with lotus, paisley and heart motifs, running down the inside of a forearm.
Ornamental mandala bands on a forearm
Greyscale pencil drawing of a side-view skull whose cranium is filled with carved gothic tracery and acanthus-style foliage, with two drawing pens below.
Realistic skull with gothic tracery
Black blackwork spiral heart tattoo on the palm of a hand held open, with heavily tattooed arms and legs of a kneeling person on grass behind it.
Spiral heart tattoo on a palm
Close photo of a teal and black filigree heart tattoo with lettering across its centre, sitting on the upper arm.
Filigree heart with lettering on upper arm
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical lotus mandala design with dotwork shading and fine line petals, drawn on paper.
Lotus mandala design with dotwork detail
Blue and black mandala-patterned elephant tattoo across the upper back of a woman seen from behind.
Mandala elephant on upper back
Black line drawing of an infinity symbol framed by ornamental scrolls and dots, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Infinity symbol with swirls
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pistol and a dagger over an ornate lace band on the upper thigh, shown in a two-panel photo.
Pistol and dagger over a lace band on thigh
Black ornate filigree tattoo with swirls, drops and dotted chains across a woman's shoulder and upper back, in fine line and dotwork style.
Ornate filigree chandelier tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey dotwork and fine line floral mandala sleeve on an upper arm, with a rose at the shoulder.
Floral mandala sleeve on upper arm
Black dotwork flash sheet of ten pairs of crescent arc designs with dot clusters and hanging drops, shown without any body part.
Dotwork arc and drop ornament flash sheet
Small black fine line hamsa hand tattoo with an eye motif sitting behind a person's ear, shown in close up.
Small hamsa hand behind the ear
Black ink ornamental tattoo of stylised flowers and scrolls centred on the upper back, with the wearer's face not shown.
Floral ornamental tattoo across upper back
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of an ornate gold key wrapped in a teal ribbon on the calf.
Ornate key with teal ribbon on a calf
Two black ink tattoos of the lyric phrases "You are my sunshine" and "My only sunshine", each with a small sun motif, on a person's upper back and a second area of skin below.
Matching sunshine lettering on the back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an owl face beneath a crown, with ornate scrollwork below, on the forearm.
Owl with crown and ornamental scrollwork
Black and grey ornamental band tattoo with paisley and lotus-like motifs wrapping the upper arm, below a dark top with embroidered flowers on the sleeve.
Ornamental band tattoo on upper arm
Black ornamental mandala sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm of a woman in a beige camisole, shown in fine linework.
Mandala sleeve from shoulder to wrist
Black line drawing of a cat face in sugar skull style, with swirling ornamental patterns, a diamond motif on the forehead and detailed eyes.
Sugar skull cat face design
Black fine line ornamental tattoo of diamonds, scrolls and dots on the side of the ribs, shown in a black and grey photo.
Symmetrical ornament tattoo on the ribs
Fine line black ink tattoo of ornamental script and a central symbol on the inner wrist, worn beside stacked silver bracelets.
Ornamental script tattoo on the inner wrist
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an ornate chandelier with hanging beads on the upper arm.
Chandelier tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with fine linework on the top of a shoulder, set against a green and yellow leaf pattern.
Mandala tattoo on the shoulder
Hands and forearms with bold traditional tattoos, including a red winged design and a green snake, resting on a mustard tartan blanket.
Traditional hand and forearm tattoos
Black line drawing of a symmetrical floral ornament with flower heads, scrolls, leaves and dots on a cream background, shown as a design rather than on skin.
Symmetrical floral ornament line drawing
Symmetrical mandala drawn in purple, magenta and teal ink on paper in a spiral sketchbook, with a design that could work as a tattoo.
Mandala drawing in purple and teal ink
Black and white photo of a script lettering tattoo across a man's chest and an ornamental tattoo on the back of his hand, with a tabby kitten resting against him.
Script chest tattoo and hand tattoo with a kitten