Ornamental tattoo ideas

128 photos and flash · 22% Blackwork, 16% Geometric · Forearm most common

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Photograph of a woman in a black wide-brimmed hat and black bikini, with black and grey tattoo sleeves on her upper arms and forearms, standing on rocks by the sea.
Woman in a sun hat with arm tattoos by the sea
Collage of an abstract ornamental tattoo across a hand, fingers and forearm, with black linework, purple shading and an eye motif.
Eye and swirl tattoo on hand and forearm
Solid black heart design built from curling swirls and teardrop shapes on a white background, suited to a blackwork stencil.
Ornamental swirl heart design
Dark ornamental mandala design covering the back of a hand and wrist, with fine lines extending onto the fingers.
Mandala design on the back of a hand
Realism tattoo of a face's eyes, one blue and one amber, framed by black swirling ornamental linework on the upper arm.
Realistic eyes within swirling linework on arm
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a wolf head with ornate filigree patterns across the forehead, cheeks and ruff, on a white background.
Ornamental wolf head design
Black and grey photo of a hand holding scissors through the handles, with a small black looped symbol tattooed on the side of the finger.
Small symbol tattoo on a finger
Fine line black ink tattoo of an elephant with ornamental swirls on the ankle, photographed against a green cloth.
Elephant with swirls on an ankle
Black ink drawing of a hummingbird in flight, its wings and body filled with swirls, dots and teardrop shapes, on a pale paper background.
Ornamental hummingbird design in black ink
Black and grey photograph of a bare back with a long vertical ornamental tattoo of mandalas and flowers running down the spine, in a fine-line botanical and geometric style.
Ornate mandala spine tattoo on a back
Close view of a pale, white-ink style scrolling filigree tattoo across a bare shoulder, upper back and upper arm.
Pale swirling filigree on shoulder and arm
Black and grey ornamental floral mandala tattoo across the upper back of a woman in a peach open-back dress, with smaller tattoos on her arm.
Ornate floral mandala on upper back
A woman holds her hands over her face, showing dark geometric ornamental tattoos on the back of one hand, the wrist and a finger.
Geometric hand and wrist designs in dark ink
Dense black ink ornamental floral tattoo covering a woman's thigh and running down to the calf, in a botanical style.
Ornamental floral tattoo on a thigh and calf
Black linework lace-style tattoo across the underbust and ribs, with a central ornate panel and small dotted drops below.
Ornate lace-style underbust tattoo
Black fine line mandala sleeve covering the upper arm and forearm of a woman in a beige crop top.
Mandala sleeve on an arm
Gold metallic ornamental tattoos with swirls and dark jewel accents across a hand, wrist, upper arm and shoulder.
Gold ornamental temporary tattoos on arm and hand
Black ink tattoo of two elephants walking in single file across the thigh, with intricate patterned linework filling their bodies.
Two ornate elephants walking on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork lotus tattoo on the side of a woman's ribs, with her arm raised and a fringed metallic wrap draped over her side.
Lotus tattoo on a ribcage in profile
Black ink drawing on paper of a radial mandala made from looping continuous lines, spirals, dots and an Om symbol, shown as a tattoo design sketch.
Radial mandala of loops, spirals and an Om symbol
Bold black blackwork owl tattoo with ornate patterned eyes and wings, placed on the ankle and lower leg of a bare foot on a wooden floor.
Tribal owl tattoo on a lower leg
Black lace and floral tattoo wrapping around the upper arm of a woman in a grey t-shirt, with the arm bent at the elbow.
Black lace tattoo on upper arm
Side view of a leg in a strappy heeled sandal, with a black and grey ornamental tattoo running from the calf down to the ankle.
Black and grey ornamental tattoo on a calf and ankle
Black ornamental mandala tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm of a woman whose arm is raised across her head, with her back to the camera.
Black mandala sleeve on raised arm
Black and grey realism style back tattoo of butterflies, a floral burst and ornamental swirls spanning the mid to lower back.
Butterflies and swirls across a back
Black ink elephant filled with ornamental floral patterns on the side of a person's ribcage, with a white top lifted above it and green leaves behind.
Patterned elephant on the side ribs
Black and white photo of a white ink ornamental tattoo with paisley and scroll patterns across a person's shoulder and upper arm, seen from behind.
White ink ornamental tattoo on shoulder
Full arm sleeve in blackwork and dotwork with a hexagon scale pattern on the forearm and an ornamental mandala on the upper arm, shown from three angles.
Blackwork sleeve with hexagon scales and mandala
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotted shading on the upper arm of a person in a black crop top, with a smaller ornamental design on the forearm.
Black and grey mandala on an upper arm
Black ink drawing of an ornate bird perched on a white background, built from flowing swirls, spirals and dotted circles, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Ornate swirl bird design
Black and white flash design of a cat's head filled with intricate paisley, floral and dotted patterns, suited to a blackwork tattoo.
Ornate cat head design in black linework
Black and grey geometric lion head inside a mandala tattoo on the outer forearm of a person in denim shorts.
Geometric lion in a mandala on a forearm
Silver metallic temporary tattoo of an ornate filigree design with black gems running from the wrist up the forearm and onto the hand.
Silver filigree design on forearm
White ink ornamental tattoo with mandala-like rosettes and scrollwork covering the shoulder and upper arm of a person in a black top.
White ink lace design on shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey ornamental tattoo on a forearm, partly under a rolled shirt cuff, in a black and white photo of a man's outfit with a striped tie.
Ornamental tattoo on a forearm
Black ink drawing of an ornate floral and lace-like design with dotted chains, sketched on cream paper beside pens.
Ornate floral lace design sketch
Black linework tattoo of a stylised bird with feather patterns and spiral swirls on the upper back, shown beside the original pen drawing.
Stylised bird tattoo on upper back
Black ornamental scrollwork tattoo running across a bare thigh and knee of a person lying on a bed.
Ornamental scrollwork tattoo on a thigh
Black ornamental elephant tattoo with a patterned body in blackwork style, on the left ribs of a woman photographed in a mirror.
Ornate elephant tattoo on the ribs
Black linework tattoo of an ornate elephant filled with mandala-style patterns on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Ornate elephant on a shoulder
Black and white ornamental owl tattoo design with intricate linework, patterned feathers and a symmetrical front-facing pose on a cream background.
Ornamental owl design
Flash sheet of twelve black and grey dotwork designs with ornamental animal heads, a crab, a lion and fish, with no body placement shown.
Twelve zodiac-style ornamental designs
Black and grey dragonfly tattoo framed by ornate scrollwork and dotwork geometric patterns across the neck, shoulders and chest.
Dragonfly and scrollwork across neck and chest
Black ink mandala tattoo in a blackwork style wrapping from the ankle across the top of the foot, with paisley and leaf motifs.
Ornamental mandala tattoo on ankle and foot
Black and grey photograph of a large ornamental bird-like tattoo with swirling linework across a shoulder and upper back, with the head turned away from the camera.
Ornamental bird design across shoulder and back
Four-panel photo of a full arm sleeve in black and grey blackwork and dotwork, with ornate geometric patterns running from the shoulder to the wrist.
Ornate geometric full arm sleeve
Black ink ornamental elephant head and trunk with mandala, paisley and chevron patterns, tattooed on the outer thigh.
Ornate elephant on the thigh
Hands with black ornamental designs on the fingers, including swirls, dots and a leaf motif, in a fine-line style on the hand.
Ornamental black designs across fingers