Ornamental tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey tiger head sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm of a man wearing a tank top and snapback cap.
Tiger sleeve on a raised arm
Black lace-pattern tattoos with floral scrollwork across a forearm and upper arm, in a blackwork style.
Black lace sleeve on forearm and upper arm
Both forearms of a person with palms up, covered in symmetrical blackwork geometric tattoos of diamond motifs, chevrons and stripes.
Blackwork geometric forearm sleeves
Black and grey dotwork lotus and mandala tattoo wrapping around the forearm, set against a white textured wall.
Lotus mandala band on a forearm
Two pairs of hands pressed together against a lavender wall, with white ink ornamental paisley designs on the backs of the hands, the fingers and the wrists.
White ink paisley designs on hands and wrists
Silver and white ornamental linework designs on a woman's forearms and hands, with a metallic chain pendant over a blue crochet bikini.
Silver ornamental designs on forearms and hands
Black and grey tattoos cover a woman's arm, hand, thigh, calf and ankle as she kneels on sand beside the water.
Black and grey tattoo sleeve and leg on beach
Gold metallic temporary tattoo of a lace ornament running across the back of a hand, with chevrons and a band on the wrist.
Gold metallic lace hand tattoo
A woman lying down wearing a black top and black briefs, with black and grey tattoos on her upper arm, forearm, ribs and thigh.
Black and grey tattoos on arm, torso and thigh
Black and white photo of a shirtless man seen from behind in boxer briefs, with a large ornate tattoo on his upper arm and shoulder and a dark tattoo on his forearm.
Back view of tattooed arms in a kitchen
Fine line black crescent moon tattoo on a forearm, filled with lace-like patterns, leaves and swirls.
Ornate crescent moon on a forearm
Black and white photo of a raised hand and forearm with a geometric mandala tattoo, with further ornamental tattoos on the upper arm.
Geometric mandala tattoo on hand and forearm
Black ornamental tattoo across the back of a hand with a star at the centre and a patterned band on the forearm, in a blackwork style.
Black star and patterned forearm band on hand
Colour tattoo of a seated fox filled with orange swirling linework and purple shading at the tail, on the inner forearm.
Ornamental fox on a forearm
Back view of a shirtless man in black underwear in a kitchen, showing a black and grey ornamental sleeve on the upper arm and a tree design on the forearm.
Black and grey sleeve and forearm tattoos
Black and white photograph of a woman seen from behind with a black ornamental sleeve tattoo on her left arm and smaller linework on her upper back.
Ornamental arm sleeve, black and white back view
Black and grey realism and dotwork tattoo of a lion's face with mandala patterning and a small skull on the inner forearm.
Lion and mandala on a forearm
Black and grey skull tattoo with a mandala, roses and leaves on a forearm, in ornamental dotwork and fine line.
Skull and mandala on a forearm
Fine line black tattoos of a heart, crescent moon, cross and dots on the fingers and hand, with a larger floral design on the forearm.
Fine line finger tattoos with white marble nails
Photo of a man's tattooed arms below the short sleeves of a white, grey and pink colour-block shirt, with mixed colour and black and grey designs on the upper arms and forearms.
Tattooed arms beneath a colour-block shirt
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
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
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 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
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 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
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
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 and grey photograph of a torso with full dotwork sleeves, chest patterns and a lotus with fern-like fronds tattooed on the abdomen.
Dotwork sleeves with lotus on the abdomen
Black and white photo of a man in a white vest holding a kitten, with script lettering across his chest and black ornamental tattoos on his forearm.
Chest script and kitten in black and grey
Two people holding hands outdoors, with a black and grey traditional rose tattoo on one forearm and geometric patterned tattoos on the other arm.
Couple holding hands showing forearm and upper arm tattoos
Black and grey dreamcatcher tattoo on an upper arm, with an ornamental floral design on the forearm and flowers on the shoulder.
Dreamcatcher and ornamental arm tattoos
Black and grey realism portrait tattoo on the back of a hand, with ornamental tattoos on the chest and forearm of a shirtless man in dark biker jeans.
Portrait on hand and ornamental chest piece
White ink tribal-style cross tattoo with scrollwork and diamond shapes on a forearm, set against a colourful smiley-face patterned background.
White ink cross on a forearm
Shirtless bearded man with black tribal knotwork tattoos across his left shoulder, upper arm, chest and forearm.
Tribal knotwork tattoos on shoulder and chest
Two women seen from behind sitting at the edge of a pool, one with a sleeve on her arm and ornate tattoos on her buttocks, the other with rose tattoos across her back and shoulder.
Two women with back and arm tattoos by a pool
Shirtless man lying in bed with his face hidden by his hands, showing a black and grey bird and ornamental tattoo on his forearm and a dark tree line tattoo on his upper arm.
Bird and forest tattoos on arms
Black and grey scrollwork tattoo with swirling shapes and shading on a forearm, beside a leather strap and stacked leather bracelets.
Black and grey scrollwork on a forearm
Black and grey lace-style floral sleeve tattoo running from the upper arm to the forearm, worn by a person in a dark red dress.
Lace-style floral sleeve on the arm
Gold and blue metallic ornamental designs on a forearm and the back of a hand, with bangles and rings worn alongside.
Metallic ornamental designs on forearm and hand