Ornamental tattoo ideas

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

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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 geometric mandala tattoo with a lotus-like centre and a hanging drop motif across a woman's chest, above a black bralette.
Geometric mandala chest tattoo
Black line mandala tattoo with a feather motif covering the upper and middle back, in a geometric style.
Mandala and feather tattoo across a back
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
Freshly tattooed black and grey ornamental wolf head on the calf, being wiped by a gloved hand with a cotton pad.
Ornamental wolf head on a lower leg
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
Close-up of a black ornamental mandala tattoo with a dense, symmetrical floral pattern on a person's shoulder, with small Roman numerals above it.
Black mandala tattoo on shoulder
Pencil drawing of a ram head with curled horns and tribal-style patterning, shown as a tattoo flash design with no body placement visible.
Ornamental ram head design