Paisley tattoo ideas

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Black ink drawing of an ornamental mandala design with paisley motifs, feather-like shapes and dotted shading, drawn on white paper beside two black fineliner pens.
Ornamental mandala tattoo design drawing
Blue pen sketch of an ornamental design with paisley leaves, a fish with scale detail, an open eye and flowers, shown without any body part.
Paisley, fish and eye design sketch
Black and grey dotwork drawing of an ornate elephant head with mandala patterns, a lotus above and below, and teardrop motifs, shown as a tattoo design.
Ornate elephant head mandala with lotus
Dark red-brown line drawing of an intricate henna-style floral design with paisley leaves and a central rosette on a cream background.
Henna-style floral paisley line drawing
Black and grey pencil drawing of a dense paisley and floral design with stippled shading, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Dense paisley and floral pencil design
Black ink drawing of a standing lion, filled with paisley, mandala and swirl ornament, on white paper.
Ornate lion line drawing
Hand-drawn flash design of a red rose framed by black henna-style paisley leaves and a curling vine, with no body placement shown.
Red rose with henna-style leaves and vine
Black and white flash sheet of an ornate elephant surrounded by paisley, mandala, floral, feather, tribal triangle and om designs, all in black linework.
Ornamental elephant and motif flash sheet
Black ink line drawing of a hamsa hand filled with mandala, scroll and paisley patterns on a textured teal and orange background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Hamsa hand with mandala pattern
Pen drawing of a hamsa hand filled with mandala and paisley patterns and an open eye at its centre, drawn on paper with a black pen.
Hamsa hand with eye design sketch
Black ink drawing of a lotus flower inside a mandala-style design with dotwork shading and leaf motifs, on white paper, with no body placement shown.
Lotus mandala design with dotwork detail
Black ink line drawing of a rose framed by mandala and paisley filigree, with dotwork shading and hanging dot chains, shown as a tattoo design.
Rose and mandala filigree design
A grid of brown and gold mehndi-style floral and paisley motifs on a white background, offered as tattoo flash.
Grid of henna-style floral motifs
Black ink drawing of a crescent moon filled with mandala patterns and a central butterfly motif, with stippled dotwork edges, as a tattoo design.
Crescent moon mandala with butterfly
Black and white drawing of the words The Strokes inside a black circle, surrounded by intricate floral and paisley doodles, shown as a tattoo design.
The Strokes logo with floral doodle design
Two printed arm sleeves laid diagonally, covered in traditional-style tattoo designs including an octopus, a pin-up, a skull, a rose and a nautical star.
Printed tattoo-style arm sleeves
Black ink line drawing of an ornate stylised bird with swirling filigree detailing, paired with flower shapes, on a plain white background.
Ornate bird with swirls and flowers
Black linework flash design of an ornate flower with paisley swirls, dotted leaves and a mandala centre, on a white background.
Ornate paisley and mandala flower design
Black and white ornamental drawing of an elephant head filled with swirls, dots and paisley-like patterns, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Ornamental elephant head line drawing
Black ink flash sheet of sixteen paisley and floral motifs in a henna-style pattern on a white background.
Sheet of paisley and floral tattoo flash designs
Black ink drawing of an ornate feather with swirls, dots and paisley shapes, a tattoo flash design on cream paper with no placement shown.
Ornate feather design in ink
Black ink flash design of a swallow with a lace-patterned wing, paisley motifs and flowers, drawn in a black-and-white fine line style.
Swallow with paisley and lace-style flowers
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 and grey ornate lotus mandala flash design with dotwork shading and hanging dot-and-diamond drops, drawn on a white background.
Ornate lotus mandala design
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design showing an ornate owl perched below a peace sign, with feathers and paisley ornament, in black and grey on paper.
Owl, peace sign and feathers design
Black ink drawing of a lace-patterned floral tattoo design on tracing paper, with a marker pen at the top of the frame.
Lace-style floral design drawn on paper
Black ink drawing of an ornamental mandala with paisley-like petals and fine dotted detail on white paper, shown as a tattoo design.
Ornamental mandala design drawn in black ink
Black and grey ink drawing of an ornate lotus and paisley mandala tattoo design, with dotwork shading, drawn on white paper.
Ornate lotus and paisley design drawing
Hand-drawn design in a sketchbook showing two yellow sunflowers with black paisley-style leaves, swirling vines and a peace sign.
Sunflowers and paisley vine design
Dark brown line drawing of an ornate henna-style floral design with paisley swirls, leaves and a central mandala-like flower, on a cream background.
Henna-style paisley and flower design
Grid of four rows of black line motifs on cream squares, labelled tree, paisley, floret and starburst, shown as tattoo flash designs.
Tree, paisley, floret and starburst motif sheet
Black line drawing of an elephant filled with mandala, paisley and dot patterns, shown as a flash design rather than on skin.
Mandala-patterned elephant design
Two ornate pen drawings of tattoo designs on paper, a mandala-style piece above and a lace-like collar design below.
Ornate mandala and lace collar designs
Black ink line drawing of an ornate heart with mandala-style patterns, leaves and trailing vines, drawn as a tattoo design on paper.
Ornate heart with vines and leaves
Symmetrical ornate owl design with dotwork, floral and paisley patterns, drawn in a single dark brown ink on a white background.
Ornate owl in sugar skull style
Black fineline drawing of a dense floral design with leaves, paisley swirls and flower heads, being inked by hand with a fineliner pen.
Hand-drawn floral design with fineliner
Five black line drawings of ornate lotus and paisley-style floral motifs on a white background, in a botanical style suited to tattoo design.
Five ornate lotus and paisley motifs
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical lotus flower with paisley petals, scrolls and dotted detailing on white paper, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Lotus flower design with paisley detailing
Black and grey drawing of an ornate hamsa hand with a detailed eye at its centre, set on a textured beige background, shown as a tattoo design.
Hamsa hand with eye design
Black ink mandala tattoo design drawn on paper, with a crescent moon at the centre and dotwork and geometric petals radiating outwards.
Mandala with crescent moon design
Black ink drawing of a half mandala with lotus-like petals and stippled dotwork shading, drawn on white paper, shown as a design for a possible tattoo.
Half mandala drawn in black dotwork on paper
Black ink pen drawing of an ornate mandala design with a central flower, teardrop motifs and leaf-like scrollwork on white paper, with faint pencil guidelines.
Mandala design with flower and teardrop motifs
Black line drawing of an ornamental dragonfly with paisley-style patterned wings and curled antennae, shown as a flash design on white.
Ornamental dragonfly design
Brown line drawing of henna-style paisley, leaf and flower motifs on a beige background, shown as a tattoo design sheet.
Henna-style paisley and flower motifs
Black linework drawing of a peony with leaves and paisley-style swirls on paper, a botanical tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Peony and paisley swirl design
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a hamsa hand with an eye at its centre, flanked by two roses, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Hamsa hand with eye and two roses design
Black line drawing of an open hand with dotted and floral henna-style patterns across the palm, wrist and fingers, suited to a hand tattoo.
Dotted floral henna-style hand design
Black linework mandala design with five scalloped petals, paisley motifs, dotted borders and hatched edges, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Five-petal mandala flower design