Paisley tattoo ideas

518 photos and flash · 37% Botanical, 25% Dotwork · Forearm most common

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Woman wearing gold and silver metallic botanical temporary tattoos on her chest, wrist and upper arm, with a vine of leaves and paisley-style patterns.
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos
Black and grey tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm with a rose, a central mandala flower and ornate paisley linework below.
Floral mandala sleeve on upper arm
Close view of a white ink ornamental paisley tattoo spreading across a person's shoulder and upper arm, with a dark-haired figure partly visible.
White ink paisley pattern on shoulder
Black and grey lotus flower tattoo with mandala-style ornament and dotwork detail across the forearm.
Lotus and mandala tattoo on a forearm
Blue ink line drawing of a seahorse filled with paisley, dot and mandala-style patterns on a plain cream background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Paisley seahorse ink drawing
White ink lace and floral tattoo across the back of a hand, wrist and fingers, set against a dark sleeve.
White lace floral design on hand
Black and grey ornamental mandala full sleeve with blue watercolour splashes, covering a man's arm from shoulder to forearm.
Ornamental mandala full sleeve
Two matching black ink elephant tattoos with floral and paisley patterns sit on the inner forearms of two people, one on each wrist.
Matching patterned elephant tattoos on two forearms
Black ink drawing of an ornate lotus mandala with hanging beaded chains, held up beside a small swirl-knot tattoo on a finger.
Lotus mandala tattoo design drawing
Black and grey dotwork mandala half sleeve with floral and paisley motifs covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Mandala half sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey ornamental mandala tattoo with dotwork shading covering a forearm, photographed against a dark background.
Ornamental mandala sleeve on a forearm
Black ornamental mandala tattoo with swirls and floral motifs on the outer forearm of a person wearing a black Adidas top.
Ornate mandala tattoo on a forearm
Black ink paisley and floral ornament tattoo covering the front of a thigh, rendered in fine line and dotwork style.
Paisley ornament tattoo on a thigh
Black ink line drawing of a front-facing elephant filled with dense paisley and mandala patterns, a design suited to a fine line tattoo.
Ornate elephant line drawing
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a matryoshka doll with paisley, flower and geometric patterns across a shoulder and upper arm.
Matryoshka doll shoulder and arm tattoo
Ornate botanical lily tattoo design drawn on white, with dense black and grey patterned petals, orange stamens and a green leaf curling to the left.
Ornate lily with green leaf and swirls
Six black and grey feather drawings on a peach background, several with dotwork and geometric patterning, shown as tattoo flash designs.
Six decorative feather designs
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork shading on the inner forearm, extending from the wrist towards the elbow.
Mandala tattoo on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a gramophone with dense decorative patterns, with swirls and curling shapes drifting out of the horn on cream paper.
Gramophone with swirling ink patterns
Colour tattoo of a lotus flower within a fine line mandala on the upper back, shaded in red, orange and yellow.
Lotus mandala across upper back
Black linework mandala and paisley tattoo on the side of the torso, with blue, purple and pink watercolour-style washes and drips.
Mandala and paisley linework with watercolour splashes
Black line flash design of an ornate elephant filled with mandala and paisley patterns, with three flowers and a small lotus motif on a white background.
Ornate elephant and flowers flash sheet
Black line tattoo of an ornamental elephant with its trunk raised and a swirl of spray above it, placed on a person's upper back and shown from behind.
Ornamental elephant on upper back
Dark paisley and floral tattoo running down the centre of a bare back, with a sea view behind.
Paisley and floral tattoo down the back
Two hands with spread fingers showing green botanical vine tattoos on the fingers and a green ornamental mandala-style tattoo across the back of the hand, with red nails and silver rings.
Green vine and mandala tattoos on hands
Full floral sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm, black and grey on the left panel and coloured on the right, with flowers, swirls and dotwork.
Floral sleeve tattoo on the arm
Black fine line phoenix tattoo with flowing feathers running from the side of the ribs down onto the thigh.
Phoenix tattoo across ribs and thigh
Black line drawing of a botanical paisley and floral design with dotted mandala-style flowers on a white background, shown without any body placement.
Paisley and floral line drawing design
Sheet of metallic gold, copper and blue temporary tattoo designs showing a longhorn skull, revolvers, horseshoes, stars, arrows and patterned bands on a white background.
Metallic Western temporary tattoo sheet
Black and grey fine line ornamental lace tattoo with paisley and floral motifs covering a woman's thigh and running down past the knee.
Ornamental lace leg tattoo on thigh and knee
Black line-art flash sheet of mandala and paisley floral designs, suitable as a reference for a fine line or mehndi-style tattoo.
Mandala and paisley line-art flash sheet
White ink tattoo of an ornate paisley and mandala design on the upper back of a person with blonde hair.
White ink paisley tattoo on upper back
Seven red-brown henna-style design motifs on a white background, including two peacocks, paisley shapes and lotus forms, shown as a tattoo flash drawing.
Henna-style motif flash sheet
Colour tattoo of paisley-style flowers, leaves and a feather on a person's upper arm and shoulder, in Neo-trad style.
Colourful paisley and floral arm tattoo
Colourful neo-trad style elephant tattoo with mandala flowers and a purple blossom on the inner forearm, close to a teal wristband.
Elephant and mandala flowers on a forearm
Colourful feather tattoo on the thigh filled with blue, teal, pink and yellow floral and paisley patterns outlined in black.
Patterned feather tattoo on thigh
Black and grey photo of an ornate floral tattoo with paisley-like motifs across the back of a hand and down onto the fingers, in a botanical style.
Ornate floral design across the back of a hand
Black linework mandala with a central lotus flower and ornate paisley-style scrollwork covering the inside of a forearm.
Lotus mandala on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of lace-like ornament, hearts and florals covering a woman's back.
Lace-style back tattoo with hearts
White ink tattoo of a mandala and paisley pattern covering a forearm, shown against a pale bedsheet.
White ink mandala and paisley forearm tattoo
Black ornamental tattoo running from the ankle over the top of a bare foot and between the toes, shown on a yellow wooden floor.
Black ornamental design across a foot
A colourful seahorse tattoo filled with paisley-style patterns, sitting on the upper back below the neck.
Ornamental seahorse on upper back
Black and grey lace-style floral tattoo running down the side of the back and ribs, with scrollwork, leaves and hanging bead chains.
Lace-style floral tattoo on ribs and back
Black ink ornamental mandala tattoo running down the centre of a woman's upper back, with her hair tied up in a bun.
Ornate mandala tattoo down the upper back
Two hands with silver-white geometric mandala and chevron designs on the hands, wrists and forearms, with silver rings on the fingers.
Silver mandala designs on hands and wrists
Ornate feather design drawn in black linework and dotwork, with teal, blue and red accents on a white background.
Ornate feather tattoo design
Black and grey full arm sleeve tattoo with ornamental paisley and mandala patterns, a flower mandala and a Buddha face near the wrist, running from the upper arm down the forearm.
Full arm sleeve with mandalas and a Buddha face
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a shaded Ganesha face with a detailed ornamental mandala pattern above it.
Ganesha and ornamental full sleeve