Paisley tattoo ideas

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

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Black ink line drawing of a mandala-style design with two open blossoms, drawn on white paper, with no body placement shown.
Mandala and blossom design sketch
Close view of a blue ornate mandala tattoo with floral and paisley-like detail on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Blue ornate mandala tattoo on upper back
Fine line geometric mandala tattoo with gear-like spirals and teal star accents on the back of a calf.
Mandala and gear calf tattoo
Brown ink drawing of an elephant filled with intricate floral, dotted and lattice patterns, shown as a tattoo design.
Ornamental elephant design in brown ink
Ornate winged crest design in white and gold on a black background, with a golden triforce at its centre and paisley-style patterns across the wings.
Winged triforce crest design
Black and grey botanical tattoo of orchids across a shoulder, with a floral and paisley-style tattoo on the upper arm of a woman in a black crop top.
Black and grey orchid tattoos on shoulder and arm
Black and grey dotwork sugar skull surrounded by mandala and lotus florals on the outer thigh.
Sugar skull with mandala florals on thigh
Black henna-style floral and dotted lace design across a person's lower back and hips, above red underwear.
Henna-style lace design on lower back
Black and grey sugar skull tattoo with a curled handlebar moustache, decorated with paisley and floral patterns, on skin.
Sugar skull with a moustache
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 grey dotwork paisley and mandala sleeve covering the upper arm and elbow, with a flower motif and swirling leaves.
Paisley and mandala arm sleeve in grey
Model with a gold metallic lace-patterned gun temporary tattoo on her hip and a geometric hexagon design on her forearm, beside a sheet of matching designs.
Gold lace gun temporary tattoo on hip
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
Close photo of a pink, orange and yellow watercolour-style sun mandala with a central spiral and paisley petals on the upper back.
Pink sun mandala on upper back
Symmetrical black line drawing of an ornate owl built from paisley, leaf sprig and mandala motifs, shown as a tattoo design on plain white.
Ornate owl design in paisley linework
Line drawing of an elephant head filled with mandala and paisley patterns in blue and purple gradient ink, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Ornate mandala elephant head design
Dark, intricate peacock and paisley floral design across the upper back, in a botanical style, appearing to be henna-style rather than tattoo ink.
Peacock and paisley design on upper back
Colour tattoo of a sitting cat built from paisley shapes and leafy lines, in teal, green and red, on the side of the ribs.
Paisley cat on the side ribs
Two pale blue ornamental designs with dotted lines on a woman's forearms, with her arms crossed over a crochet bikini top and a metallic chain piece.
Blue ornamental forearm designs with dotted lines
Black ink drawing of an ornate feather filled with paisley, mandala and floral patterns on a white background.
Ornate feather design in black ink
Black ink blackwork sleeve with paisley, floral and mandala-style motifs covering the upper arm and forearm of a person lying on a white sheet.
Full blackwork ornamental sleeve on an arm
Black and grey ornamental design of mandalas, paisley and flowers running down the centre of a person's back.
Ornamental mandala column down the spine
Brown henna mehndi with floral and paisley motifs covers a hand and the top of a foot, resting on a wooden box.
Henna floral design on hand and foot
Hand-drawn black ink mandala design of overlapping floral petals and swirls on cream paper, with faint pencil guidelines visible.
Black ink mandala floral design sketch
White ink mandala tattoo with floral and paisley motifs covering the upper arm and shoulder of a woman in a white vest top.
White ink mandala on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a lion's head across a woman's upper back, framed by black mandala-style ornament and teal shading on the shoulder.
Realistic lion with mandala ornament on upper back
Black and grey lotus flower within a mandala and lace pattern across a woman's upper back, with a paisley motif below and tattooing on her upper arm.
Lotus and mandala across upper back
Black ornamental elephant head tattoo with paisley and mandala patterns on the upper back of a woman with wavy blonde hair.
Ornate elephant head on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of paisley, mandala and floral motifs running from the upper arm across the elbow.
Paisley and mandala tattoo on upper arm
Black ornamental blackwork tattoo of a mandala, flowers and paisley scrolls covering a forearm, with more tattooed linework on the hand and wrist beside it.
Blackwork floral mandala on a forearm
Black line drawing of a floral mandala design with a circular centre, petal-like points and a paisley vine hanging below, in a botanical style.
Floral mandala design with paisley vine
Black and grey lotus tattoo with paisley mandala linework and dotwork shading across the upper back.
Lotus and mandala on upper back
Blue ornamental drawing of two intertwined fish covered in dotwork and paisley-like filigree on a pale grey background, shown as a design rather than on skin.
Blue ornamental twin fish design
Black and grey fine line paisley tattoo across a person's upper back, shown in a monochrome photograph with hair worn in a bun.
Paisley back piece on the upper back
Line drawing of the words Love yourself in flowing script, framed by paisley-style flowers, feather shapes and swirling flourishes on a tan textured background.
Love yourself script with floral flourishes
Black ink tattoo of a hippo filled with mandala-style patterns, sitting on the upper back.
Ornamental hippo on upper back
Black line drawing of an elephant filled with floral and mandala-style patterns, styled as a tattoo flash design.
Patterned elephant line drawing
Grid of black ink line drawings showing four motif families, tree, paisley, floret and starburst, each drawn at four increasing levels of detail on a pale background.
Tree, paisley, floret and starburst motif chart
Black dotwork mandala tattoo across the nape and upper back of a woman with her hair pinned up, shown from behind.
Ornamental mandala tattoo on upper back
Colour tattoo of a quetzal bird in an ornate gold frame on the side of a torso, with a teal mandala tattoo on the thigh of a person in a black top.
Quetzal in a frame and teal mandala on thigh
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
Close-up of a hand with white ornamental floral patterns across the back, fingers and wrist, on dark skin against a grey marble background.
White ornamental henna-style design on a hand
Black ink tattoo of an elephant covered in mandala, paisley and floral patterns on the upper arm.
Ornate elephant on upper arm
Black ink drawing of a hamsa hand with an eye and yin-yang details above a lotus flower, in a botanical and dotwork style, with no body placement shown.
Hamsa hand and lotus flower design
Large ornamental back tattoo with symmetrical paisley, scrollwork and a small red lotus at the centre, shown across the middle of the back in a botanical and geometric style.
Ornate mandala back tattoo
Close view of a hand with an ornate white henna-style design of swirls, dots and lattice across the back of the hand and wrist, with a woman in a grey top and grass behind.
White henna-style pattern on a hand
Black and white photo of a dotwork mandala and paisley-style tattoo on the outer thigh, with a central eye motif and a dotted line below.
Mandala and paisley design on a thigh
Colour tattoo of an adult elephant and calf decorated with floral patterns and leaves on the forearm.
Elephant and calf with floral patterns