Paisley tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey floral sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, featuring sunflowers, dotwork mandala motifs and paisley swirls.
Floral sleeve across shoulder and upper arm
Colourful paisley, swirl and flower tattoos across the tops of two bare feet, with a bird motif on the right foot.
Paisley and floral foot tattoos
Colour lotus flowers with grey paisley and mandala linework tattooed across a side hip and onto the buttock.
Lotus and paisley tattoo on hip and buttock
Black ink mandala tattoo in a blackwork style wrapping from the ankle across the top of the foot, with paisley and leaf motifs.
Ornamental mandala tattoo on ankle and foot
Black ornamental dotwork tattoo with swirls and a small floral sprig on a woman's forearm, with a gold watch on the wrist.
Ornamental dotwork tattoo on forearm
Close-up of a bright neo-traditional mandala and floral tattoo in pink, purple and teal across a shoulder and upper arm.
Colourful mandala tattoo on a shoulder
Dark brown and grey paisley mandala tattoo with a blank central circle, inked on the inner forearm in a fine dotted style.
Paisley mandala on a forearm
Pencil sketch of a hummingbird in flight beside a lotus flower and paisley-style foliage, drawn as a botanical tattoo design.
Hummingbird and lotus flower pencil design
Ornate drawing of a seated fox with a tail filled with fine black linework patterns and pink watercolour washes, presented as a flash-style tattoo design on cream paper.
Fox with patterned pink tail
Black and grey line drawing of a ram skull with ridged horns in front of a paisley and floral mandala, with the word Aries and two lines of text beneath.
Ram skull with mandala flash design
Black ink ornamental elephant tattoo with mandala-style patterning on the upper back of a person wearing a white lace top.
Ornamental elephant on upper back
Blue ornamental tattoo of a lotus with paisley-style drops and leaf detail, placed on the shoulder and upper arm.
Blue ornamental lotus on a shoulder
Black and grey ornamental mandala tattoo with paisley swirls covering a woman's shoulder, with a tattoo studio blurred in the background.
Ornamental paisley mandala on a shoulder
Dark brown mehndi-style floral and paisley design across the back of a hand and along the fingers, resting on grey fur beside a makeup brush and compact.
Mehndi-style floral design on the back of a hand
Colour butterfly tattoo with black floral swirls and a red flower on a person's shoulder blade, shown in a three-photo collage.
Butterfly and floral swirls on shoulder
Small black ornamental elephant tattoo on the upper back of a woman with ombre blonde hair, photographed from behind.
Ornamental elephant on upper back
Black ink feather tattoo filled with lace-like ornamental patterns, shaded with dotwork, running down the forearm toward the wrist.
Lace feather on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with a central Om symbol and lotus flowers on the outer thigh, photographed in a black and white indoor setting.
Om mandala with lotus flowers on thigh
Black and grey fine line paisley ornament tattoo centred on a woman's chest between her breasts.
Paisley ornament tattoo on the sternum
Colour tattoo of a grey realistic elephant head framed by ornate mandala and paisley patterns on the outer thigh.
Realistic elephant with mandala on thigh
Colourful paisley tattoo with pink, teal, green and yellow ink wrapping around the outer thigh and hip.
Colourful paisley design on the thigh
Woman with a white and pale pink ornamental mandala tattoo outlined in black and dotted detail, placed between the shoulder blades on her back.
Ornate mandala tattoo on upper back
Blue ornate tattoo flash design of a cannabis leaf filled with paisley scrollwork, peacock feathers, a dragonfly and a fleur-de-lis on a pale grey background.
Ornate blue cannabis leaf with peacock feathers
Fine line black tattoo of a floral mandala with leaves and a paisley swirl across a shoulder.
Floral mandala and paisley swirl on a shoulder
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 white photo from behind of a woman with her hair in a bun, showing a fine line paisley and floral tattoo across her upper back and shoulder blade.
Paisley floral tattoo across upper back
Realistic black and grey skull wearing a red paisley bandana, tattooed on the upper arm and shoulder.
Skull in red bandana on upper arm
Close view of a woman with curly hair and gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos with ornate scroll patterns on her forearm, hand, upper arm and back.
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos
Black and grey ornamental mermaid tattoo with a flower on the outer thigh, filled with patterned detail.
Ornamental mermaid and flower on the thigh
Black ink drawing of a crescent moon filled with mandala and paisley patterns, with a lotus flower and a dotted flower beside a vertical ornamental dagger motif.
Crescent moon with mandala and lotus design
Back of a woman's neck and upper back showing a large black ornamental mandala tattoo in a V shape, placed across the nape and between the shoulder blades.
Black ornamental mandala across upper back and nape
Black line drawing of a botanical floral design with leaves and ornamental paisley-style motifs, shown beside two black pigment liner pens.
Fine line floral design with ornamental border
Black ornamental blackwork tattoo of paisley-like scrolls and scalloped borders covering a forearm and the back of a hand in dim light.
Ornamental blackwork on forearm and hand
Realism-style grey elephant head with a pink lotus flower and mandala linework tattooed across a person's upper back.
Elephant and lotus on upper back
Two bare feet crossed in sunlight, with dark ornate lace-style designs on the toes, tops of the feet and ankles, set against green foliage.
Ornate lace-style design on crossed feet
Black and grey ornamental tattoo covering the tops of both feet, with paisley, mandala and scrolling leaf designs and dotwork borders.
Ornamental paisley and mandala tattoo on both feet
Black ink drawing of an ornate lotus mandala design with dotwork shading and hanging dot chains, drawn on white paper, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Lotus mandala tattoo design
Black ink drawing of a stag head with antlers, its outline filled with mandala, floral, paisley and diamond patterns on a parchment-coloured background.
Ornamental stag head design in black ink
Brown line drawing of a henna-style paisley and floral design with scrolls, leaves and dots on a cream background.
Henna-style paisley and floral design
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an elephant head inside an ornate hamsa-style frame, placed on the upper back.
Ornate elephant in a hamsa frame on upper back
Black ink line drawing of a symmetrical henna-inspired paisley motif with leaves, scrolls and dots, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Henna-style paisley motif design
Black linework drawing of an elephant covered in mandala and paisley-style patterns, shown as a flash design.
Mandala-patterned elephant design
White line drawing sheet of paisley and flower designs in a henna-inspired style on a pale blue background, with no body placement shown.
Paisley and floral henna-style flash sheet
Black and grey ornamental tattoo across the upper back and nape, with a rose on the shoulder, photographed from behind.
Ornamental back piece with rose on shoulder
Intricate brown henna mehndi with teal and green accents covering a forearm and the back of a hand against a gold sparkle background.
Henna mehndi on forearm and hand
Black and grey dotwork and fine line ornamental tattoo on the sternum, with a vertical filigree design between the chest and navel.
Ornate sternum mandala tattoo
Black and grey Traditional style elephant tattoo with patterned paisley and swirl details on a person's lower back.
Ornate elephant on the lower back
Black and grey hamsa hand tattoo with a realistic eye at its centre and ornate paisley detailing, shown on the forearm.
Hamsa hand with an eye on a forearm