Paisley tattoo ideas

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

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Large blue and black feathered bird with a lace-patterned body tattooed across the upper back.
Blue feathered bird on upper back
Close view of a woman in a blue paisley print t-shirt, with a short line of black script tattoo partly visible on her upper arm.
Black script tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey mandala and paisley tattoo with fine line detail covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Mandala and paisley shoulder piece
Flash sheet of white ink henna-style designs on a pale blue backing, including a paisley motif, lace bands and a dangling teardrop border, with no body placement shown.
White henna-style flash sheet, paisley and lace designs
Black and red line drawing of an ornate elephant head filled with floral and mandala patterns, shown on a white background.
Ornate elephant head with floral mandala pattern
Black and grey tattoo of peacock feathers and lace-like ornament across a thigh, with a shaded lotus flower on the hip.
Peacock feather and lotus thigh tattoo
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a paisley and floral ornament with a leaf and a rose-like bud on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Paisley and floral mandala on a wrist
Black line flash sheet of ornate paisley motifs, mandala roundels, a lantern, an elephant and a floral border, shown on a white background.
Paisley, mandala and elephant flash sheet
Brown line drawing of an ornate lotus flower with paisley-style detailing, shown as a flash design for a tattoo with no body placement visible.
Ornate lotus flower design in brown line art
Black line flash sheet of five designs: a sun and moon, a paisley swirl, a round geometric mandala, a crescent moon with zigzags and a large mandala sun, with no body placement shown.
Sun, moon and mandala flash sheet
Black linework full sleeve of interlocking mandala, paisley and flower motifs covering a woman's arm from forearm to upper arm.
Ornamental mandala sleeve on a raised arm
Brown henna design of a flower with swirling scrollwork, dots and a paisley-like curl on a forearm, set against purple patterned fabric.
Henna flower and swirls on a forearm
Five black ink ornamental lotus flower designs on a white background, shown as flash artwork rather than on skin.
Five ornamental lotus designs in black
Black line drawing of a stiletto high heel built from ornate flowers, leaves and swirling paisley motifs on a white background.
Floral high-heel shoe line drawing
Traditional style skull in a red paisley bandana, framed by red flowers and dark leaves, tattooed on the outer thigh.
Skull in a red bandana with flowers on the thigh
Two pencil sketches of ornamental mandala-style flower designs on paper, drawn as tattoo designs with no body part shown.
Mandala flower and lace design sketches
Black and grey neo-traditional style tattoo of roses, paisley scrollwork and a skull-like motif across a shoulder and upper back.
Rose and paisley shoulder back tattoo
Close view of a white and pale pink ornamental mandala tattoo with dark outlines on a woman's upper back, below a patterned bandana.
Ornate mandala tattoo on upper back
Ink drawing of an ornamental feather in black linework with pink and turquoise fills and dotted detailing, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Ornamental feather design in pink and turquoise
Black ink blackwork tattoo of a seated cat filled with mandala patterns on a forearm, with a paper stencil of the same design beside it.
Mandala cat on a forearm
Black ink flash drawing of an ornate paisley and leaf mandala design with dotwork shading, drawn on white paper with no body placement shown.
Paisley and leaf mandala tattoo design
Black linework paisley motifs with small flower details running down a forearm, with a hand holding a phone at the lower edge of the frame.
Paisley tattoo running down a forearm
Black ornamental feather tattoo with floral and swirl detailing on a forearm, resting on a paisley patterned bedspread.
Ornamental feather tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey ornamental paisley and flower tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm of a person with their back partly turned to the camera.
Paisley and flower shoulder piece
Close-up of a small black blackwork and dotwork tattoo of an ornamental paisley shape with an eye motif, placed centrally on the chest below the collarbone.
Ornamental eye and droplet tattoo on the sternum
Two raised hands with black nails showing small fine line tattoos on the fingers and an ornate mandala design on the back of one hand, in black ink.
Finger tattoos and a mandala on the hand
Black blackwork tattoo of lace-like scrollwork, a lotus flower and hanging chains with drops, across the upper thigh of a person wearing a dark wrap.
Lace and lotus tattoo on the thigh
Black and grey mandala and rose tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder, with dotwork shading and fine linework.
Mandala and rose sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a shaded rose with leaves and paisley mandala ornaments, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Rose and mandala dotwork design on paper
Black and white ink drawing of a peacock with a long curved neck and a tail filled with dense paisley, dot and swirl patterns, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Ornate peacock line drawing in black ink
Black and grey realism portrait tattoo on the back of a hand, with ornamental tattoos on the chest and forearm of a shirtless man in dark biker jeans.
Portrait on hand and ornamental chest piece
Black ink drawing of the Deathly Hallows symbol, a triangle with a circle and vertical line, filled with mandala-style paisley and floral ornament on white paper.
Deathly Hallows symbol in ornamental linework
Black ink drawing of a lotus flower with paisley swirls, an eye motif and dotted mandala lines, shown as a tattoo design sketch.
Lotus and paisley mandala design
Black and grey dotwork world map tattoo filled with mandala and paisley ornament, sitting on the side of the ribs.
World map tattoo filled with mandala patterns
Black ink ornamental paisley tattoo centred on the chest, in fine line and dotwork, shown in a black and white photograph.
Ornamental paisley tattoo on the sternum
Black and grey lace-style tattoo of a flower and scrolling vine across a woman's shoulder and upper chest.
Lace-style flower tattoo on shoulder and chest
Black and grey pencil drawing of a unicorn head with a flowing mane decorated with paisley motifs, shown as a design rather than on skin.
Unicorn head with paisley mane
Colourful feather tattoo with leaves and swirls on the lower abdomen, above low-rise denim jeans.
Colourful feather tattoo on the lower stomach
Black line drawing of a flower cluster with paisley swirls and vine tendrils, a flash design suited to a tattoo in fine line or Neo-trad style.
Black line flower and paisley design
Black line flash sheet of five ornate lotus flowers with paisley-style detailing, stems and leaves, in a fine line botanical style.
Five ornate lotus flower designs
Black and white photo of a bare back with a long vertical ornamental tattoo of mandala and floral motifs running down the spine, in the Botanical style.
Ornamental floral spine tattoo on a back
Black and grey dotwork sleeve tattoo of mandalas, flowers and paisley scrollwork covering the shoulder and upper arm on both arms.
Ornamental mandala sleeve on both arms
Traditional style elephant tattoo with grey shading and coloured ornament across its head, shown on the thigh, with a close-up of the eye beside it.
Ornamented elephant on a thigh
Black ink drawing of a woman with flowing hair and pink rose and scroll tattoo designs on her shoulder and upper arm.
Woman with pink rose tattoo designs
Black and grey paisley and lace-style tattoos cover both forearms, which are pressed together in front of a white shirt, with the tattoos running from the wrists towards the elbows.
Paisley forearm tattoos with rolled white sleeves
Sheet of mehndi-style temporary tattoo designs in rose-brown ink on white, featuring paisleys, lotus motifs, mandalas and flower clusters.
Mehndi-style paisley and lotus temporary tattoo sheet
Black ink drawing of a cat head in profile, filled with dotwork and fine linework patterns, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Ornate cat head in black linework
Black line drawing flash sheet of botanical tattoo motifs, including flowers, leaves, fern fronds, swirls and dotted vines, on a white background.
Botanical flash sheet of leaves, flowers and vines