Paisley tattoo ideas

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

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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
Black and grey dotwork and linework floral mandala tattoo running down a person's upper arm, with a white tank top and black scarf in view.
Black and grey floral mandala on upper arm
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 blackwork and dotwork lace-style scrollwork with soft pink watercolour flowers, tattooed on the side ribs.
Black lace scrollwork and pink flowers on the ribs
Black and grey lotus flower with paisley and mandala-style scrollwork tattooed on the side of a hip above a pink waistband.
Lotus and paisley tattoo on the hip
Black ink tattoo of a crescent moon filled with floral ornament, beside a small outlined star, on the upper arm.
Crescent moon and star on upper arm
Close view of a black ink paisley and floral tattoo covering the neck and upper chest, in a blackwork botanical style.
Black paisley and floral neck and chest tattoo
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 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
White ink botanical design with lace-like detail across the back of a hand and fingers, plus a banded wrist design on the forearm.
White ink floral design on a hand
Black and grey ornamental mandala and floral tattoo with dotwork shading on a woman's forearm, shown beside her torso.
Ornamental mandala forearm tattoo
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 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
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of paisley swirls and flowers across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Paisley and floral design across a upper back
Black ink paisley and floral tattoo across the upper back and shoulder blade, with a henna-inspired linework style.
Paisley and flower back tattoo
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
Woman in a black camisole with a black-line bouquet of roses tattoo on her upper arm and a green rose tattoo on her forearm.
Rose bouquet and green rose on arms
Black and grey ornate floral tattoo with stippled shading covering a person's upper back, from the nape of the neck to between the shoulder blades.
Ornate floral tattoo across upper back
Brown henna-style floral and paisley design running down the middle of a person's back, placed along the spine.
Floral paisley design down the spine
Two hands with dark henna mandala and paisley designs on the backs of the hands and fingers, resting on pale fabric.
Henna mandala and paisley on hands
Black and grey paisley and floral tattoo with small teal accents running down a leg from calf to ankle.
Paisley and floral lower leg sleeve
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
Close up of a botanical paisley tattoo on the outer thigh, with dark linework and small blue, pink and purple flower details.
Paisley and flower tattoo on a thigh
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 and teal botanical paisley tattoo running from the calf down over the ankle and onto the top of the foot, shown against burgundy satin.
Floral paisley tattoo on a lower leg
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
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 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
Black ink tattoo of ornate flowers, paisley swirls and two hummingbirds across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Floral paisley and hummingbirds on upper back
Black and grey fine line paisley and botanical tattoo centred on the upper back, extending up towards the neck.
Paisley floral tattoo across upper back
Black ink ornamental back tattoo with a mandala motif on the left and feather designs on the right, shown on a bare upper back.
Ornamental feather and mandala back tattoo
Black ink ornamental tattoo of stylised flowers and scrolls centred on the upper back, with the wearer's face not shown.
Floral ornamental tattoo across upper back
Brown henna-style floral and paisley design covering the top of a foot and toes, shown in a sepia photograph.
Floral henna-style design across a foot
Back view of a shaved head and neck covered in black botanical tattoo designs of flowers, leaves and scrolls, with a person in a magenta top outdoors.
Floral pattern across a shaved head and neck
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
Black ink ornamental floral tattoo with mandala-style flowers and paisley swirls across a person's stomach, above pink underwear.
Black ornamental floral tattoo on stomach
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
Colour lotus flower with teal shading and black paisley mandala linework on the upper thigh.
Lotus flower with mandala on thigh
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 line tattoo of a paisley and floral medallion with leaves and dotted accents across the top of a foot, in a botanical style.
Paisley and floral design on top of foot
Black henna-style lotus flower and lace mandala designs across the back of a hand and onto three fingers.
Henna lotus and mandala on the back of a hand
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 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