Paisley tattoo ideas

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

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Black fine line mandala and paisley tattoo covering the shoulder, upper arm and upper back, shown from two angles.
Mandala and paisley sleeve across shoulder and back
Black and white flash sheet of an ornate elephant surrounded by paisley, mandala, floral, feather, tribal triangle and om designs, all in black linework.
Ornamental elephant and motif flash sheet
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with fine line geometric detailing across the back of a hand and wrist.
Mandala tattoo on the back of a hand
Realistic grey-shaded elephant head tattoo framed by colourful mandala patterns on a thigh, with denim shorts visible at the top.
Realistic elephant with mandala on thigh
Black and grey Ganesha tattoo with ornate mandala detailing on the forearm, beside a dotwork lotus mandala tattoo on the thigh.
Ganesha and mandala tattoos on arm and leg
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
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 ink drawing of a crescent moon filled with mandala patterns and a central butterfly motif, with stippled dotwork edges, as a tattoo design.
Crescent moon mandala with butterfly
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
White ink ornamental mandala and dot patterns across the back of a hand and fingers, in a geometric style.
White ink mandala across a hand
Black ink drawing of an ornate feather with swirls, dots and paisley shapes, a tattoo flash design on cream paper with no placement shown.
Ornate feather design in ink
Two hands with dark, ornate henna-style mandala designs with leaf and paisley motifs across the back of the hand and wrist.
Henna-style mandala on both hands
Black fine line paisley and lace-style tattoo across a woman's upper back and shoulder, with a row of red geometric cross shapes beneath it.
Paisley lace and red geometric upper back piece
White ink mandala tattoo with swirling ornamental linework across the shoulder and upper arm, photographed from behind.
White ink mandala on shoulder
Black line drawing of an elephant filled with mandala, paisley and dot patterns, shown as a flash design rather than on skin.
Mandala-patterned elephant design
Black linework mandala and paisley tattoo with ornate scrolls and leaf motifs covering the inner forearm.
Mandala and paisley forearm tattoo
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 and grey ornamental mandala tattoo covering the back of a hand and forearm, with short striped lines across two fingers.
Ornamental mandala tattoo on hand and forearm
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 linework geometric mandala sleeve tattoo covering a person's upper arm and forearm, with a dark floral shirt in the background.
Ornamental mandala arm sleeve in black linework
Black ink mandala tattoo design drawn on paper, with a crescent moon at the centre and dotwork and geometric petals radiating outwards.
Mandala with crescent moon design
Black ink drawing of a half mandala with lotus-like petals and stippled dotwork shading, drawn on white paper, shown as a design for a possible tattoo.
Half mandala drawn in black dotwork on paper
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
Black linework mandala design with five scalloped petals, paisley motifs, dotted borders and hatched edges, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Five-petal mandala flower design
Black and grey dotwork mandala shaped like a sea turtle, with paisley-style flippers, on the inner forearm.
Mandala turtle on a forearm
Black ink line drawing of a symmetrical ornate lotus mandala design with paisley motifs, swirls and leaves on a white background.
Ornate lotus mandala design
Two pairs of hands crossed on sand, decorated with gold and blue metallic mandala and paisley designs on the hands and wrists.
Metallic mandala designs on hands and wrists
Black ornamental mandala-style design across the back of a hand and fingers, worn with silver rings and black stiletto nails.
Ornamental mandala patterns on the back of a hand
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with a lotus motif covering the inner forearm, shown on a person wearing a black top.
Mandala and lotus forearm piece
Black ink mandala tattoo with fine ornamental detail on a shoulder and upper chest, in a blackwork style.
Mandala tattoo on the shoulder
White lace-style tattoo designs with mandala and paisley motifs on a forearm and hand, with a mint green bangle on the wrist.
White lace-style designs on forearms and hands
Sheet of metallic gold and black temporary tattoo designs on a pale grey background, including a butterfly, mandala, chevrons and paisley florals, with no body part shown.
Metallic gold and black temporary tattoo sheet
Sheet of metallic gold and silver temporary tattoo designs showing two hamsa hands, turquoise accents, a small eye motif and vertical chain strips.
Metallic hamsa hand and chain temporary tattoo sheet
Black dotwork tattoo on the inner forearm of a person holding a phone, made of a circular geometric motif above a paisley shape, together forming a semicolon.
Semicolon tattoo of circle and paisley on a forearm
Close photo of a hand with a black ornamental mandala tattoo across the back of the hand and wrist, plus small geometric tattoos on the fingers.
Ornamental mandala hand tattoo with finger designs
Fine line geometric mandala tattoo with gear-like spirals and teal star accents on the back of a calf.
Mandala and gear calf tattoo
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 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 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
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
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
Dark ornamental design with a heart motif, lattice panel and dangling dots on the upper arm and shoulder, in a geometric henna-inspired style.
Ornate mehndi-style design on upper arm
Black ink mandala drawing on white paper with a radial floral pattern, paisley-style petals and dotted detail, shown as a design with no body placement.
Black ink mandala design
Two bare feet on sand with metallic gold and silver temporary tattoos, a mandala design on one ankle and a stacked arrow and triangle design on the other.
Metallic gold and silver ankle tattoos on a beach
Black and grey dotwork elephant tattoo with paisley and mandala ornament covering the calf.
Ornamental elephant on a calf
Black and white flash design of Medusa wearing a paisley bandana over her lower face, with snakes writhing around her head inside a Greek key border.
Medusa with bandana in a Greek key circle