Pattern tattoo ideas

505 photos and flash · 44% Geometric, 38% Dotwork · Forearm most common

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Black ink drawing of an ornate mandala-style design with petal shapes, dotted lines and hanging pendant drops on white paper, with pencils at the top edge.
Mandala design with dotted drop pendants
Flash sheet of ten numbered black ink mandala designs, several with stippled dotwork shading and floral, lotus-like centres, drawn on white paper.
Ten black ink mandala designs on a flash sheet
Black ink mandala drawing of a lotus-like flower on cream paper, with a flat, detailed dotwork and geometric pattern, shown beside two black marker pens.
Mandala flower drawn in black ink
Pen drawing of a wolf head, half realistic fur and eye and half dense ornamental mandala pattern, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Half realistic, half ornate wolf head drawing
Black linework drawing of an elephant covered in mandala and paisley-style patterns, shown as a flash design.
Mandala-patterned elephant design
Black and grey drawing of an ornate bison head framed by a mandala pattern of dots, fine lines and symmetrical ornamentation, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Ornate bison head mandala design
Pencil and ink sketch of three arrows with ornate patterned feather fletching, drawn as tattoo flash on paper.
Three arrows with patterned feathers
Black and white line drawing of six labelled arms and hands, lettered a to f, each covered in geometric bands, chevrons and triangles on the forearm and hand.
Six arm and hand tattoo patterns in line drawing
Black and white ink drawing of a front-facing elephant covered in dense geometric tribal patterns, in a design style suited to a tattoo.
Ornamental elephant line drawing
Black and grey circular tribal design with a hibiscus flower, palm tree, island outlines and sun-ray motif, shown as a drawn flash design.
Circular tribal design with hibiscus and palm tree
Flash drawing of a geometric owl with spread wings, patterned feathers and a central face in beige, brown, blue and red on a white background.
Geometric owl with spread wings
Black ink drawing of a bear in side profile, its body filled with stripes, scallops, triangles and dots, shown as a blackwork-style design on white paper.
Patterned bear outline in black ink
A tall, narrow geometric border design in black and grey, with a column of small diamonds beside a column of pointed leaf shapes, shown on a white background.
Geometric diamond and leaf border strip
Black and grey dotwork wolf head design with ornamental patterns and feather-like shapes, drawn on a plain white background.
Ornate wolf head design
Black and white line drawing of a symmetrical owl with large eyes and decorative patterned feathers, drawn as a tattoo design.
Ornate owl design, front view
Black line drawing of a stylised cat sitting upright, filled with swirls, lattice and dotted ornamental patterns, with a curling tail ending in a spiral.
Stylised cat with swirling tail design
Sheet of gold and silver metallic temporary tattoo designs with chevrons, diamonds, triangles, a wave with dots, a leaf vine and a lattice band.
Metallic geometric temporary tattoo sheet
Black and white flash sheet of rows of geometric symbols, including diamonds, triangles, checkerboard lattices and crosses, shown as tattoo design drawings with no body placement.
Geometric symbol flash sheet in black