Pattern tattoo ideas

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

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Black and white ornamental owl tattoo design with intricate linework, patterned feathers and a symmetrical front-facing pose on a cream background.
Ornamental owl design
Black ink drawing of an ornate mandala design with feather-like petals and dotwork shading, suitable as a tattoo design.
Ornate mandala design with feather motifs
Black ink drawing of an ornate butterfly surrounded by mandala-style patterns and dangling beaded chains, in a dotwork style, shown as a design with no body placement.
Mandala butterfly tattoo design
Black tribal-patterned gecko design on a white background, with a curled tail and spiral markings on the body, shown as a standalone flash design.
Tribal gecko design
Drawing of two ornate feathers with dotted swirling lines, one feather shaded in blue and pink watercolour and the other in black ink.
Two feathers with dotted swirls
Black ink drawing of a hot air balloon filled with mandala patterns and a small geometric basket, shown on paper beside pens.
Hot air balloon with mandala pattern drawing
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
Blue line tribal design with spirals, wave shapes and bands of triangles and fine parallel lines, shown as a drawing with no body part visible.
Blue tribal design with spirals and waves
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
Repeating pattern of blue traditional swallows with red chests and yellow tails, alternating with white nautical stars outlined in black on a pale yellow background.
Swallows and nautical stars repeat pattern
Flat design sheet showing gold and white peacock feathers with blue eye details beside a blue and gold leopard spot pattern on a grey background.
Gold and blue peacock feathers with leopard spots
Black ink drawing of a three-headed dragon curled within a circle, with its body and wings filled with dense patterned linework, on a plain white background.
Three-headed dragon in a circle
Pen drawing of a decorative feather with fine line detail, dotted shading and curling tendrils, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Black ink feather design with swirls
Four black ink feather designs on a white background, the two larger ones patterned with dots, swirls and geometric motifs, shown as flash for a blackwork-style tattoo.
Four decorative feathers in black ink
Black and grey drawing of an eagle head in profile, with intricate patterned feathers and a decorative crest on a white background.
Ornate eagle head design
Black line drawing of an ornate peacock with intricately patterned feathers and flowing ribbons, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Ornate peacock with flowing ribbons
Black and grey ornamental drawing of a lynx face with intricate patterned fur, detailed eyes and geometric motifs on the forehead, shown as a tattoo design.
Ornamental lynx face illustration
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
Black ink drawing of an ornate feather filled with dotted, swirled and floral patterns on a plain white background.
Ornate feather line drawing
Black and white drawing of an elephant filled with intricate mandala and floral patterns, in a blackwork style with no placement on the body.
Ornate patterned elephant design
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 and white pen drawing of a pineapple filled with dense dotwork and linework patterns, being drawn on paper by a hand holding a pen.
Pineapple line drawing being inked
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
Drawn tattoo design of two feathers, one in teal and one in purple, with black linework, dotwork and patterned detail on a white background.
Two feathers in blue and purple
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
Black ink line drawing of a seated cat in a zentangle style, filled with leaves, flowers, dots and striped patterns, on a plain off-white background.
Zentangle-style cat line drawing
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 line drawing of a front-facing elephant filled with dense paisley and mandala patterns, a design suited to a fine line tattoo.
Ornate elephant line drawing
Black and grey flash design of an ornate owl with dense patterned linework and dotwork, perched on an antique key on a white background.
Ornate owl holding a key
Black and teal flash design of a stylised bird with swirling patterned linework, perched on a branch with circular accents.
Patterned bird perched on a branch
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 white flash drawing of an ornate hamsa hand with a large eye in the palm, filled with dotted and linear patterns.
Hamsa hand with eye design
Black and grey dotwork wolf head design with ornamental patterns and feather-like shapes, drawn on a plain white background.
Ornate wolf head design
Blue ink drawing of a shark in profile on a white background, filled with overlapping circle and bubble patterns.
Blue patterned shark illustration
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 ink drawing of a frog clinging to a branch, its body and limbs filled with dense zentangle-style patterns, shown on a plain white background.
Patterned frog clinging to a branch
Black line drawing of an ornate feather filled with swirls, dots and flower motifs, with the words live free in script beneath it.
Ornate feather with live free script
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
Black ink drawing of an ornate feather filled with paisley swirls, dotted florals and zentangle-style patterns, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Ornamental feather drawing in black ink
Black and grey drawing of a tribal tattoo design with spiral and curved bands filled with woven patterns, shown on a white background.
Polynesian-style tribal design with spirals
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
Colourful flash sheet of cartoon tattoo designs in bold outlines, including a gremlin, a game console, an eight ball, a skull and a devil head, with repeated pattern versions below.
Bright flash sheet of cartoon tattoo designs