Pattern tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey fine line tattoo of an elephant head inside an ornate hamsa-style frame, placed on the upper back.
Ornate elephant in a hamsa frame on upper back
Black and grey Traditional style elephant tattoo with patterned paisley and swirl details on a person's lower back.
Ornate elephant on the lower back
Black ornamental hamsa hand tattoo with a mandala pattern centred on a woman's upper back, photographed from behind.
Hamsa hand on upper back
Black and grey ornamental mandala tattoo covering a bare back, with dense geometric linework and a feather-like design down the lower right side.
Ornamental mandala back piece
Black lace-style tattoo with scrollwork and netting running down a woman's back from the upper back to the side.
Black lace tattoo across a back
Black and grey ornate elephant tattoo with a pink lotus flower on its head, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Ornate elephant with lotus on the upper back
Back tattoo of a skeleton holding an open fan beside a large skull, set on a red flame and psychedelic pattern background, with flowers below and a colourful sleeve on the arm.
Full back skeleton and fan tattoo
Black tribal tattoo in a Polynesian-style pattern across a man's upper back and shoulder, photographed from behind against a dark background.
Tribal pattern across a man's shoulder and upper back
Black and grey tribal tattoo of spiral curls and chevron bands across the upper back.
Tribal curl design across the upper back
Colourful ornamental hummingbird tattoo with swirling patterns in pink, green, blue and red, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Ornamental hummingbird on upper back
A colourful seahorse tattoo filled with paisley-style patterns, sitting on the upper back below the neck.
Ornamental seahorse on upper back
Wolf head tattoo on the upper back, split down the middle with a watercolour splash of colour on the left and ornate black and grey patterning on the right.
Split wolf head on upper back
Collage of three tattoos: a fine line Mickey Mouse head outline with the word dream on the upper back, a small script mark behind an ear, and a black Mickey silhouette with patterned fill on the
Mickey Mouse outline tattoos in a three-image collage
Two side-by-side photos of leopard print tattoos: a black and grey rosette pattern on an upper arm, and a coloured blue and black rosette pattern on a shoulder and upper back.
Leopard print tattoos on arm and shoulder
Black and grey tattoo of a patterned elephant with its trunk raised, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Ornate elephant on upper back