Pattern tattoo ideas

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

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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
Close view of a full arm sleeve in white ink showing mandala and leaf ornament on the upper arm and shoulder.
White ink mandala sleeve on upper arm
Close view of a white ink ornamental paisley tattoo spreading across a person's shoulder and upper arm, with a dark-haired figure partly visible.
White ink paisley pattern on shoulder
Large purple and grey 3D-shaded swirling tribal design covering the upper arm and shoulder, set over a yellow-brown cracked textured background.
Purple swirling tribal design on an upper arm
Two side-by-side views of a bold black tribal-patterned tattoo of spirals and waves with red chevron fills, wrapping the upper arm.
Tribal spiral and wave design on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork mandala flowers with leaves covering the inner forearm and elbow, with a smaller mandala on the upper arm.
Mandala flowers across an arm
Black blackwork tribal sleeve tattoo covering a man's shoulder, upper chest and upper arm, with swirls, triangles and dotted bands.
Tribal sleeve across shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey ornamental wolf head tattoo with a third eye motif on the upper arm, in a blackwork and dotwork style.
Ornamental wolf head on upper arm
Black ink Polynesian-style tribal sleeve covering the shoulder, upper arm and forearm of a bare-chested man.
Polynesian-style full arm sleeve
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
Realistic pink rose over black lace and dangling beads tattooed on the upper arm and shoulder.
Pink rose over black lace on upper arm
Black tribal sleeve tattoo with spirals and triangular patterns covering the shoulder and upper arm of a shirtless man.
Tribal sleeve across shoulder and upper arm