Pattern tattoo ideas

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

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Black and white ornamental flash design of a wolf head with detailed linework, dotted shading and patterned feathers, with no body placement shown.
Ornate wolf head design in black ink
Arm with a full sleeve tattoo of mandalas, crystals and leaves in dotwork and shading, covering the forearm and upper arm.
Botanical and crystal sleeve on arm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with lotus-like petals and geometric patterns covering the inner forearm.
Mandala tattoo on a forearm
Hand-drawn black ink mandala design with a flower-like centre and dotted outer rings, drawn on white paper beside a black fineliner pen.
Mandala flower design in black ink
Black ink drawing of an ornate hamsa hand with a central eye, filled with dotwork shading and mandala-style patterns, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Hamsa hand with eye in dotwork design
Pen drawing of an elephant head with dotwork shading and red-accented mandalas on cream paper, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Elephant and mandalas tattoo design
Ink drawing of a symmetrical mandala with layered petals and dotted detail, shown as a tattoo design on cream paper.
Radial mandala design drawn in ink
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with stacked lotus flowers covering the ankle and top of the foot.
Mandala tattoo down the ankle and foot
Black and grey tattoo of an anatomical heart with engraved hatching, dotwork shading and a triangle pattern on the lower leg.
Anatomical heart with triangle pattern on a calf
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo on the front of a thigh, with a dense radial pattern of petals and dots.
Dotwork mandala on a thigh
Black and grey elephant tattoo with an ornate patterned body and raised trunk, placed on the side of the ribs.
Ornate elephant on the ribs
Black ink drawing of a radial mandala with dotwork shading and leaf and petal shapes, drawn on paper beside fineliner pens.
Radial mandala design in black ink
Black and grey dotwork full sleeve tattoo of a mandala, eye and heart ornaments on a woman's upper arm and shoulder.
Ornamental mandala full sleeve on an arm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo spreading across a person's hip and upper thigh, photographed from the side against a plain background.
Dotwork mandala on hip and thigh
Black linework flash design of an ornate feather filled with geometric patterns, dots and small teal, pink and yellow accents, with no body placement shown.
Ornate feather design in black and colour
Black and grey photo of an ornate elephant tattoo with its trunk raised, placed on the upper back of a woman seen from behind with her hair tied up.
Ornate elephant on upper back
Black ink drawing of an ornate lion head with mechanical-style detailing and three roses below, a fine liner pen beside it on a cream page.
Ornate lion head with roses, pen drawing
Black ornamental mandala tattoo with dotwork and bands of pattern covering the back of a hand and wrist, shown in a dark, moody photograph.
Ornamental mandala tattoo across the back of a hand
Four black and grey dotwork wolf head designs arranged in a grid, each decorated with intricate ornamental patterning.
Four ornate wolf head designs
Black dotwork tattoo on a forearm, with dots shrinking and spacing out towards the wrist, while a hand rests on a keyboard.
Dotwork fade on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo running from the wrist up the forearm, photographed on a wooden deck.
Mandala tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey mandala-style elephant tattoo on the thigh, with dense blackwork and dotwork patterns across its head, ears and trunk.
Mandala elephant on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an isometric maze wrapping around a forearm, with shaded blocks and raised walls.
Isometric maze on a forearm
Black ink ornamental swallow tattoo in flight across the side of the ribs, with patterned wings and dotwork detail.
Ornamental swallow on the ribs
Pastel hummingbird tattoo with black ornamental mandala linework and dotwork shading across a forearm.
Hummingbird and mandala on a forearm
Black dotwork paisley-style ornament covering the side of a thigh, photographed in a dimly lit studio.
Ornamental paisley thigh tattoo
Black and grey owl tattoo perched on a branch on the inner forearm, with patterned feathers in a blackwork and dotwork style.
Owl on a branch on the forearm
Two small black ink hamsa hand tattoos in dotwork style, one on each lower leg, with a lace top and silver bracelets visible.
Two matching hamsa hand tattoos on the legs
Black ink tattoo of a rabbit filled with mandala-style patterns and dots, sitting on the thigh.
Patterned rabbit on the thigh
Black and grey dotwork mandala sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm, with a dark tank top visible.
Mandala sleeve on an arm
Black ink mandala tattoo on the outer calf of a person's leg, photographed with the legs raised.
Mandala tattoo on the calf
Black and grey dotwork owl tattoo with a mandala-patterned body and wings, on the side of a person's ribs.
Mandala owl on the ribs
Black dotwork and geometric mandala tattoo on the upper thigh of a person whose hands are holding their underwear waistband.
Dotwork mandala tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey mandala tattoo with a dotted outline on the side of a ribcage, in dotwork and geometric style.
Mandala tattoo on the ribs
Black ink butterfly tattoo with lace-like wing patterns and dotted trailing lines, in a blackwork style, on a person's upper back over the shoulder blade.
Lace-patterned butterfly on a shoulder blade
Small black hamsa hand tattoo with patterned detail on the inner wrist of a person with an open palm, against a purple and white tie-dye fabric.
Small hamsa hand on the inner wrist
Black and grey tattoo of a seated rabbit covered in ornate geometric patterns and dotwork shading, placed on the upper thigh.
Ornate patterned rabbit on a thigh
Black and grey ornate floral mandala tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder, with fine linework and dotted shading.
Ornate floral mandala on upper arm and shoulder
Hand-drawn mandala tattoo design in black pen with stippled dotwork shading and touches of red, yellow and green, shown on plain white paper.
Dotwork mandala design in red, yellow and green
Black ink ornamental elephant tattoo with mandala patterns and a curled trunk on the inside of a forearm, photographed against gravel.
Ornate elephant mandala on a forearm
Two forearms with black hexagonal blackwork tattoos filled with lace-like floral and web patterns, one sitting on each forearm.
Hexagon lace tattoos on two forearms
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo spanning the upper back and nape of the neck, with a partial mirrored design on the left shoulder.
Mandala tattoo across the upper back and neck
Dotwork tattoo of intertwined snakes shading from blue at the top to pink and red at the bottom, across the thigh.
Intertwined snakes in blue and pink dotwork
Black ink flash drawing of an ornate mandala-style crown with dotted and blackwork detailing, beside two smaller drop-shaped ornaments, on a white background.
Ornate mandala crown design with matching drops
Black and grey tattoo of an ornate elephant head inside a circular mandala on the forearm, in a fine line and dotwork style.
Ornate elephant head with mandala on forearm
Woman seen from behind with long hair, showing a dark dotwork mandala tattoo on the middle of her back.
Dark mandala tattoo on upper back
Dark blue dotwork tattoo of dots, strands and a teardrop pendant across a woman's upper back and down her upper arm.
Dotwork drape across the upper back
A grid of fifteen black ornamental heart designs on a white background, filled with dots, swirls, paisley shapes and flowers, shown as a flash sheet with no body placement.
Grid of fifteen ornamental heart designs