Pattern tattoo ideas

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

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Black ornamental tattoo on the inner forearm with floral motifs, paisley-style shapes and solid bands, shown on a person's arm resting on a dark bag.
Ornamental band and floral tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey traditional dotwork tattoo of a stylised cat with floral patterns, placed on the side of the ribs.
Ornamental cat on the ribs
Black ink drawing of an ornately patterned insect with lace-like wings inside a circular mandala border, a design suited to fine line tattooing.
Ornate insect inside a circle frame
Black ink drawing of a stylised feather filled with swirls, dots and crosshatching on cream paper, in the style of a tattoo design sketch.
Stylised feather doodle in black ink
Black and grey dotwork and fine line mandala tattoo centred on the upper back below the neck, with a person's head and shoulders visible.
Mandala tattoo on the upper back
Colourful ornamental feather tattoo with yellow, pink and teal patterns on the forearm, set against a black outline.
Ornate colour feather on a forearm
Black and grey ornate elephant tattoo with intricate patterned detailing on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Ornate elephant on a shoulder blade
Black and grey mandala tattoo with layered petals and dotwork shading, centred on the upper back of a woman with her hair in a bun.
Mandala tattoo between the shoulder blades
Black ink paisley and floral ornamental tattoo on the outer thigh, with fine linework and dotted shading, photographed in black and white.
Paisley ornamental tattoo on the thigh
Black and grey drawing of an elephant in profile, filled with intricate mandala and floral patterns, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Ornamental mandala elephant design
Black fine line geometric tattoo of a circular pattern within a band shape on the inner forearm, photographed against a bathroom background.
Geometric line tattoo on a forearm
Black and white photo of two bare soles, each with a matching dotwork mandala tattoo on the sole near the arch.
Dotwork mandala on both soles
Black and grey ornamental band tattoo with paisley and lotus-like motifs wrapping the upper arm, below a dark top with embroidered flowers on the sleeve.
Ornamental band tattoo on upper arm
Coloured drawing of a cat face in sugar skull style, with black outlines, patterned fills and floral eyes, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Sugar skull cat design
Fine line tattoo of small butterflies in pink and brown tones scattered across the upper back and shoulder blade, with the wearer's face not shown.
Scattered butterflies across an upper back
Black ink line drawing of a hand in a hang loose gesture, filled with geometric spirals, triangles and dots in a tattoo flash style.
Patterned hang loose hand design
Colour tattoo of the state of Texas filled with paisley and flower patterns in pink, orange and yellow, with bold black outlines, on the top of a foot.
Texas outline filled with paisley and flowers
Black and grey ornamental elephant tattoo with dense dotwork patterns on the thigh, shown in a full view and a close-up detail.
Ornamental elephant on a thigh
Two black ink flash drawings on pale pink paper: a dotwork peony in the upper right and a patterned moth with a flower body in the lower left.
Peony and moth tattoo flash designs
Sheet of six vertical strips of metallic gold and silver geometric temporary tattoo designs, including chevrons, diamonds, triangles, a chain, leaves and a leaf pattern.
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoo sheet
Black and grey line drawing of a lion head with an ornate mandala-style mane and patterned face, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Ornamental lion head line drawing
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with radiating petals on the outer thigh, above denim shorts and a white brick wall.
Dotwork mandala on the thigh
Several arms lying side by side with metallic gold and silver temporary tattoos of leaves, an eye and geometric patterns on the forearms and wrists, alongside gold bangles and cuffs.
Metallic gold and silver temporary tattoos on arms
Black tribal blackwork sleeve covering the upper arm and forearm, with bold bands and triangle patterns, shown against a dark background and a grey sleeveless top.
Tribal blackwork sleeve on arm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with a central flower and ornamental patterns, covering the forearm.
Dotwork mandala on a forearm
Black and grey fish scale tattoo with small dots on the lower back, just above white underwear.
Fish scale tattoo on the lower back
Black ink elephant tattoo with patterned fill on an upper arm, beside a small outline elephant tattoo on a wrist, in blackwork and fine line styles.
Two matching elephant tattoos on arms
Traditional style tattoo of a seated cat filled with mandala and paisley ornament in black, grey and red on the forearm.
Ornamental seated cat on forearm
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
Several arms crossed together, each wrist marked with a matching pink, red and teal chevron band tattoo.
Matching chevron wrist bands on several arms
A small dark ornamental bird tattoo with patterned wings and body sits on the palm of a hand.
Small patterned bird on a palm
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 mandala-style ornament tattoo on a forearm near the wrist, with shaded geometric detailing.
Mandala ornament tattoo on a forearm
Dark ink lace band tattoo wrapped around the upper thigh, shown in a casual photo against a tiled floor.
Lace band tattoo on the upper thigh
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with lotus-like petals and geometric patterns covering the inner forearm.
Mandala tattoo on a forearm
Digital illustration of a skull covered in red tribal patterns, beside a vertical strip of skulls, crossbones and tribal flames on a dark textured background.
Tribal skull with red patterns and crossbones
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 line drawing of a hummingbird in flight, with wings and body filled with geometric patterns of scales, stripes, checks and spirals.
Hummingbird in flight with patterned wings
Dark brown mandala design with dotted petals on a person's shoulder, shown from behind, with a henna-style finish.
Mandala design on a shoulder
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
Black ink drawing of a dense mandala with leaves and feathers on white paper, shown as a tattoo design sketch beside a fine liner pen.
Mandala with leaves and feathers design
Black tribal blackwork leg tattoo covering the thigh and calf, with red flower motifs on the thigh, worn by a woman sitting on a wall.
Tribal leg sleeve with red flowers on thigh
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
Detailed black linework drawing of a lion in profile, with a patterned mane and a rust-tinted head, shown as a design for a tattoo.
Ornate lion in profile
Black ink flash sheet of ornate elephant designs, with a large patterned elephant head, several smaller elephants and a pale blue sheet beside it.
Ornate elephant temporary tattoo sheets
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 tribal-style design of a large star with swirling ornamental linework, framed by four corner motifs on a white background.
Tribal star with corner ornaments