Pattern tattoo ideas

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

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Black dotwork and line tattoo of an owl with an ornate mandala-style pattern below it, placed on the inner forearm.
Ornamental owl on a forearm
Two views of a forearm tattoo: a black dotwork mandala with watercolour splashes in blue, purple and pink, placed on the inner forearm.
Black mandala with watercolour splashes on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo covering the lower forearm, with a blurred outdoor background.
Mandala tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo with fine linework and dotwork detail on the forearm.
Geometric mandala tattoo on a forearm
Black tribal band tattoo with spirals and triangles wrapping the forearm and onto the back of the hand, shown on a patterned mat.
Bold tribal band on forearm and hand
Colour traditional tattoo of red roses, orange and blue flowers and green leaves rising from a patterned vase on a forearm.
Flowers in a vase on a forearm
Black and grey mandala tattoo with a dense radial pattern on the inner forearm of a person wearing a white top and black and white patterned trousers.
Black mandala tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a checkerboard pattern melting into drips down a forearm, with soft shaded edges.
Melting checkerboard pattern on a forearm
Dark brown henna elephant with a curled trunk and a patterned body, drawn in outline on the inner forearm.
Henna elephant on a forearm
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
Two matching black ink elephant tattoos with floral and paisley patterns sit on the inner forearms of two people, one on each wrist.
Matching patterned elephant tattoos on two forearms
Green and teal hamsa hand tattoo with a central eye and dotwork border on the inner forearm, with cursive script beneath it.
Hamsa hand with eye on a forearm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of an ornamental elephant head with dotwork patterns on the inner forearm, set against a red wash.
Ornamental elephant head on inner forearm
Black and grey hamsa hand tattoo with an eye and ornate mandala patterns on the inner forearm, with small Chinese characters above it.
Hamsa hand on a forearm
Black ink outline of a five-pointed star filled with swirling scroll patterns, tattooed on the inner wrist.
Scrollwork star on the inner wrist
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
White ink tattoo of a mandala and paisley pattern covering a forearm, shown against a pale bedsheet.
White ink mandala and paisley forearm tattoo
Close photograph of a small dotwork tattoo of black dots scattered across the inner wrist and forearm.
Scattered black dots on the inner wrist
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
Black ink Polynesian-style tribal sleeve covering the shoulder, upper arm and forearm of a bare-chested man.
Polynesian-style full arm sleeve
Black and grey mandala tattoo with a radiating star centre on the outer forearm, with the hand raised and a thin bracelet on the wrist.
Mandala tattoo on the forearm