Pattern tattoo ideas

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

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Black and white photo of a dotwork grid tattoo of small evenly spaced dots on the back of a hand, resting on dark leather.
Dot grid tattoo on the back of a hand
Black and grey paisley and floral tattoo with dotted detailing covering the upper arm.
Paisley and floral pattern on upper arm
Black ink ornamental crescent moon tattoo with dotwork lace patterns and dangling drops on the upper arm.
Ornamental crescent moon on upper arm
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with a radiating petal pattern on the forearm, beside a grey knitted sweater sleeve.
Mandala tattoo on a forearm
Pale raised circles and dots in a dotwork pattern across a forearm, with a dotted line along the lower edge.
White dot and circle pattern on a forearm
Black line drawing of an ostrich filled with floral mandala and swirl patterns, shown as a fine line flash design with no body placement.
Ostrich with floral mandala pattern
Black and grey hamsa hand tattoo with an eye and heart at the centre, placed on a woman's ribs beside a grey tank top.
Hamsa hand tattoo on the ribs
Black ink mandala-style tattoo across the top of a foot, with a lotus motif rising towards the ankle and dotwork shading.
Lotus and mandala tattoo across the top of a foot
Black ink mandala tattoos cover the tops of both feet and the toes in a geometric dotwork style, photographed against a dark background.
Mandala tattoos covering both feet
Three views of a red ink ornamental sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, featuring a central lotus-like mandala, spiralling vines and dotted shading.
Red ornamental mandala sleeve on upper arm
Two black and grey dotwork tattoos: a crescent moon with a drawn face and hanging chains on the upper arm, and a draped chain pattern across the shoulder.
Crescent moon and dotwork chains on arm and shoulder
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo on a forearm, centred on an all-seeing eye within a triangle.
Mandala forearm tattoo with all-seeing eye
Black ink ornamental elephant tattoo with dotwork and mandala-style patterns across the upper back of a woman with blonde hair.
Ornate elephant on upper back
Pink flamingo tattoo in dotwork style on a person's upper back, with a patterned wing and long thin legs.
Pink flamingo tattoo on upper back
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with concentric rings and radiating petals on the outer forearm.
Dotwork mandala on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a big cat's head framed by geometric mandala ornaments on the calf, shown in three side-by-side views.
Big cat head with geometric mandala on a calf
Small fine line hamsa tattoo in black ink on the back of a hand, near the base of the fingers.
Small hamsa tattoo on the hand
Black ink tattoo of a hippo filled with mandala-style patterns, sitting on the upper back.
Ornamental hippo on upper back
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo split across the tops of two bare feet, with the design meeting at the centre of the feet.
Split mandala across both feet
Black ornamental lotus mandala with an eye at its centre and hanging chain drops, tattooed across the ribs and upper abdomen.
Mandala lotus with eye on the ribs
Black and white flash design of a cat's head filled with intricate paisley, floral and dotted patterns, suited to a blackwork tattoo.
Ornate cat head design in black linework
Black line drawing of an ornate dragonfly with mandala-style patterned wings above a dotted geometric circle, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Ornate dragonfly design with geometric circle
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of roses and a mandala pattern across the side of a torso, on the ribs.
Roses and mandala on the side ribs
Colourful dotwork tattoo of concentric circles and dot rings across a forearm and the back of a hand, with dark outlined circle clusters near the wrist.
Rainbow dotwork circles on forearm and hand
Black dotwork mandala tattoo on the inside of a wrist, with a fine-lined star-like centre and dotted border.
Black mandala tattoo on a wrist
Close-up of a woman with her hands clasped in front of her, both arms covered in black ornamental blackwork and dotwork sleeve tattoos.
Black ornamental sleeves with hands clasped
Close view of a dark ornate crescent moon tattoo with geometric patterning and small dots on the nape of a person's neck.
Ornate crescent moon on the nape of the neck
Black ink pen drawing of an ornate elephant head filled with dotwork and mandala-style patterns, drawn on a sketchbook page; it is a tattoo design, not shown on skin.
Ornate mandala elephant head in pen
Black and grey ornamental tattoo of a lotus and paisley swirls covering the back of a neck, with fine linework and dotted shading.
Ornamental lotus tattoo on the back of the neck
Black and white pen drawing of an ornate lotus mandala design with dotwork detail and hanging drops, placed on white paper beside a wristwatch and lace fabric.
Ornate lotus mandala design drawing
Close view of a black ink geometric mandala tattoo on a woman's shoulder, with a long braid falling over her other shoulder.
Black mandala tattoo on the shoulder
Black ink drawing of lips with teeth biting the lower lip, filled with geometric zentangle-style patterns, on white paper.
Patterned lips drawing
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork shading on the forearm.
Mandala tattoo on a forearm
Two black mandala tattoos sit on the upper thighs of a person wearing a black and white floral skirt, with ornate detailing and dotted fill.
Twin mandala tattoos on thighs
Black ink drawing of an ornate mandala design with feather-like petals and dotwork shading, suitable as a tattoo design.
Ornate mandala design with feather motifs
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with a radiating petal pattern on the inner forearm, shown in black ink on pale skin.
Mandala tattoo on a forearm
Fine line and dotwork tattoo of a basset hound with patterned linework and a red flower in its mouth, on the inner forearm.
Basset hound with red flower on a forearm
Black ink drawing of an ornate butterfly surrounded by mandala-style patterns and dangling beaded chains, in a dotwork style, shown as a design with no body placement.
Mandala butterfly tattoo design
Close-up of a black geometric tattoo across the back of a hand and fingers, with diamond motifs, small stars and fine parallel lines.
Geometric diamond pattern across the back of a hand
Black and grey mandala tattoo with fine linework and dotwork shading on the outer thigh of a person in white denim shorts.
Mandala tattoo on the thigh
Black ink drawing of an ornate mandala-style design with petal shapes, dotted lines and hanging pendant drops on white paper, with pencils at the top edge.
Mandala design with dotted drop pendants
Close view of a white dotted tattoo running up the forearm and across the back of the hand, with the fingers tucked into a grey jeans pocket.
White dotted pattern on forearm and hand
Man seen from behind with a large black and grey dotwork and geometric tattoo covering his back, featuring mandalas and an eye motif, with tattooed sleeves on both arms.
Full back mandala and eye tattoo
Two black and grey pineapple tattoos on a forearm, one in fine line shading with dotwork scales and one in bold blackwork with a solid black crown.
Two pineapple tattoos on forearms
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with hanging drops and a fine chain line, centred on the torso below the bust.
Dotwork mandala tattoo on the torso
Flash sheet of ten numbered black ink mandala designs, several with stippled dotwork shading and floral, lotus-like centres, drawn on white paper.
Ten black ink mandala designs on a flash sheet
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork detail covering a forearm, shown in a dark black and white photograph of a person in a striped top and dark trousers.
Mandala sleeve on a forearm
Black ink mandala drawing of a lotus-like flower on cream paper, with a flat, detailed dotwork and geometric pattern, shown beside two black marker pens.
Mandala flower drawn in black ink