Pattern tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey mandala tattoo with two roses on the outer thigh, in dotwork and fine line style.
Mandala and roses on a thigh
Black and grey paisley and ornamental tattoo wrapping around a forearm and wrist, shown from three angles against a black background.
Paisley wrist cuff tattoo
Black and grey ornamental mandala sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm, shoulder and forearm of a person in a grey tank top.
Ornamental mandala full arm sleeve
Black ink mandala tattoo with a radiating geometric pattern on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Mandala tattoo on a forearm
Small colour tattoo of a hot air balloon with a zigzag and dot pattern on the ankle, drawn in fine black linework.
Hot air balloon on an ankle
Back of a woman's neck and upper back showing a black linework ornamental tattoo with scrolls and flame-like motifs, spreading down from the nape.
Ornamental black linework across neck and upper back
White dotwork crescent moon filled with mandala-like patterns, drawn on a plain black background as a tattoo design.
Dotwork crescent moon with mandala pattern
Geometric mandala-style tattoo across a shaved scalp and nape, seen from behind, in orange-brown ink.
Mandala pattern across a shaved scalp
Black and grey elephant with ornamental patterns and a pink lotus flower raised on its trunk, tattooed on the lower leg.
Elephant holding a lotus on a calf
Black and grey mandala tattoo on a person's back, with layered petals, dotwork shading and a central circle in dotted linework.
Black mandala tattoo on the back
Black and grey photograph of tattooed hands buttoning a dark suit jacket, with dotwork and geometric tattoos on the hands and wrists.
Tattooed hands buttoning a dark suit jacket
Black ink crescent moon tattoo with a dotted mandala pattern and dangling beaded chains, sitting on the ankle.
Crescent moon with mandala and beaded drops
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a cartoon elephant wearing a decorated blanket, on the inner forearm.
Elephant with patterned blanket on a forearm
Black ornamental drawing of a seated dog filled with tribal-style linework and dotwork patterns on a cream background, shown as a tattoo design.
Tribal-patterned seated dog design
White ink mandala tattoo with layered petals and dotted rings on the inner forearm, shown against a dark leather surface.
White ink mandala on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo centred on the chest below the breasts, with a navel piercing visible below it.
Mandala tattoo across the chest
Black linework mandala tattoo with dotwork shading and teal accents, wrapping over the shoulder.
Teal and black mandala on shoulder
Sheet of green shamrock tattoo designs with swirled line patterns, in several sizes on a white background.
Green shamrock temporary tattoo sheet
Black dotwork tattoo on the outer thigh showing a stylised tree line above a horizon, with a stippled, reflected diamond pattern below and small blue accents.
Stylised trees and diamond pattern on thigh
Black tribal tattoo design sheet showing a sun-face motif, two bands with swirling patterns, and a small lizard-like figure, with red arrows marking two areas.
Tribal sun and band designs
Woman seen from behind with hair in a bun, hands on her neck, showing a heart-shaped colour tattoo of floral and swirl patterns on the back of her neck.
Heart of floral patterns on the back of the neck
Four identical black line drawings of interlocking concentric circles arranged in horizontal bands, a geometric tattoo flash design with no body placement shown.
Four rows of interlocking circle designs
Traditional style colour tattoo of an oil lamp with a flame, yellow flowers and a leafy sprig on a forearm, shown in a three-panel close-up collage.
Oil lamp with flame and flowers on a forearm
Three metallic gold ornamental scroll borders with leaf and curl motifs on a cream background, shown as a design sheet with no body placement.
Three gold scroll border designs on cream
Close-up of a blue and purple mandala tattoo with petal-like motifs covering a shoulder, in fine line work.
Blue and purple mandala on a shoulder
Black dotwork tattoo design of a symmetrical fan of overlapping shaped segments, drawn on a white background with no body placement shown.
Symmetrical dotwork fan design
Black and white drawing of an open hand with mandala and lotus patterns, a dotwork all-seeing eye in a triangle above the fingertips, in a dotwork and geometric style.
Hand with eye in triangle design
Two side-by-side photos of a stippled dotwork fish scale pattern tattoo on skin, one with teal and purple tones and one in dark black ink.
Fish scale pattern tattoo in dotwork
Seamless black and white line pattern of traditional flash motifs, including hearts with banners, daggers, a skull, an eye, a diamond, an anchor and an eight ball.
Traditional flash pattern of hearts, daggers and skulls
Small dotwork tattoo of scattered black dots resembling a constellation, on the inner forearm near the wrist, against a pale bedsheet.
Small dot constellation on a forearm
Black tribal flash sheet of stacked bands with carved-style tiki faces and interlocking swirls, shown on white paper with no tattoo placement.
Tribal pattern flash sheet with tiki faces
Black line drawing of a front-facing elephant head filled with dense mandala-style patterns, suitable as a flash design for a tattoo.
Ornate elephant head line drawing
Pencil drawing of an owl in flight, with wings and body filled with swirls, dots and stylised lettering, shown as a tattoo design.
Ornate owl in flight design
Black ornate mandala-style blackwork tattoo with hanging dangles across a woman's chest and upper abdomen, shown in a mirror selfie.
Black ornate mandala tattoo across the chest
Black and grey honeycomb hexagon tattoo on an upper arm, with the pattern shrinking and fading into bare skin towards the top of the image.
Hexagon honeycomb pattern on an upper arm
White line drawing of a circular seal of interlocking circles, arcs and loops on a dark background, in a geometric style.
Circular seal design in white line
Black and grey line tattoo of an ornamented elephant holding a flower aloft with its trunk, on the side of a person's torso.
Elephant with raised trunk on the side
Black ink ornamental mandala tattoo with dotwork shading running down a leg from the shin onto the top of the foot.
Ornamental mandala leg tattoo from shin to foot
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with layered petals and a star-like centre, shown on the inner forearm.
Mandala tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey gecko tattoo with spiral patterns across the shoulder blade and upper back.
Gecko with spirals on a shoulder and upper back
Black lace-pattern tattoo with roses and tassel edging wrapped around a forearm, against a green wall and a white sleeve.
Lace-pattern band with roses on a forearm
Black and grey ornate elephant tattoo with mandala and floral patterns on the outer thigh, in dotwork and blackwork style.
Ornate elephant on a thigh
Black ink drawing of a front-facing owl with a geometric patterned face, feathers and talons, styled as a tattoo design with no body part shown.
Geometric owl design in black ink
Colour Japanese style tattoo of a noodle bowl with chopsticks and green garnish on a forearm, partly covered by a paracord bracelet with a metal clasp.
Noodle bowl tattoo on a forearm
Black and white linework drawing of a hamsa hand with an eye at its centre, a lotus behind it and dense ornamental patterns across the fingers and palm.
Hamsa hand with eye and lotus
Black ink tattoo of a stylised long-necked dinosaur filled with spirals, dots and geometric patterns, placed on the ankle.
Ornamental dinosaur on an ankle
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo centred on a person's chest, with a short vertical line of dots above and below it.
Lotus mandala on the chest
Colour tattoo of a galaxy-filled honeycomb with a flower of life pattern and a golden bee on the left side of a ribcage.
Galaxy honeycomb and bee on ribs