Pattern tattoo ideas

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

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Black ink mandala tattoo with a radiating geometric pattern on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Mandala tattoo 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 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
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 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 blackwork tattoo of an ornamental stag head with patterned dotwork and geometric fills, on the forearm.
Ornamental stag head on a forearm
Black dotwork bee tattoo with patterned wings and a striped abdomen, placed on the forearm.
Patterned bee tattoo on an arm
Two mirrored black tribal designs on a white background, with bold swirling shapes, spiky edges and fine patterned detail, shown as flash for a sleeve.
Pair of black tribal sleeve designs
Black ink tattoo of the world map, each continent filled with ornate mandala-style patterns, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
World map filled with mandala patterns on upper back
Overhead view of tattooed forearms and hands holding a brush over a ceramic dish, with black blackwork patterns on the forearms and hand, surrounded by pots of pastel paint.
Tattooed hands painting ceramics from above
Black blackwork tattoo of an ornate lace pattern wrapping around a forearm, with skin showing through the open scrollwork.
Lace cuff tattoo on a forearm
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 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 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
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
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
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
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 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
Close view of a black blackwork-style ornamental tattoo across the back of a hand, with a darker tattoo on the forearm beside a steel wristwatch.
Black ornamental tattoo on hand and forearm
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 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
Black and grey blackwork mandala tattoo with a flower-like centre and layered petals, sitting on the forearm.
Black mandala on a forearm
Woman seen from behind in a black backless bodysuit and blue jeans, showing a black and grey ornamental tattoo on her forearm.
Ornamental forearm tattoo, seen from behind
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
Full back tattoo of black tribal patterns with chevron and spiral panels, photographed on a man's back with his arms partly tattooed.
Full back tribal pattern tattoo with sleeves
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
Black ink feather tattoo with ornamental swirls and patterns running down the side of a torso, in a blackwork style.
Feather tattoo on the side ribs
Black ink blackwork back tattoo of symmetrical lotus and ornamental motifs, photographed from behind in a tattoo studio.
Ornamental full back tattoo
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 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
Black tribal band design of interlocking swirls, spirals and curved motifs on a white background, suitable as an armband style tattoo.
Tribal band design in solid black
Black linework geometric tattoo covering the back of a hand and wrist, with banded rings on the fingers and a small cross on one finger.
Geometric line tattoo across the back of a hand
Black tribal spiral and wave design tattoo wrapping around the upper arm and shoulder, in a blackwork style.
Tribal armband tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey yin yang tattoo on a forearm, with one half filled with ornamental blackwork patterns and the other left as bare skin inside a bold outline.
Yin yang tattoo with ornamental fill on forearm
Black ornamental elephant tattoo with a lotus flower and mandala-style patterns across the side of the ribs.
Ornate elephant with lotus on ribs
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 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
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
Black ink elephant covered in geometric patterns, tattooed on the side of a person's ribs.
Ornate patterned elephant on the ribs
Black geometric blackwork bands and triangles across the back of a hand and onto the wrist, against a patterned grey background.
Geometric blackwork on the back of a hand
Small black blackwork elephant tattoo with ornate patterned fill on the upper back, near the neck, in a black and white photo.
Patterned elephant on upper back
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
Two solid black circular tribal designs with spiral motifs and a central wave-like symbol, shown as line art on a white background.
Two circular tribal spiral designs
Shirtless man with platinum hair and his face hidden by his hands, showing a black blackwork tree-line band on his right forearm and a dark ornamental sleeve on his left arm.
Forest band and ornate sleeve on a shirtless man
Back tattoo in black tribal linework with red shading, showing a symmetrical stingray-like design with spirals across the upper back.
Tribal stingray design across the upper back