Pattern tattoo ideas

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

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Neo-traditional style illustration of a bison head built from layered mandala patterns in orange, teal and red, set within a decorative border.
Ornate bison head mandala illustration
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a large-eyed owl with a yellow rose on its head, on the upper arm of a person in a black top.
Ornate owl with yellow rose on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a grey tabby cat's face framed by an ornate orange, red and blue mandala on the outer thigh.
Cat portrait in an ornate mandala on a thigh
Colourful mandala tattoo with purple, pink, teal and yellow petals wrapped around the ankle in a geometric style.
Colourful mandala tattoo on an ankle
Colour tattoo of a seated pink cat with blue eyes and patterned lace-like shading, on the forearm.
Patterned pink cat on an arm
Colourful ornamental feather tattoo with yellow, pink and teal patterns on the forearm, set against a black outline.
Ornate colour feather on a forearm
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
Colour mandala tattoo with teal, blue and black petals and dotted centre, on the thigh.
Teal and blue mandala on the thigh
Neo-traditional tattoo design drawn in red and blue lines on a white surface, showing a woman with lilies in her hair against a patterned circular background.
Woman with lilies in ornate neo-trad design
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of an ornately patterned hot air balloon on the outer thigh, with the word freedom in black script trailing from its basket.
Hot air balloon and freedom script on thigh
Pastel hummingbird tattoo with black ornamental mandala linework and dotwork shading across a forearm.
Hummingbird and mandala on a forearm
Matching colour tattoos of sphynx cat heads with crystals above, one in green and blue and one in orange and red, on two forearms.
Matching sphynx cat tattoos on forearms
Neo-trad style tattoo of a stylised bird with patterned plumage, tulips and vines in black outline with blue, red and orange fill on the side of the ribs.
Stylised bird and tulips on the ribs
Colour Neo-trad style heart tattoo on a forearm, filled with green patterned background and dark fuzzy sprites with white eyes, edged in pink scallops.
Heart with soot sprites on a forearm
Colour tattoo of an adult elephant and calf decorated with floral patterns and leaves on the forearm.
Elephant and calf with floral patterns
Triptych of a black and grey elephant tattoo with red roses, a dahlia and a lotus on the lower leg, in a neo-traditional style with shading.
Elephant with roses and dahlia on a calf
Colour tattoo of a patterned feather and arrow in teal, purple and grey linework on the side of a thigh.
Feather and arrow on a thigh
Colour tattoo of an ornate hot air balloon in teal, pink and cream with the word freedom in black script below it, on the outer thigh.
Hot air balloon and freedom script on a thigh
Back tattoo of a skeleton holding an open fan beside a large skull, set on a red flame and psychedelic pattern background, with flowers below and a colourful sleeve on the arm.
Full back skeleton and fan tattoo
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
Colour rose and black lace chest tattoo spanning both shoulders and the upper chest, with a central heart made of three roses.
Rose and lace chest piece across the shoulders
Bold tattoo of an ornately decorated grey elephant with coloured headdress patterns on the thigh, shown beside a close-up detail panel.
Ornate elephant with patterned headdress
Colourful flash sheet of cartoon tattoo designs in bold outlines, including a gremlin, a game console, an eight ball, a skull and a devil head, with repeated pattern versions below.
Bright flash sheet of cartoon tattoo designs