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 ornamental mandala sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm, shoulder and forearm of a person in a grey tank top.
Ornamental mandala full arm sleeve
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
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 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
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 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
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 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
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 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
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
Pen and ink drawing of two feathers in a dotwork and fine line style, one shaded in black and grey and the other filled with orange tones, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Two ornamental feathers in ink and orange
Black blackwork tattoo of an ornamental stag head with patterned dotwork and geometric fills, on the forearm.
Ornamental stag head on a forearm
Three views of a black and grey leg sleeve with a large peony at the thigh and dotwork mandala patterns running down the calf to the ankle and foot.
Black and grey peony and mandala leg sleeve
Line drawing of a lion head with an ornate geometric mane shaded from orange at the top to blue and purple below, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Ornate lion head with geometric mane
Black dotwork bee tattoo with patterned wings and a striped abdomen, placed on the forearm.
Patterned bee tattoo on an arm
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a sunflower-style mandala with a crescent moon at its centre, shown as a design on white paper with no body placement visible.
Sunflower mandala with crescent moon
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on an upper arm, with a linework elephant, repeating tessellated shapes and a circle within flowing outlines.
Dotwork elephant and tessellation sleeve
Black and grey flash drawing of a songbird in flight with mandala-style patterned wings and body, shown without a body placement.
Mandala-patterned bird in flight
Pencil drawing of a wolf head split down the middle, realistic shading on the left and ornate black ink pattern on the right, shown as a tattoo design.
Split wolf head design
Black and grey ornamental elephant tattoo on the outer thigh, with denim shorts above and a hand wearing a ring at the left edge.
Ornate elephant on the thigh
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with fern-like fronds and an eight-pointed star centre, on the upper arm near the elbow.
Dotwork mandala on upper arm
Hand-drawn black ink mandala design on white paper, with radiating petal shapes and dotwork shading, beside a pen and ruler.
Black ink mandala design with dotwork
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
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with a radiating floral pattern on the upper arm, shown in a close photograph of a person in a striped top.
Dotwork mandala on upper arm
Black mandala tattoo with dotwork and fine line detail on a woman's shoulder and upper chest, with a dark top and dark background.
Black mandala tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo on the left ribs of a person lying on a white bed, wearing black underwear.
Mandala tattoo on the ribs
Two matching tarot-style tattoos in black and grey dotwork on the inner forearms, each showing a figure inside a patterned border.
Tarot card style forearm pair
Black and grey mandala-style elephant tattoo on the outer thigh, with ornate patterned ears, tusks and trunk filled with dotwork and fine linework.
Mandala elephant tattoo on the thigh
Black and grey traditional dotwork tattoo of a stylised cat with floral patterns, placed on the side of the ribs.
Ornamental cat on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork and fine line mandala tattoo centred on the upper back below the neck, with a person's head and shoulders visible.
Mandala tattoo on the upper back
Black and grey mandala tattoo with layered petals and dotwork shading, centred on the upper back of a woman with her hair in a bun.
Mandala tattoo between the shoulder blades
Black ink paisley and floral ornamental tattoo on the outer thigh, with fine linework and dotted shading, photographed in black and white.
Paisley ornamental tattoo on the thigh
Black and white photo of two bare soles, each with a matching dotwork mandala tattoo on the sole near the arch.
Dotwork mandala on both soles
Black and grey ornamental elephant tattoo with dense dotwork patterns on the thigh, shown in a full view and a close-up detail.
Ornamental elephant on a thigh
Two black ink flash drawings on pale pink paper: a dotwork peony in the upper right and a patterned moth with a flower body in the lower left.
Peony and moth tattoo flash designs
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with radiating petals on the outer thigh, above denim shorts and a white brick wall.
Dotwork mandala on the thigh
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with a central flower and ornamental patterns, covering the forearm.
Dotwork mandala on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a seated cat filled with mandala and paisley ornament in black, grey and red on the forearm.
Ornamental seated cat on forearm