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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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 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 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 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
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
Black blackwork tattoo of an ornamental stag head with patterned dotwork and geometric fills, on the forearm.
Ornamental stag head on a forearm
Black ink geometric mandala tattoo with ornate detailing on the centre of a woman's chest, between the breasts.
Symmetrical mandala tattoo on the chest
Black line mandala tattoo with a feather motif covering the upper and middle back, in a geometric style.
Mandala and feather tattoo across a back
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 ink mandala tattoo with layered petals and fine geometric detail on the upper arm near the elbow.
Mandala tattoo on the upper 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
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 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
Colourful mandala tattoo with purple, pink, teal and yellow petals wrapped around the ankle in a geometric style.
Colourful mandala tattoo on an ankle
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 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 photograph of a geometric circuit board style tattoo with stepped lines across a forearm.
Circuit board pattern on a forearm
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
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a bird in flight with mandala patterns on its wings and body, placed on a person's upper back.
Mandala-patterned bird in flight on upper back
Black ink drawing of an ornately patterned insect with lace-like wings inside a circular mandala border, a design suited to fine line tattooing.
Ornate insect inside a circle frame
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