Teardrop tattoo ideas

204 photos and flash · 40% Dotwork, 35% Geometric · Forearm most common

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Black and grey neo-trad tattoo of a faceted heart gem with ornate scrollwork and beaded drops across the neck and upper chest.
Faceted heart gem with scrollwork on neck and chest
Black ink drawing of an ornamental mandala design with paisley motifs, feather-like shapes and dotted shading, drawn on white paper beside two black fineliner pens.
Ornamental mandala tattoo design drawing
Black and grey scrollwork tattoo with small flowers and dots wrapping around an upper arm.
Scrollwork and flowers on an upper arm
A dark ink mandala with dotted rings and scrolled petals on the palm of a hand, in a geometric style.
Circular mandala design on a palm
Black and grey dotwork drawing of an ornate elephant head with mandala patterns, a lotus above and below, and teardrop motifs, shown as a tattoo design.
Ornate elephant head mandala with lotus
Fine line infinity symbol with two small teal dots on the inner wrist, photographed with the palm turned upwards.
Infinity symbol on the inner wrist
Blue ink drawing of a radial mandala with teardrop petals, dotted rings and a central circle, shown on cream paper with no body placement.
Blue ink mandala design
Black line drawing of three hands rising from a dotted ellipse with a teardrop beneath, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Three hands rising from a dotted circle
Black and grey line drawing of an eye with radiating rays above, sprigs of leaves on each side and teardrops below, with the word Cancer beneath.
Eye with leaves and tears, Cancer design
Close-up photograph of a blue outlined symbol with a filled centre tattooed on an ankle, with dark linework.
Blue outlined eye symbol on an ankle
Back view of a woman with a black blackwork ornamental tattoo of stacked leaves and a mandala motif running from the nape of the neck down the upper back.
Black ornamental tattoo across upper back and neck
Five black ink briar rose marque designs drawn on parchment, with small red accents on thorns and petals, shown as an original design through to a final design.
Briar rose marque design variations
Colour tattoo of a cubist face with several eyes and bold red, yellow, blue and black shapes, placed on a person's calf.
Cubist face on a calf
Black and grey traditional tattoo of an eye with teardrops inside an elongated box, framed by flowers and leaves, on an upper arm.
Eye and teardrops in a box with flowers
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo on the chest between the breasts, with fan-shaped ornaments above and a teardrop point below.
Lotus mandala on the chest
Black ink mandala-style lotus tattoo with dot accents centred on a person's upper back, shown in two photographs.
Mandala lotus tattoo on upper back
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 fine line tattoo of a vertical unalome spiral above a lotus flower with dotted detail, placed on the upper chest.
Unalome and lotus on the upper chest
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork shading across the centre of the chest, with a flower motif at the top and scalloped wings spreading outward.
Mandala tattoo across the chest
Dark ornamental mandala design with dotted lines and finger bands across the back of a hand and fingers, in a style resembling henna.
Mandala design across the back of a hand
Black ink line drawing of three orchids with buds, hanging chains, teardrop pendants and diamond-shaped gems, drawn as a tattoo design on paper.
Orchid sprigs with hanging chains and gems
Small black fine line tattoo of teardrops and a tiny star on a person's upper back near the shoulder, with a pale green tank top in view.
Small teardrops and star on shoulder
Sheet of seven hand-drawn black ink border designs with swirls, dots, leaves and vines, with a handwritten note reading to start left to right.
Hand-drawn ornamental border designs
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a seated Egyptian-style cat with a sunburst and crescent moon behind its head, on a forearm.
Egyptian cat with sunburst on a forearm
Black ink geometric mandala design in a fan shape with dotted swags and teardrop motifs, drawn on white paper with no body part shown.
Geometric mandala fan with dotted drops
Black line drawing of a geometric mandala with lotus petals, with smaller ornamental motifs above and below, shown on a white sheet beside a ruler.
Mandala and lotus ornament design
Black mandala and lace-like sleeve tattoo covering the forearm and upper arm of a woman in a white top, with arms raised in bright sunlight.
Mandala sleeve on a forearm and upper arm
Black ink drawing of a mandala dreamcatcher with dotted strands, beads, feathers and teardrop pendants, drawn in fine line style with no placement shown.
Mandala dreamcatcher line drawing
Black line drawing of a geometric circular mandala with two eyes, a spiral shell motif and a teardrop, in a Geometric style, with the words DUNE ARRAKIS beneath it.
Geometric eye and spiral mandala
Two grey pencil tattoo design drawings on tracing paper showing ornamental scrollwork, beaded chains and diamond pendant drops, styled as fine line ornament.
Ornamental scroll and diamond tattoo designs
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a long-haired grey cat with green eyes sitting on pink lotus flowers, with a blue halo behind, on the thigh.
Cat on lotus flowers on a thigh
Watercolour mandala tattoo on a forearm, with black linework, dotwork shading and teal and magenta washes, ending in a teardrop point.
Watercolour mandala on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a dotted chain bracelet with small drop pendants and a crescent shape, across the wrist and back of the hand.
Fine line chain bracelet tattoo on wrist
Several forearms with gold and silver metallic temporary designs, including leaf, geometric and dotted patterns, worn with gold bangles.
Gold and silver metallic designs on forearms
Several arms rest side by side, each with gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos of geometric motifs on the forearms and wrists, worn with gold bangles.
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos on arms
Black and grey flash design of an open hand with a dotted triangle in the palm, a key, a bullet and the words TO KILL, with no body placement shown.
Open hand with triangle and key design
Black and grey neo-traditional flash drawing of a woman wearing goat horns and two skulls, with a snake coiled around her arm, shown on paper.
Horned woman with skulls and snake flash
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a lighthouse under a starry night sky, enclosed in a teardrop shape on the forearm.
Lighthouse in a teardrop on a forearm
Black line tree with layered leaves inside a teardrop outline, with dotwork dots, on the inner forearm of a person wearing a striped top.
Leafy tree in a teardrop on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork drawing of an eye within a teardrop mandala framed by cloud scrolls, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Eye in a mandala with cloud scrolls
Black line drawing of a symmetrical heart mandala topped by a dagger, with beaded chains hanging from its lower edge, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Heart mandala with dagger and beaded chains
Black ink drawing of an abstract tribal-style design with a teardrop shape enclosing a ring above a looping infinity-like swirl.
Abstract ring and swoosh symbol
Black ink line drawing of a mandala-style design with a scalloped band and a teardrop below, shown on a white card against weathered wood.
Mandala design with scalloped border
Black and grey dotwork forearm tattoo of an ornate mandala with an eye inside a triangle at the centre, on the inner forearm below an outstretched hand.
Mandala and eye forearm tattoo
A forearm tattoo of a shaded purple faceted gem framed by black lace-style ornament and a lotus, with dotted drops below.
Purple gem and lotus on a forearm
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 line drawing of a woman with a flower in her hair holding a dagger, with the word PSYCHO across her brow, in a neo-traditional flash style.
Woman with dagger and PSYCHO lettering
Gold metallic temporary tattoo of a teardrop medallion with dots across the back of a hand, with a patterned cuff on the wrist, on a person lying on sand.
Gold metallic hand chain and wrist cuff