Nine lotus designs: a lotus on water, a lotus with an unalome and a lotus mandala, each in three styles.

It is the Buddhist spiral line that straightens into a single line, with three dots at the top, drawn here beneath the lotus.

Can I ask for a peony or a different colour?

Yes. Type a different flower or twist, such as a peony or pink ink; the result is a new drawing, not a guaranteed match.

What is the difference between the styles?

Traditional flash has bold outlines and a few accent colours. Fine line is one uniform hairline with little shading. Dotwork builds the shadows from dots.

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Lotus tattoo designs: lotus on water, lotus and unalome, lotus mandala

Lotus tattoos — an open lotus flower floating on a few lines of water, two round leaves beside it and a closed bud, American traditional tattoo flash, bold black outlines, heavy black shading and a limited flat palette

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Reading 1Lotus on water

Reading 2Lotus and unalome

Reading 3Lotus mandala

The lotus rises clean from muddy water and is worn for purity and new beginnings in Hindu and Buddhist traditions. The nine sheets show an open lotus on water, a lotus at the base of an unalome, the Buddhist line for the path, and a lotus opening into a mandala. Each is drawn as traditional flash, fine line and dotwork. Type a different flower or twist, such as a peony, and the same styles can be asked for.

a wrist or ankle lotus
a forearm piece with an unalome
a round mandala lotus for the back or chest
a printed sheet to compare styles

Frequently asked questions

What is on the page?: Nine lotus designs: a lotus on water, a lotus with an unalome and a lotus mandala, each in three styles.
What is an unalome?: It is the Buddhist spiral line that straightens into a single line, with three dots at the top, drawn here beneath the lotus.
Can I ask for a peony or a different colour?: Yes. Type a different flower or twist, such as a peony or pink ink; the result is a new drawing, not a guaranteed match.
What is the difference between the styles?: Traditional flash has bold outlines and a few accent colours. Fine line is one uniform hairline with little shading. Dotwork builds the shadows from dots.

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This page is a showcase and a starting point: nine samples already rendered, three readings of the pack crossed with three styles, each shown at the size and ratio it was made for. Take any of them further on the wall with a few words, or ask for all nine again under your own direction; a sign-in keeps what you make, and it is free while Toile is new. The recipe behind each sample — the subject, the style, the palette, the framing — travels with the image rather than staying private to the render: it is in the alt text of every sample and in the page's own structured data, so a search engine reads the same handles a person would.