Traditional Filigree Heart Face Tattoo

A glossy red heart with a teal scroll band, cream shine and gold diamond center, shown as a tiny accent beneath the outer cheekbone.

Style: Old school
Placement: Face, Neck
Motif: Heart
Good for: Matching, Small
Mood: Color
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About this design

What the design shows

A plump red heart is drawn front-on, with two rounded lobes, a sharp lower point, and a heavy black traditional outline. A cream highlight curls across the upper left lobe. A dark teal band cuts horizontally through the middle, edged with ochre lines and curled into two small scrolls before it reaches the sides. At its center sits a gold four-point diamond, framed by a narrow red border. The lower half remains a clear red field with a soft dark gradient at the point. There are no leaves, banner, or extra marks, so the small silhouette stays readable. The small cream shine is limited to the upper left lobe, while the pointed lower tip carries the deepest red shading. In the on-skin preview it sits just below the outer cheekbone, about fingernail-sized, with the point facing down toward the jaw.

In this design

red heart
teal scroll band
gold diamond center
cream highlight
black traditional outline

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Placement

Placement and size

Below the cheekbone, the heart is a tiny face accent with its point directed toward the jaw. The preview keeps it at fingernail scale, so the gold center and blue scroll must remain broad enough to read. The same compact front-facing shape can sit behind the ear, at the side of the neck, or over the collarbone. If it is reduced, keep the heart lobes and central diamond before the cream highlight.

Patchwork

Building it into a patchwork

The colored heart is a small but visually dense patchwork accent because its black outline, red fill, and horizontal band already create contrast. It can occupy a quiet gap beside a larger ear or neck piece. A small gold star, fine curl, or tiny red drop can echo the center detail. Keep a clear margin around the two heart lobes so nearby work does not flatten the silhouette.

Small pieces that pair with it

A tiny gold four-point star above the heart
A red dot below the heart point
A short teal curl behind the ear

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For your artist

Notes for your tattoo artist

01Keep the gold diamond centered between the two scroll ends.
02Do not let the teal band rise into the red upper lobes.
03Make the cream shine broad enough to remain a single curved mark.

Made and reviewed

How this design was made

Design: Generated with AI image tools under our direction, then reviewed by the Patchwork Tattoos team: a readable outline, the same design in the clean and on-skin views, and a reviewed Builder piece.
Page notes: Written from the clean design and the on-skin preview of this exact design, then checked against both pictures.
Last reviewed: 2026-10-03
Your tattoo: A concept for planning. Your artist will redraw it for your skin, placement and size, so the finished tattoo will differ from the image.
License: Free to download and use as the reference for your own tattoo and to share with your artist. Selling the file or republishing it in a collection is not allowed.

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