Abstract tattoo ideas

347 photos and flash · 18% Fine line, 18% Geometric · Forearm most common

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Man's chest with a geometric tattoo of a dark faceted shape in dotwork shading, joined by fine lines to small teal and green triangles and dots.
Geometric chest tattoo with lines and triangles
Abstract portrait of a man in a hat on an upper arm sleeve, shaded in black and grey with green fill, red line, geometric lines and quote lettering.
Portrait of a man in a hat with quote on upper arm
Dotwork tattoo of concentric black circles and shaded bands running across a pale forearm, placed on the forearm against a black background.
Concentric circle and gradient bands on a forearm
Black and grey geometric tattoo of interlocking hexagons and cubes, drawn in solid and dotted lines, covering the forearm.
Geometric polygon sleeve on a forearm
Black and grey geometric tattoo of circles, a triangle and dots along the ribs of a woman seated on rock.
Geometric circles and triangles on ribs
Black and grey geometric dotwork tattoo of overlapping triangles, a circle and squares on a forearm, with a second example on the other arm.
Geometric dotwork tattoos on two forearms
Black dotwork tattoo of swirling dots and curls across a woman's upper back and shoulder, with a striped top visible at the edge of the frame.
Dotwork swirl tattoo across a shoulder blade
Upper arm tattoo of a woman with long hair seen from behind, in grey dotwork shading, with melting red, orange, blue and purple abstract shapes below her.
Woman with long hair and melting colour on upper arm
Full arm sleeve tattoo in dotwork and geometric patterns, with black and grey shading on the shoulder and upper arm fading to red and orange dots on the forearm.
Geometric dotwork sleeve with a pale sun
Black and grey fine line and dotwork tattoo of intersecting elliptical orbits around a solid central circle, on the inner forearm.
Orbital ellipses on a forearm
Two forearms held together showing a red geometric circular mesh tattoo across both arms, with black brushstroke and dotwork shading and small red crosses.
Red geometric mesh across two forearms
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo with bold negative-space shapes and dotwork shading covering a forearm.
Geometric mandala forearm tattoo
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on the upper thigh showing a wolf with turquoise eyes, a stippled mountain range and a woman's face in a fragmented collage style.
Wolf, mountains and woman on a thigh
Black fine line tattoo of a lion head in an abstract single line style, with dotwork shading on the muzzle, on an upper arm.
Single line lion head on an upper arm
Three photographs of a forearm tattoo of black hexagons and dotwork shading that wraps toward the elbow, with red and blue splashes above.
Hexagon and dotwork forearm tattoo
Black and grey dotwork checkerboard optical illusion tattoo on the forearm, with the grid bulging and pinching inwards.
Checkerboard optical illusion on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of nested, wave-like diamond bands shading from dense to light across a forearm, with the arm held out in front of a black top.
Dotwork wave pattern on forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm and wrist, with concentric circles and graduated bands that fade from solid black to fine stippling.
Dotwork circles and bands on a forearm
Two views of a geometric dotwork tattoo on the outer thigh, with dotted lines, circles and a small figure in black ink with touches of blue.
Geometric dotwork thigh tattoo
Abstract geometric tattoo in grey and red ink with dotwork shading, covering the upper arm and forearm of a person in a dark top.
Abstract geometric sleeve on upper arm and forearm
Black abstract tattoo of solid and outlined circles, dots and thin lines running down the middle of a person's lower back, in a fine line and blackwork style.
Abstract circles and lines down the spine