Dot tattoo ideas

3,012 photos and flash · 42% Dotwork, 35% Geometric · Forearm most common

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Black flash design of an open rose with a stem and leaf, merged with a stylised bass clef and two solid dots on a plain white background.
Rose and bass clef design
Drawn tattoo design of two feathers, one in teal and one in purple, with black linework, dotwork and patterned detail on a white background.
Two feathers in blue and purple
Pink and purple lotus flower design with an Om symbol above it, drawn in black linework with coloured pencil shading on cream paper.
Lotus flower with Om symbol design
Blue ink line drawing of a seahorse filled with paisley, dot and mandala-style patterns on a plain cream background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Paisley seahorse ink drawing
Black ink line drawing of a seated cat in a zentangle style, filled with leaves, flowers, dots and striped patterns, on a plain off-white background.
Zentangle-style cat line drawing
Hand-drawn flash design of seven decorative arrows in purple, teal, pink and navy on a white background, with no body placement shown.
Seven coloured arrows in a row
Black and white flash design of a Triforce inside a circle with flame-like edges, radiating spikes and dots, shown without a body placement.
Triforce sunburst design with rays and dots
Fine line geometric tattoo design drawn in blue ink on paper, showing crescent moons, triangles, circles and dots along a diagonal line.
Crescent moons and triangles line design
Black linework flash sheet on tracing paper showing a winged figure with a horned headdress, a braided-hair figure with wings, and a mandala-style design.
Winged figure flash designs on tracing paper
Pen drawing of two swallows in flight, one with a medallion on its wing and filigree scrolls around it, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Two swallows in flight with ornate scrolls
Black abstract tattoo flash design of curling solid shapes, a spiral and a dot on a plain white background.
Abstract black swirl design
Black ink drawing of a mandala-style lotus flower with dotwork arcs and a fine-line ornament below, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Lotus flower tattoo design sketch
Black ink lotus mandala tattoo design drawn on white paper, with a hand holding a pen beside it.
Lotus mandala tattoo design on paper
Black ink mandala design with layered petals and dotted rings, drawn on paper as a flash sketch for a tattoo, with no body placement shown.
Mandala design drawn in black ink
Black ink line drawing of a front-facing elephant filled with dense paisley and mandala patterns, a design suited to a fine line tattoo.
Ornate elephant line drawing
Black ink drawing of a tree of life with patterned leaves, curling swirls and a dotted circular border, shown on white paper beside two fine liner pens.
Tree of life design with patterned leaves
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical compass rose mandala with geometric panels and dots, shown as a design on white paper with no body placement.
Compass rose mandala design in black ink
Black and grey flash drawing of two halved apples with leaves between two sunburst petal arcs, labelled Gemini, with no body placement shown.
Gemini split apple flash design
Black and grey geometric whale drawing with small blue accents on paper, beside a forearm with a black and grey rose tattoo.
Geometric whale design beside a rose forearm tattoo
Pencil and ink sketch of a hairless sphynx cat above a skull, framed by geometric linework and dotwork, drawn on paper.
Sphynx cat and skull design sketch
Brown ink drawing of a circular geometric seal design with interlocking circles, straight lines and three dots on a pale stone-textured background.
Circular geometric seal design
Black and grey linework design of a hummingbird in flight, its wings breaking into scattered dots and triangular shards, on a plain white background.
Hummingbird in flight design
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical mandala with petal shapes, dotted shading and a small central medallion, shown on a white card against a pale wooden background.
Black ink mandala design
Dotwork and geometric flash design of a deer with branching antlers linked by constellation dots, drawn in fine brown ink on cream paper.
Deer with constellation antlers design
Black and white line drawing of a botanical design with a dahlia-like flower and a fern stem, labelled Leo with a short line of text beneath, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Leo botanical flash with dahlia and fern
Black ink drawing of a bear in side profile, its body filled with stripes, scallops, triangles and dots, shown as a blackwork-style design on white paper.
Patterned bear outline in black ink
Hand-drawn flash design of a lace-patterned flower with dotted chains and teardrop shapes, inked in teal on cream paper.
Dotwork flower design with teardrop dangles
Pencil drawing of a tribal-style curved design filled with triangles, dots and geometric bands, shown on plain paper with no body placement visible.
Pencil sketch of a tribal curved design
Black ink drawing of an ornate elephant head in dotwork and mandala patterns, with a shaded rose in place of the ear, on white paper.
Ornate elephant with rose design
Black ink line drawing of a circular floral wreath with mandala-style patterns and the words BE FREE in the centre, shown on white paper with no body placement.
Be free floral wreath design
Purple ink drawing of a hamsa hand with an open lotus flower and dotted border, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Hamsa hand and lotus design
Black ink drawing of the words Let me be brave in script lettering, with a bird in flight dissolving into stippled dots at the end of the phrase.
Let me be brave lettering with a bird
Coloured pen drawing of two dragons facing each other nose to nose, forming a heart shape, as a tattoo design sketch.
Two dragons nose to nose in colour
Black ink drawing of a geometric compass rose with a mandala-style centre and cursive N, E, S and W markings, drawn on paper as a tattoo design.
Compass rose design drawn on paper
Black ink line drawing of an abstract calligraphic symbol with five dots and the words I am free from social anxiety and depression beneath it.
Calligraphic affirmation design with dots
Black ink drawing of a crescent moon filled with mandala-style triangles, circles and scroll motifs, drawn on cream paper as a tattoo design.
Crescent moon mandala design
Black line flash design of an ornate elephant filled with mandala and paisley patterns, with three flowers and a small lotus motif on a white background.
Ornate elephant and flowers flash sheet
Black and grey flash design of a dotwork mandala star with a compass-like point, joined by a vertical dotted line to a small diamond motif, shown on a white background with no body placement.
Mandala star with dotted vertical line
Black ink fine line drawing of a lotus with a dotted border and a looping chain below, sketched on white paper beside a black fine liner pen.
Lotus and loop line drawing design
Black marker drawing of a monkey head in profile with a spiralling tail and dot accents, sketched on lined notebook paper as a tattoo design.
Monkey head with curling tail design
Black ink line drawing of an ornate crescent moon mandala with dotwork, paisley-like motifs and a central flower, drawn on white paper as a tattoo design.
Ornate crescent moon mandala design
A horizontal row of seven solid black circles, largest at the centre and decreasing in size outwards, shown as a geometric tattoo design on a plain light background.
Seven graduated black circles in a row
Black line drawing of a botanical paisley and floral design with dotted mandala-style flowers on a white background, shown without any body placement.
Paisley and floral line drawing design
Black ink linework drawing of an ornamental hummingbird design with dotted circles and swirling flourishes, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Ornamental hummingbird line drawing
Black ornamental butterfly design made of swirling scrolls, dots and small flowers on a white background.
Ornate swirl butterfly design
Pencil drawing of a comedy and a tragedy theatre mask with swirling scrolls and dots over a diamond lattice background.
Comedy and tragedy masks pencil design
Black and purple line drawing of a stylised bird, a flower and feathers with dotwork bubbles, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Bird, flower and feathers tattoo design
Black and grey drawing of an ornamental feather with geometric and dotwork patterns, hanging from two beads on a sepia textured background.
Ornamental feather design with beads