Dot tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey line drawing of a bird skull with a wheat sprig, a crown of dots and small stars, labelled Virgo, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Virgo bird skull with wheat sprig
Black ink sketch of a lotus flower with dotted chain lines running down the page, a fine line and dotwork tattoo design drawn on paper.
Lotus and chain flash design
Black ink drawing of a dotwork mandala with a lotus-like centre and leaf petals, joined by curved swag lines, shown as a flash design on white paper.
Dotwork mandala lotus with swag lines
Four vertical brown ink line designs, each with stacked coils, loops and a curled swirl at the base, drawn on a cream background.
Four vertical swirl motifs in brown ink
Flash sheet of three black line geometric arrow designs with triangles, diamonds, circles and dotted rings on a white background.
Three geometric arrow designs on a flash sheet
Digital drawing of a purple butterfly with black swirls, dots and a grey sunburst, shown as a flash design with no skin visible.
Purple butterfly with black swirls
Black ink drawing of a front-facing owl with a geometric patterned face, feathers and talons, styled as a tattoo design with no body part shown.
Geometric owl design in black ink
Traditional flash design of a red rose, a grey key and a tan Bad Wolf banner with dark green leaves, shown on a black surface beside a coin for scale.
Red rose and key with Bad Wolf banner
Black linework design of two roses and a pair of ornate scissors with a dotted trail, shown in a neo-traditional style on skin.
Two roses and scissors line design
Four black line drawings of arrows, with stippled dotwork arrowheads and diamond details, shown as tattoo flash without a body placement.
Four arrow designs in a row
Black and grey pen drawing of a geometric mandala design with a flower of life centre, moon phases and dotwork arrows, shown on paper with no body placement.
Mandala with flower of life and moon phases
Black ink drawing of a lotus flower inside a mandala-style design with dotwork shading and leaf motifs, on white paper, with no body placement shown.
Lotus mandala design with dotwork detail
Five black ink sketches on paper of continuous line designs with dotted starts, spirals and infinity-style loops, shown as possible tattoo flash.
Five line-work swirl and loop sketches
Fine line flash sheet of geometric arrows, triangles, circles and chevrons drawn in dark ink on a pale background, with no body placement shown.
Geometric arrow and triangle flash sheet
Black line drawing of a small mandala tattoo design on white paper, shown beside a US quarter for scale.
Small mandala flash beside a quarter
Black ink line drawing of a rose framed by mandala and paisley filigree, with dotwork shading and hanging dot chains, shown as a tattoo design.
Rose and mandala filigree design
Three black ink arrow designs drawn on paper in a fine line style, with chevron fletching, dotted shafts and solid or outlined arrowheads, suited to tattoo flash.
Three arrows drawn in black ink
Pen and ink drawing of two feathers in a dotwork and fine line style, one shaded in black and grey and the other filled with orange tones, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Two ornamental feathers in ink and orange
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 line drawing of a frowning face made from two dots, a curved mouth line and two dots, with the words 'you decide.' beneath it, on a white background.
Frowning smiley face with 'you decide' text
Pen and ink drawing of a barn owl with detailed feather dotwork and botanical leaves, drawn as a tattoo design on cream paper.
Ornate barn owl design with leaves
Black line drawing of a geometric tattoo design, stacked circles, triangles and dots on a plain grey background, with no body part visible.
Vertical geometric design of circles and triangles
Traditional flash drawing of a skull and crossbones on a poison bottle, flanked by red flowers and a DRINK ME tag, shown on paper.
Skull and crossbones poison bottle flash
Black silhouette flash design of flying figures, stars and dots within an infinity symbol, with the words Never Grow Up.
Never Grow Up infinity design with flying silhouettes
Black line drawing of an ornamental butterfly design with swirling filigree wings and dotted detailing, shown on a white background.
Ornamental butterfly tattoo design
Black and grey line drawing of a vintage Nikon SLR camera with a film strip and two roses, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Camera, film strip and roses design
Line drawing of a lion head with an ornate geometric mane shaded from orange at the top to blue and purple below, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Ornate lion head with geometric mane
Purple line drawing of a symmetrical mandala with a spiral centre, layered petals and dotted accents, in a geometric style, shown as a standalone design on a white background.
Purple mandala with spiral centre
Pencil sketch flash of a hair dryer blowing a puff of air, with sparkles and a looping cord ending in a small heart.
Hair dryer design with heart cord
Eight line drawn arrow designs in a fine line geometric style, with a few teal accents, sketched on white paper beside two black pigment liner pens.
Eight arrow designs on paper
Black ink drawing of a scrolling vine with curls and small dots on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Black scrolling vine design
Black ink pen drawing of a feathered arrow crossing a circular compass motif, with flowing feather-like swirls, a small star and ornamental flourishes, drawn on lined paper.
Arrow, compass and feather design drawing
A black botanical vine band with curling scrolls, leaves and grey dots on a beige background, drawn as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Black vine scroll band design
Black and white ornamental drawing of an elephant head filled with swirls, dots and paisley-like patterns, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Ornamental elephant head line drawing
Black ink drawing of an interlaced lotus flower on grey paper, with a row of dots above and a spiral below, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Interlaced lotus design with dots and spiral
Illustration of a hovering hummingbird in teal and green, with a dotted body and a body filled with fern and leaf shapes, drawn in a botanical style.
Hummingbird with fern and leaf fill
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a sunflower-style mandala with a crescent moon at its centre, shown as a design on white paper with no body placement visible.
Sunflower mandala with crescent moon
Pencil drawing of a symmetrical geometric mandala design with petal shapes, swirls and dots, shown on a sketchbook page.
Symmetrical mandala flash design
Black line drawing of a seahorse filled with intricate doodle patterns of dots, scales and swirls, shown on a plain white background with no body placement.
Zentangle seahorse line design
Black linework drawing of an orchid tattoo design with dotwork details, shown on white paper held by two hands.
Orchid tattoo design in linework
Pen and ink drawing of three ornate feathers filled with black linework, dots and coloured bands in pink, purple, orange and blue, shown on a white background.
Three patterned feathers in ink and colour
Two hand-drawn interlaced heart designs on white paper, one in teal and black ink and one with teal and heavier black shading, with dot shapes at the top.
Interlaced heart design sketches in teal and black
Black ink sketches of a dozen arrows with varied tribal-style heads and feathered tails, drawn on a sketchbook page, with no body placement shown.
Hand-drawn arrow designs in a sketchbook
Black ink drawing of a triquetra Celtic knot surrounded by calligraphic swirls and dots, shown as a tattoo design on white paper with no body placement.
Triquetra knot with calligraphic swirls
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
Black and white photo of a floral and geometric tattoo design drawn in a sketchbook, beside a dotwork mandala tattoo on a forearm.
Floral and geometric sketch with forearm mandala
Black line drawing of a circular seal made of arcs, overlapping circles and dotted accents, shown as a standalone design with no skin visible.
Circular line-art seal design
Black ink mandala design with geometric triangles, dotted shading and hanging drops, drawn on paper beside three fine liner pens.
Ink mandala drawing with triangles and hanging drops