Dot tattoo ideas

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

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Black ink and pink watercolour lotus flower on a tall stem with ornate dotwork and swirl-patterned leaves, shown as a tattoo design drawing.
Pink lotus with dotwork leaves
Black ink dotwork drawing of a skull inside a geometric mandala design, shown in two side-by-side views, with no placement on the body.
Skull within a dotwork mandala
Black and grey pencil and ink drawing of a compass rose with a fleur-de-lis on top and scrolls and dots around it, a tattoo design sheet.
Compass rose design with fleur-de-lis
Black ink drawing of a feather filled with dotwork and swirling line patterns, with small words written along the vanes, drawn on white paper in a sketchbook.
Feather with doodle pattern design
Pencil sketch of a compass rose inside a rope-edged circle decorated with dots, with a feather hanging from a chain below, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Compass rose and feather design sketch
Ink line drawing of two feathers with teal and pink watercolour washes, shown as a tattoo-style design on white paper.
Two feathers in ink and watercolour
Line drawing flash design of an elephant head within a mandala frame, with flowers and dotwork petals, drawn on tracing paper.
Elephant and mandala flash design on tracing paper
Sheet of metallic gold geometric temporary tattoo designs, including diamond, triangle and chevron bands on a pale grey background, with no body placement shown.
Metallic gold geometric temporary tattoo sheet
Black line drawing of a butterfly with outspread wings, built from dots and small oval shapes, shown as a dotwork flash design with no body placement.
Dotwork butterfly design
Flash design of blue, purple and pink butterflies joined by a swirling dark line decorated with stars and dots, on a white background.
Butterflies and star swirl flash design
Pencil sketch of a symmetrical lotus flower with dotted petal detail and small dots above and below, shown as a botanical tattoo design on plain paper.
Lotus flower pencil design
Black ink drawing of an ornate moth design with dotted patterns and dangling beaded chains on the wings, shown as a flash sketch with no placement on the body.
Ornamental moth design in black ink
Black and white line drawing of a stylised owl with closed eyes and dotted patterned feathers, perched on a curling branch, shown as a tattoo design.
Sleepy owl perched on a curled branch
Black ink drawing of the Cancer zodiac symbol in a bold swirling linework design, shown as a tattoo design on paper rather than on skin.
Cancer zodiac symbol in swirl linework
Black ink drawing on paper of an ornamental lace-style tattoo design built from scalloped petals, dots and a pointed drop, with no body placement shown.
Ornamental lace-style tattoo design with dangling drops
Black ink practice sheet on white paper showing step-by-step line drawings of dragonflies, flowers, paisley motifs and star designs, with handwritten encouragement to practise.
Henna-style practice sheet of dragonflies, flowers and
Fine line pencil drawing of a lotus flower running along a decorative arrow, with dotwork accents, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Lotus and arrow tattoo design
Black ink line drawing of a swallow, two roses, a crown and beaded chains with leaves and dotwork, drawn on pale tracing paper as a botanical tattoo design.
Swallow, roses and crown design sketch
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design with a rose at the centre, leaves, stacked triangles and dotted lines, drawn on skin.
Rose and geometric triangles sketch
Black ink drawing of a hummingbird in flight, its wings and body filled with swirls, dots and teardrop shapes, on a pale paper background.
Ornamental hummingbird design in black ink
Coloured line drawing of a sunflower, two red poppies and teal poppy seed pods on a white background, with red and orange dots behind, shown as a botanical tattoo design.
Sunflower and red poppies design
A hand paints black ink onto a mandala flower tattoo design drawn on white paper, with heart motifs and dotted borders around the petals.
Black ink mandala flower design being painted
Black ink dotwork mandala design with lotus-like flowers, swirls and leaf motifs, touched with red watercolour, drawn on paper beside a red pencil.
Dotwork mandala leaf design
Black ink drawing of a heart made of curling vines and teardrop dots, with a plain white heart at its centre, shown as a flash design without a body placement.
Swirling heart design in black linework
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical mandala with lotus-like petals and dotwork shading, shown on paper beside a hand wearing a silver ring.
Mandala flash design on paper
Hand-drawn flash design of two closed eyes with radiating dotted lines, above and below the words 'AND YOU SEE YOUR GYPSY' in dark brown lettering on a pink textured background.
Hand-lettered eyes design on pink
Black and grey line drawing of an open lighter with a flame, framed by roses and a sunburst of rays, in a traditional flash style.
Open lighter and roses flash design
Pencil drawing of an ornately patterned elephant raising its trunk to spray a decorative swirling design, shown as a tattoo flash on grey paper.
Ornate elephant spraying a swirl
Black ink flash design of a lion skull with a windswept mane, dotted accents and leaves beneath, with the word Leo and a short line of text below.
Lion skull with flowing mane and leaves
A sheet of gold metallic temporary tattoo designs on white, including a sugar skull, a peacock feather, an arrow, a palm tree and geometric motifs.
Gold temporary tattoo design sheet
Black ink drawing of a hamsa hand with an intricate elephant and lotus pattern filling its outline, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Hamsa hand with elephant in black ink
Three hand-drawn arrow designs in blue ink on lined notebook paper, one with a triangular head and fletching, one with a swirl near the shaft base, and one with a small outlined arrowhead.
Three arrow designs in blue pen
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical flower mandala with layered petals, dotted borders and swirl details, drawn on a sketchbook page, suitable as a flash design.
Symmetrical flower mandala in black ink
Ten panels in two rows show a black linework paisley and scroll ornament being drawn up in stages, from a single curved line to a full dotted floral design on white.
Step-by-step swirl ornament drawing
Black and grey drawing of a compass rose with two shaded roses at its centre, shown on paper as a tattoo design.
Compass rose with roses design
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical mandala design with leaf sprigs, dotted chains and droplet shapes, drawn on white paper with fine liner pens beside it.
Mandala design with leaves and dotted chains
Black line drawing flash sheet of three rows of ornamental hanging drops and dangles, with scrolls, dots and teardrop shapes, shown on white.
Drops and dangles flash sheet
Three black and white geometric dotwork tattoo designs drawn on white, built from stacked triangles, diamonds and dotted shading.
Three geometric dotwork design sketches
Fine line tattoo design of a vertical geometric arrow with chevrons, diamonds and dots in gold on a dark background.
Vertical geometric arrow motif in gold line
Shaded pencil drawing of a bass clef and treble clef forming a heart shape, with two dots beside the bass clef, as a tattoo design.
Treble and bass clef heart design
Six black line drawings of ornamental sacred hearts, some with flames, rays and roses, laid out on tracing paper as tattoo flash designs.
Sacred heart flash designs on tracing paper
Two overlapping mandala drawings in blue and turquoise ink on white paper, with no body placement shown, resting beside a pen on a sketchbook.
Blue ink mandala sketch on paper
Cream line illustration of a hamsa hand with a central eye, ornate spirals and dotted detailing on a dark brown background.
Hamsa hand with central eye design
Flash sheet of black ink designs showing hearts built from scrolls, curling vines and floral flourishes on a white background.
Heart and swirl flash sheet
Black ink drawing of an ornate calligraphic letter with floral and leaf filling and stippled dotwork outlines, shown on white paper beside a quartz cluster and a fine liner pen.
Ornate floral lettering design in fine ink
Black ink dotwork drawing of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha within a geometric mandala, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Ganesha mandala dotwork design
Flash sheet of seven vertical geometric arrow designs in black linework and dotwork on a cream background, with no body placement shown.
Geometric arrow flash sheet
Black ink drawing of four stacked flowers joined by a thin vertical line and dots, shown as a tattoo design on grey paper.
Four stacked flowers on a vertical line