Dot tattoo ideas

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

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Black line drawing of an ornate dragonfly tattoo design with scrollwork above and dotted chains hanging from the wings.
Ornate dragonfly design with dotted chains
Black ink drawing of a dotwork-edged insect with delicate wings and a scrolled dagger, sketched on textured paper with no body placement shown.
Insect and ornate dagger design
Fine gold line drawing of a vertical totem design stacking lotus flowers, a central mandala and geometric diamonds, shown on a cream background.
Stacked lotus and mandala totem design
Black fine-line drawing of a dotwork crescent moon with a swirl motif and an arrow below, placed among citrine and green crystals on a white sheet.
Crescent moon and arrow design
Black and grey fine line sketch of a lotus flower with pointed petals and a row of dots above and below, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Lotus flower design with dotted accents
Fine line drawing of a vertical unalome design with looping curves and a small dot at the top and bottom, shown on white paper over a floral patterned background.
Fine line unalome design
Black fine line flash drawing of an elephant head with a feather plume, flowers and dotted chains, shown without a body placement.
Elephant head with feathers and flowers
Twelve black line drawings of arrows in fine line style, with varied feathered fletching and arrowheads, arranged in a staggered column on a white background.
Set of arrow tattoo designs
Black ink line drawing of an ornate mandala with dreamcatcher-style feathers and hanging chains on a cream background.
Ornate mandala with feathers and hanging chains
Black fine line drawing of a looping, abstract ornament with dots at each end on a plain white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Looped fine line ornament design
Fine line black ink drawing of an outline heart with a looping script letter, a dotted trail and a small cross, shown as a design on paper beside a mechanical pencil.
Fine line heart and cross design on paper
Four hand-drawn fine line tattoo designs of spirals, loops and zigzags with dotted tails, drawn in dark ink on cream paper.
Four spiral and loop line designs
Black fine line script lettering reading grace upon grace, with a small dot either side, drawn on a plain white background with no body placement shown.
Grace upon grace in fine script lettering
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
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
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
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 linework drawing of an orchid tattoo design with dotwork details, shown on white paper held by two hands.
Orchid tattoo design in linework
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 ink drawing of an ornate feather with swirls, dots and paisley shapes, a tattoo flash design on cream paper with no placement shown.
Ornate feather design in ink
Black ink flash design of a swallow with a lace-patterned wing, paisley motifs and flowers, drawn in a black-and-white fine line style.
Swallow with paisley and lace-style flowers
Black line drawing of two leafy branches curving up from crossed stems at the base, with small dots above, shown as a botanical tattoo design on a white background.
Crossed leafy branches in a V shape
Black ink flash sheet of twenty cross designs in fine line, filigree and bold blackwork styles, with no body placement shown.
Sheet of twenty cross designs
Hand-drawn fine line arrow design with flowing script lettering reading follow your arrow wherever it goes, drawn in black ink on white paper.
Arrow with script quote design
Black fine line design of a central runic emblem inside a spiked ring, surrounded by dots and radiating dashes, shown as a flash drawing on a pale background.
Radiating runic symbol in fine line
Black ink drawing of an ornately patterned insect with lace-like wings inside a circular mandala border, a design suited to fine line tattooing.
Ornate insect inside a circle frame
Black fine line flash design of a seated, cross-legged figure with lotus flowers, a spiral eye, a globe and a heart, set within an ornate outlined frame.
Seated lotus figure with globe and eye flash
Black fine line tattoo design on a cream background, showing outlined flowers, a dotted arc, swirling stems and small dots, with no body placement visible.
Fine line botanical design with dots and swirls
Black ink drawing of a feather with curling fine lines and small dots on a plain beige background, in a fine line style.
Feather with swirling linework
Four minimal black line symbols on a plain light grey background: a sun with dotted rays, three wavy lines, a peak with dots, and a cross with dots, in a fine line style.
Sun, waves, mountain and cross symbols
Black ink flash drawing of a pair of mirrored butterfly wings with dotted patterns and curled antennae, with no body placement shown.
Mirrored butterfly wings design
Symmetrical geometric line design in rust ink on kraft paper, showing a diamond with an inner eye shape, radiating rays and small sparkle marks.
Geometric diamond with radiating rays
Black fine line drawing of peonies, a lotus and leaves on tracing paper, a botanical tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Peony and lotus linework design
Fine line drawing of a single continuous vertical stroke forming looped knots, with small dots at each end, shown on plain white paper.
Fine line vertical loop design
Pencil sketch of three fine line arrows with feathered fletching and dotted trails, drawn as a tattoo design on paper with no body part visible.
Three arrows fine line tattoo design
White line drawing of a sun with wavy rays framing a dark moon, with dotted chains and stars hanging below a crescent moon on a black background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Sun and crescent moon design
Pencil drawing of a fine line botanical tattoo design, with an arrow at each end and a lotus flower in the centre, held beside a hand holding a pencil.
Lotus and arrows vertical design sketch
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
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
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
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 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 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
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 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
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