Dot tattoo ideas

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Side view of a man's shoulder and upper arm with a dotwork tattoo of a red and black fan and geometric pattern, with red splatter shapes across the shoulder.
Red and black fan design on shoulder and upper arm
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of three arrows with feathers and dots on the upper arm.
Watercolour arrows on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a small dot cluster on the upper arm and a tiny arrow on the forearm, shown on a person in a white t-shirt.
Small dot cluster and arrow on an arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a circle fading outwards across a shoulder and upper arm, photographed in black and white.
Dotwork circle fading across shoulder and upper arm
Black line tattoo of geometric figures and dotted circles with a sun motif, in dotwork and geometric style, on a person's upper arm and shoulder.
Geometric figures and dotwork on upper arm
Black and grey geometric mandala with dotwork shading on a person's ribs, beside a colourful bird tattoo on the upper arm.
Geometric mandala tattoo on the ribs
Fine line red constellation tattoo of joined dots and thin lines on an upper arm, against a dark background and grey knitted fabric.
Red constellation tattoo on an arm
Black and grey mandala-style flower tattoo with dotwork shading on the inner upper arm, with the arm raised.
Mandala flowers on upper arm
Black and grey fine line arrow tattoo on the inner upper arm, with an ornate hamsa hand motif filled with swirling patterns along its shaft.
Arrow with hamsa hand on upper arm
Black ornamental mandala sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm of a woman in a beige camisole, shown in fine linework.
Mandala sleeve from shoulder to wrist
Fine line red constellation tattoo of connected dots and thin lines on the upper arm of a person in a white camisole.
Constellation tattoo on upper arm
Black dotwork and blackwork mandala tattoo on the upper arm, with fine line spurs extending above and below the circle.
Black mandala on the upper arm
Three views of a colourful dotwork sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing animal figures, concentric circles and red dot patterns.
Dot-patterned full arm sleeve with animal figures
Close crop of a woman in a black strapless top with blue, teal, orange and red brushstroke tattoos over her shoulders, upper arms and upper chest, with scattered black dots.
Painterly brushstroke tattoos across shoulders and chest
Black and grey mandala tattoo on a woman's shoulder and upper arm, with fine line petals, leaves and swirls around a dotwork centre.
Mandala tattoo on a shoulder
Traditional style tattoo of a woman's profile with a swallow in a ring of yellow dots, on the upper arm.
Profile face and swallow in a dotted circle
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with geometric petals and dots on the upper arm of a person wearing a sleeveless top.
Mandala tattoo on an upper arm
Black and grey photograph of a fine-line ornamental tattoo with a lattice centre, curled details and dots, placed on the upper arm near the shoulder.
Ornamental lattice tattoo on upper arm
Black geometric feather tattoo with dotwork shading inside a diamond outline on the upper arm, against a white textured wall.
Geometric feather inside a diamond outline on upper arm
Colour traditional style tattoo of a matryoshka doll with a yellow rose on the upper arm, with a partial tattoo visible at the top right.
Matryoshka doll and yellow rose on upper arm
Black and grey fine line crescent moon tattoo with a mandala pattern, dots and dangling chain ornaments on the upper arm.
Crescent moon with mandala and dangling ornaments
Fine line constellation tattoo of seven small star dots joined by thin dotted lines, sitting on the inner upper arm of a person whose arm is raised.
Star constellation tattoo on inner upper arm
Black linework botanical vine tattoo with leaves and curling tendrils across a woman's back and upper arm, seen from behind.
Botanical vine tattoo across a back and arm
Fine line constellation tattoo in black dots and small stars on the upper arm, below a green t-shirt sleeve.
Constellation tattoo on upper arm
Three bands of metallic silver and gold dots in a dotwork-style temporary tattoo on an upper arm, with a hand in front wearing rings.
Metallic dot bands on upper arm
Black and grey geometric dotwork full sleeves covering both arms of a shirtless man, with hexagons, dot gradients and sunburst patterns.
Geometric blackwork and dotwork full sleeves
Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a hare entwined with a snake, a blackberry branch, rhododendron flowers and an eye within a triangle.
Hare, snake and blackberry on an upper arm
Close-up of a fine line and dotwork starburst tattoo in black ink on an upper arm, with a hand and gold ring at the left edge.
Fine line starburst on an upper arm
Black and grey geometric tattoo of a fish with mountains in a circle, framed by diamond outlines and dots, on the upper arm.
Fish and mountains in a diamond frame
Black fine-line geometric tattoo of overlapping circles, a vertical line and small arrowheads on an upper arm.
Fine-line circles and arrows on upper arm
Black tattoo on a woman's shoulder and upper arm, with a solid black cap breaking into fine line scribbles, small numerals and an outlined star.
Blackwork shoulder cap fading into fine line scribbles
Back of a woman with dark bob hair showing a blue and grey tattoo of lilies, a daisy, a rose and a peacock feather across her shoulder blade and upper arm.
Floral and peacock feather shoulder tattoo
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a broken ink circle with splattered droplets trailing down, on a person's shoulder and upper arm.
Black ink circle with splash on shoulder
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo with dotwork shading and interlocking circles, on the upper arm.
Geometric mandala tattoo on the upper arm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a bird-headed figure in a suit holding a sword, inside an oval frame with scrollwork, on an upper arm.
Bird-headed figure with sword in oval frame
Black fine-line lace-style floral tattoo with roses and leaves covering the upper arm, with a partial anchor visible near the shoulder under a white top.
Black lace-style floral sleeve on an upper arm
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of pink, red, green, yellow and blue splashes with a small black heart, across a person's shoulder and upper arm.
Watercolour splash tattoo on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of a red thread spool with a needle and looped thread on the upper arm, in a traditional style.
Red thread spool and needle on upper arm
Close view of a fine line black arrow tattoo on the forearm and a cluster of small dots above the elbow on the upper arm, with a light grey top.
Small arrow and dots on an arm
Fine line tattoo on an upper arm combining red and green watercolour-style flowers with black geometric spirograph circles, dots and hatched leaf shapes.
Floral and geometric linework on upper arm
Black line tattoo of two outlined hands in fine line style on the upper arm, with a small dot on the palm.
Outlined hands on the upper arm
Black fine line tattoo of a compass with Roman numerals and geometric arrows on the inner upper arm.
Compass and arrows on upper arm
Small black fine line tattoo of an arrow with a feather fletching and a dotted shaft on the inner upper arm.
Fine line arrow with feather on the inner arm
Black ink tattoo of a stretching cat decorated with tribal patterns and spirals, on the outer upper arm beside a white sleeve.
Stretching cat with tribal patterning on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a stylised thunderbird with outstretched wings, set within fine geometric circles and lines on the upper arm.
Thunderbird and geometric lines on upper arm
White ink geometric mandala tattoo with feather motifs and dotwork covering the upper arm and shoulder, worn by a person in a purple top.
White ink mandala on upper arm and shoulder
Black and grey dotwork crescent moon with a stippled sky and clouds, tattooed on an upper arm.
Crescent moon and clouds on an upper arm
Black fine line lotus mandala tattoo with dotted chains and drop accents on the inner upper arm.
Lotus mandala on the inner upper arm