Dot tattoo ideas

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Fine line tattoo of a constellation with small stars and a planet, with purple, yellow and pink accents, on the inner upper arm.
Fine line constellation on upper arm
Close photo of a person's upper arm and elbow with a small fine line arrow below the elbow and a cluster of tiny black dots above it.
Dot cluster and small arrow on an arm
Red lotus motif with a curling stem and a ring of dots on a dark grey area of the upper arm, in a botanical style.
Red lotus on a grey upper arm
Close view of gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos on a wrist, forearm and upper arm, with ornate, geometric and dotted designs.
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos on arm
Fine line blue jellyfish tattoo with dotwork dots and a line of script on a woman's upper arm.
Blue jellyfish on an upper arm
Abstract brush stroke tattoos in blue, teal, red and orange with black dots, across the shoulders, upper arms and upper chest of a person in a black bandeau top.
Painterly brush stroke tattoos on shoulders
Three bands of gold and silver metallic dot designs, applied as temporary tattoos, run across a bare upper arm beside a dark sleeve.
Metallic dot bands on an upper arm
Close view of a woman's arms showing black lettering and an arrow on the forearm, a red and black lotus on the upper arm, and a dark patterned tattoo beside it.
Lettering and lotus tattoos on forearm and upper arm
Black and grey ornamental tattoo with a crescent, lotus and hanging diamond motifs across the upper arm and shoulder.
Crescent and lotus ornament on upper arm
Close photo of a brown henna-style mandala with swirls, dots and a small pink gem at the centre, placed on an upper arm.
Henna mandala on an upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a compass rose with a sun and crescent moon face, placed on the upper arm.
Sun and crescent moon compass on upper arm
Colourful floral sleeve tattoo with dotwork fill covering the upper arm and forearm, shown from two angles.
Floral sleeve tattoo on an arm
Fine line constellation tattoo of connected dots and thin black lines across the upper back, shoulders and arms.
Constellation linework across upper back
A red and orange grid tattoo with dotted shapes being worked on the upper arm of a person in a black tank top, with a tattooist's hands visible at the left.
Red grid tattoo on an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder of a woman in profile, wearing a black tank top.
Lotus mandala tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork and realism tattoo of an owl, jellyfish and spiral forms with dotted geometric lines across a person's back and upper arm.
Owl and sea creatures across back and arm
Black fine-line tattoo of a line with a dot and small loops on the inner wrist, beside a black-and-grey tree tattoo on the upper arm.
Fine line wrist mark and tree on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of an arrow passing through two circles, with a small triangle and dots, on an upper arm.
Geometric arrow with circles on an arm
Traditional style mandala tattoos on the elbows of two bent arms, with a small red flower below the upper mandala.
Mandala tattoos on both elbows
Black linework geometric tattoos of triangles and circles on an arm, worn beside a brown leather hip bag with cream fringing at the waist.
Geometric arm tattoos with a fringed leather hip bag
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing an orange bear beneath green trees and a cabin with smoke rising from its chimney, with teal triangles below.
Bear, cabin and trees on an upper arm
Black dotwork and fine line tattoo of a circular mandala with a red polygon overlay on the upper arm of a bare-chested man.
Geometric circle and dotted lines on upper arm
Woman seen from behind with a vertical black Roman numeral tattoo running down her spine and a partial tattoo on her upper arm.
Roman numerals down the spine
Black fine line geometric tattoo on an upper arm, with stacked circles, arcs, vertical lines, a small diamond and arrow tips.
Fine line geometric arc and diamond on upper arm
Black dotwork tattoo of a campfire with pine trees, a crescent moon and stars on the upper arm.
Campfire, pine trees and crescent moon on an arm
Black and grey dragonfly tattoo with ornate wings and a curving trail of dots across the upper arm and shoulder.
Dragonfly with dot trail on a shoulder
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a diagonal scatter of stars across the upper arm, near the elbow.
Dotwork star trail on upper arm
Fine line black constellation tattoo of connected dots and dotted lines on the inner upper arm, with a yellow knitted jumper in the background.
Constellation tattoo on an upper arm
Dark blue dotwork tattoo of dots, strands and a teardrop pendant across a woman's upper back and down her upper arm.
Dotwork drape across the upper back
Full arm sleeve tattoo in dotwork and geometric patterns, with black and grey shading on the shoulder and upper arm fading to red and orange dots on the forearm.
Geometric dotwork sleeve with a pale sun
Black ink tattoo of planets on dotted orbital rings with thin crossing lines across the upper arm, in a fine line and dotwork style.
Planets and orbits on the upper arm
Gold and black metallic temporary tattoos include a spread-winged bird on the upper arm, a dotted geometric band on the forearm and a floral design on the foot.
Metallic temporary tattoos on legs at the beach
Black and grey ornamental mandala tattoo with a dotwork rosette and scrollwork on an upper arm, photographed beside an ornate iron gate.
Ornamental mandala on upper arm
Fine line black and grey arrow tattoo with a feather and geometric circles on the inner upper arm.
Fine line arrow with feather on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a sea turtle with a mandala shell on the inner upper arm.
Mandala sea turtle on an upper arm
Black dotwork mandala tattoo of concentric rings of dots radiating from a central point, across the outer shoulder and upper arm.
Dotwork mandala on the shoulder
Small black dotwork and fine line four leaf clover tattoo on the upper arm, near the elbow.
Four leaf clover on an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a bee with spread wings over a honeycomb pattern on the inner upper arm.
Bee over honeycomb dotwork on upper arm
Black and pink nautical stars and outline stars scattered across a woman's upper arm and shoulder, in a traditional style.
Nautical and outline stars on upper arm
Fine line black arrow tattoo with a feathered tail on the inner upper arm of a person with long dark hair.
Arrow tattoo on an upper arm
Back of a woman with her hair in an updo, showing a dotwork tattoo of dots and drops forming a pendant down the spine, with a band of dots over the upper arm.
Dotwork pendant design across a woman's back
Black dotwork compass rose tattoo with a stippled sun-like halo and four arrowed points, on the inner upper arm.
Dotwork compass on inner upper arm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a bold curved line with trailing ink dots and a splatter on an upper arm.
Curved line and ink dots on an arm
Colour traditional tattoo on the upper arm of a pink heart inscribed with the word NAH, framed by teal, purple and magenta flowers and green leaves.
Pink heart with flowers and NAH lettering
Black script lettering reading Allons-y beside a blue TARDIS with small dots, on the inner upper arm.
Allons-y lettering and TARDIS on upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a radiating flower with dotted berry clusters wrapped around the upper arm near the elbow.
Radiating floral mandala on upper arm
Black linework tattoo of a stylised face framed by roses with red accents, on the inner upper arm.
Stylised face and roses on an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo on the upper arm, with a solid black band along the lower edge of the armband.
Dotwork mandala armband on upper arm