Dot tattoo ideas

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Black ornamental mandala tattoo with dotwork detail on the upper arm, with older coloured tattoos visible around it.
Mandala tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey scrollwork tattoo with small flowers and dots wrapping around an upper arm.
Scrollwork and flowers on an upper arm
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork shading covering the upper arm, with a dark top and blurred background behind it.
Symmetrical mandala on an upper arm
Black fine line botanical sprigs with small flowers and the word empathy on the inner upper arm.
Fine line botanical sprigs with 'empathy' on upper arm
Black and white photo of a full arm sleeve tattoo in blackwork and dotwork, with spirals and triangular geometric bands running from the shoulder to the forearm.
Full arm tribal sleeve in blackwork
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a shaded skull with a dotted triangle on its forehead and a geometric mandala below, on an upper arm.
Skull and dotwork mandala on an upper arm
Black and white photo of a dotwork tattoo of a scattered star cluster on the inner upper arm of a woman whose face is turned away.
Dotwork star cluster on upper arm
Black ink ornamental feather tattoo with swirling detail on the inner upper arm of a person in denim.
Ornate feather on an upper arm
Black linework tattoo of overlapping circles and arcs with red and blue wash on the upper arm and shoulder of a man in a dark top.
Overlapping circles and arcs on upper arm
Black and grey lettering tattoo reading Allons-y with a sonic screwdriver and dotted swirls on the outer thigh.
Allons-y lettering with sonic screwdriver on thigh
Colour traditional tattoo of a yellow cartoon character in a floral dress above a pink daisy, on the upper arm.
Simpsons-style character with a pink flower
Black ink radial floral mandala tattoo on the upper arm, with fine linework, leaf shapes and a dotted centre.
Radial floral mandala on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a bear head in front of a pink and teal sunset, with a blossoming branch and leaves, on the upper arm.
Bear head, sunset and branch on upper arm
Solid black skull tattoo on the upper arm with a row of standing figure silhouettes in the jaw area, in blackwork style.
Skull with figure silhouettes on upper arm
Full sleeve tattoo of watercolour washes in orange, red, blue and pink with black ink splatter and brush strokes, running from the upper arm to the wrist.
Watercolour splatter full sleeve
Black fine line geometric tattoo of stacked circles, crescents, a diamond and dots running down an upper arm, photographed in black and white.
Fine line circles and crescents on upper arm
Black ink botanical tattoo of leaves and sprigs on an upper arm near the elbow, with a person lying on blue and white bedding.
Botanical foliage tattoo on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of an arrow with a feather fletching and a geometric arrowhead on the upper arm.
Feather and arrow on the upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a shoulder, with concentric rings of dots that grow denser near the shoulder cap and fade out across the upper arm.
Dotwork circles fading across a shoulder
Collage of three black fine line tattoos: a geometric star symbol on the upper chest, outlined hands holding planets and stars on the upper arm, and moon phases with symbols on the back of the neck.
Fine line tattoos: geometric, hands and moon phases
Fine line black starburst tattoo of radiating rays with dotted tips on the upper arm, with a hand and ring resting beside it.
Starburst tattoo on an upper arm
Black dotwork and fine line spiral tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm, with a dotted outer ring and radiating lines.
Spiral dotwork across a shoulder and upper arm
Woman seen from behind with red abstract ornamental linework tattoos across her upper back and upper arm, face turned away.
Red ornamental linework on back and upper arm
Woman seen from behind by the sea with a row of metallic dots down her spine and gold and silver temporary designs on her arms.
Metallic temporary tattoos on a back and arms
Small black fine line arrow with a dotted circle behind it on the inner upper arm of a person with their arm raised.
Fine line arrow with dotted circle on upper arm
Two crossed forearms covered in black blackwork tattoos of lattices, diamonds, dots and spirals, with stylised motifs on the upper arm, against a dark background.
Blackwork geometric sleeve on crossed arms
Fine line tattoo of geometric arrows with small coloured dots on the upper arm, shown against a dark background.
Arrows and coloured dots on upper arm
Black dotwork and fine line mandala flower tattoo on the outer upper arm of a woman in a floral skirt.
Mandala flower tattoo on upper arm
Black blackwork-style tattoo on an upper arm showing a blue police box, with a swirling dragon-like shape and dotted spatter around it.
TARDIS within a black tribal swirl on upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of an arrow with a red heart in the arrowhead and a red bow shape, on an upper arm, beside part of a woman's profile tattoo.
Arrow with heart tip and woman profile
Black and grey geometric tattoos on the upper arm and forearm of a person with crossed arms, wearing a pink crochet top and patterned black skirt.
Geometric arm tattoos with crochet top
Fine line black tattoo of a poppy flower with a crescent moon and star above, set within an arch and flanked by leafy sprigs, on the upper arm.
Poppy, moon and star on upper arm
Arrow tattoo on an upper arm with a grey shaded feather, a dotted shaft and a blue watercolour splash behind it.
Arrow and feather with blue watercolour splash
Colour tattoo of a stylised woman's face in red and orange watercolour washes with white dot splatter, on the upper arm.
Watercolour woman portrait on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of an iris and crescent moon with small dots on the upper arm of a person in a grey top.
Iris and crescent moon on upper arm
Black and grey fine line arrow tattoo with feathered fletching and dotwork detail on the upper arm, surrounded by thin geometric circles.
Arrow with geometric circles on upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of flowers, a bud and leaves within a dotted diamond outline, on the inner upper arm.
Black and grey flowers in a dotted diamond on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo on the upper arm, shown in a close-up and a side view beside it.
Dotwork mandala on upper arm
Black mandala and lace-like sleeve tattoo covering the forearm and upper arm of a woman in a white top, with arms raised in bright sunlight.
Mandala sleeve on a forearm and upper arm
Black dotwork mandala and flowing spiral linework tattooed down a bare lower back, with dotted lines continuing onto both forearms and upper arms.
Dotwork mandala and spiral down the lower back
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with fern-like fronds and an eight-pointed star centre, on the upper arm near the elbow.
Dotwork mandala on upper arm
Gold and teal metallic temporary tattoos on a woman's forearms and upper arm, including a medallion, a star and vine band, chain links and scalloped bands.
Gold and teal metallic temporary tattoos on arms
Black and grey fine line geometric tattoo of overlapping circles, a triangle and dots on the inner upper arm.
Overlapping circles and geometric lines on upper arm
Woman with a fine line black ornamental tattoo on her inner wrist and a black tree tattoo with Roman numerals on her upper arm.
Fine line wrist mark and tree with numerals
Fine line tattoo of a barn owl within overlapping geometric shapes and dots on the upper arm, with a paper stencil of the same design held beside it.
Barn owl in geometric frame on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of lotus flowers and swirling bold lines across a man's shoulder and upper arm.
Dotwork lotus swirl on a shoulder and upper arm
Upper arm tattoo of a shaded grey feather wrapped in a teal awareness ribbon, with the script words Your battle is my battle sister beneath it.
Feather and teal ribbon with script on upper arm
Small black fine line and dotwork tattoo of a sun, crescent moon and eye with lashes on the upper arm.
Sun, moon and eye on an upper arm