Dotted circle tattoo ideas

63 photos and flash · 41% Dotwork, 37% Geometric · Forearm most common

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Black and grey roses with leaves and fine sprigs tattooed on the upper arm, shaded in a dotwork style.
Two roses on an upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a candle in a holder inside a dotted circle, sitting on the upper arm.
Candle in a dotted circle on an arm
Fine line black tattoo of an arrow with a feather fletching and script along the shaft, placed on the forearm.
Feather arrow with script on a forearm
Black line drawing of three hands rising from a dotted ellipse with a teardrop beneath, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Three hands rising from a dotted circle
Colour tattoo of a compass rose with loose watercolour splashes in blue, pink, green and yellow, with Roman numerals above it on the upper arm.
Watercolour compass rose on upper arm
Black and white distressed compass rose design with N, E, S and W labels and a dotted outer ring, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Vintage compass rose design
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a skeletal mermaid with long flowing hair and a fishtail, placed on the calf.
Skeletal mermaid with flowing hair on a calf
Flash sheet of three black line geometric arrow designs with triangles, diamonds, circles and dotted rings on a white background.
Three geometric arrow designs on a flash sheet
Black linework owl with ornate patterned wings perched on a branch with leaves, with red watercolour wash, tattooed on a person's upper back.
Owl on a branch across the upper back
Fine line black tattoo of overlapping circles, dotted rings, arrows and dots on the side of the body.
Overlapping circles and arrows in fine line
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a mountain and moon inside a diamond frame, placed on the centre of the chest below the sternum.
Mountain and moon in a diamond frame
Black and grey realism tattoo of a horned beetle with spread wings inside a fine line diamond frame on the forearm.
Horned beetle in a geometric frame on a forearm
Black line drawing of two daggers on paper, one with a crescent moon and star and the other with a sun and a falling drop, each inside a dotted circle.
Two daggers with moon and sun designs
Fine line black tattoo of Saturn with a dotted orbit and geometric lines on the inner forearm.
Saturn and geometric lines on a forearm
Black ink flash drawing on pink paper showing a mountain range in a circle, an animal skull with an eye and rays, and a feather crossed with a sprig inside a dotted circle.
Mountains, skull and feather flash sheet
Black and grey realism anchor wrapped in rope with a compass rose behind it, tattooed on the side of the ribs.
Anchor and compass rose on the ribs
Black and grey fine line tattoo of mountains and trees inside dotted circular arcs, placed on the upper back beside the shoulder blade.
Mountain scene within arcs on upper back
Colourful neo-trad tattoo of a hairless sphynx cat with large blue eyes and a blue striped scarf, set within dotted circle linework on the arm.
Sphynx cat in a blue scarf on an arm
Black and grey full back tattoo of a seated Buddha with chakra symbols, skulls, script banners and a dotwork halo, placed on the back.
Full back Buddha with chakras and skulls
Neo-traditional fox head in profile with enoki mushrooms, green leaves and a blue moon, tattooed on a lower leg.
Fox and mushrooms on a calf
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a faceless skeletal mermaid with long flowing hair and a crescent moon, placed on the calf.
Skeleton mermaid on a calf
Black and grey flash design of a detailed moth above crossed leafy sprigs, with a dotted circle behind it and the words Virgo and a quote beneath, with no body placement shown.
Moth with leaves and Virgo quote
Watercolour compass rose tattoo with black linework and a letter N, set on blue, pink and orange washes across a shoulder.
Watercolour compass rose on a shoulder
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a red cardinal perched on a branch with pink blossoms and a beaded chain, placed on the upper arm and shoulder.
Cardinal and blossom on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork calf tattoos showing a moon, crystals, a cactus, an eye in an open hand and morel mushrooms, across both legs.
Calves with moon, hand and cactus tattoos
Black and grey fine line flash design of three flowers on heart-shaped stems above leaves, with a dotted circle and the word Aquarius beneath.
Aquarius flowers and heart-shaped stems
Black dotwork and line tattoo of mountain peaks beneath a crescent moon in a dotted circle, on the ankle.
Mountains and crescent moon on an ankle
Black and grey fine line tattoo on a forearm showing a wave inside a circle, with triangles, arrows and dotted geometric lines.
Wave in a circle with arrows on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a leafy sprig with a dotted circle behind it, on the inner forearm.
Leafy sprig with dotted circle on a forearm
Black and grey compass rose tattoo on a forearm, framed by the words 'Create your own path' in a curved lettering style.
Compass rose with 'Create your own path' on a forearm
Black and grey ink drawing of a ribcage, spine and pelvis entwined with flowers and leaves inside a dotted circle, labelled Libra, as a tattoo design.
Libra skeleton and flowers design
Black fine line tattoo of a chrysanthemum with oak-style leaves and a dotted circle outline, on the inner forearm, against a brick wall.
Chrysanthemum and oak leaves on a forearm
Hand-drawn flash design of purple flowers, a thimble and a teal thread spool inside a dotted circle, shown on paper surrounded by buttons and drawing tools.
Flowers, thimble and thread spool design
Close-up of a fine line compass rose tattoo with a dotted outer ring and a map outline and two birds beside it, on the inner forearm.
Compass rose and birds on a forearm
Black ink line drawing of a skull with botanical foliage, a bee in an oval frame and the words Taurus and let none be the noose, drawn as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Skull, foliage and bee Taurus flash design
Fine line poppy tattoo with a slender stem and bud on a person's ribs, drawn in black ink beside a dotted circle.
Fine line poppy on the ribs
Black and grey blackwork compass rose tattoo with a dotted ring and the words Not all those who wander are lost curved around it.
Compass rose with 'Not all those who wander are lost'
Black and grey botanical tattoo on a forearm with a long fern frond, pine cones, a dotted dahlia-like bloom, leaves and small crystals.
Fern, pine cones and crystals on a forearm
Black and grey fine line elephant head in profile inside a circle, with geometric lines and dotted circles, on the upper arm.
Elephant head in a geometric circle on upper arm
Black and grey line drawing of a pair of scissors with a skull-like blade guard, wrapped in a ribbon, with the word Capricorn beneath it.
Capricorn scissors and ribbon design
Black linework tattoo of a unicorn head inside overlapping diamond outlines with dotwork shading, on the forearm.
Unicorn head in geometric frames on a forearm
Black and grey fine line and dotwork tattoo of a bee, a rose and leafy sprigs arranged in a circle on a forearm, Botanical style.
Bee and rose wreath on a forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a hairless sphynx cat wearing a blue striped scarf on the upper arm, with dotted circle linework.
Sphynx cat in a blue scarf on an upper arm
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W letters and a dotted outer ring, shown on the inner arm in a black and white photo.
Compass rose tattoo on inner arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a diagonal arrow crossing overlapping circles, one dotted, on the upper arm.
Fine line arrow and circles on the upper arm
Black and grey fine line and dotwork tattoo of a compass rose over a shaded globe with continents, on the inner upper arm.
Compass rose over a globe on an upper arm
Black fine line drawing of a large dahlia-style bloom inside a dotted circle, with buds and leaves, above the word VIRGO and the lines i worry, repeated three times.
Virgo flower line drawing with quote
Black ink forearm tattoo of mountains, pine trees and a moon inside a dotted circle with triangles, above a sprig of leaves.
Mountain, pine and moon in a dotted compass circle