Dotwork tattoo ideas

63 photos and flash · 60% Dotwork, 49% Geometric · Forearm most common

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Black dotwork mandala on the back of a hand and blackwork bands across the wrist, in a blackwork and dotwork style.
Blackwork bands and mandala on a hand and wrist
Four pen drawings of tattoo designs: a dotwork geometric stag, a jellyfish, a ram skull inside a circle and two feathers, all in black ink on white paper.
Geometric stag, jellyfish, ram skull and feathers
Black geometric butterfly with dotwork shading on a lilac and blue painted background, mounted in a wooden embroidery hoop.
Geometric butterfly in an embroidery hoop
Black and grey dotwork and line tattoo of two roses around a central mandala, covering the forearm.
Roses and mandala on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a staring owl in front of a full moon, framed by fine geometric circles and lines, on a forearm.
Owl and moon on a forearm with geometric lines
Black and white photo of a raised hand and forearm with a geometric mandala tattoo, with further ornamental tattoos on the upper arm.
Geometric mandala tattoo on hand and forearm
Crossed forearms under UV light show a small glowing swallow tattoo on one forearm and geometric band tattoos around the wrists.
Swallow and geometric bands under UV light
Black mandala-style flower tattoo with radiating petals on the outer thigh of a person sitting in sunlight.
Mandala flower tattoo on the thigh
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork leg sleeve on a thigh and calf, showing a large bird with spread wings, roses, leaves and geometric shapes.
Bird and rose leg sleeve on thigh and calf
Black and grey design drawing of a wolf's head with intricate dotwork and geometric patterns across the face and hanging feathers below, shown without a body placement.
Ornamental wolf head with feathers
Black and grey geometric lioness face tattoo with dotwork shading and a lotus-style crown, shown on the inner forearm from two angles.
Geometric lioness face on a forearm
Black and grey drawing of a standing bulldog covered in intricate geometric and dotwork patterns, shown as a standalone tattoo design with no body placement.
Ornamental bulldog design
Black and grey full arm sleeve with chrysanthemums, flower of life geometry and dotwork, with red script on the forearm, shown on both arms.
Full sleeve with chrysanthemums and sacred geometry
Black ink ornamental crescent moon tattoo with dotwork lace patterns and dangling drops on the upper arm.
Ornamental crescent moon on upper arm
Two forearms with matching black geometric bands of zigzags and triangles, shaded with dotwork, in a sepia photo of two people holding hands.
Matching geometric forearm bands on two people
Black and white photo of small fine line moon phase tattoos on a person's forearms, with four geometric line design thumbnails below.
Moon phase tattoos on both forearms
Two palms facing the camera, covered in black mandala-style geometric tattoos with dotwork on the fingers and decorative script running down the fingers and wrists.
Mandala and script tattoos on both hands
Man's torso, neck and arms covered in black blackwork tattoos, with a honeycomb pattern of hexagons and pentagons and a dotwork gradient around the navel.
Honeycomb blackwork torso piece
Black and grey dragonfly tattoo framed by ornate scrollwork and dotwork geometric patterns across the neck, shoulders and chest.
Dragonfly and scrollwork across neck and chest
Geometric bird tattoo with dotwork-shaded wings and a red heart on a string, with two small clouds, on the side of the torso.
Geometric bird with red heart on side
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotted petals on the upper back of a person with dreadlocks tied up, photographed from behind.
Mandala tattoo between the shoulder blades
Black and grey blackwork skull tattoo with dotted and mandala-like patterns on the upper arm, with the jaw open.
Ornate skull with mandala patterns on upper arm
Black and grey pen drawing of an ornate heart with lace-like filigree, dotwork shading, a diamond motif and hanging chains, shown as a tattoo design.
Ornate heart and lace design drawing
Symmetrical cream line drawing of a mandala with lotus petals, scrollwork and dotted detail on a dark purple background, shown as a design rather than on skin.
Cream mandala on a dark background
Black ink mandala tattoo with a crescent moon and dotwork border on the inner forearm, set against a green mountain valley.
Mandala and moon on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork and realism calf tattoo of a stormtrooper helmet beneath a triangle emblem, geometric stars and honeycomb pattern.
Stormtrooper helmet and geometric motifs on a calf
Black ink pen drawing of a wolf head in fine line hatching, set inside a dashed geometric frame, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Wolf head pen drawing in a geometric frame
Fine line black lotus tattoo with a triangular geometric frame on the centre of a woman's chest, above a small mole.
Geometric lotus on the chest
Black and grey geometric wolf head tattoo with dotwork detail on the inner forearm, shown on a pale arm against a white textured wall.
Geometric wolf head on a forearm
Woman with white ink elephant design on her chest, mandala designs on both hands and a lace-style design at her neck, in bright sunlight.
White ink elephant and mandala designs
Black and grey thigh tattoo of two animal skulls, a poppy and an anatomical heart inside an ornate oval frame, with dotwork and geometric shading.
Skulls, poppy and heart in an oval frame