Linework tattoo ideas

173 photos and flash · 36% Fine line, 32% Geometric · Forearm most common

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Black linework sun with dotted hanging chains and drop motifs tattooed on the side of the ribs, with a grey top lifted above it.
Sun with dotted hanging chain on ribs
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
Geometric seahorse tattoo in black linework and dotwork with teal accents, sitting on the forearm inside a dotted circle.
Geometric seahorse on a forearm
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo in dotwork shading covering a forearm, with fine white linework over dark stippled areas.
Geometric mandala dotwork on a forearm
Black ink flash drawing of a sun with a sleeping face and moon phases above, with dotwork shading and hanging drops, on a sketchbook page.
Sun face with moon phases design
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo on a forearm showing an eye inside a geometric outline above a marbled abstract figure and a small sphere.
Eye and geometric figure on a forearm
Black ink mandala flower drawings on sketchbook paper, with the foreground design in dotwork and fine line, shown without a body placement.
Mandala flower design drawings on paper
Pencil drawing of a fine line botanical tattoo design, with an arrow at each end and a lotus flower in the centre, held beside a hand holding a pencil.
Lotus and arrows vertical design sketch
Two raised forearms side by side: the left has a pink rose and birdcage tattoo with teal leaves, and the right has a grey geometric triangle and key design on the forearm.
Rose, birdcage and geometric key on forearms
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo with fine line detail on the inner upper arm, near the armpit.
Lotus mandala tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey mandala and rose tattoo on a forearm, with dotwork lines on the back of the hand and small chevrons on the fingers.
Mandala and rose forearm with hand dotwork
Black and grey realistic rose with dotwork and fine line mandala patterns across the forearm and wrist.
Realistic rose with mandala linework on forearm
Black and grey feather tattoo with fine linework, dotwork and a row of beads, running along the forearm.
Feather tattoo on the forearm
Red and black lotus tattoo with an Om symbol above it on the lower back, with fine swirling linework and dotwork accents.
Om and lotus on lower back
Ornate feather design drawn in black linework and dotwork, with teal, blue and red accents on a white background.
Ornate feather tattoo design