Blackwork tattoo ideas

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Black dotwork flash sheet showing a rose, a snake, a dagger, a praying hand, an angel, a cross and church buildings, shown as tattoo designs with no placement on the body.
Dotwork flash sheet of churches, snakes and hands
Black ink drawing of a stylised leaping fox filled with ornamental swirls, shown as a blackwork tattoo design with no body placement.
Ornamental leaping fox design
Black tribal-style design of a large star with swirling ornamental linework, framed by four corner motifs on a white background.
Tribal star with corner ornaments
Black design of lips with vampire fangs biting a thorned rose stem, drawn in solid black and outline on a pale background.
Vampire lips biting a thorned rose stem
Black tribal flash design of a stylised face inside a circle, with sun-like rays and bold blackwork patterns.
Tribal sun face design
Black and grey tribal line design of a mermaid riding a large fish decorated with sun motifs, paw prints and a small lion, shown without any body placement.
Tribal fish and mermaid design
Black and white line drawing of a compass star inside a circle, with roses and thorny vines, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Compass star with roses and thorny vines
Black blackwork-style tribal butterfly design with swirling wings and curled antennae, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Tribal butterfly design in solid black
Solid black silhouette of a greyhound head with ears, combined with swirling black and white filigree scrolls in a blackwork style design.
Greyhound head with scrollwork
Four black ink flash designs on a beige background: a skull with a bandana and feather, a feather headdress, a skull with a feather headdress, and a dreamcatcher with feathers.
Four skull and feather designs on beige
Solid black heart design built from curling swirls and teardrop shapes on a white background, suited to a blackwork stencil.
Ornamental swirl heart design
Black line drawing of a wolf head wearing a ram skull with curled horns, flanked by roses and hanging feathers, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Wolf with ram skull and roses
Black ink flash design of a cat face built from tribal-style swirls, dots and small cat motifs, with no body placement shown.
Ornamental cat face tattoo design
Black line drawing of a tree with an eagle perched on top, a curled creature in the trunk and serpents coiled among the roots, with dotted shading in the canopy.
Tree with eagle and serpents design
Black tribal-style lion head design with bold, spiked mane and solid black shading on a white background.
Tribal lion head design
Two solid black eagle designs with outstretched feathered wings, shown as a blackwork tattoo flash sheet.
Two spread-wing eagle designs
Black and white flash design of two arrows set on a diagonal, with solid black feathered fletching and dashed shafts, shown on a plain white background.
Two arrows tattoo flash design
Three black Polynesian-style sea turtle tattoo designs on a white background, one with a plumeria flower on its shell and one with a sunburst centre.
Three Polynesian sea turtle designs
Black tribal-style flash design of two dolphins leaping above curling swirls and water splashes, with no body placement shown.
Two dolphins with tribal swirls
Black ink flash design of a seahorse built from swirling scrolls, curls and circles on a white background.
Ornamental seahorse design
Solid black blackwork design of a leaping orca with a white patch behind the eye and a curved tail, on a white background.
Leaping orca design
Black and white line drawing of a palm tattoo design with symbols on the fingers, a sunburst eye and the words Deus Ex Machina, in a blackwork and geometric style.
Palm design with sunburst eye and numerals
Black and grey flash sheet of gothic tattoo designs including a moth, owl, ghost, coffin, dagger, cat and crossed bones, drawn in dotwork and bold outlines.
Black and grey gothic flash sheet
Black ink flash design of an eye inside a triangle, with feathers, a crescent mandala and lettering, drawn in blackwork and geometric style.
Eye in triangle with feathers and lettering
Bold black tribal-style design of a wolf leaping to the right, shown as a solid silhouette on a white background.
Leaping wolf tribal design
Black flash design of a knotwork raven in flight, with interlaced Celtic-style patterns across its wings and body and a thin white outline.
Knotwork raven in flight
Black ink line drawing of a leaf outline filled with a tree, branches, leaves and berries, shown as a tattoo design on white paper with no body part visible.
Leaf with tree and branches line drawing
Black tribal-style dragon tattoo design with spiral patterns on its body and wings, drawn on a white background, with no placement shown.
Tribal dragon design with spiral patterns
Black and white drawing of a moth with solid black wings, white eyespot markings and thin antennae, shown as a tattoo design.
Black moth with eyespots
Sheet of dragon flash designs in black and grey, including a large central Chinese-style dragon with swirling tribal detailing, shown without a body placement.
Dragon flash sheet in black and grey
Flash sheet of black crescent moon tattoo designs with stars, swirls and ornamental linework on a white background, with no body placement shown.
Crescent moon tattoo flash sheet
Black ink flash design of a stylised bird with feathered wings and curling swirls, drawn as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Stylised bird with feathered wings in black ink
Black tribal-style lion head design with a roaring mouth, bared teeth and flowing mane lines on a white background.
Tribal lion head design
Black tribal-style bull head design with swirling horns and ornamental linework, shown on a white background with no body placement.
Tribal bull head design
Black tribal sun design with rays and three spiral roses at the centre, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Tribal sun with three roses
Solid black silhouette design of a mermaid with flowing hair, swirling curls and a long fin-like tail on a cream background, shown as tattoo flash with no body placement.
Mermaid silhouette flash design
Solid black tribal design with flame-like curls and a spiral, shown as a standalone drawing on a white background with no body placement visible.
Black tribal flame design
Black tribal-style sitting cat design with bold solid shapes and swirling lines, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement visible.
Tribal sitting cat design
Black and grey pen drawing of a wolf's head merging into a raven's wing, framed by a diamond outline and bare branches, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Wolf and raven wing design in a diamond frame
Black ink drawing of a hummingbird in flight, its wings and body filled with swirls, dots and teardrop shapes, on a pale paper background.
Ornamental hummingbird design in black ink
Pencil drawing of a bold black tribal design with a curling spiral and tapering spikes, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Tribal spiral design in pencil
Black ink drawing of a skull in side profile wearing a feathered headdress, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Skull in feathered headdress, side profile
Black and grey scorpion tattoo design with raised pincers and a curled tail, shown on a white background in a bold blackwork style.
Black scorpion tattoo design
Illustrated pair of hands with solid black sun face designs on the wrists, a black circle with crossbars on each palm, and the letters of DEATH across the fingers.
Sun and circle hand tattoo designs
A hand paints black ink onto a mandala flower tattoo design drawn on white paper, with heart motifs and dotted borders around the petals.
Black ink mandala flower design being painted
Solid black tribal-style dragon design on a white background, coiling vertically with clawed feet and a spiked back, shown as a standalone stencil-style design.
Black tribal-style dragon design
Black tribal-style eagle design with outstretched wings drawn in solid black linework on a white background.
Tribal eagle with spread wings
Black and white drawing of a bull skull with horns, an ornamental filigree pattern across the skull, roses at the sides and hanging feathers, shown as a tattoo design on a plain background.
Bull skull with roses and feathers