Blackwork tattoo ideas

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Black and grey blackwork forearm tattoo of bare winter trees, a pine, birds, clouds and a moon, with a dotted fade at the wrist.
Forest, moon and birds on a forearm
Black tribal-style sleeve tattoo covering the shoulder, upper arm and forearm, with spiral and band patterns in solid black ink.
Tribal-style black sleeve on arm and shoulder
Blackwork forearm tattoo of PlayStation button symbols, a triangle, circle, cross and square, set within a black ink splatter.
PlayStation button symbols in ink splatter on forearm
Bold black tribal tattoo with flame-like spikes running vertically down a forearm.
Black tribal design on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a snarling wolf head with a diamond lattice filling its mane, on the forearm.
Wolf head with lattice pattern on a forearm
Black lace and floral tattoo wrapping around a forearm just below the elbow, in a blackwork style.
Black lace tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a Dalek within a diamond outline on an arm, shaded with dotwork and fine hatching.
Dalek inside a geometric diamond on an arm
Solid black geometric stag head tattoo with angular antlers and a circle, on the inner forearm, in blackwork style.
Geometric stag head on a forearm
Black and grey forearm tattoo of a leafless tree in front of a full moon, with birds in the sky and dark posts above still water.
Leafless tree and full moon on a forearm
Two black tribal-style armband tattoos on a pair of forearms, one with interlocking circles and zigzag bands and the other with circles, a checkerboard and parallel lines, placed on the forearms.
Geometric armband tattoos on both forearms
Black ink tattoo of a circular flower inside a ring of block-capital text, placed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Circular flower and quote on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of interlocking chain links wrapped with braided rope bands around a forearm, shown in two close-up panels.
Chain links and rope band on a forearm
Black ink mandala with a crescent shape and dotwork feathers across the back of a hand and wrist, shown against a plain white background.
Mandala and feathers on hand and wrist
Black-ink blackwork tattoos on a hand, including an eye on a finger, a crescent moon on another finger and an ornate mandala on the wrist, with black nails and silver rings.
Hand with eye, moon and mandala tattoos
Black and grey wolf head and skull tattoo with geometric linework across the forearm.
Wolf and skull with geometric lines on a forearm
A woman in a black bikini sits on rocks by a river, showing a black blackwork tribal pattern on her left hand and forearm and black flame tattoos on her right upper arm.
Blackwork tribal and flame tattoos by a river
Black lace-pattern tattoo wrapping the wrist and forearm, shown in a blackwork style in a two-panel close-up.
Lace cuff tattoo on wrist
Black and grey blackwork tattoo on a forearm showing a shaded face with one eye, white outlined roses across it and a hatched shell shape below.
Shaded face and rose on a forearm
Black and grey Japanese-style cloud tattoo with dotwork wisps on a forearm, with the arm bent at the elbow and a grey t-shirt sleeve behind.
Black cloud motif on a forearm
Two people stand side by side showing matching black and grey dotwork bird tattoos running from the upper arm to the forearm, with a chest tattoo visible on one of them.
Matching bird tattoos on two arms
Three views of a forearm with a black and grey mountain landscape tattoo above a band of zigzags and black bands, styled in blackwork and dotwork on the forearm.
Mountain landscape armband on forearm
Four forearms covered in a black and grey dotwork blackwork sleeve of mandalas, geometric stars and a scarab beetle, with bold solid bands across the arms.
Black mandala and scarab sleeve on forearms
Black ink blackwork tattoo of a seated cat filled with mandala patterns on a forearm, with a paper stencil of the same design beside it.
Mandala cat on a forearm
Three-panel photo of a geometric full arm sleeve tattoo in red and black, with a red star motif on the upper arm and a dark rosette pattern on the forearm.
Geometric red and black full sleeve tattoo
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a raven in flight inside a brushed circle and an outlined triangle on a forearm.
Raven in a circle and triangle on a forearm
Black dotwork and blackwork tattoo on a forearm showing a hand, a lighthouse, a crescent moon and stars inside a large triangle, with smaller triangles below.
Lighthouse, hand and night sky in a triangle on a forearm
Black ornamental feather tattoo with floral and swirl detailing on a forearm, resting on a paisley patterned bedspread.
Ornamental feather tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo sleeve of roses over a mesh grid on the upper arm and shoulder, with a half fan design on the forearm.
Rose sleeve over mesh and a fan on the arm
Shirtless man with light hair covering his face with both hands, showing a black and grey Japanese-style sleeve on one arm and a blackwork tree line on the other arm.
Man with tattooed arms, hands over face
Two matching black tattoos on forearms, a Rebel Alliance emblem on the left and a Jedi Order symbol with a star on the right, in solid blackwork.
Rebel Alliance and Jedi symbols on forearms
Black geometric wolf head tattoo with bold linework and shaded facets on the outer forearm.
Geometric wolf head on forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a wolf's head emerging from a torn shape, with pale hands gripping it, on the forearm.
Wolf head held by hands on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork mandala armband tattoo with geometric bands on a person's wrist and lower forearm.
Mandala armband tattoo on a wrist
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of the Deathly Hallows symbol, a triangle with a circle and vertical line, decorated with curling scrollwork, on the inner forearm.
Deathly Hallows symbol with scrollwork on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a bare tree, a flock of birds in flight and a dark forest silhouette on the inner forearm.
Bare tree and birds on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a crow perched on a thin branch that wraps around the inner wrist.
Crow perched on a branch on a wrist
Solid black lace-pattern tattoo wrapping around the inner forearm, in a blackwork style with scalloped edges and openwork motifs.
Black lace cuff tattoo on a forearm
Red, orange and black phoenix tattoo with black lace-patterned body wrapping across the elbow and onto the upper arm and forearm.
Lace phoenix wrapping around an elbow
Black and grey dotwork hourglass tattoo on a forearm, its glass filled with a crescent moon, four-pointed stars and a ringed planet, with small script text beside it.
Hourglass with starry sky on a forearm
Black and grey snake tattoo with a sunburst behind its head, wrapping across the inner forearm in a traditional blackwork style.
Black snake and sunburst on a forearm
Solid black mermaid silhouette with two small fish silhouettes trailing below, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Mermaid silhouette and fish on a wrist
Black and grey blackwork mandala tattoo with leaf-like petals on the forearm near the elbow, with partial tattoos visible above it.
Black mandala tattoo on the elbow
Solid black mermaid silhouette tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm, in a blackwork style.
Mermaid silhouette on the inner wrist
Black and grey hibiscus flowers within a solid black triangle on the forearm of a hand raised in a shaka gesture against the sea.
Hibiscus flowers in a triangle on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm with solid black bands and a thin white stripe, fading into stippled dots towards the wrist against a dark background.
Dotwork gradient band on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a shield with white acanthus leaf scrolls around a circle, on the inside of a forearm.
Blackwork shield and leaf scroll on forearm
Three side-by-side views of a large white ink mandala tattoo on a forearm, with the surrounding skin covered in solid black ink.
White ink mandala on a blackened forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm, showing a large circle and bands of stippled shading that darken towards the wrist.
Dotwork circle and gradient bands on forearm