Blackwork tattoo ideas

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Black and grey tattoo of a snarling cat head with bared fangs and dotted shading, on a lower leg, in a traditional blackwork style.
Snarling cat head on a calf
Black and grey photo of an ornate elephant tattoo with its trunk raised, placed on the upper back of a woman seen from behind with her hair tied up.
Ornate elephant on upper back
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 grey Polynesian-style tattoo with tribal bands and two flowers across the back of a woman's neck and upper back.
Polynesian-style neck and upper back tattoo with flowers
Blackwork and dotwork tattoo of bare trees and branches in solid black silhouette on the forearm, with stippled red and black dots fading into the skin above and below.
Tree silhouettes in a forest on a forearm
Black and grey geometric armband tattoo with chevrons and triangles wrapping the forearm near the elbow.
Geometric armband tattoo on forearm
Black ink blackwork tattoo of a heart-shaped ornamental motif with swirls and dotted chains on a forearm.
Ornamental heart with dotted chains on forearm
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 lace-patterned bow tattoo on the upper back, with a small fine script line to the left, in blackwork style.
Lace bow tattoo on upper back
Black and white photograph of a blackwork elephant tattoo with paisley and spiral motifs on a lower leg, likely the calf.
Elephant and paisley design on a lower leg
Collage of four tattoos showing cats and dogs: a black silhouette on the neck, a fine line heartbeat with paw print on the inner arm, a fine line cat on the chest, and a watercolour cat and dog on the
Cat and dog tattoo designs in four placements
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 and grey blackwork tattoos on a pair of lower legs, with a honeycomb hexagon pattern on the left calf and concentric arcs on the right.
Blackwork geometric bands on lower legs
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
Solid black tribal phoenix tattoo with spread wings on a man's upper arm, near the shoulder.
Tribal phoenix on upper arm
Two forearms with matching black bands and a dotwork fade in black ink on a blanket background, in a blackwork and dotwork style on the forearm.
Two black bands and dotwork fade on forearms
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of three square panels showing a forest, a wooden cabin and a path, running down the inner forearm.
Three forest and cabin panels on a forearm
Black and grey geometric dotwork full sleeves covering both arms of a shirtless man, with hexagons, dot gradients and sunburst patterns.
Geometric blackwork and dotwork full sleeves
Three views of a forearm sleeve in blackwork geometric style with a central mandala, zigzag bands and teal accent lines, placed on the forearm.
Geometric blackwork forearm sleeve with mandala
Black and grey Celtic cross with knotwork detail on the inner forearm of a person wearing a red top and plaid shorts.
Celtic cross on a forearm
Black ink tattoo of a stylised big cat face framed by lotus petals and a mandala ornament, shown on a limb.
Big cat face with lotus mandala
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 ink circular mandala tattoo with petal-like motifs centred on a woman's upper back, photographed from behind.
Black mandala tattoo on upper back
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of pine and bare trees with flying birds on a forearm, shown from three angles.
Forest silhouette on a forearm
Solid black silhouette tattoo of a large elephant with a small mouse by its trunk, on the side of a thigh.
Elephant silhouette with mouse on thigh
Black and grey blackwork tattoo on a forearm showing a bare tree, a misty treeline and a flock of birds, with dark ink splatters at the wrist.
Bare tree and birds on a forearm
Black lace-style ornament with hanging chains, an anchor and a feather, with pink and purple flower details, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Black lace and pink flower on upper arm
Black botanical tattoo of a leafy sprig with four pairs of hatched leaves on a stem, on the calf.
Leafy sprig on a calf
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a witch in a pointed hat riding a broomstick, with dotwork stippling behind her, on a calf.
Witch on a broomstick silhouette on a calf
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a bird with spread wings and talons gripping a branch, on the upper arm.
Diving bird on an upper arm
Solid black blackwork asterisk tattoo with six rounded arms on the outer ankle of a person wearing rolled jeans, standing on grass.
Black asterisk tattoo on an ankle
Black geometric armband tattoo with zigzag borders wrapping the forearm of a person wearing a dark grey top.
Geometric armband tattoo on forearm
Black and grey swallow tattoo with lace-patterned wings in blackwork style, placed on the side of the ribs.
Lace-patterned swallow on the ribs
Black cat silhouette sitting inside an ornate scrolled oval frame, a blackwork tattoo on the forearm.
Cat silhouette in ornate oval frame
Black and grey blackwork mountain range tattoo on the side of a foot near the heel, shown in a black and white photograph.
Mountain range tattoo on a foot
Black tribal-style sea turtle tattoo with wave motifs on the outer thigh, shown in a close photograph against a red background.
Tribal sea turtle and waves on a thigh
Solid black ornate key tattoo with a scrolled bow and two stylised faces, sitting on the calf in a traditional style.
Ornate key on a calf
Black and grey blackwork band tattoo on a forearm, with a white ampersand left as negative space in the solid black ink.
Ampersand band on a forearm
Black tattoo on a woman's shoulder and upper arm, with a solid black cap breaking into fine line scribbles, small numerals and an outlined star.
Blackwork shoulder cap fading into fine line scribbles
Black and grey botanical tattoo with ornamental shading across the top of a bare foot and up the ankle, next to a grey sock.
Black and grey floral tattoo on foot and ankle
Overhead photo of black and grey blackwork tattoos on a thigh and calf, including a skull with a sun motif and a mandala, with henna and gold temporary designs on a hand.
Black and grey mandala and skull tattoos on legs
Black and grey lion face tattoo framed by mandala-style ornament and a small crown, placed on the side of the ribs.
Lion with mandala ornament on ribs
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo covering the back of a hand and wrist, with bold outlines and small teardrop accents.
Mandala design on the back of a hand
Woman seen from behind kneeling at the water's edge, with a large blackwork tribal tattoo across her back and arm and red, green and pink colour accents.
Full back tattoo with tribal sleeve at the shore
Two black and grey Celtic knotwork band tattoos wrap around fingers on two hands, in a blackwork style on the hand.
Celtic knot bands on two fingers
Black ornamental mandala tattoo with dotwork and bands of pattern covering the back of a hand and wrist, shown in a dark, moody photograph.
Ornamental mandala tattoo across the back of a hand
Two forearms side by side: the left has a fine line outline of an arrow, and the right has a bold black geometric arrow made of stacked chevrons and a diamond.
Arrow tattoos on two forearms