Blackwork tattoo ideas

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Three men display black and grey full sleeve tattoos on their upper arms and shoulders, with swirling blackwork, dotwork and geometric panels.
Three black and grey ornamental full sleeves
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
Two-panel photo of a black and grey tribal upper arm tattoo with a shaded circle, shown before and after a solid black cover-up with a dotwork fade at the lower arm.
Tribal and dotwork upper arm cover-up
Black ink Polynesian-style tattoo of a bird and circular patterns covering the shoulder and upper arm of a woman seen from behind.
Polynesian-style bird tattoo on shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey stegosaurus tattoo on the upper arm, drawn with fine hatched linework and stippled shading in a vintage engraving style.
Stegosaurus tattoo on the upper arm
Solid black swan silhouette with purple watercolour-style splashes beneath it, tattooed on the upper arm near the elbow.
Black swan with purple splashes on upper arm
Black and white photo of a full sleeve blackwork tattoo of mandala-style ornament and fern-like leaves covering the upper arm and forearm.
Blackwork mandala sleeve on an arm
Black compass rose tattoo with brush-like shading on the upper back shoulder, with a small script word on the upper arm below it.
Compass rose tattoo on a shoulder
Black ornate feather tattoo with mandala and paisley-style detail on an upper arm, with a small script numeral nearby.
Ornate feather tattoo on upper arm
Black blackwork tattoo of Celtic knotwork, swirls and a central tree motif covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Celtic knotwork and tree tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a stylised wing made of solid black shapes and horizontal lines, placed on the upper arm.
Stylised wing on upper arm
Black dotwork mandala tattoo on the upper arm of a person in a white crop top and denim shorts, shown in black and grey.
Dotwork mandala tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey blackwork sleeve in a Polynesian-style tribal pattern covering a man's upper arm and forearm, with a wristwatch on the wrist.
Polynesian-style sleeve on forearm and upper arm
Black ink tribal sleeve tattoo with bold geometric bands and chevrons covering a man's shoulder and upper arm, shown in profile against a dark stone wall.
Tribal black ink sleeve on shoulder and arm
Woman with black blackwork coverage across her chest, shoulder and upper arm, with a greyscale realism rose on her forearm and black linework at her lower abdomen.
Black coverage with a grey rose on the forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo on the upper arm showing a ringed planet, stars, mountain peaks and horizontal lines of water beneath a dark night sky.
Ringed planet and mountains on upper arm
Small black ink tattoo on the upper arm of a person in a grey wrap top, layered silver coin necklaces and denim shorts.
Small dark tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo on an upper arm showing a sailing ship, a hot air balloon with a Take Me Home banner, and stylised waves, shown in two side-by-side photographs.
Sailing ship, hot air balloon and waves on upper arm
Black and grey tribal tattoo with chevrons, diamonds and spirals wrapping around the upper arm near the elbow.
Tribal band wrapping the upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a howling wolf on the upper arm, its head filled with stars and a moon above a pine forest and a tent, in blackwork and dotwork style.
Wolf howling over a pine forest on an upper arm
Black and grey blackwork octopus tentacle tattoo with rows of ringed suckers running down the outer upper arm of a person in a white t-shirt.
Octopus tentacle tattoo on an upper arm
Black and grey fine line arrow tattoo on the inner upper arm, with an ornate hamsa hand motif filled with swirling patterns along its shaft.
Arrow with hamsa hand on upper arm
Two solid black abstract shapes, one mottled and one resembling a clenched fist, in blackwork style on the upper arm.
Two bold black abstract shapes on upper arm
Black blackwork tribal sleeve with circular motifs and rosettes covering a man's upper arm and shoulder, shown from three angles.
Tribal sleeve with circular motifs on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork portrait of a woman's face framed by bold black outlines and a solid black band on the upper arm.
Stippled portrait face on an upper arm
Black linework tattoo of a sailing ship tossed by waves beneath a rain cloud, in a blackwork style, on the upper arm.
Sailing ship in a storm on the upper arm
Black and grey tribal tattoo with a large circular motif and sweeping spiked shapes across the upper arm and shoulder.
Tribal circle tattoo on upper arm
Black dotwork and blackwork mandala tattoo on the upper arm, with fine line spurs extending above and below the circle.
Black mandala on the upper arm
Black and grey photo of a bold blackwork tribal tattoo covering a shoulder and upper arm, with a swirl and chevron bands.
Bold tribal band on a shoulder
Black tribal blackwork sleeve covering the upper arm and forearm, with bold bands and triangle patterns, shown against a dark background and a grey sleeveless top.
Tribal blackwork sleeve on arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a snail carrying a castle with a flag on its shell, placed on the upper arm.
Snail carrying a castle
Blackwork armband tattoo with white-line flowers and leaves on a upper arm, with the solid black background forming the band.
Black band tattoo with flowers on an arm
Black ink elephant tattoo with patterned fill on an upper arm, beside a small outline elephant tattoo on a wrist, in blackwork and fine line styles.
Two matching elephant tattoos on arms
Black and white photograph of a woman seen from behind with a black ornamental sleeve tattoo on her left arm and smaller linework on her upper back.
Ornamental arm sleeve, black and white back view
Black solid tattoo of a Chicago skyline silhouette above four stars and a bar, on the inner upper arm of a woman with her arm raised.
Chicago skyline and stars on upper arm
Black tribal eagle with spread wings tattooed on an upper arm, drawn in bold solid linework.
Tribal eagle tattoo on upper arm
Black tribal tattoo with spiral and swirl motifs covering a shoulder and upper arm.
Tribal spiral piece on a shoulder
Black ink mermaid tattoo with flowing hair and a long tail wrapping down the upper arm, drawn in a loose, sketchy blackwork style.
Mermaid tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey photograph of a fine-line ornamental tattoo with a lattice centre, curled details and dots, placed on the upper arm near the shoulder.
Ornamental lattice tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey blackwork tribal tattoo covering one side of a torso, extending across the chest, ribs and upper arm, with the other side left bare.
Tribal blackwork across chest, ribs and arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a brain with branching root lines running down the upper arm, shown in a close greyscale photo.
Brain with roots on an upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of fern fronds running from the collarbone over the shoulder, with a hand resting on the chest.
Black fern leaves across a shoulder
Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm of three overlapping faceless figures in suits and ties, with a diamond-patterned jacket, in a blackwork and geometric style.
Three stacked suited figures on upper arm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo on an upper arm showing a castle held in two hands, with a crescent moon, stars and a hand above.
Castle, crescent moon and hands on upper arm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a magpie with spread wings on the forearm and upper arm, shown on a person wearing a black top.
Two magpies with spread wings on both arms
Upper arm sleeve in a tribal-style blackwork design with bands of spirals and triangles, featuring two red flower motifs.
Tribal sleeve with red flowers on upper arm
Black and white photo of a shaved-headed man seen from behind, with a large blackwork tribal tattoo across his back, shoulders and upper arm.
Blackwork tribal back and shoulder tattoo
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a whale tail above a man in profile with a moustache, with a bearded man in the waves.
Whale tail and face in the sea on upper arm