Blackwork tattoo ideas

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Black blackwork tattoo of planets stacked vertically down the upper back, with Saturn ringed in the middle, beside a small script mark on the shoulder.
Planets in a column down the upper back
Black and grey yin yang tattoo on a forearm, with one half filled with ornamental blackwork patterns and the other left as bare skin inside a bold outline.
Yin yang tattoo with ornamental fill on forearm
Black ink lace-style butterfly tattoo with dangling chain details on the chest beneath the bust, in a blackwork and fine line style.
Black lace butterfly tattoo under the bust
Black blackwork tattoo of a pentagram inside a circle with flame-like rays, on the ankle of a leg wearing a silver sequinned high-heeled shoe.
Flame-ringed pentagram on an ankle
Black line-art flash design of a spiral shell and a fan-shaped scallop shell on a white background, with no body placement shown.
Spiral shell and scallop shell designs
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a bird in flight on a person's upper back, its wing blending into a bare tree and a leaf.
Bird in flight merging into a tree on the upper back
Black and grey tattoo of a bat symbol filled with lace-like patterns and a scalloped edge, shown on the upper arm in a blackwork style.
Lace bat symbol tattoo on upper arm
Black ink Polynesian tribal tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm, with spirals, triangles and diamond bands on bare skin.
Polynesian tribal tattoo across shoulder and upper arm
Black dotwork and blackwork tattoo of a tipi with a crescent moon and mountains on a forearm, set against a wooden fence.
Tipi, crescent moon and mountains on a forearm
Black blackwork tattoo of two fairy silhouettes among bare branches and roots with butterflies, on the outer thigh.
Fairy silhouettes in a bare tree on a thigh
Seated man seen from behind with a large black tribal design across his back and coloured sleeves on both upper arms and forearms.
Tribal back piece with arm sleeves
Black and grey dotwork armband tattoo on a forearm, with stippled shading fading into a dark treeline-like edge and a small dot above it.
Dotwork band with treeline on forearm
Two black ink mandala tattoos in a side by side photo: a sun with chain drapes on the chest, and a crescent moon with chain drapes on the upper back.
Sun and crescent moon mandala tattoos
Black linework tattoo on a forearm showing a brain above a computer monitor and keyboard, with partial designs at the edges and a small green accent.
Brain, computer and keyboard on a forearm
Black ornamental elephant tattoo with a lotus flower and mandala-style patterns across the side of the ribs.
Ornate elephant with lotus on ribs
Two clasped hands, each ring finger carrying a black band tattoo of angular geometric marks, with grey skulls in the background.
Matching band tattoos on two ring fingers
Back view of a person's legs covered in black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoos, with mandala motifs on the thigh and knee and a Greek key pattern on the hip.
Blackwork and dotwork leg sleeve with mandalas
Black blackwork-style turtle tattoo with spiral markings on a leg, with water droplets on the skin and tribal-style swirls above it.
Spiral turtle design on a leg
Two forearms with black hexagonal blackwork tattoos filled with lace-like floral and web patterns, one sitting on each forearm.
Hexagon lace tattoos on two forearms
Small solid black blackwork tattoo of a row of moon phases in a gentle arc on the inner forearm.
Moon phases arc on a forearm
Black and white drawing of a sun with a solid black circle and wavy, flame-like rays, with thin outlined rays between them, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Black sun with flame-like rays
Close-up of a black lace-pattern tattoo with scrollwork and floral motifs running down a forearm, with a black lace bra visible behind it.
Black lace-pattern tattoo on a forearm
Black ink mandala tattoo on the upper chest, visible through the keyhole neckline of a coral maxi dress.
Black mandala tattoo on the chest
Black and grey world map tattoo wrapping around an upper arm, with continents in soft ink-wash shading and fine outline lines.
World map tattoo wrapped around an upper arm
Black blackwork tattoo of a crescent with a small dragon head near the hairline, sitting behind a person's ear with a silver hoop earring.
Dragon and crescent tattoo behind the ear
Black blackwork-style flash design of a stylised tree with curling branches, dots and a swirled trunk, shown on a white background.
Swirling black tree design
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a tree-lined forest path inside an oval frame, on the outer thigh.
Forest path in an oval frame on a thigh
Black stag head with antlers above a fine line triangle motif, tattooed on the hand and wrist area in black ink.
Stag head and triangles on a hand
Solid black bear silhouette in a blackwork design, with white spiral swirls and dots cut into the body, shown as a flat drawing with no body placement.
Black bear silhouette with spirals
Black ornamental feather tattoo with swirls and a mandala-like pattern on the forearm, with two small birds flying below it.
Ornate feather and birds on forearm
Black ink compass rose mandala design with geometric petals, pointed tips and scattered dots, shown as a drawing with no body placement.
Compass mandala design
Shirtless torso with black script lettering across the chest, an eagle on the upper chest and neck, and tribal-style blackwork on the shoulder and upper arm.
Script lettering, eagle and tribal chest and arm tattoos
Black ink drawing of a stylised frog with swirling linework and splayed limbs on a white background, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Stylised black frog design
Black tribal-style lion head design with a swirling, flame-like mane, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement visible.
Tribal lion head design
Black ink flash drawing of an ornate mandala-style crown with dotted and blackwork detailing, beside two smaller drop-shaped ornaments, on a white background.
Ornate mandala crown design with matching drops
Black tribal-style design of a fern frond with spiral and hatched motifs, drawn on a plain white background, with no body placement shown.
Tribal fern frond design in black
Two hatched black ink feathers standing side by side on a white background, a blackwork-style flash design.
Two black ink feathers
Black ink tattoo design of an arrow with the words Little Pieces of Hope above a mandala and a fan of feathers, in a blackwork style.
Feathers, mandala and arrow with lettering
Black dotwork tattoo of a campfire with pine trees, a crescent moon and stars on the upper arm.
Campfire, pine trees and crescent moon on an arm
Two matching yin yang tattoos on forearms, one a dotwork outline with a mandala and the other a blackwork mandala and paisley fill, in black ink.
Matching yin yang mandala forearm tattoos
Black and grey blackwork elephant tattoo with intricate patterned panels on the side of the ribs, with a navel piercing visible nearby.
Ornate elephant on the ribs
Small black fine line diamond tattoo on a finger, beside a black striped band tattoo on the next finger.
Diamond tattoo on a finger
Two matching black dragon tattoos on the inner wrists and forearms, mirrored so the dragons face each other.
Matching mirrored dragons on two wrists
Black tribal-style sun design with a stylised face, swirls and triangular rays, shown as a drawing with no body placement.
Tribal sun face design
Black tribal sea turtle tattoo with spiral and chevron patterns across the middle of a person's back.
Tribal sea turtle on the back
Black and white flash design of a fish caught on a hook above waves, with the words Good Hope in lettering along the bottom.
Fish on a hook with Good Hope lettering
Black and grey tattoo of a pale-faced woman with long dark hair and fangs, eyes hidden by a banner reading Save the Vampire Queen, with an anchor below, on an upper arm.
Vampire queen portrait on a upper arm
Black ink flash design of a white silhouetted creature framed by swirling waves, scale patterns and fine dotwork.
Silhouette within swirling waves