Blackwork tattoo ideas

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Solid black blackwork lotus flower tattoo across the upper back below the neck, shown on a person with short bobbed hair.
Solid black lotus on upper back
Black and grey dotwork and blackwork tattoo of mountains, pine trees and a crescent moon within an ornate frame, on a calf.
Mountain, moon and pine tree calf tattoo
Black ink scrollwork and floral vine tattoo wrapping from the ankle across the top and side of a foot, in a fine line and blackwork style.
Black scrollwork tattoo on a foot and ankle
Black filigree skull drawing on a white background, with scrolling leaves and lace-like linework across the cranium and jaw, shown as a flash design rather than on skin.
Lace-style skull design
Two black triangle tattoos on a person's forearms, one made of small linked triangles and the other with layered outlines, shown with arms raised.
Two triangle tattoos on forearms
Black tribal-style turtle tattoo with a patterned shell and spiral details on the top of a foot, with red painted toenails.
Turtle tattoo on the top of a foot
Solid black tribal design of a stylised winged figure with a long tapering tail on a white background, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Tribal winged figure design
Man with full black and grey geometric dotwork sleeves, snowflake-style shoulder pieces and a chest design, photographed against a dark background.
Geometric dotwork sleeves and chest on a shirtless man
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a mountain peak and moon inside a circle, placed on the calf.
Mountain and moon in a dotwork circle on a calf
Solid black blackwork tattoo of a silhouetted girl with a ponytail and full dress holding a sparkler, on the upper arm.
Girl silhouette with sparkler on upper arm
Black and grey blackwork tribal band tattoo running down the side of a hip, beside a navel and above lace underwear.
Tribal band tattoo on a hip
Black and grey brush enso circle framed by ferns, trees, birds and a deer, drawn as a tattoo design with no body part shown.
Enso circle with ferns, trees and birds
Black ink moon phases and a moth tattoo on a torso partly covered by white lace, with an ornamental blackwork swirl on the forearm and hand.
Moon phases and moth on the abdomen
Black and grey Polynesian-style tribal tattoo with spirals and triangles wrapping the upper arm, with stippled dotwork shading.
Polynesian-style tribal upper arm tattoo
Black tribal tattoo covering a shirtless man's shoulder and upper arm, in a blackwork style with a large central circular motif.
Polynesian-style tribal shoulder and arm tattoo
Black tribal-style bull head tattoo on a man's shoulder and upper arm, seen in a shirtless close-up photograph.
Tribal bull head on a shoulder
Black and grey tattoo of pine tree silhouettes fading into stippled dotwork shading on the inner forearm, with a silver crescent moon bracelet at the wrist.
Pine treeline fading into dotwork on forearm
Black ink mandala tattoo with scrolled ornamental details on the nape of a shaved head, seen from behind against a plain white background.
Mandala tattoo on the back of the head
Black and grey tribal tattoo with bold spirals and chevron fill covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Tribal spiral piece on shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey blackwork ornamental tattoo wrapping across the top of a foot towards the ankle.
Ornamental blackwork band on a foot
Black and grey skull hourglass tattoo with stippled shading and hatched linework on the inner forearm.
Skull hourglass on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a blackberry sprig with leaves on the inner forearm, in blackwork style.
Blackberry sprig on a forearm
Bold black trident tattoo running down the centre of a person's bare back, with a smaller dark design on the right shoulder.
Trident tattoo down the back
Two matching black cameo silhouette tattoos in ornate frames sit on the upper thighs, drawn in a bold black ink style.
Matching cameo silhouettes on thighs
Black and grey sun tattoo with a face, ornamental rays and hanging chains, sitting on the thigh.
Sun with face and hanging chains on thigh
Black lace-pattern tattoo spanning the upper chest, shoulders and upper back, shown in two photos in a blackwork and botanical style.
Black lace-pattern tattoo across chest and upper back
Black linework tattoo covering a forearm in lattice, dot and bands patterns, with geometric and dotwork styling, photographed in black and grey.
Geometric lattice sleeve on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a flying saucer beaming light over clouds, with stars and a comet, set in a circle on the calf.
Flying saucer and comet on a calf
Greyscale drawing of a realistic wolf head framed by bold black tribal bands, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Wolf head with tribal blackwork bands
Four black tribal-style sea turtles, three with hibiscus flowers in their shells, tattooed on a calf in blackwork style.
Four tribal sea turtles on a calf
Black and white flash design of a stylised gecko covered in circles, dots and swirls, shown on a plain white background.
Patterned gecko tattoo design
Solid black stencil-style design of two figures in silhouette, filled with an American flag pattern of stripes and stars, with no body placement shown.
Stars and stripes figures silhouette
Bold black and white tribal-style tiger head drawing facing forward, with heavy solid linework on the stripes, brow and muzzle.
Tribal tiger head design
Black tribal-style tattoo covering the chest, shoulder and upper arm, with a greyscale realistic panel of stars and a figure on the upper arm and a geometric band on the forearm.
Tribal chest, shoulder and arm sleeve
Black tattoo of snow-capped mountains under a crescent moon and stars, with horizontal water lines beneath, shaded with dotwork on the forearm.
Mountains, crescent moon and stars on a forearm
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a woman's face framed by flowers in her hair, placed on the calf, with a second tattoo partly visible on the left leg.
Woman portrait with flowers on a calf
Black silhouette tattoo on a forearm of a grinning face balloon with stitched mouth, tied to a fine red string that a small black figure holds.
Skull balloon and silhouette on a forearm
Black ink drawing of an ornate tiger head with dotwork shading, stars and a central flower, shown as a tattoo design on paper rather than on skin.
Ornate tiger head design in dotwork
Black circle tattoo on a calf with white geometric mountain linework and white dots for stars, in a blackwork and dotwork style.
Geometric mountains in a black circle on a calf
Solid black silhouette tattoo of a city skyline with a Ferris wheel and church spire across the upper back.
City skyline silhouette across a back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a horned, goat-headed robed figure beside a flame and candle, with sun and moon motifs, on the thigh.
Goat-headed robed figure with flame on thigh
Black and grey tattoo of a curled-up sleeping squirrel framed by flowers and leaves, done in dotwork and linework on a lower leg.
Sleeping squirrel with flowers on a calf
Black and grey dotwork raven head in profile on a calf, with inky strands trailing down below the neck.
Raven head tattoo on a calf
Two hands showing matching solid black triangle tattoos in a row across one finger each, in a blackwork style on the hand.
Three black triangles across two fingers
Black tribal tattoo with a sun face on a shirtless man's chest, continuing over the shoulder and down the upper arm and forearm in a Polynesian-inspired blackwork style.
Tribal sun chest and full arm sleeve
Black spiral symbol tattoo on a wrist, with bold solid linework and tapering tails.
Spiral symbol tattoo on a wrist
Black ink drawing of a crow in flight with painterly feathers on a plain white background, shown as a standalone blackwork-style design.
Flying crow in black ink
Black and grey Japanese-style tattoo of a horned, fanged beast with whiskers and a curling tail, shown on a forearm.
Horned beast with whiskers on a forearm