Blackwork tattoo ideas

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Bold black traditional-style tattoo of an open mouth with fangs and the word WHY, on a knee, with a small diamond and cherries nearby.
Open mouth with WHY on the knee
Black and grey pine tree silhouettes forming a forest treeline on a lower leg, fading into dotwork shading towards the ankle.
Pine forest treeline on lower leg
Black and grey botanical tattoo of roses and dahlias covering a forearm, with dense dotwork shading and fine linework.
Black and grey floral forearm sleeve
Bare back of a woman with a long black blackwork line tattooed from the nape of the neck down the centre of the spine.
Single black line down the spine
Black ink drawing of an owl design with ornate feathers and dotwork circles, shown as a tattoo-style flash sheet with no body placement.
Ornate owl ink drawing in dotwork detail
Black and grey blackwork tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a hare wrapped in a snake, with roses and leaves above and an eye in a triangle below.
Hare, snake and botanical upper arm piece
Black silhouette tattoo of a person with tousled hair and a red stripe down the centre, on the inner forearm, above a white wristband and a beaded bracelet.
Black silhouette portrait on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a wolf head beneath pine trees with the words Winter is coming curved around it, on the upper thigh.
Wolf head and pine trees on a thigh
Blackwork calf tattoo of a stylised leaf pattern with small dots, shown from three angles on a lower leg.
Black leaf pattern tattoo on a calf
Eight black blackwork-style tribal and ornamental tattoo designs arranged on a pale grey textured background, with no skin visible.
Set of black tribal ornament designs
Black ornamental flower tattoo with lace-like petals, a stem and two patterned leaves on a forearm, in a botanical blackwork style.
Ornamental flower and stem on a forearm
Black ornamental blackwork tattoo on a calf, with small lettering on the ankle above a white sock, shown beside maroon and white trainers on a speckled floor.
Dark ornamental tattoo on a calf
Black design of two dragons with their necks curving into a heart shape around a central sword, drawn in solid black on a white background, as a blackwork-style flash design.
Two dragons framing a sword in a heart shape
Small black ink mountain range tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm, shown in a casual photo against a dark tiled floor.
Small black mountain range on a wrist
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a whale with a circle and hexagon pattern across its body, on the inner forearm.
Whale with geometric pattern on a forearm
Black dotwork and linework lotus tattoo with mandala-style petals and single dots above and below, sitting on the upper back.
Dotwork lotus flower on the upper back
Black floral ornament design filling a Libra scales symbol, showing leaves, scrolls and swirling tendrils on a white background.
Libra symbol filled with floral ornament
Two hands with matching black Celtic knotwork band tattoos wrapped around a finger each, in blackwork style on the hand.
Celtic knot band tattoos on two fingers
Solid black blackwork tattoo of a rabbit silhouette inside a crescent moon with swirling cloud details, placed on the upper chest near the shoulder.
Rabbit in a crescent moon on the chest
Black tribal tattoo of a sun motif with triangular and spiral patterns covering the upper arm and shoulder of a person in a red vest top.
Polynesian sun tribal on upper arm
Black ink crescent moon tattoo with ornamental patterned linework and scrollwork on a person's upper back, shown from behind.
Ornate crescent moon on upper back
Black linework butterfly design with lace-like wing patterns, dotted trailing lines and a soft pink wash, drawn on paper as a flash design.
Lace-patterned butterfly design
Black and white tattoo design of an ornate cross with filigree scrollwork and engraved-style hatching.
Ornate filigree cross design
Black ink tattoo of a tree inside a bold, brushed circle, placed on the upper back of a person with auburn hair.
Tree inside a brush circle on upper back
Black tribal-style manta ray tattoo across a woman's upper back with a tail running down the spine and a turtle tattoo near the lower back.
Manta ray and turtle tattoos on a back
Black tribal-style phoenix with swept wings and a long flowing tail on a plain white background, shown as a design for a tattoo.
Tribal phoenix design in black ink
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of three stylised female figures in patterned robes on the outer thigh, one holding a sword and one holding a tablet marked LEX.
Three stylised figures on a thigh
Four solid black bat silhouette designs stacked vertically on a white background, each with distressed, cracked white speckling across the wings.
Four bat silhouette designs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a howling wolf on a forearm, with a mountain range and bare trees filling the wolf's body.
Howling wolf with mountain and trees on a forearm
Blackwork and dotwork tattoo on the inner forearm showing three solid black circles with an oak leaf and acorns, a wave, and a fern with a pine cone, linked by dotted lines and small botanical sprigs.
Oak, wave and fern circles on a forearm
Black and white photo of a solid black armband tattoo with a ragged edge on a person's forearm, in Blackwork style, above a hand reaching down.
Black armband tattoo on a forearm
Close-up of a woman with her hands clasped in front of her, both arms covered in black ornamental blackwork and dotwork sleeve tattoos.
Black ornamental sleeves with hands clasped
Black tribal tattoo covering a shoulder, chest and arm sleeve, with a grey shaded panel of stars and a shield on the upper arm.
Tribal sleeve and chest piece in black ink
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a whale filled with planets, stars and a ringed Saturn-like planet, placed on the upper thigh.
Whale with planets on a thigh
Black tribal sleeve tattoo with bold geometric bands, triangles and zigzags covering the upper arm and forearm.
Black tribal arm sleeve
Blackwork tribal leg tattoo with three red hibiscus flowers running from the thigh to the calf of a woman standing on a beach.
Polynesian-style leg tattoo with red hibiscus flowers
Black blackwork tattoo of a bicycle inside a chainring with the text Phil 4:13, on a person's calf.
Bicycle in a chainring on a calf
Black ink drawing of a tribal-style crescent band with a shaded flower on a grey background, shown as a tattoo design.
Tribal crescent band with flower
Black tribal-style design of an ornate cross framed by spiky, feathered wings on a white background, shown as a flash drawing.
Winged cross tribal design
Two forearms with solid black blackwork fields and a white line mandala tattoo on each, shown against a dark background.
Blackwork mandala on both forearms
Black blackwork tribal tattoo with koru-style spirals across the top of a foot and ankle, photographed against a dark background.
Tribal spiral design across the top of a foot
Black ink line drawing of a dragonfly with swirling blackwork patterns filling its wings, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Dragonfly with swirled wings
Black ink flash design of a grinning face with a stitched mouth, a small jack o lantern and a spiral in its eyes, above a striped winged shape, shown without a body placement.
Grinning stitched face and winged design
Black and grey blackwork owl tattoo with ornamental patterns on an upper arm, shown during application by a gloved tattooist using a machine.
Ornate owl tattoo being worked on
Black and grey shark tattoo in a sketchy, stippled style on the upper back between the shoulder blades.
Shark tattoo on upper back
Solid black blackwork flash design of a winged serpent curled into a ring around a six-pointed star made of interlocking triangles.
Black serpent ring with triangle star
Black blackwork tattoo of a striped tiger with a curling tail on the calf, shown in a close photo against a dark background.
Striped tiger tattoo on a lower leg
Black and white drawing of a long S-curved shape filled with paisley and tribal ornament, shown on a plain white background with no body part visible.
Elongated paisley and tribal ornament design