Blackwork tattoo ideas

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Black and grey dotwork and hatched tattoo of a flying saucer beaming light over a farmhouse and bare tree, on the thigh.
Flying saucer over a farmhouse on a thigh
Colour tattoo of purple and pink flowers with black lace and hanging feathers on a woman's shoulder and upper arm, in a botanical style with blackwork detailing.
Purple flowers and lace on a shoulder
Black and grey Polynesian-style tribal tattoo on a shoulder and upper arm, centred on a sea turtle with a star compass motif.
Polynesian turtle tattoo on shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a bird with outstretched wings and talons across the ankle, in a bold traditional style.
Bird with spread wings on an ankle
Black ornamental design of an owl with spiral eyes and swirling filigree body perched on a curling branch with a heart-shaped chest, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Swirl owl perched on a branch
Black and grey blackwork Polynesian tribal tattoo covering the shoulder, upper arm and upper chest of a bare torso.
Polynesian tribal shoulder and arm sleeve
Black tribal-style guitar tattoo with swirling body ornaments and a looped neck, on the inner forearm.
Black guitar tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an animal skull wreathed in a peony and leaves, placed on the outer thigh.
Animal skull and peony on a thigh
Black and grey pine tree silhouettes on the lower leg above the ankle, fading into dense dotwork stipple, shown from two angles.
Pine treeline fading into dotwork on the lower leg
Black tribal-style design of a bird with a sweeping wing on a white background, drawn as a flash sheet without placement on the body.
Tribal bird with sweeping wing design
Black and white pen drawing of a tattoo design showing two plumeria flowers over a band of geometric patterns and curling scrolls, shown on a notebook page beside a black pen.
Plumeria band tattoo design on paper
Black and grey wing tattoo across the ribs and a blackwork ornament on the forearm of a woman in a black bikini standing in the sea.
Wing tattoo on ribs and blackwork forearm
Two black tribal-style horse head designs on plain backgrounds, one on the left with floral motifs in its mane and one on the right with swirling linework, shown as drawings with no body placement.
Two tribal horse head designs
Black Polynesian-style tribal tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder, with bold triangles, bands and fine hatched fills.
Polynesian tribal upper arm and shoulder
Two forearms pressed together showing a red geometric circular web tattoo with black and grey brushstroke and dotwork shading on the forearm, with small red star marks.
Red geometric circle across both forearms
Black and grey dotwork and blackwork tattoo on a forearm, showing a stag silhouette against a moon, flying birds, pine trees and a deer, framed by solid black bands.
Stag and forest band on a forearm
Black ink stag head with antlers above interlocking geometric triangles on the back of a hand, in a blackwork style.
Stag and geometric triangles on the hand
Black tribal tattoo with swirls and triangular patterns curving down the side of a torso over the ribs.
Tribal band tattoo on the side ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tree, leafy on one side and bare on the other, with a flock of birds lifting away on a forearm.
Tree dissolving into birds on a forearm
Black tribal-style phoenix tattoo with flowing feathers and swirls across a shoulder and upper arm.
Tribal phoenix on a shoulder
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a bearded man's face under a crown of antler-like branches, covering the upper arm.
Bearded man with antlered branches on upper arm
Black ink tattoo of a treble clef, bass clef and musical notes stacked together on an upper arm, in a bold solid style.
Treble and bass clefs with music notes on upper arm
Black and grey band tattoo on the forearm with stippled shading that suggests a treeline and a small dot above it.
Shaded landscape band tattoo on forearm
Black Polynesian style tribal tattoo with triangles, swirls, flowers and a bird motif curving across the ribs, with a hand resting on the skin above it.
Polynesian style tribal band on ribs
Black ink drawing of a dotwork moth with feathered antennae and a crescent moon with stars hanging below, shown as a tattoo design on plain cream paper.
Moth and crescent moon design
Black and grey tattoo of bare trees, a pine and a flock of birds across a forearm, shading softly fading toward the wrist.
Forest and birds on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo on skin of a yin yang circle, with the Rebel Alliance emblem in the black half and the Galactic Empire cog in the white half.
Rebel and Empire yin yang tattoo
Black linework tattoo of a wavy snake made of radiating tick marks, with a faceted geometric head, running down the inside of a forearm against a dark background.
Wavy snake of radiating ticks on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a peach with leaves, flowers and the words Life is peachy on an upper arm.
Peach and flowers on an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm showing a ringed planet cut into horizontal slices, with a blurred cactus background.
Sliced planet layers on a forearm
Black lace-pattern tattoo with pearl dots and hanging beads across the upper arm and shoulder, in a blackwork style.
Black lace and pearl shoulder tattoo
Black ink dreamcatcher tattoo with a mandala centre across the upper back of a woman standing in water, with a partial design on her shoulder.
Dreamcatcher tattoo on upper back
Black and white stencil style drawing of the Pokémon Squirtle with a solid black shell, swirled tail and floating bubbles, shown as a design with no body placement.
Squirtle line art design in black ink
Black and grey dotwork and blackwork tattoo of a full moon above a pine tree silhouette inside a solid black triangle, on a forearm.
Moon and forest inside a triangle on a forearm
Black and grey elephant tattoo with a raised trunk, filled with mandala-style patterns, on the upper back between the shoulder blades.
Ornamental elephant on upper back
Black and grey witch hat tattoo with a buckle and a star at the tip, surrounded by a dotted arc of moon phases, on the upper arm.
Witch hat with moon phases on upper arm
Black tribal-style sea turtle tattoo design with a spiral shell and patterned flippers, shown as a drawing with no body placement.
Polynesian-style sea turtle design
Bold black tribal tattoo with a large spiral and an interlocking knot band across the upper arm and shoulder.
Tribal swirl and band on upper arm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo on an arm, with a honeycomb pattern at the top and a dotwork floral mandala and tulip motifs in the centre.
Blackwork floral sleeve on an arm
Black ink flash design of two manta rays in a Polynesian-style tribal pattern with spirals and dotted shading, drawn on a white background.
Tribal manta ray design
Solid black sea turtle tattoo with a trail of dots running along the top of a foot, in a blackwork style.
Sea turtle and dot trail on a foot
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a scaled snake, open flowers and dotted geometric lines on the outer forearm.
Snake and flowers on a forearm
Solid black tribal-style butterfly wings design on a plain white background, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement visible.
Tribal butterfly wings design
Black geometric band tattoo of interlocking circles and arcs wrapped around a lower leg, shown in a greyscale photo.
Black geometric band tattoo on a lower leg
Black and white photo of a woman seen from behind, with a solid black tree of life inside a Celtic knot circle on her upper back.
Tree of life in a Celtic knot circle on upper back
Black tribal-style swirl tattoo with leaf shapes curling around a person's navel on the lower abdomen.
Black swirl and leaf tattoo around the navel
Black tribal-style lion head facing right in profile, drawn as a bold design on a white background.
Tribal lion head in profile
Black tribal-style dragon design with spread wings, a segmented body and a barbed tail, shown as a drawing on a white background.
Tribal dragon with spread wings