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
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 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
A black geometric armband tattoo with zigzag borders and chevron patterns wraps the forearm near the elbow, with a coloured feather tattoo partly visible on the thigh below.
Black geometric armband and feather tattoo
Black and grey blackwork tattoos covering both legs from thigh to calf, showing mountains, clouds, towers and a bridge in a geometric landscape.
Mountain and bridge landscape leg tattoos
Black and grey sailing ship on rough waves tattooed on the outer thigh, with a dotted line running down to a small anchor, in blackwork and dotwork style.
Sailing ship and anchor on a thigh
Two black mandala tattoos sit on the upper thighs of a person wearing a black and white floral skirt, with ornate detailing and dotted fill.
Twin mandala tattoos on thighs
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a cat holding a geometric star, placed on the outer thigh.
Cat holding a star on a thigh
Black ink blackwork tattoo of an astronaut helmet, a skull and a ringed planet stacked down the outer thigh.
Helmet, skull and planet on a thigh
Colour tattoo of pink roses, purple flowers and black lace and mandala patterns running down the side of the torso and onto the hip, with teal brushstroke accents.
Rose and lace floral side piece
Black and grey script tattoo across a torso above a black thong, with a portrait of a woman and a lace garter tattoo on the thighs.
Script across the abdomen and portrait on the thigh
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo on the outer thigh showing a fierce mythical creature head with ornate detailing, a compass-like motif and fine trailing lines.
Large mythical creature tattoo on a thigh
Black tribal tattoo with swirls and triangular patterns running down the outer thigh and over the knee.
Tribal band tattoo on a thigh and knee
Black and grey ornamental mermaid tattoo with a flower on the outer thigh, filled with patterned detail.
Ornamental mermaid and flower on the thigh
Black lace-pattern tattoo band around the upper thigh, drawn in blackwork and dotwork style, with a bathtub edge visible behind the leg.
Lace band tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey photograph of a blackwork ornamental skull tattoo on the upper thigh, with the face cropped out of frame.
Ornamental skull on the upper thigh
Black and grey tattoo of a snarling wolf head with pine trees above and Winter is Coming lettering curved beneath it, on the upper thigh.
Wolf head and pines with Winter is Coming lettering
Black and grey dotwork and geometric mandala tattoo on the outer thigh, shown in a full view beside a close-up.
Dotwork mandala on the thigh
Black and grey geometric blackwork tattoo of a wolf head with a raven above it, mountains, a star and moon, and bare trees, on the upper thigh.
Geometric wolf and raven on a thigh
Solid black blackwork tattoo of seated four-armed Ganesha with an om symbol and a small mouse, placed on the upper leg.
Ganesha with om symbol and mouse on a thigh
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a light bulb inside a circle, with TESLA and 1856 in white lettering on a solid black rectangle, on the upper thigh.
Light bulb and Tesla 1856 on upper thigh
Black blackwork tattoo of lace-like scrollwork, a lotus flower and hanging chains with drops, across the upper thigh of a person wearing a dark wrap.
Lace and lotus tattoo on the thigh
Black and grey tattoo on the outer thigh of a cat with green eyes, its body filled with a sketchy forest scene of bare trees and a small cabin.
Black cat over a forest scene on thigh
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a gothic cathedral with crescent moons and geometric lines on the thigh.
Gothic cathedral with crescent moons on thigh
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a head wrapped in a draped veil on the outer thigh.
Veiled head on the thigh
Black and grey sketch style tattoo of a dog's head in profile with loose crosshatched lines, on the outer thigh.
Sketchy dog head on a thigh
Back view of two legs with black blackwork tattoos forming a cathedral skyline, striped sun and arched bridge across the thighs and knees.
Black landscape design across both thighs and knees
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of an animal skull surrounded by leaves and berries, on the outer thigh.
Animal skull with foliage on thigh
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of an astromech droid with ornate geometric panels, on the outer thigh.
Astromech droid on a thigh
Black geometric mandala tattoo on the upper arm of a woman in a white crochet bralette and denim shorts.
Black mandala tattoo on an upper arm
Black ink blackwork tattoo of wavy lines and a honeycomb of hexagons running down a person's thigh and calf, seated on a pale table edge.
Blackwork honeycomb tattoo on a leg
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of mountains, pine trees and a lake inside a sunburst and leaf frame, with a flower at the base, on the thigh.
Mountain lake scene with sunburst and flower
Black and grey photo of a bold blackwork pistol tattoo on the side of an upper thigh, with hands holding fabric at the top of the frame.
Pistol tattoo on the upper thigh
Black and grey blackwork tattoo on a thigh showing a castle skyline with crescent moons, mountains, a water band and stripes, with a dragon below near the knee.
Castle skyline and dragon on a thigh
Black and grey fine line ornamental lace tattoo with paisley and floral motifs covering a woman's thigh and running down past the knee.
Ornamental lace leg tattoo on thigh and knee
Large black and grey dotwork skull tattoo with cracked bone detail on the upper leg, shown beside a pair of white shorts.
Cracked skull on the upper leg
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a spired gothic city with crescent moons and bars on the outer thigh.
Gothic spired city on a thigh
Black and grey geometric wolf head tattoo on a thigh, with stars and pine trees shaded into the jaw area.
Geometric wolf head on a thigh
Black ink tattoo of gothic cathedral spires and a crescent moon inside a large geometric triangle on the outer thigh and hip.
Gothic spires and crescent moon in a triangle
Black tribal blackwork tattoo of bands, spirals and hooks running down the outer thigh and calf of a person wearing dark shorts.
Tribal bands and spirals on a leg
Black ink tattoo of two paw prints filled with lace-like patterns, with swirls and a dotted chain below, on the upper thigh.
Lace-filled paw prints on a thigh
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a horned ram head with a triangle eye and tentacles, on the outer thigh.
Ram head with tentacles and all-seeing eye on thigh
Black ornamental tattoo of a mandala-patterned animal silhouette with dotwork detail on the upper thigh, under a yellow skirt.
Mandala-patterned animal on thigh
Black tribal band tattoo with two flower motifs running from the thigh over the calf to the ankle, shown on a bare leg.
Tribal band with flowers down a leg
Black and grey owl tattoo with ornate patterned detail and a key below it, placed on the upper thigh of a person wearing black shorts.
Owl and key on the thigh
Black ink tattoo on the outer thigh of a lace-patterned design with a central lotus flower, swirling scrolls and hanging chain-like drops, in blackwork style.
Lace-style lotus and chain thigh piece
Standing legs with solid black blackwork tattoos in geometric bands and thin outlined panels from thigh to ankle, shown against a plain wall.
Blackwork leg tattoo with geometric bands
Black and grey dotwork skull tattoo with an eye in a triangle and heart-shaped rays, on the thigh.
Skull and eye tattoo on a thigh