Blackwork tattoo ideas

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Two people in black tank tops embrace, showing black and grey blackwork sleeves: a skull and owl on her upper arm, and a grim reaper with a scythe on his upper arm and wings on his forearm.
Owl, skull and grim reaper sleeves
Black and grey geometric wristband tattoo on a forearm, with a band of triangles above a solid black band edged with short vertical strokes.
Geometric wristband tattoo
Black ink drawing on graph paper of a geometric compass rose with N, S, E and W labels, joined by a vertical line to an arrow at the top and bottom, as a tattoo design.
Compass rose and arrows tattoo design
Sheet of six lightning bolt designs in black, varied in shape and outline, arranged in a grid on a tan background.
Six lightning bolt designs on tan
Black ink eye surrounded by a radiating sunburst on the back of a hand, with dot pattern tattoos on the wrist, resting on an open book.
Eye and sunburst on the back of a hand
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of botanical flowers with bold outlines, set over a solid black panel on the forearm.
Outlined flowers on a black panel
A woman in a bikini wades in turquoise water beside a boat, showing a large black ornamental sleeve tattoo with floral and tribal patterns on her right arm, in blackwork style on the upper arm and
Blackwork floral sleeve on a woman's arm
Black tribal flash design with cherry blossoms, waves and a central medallion, in a bold blackwork style with no body part shown.
Tribal and cherry blossom sleeve design
Black ink flash design of a sea turtle with swirling tribal patterns and a pale pink five-petalled flower on its shell, on a cream background.
Sea turtle design with pink flower
Black geometric tattoo of a heart filled with tribal bands and chevrons, placed on the upper arm of a woman in a black top.
Heart with tribal pattern on upper arm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of lips biting down on teeth, with hatched line shading, on the forearm against a dark background.
Biting lips tattoo on a forearm
Two photos: a fine line V-shaped band tattoo on a wrist on the left, and a black and grey blackwork band with a large flower across a forearm on the right.
Wrist V-band and floral forearm band
Shirtless man with a bold black tribal tattoo covering his chest, shoulder and upper arm, shown against a dark patterned background.
Tribal black ink across chest, shoulder and arm
Black and grey dotwork ornamental bands wrap around two forearms and wrists, with silver rings and bracelets against a black background.
Ornamental lace bands on crossed forearms
Blackwork tribal bands of triangles and hatched lines on a forearm, with the hand resting under the chin beside it.
Geometric blackwork bands on a forearm
Black and grey Celtic triquetra knot tattoo with swirling linework and dots, placed on the upper back.
Celtic triquetra knot with swirls on the back
Close photo of a bold black tribal-style scorpion tattoo with small red eyes on the upper arm of a person with light skin.
Tribal scorpion tattoo on the upper arm
Black ink blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a curled-up cat in front of rooftops, a sun and waves, inside a circle on the upper arm.
Sleeping cat and town in a circle on upper arm
Bold solid black stylised symbol with two white spiral cutouts on a plain white background, shown as a design drawing rather than on skin.
Black symbol with two white spirals
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two hands clasping, one plain and one covered in scales with an eye, with a dotted arc and three drips below, on the outer arm.
Clasped hands with a scaled arm in dotwork
Two solid black bands tattooed around the ankles, the right one with a thin geometric line design, in a blackwork style.
Black ankle bands on both feet
Black and white ornamental owl tattoo design with intricate linework, patterned feathers and a symmetrical front-facing pose on a cream background.
Ornamental owl design
Black tribal wings framing a central cross tattoo across a woman's bare back, photographed from behind against a dark background.
Tribal wings and cross on a back
Black and grey blackwork elephant with a lotus mandala above it, tattooed on the upper arm, with dotwork shading beneath.
Elephant and lotus on upper arm
Black tribal-style design of a sitting cat with one paw raised, drawn in bold solid black linework on a white background.
Tribal-style sitting cat design
Black dotwork tattoo of three pine trees in front of a stippled circle with mountain outlines, on the upper arm of a woman in a dark vest top.
Pine trees in a dotwork circle on upper arm
Black ink tattoo of a seated cat seen from behind, filled with swirling ornamental linework, on a forearm against a dark background.
Ornamental cat silhouette on a forearm
Black silhouette swallows in flight in a blackwork style, tattooed in a diagonal line across the ribs of a bare side torso.
Flying swallows across the ribs
Black tribal tattoo covering a man's shoulder and upper arm, with solid black circles, spirals and bands on lighter skin.
Black tribal shoulder and upper arm tattoo
Black geometric band tattoo of triangles and chevrons wrapped around a forearm near the wrist, in blackwork style.
Geometric band tattoo around a forearm
Solid black pine tree tattoo with jagged branches on the calf of a hairy leg, in a blackwork style.
Pine tree on a lower leg
Black and grey blackwork paisley and dotwork sleeve covering a forearm and upper arm, worn with a dark tank top.
Paisley blackwork sleeve on forearm
Black and white mirror photo of a shirtless man with a geometric blackwork sleeve on one arm and a mandala tattoo on the shoulder.
Blackwork sleeve and shoulder mandala
Black geometric tattoo on a forearm with an eye-like shape, triangles, circles and starburst marks in fine and solid lines.
Black geometric linework on a forearm
Solid black blackwork silhouette of a man in a suit with curly hair, beside a street lamp, tattooed on the ankle and lower leg.
Silhouette of a suited man beside a lamp on a lower leg
Small solid black owl and heart tattoo with a heart-shaped cutout on the inner wrist, shown beside a larger version of the design.
Small owl and heart on wrist
Black and grey tattoo of a pine forest with roots along the forearm, in a blackwork style.
Black pine forest band on a forearm
Four views of a black and grey upper arm tattoo of swallows perched on wires above long grass blades, in a painterly blackwork style.
Swallows on wires and grass across an upper arm
Collage of four black linework tattoos on forearms: an ornamental arrow with a knotted shaft, a geometric arrow, a spiral with a lotus flower, and a dagger with a crescent moon.
Four linework arrows, knots and dagger tattoos on forearms
Black and grey dotwork and blackwork tattoo of a wave and setting sun inside a circle on the forearm.
Wave and sunset in a circle on a forearm
Small black and grey blackwork tattoo of a castle silhouette with horizontal stripes and a faint circle behind it, on an upper arm.
Castle silhouette on an upper arm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a reclining figure with striped patterning, a coiled snake and feathered wings across the stomach.
Reclining figure with snake and wings on stomach
Black and white flash design of Medusa wearing a paisley bandana over her lower face, with snakes writhing around her head inside a Greek key border.
Medusa with bandana in a Greek key circle
Black blackwork tattoo of an American flag made from arrows and arrowheads, with arrow shafts as stripes, on the side of a person's ribs.
Arrow flag tattoo on the ribs
Black ink ornamental armband tattoo with a floral mandala motif on a person's forearm, worn over a light grey top.
Black ornamental armband tattoo on forearm
Black blackwork tattoo of a pine forest running up a forearm, with a bird silhouette near the wrist, while the hand holds a wooden watch.
Pine forest tattoo on a forearm
Shaded cat face with yellow eyes inside black ornamental mandala linework, tattooed on the calf.
Cat face within a mandala on a calf
Black tribal flash design of a howling wolf head in profile set against a large circular moon, with no body placement shown.
Tribal howling wolf with moon