Blackwork tattoo ideas

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Black ink tattoo of a crow perched on bare branches across the inner wrist, in a solid blackwork silhouette style.
Crow perched on branches on a wrist
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a stag whose antlers are drawn as bare branches, with a forest texture filling its body, on a calf.
Stag with branching antlers on a calf
Black and grey blackwork octopus tattoo with dotwork shading on a man's calf, with its tentacles wrapping down towards the ankle.
Octopus tattoo on a lower leg
Black and grey blackwork forearm tattoo of bare winter trees, a pine, birds, clouds and a moon, with a dotted fade at the wrist.
Forest, moon and birds on a forearm
Solid black tribal-style phoenix design with outstretched wings and flowing flame-like tail on a white background, shown as a stencil-style drawing without a body placement.
Black tribal phoenix design
Black tribal-style sleeve tattoo covering the shoulder, upper arm and forearm, with spiral and band patterns in solid black ink.
Tribal-style black sleeve on arm and shoulder
Blackwork forearm tattoo of PlayStation button symbols, a triangle, circle, cross and square, set within a black ink splatter.
PlayStation button symbols in ink splatter on forearm
Black tribal design with a red rose and green leaves tattooed on the upper arm, photographed close up.
Tribal and rose design on upper arm
Black and grey drawing of a hoopoe in flight, with dense ornamental patterns across its wings, body and crest, shown as a tattoo design.
Ornamental hoopoe bird in black linework
Black tribal-style eagle head design in profile with bold flowing feather lines, shown as a flash drawing on a white background.
Tribal eagle head design in profile
Bold black tribal tattoo with flame-like spikes running vertically down a forearm.
Black tribal design on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a seated elephant with its trunk raised, its body filled with dotwork and blackwork patterns, presented as a tattoo design.
Seated elephant with patterned body
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a snarling wolf head with a diamond lattice filling its mane, on the forearm.
Wolf head with lattice pattern on a forearm
Black lace and floral tattoo wrapping around a forearm just below the elbow, in a blackwork style.
Black lace tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey ornamental anchor tattoo with a pearl chain and dotted lines on the side of the ribs, with a second filigree tattoo on the upper arm.
Ornate anchor with pearl chain on ribs
Solid black silhouette tattoo of an electric guitar on the back of a hand, which rests over a sunburst electric guitar on a wooden floor.
Electric guitar tattoo on the back of a hand
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a Dalek within a diamond outline on an arm, shaded with dotwork and fine hatching.
Dalek inside a geometric diamond on an arm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a triple moon with a dotwork pentacle inside a circle and the script words Blessed Be, on the upper back.
Triple moon and pentacle on the upper back
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
Black and grey whale tail tattoo with dotwork shading and fine line waves, placed on the lower leg above a sock.
Whale tail above waves on a lower leg
Black tribal-style raven design in profile with bold solid shapes and inward-curving linework on a smoky grey background, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Tribal raven design
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a woman with a sugar skull face, flowers and a pentagram on an upper arm, against a brick wall.
Sugar skull woman and pentagram on upper arm
Black lace-style ornamental tattoo covering a woman's back, with scrollwork and floral motifs running down the spine.
Black lace-style back tattoo
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of The Moon tarot card across a person's upper back, showing a large solid black moon with rays.
The Moon tarot card across a back
Solid black geometric stag head tattoo with angular antlers and a circle, on the inner forearm, in blackwork style.
Geometric stag head on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a mountain range in fine outline with solid black pine trees along the lower edge, on an upper arm.
Mountain range and pine forest on the upper arm
Black silhouette design of a dancing fairy releasing small butterflies, set against pale grey swirling floral filigree.
Fairy silhouette with butterflies
Black ink flash drawing of an ornate dreamcatcher with a star mandala centre and five decorated feathers hanging below, on a white background.
Dreamcatcher with feathers design
Black and grey forearm tattoo of a leafless tree in front of a full moon, with birds in the sky and dark posts above still water.
Leafless tree and full moon on a forearm
Black and grey mandala tattoo with heart and flower motifs covering the back of a hand and wrist.
Mandala tattoo across the back of a hand
Black and grey dotwork lantern with a moth, a dotted night sky and geometric lines, tattooed on the outer thigh.
Lantern and moth 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
Two black tribal-style armband tattoos on a pair of forearms, one with interlocking circles and zigzag bands and the other with circles, a checkerboard and parallel lines, placed on the forearms.
Geometric armband tattoos on both forearms
Black ink tattoo of a circular flower inside a ring of block-capital text, placed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Circular flower and quote on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of interlocking chain links wrapped with braided rope bands around a forearm, shown in two close-up panels.
Chain links and rope band on a forearm
Black ink mandala with a crescent shape and dotwork feathers across the back of a hand and wrist, shown against a plain white background.
Mandala and feathers on hand and wrist
Black and grey blackwork owl tattoo with feathered wings and floral sprigs across the upper back, with hands with black nails resting on the shoulders above it.
Owl with feathered wings on upper back
Black and white drawing of a tattoo design with interlocking arcs, fern fronds, diamond motifs and stippled shading, suited to a large back or sleeve piece.
Black and white tribal leaf and geometric pattern
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of an anchor over stippled sea waves and a rising sun, set inside a diamond shape on the upper arm.
Anchor and sea waves in a diamond
Black lace-patterned fairy silhouette with sweeping wings and a flowing dress, shown as a design drawing on a white background with no body placement.
Lace-winged fairy silhouette
Black tribal-style manta ray tattoo with swirling patterns on the side of a person's waist.
Manta ray tribal tattoo on the side
Black and grey tribal swirl tattoo with bold solid black shapes and soft grey shading on the calf.
Tribal swirl tattoo on a lower leg
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of mountains and pine trees inside a circle on an upper arm, with a partial second tattoo of the same design on the left.
Mountain and pine tree circle on upper arm
Black ink brush-stroke anchor design with dripping edges on a plain white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Brush-stroke anchor design
Black Polynesian tribal tattoo with spirals, bands and geometric motifs running across a person's ribs and side of the torso.
Polynesian tribal tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a skull merged with layered feathers, placed on the side of the ribs.
Feathered skull on the ribs
Black ink tattoo of a skeleton entwined with a bare tree, running down the side of the ribs, with small red accents on the branches.
Skeleton and bare tree on the ribs
Black and grey butterfly tattoo on the upper back, with its wings breaking up into flying bird silhouettes.
Butterfly dissolving into birds on upper back