Blackwork tattoo ideas

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Seven black and white feather line drawings, several filled with dotted, swirled and sun-like patterns, shown as possible blackwork tattoo designs with no body placement visible.
Seven ornamental and plain feather designs
Four black ink feather designs on a white background, the two larger ones patterned with dots, swirls and geometric motifs, shown as flash for a blackwork-style tattoo.
Four decorative feathers in black ink
Black and grey realism tattoo of a large raven with open beak, with a second feathered bird below it, across the ribs.
Large raven with a second bird on ribs
Solid black tribal-style design of a bird-headed warrior with a feathered headdress, holding a chain, shown on a white background with no body placement visible.
Tribal bird-headed warrior design
Shirtless man with light hair covering his face with both hands, showing a black and grey Japanese-style sleeve on one arm and a blackwork tree line on the other arm.
Man with tattooed arms, hands over face
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a pine forest, birds and a swallow across the upper arm and shoulder, shown in three photographs.
Pine forest, birds and swallow on upper arm
Close-up of a small black blackwork and dotwork tattoo of an ornamental paisley shape with an eye motif, placed centrally on the chest below the collarbone.
Ornamental eye and droplet tattoo on the sternum
Black ink tattoo on an upper arm showing a dark animal silhouette inside an oval with mushrooms, leaves and swirling linework.
Animal, mushrooms and leaves on an upper arm
Black tribal-style design of a leaping orca with swirling wave patterns on a white background.
Tribal orca leaping through waves
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 ink tattoo of a stylised hand with lace-like filigree and dotwork shading on the inner upper arm of a person in a pale patterned blouse.
Ornate hand tattoo on the inner arm
Black tribal blackwork tattoo covering a man's shoulder and upper arm, with circles, spirals and triangles in solid black ink.
Tribal blackwork shoulder and upper arm piece
Black blackwork butterfly tattoo with lace-style wing patterns, fine dotwork edging and a small teal jewel on the body, shown on the upper back.
Lace-patterned butterfly on upper back
Two matching black tattoos on forearms, a Rebel Alliance emblem on the left and a Jedi Order symbol with a star on the right, in solid blackwork.
Rebel Alliance and Jedi symbols on forearms
Black geometric wolf head tattoo with bold linework and shaded facets on the outer forearm.
Geometric wolf head on forearm
Six solid black wing designs arranged in a grid on a white background, in a bold blackwork style suited to tattoo flash.
Six black wing designs on white
Black cat tattoo with patterned bands on the upper arm, in a blackwork and neo-traditional style with a few pink accents.
Ornamented black cat on upper arm
Bold black tattoo of a dove in flight carrying an olive sprig, in a blackwork style, on the upper back.
Dove carrying an olive sprig in black ink
Black blackwork and dotwork mandala tattoo over the elbow of a bare arm, with part of a second dotted design visible at the lower right.
Black mandala tattoo on the elbow
Solid black tattoo of a hooded triangular emblem with a curved base, placed on a lower leg, in a blackwork style.
Solid black hooded emblem on a calf
Close photo of a dark blue-grey ornamental fleur-de-lis tattoo on the side of a torso, with a hand with pale nails resting at the top right.
Ornamental fleur-de-lis on the side of the torso
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a cat's head with an eye above and a crescent moon below, framed by sunburst rays on an upper arm.
Cat with all-seeing eye and crescent moon
Black and grey realism chest tattoo of an eye, a Roman numeral clock face and birds, with a heartbeat line on the shoulder.
Realistic eye and clock on chest
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a wolf's head emerging from a torn shape, with pale hands gripping it, on the forearm.
Wolf head held by hands on a forearm
Close-up of a small black patterned feather tattoo on the side of a finger, with a blackwork style, above French-manicured nails.
Small patterned feather tattoo on a finger
Side by side photographs of a black and grey geometric mandala tattoo with leaf details on the upper arm, with purple stencil lines shown on the right.
Mandala tattoo on upper arm, before and after
Black and grey blackwork mandala armband tattoo with geometric bands on a person's wrist and lower forearm.
Mandala armband tattoo on a wrist
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
A hand drawing a bold black tribal-style Darth Vader design on white paper, shown as a tattoo flash sketch on a wooden table.
Tribal Darth Vader design being drawn
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of the Deathly Hallows symbol, a triangle with a circle and vertical line, decorated with curling scrollwork, on the inner forearm.
Deathly Hallows symbol with scrollwork on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a bare tree, a flock of birds in flight and a dark forest silhouette on the inner forearm.
Bare tree and birds on a forearm
Black tribal blackwork tattoo with a central sun motif wrapping the calf and ankle of a leg against a dark background.
Tribal calf and ankle tattoo
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a crow perched on a thin branch that wraps around the inner wrist.
Crow perched on a branch on a wrist
Solid black lace-pattern tattoo wrapping around the inner forearm, in a blackwork style with scalloped edges and openwork motifs.
Black lace cuff tattoo on a forearm
Black blackwork crescent moon tattoo with ornamental swirl detailing on the lower back, above a pair of jeans and a light embossed belt.
Crescent moon tattoo on lower back
Black ink tribal dragon design with a flowing mane and swirling tail, drawn in a blackwork style on white paper.
Tribal dragon design
Black and grey lace-style tattoo of a flower and scrolling vine across a woman's shoulder and upper chest.
Lace-style flower tattoo on shoulder and chest
Black tribal tattoo with a large spiral and knotwork band across a man's upper arm and shoulder, shown in a close side view.
Tribal arm and shoulder tattoo
Black tribal-style kiwi bird design with swirling koru patterns across its body, shown as a black-on-white flash drawing.
Tribal kiwi bird tattoo design
Black and grey Celtic triquetra knot tattoo on the nape of a woman's neck, with a black strappy harness visible below it.
Celtic triquetra knot at the nape
Red, orange and black phoenix tattoo with black lace-patterned body wrapping across the elbow and onto the upper arm and forearm.
Lace phoenix wrapping around an elbow
Black and grey dotwork hourglass tattoo on a forearm, its glass filled with a crescent moon, four-pointed stars and a ringed planet, with small script text beside it.
Hourglass with starry sky on a forearm
Solid black tribal-style Umbreon design on a white background, shown as a standalone drawing with no body placement visible.
Umbreon in bold black tribal design
Black and grey geometric tattoo of a circular emblem with three solid ringed motifs and fine connecting lines, on the upper arm.
Circular ringed emblem on an upper arm
Black and grey photo of a small solid black bat tattoo on the upper back near the shoulder blade, seen from behind.
Small bat tattoo on upper back
Black tribal flash design of a sun with a spiral centre and an eight-pointed star behind it, shown as a solid black stencil-style drawing.
Tribal sun and star design
Solid black ballerina silhouette tattoo in a blackwork style on the outer ankle, with one arm raised and one arm extended.
Ballerina silhouette on an ankle
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of three tall pine trees on a person's upper back and shoulder blade, photographed in black and white.
Pine trees across a upper back