Blackwork tattoo ideas

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Black tribal spiral and geometric tattoo across the back of a hand and wrist, with a small flower near the wrist, beside a gold bangle.
Tribal spiral tattoo on the back of a hand
Black lace-pattern tattoo with roses and tassel edging wrapped around a forearm, against a green wall and a white sleeve.
Lace-pattern band with roses on a forearm
Black ink tattoo of bare branches with perched birds and one bird in flight, across a forearm in a botanical, silhouette style.
Birds on bare branches across a forearm
Back of a person's neck showing a tapering solid black line with a dotwork fade at the top, in blackwork and dotwork style at the nape.
Tapering black line with dotwork fade on the nape
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a skull filled with mountains and pine trees, placed on a calf.
Skull with mountain landscape on a calf
Black and grey ornate elephant tattoo with mandala and floral patterns on the outer thigh, in dotwork and blackwork style.
Ornate elephant on a thigh
Black tribal tattoo in a Polynesian-style pattern covering a man's chest, shoulder and upper arm, with a sunburst motif and bands of chevrons and triangles.
Polynesian-style chest piece and arm sleeve
Black tribal tattoo in a Polynesian style covering the shoulder and upper arm of a person, with bold chevron bands and solid black fills.
Polynesian-style tribal shoulder and arm sleeve
Solid black blackwork-style tattoo of a Dalek on a limb of reddish skin, with a plaid fabric edge visible at the right.
Dalek silhouette tattoo
Black tribal blackwork tattoo covering a man's upper arm, shoulder and upper chest, made of bands, chevrons and sunburst-like patterns.
Polynesian tribal sleeve and chest piece
Black and white tribal design of a snake with its mouth open, showing fangs and a forked tongue, set against swirling blackwork flame shapes; drawn design with no body placement shown.
Tribal snake design
Black and grey mandala tattoo on a shoulder, with bold blackwork petals and fine line rings radiating from a central circle.
Mandala tattoo on the shoulder
Circular tattoo on a calf showing a night sky with planets, a saucer, stars and a hatched landscape in black ink with a teal tint, in dotwork and blackwork style.
Space scene in a circle on a calf
Black tribal-style panther design with flowing curved lines, clawed paws and a curled tail, shown on a white background as a flash drawing.
Tribal panther design, black silhouette
Black and grey photograph of a snarling big cat head tattoo on an upper chest, with the shading breaking up into fine dots toward the shoulder.
Snarling big cat dotwork on upper chest
Solid black blackwork tattoo of a dog's head in profile, with a white muzzle and eye, on the outer ankle.
Dog head silhouette on an ankle
Black and grey sound wave tattoo with hatched edges running along the inner forearm, with a brown leather watch strap visible at the wrist.
Sound wave tattoo on a forearm
Black and white linework drawing of a hamsa hand with an eye at its centre, a lotus behind it and dense ornamental patterns across the fingers and palm.
Hamsa hand with eye and lotus
A bold black panther tattoo with green eyes and a snarling face, in a blackwork style, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Black panther on upper arm
Black ink tribal ornament with swirling scrolls running down the centre of a bare back, a blackwork tattoo on the upper back.
Symmetrical tribal ornament down the spine
Black blackwork tattoo of marching soldier silhouettes forming a silver fern leaf, with the script words Lest we forget beneath it, on the chest.
Marching soldiers in a silver fern with script
Black and white photo of a large blackwork geometric tattoo with a solid diamond and dotted lines across a woman's upper back, with a small sun tattoo on her shoulder blade.
Geometric diamond tattoo across upper back
Blackwork tattoo of solid black bands and thin lines wrapped around a forearm, shown against a blurred street.
Black bands tattoo on a forearm
Collage of black lace tattoos on an upper arm, shoulder, upper back, collarbone, side body and lower leg, with grey roses and red and green butterflies in one panel.
Black lace tattoos on arms, back and legs
Blackwork tattoo of two solid black bands on the inner forearm, each with a key silhouette knocked out in skin tone.
Two key bands on a forearm
Black and white Polynesian tribal sleeve design drawn as a full arm, with spirals, chevrons and wave motifs on a white background.
Polynesian tribal arm sleeve design
Two small black interlocking heart tattoos sit on the fingers of a hand, shown against a dark, softly blurred background.
Interlocking hearts on two fingers
Black and grey tattoo of a dark starry night sky over a brushed shoreline on the inner forearm, in a painterly blackwork style.
Night sky and shoreline on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork and linework tattoo of a roaring lion with a floral mandala mane and an eye motif on its forehead, on a thigh.
Roaring lion with mandala mane on a thigh
Black ink geometric band tattoo wrapped around an ankle, with zigzags, scallops and dotted drops, worn with a sandal on a sandy beach.
Black geometric band tattoo on ankle
Black tribal-style bird design with spread wings and a tail of pointed plumes, shown as flash on a white background.
Tribal bird with spread wings
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a cat's head inside a diamond frame, flanked by two peony flowers, on the upper chest.
Cat and peonies in a diamond frame on chest
Black ornamental blackwork tattoo across the top of an ankle and foot, worn with strappy heeled sandals and chain anklets.
Ornate black ankle tattoo with strappy heels
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a bird's nest with branches and feathers, and a moth inside a solid black circle, on a forearm.
Bird's nest and moth on a forearm
Black and grey drawing of a coiled snake with rose shapes and leaves, shown as a tattoo design in a blackwork and botanical style.
Coiled snake with roses and leaves design
Black ink forearm tattoo with a solid blackwork band containing white raindrops and a crescent moon, above a black mandala with leaves and dots.
Blackwork raindrops and mandala on a forearm
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo covering a torso and both arms, with dotwork shading and blackwork bands.
Geometric mandala torso and sleeve tattoo
Bold black tribal sleeve tattoo with swirling and spiked shapes covering a man's upper arm and forearm, with his torso and a tiled studio room visible behind.
Tribal black sleeve on upper arm and forearm
Black blackwork tattoo of gothic cathedral spires covering the tops of both feet and the toes.
Gothic cathedral spires across both feet
Black blackwork tattoo of a stylised flame inside a bold hand-drawn circle, placed on a forearm.
Flame inside a circle on a forearm
Black and grey scrollwork tattoo on a forearm, with shaded acanthus-style swirls set against a solid black background.
Black and grey scrollwork on a forearm
Black tribal-style cat with a striped, curled tail tattooed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Tribal cat with striped tail on upper back
Geometric blackwork tattoo of pink isometric cubes on a dark-inked forearm, with red flowers at the top and bottom edges of the image.
Pink isometric cube pattern on a black arm
Temporary-looking silver and gold designs of arrows, a black chevron band and an Eye of Horus on a tanned forearm and wrist.
Metallic arrows and Eye of Horus on forearm
Black tribal tattoo of sweeping bands across a bare shoulder and upper back, in a blackwork style.
Tribal band tattoo on shoulder and back
Solid black blackwork tattoo of a circle with a spiral and crossed lines, on the upper chest of a man in an open blue shirt.
Black spiral and crossed lines on the chest
Black tribal-style butterfly tattoo with a blue outline and swirling antennae, placed on the ankle.
Tribal butterfly with blue outline on an ankle
Two black ink tattoos on the inner wrists, an Om symbol on the left and a solid lotus flower on the right, with dark sleeves above.
Om and lotus tattoos on wrists