Blackwork tattoo ideas

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Pencil drawing of a tribal-style curved design filled with triangles, dots and geometric bands, shown on plain paper with no body placement visible.
Pencil sketch of a tribal curved design
Black and grey dotwork and blackwork mandala tattoo with a radial geometric pattern, placed on the back.
Dotwork and blackwork mandala on the back
Black traditional-style tattoo of an open mouth with teeth and fangs, outlined in dashes, on the calf, in front of a brick wall.
Toothy open mouth on a calf
Black geometric tattoo of a solid triangle with a partly dotwork circle overlapping it, on the upper arm.
Solid triangle and dotted circle on upper arm
Large black and grey lion head tattoo with a flowing, patterned mane covering the upper and middle back.
Lion head tattoo across a back
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a woman's face with a tall beehive hairstyle and dark lips, on the forearm.
Stylised woman portrait with beehive hair on a forearm
Black ink tattoo of a cartoon cat face with a bold tribal-patterned headband, on the forearm, in a blackwork style.
Hello Kitty face with tribal headband
Black and grey geometric flower of life and mandala tattoos on a raised forearm and wrist, in a dimly lit photo.
Flower of life and mandala forearm tattoo
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 line drawing of a treble clef and bass clef forming a heart shape, decorated with ornate swirling blackwork patterns on a white background.
Treble and bass clef heart design
Black tattoo of Jack and Sally silhouettes holding hands on a swirling hill, with the script quote 'We can live like Jack and Sally if we want' beside it, on bare skin.
Jack and Sally silhouettes on a spiral hill with quote
Black ink tattoo of a stretched cartoon cat with a curled tail on the inner forearm, in a blackwork style.
Black cat stretching on a forearm
Black blackletter-style 1988 numerals tattooed on an ankle, with a black blackwork mandala design on the back of the hand resting nearby.
1988 numerals on ankle
Black tribal band design with spirals, chevrons and geometric motifs, shown flat on a white background, with no body placement visible.
Tribal band design in black ink
Three views of a solid black Polynesian-style tribal tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm of a man's arm.
Polynesian tribal sleeve on shoulder and upper arm
Two hands with small black finger tattoos, including a heart outline and geometric line designs, and a red rose on the back of one hand.
Finger tattoos with a rose and a heart
Three photos of a forearm with a black armband tattoo filled with blue wave shapes, with blue splashes and dots trailing below it.
Blue wave armband tattoo on a forearm
Black tribal-style heart outline with swirling flourishes spiralling off its right side, drawn as a flash design with no body placement shown.
Tribal heart with swirling flourishes
Black and grey ornate owl design perched on a bare branch, with filigree and a Celtic knot on the chest, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Ornate owl on a bare branch
Black and grey toucan tattoo on the upper arm, with solid black areas and stippled shading in a blackwork and dotwork style.
Toucan perched on an upper arm
Close view of black horizontal bands tattooed across a person's forearm, with a striped shirt sleeve rolled up above the wrist.
Black horizontal bands on forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a suited figure with a horned bull skull head aiming a revolver, on the inner forearm.
Bull skull gunman on forearm
Man seen from behind with a black and grey full back tattoo of two shaded ram horns over tribal bands across the shoulders, upper arms and lower back.
Full back tattoo with ram horns and tribal bands
Black and white photo of two blackwork triangle tattoos, one on each inner forearm, with the hands held open and palms facing the camera.
Nested triangles on both forearms
Black tribal-style dragon tattoo wrapping from the ankle onto the top of the foot, in solid black blackwork ink.
Black tribal dragon tattoo on ankle and foot
Black tribal-style fox with a curling tail and swirl detailing, tattooed on the upper back.
Tribal fox on upper back
Black blackwork tattoo of a winged creature with dripping ink and splatter marks across the forearm.
Dripping winged creature on a forearm
Three views of a black tribal calf tattoo in Polynesian style, with spirals and a fierce tiki-like face on the lower leg.
Polynesian tribal calf tattoo in black ink
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a figure holding an umbrella under dripping rain, on the inner wrist.
Figure under umbrella in rain on a wrist
Black tribal-style bear design snarling in profile with clawed paws, drawn in solid black on a grey background, with no body placement shown.
Snarling tribal bear with claws
Black and grey tattoo of a shaded feather dissolving into a flock of solid bird silhouettes on the side of the ribs.
Feather turning into a flock of birds
Black ink hamsa hand tattoo with an eye and floral detail on the upper back of a person with dreadlocks tied in a bun.
Hamsa hand tattoo on upper back
Black and grey wing tattoo on the side of the ribs and a mandala tattoo on the wrist and hand of a woman in a bikini on a beach.
Wing and mandala tattoos on a woman at the beach
Black and grey ink drawing of a longhorn bull skull with an ornate filigree pattern on the forehead, flanked by two roses and hanging feathers.
Bull skull with roses and feathers
Black and grey tribal-style sea turtle tattoo with dotted shell detail and shaded bubbles on the side of the hip, with a striped swimsuit at the top of the frame.
Tribal turtle with bubbles on the hip
Small black mountain range tattoo in a blackwork style, centred on the upper back between the shoulder blades.
Mountain peak tattoo on upper back
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 tribal-style tattoo with symmetrical owl-like and skull-like motifs on the upper arm of a person in a black sleeveless top.
Black tribal upper arm tattoo
Black and grey tattoo of three framed mountain landscapes with moons, a river and daisies, in dotwork shading, on the inner forearm.
Three-panel mountain landscape on a forearm
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 dotwork tattoo on the forearm of pine trees, a full moon and a hill inside an oval rope border.
Moon, pines and hills in a rope frame
Black tribal armband tattoo of spirals and swirls wrapping around an upper arm, in a blackwork style.
Black tribal armband on upper arm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a curled animal inside a circle with radiating stripes, on the outer upper arm.
Curled animal in a circle on upper arm
Black and grey geometric bird with spread wings tattooed on the ribs, shown beneath a lifted grey t-shirt.
Stylised bird with spread wings on ribs
Flash sheet of twelve black zodiac sign designs in a classic style above twelve modern tribal zodiac designs, with no body placement shown.
Zodiac sign designs in classic and modern tribal styles
Solid black tribal-style cat design filled with spiral swirls, shown as a flash drawing on a white background with no body placement visible.
Tribal swirl cat design
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