Blackwork tattoo ideas

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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
Large black and grey traditional back tattoo of a woman's face within a rose, with wings above, leaves, swallows and a lace-style border, on a person's back.
Woman's face in a rose across the back
Back of a woman with her hair in a bun, showing a black blackwork and dotwork mandala flower tattoo at the base of the neck with bold black lines sweeping over the shoulders.
Black mandala flower on upper back
Bold black tribal-style dragon tattoo across the upper back of a woman holding two katana swords, placed on the back.
Tribal dragon across a woman's back
Black lace-style tattoo with scrollwork and netting running down a woman's back from the upper back to the side.
Black lace tattoo across a back
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo covering the shoulder blade and upper arm of a person photographed from behind.
Mandala tattoo across shoulder and upper arm
Large black and grey Japanese style blackwork octopus tattoo spreading across a person's back and upper arm, with scaled skin and sucker detail on the tentacles.
Octopus tattoo across a back
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
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 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 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 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
Back of a person with short light hair showing a solid black circle with a small dot inside its upper right edge and a second small black dot below, a Blackwork and Geometric tattoo on the upper back.
Solid black circle with small dots on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of a raven head within knotwork wings, with an eight-armed symbol above it, on the upper back.
Raven and knotwork wings on upper back
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with a dotted inner ring and blackletter lettering along the lower edge, on a person's back.
Compass rose with blackletter lettering
Black blackwork-style butterfly tattoo with a lace pattern, shaded wings and small pale flower details, placed on the side of a person's lower back.
Lace-pattern butterfly on the lower back
Black solid blackwork tattoo of two elongated stylised figures holding hands, placed centrally on the upper back.
Two stylised figures holding hands on upper back
Black and grey blackwork skull tattoo covering the back, with mandala ornament, dotwork on the upper arm and a geometric cross on the other arm.
Black and grey skull across a back piece
Solid black tribal tattoo on the lower back of a person lying on a white bed, above low-rise denim jeans.
Black tribal tattoo on lower back
Black knotwork tattoo of two interlaced animals with spiral details across the upper back, with a black triangular design on the shoulder.
Interlaced beast knotwork on a back
Black tribal tattoo in a Polynesian-style pattern across a man's upper back and shoulder, photographed from behind against a dark background.
Tribal pattern across a man's shoulder and upper back
Black and grey interlace knotwork tattoo on a back, showing a tree above two serpent heads and a triquetra at the base, in Blackwork style.
Knotwork tree and beasts across a back
Close-up of a black geometric arrow tattoo with dots, a crescent and circles, placed centrally on the upper back of a woman with blonde hair.
Geometric arrow tattoo on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of the Hindu deity Ganesha merged with the Om symbol, with ornamental patterned shading, on the upper back or nape of the neck.
Ganesha and Om symbol on the upper back
Two solid black vertical bars tattooed across a man's upper back, with fine text lines down his upper arm, in a blackwork style.
Two solid black bars across upper back
Black tribal dragon tattoo with spiky wings and a curled tail across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Tribal dragon on upper back
Black and grey photograph of a woman's upper back showing two mirrored geometric sunburst tattoos over the shoulder blades, with the hair in a bun.
Mirrored sunburst tattoo across upper back
Black tribal-style manta ray tattoo with a long tail running down the spine, and a smaller turtle on the lower back of a woman's bare back.
Manta ray and turtle on a back
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a sun with eight patterned rays and three outlined stars on a person's upper back.
Sun with rays and three stars on upper back
Black and grey dotwork and blackwork mandala tattoo with a radial geometric pattern, placed on the back.
Dotwork and blackwork mandala on the back
Large black and grey lion head tattoo with a flowing, patterned mane covering the upper and middle back.
Lion head tattoo across a back
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 tribal-style fox with a curling tail and swirl detailing, tattooed on the upper back.
Tribal fox on upper back
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
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 tattoo of five moon phases stacked vertically down the centre of a person's back, from full moon at the top to an outlined new moon at the bottom.
Five moon phases down the spine
Black tribal-style manta ray tattoo with ornamental patterns and a curled tail, placed on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Tribal manta ray on upper back
Black and grey blackwork sun tattoo with a human face and long rays, placed centrally on a person's upper back.
Sun with face tattoo on upper back
Black ornate butterfly tattoo with dotwork detail and curled antennae on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Ornate butterfly tattoo on the upper back
Black and white photo of a shirtless man seen from behind in a forest, with a bold black triskele tattoo on his upper back near the shoulder blade.
Triskele tattoo on upper back
Black abstract tattoo of solid and outlined circles, dots and thin lines running down the middle of a person's lower back, in a fine line and blackwork style.
Abstract circles and lines down the spine
Solid black ornamental scrollwork tattoo in a diagonal band across a person's upper back and shoulder blade, in a blackwork style.
Black scrollwork band across upper back
Back view of a woman with a black bold band tattoo on her upper arm and grey floral linework on her shoulder and back, in a Botanical and Blackwork style.
Blackwork bands and floral tattoo on arm and back
Black ornamental crescent moon tattoo with patterned detailing on the lower back, above low-rise jeans and a white belt.
Ornamental crescent moon on lower back
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of an ornate bird with a long feathered tail, placed on the back.
Ornate bird with feathered tail on the back
Collage of three tattoos: a fine line Mickey Mouse head outline with the word dream on the upper back, a small script mark behind an ear, and a black Mickey silhouette with patterned fill on the
Mickey Mouse outline tattoos in a three-image collage
Woman seen from behind, sitting in grass, with a black and grey owl tattoo with a central eye across her upper back and a neck tattoo.
Owl tattoo across the upper back
Solid black sun tattoo with wavy rays and a thin outlined centre on the upper back near the shoulder blade, in a blackwork style.
Black sun tattoo on upper back