Blackwork tattoo ideas

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Black ink flash sheet of twenty cross designs in fine line, filigree and bold blackwork styles, with no body placement shown.
Sheet of twenty cross designs
Black and grey owl tattoo with a crescent moon above a mandala design on the outer thigh, in a blackwork and dotwork style.
Owl and mandala on a thigh
Black linework tattoo of a desert sunrise, cacti and mountains with bands of solid black, across the back of both calves.
Desert landscape across both calves
Black ink tattoo of a horned helmet with the quote 'Every villian is a hero in there own mind' in cursive script on the outer arm.
Horned helmet with quote on the arm
Black and grey dotwork butterfly tattoo with detailed wing veins spanning the upper back, with a second partial butterfly visible at the top right.
Large butterfly tattoo on upper back
Blackwork tattoo on a forearm showing a solid black ink splash with dripping lines and a heart-shaped area of bare skin at its centre.
Heart in a black ink blot on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork and linework mandala tattoo with lotus-like petals running along the inner forearm, with a small Roman numeral below the wrist.
Mandala and lotus forearm piece
Solid black tribal flame design on a white background, shown as a flash drawing rather than on skin.
Black tribal flame design
Black tribal flash design of a turtle with spiral and wave patterns, set along a long curved band, with no body placement shown.
Tribal turtle design in a curved band
Solid black tribal dragon design with interlocking knotwork body and swirling tail, shown on a white background as a flash drawing.
Tribal dragon design
Black and white flash sheet showing six drawn forearms and hands, each with a different traditional and blackwork tattoo design including a mandala, rose, dagger and horseshoe.
Six forearm and hand flash designs on drawn arms
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a lighthouse under a starry night sky, enclosed in a teardrop shape on the forearm.
Lighthouse in a teardrop on a forearm
Close view of a forearm with two solid black bands tattooed around it, a simple blackwork armband design.
Two solid black bands on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork hourglass held by a skeletal hand, tattooed on the calf with a bold outline.
Hourglass held by a skeletal hand on a calf
Black ink circular tattoo of a rising sun with rays, a rounded rock and wave lines, on the outer forearm.
Circular sun and sea scene on a forearm
Black ink flash design of a symmetrical vertical motif with sweeping feather-like shapes and five circular emblems showing flame, hand, scales, eye and tree.
Symmetrical blackwork design with five circular emblems
Solid black swan silhouette with purple watercolour-style splashes beneath it, tattooed on the upper arm near the elbow.
Black swan with purple splashes on upper arm
Black and white photo of a full sleeve blackwork tattoo of mandala-style ornament and fern-like leaves covering the upper arm and forearm.
Blackwork mandala sleeve on an arm
Black lace heart tattoo on the upper back near the shoulder blade, with a flock of small black birds flying away from it in blackwork style.
Lace heart with birds on upper back
Bold black and white flash design of three plumeria flowers with leaves, drawn in a botanical blackwork style with no body placement shown.
Plumeria cluster design in solid black
Black and grey blackwork cuff tattoo on a forearm, with solid black bands and thin geometric triangle lines near the wrist.
Black band cuff with geometric lines on wrist
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a tent beside a row of pine trees with dotted stars above, on the arm near the elbow.
Tent and pine trees under stars
Black lace-patterned bird with blue wing and tail accents, perched on a branch on the inner forearm.
Lace-patterned bird on a forearm
Bold black horizontal bars tattooed across the ribs, with a great white shark photo shown above.
Black horizontal bars across the ribs
Black compass rose tattoo with brush-like shading on the upper back shoulder, with a small script word on the upper arm below it.
Compass rose tattoo on a shoulder
Blackwork tribal tattoo in blue-grey ink on a person's upper back, with a small asterisk above and tiny lettering below.
Tribal shape on upper back
Black ornate feather tattoo with mandala and paisley-style detail on an upper arm, with a small script numeral nearby.
Ornate feather tattoo on upper arm
Black blackwork tattoos of bare trees with a perched bird on both feet, placed on the top of the feet and extending towards the toes.
Bare tree tattoos on both feet
Black lace-pattern tattoo with scrolls, leaves and fine netting running from the neck down the spine and across the lower back.
Black lace-pattern tattoo across the back
Black tattoo of a girl in a striped dress reaching upward, in a solid blackwork style, on a person's upper back below the shoulder blade.
Girl in a dress reaching up on upper back
Black and grey botanical tattoo of lilies with sketched linework and ink splatter across the upper back, near the neck.
Lily bouquet across upper back
Black lace-pattern band tattoo across the thigh of a person sitting in a car, beside a white water bottle.
Lace band tattoo on a thigh
Black blackwork tattoo of Celtic knotwork, swirls and a central tree motif covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Celtic knotwork and tree tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a stylised wing made of solid black shapes and horizontal lines, placed on the upper arm.
Stylised wing on upper arm
Bold black ink scorpion design with a curled tail and pincers on a white background, shown as a drawn design with no body part visible.
Black ink scorpion design with curled tail
Solid black geometric diamond tattoo with dripping ink on a forearm, set against white rosette fabric.
Dripping diamond on a forearm
Black silhouette design of four birds perched on a branch, with the word LOVE picked out in white letters across their bodies, in a blackwork style.
Four birds on a branch spelling LOVE
Black dotwork mandala tattoo on the upper arm of a person in a white crop top and denim shorts, shown in black and grey.
Dotwork mandala tattoo on upper arm
Black ink drawing of a floating island with stippled mountains, pine trees, a lone figure and a light bulb in a dotted cloud, shown on paper as a tattoo design.
Floating island with mountains and light bulb
Black ink feather tattoo with dotwork shading on the ankle, above a navy canvas shoe.
Feather tattoo on an ankle
Black bare trees silhouetted against a large red moon, with dark shaded ground fading out at the bottom, tattooed on a forearm.
Bare trees and red moon on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a raised fist and a kneeling figure inside a laurel wreath, on a forearm.
Raised fist and kneeling figure in laurel wreath
Black and grey blackwork design of an elephant head with ornate mandala panels, radiating lines and a skull below the trunk, shown as a flash drawing with no placement on the body.
Elephant head with skull and mandala
Solid black shark tattoo in a blackwork style on the forearm, with open jaws, visible teeth and a dorsal fin.
Black shark tattoo on a forearm
Black blackwork tattoo of a forest with bare trees, pine trees and flying birds on a forearm, shown in four side-by-side views.
Forest silhouette tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey drawing of a wolf head filled with geometric patterns and fine stippling, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Ornate wolf head design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a curled, sleeping cat with a scaled fish tail inside a circle, on the forearm.
Curled cat with fish tail on forearm
Close-up of a solid black tribal tattoo behind a person's ear, running along the hairline and neck in a blackwork style.
Black tribal tattoo behind the ear