Blackwork tattoo ideas

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Blackwork armband tattoo of stacked chevron bands on a forearm, photographed on a blurred city street.
Black chevron band on a forearm
Black tribal and Celtic knotwork design of a six-pointed star with a braided circle at its centre, shown on a plain white background.
Six-pointed tribal and knotwork star design
Solid black lace-style tattoo with scrolling leaves and a net pattern running down the right side of a bare back.
Black lace tattoo down the back
Black ink ornamental feather tattoo with blackwork and dotwork detailing, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Ornamental feather on shoulder
Black ornamental tattoo on the inner forearm with floral motifs, paisley-style shapes and solid bands, shown on a person's arm resting on a dark bag.
Ornamental band and floral tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm showing a large wolf head above a seated wolf holding a skull, with leafy sprigs and a feathered wing beside it.
Wolf cradling a skull on a forearm
A black and white radial mandala design with layered petals, lotus-like shapes and dotted rings, shown as a drawing with no body part visible.
Black mandala design
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with a star-shaped centre and fern-like petals on the outer forearm near the elbow.
Dotwork mandala on the forearm
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork lace-style mandala tattoo wrapping around a forearm, with a dotted chain hanging below the flower.
Lace mandala cuff on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork sleeve in a Polynesian-style tribal pattern covering a man's upper arm and forearm, with a wristwatch on the wrist.
Polynesian-style sleeve on forearm and upper arm
Solid black tribal-style lotus flower design with pointed petals on a white background, suitable as a blackwork tattoo flash.
Black lotus flower design
Back of a hand covered in black lace-style ornament and a mandala flower, with a blue and yellow moth at its centre and key designs on the fingers.
Lace and moth hand tattoo
Black and grey dotwork and blackwork wolf head with a feathered crest, snarling with bared fangs, tattooed on the side of a torso over the ribs.
Snarling wolf with feathered crest on ribs
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of an eye with radiating lines on the middle finger of a hand.
Eye with rays on a middle finger
Two black ornate cross tattoos with lace-like filling on the upper thighs, one on each leg, above black lace shorts.
Ornate lace cross tattoos on both thighs
Black and white illustration of a heart built from bicycle parts such as cranks, a chainring and brake levers, in a bold blackwork style.
Mechanical heart made of bicycle parts
Black ink tattoo of four palm trees above a dotted sand band with wave lines, wrapping around the inner forearm.
Palm trees and beach band on forearm
Black and white photo of two small crown tattoos on the fingers of a pair of hands, one an outline crown and one solid black, in fine line and blackwork styles, against a white brick wall.
Small crowns on two fingers
Black ink drawing of a tribal-style owl with a spread wing and swirling feather patterns on a white background, shown as a design rather than on skin.
Tribal owl with spread wing design
Black blackwork tattoo of a crescent moon with white hatched stripes across the shoulder and upper arm of a person photographed from behind.
Crescent moon with striped shading on shoulder
Back view of a woman with her hair in a bun, showing a solid black butterfly tattoo on the nape of her neck, with a thin black band running across the neck beside it.
Butterfly tattoo on the nape of the neck
Close view of a person's legs in tan leather tasselled loafers, with solid black blackwork bands tattooed around both ankles.
Black bands tattooed around the ankles
Five solid black butterfly silhouettes in a row across the top of a foot, with red toenail polish and denim at the ankle.
Five butterflies across the foot
Black ink tribal sleeve tattoo with bold geometric bands and chevrons covering a man's shoulder and upper arm, shown in profile against a dark stone wall.
Tribal black ink sleeve on shoulder and arm
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork leg sleeve on a thigh and calf, showing a large bird with spread wings, roses, leaves and geometric shapes.
Bird and rose leg sleeve on thigh and calf
Black ink ornamental back tattoo with a mandala motif on the left and feather designs on the right, shown on a bare upper back.
Ornamental feather and mandala back tattoo
Black ink tattoo of the Golden Gate Bridge with a lace-patterned lower edge on the outer thigh, with the bridge and bay visible behind.
Golden Gate Bridge silhouette on a thigh
Black and grey photo of two forearms joined at the wrists, with a single geometric circle tattoo split across them in blackwork and dotwork style.
Geometric circle tattoo across two wrists
Black blackwork tattoo of four bats in flight across the top of a foot, with stippled wing detail, above red painted toenails.
Four bats in flight on a foot
Geometric fox tattoo with black patterned linework, a black-filled body and blue patterned wings, shown on skin.
Geometric fox with blue wings
Woman with black blackwork coverage across her chest, shoulder and upper arm, with a greyscale realism rose on her forearm and black linework at her lower abdomen.
Black coverage with a grey rose on the forearm
Black and grey pencil drawing of a Polynesian-style tribal tattoo design with a sun motif, bands of triangles and zigzags, shown on a sketchbook page.
Polynesian-style tribal sleeve design
Black and grey blackwork tattoo on the upper arm showing a ringed planet, stars, mountain peaks and horizontal lines of water beneath a dark night sky.
Ringed planet and mountains on upper arm
Small black ink tattoo on the upper arm of a person in a grey wrap top, layered silver coin necklaces and denim shorts.
Small dark tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo on an upper arm showing a sailing ship, a hot air balloon with a Take Me Home banner, and stylised waves, shown in two side-by-side photographs.
Sailing ship, hot air balloon and waves on upper arm
Solid black blackwork tattoo across a man's back, with bold abstract shapes over the shoulders and circular motifs running down the spine.
Black abstract back tattoo with spine motifs
Black ink flash sheet of ornate butterflies, swirling vines, flowers and music notes, drawn as tattoo designs on a white background.
Butterfly and floral swirl flash sheet
Black and grey yin yang tattoo with ornate filigree scrollwork and a bold brush stroke across the top, on a man's upper chest near the shoulder.
Yin yang with filigree on the chest
Black blackwork spiral heart tattoo on the palm of a hand held open, with heavily tattooed arms and legs of a kneeling person on grass behind it.
Spiral heart tattoo on a palm
Solid black butterfly tattoo on the upper thigh of a person standing on grass, wearing a lace skirt and blue canvas trainers.
Black butterfly tattoo on a thigh
Black blackwork and dotwork tattoo on the upper back and shoulder blade showing silhouetted flying figures, a small fairy and a dotted trail of stardust.
Silhouetted flying figures and dotted trail on upper back
Black ink flash design of a death's head moth above an animal skull framed by roses, leaves and a beaded drop pendant, in a blackwork and fine line style.
Death's head moth over a skull and roses
Black and grey ornamental drawing of a roaring lion head with a mane of stylised patterns and eyes, in a blackwork and dotwork style.
Ornamental lion head in black and grey
Black tribal-style sea turtle tattoo with a pink plumeria flower at its centre, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Tribal sea turtle on upper back
Black ink drawing of an owl in flight with intricate patterned feathers, shown as a blackwork tattoo design on a white background.
Ornamental owl in flight
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork mandala tattoos covering a woman's thigh and calf, with a further design on her forearm, while she sits on sand.
Blackwork mandala leg sleeve on sand
Black and grey tribal tattoo with chevrons, diamonds and spirals wrapping around the upper arm near the elbow.
Tribal band wrapping the upper arm
Black and grey ink drawing of a spread-winged creature built from stippled dotwork, shown as a tattoo flash design on white paper.
Stippled winged creature design in black ink