Blackwork tattoo ideas

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Black blackwork winged ornament tattoo across the lower back above a grey wrap skirt, with a small line of script on the thigh.
Winged design across lower back
Back of a person with a full back tattoo of ornate black linework florals and mandala motifs, with a heart tattoo on the forearm.
Full back floral mandala linework tattoo
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a row of seven moon phases across a person's upper back, shown in a black and white photograph.
Moon phases row on upper back
Man seen from behind with a large black and grey skull and ornamental dotwork tattoo covering his back, plus a dark geometric motif on his upper arm.
Skull and ornament back piece
Woman seen from behind with a red and pink lily and vine spine tattoo running down her back, plus tribal and rose arm tattoos in botanical and blackwork styles.
Lily and vine spine tattoo on a back
Black circuit board tree tattoo across a person's upper back, with branching lines and circular nodes, shown in a full view and a close-up.
Circuit board tree on upper back
Black ink tattoo of a grinning cat with green eyes, its striped tail curling into a large spiral, on the upper back in a Blackwork style.
Grinning cat and spiral tail on upper back
Back view of a woman with a black blackwork ornamental tattoo of stacked leaves and a mandala motif running from the nape of the neck down the upper back.
Black ornamental tattoo across upper back and neck
Black ink tattoo of a temple with spires, an eye and stars above, and two open hands with water drops below, on a person's upper back.
Temple with hands and eye on a back
Black and grey serpent tattoo with dotwork shading and frilled fins, coiling from the shoulder down the side of the ribs.
Large serpent coiling down the ribs
Back view of a person sitting on grass, with a small solid black pine tree tattoo in a silhouette style on the upper back.
Pine tree tattoo on upper back
Black tribal-style crescent moon wrapping around a solid sun on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Crescent moon and sun on upper back
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a city skyline, mountains, conifer trees and a geodesic dome across the shoulder and upper back.
Cityscape with mountains and geodesic dome on a shoulder
Back view of a man with a tall black brushstroke tattoo down the spine and geometric blackwork sleeves on both arms.
Brushstroke spine tattoo with geometric sleeves
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of an ornate teacup and saucer decorated with roses, placed on the upper back near the shoulder.
Teacup and saucer with roses on upper back
Back of a person showing a black ink lace-like scrollwork tattoo with flowers and leaves across the shoulder blade.
Black lace scrollwork across a shoulder blade
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotted shading and a bead border, running from the nape of the neck down the upper back.
Mandala tattoo on the neck and upper back
Black blackwork tattoo of a tree on a man's upper back, its left half solid foliage and its right half bare branches breaking into a flock of birds.
Tree dissolving into birds on upper back
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 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
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
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo covering a torso and both arms, with dotwork shading and blackwork bands.
Geometric mandala torso and sleeve tattoo
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
Black tribal tattoo of sweeping bands across a bare shoulder and upper back, in a blackwork style.
Tribal band tattoo on shoulder and back
Large solid black tribal tattoo across a man's upper back and down the spine, photographed from behind in a bathroom.
Tribal back tattoo down the spine
Black feather tattoo on the upper back that breaks apart into a flock of flying bird silhouettes towards the shoulder.
Feather dissolving into birds on the back
Black ink hamsa hand with ornate lace-like patterns running down the centre of a woman's back, seen from behind.
Hamsa and lace design along the spine
Two-panel photo of a blackwork geometric tattoo of bold straight bars and chevron lines across the back of a woman's neck and upper back.
Bold geometric bars across neck and upper back
Black geometric spine tattoo with chevron panels and dotted borders running from the neck to the lower back, with a small lion head on the left side of the ribs.
Geometric spine tattoo from neck to lower back
Back view of a man with a large black tribal tattoo of swirls and spikes across his upper back, shoulder and upper arm.
Tribal swirl tattoo across a man's back and shoulder
Solid black triangle crest tattoo with angular wings on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade, photographed from behind.
Triangle crest on a shoulder blade
Black linework tattoo of a mandala, paisley swirls and lace-like patterns across the lower back and hip, in a blackwork style.
Black linework mandala and paisley on hip and back
Black blackwork tattoo of a tree within a circle, with branches dissolving into flying birds, on a person's upper back.
Tree in a circle with birds on upper back
Black and white photo of a solid black tree of life tattoo with roots inside a circle, centred on a person's upper back.
Tree of life on upper back
Black and grey ornamental tattoo on the neck and upper back, with symmetrical fan and floral motifs, dotwork shading and dotted arcs.
Ornamental neck and upper back piece
Black swirling butterfly wings framing a teal awareness ribbon tattoo on a person's upper back.
Butterfly with teal awareness ribbon on back
Black ink tattoo of the world map, each continent filled with ornate mandala-style patterns, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
World map filled with mandala patterns on upper back
Black lace-patterned bow tattoo across the upper back with a small script line on the left side.
Black lace bow across the upper back
Black and grey tattoo of two ravens in flight, their wings merging with bare branches, on the upper back over the shoulder blade.
Ravens in flight merging with bare branches
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
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
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 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
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 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
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