Blackwork tattoo ideas

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Black and grey chrysanthemum tattoo with detailed hatched petals and a bud, covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Chrysanthemum on the shoulder and upper arm
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 inverted pentagram tattoo with sharp, flowing linework and tapered points on the upper arm, in a blackwork style.
Inverted pentagram on upper arm
Black and grey tree tattoo across the upper arm and shoulder, with birds, a faint musical staff, a small red berry and roots reaching down the arm.
Tree with birds and roots on upper arm
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork shading covering the upper arm, with a dark top and blurred background behind it.
Symmetrical mandala on an upper arm
Black and grey tribal swirl tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm, with a hand resting on the chest against a dark background.
Swirling tribal sleeve on shoulder and upper arm
Black and white photo of a full arm sleeve tattoo in blackwork and dotwork, with spirals and triangular geometric bands running from the shoulder to the forearm.
Full arm tribal sleeve in blackwork
Black Polynesian-style tribal tattoo wrapping the upper arm towards the elbow, with chevron bands and spiral motifs, shown against a dark background.
Polynesian tribal sleeve on an upper arm
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
Back view of a man in a black beanie with two solid black armband tattoos on his upper arms, each with a small cross left in pale skin.
Cross armband tattoos on upper arms
Bold black tribal tattoo with a red and grey Celtic knot circle on a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Tribal and Celtic knot upper arm tattoo
Black and grey geometric sleeve tattoo running from the upper arm to the elbow, featuring a sunburst and a flower of life motif.
Geometric sleeve with sunburst and flower of life
Upper arm and shoulder tattoo of a winged wolf head inside a diamond frame of runes, with knotwork above, in blackwork and dotwork style.
Wolf in runic frame on upper arm
Large black tribal tattoo covering a man's shoulder, upper arm and part of his chest, with bold swirls and geometric bands.
Tribal shoulder, arm and chest tattoo
Black and grey bare tree tattoo with soft shaded background covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Bare tree across an upper arm
Black and grey geometric blackwork sleeve tattoo covering both arms from wrist to shoulder, shown in a two-panel photograph against a black background.
Geometric cube sleeve on both arms
Black and grey Polynesian-style tattoo of a turtle with geometric bands on the upper arm and shoulder.
Polynesian turtle tattoo on upper arm
Black lace-pattern tattoos with floral scrollwork across a forearm and upper arm, in a blackwork style.
Black lace sleeve on forearm and upper arm
Black tribal tattoo covering a man's left shoulder, chest and upper arm down to the forearm, with spirals, zigzags and a central face-like motif.
Tribal shoulder, chest and arm sleeve
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
Solid black skull tattoo on the upper arm with a row of standing figure silhouettes in the jaw area, in blackwork style.
Skull with figure silhouettes on upper arm
Black geometric wolf head tattoo with dotwork and blackwork shading on the upper arm, with small touches of pale teal.
Geometric wolf head on the upper arm
Close view of a woman's arm with a full black ornamental blackwork sleeve of mandala-style florals and swirls, running from the wrist up to the upper arm.
Black ornamental sleeve on an arm
Close torso photo of a woman in a black lace bralette, showing a black geometric tattoo on her hand and a dark tattooed sleeve on her upper arm.
Geometric tattoos on hand and arm
Close view of a woman's upper arm with four black blackwork playing card suits in descending size, plus a small red heart on the hand.
Playing card suits down the upper arm
Black and yellow tattoo of a rising sun with rays above dark mountains and rain lines, on the outer upper arm, in a bold graphic blackwork style.
Rising sun over mountains and rain on an upper arm
Black and grey honeycomb hexagon tattoo on an upper arm, with the pattern shrinking and fading into bare skin towards the top of the image.
Hexagon honeycomb pattern on an upper arm
Blackwork geometric sleeve covering an arm, with solid black rectangular panels, fine white-skin lines and a diamond pattern band around the elbow.
Black geometric sleeve on an arm
Black tribal tattoo of bold circles, spirals and sweeping blades covering a shoulder and upper arm, in a blackwork style.
Tribal shoulder tattoo with spirals and circles
Black tribal tattoo in a Polynesian-style pattern covering a man's chest, shoulder and upper arm, with a sunburst motif and bands of chevrons and triangles.
Polynesian-style chest piece and arm sleeve
Black tribal tattoo in a Polynesian style covering the shoulder and upper arm of a person, with bold chevron bands and solid black fills.
Polynesian-style tribal shoulder and arm sleeve
Black tribal blackwork tattoo covering a man's upper arm, shoulder and upper chest, made of bands, chevrons and sunburst-like patterns.
Polynesian tribal sleeve and chest piece
A bold black panther tattoo with green eyes and a snarling face, in a blackwork style, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Black panther on upper arm
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
Bold black tribal sleeve tattoo with swirling and spiked shapes covering a man's upper arm and forearm, with his torso and a tiled studio room visible behind.
Tribal black sleeve on upper arm and forearm
Two crossed forearms covered in black blackwork tattoos of lattices, diamonds, dots and spirals, with stylised motifs on the upper arm, against a dark background.
Blackwork geometric sleeve on crossed arms
Black silhouette of a bare tree with fine branches and three flying birds tattooed across a woman's shoulder and upper arm.
Bare tree and birds on a shoulder
Solid black tribal swirl tattoo with curved spikes and spirals on the upper arm and shoulder of a person in a white vest top.
Black tribal swirl tattoo on upper arm
Black blackwork-style tattoo on an upper arm showing a blue police box, with a swirling dragon-like shape and dotted spatter around it.
TARDIS within a black tribal swirl on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two wolf-like creatures locked together in a circular frame on the upper arm.
Two wolf-like creatures entwined on upper arm
Black mandala tattoo on the upper arm of a person in a white bralette and denim shorts, with a dark tattoo partly visible on the thigh.
Black mandala on upper arm
Black lace and pink flower tattoo with a dangling feather and chain details across a shoulder and upper arm.
Lace, flower and feather upper arm tattoo
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a frog with a central eye inside a black diamond, shown on an upper arm in a tank top.
Frog with eye inside a black diamond on upper arm
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
Black and grey tattoo of a full moon with wispy clouds and a flock of black bats on the upper arm, in a blackwork style.
Bats flying past a moon on the upper arm
Black and grey tribal blackwork tattoo with a circular chest panel and a band running down the upper arm, on a shirtless man outdoors.
Black tribal tattoo across shoulder and chest
Black ink geometric tattoo of diamonds, crosses and lattice outlines on an upper arm near the elbow, shown in black and white.
Geometric cross-stitch elbow tattoo