Dotwork tattoo ideas

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Black and grey stippled drawing of an anchor wrapped in two banners reading Reckless and Brave, held up on a white card in a hand.
Anchor with Reckless and Brave banners
Black and white dotwork drawing of a skull wearing a crown of roses, shown as a tattoo design on a plain background.
Skull with a crown of roses
Black and grey pencil drawing of an ornate lotus flower with scrollwork, dotted chains and a faceted teardrop gem, in a dotwork and botanical style.
Ornate lotus design with scrollwork and gem drop
Black ink drawing of a mandala-patterned elephant head above a lotus, with hanging chain and drop details, in a dotwork and geometric style.
Mandala elephant with lotus and hanging chains
Black ink drawing of a ram skull with curled horns, stippled and hatched, with an eye and radiating rays above it, on a cream background.
Ram skull with eye and rays
Black ink drawing of a barn owl perched on a stippled skull within a diamond frame, a dotwork and blackwork tattoo design shown on tracing paper with no body placement.
Barn owl on a skull tattoo design
Pen and ink sketchbook drawings of an arrow, a feather, an antler and a revolver, with fine line shading and dotted detail on the arrowhead.
Sketched arrow, feather, antler and revolver designs
Black linework design of a crescent moon with mandala-style ornament, a lotus flower and hanging drops, in a fine line and dotwork style.
Crescent moon with lotus and drops
Black and cream drawing of a panda face styled as a sugar skull, with round ears, dotwork shading and floral ornament, shown as a tattoo flash design.
Panda sugar skull design
Two black ink dotwork drawings of palm trees on a beach scene, sketched on translucent paper beside a fine liner pen, shown as tattoo design artwork.
Dotwork palm trees design drawings
White dotwork drawing of a stag skull with antlers, a crescent moon, crossed holly sprigs and vertical tally marks on a black background, shown as a design rather than on skin.
Stag skull with crescent moon and holly
Black and grey hourglass design with dotwork shading, shown as a small temporary tattoo on a finger and on a sheet of temporary tattoos.
Hourglass design with dotwork shading
Black and grey dotwork line drawing of a hummingbird in flight, with a clock face and floral detail on its head and wing.
Hummingbird with clock dial design
Black and grey dotwork-style dragonfly design with ornate wings, a jewelled body and dotted chains hanging beneath, drawn on a lilac grey background.
Ornate dragonfly with dotted chains design
Black and grey dotwork flash design of an eye inside a triangle, framed by fish, a cross, an anchor and a heart within a circular mandala.
Eye in triangle mandala design
Black and grey line drawing of a barn owl with ornate dotwork detail, surrounded by leaves, flowers and an arrow, shown as an unapplied tattoo design.
Barn owl with botanical ornament design
Blue ornamental drawing of two intertwined fish covered in dotwork and paisley-like filigree on a pale grey background, shown as a design rather than on skin.
Blue ornamental twin fish design
Black ink pen drawing of a geometric mountain scene inside an inverted triangle, with a stippled sky, hatched peaks and orbiting circles and arrows, shown as a flash design.
Geometric mountain triangle design
Line drawing of a blue ink floral bouquet with peonies, open flowers and leaves on a white background, shaded with fine dots and hatching, with no body placement shown.
Blue ink floral bouquet design
Ornate lotus flower design drawn in black linework with pink and purple watercolour washes on white paper, beside two Ecoline ink bottles and a brush.
Ornate lotus design in pink and purple ink
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical mandala flower design with dotted shading and leaf-like petals, drawn on paper beside two markers.
Radial mandala flower design drawing
Black ink botanical drawing of sunflowers, roses, buds and leaves on white paper, with a hand holding a brush at the edge of the frame.
Sunflowers and roses in black ink
Black linework drawing of a pointed-eared head with a branching tree motif and red accents, set in a dotted halo, shown as a tattoo design.
Horned tree-crowned head with red drips
Black and grey flash design of the words Be Different in script lettering over a stippled dotwork flower with leaves, shown as a drawing with no body placement.
Be Different script over a dotwork flower
Dotwork flash design of a two-headed woman in a fruit-print dress with a heart at the chest, drawn in dark ink on a cream background.
Two-headed lady in a watermelon dress
Black and white flash design of a cat's head filled with intricate paisley, floral and dotted patterns, suited to a blackwork tattoo.
Ornate cat head design in black linework
Black ink drawing of a dotwork sun and crescent moon with an open eye, three roses and arrows radiating from the centre, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Sun, moon, eye and roses design
Black ink line drawing of a treble clef filled with patterned bands, dotted swirls and flowers, a design that could suit a fine line or dotwork tattoo.
Treble clef with floral swirls
Black ink flash drawing of a leaping stag whose hindquarters break into geometric dotwork facets, with dashed arcs and arrows, on white paper.
Geometric stag leaping into fragments
Black line drawing of an ornate dragonfly with mandala-style patterned wings above a dotted geometric circle, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Ornate dragonfly design with geometric circle
Black and grey line drawing of a floral bouquet with roses, tulips and leaves, shaded with dotwork, shown as a tattoo design.
Stippled floral bouquet design
Black line drawing of a wolf head framed by triangles, a circle, feathers and a dreamcatcher, designed as a geometric tattoo flash.
Wolf and dreamcatcher geometric design
Front-facing grey wolf head drawn in soft wash shading, with stippled dots fading out at the edges on a white background.
Grey wolf head with dotted edges
Black ink drawing of a walking bear filled with pine trees and flying birds, shaded with dots and fine hatching on white paper.
Bear silhouette filled with pine forest
Black ink drawing of a hamsa hand with an eye and yin-yang details above a lotus flower, in a botanical and dotwork style, with no body placement shown.
Hamsa hand and lotus flower design
Black ink dotwork drawing of a dagger piercing an open umbrella, with raindrops and the lettering True Friends and Stab you in the front, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Dagger and umbrella with True Friends lettering
Black linework drawing of a wolf head with swirling flourishes, a jewelled brooch and dotted detailing, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Ornamental wolf head design
Black ink line drawing of a crescent moon with a profiled face, dotted lace-like patterns and a dangling pendant, drawn as tattoo flash on plain paper.
Crescent moon face with ornamental linework
Black ink drawing of an owl design with ornate feathers and dotwork circles, shown as a tattoo-style flash sheet with no body placement.
Ornate owl ink drawing in dotwork detail
Black ink stippled drawing of two poppies and fern fronds on a stem, shown as a botanical tattoo design sketch on cream paper.
Poppies and fern sprig line drawing
Black and grey linework flash of an ornately patterned giraffe head with mandala and filigree detailing, drawn for a tattoo.
Ornate giraffe head design
Black ink flash drawing of an octopus with curling tentacles wrapped around a dotwork mandala, shown on white paper with no body placement.
Octopus and mandala design
Black linework butterfly design with lace-like wing patterns, dotted trailing lines and a soft pink wash, drawn on paper as a flash design.
Lace-patterned butterfly design
Black ink flash design of a dandelion seed head and drifting seeds above dotwork mountains framed in a circle, with dandelion leaves at the base.
Dandelion seeds and mountains in a circle
Black dotwork drawing of a symmetrical geometric design with a flower of life at its centre and stacked circles above and below, shown on cream paper.
Dotwork geometric design with flower of life
Black linework flash design of an ornate hourglass with a candle inside and a peony, drawn on grey paper.
Hourglass and peony design sketch
Black and grey line drawing of a kokeshi style doll with a cat face, surrounded by cherry blossoms and petals, in a Japanese style tattoo design with dotwork shading.
Kokeshi doll with cherry blossoms
Red line drawing of a symmetrical mandala with petal shapes, dot rows and teardrop motifs on a white background, shown as a tattoo design.
Red mandala design on white