Dotwork tattoo ideas

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Black ink dotwork line drawing of a rose on a thin stem with two leaves and a cluster of crystals, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Rose stem and crystals line drawing
Black ink drawing of an infinity symbol entwined with dotted five-petal flowers, leaves and curled tendrils on a pale background, a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Infinity symbol with flowers and vines
Black pen drawing of a dotwork lotus mandala with an Om symbol at its centre, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Lotus mandala with Om symbol design
Black and grey stipple flash drawing of a cat in a feathered top hat, smoking a pipe and wearing a bow tie and lace collar.
Cat in feathered top hat with pipe
Black and grey line drawing of a vertical tattoo design with a sun, two crescent moons and an arrow, in a fine line and dotwork style.
Sun, crescent moons and arrow design
Black and grey dotwork drawing of three feathers with beads, an arrow and a crescent moon, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Dotwork feathers with beaded crescent moon
Black dotwork drawing of an anchor wrapped in rope, with bubbles rising from it, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Dotwork anchor with rope and rising bubbles
Black ink drawing of a snarling cat face merged with a skull, with stippled dotwork on the bone and fine hatched fur, shown as a tattoo design.
Cat and skull hybrid drawing
Black ink drawing of a woman's face framed by flowing hair, feathers and a tentacle, in a fine line and dotwork style, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Woman's portrait with feathers and tentacle
Black ink mandala drawing on white paper with a radial floral pattern, paisley-style petals and dotted detail, shown as a design with no body placement.
Black ink mandala design
Black dotwork drawing of a stylised owl with large round eyes, feathered patterns and a faceted gem on its chest, shown as a tattoo design on plain paper.
Ornate owl design in dotwork
Two flash designs in black line work on cream: a skull with a mandala headdress and a rose framed by mandala ornaments, in a dotwork style.
Skull and rose tattoo designs
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a pair of ornate scissors whose blades form the body of a butterfly with outstretched wings.
Butterfly scissors design
Black ink flash drawing of an ornate dagger with two roses and a scrolled banner, drawn on cream paper with no body placement shown.
Dagger with roses and banner
Black ink line drawing of a botanical tattoo design with a central lily, blossoms, raspberries, leaves and hanging chains with dotted beads, shown in two panels.
Lily, berry and chain design drawing
Black and white flash design of open lips with a dagger piercing through them, dripping drops, and the words NOT JUST TALK arched above.
Mouth and dagger flash with NOT JUST TALK lettering
Black and grey flash design of a crescent moon filled with line-drawn flowers and dotwork shading, with a constellation of stars and handwritten script beside it.
Floral crescent moon with stars and script
Two pencil-style tattoo flash drawings on paper, one showing a sun with a face and rays, the other a crescent moon with a face, both with dotted chain and drop details; no body placement is shown.
Sun and crescent moon tattoo designs
Drawn tattoo design of a black whale tail rising from blue watercolour waves, with five black birds and a dotted pink circle, shown on a white background.
Whale tail, waves and birds design
Four black ink lotus flower tattoo designs on white paper, with ornate petals, dotwork detail and a mandala-style centre.
Four black ink lotus flower designs
Black ink dotwork drawing of two inverted and upright triangles, each filled with mountain peaks above a pine forest, shown on a plain grey background.
Two mountain and pine forest triangles
Black ink dotwork design of an elephant head wearing a crown, with a radiating dotted mandala and a drop shape below, drawn on pale paper.
Elephant head with dotwork mandala design
Black ink drawing of lips with teeth biting the lower lip, filled with geometric zentangle-style patterns, on white paper.
Patterned lips drawing
Black ink dotwork drawing of a rose with two buds and leaves inside a ring of dots, beside a black pen on white paper.
Stippled rose with buds inside a dotted circle
Black and grey flash design of a wolf head inside an inverted triangle, with three moon phases above the eyes.
Wolf head in inverted triangle
Black ink dotwork drawing of a layered mandala flower above a bird skull, shown as a tattoo design on paper for a placement that is not visible.
Mandala flower over a bird skull design
Flash sheet of twelve black and grey dotwork designs with ornamental animal heads, a crab, a lion and fish, with no body placement shown.
Twelve zodiac-style ornamental designs
Flash design of a stag head with antlers, feathers and flames, above crossed axes and a ribbon, drawn in engraved linework with red accents.
Stag head with axes and flames
Black linework flash drawing on paper of a sun and crescent moon with a woman's face, surrounded by spiky rays, dotwork accents and dangling drops, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Sun and crescent moon face flash design
Black and grey ink drawing of a lion's head in profile within a starry night circle, with a Leo banner and flowers, shown as a tattoo flash design.
Lion profile with Leo banner and starry sky
Blue line drawing of a symmetrical panda face flanked by two koi fish and lotus flowers, in a dotwork and Japanese-influenced style, shown as a tattoo design on a cream background.
Symmetrical panda with koi and lotus
Black ink mandala design with a crescent moon, stars, snowy mountains and a pine forest inside a sunburst border, drawn on a beige background.
Mandala with mountains, pines and night sky
Stippled dotwork illustration of a skull with diamond eyes, a compass rose on the brow, roses and flowers, and a ribbon banner, in peach on dark teal.
Skull with roses and compass design
Dotwork drawing of a moth with spread wings set within overlapping outline triangles, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Moth within overlapping geometric triangles
Black ink drawing of an ornate mandala design with feather-like petals and dotwork shading, suitable as a tattoo design.
Ornate mandala design with feather motifs
Pen and ink drawing of a stag head with long antlers, shaded in dotwork and set among soft ochre and pink watercolour splashes, shown as a tattoo design on a plain background.
Stag head with antlers and watercolour splashes
Pencil and ink drawings of a dotwork geometric cat head with a triangle and a cross with blackletter lettering, shown as tattoo design sketches.
Geometric cat head and cross designs
Pen drawing of a symmetrical dotwork mandala with a central flower and layered leaves, shown as a tattoo design on white paper beside two black fineliner pens.
Dotwork mandala flower design on paper
Black ink dotwork drawing of a sun with stippled rays, leaf-shaped petals and a crescent moon, shown as a design on grey paper with no body placement.
Sun and crescent moon design
Black ink line drawing of a fine line and dotwork tattoo design, with a geometric diamond at the top, a vertical row of dots and a feather at the base, on a white background.
Diamond, dot line and feather design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo design of three stacked circles showing a swirl, a mountain range and a pine forest, held up on paper by a hand.
Three stacked circles with landscape scenes
Black ink drawing of an ornate butterfly surrounded by mandala-style patterns and dangling beaded chains, in a dotwork style, shown as a design with no body placement.
Mandala butterfly tattoo design
Black line drawings on tracing paper of a heart with flowers and a cross, and a candle with leaves and a mandala-patterned base, in a neo-traditional style with no body placement shown.
Heart, cross, candle and flower designs
Pencil drawing of a Ganesha head within an ornate mandala with dotted chains and teardrop pendants, shown as a tattoo design on paper and not on skin.
Ganesha mandala design in pencil
Black line drawing of a lotus flower in botanical style with dotwork shading and dot accents, shown as a tattoo design on a pale background.
Lotus flower design with dotwork shading
Black ink drawing of a unicorn mermaid with a flowing tail, surrounded by starfish, shown as a tattoo design on paper rather than on skin.
Unicorn mermaid with starfish design
Black ink drawing of an ornate mandala-style design with petal shapes, dotted lines and hanging pendant drops on white paper, with pencils at the top edge.
Mandala design with dotted drop pendants
Black ink drawing of a bison, with its front half realistically shaded and its rear half built from faceted geometric panels and dotwork, on a white background.
Geometric bison design in black ink