Dotwork tattoo ideas

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Black ink mandala tattoo design drawn on paper, with a crescent moon at the centre and dotwork and geometric petals radiating outwards.
Mandala with crescent moon design
Black ink drawing of a compass rose tattoo design with N, E, S and W points, a dotwork mandala centre and fine line petals, shown as a stencil-style sketch with no body placement visible.
Compass rose design with mandala centre
Black ink dotwork drawing of a symmetrical moth with spread wings, overlaid on interlocking triangles, with a small symbol below, shown on paper as a tattoo design.
Moth with geometric triangles design
Two black line drawings of ornate arrow and feather designs with dotwork shading on tracing paper, showing no body placement.
Two dotwork arrow and feather designs
Black ink drawing of a half mandala with lotus-like petals and stippled dotwork shading, drawn on white paper, shown as a design for a possible tattoo.
Half mandala drawn in black dotwork on paper
Black and grey pencil-style tattoo flash drawing of a lantern with a glowing flame, a moth, leaves and flowers, with dotted linework around the border.
Lantern, moth and leaves design
Black and grey line drawing of a daisy-style flower with a stippled dotwork centre, shown as a design on a plain white background.
Daisy flower line drawing with dotwork centre
Black ink drawing of a geometric stag head with antlers, shaded with dotwork and facets, on white paper beside a black pen.
Geometric stag head design in dotwork
Black and grey flash design of a detailed moth above crossed leafy sprigs, with a dotted circle behind it and the words Virgo and a quote beneath, with no body placement shown.
Moth with leaves and Virgo quote
Black ink lotus mandala design with ornate dotwork patterns and dots above and below, drawn as a flash sheet with no placement shown.
Lotus mandala design with dot accents
Black ink script reading Second star to the right, and straight on 'til morning, inside a stippled dotwork circle with two small stars, drawn as a lettering design.
Peter Pan quote in a dotted circle with stars
Dark navy line drawing of a stylised tree of life with ornate branches, leaves and roots on a pale teal background, shown as a design rather than on skin.
Tree of life with roots and swirls
Black ink drawing of a tattoo design showing an upright arrow, leafy scrolls and a dotted beaded chain with a drop pendant, in a dotwork and botanical style.
Arrow with leafy scrolls and beaded chain
Black ink drawing of an ornate lotus flower design with dotwork shading and fine line detail on white paper.
Ornate lotus design in ink
Black and grey flash sheet of ten ornate heart designs with scrollwork and dotted borders, including a rose, an eye and a moth.
Ornate heart flash sheet
Black ink drawing of a radial mandala with dotwork shading and leaf and petal shapes, drawn on paper beside fineliner pens.
Radial mandala design in black ink
Black ink flash drawing of a pair of mirrored butterfly wings with dotted patterns and curled antennae, with no body placement shown.
Mirrored butterfly wings design
Black dotwork drawing of a man's face inside a circle, with a red lightning bolt crossing the head and face.
Stippled portrait in a circle with red lightning bolt
Black and white flash drawing of a symmetrical mandala tattoo design with a lotus flower at its base, shaded in dotwork and linework, with no body placement shown.
Mandala and lotus flash design with dotwork
Dotwork drawing of a spiral ammonite shell in navy ink on a pale background, with a stippled trail sweeping upward.
Stippled ammonite shell in navy dots
Black ink flash design of a cat face built from tribal-style swirls, dots and small cat motifs, with no body placement shown.
Ornamental cat face tattoo design
Black ink pen drawing of a rose on paper, surrounded by a fine lace-like geometric mandala pattern, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Rose with lace mandala design
Black line drawing of a tree with an eagle perched on top, a curled creature in the trunk and serpents coiled among the roots, with dotted shading in the canopy.
Tree with eagle and serpents design
Black ink drawing of two swallows in flight, with fine hatching and stippled dotwork on the wings and bodies, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Two swallows in flight
Dotwork and line drawing of a cat with a third eye, a flower and a mandala behind its head, with faint red wash on the left.
Cat with third eye and mandala design
Greyscale drawing of a radial mandala design with a central star, layered petals, leaf shapes and dotted borders.
Grey mandala design with dotwork detail
Black and grey dotwork flash design of a flying saucer emitting a light beam over pine trees, inside a circle with the words The truth is still out there.
UFO over pine trees with slogan
Sheet of playing card suit designs in red and black, with plain solid symbols on the top row and ornate dotwork-style symbols below.
Playing card suit tattoo flash sheet
Hand-drawn neo-traditional tattoo design of a woman's face framed by red snakes, a crown and a single eye, with dotwork ornament, on paper.
Female face with snakes, crown and eye
Black dotwork arrow design with a Virgo-style zodiac glyph and dotted constellation lines, drawn on pale green paper.
Dotwork arrow with constellation and Virgo symbol
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a hamsa hand with an eye at its centre, flanked by two roses, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Hamsa hand with eye and two roses design
Black and white stippled flash design of a skull over crossed bones, an all-seeing eye in a triangle, a dollar sign, a hand and a 40 oz bottle on a banner, in dotwork style.
Skull, crossbones and 40 oz bottle design
Black line drawing of an open hand with dotted and floral henna-style patterns across the palm, wrist and fingers, suited to a hand tattoo.
Dotted floral henna-style hand design
Black linework flash design of an ornate feather filled with geometric patterns, dots and small teal, pink and yellow accents, with no body placement shown.
Ornate feather design in black and colour
Black ink dotwork drawing of an anchor with a circular medallion showing a sun, palm trees and a small island above the sea.
Anchor with palm tree island medallion
Black linework mandala design with five scalloped petals, paisley motifs, dotted borders and hatched edges, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Five-petal mandala flower design
Black and white pen drawing of a faceted crystal built from dotwork stippling, with a straight line cutting diagonally across it and a black fineliner pen above.
Stippled faceted crystal design on paper
Black linework flash drawing of an anatomical heart with a faceted geometric lower half, a dotted oval gem and scrolling filigree at the top, shown on paper with no body placement.
Anatomical heart with jewelled gem design
Dotwork drawing of a mountain valley with a river, pine trees and clouds, shown as a black and grey tattoo design on paper.
Stippled mountain valley with river and pines
Black line drawing of a geometric owl in flight, clutching a cluster of crystals, shown as a tattoo design on cream paper.
Geometric owl holding crystals flash
Black line drawing flash design of an anatomical heart cradled by a hand, with the lettering Do not hold my heart unless you want to hold my hand.
Anatomical heart held in a hand
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a wolf head with ornate filigree patterns across the forehead, cheeks and ruff, on a white background.
Ornamental wolf head design
Black ink line drawing of a sun with dotwork and rays above geometric mountains and wavy sea lines, all enclosed in a triangle, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Sun, mountains and waves in a triangle
Painted design of a blue owl with dotted feathers perched on a lilac branch beside red berries, shown without any body placement.
Blue owl on a berry branch
Black and grey dotwork lotus flower design with mandala-style petals and dangling dotted chains, drawn as a tattoo design.
Ornate lotus flower design
Black ink drawing of a lighthouse inside a circular compass rose, with dotwork and patterned panels, sketched as a tattoo design.
Lighthouse inside a compass rose design
Black ink drawing of an ornate lion head with mechanical-style detailing and three roses below, a fine liner pen beside it on a cream page.
Ornate lion head with roses, pen drawing
Black and grey flash sheet of gothic tattoo designs including a moth, owl, ghost, coffin, dagger, cat and crossed bones, drawn in dotwork and bold outlines.
Black and grey gothic flash sheet