Dotwork tattoo ideas

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Black and grey dotwork tattoo on an upper arm in a circular frame, showing a boy in a suit watching a hand shadow puppet cast on a wall beside a candle.
Boy watching a hand shadow on an arm
Three views of a black and grey dotwork sleeve tattoo with roses and mandala patterns covering a woman's arm from shoulder to forearm.
Rose and mandala full arm sleeve
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a stag standing on a faceted rock beneath a tree, enclosed in overlapping geometric diamond lines on an upper arm.
Stag and tree in geometric frame on upper arm
Black and grey blackwork tattoos of an eye inside a triangle above a mandala on a man's upper arms, photographed with his arms raised.
Eye in triangle and mandala on upper arms
Black and white photo of a woman with her arm raised, showing a small dotwork tattoo of scattered stars on the inner upper arm.
Dotwork star cluster on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull wearing an ornate feathered headdress across the upper arm and shoulder.
Skull in feather headdress on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork and fine line sleeve on the upper arm, with a rose, a mandala style flower and ornamental geometric patterns.
Mandala and rose sleeve on the upper arm
Black and white photo of a small fine line and dotwork tattoo of an anatomical heart inside a dotted circle, on the upper arm near the elbow.
Anatomical heart in a dotted circle on the upper arm
Black and grey dotwork and blackwork mandala tattoo wrapping the inner upper arm towards the elbow, against a white textured wall.
Mandala tattoo on the inner upper arm
Upper arm tattoo of red poppies and a white heart in black dotwork shading, with a line of script beneath the heart.
Poppies and heart with dotwork on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a howling wolf head in front of a pale moon on the upper arm.
Howling wolf with moon on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a haunted house under a full moon with a bare tree and winding path, on the upper arm.
Haunted house and moon on upper arm
Man seen from behind with a large black and grey dotwork and geometric tattoo covering his back, featuring mandalas and an eye motif, with tattooed sleeves on both arms.
Full back mandala and eye tattoo
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a humpback whale swimming across the upper arm, with stippled shading on its body and knobbled head.
Humpback whale on upper arm
Four-panel photo of a full arm sleeve in black and grey blackwork and dotwork, with ornate geometric patterns running from the shoulder to the wrist.
Ornate geometric full arm sleeve
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an elephant head with raised trunk over a geometric mandala, on the upper arm.
Dotwork elephant with geometric mandala on upper arm
Black fine line tattoo of an anatomical heart pierced by an arrow on the inner upper arm, with a dotted outline and hatched shading.
Anatomical heart and arrow on an inner arm
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork sleeve on an arm, with a mandala-style motif on the upper arm and bands of pattern running down the forearm.
Geometric dotwork sleeve on an arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an anatomical heart with ringed planets and a spiral galaxy inside it, on an upper arm.
Anatomical heart with cosmic scene
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two clasped hands with the words YOU ARE ENOUGH above them, on the inner upper arm.
Clasped hands with 'You are enough' lettering
Black and grey blackwork skull tattoo with dotted and mandala-like patterns on the upper arm, with the jaw open.
Ornate skull with mandala patterns on upper arm
Fine line and dotwork tattoo on the inner upper arm of a tree within a circle, with a mandala-style lotus beneath it.
Tree in a circle with mandala on upper arm
Traditional tattoo of two clasped hands, one shaded and one skeletal, in front of a red rose with dark leaves and dotwork shading on an upper arm.
Clasped hands and red rose on an upper arm
Black fine line tattoo of a lion head in an abstract single line style, with dotwork shading on the muzzle, on an upper arm.
Single line lion head on an upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a tiger face on the upper arm, split down the middle between a geometric triangulated left half and a realistic shaded right half.
Split tiger face on an upper arm
Black and grey ornamental swallow tattoo with dotwork detailing on the upper arm, in traditional style.
Ornamental swallow on an upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a tied bundle of herbs with stippled leaves and small flower sprigs, on the upper arm.
Herb bundle tied with ribbon on upper arm
Black and grey photograph of a torso with full dotwork sleeves, chest patterns and a lotus with fern-like fronds tattooed on the abdomen.
Dotwork sleeves with lotus on the abdomen
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a mountain and pine trees above rolling hills, enclosed in a thin rectangular frame on the upper arm.
Mountain landscape in a rectangular frame on upper arm
Black and grey geometric owl tattoo on an upper arm, built from dotwork shading, fine lines and solid black triangles.
Geometric owl on an upper arm
Black fine line and dotwork tattoo on the upper arm reading LOVE, GRATITUDE, MERCY, framed by ornamental lace-like motifs and a dotted mandala panel.
Love, gratitude and mercy lettering on an upper arm
Black and grey geometric mountain tattoo with a crescent moon and four stars on the inner upper arm.
Mountains, crescent moon and stars on upper arm
Black and grey botanical arm sleeve with a large chrysanthemum at the upper arm, clouds and lily leaves running down to the forearm, in a dotwork and linework style.
Floral arm sleeve with chrysanthemum
Black fine line botanical tattoo of a slender sprig with dark leaves and stippled buds on the upper arm.
Botanical sprig on upper arm
Split image: a colour botanical tattoo of roses and flowers on an upper arm, beside a black and grey dotwork whale and moon inside a triangle on a calf.
Floral upper arm and whale calf tattoos
Black dotwork spiral tattoo on the upper arm of a woman in a black top, shown in black and white photography.
Dotwork spiral on an upper arm
Fine line black dotted arrow tattoo on the side of an upper arm, with a person lifting a striped top beside it.
Dotted arrow tattoo on the upper arm
Black fine line tattoo on a shoulder and upper arm, with a lotus motif, crescent moon, dotted chains and hanging drops, shown in three close-up photos.
Fine line lotus and crescent shoulder tattoo
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of an anatomical heart pierced by a dagger, with roots and a geometric frame, on the upper arm.
Anatomical heart and dagger on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with petal and scroll rings covering the upper arm.
Dotwork mandala on an upper arm
Black and grey linework and dotwork tattoo of a woman's face and a bird on the upper arm, with a blue sphere and orange crescent below.
Woman's face and bird on upper arm
Black and grey Japanese-style wave tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder of a man in a grey vest top.
Japanese wave design on upper arm and shoulder
Black line tattoo of poppy and rose blooms within a mandala frame on the inner upper arm, with a pink wash behind the design.
Poppy and rose mandala on upper arm
Three arms shown side by side, each with a black and grey octopus and squid sleeve in a dotwork engraved style, running from the upper arm to the forearm.
Octopus and squid sleeve across three arms
Black ornamental feather tattoo in blackwork and dotwork style on the upper arm, with owl-like eye motifs and scrollwork.
Ornamental feather with owl-like eyes on upper arm
Black and white photo of a flexed arm with a dotwork and blackwork interlace tattoo of beast heads and knotwork on the forearm and upper arm, with a sun-like motif on the shoulder.
Interlace and beast tattoo on a flexed arm
Black and grey ornamental tattoo of a lotus with hanging chain drapes covering the shoulder and upper arm, shown in three views.
Ornate lotus and drape tattoo on shoulder and arm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a brain wrapped in overlapping oval rings, placed on the upper arm.
Brain wrapped in oval rings on an arm