Dotwork tattoo ideas

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Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a seashell on the upper arm, with the wearer in a navy and white striped top.
Seashell on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, with a lotus flower, feathers, swirling lines and dotwork.
Lotus and feather sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork shading covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Mandala tattoo on shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a crescent moon, a moth and a rose with leaves, running from the shoulder down the upper arm of a woman with pink hair.
Crescent moon, moth and rose on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo covering the elbow and upper arm of a person with their arm raised.
Mandala tattoo on the upper arm and elbow
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a sleeping fox curled up on the inner upper arm, drawn with stippled dotwork shading.
Sleeping fox curled up on an upper arm
Black and white photo of a woman in a fitted top, showing a black ink peony tattoo on her upper arm and a dotwork lotus mandala tattoo on her thigh.
Peony and lotus mandala tattoos on arm and thigh
Black and grey ornamental anchor tattoo with a pearl chain and dotted lines on the side of the ribs, with a second filigree tattoo on the upper arm.
Ornate anchor with pearl chain on ribs
Black and grey fine line full sleeve on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a whale, mountains, a fox, ferns and foxglove, with a small teal octopus at the top of the shoulder.
Full arm sleeve with whale, fox and foliage
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of an anchor over stippled sea waves and a rising sun, set inside a diamond shape on the upper arm.
Anchor and sea waves in a diamond
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of mountains and pine trees inside a circle on an upper arm, with a partial second tattoo of the same design on the left.
Mountain and pine tree circle on upper arm
Black dotwork and line tattoo of a bearded man in profile with swept-up hair, shown on an upper arm beside its original design drawing.
Bearded profile portrait on an upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of three crossed arrows with feathered fletching and a looping script monogram in the centre, on the inner upper arm.
Crossed arrows and feathers with monogram
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with a lotus centre and dangling chain details, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Lotus mandala on an upper arm and shoulder
Black and grey geometric lion head tattoo with dotwork shading in the mane and vertical script beside it, on an upper arm.
Geometric lion head on upper arm
Black and grey lotus flower tattoo with dotwork centre and a geometric triangle outline, on the upper arm.
Lotus flower with triangle outline on an upper arm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo on an upper arm showing a stylised bird with a fanned feather crest, a peony and small arrows.
Bird and peony on an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a wild cat face with spotted markings on an upper arm, beside a rolled-up dark patterned sleeve.
Wild cat face on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork and engraved-style sleeve on the upper arm and shoulder, showing waves, a figure, a moon and a chain along the lower arm.
Engraved sea and figure upper arm sleeve
Black and grey geometric dotwork sleeve covering a man's arm from shoulder to wrist, with stars, circles and mandala-like patterns.
Geometric dotwork sleeve on an arm
Two people stand side by side showing matching black and grey dotwork bird tattoos running from the upper arm to the forearm, with a chest tattoo visible on one of them.
Matching bird tattoos on two arms
Black and grey honeybee tattoo on the upper arm, surrounded by berries, leaves and flowers, with the Latin phrase Alis volat propriis below.
Honeybee and botanicals on an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo covering the shoulder blade and upper arm of a person photographed from behind.
Mandala tattoo across shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey rose and mandala sleeve tattoo on a woman's arm, seen in a mirror selfie in a white top and denim shorts.
Rose and mandala sleeve on a forearm and upper arm
Dotwork neo-traditional tattoo of a vintage theodolite and an eyeball on an upper arm, with red, yellow, blue and green geometric shapes behind it.
Vintage theodolite with geometric colour on upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of leaves, branches and flowers across a shoulder and upper arm.
Botanical flowers across a shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey dotwork mandala and flower of life tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm, shown in a two-panel view from the back and side.
Mandala and flower of life shoulder piece
Black and grey mandala and rose tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder, with dotwork shading and fine linework.
Mandala and rose sleeve on upper arm
Black ink tattoo of a stylised hand with lace-like filigree and dotwork shading on the inner upper arm of a person in a pale patterned blouse.
Ornate hand tattoo on the inner arm
Black and grey dotwork palm tree tattoo with birds and a sunset over the sea on an upper arm, beside a bold grey cloud outline and coloured tattoo edges.
Palm tree and sunset on an upper arm
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of an eye with sunburst rays and mandala petals on the upper arm.
Eye with sunburst and mandala on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a cat's head with an eye above and a crescent moon below, framed by sunburst rays on an upper arm.
Cat with all-seeing eye and crescent moon
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a horned demon, skulls and a tentacled creature across the chest and upper arm.
Horned demon and skulls across chest and arm
Black fine line and dotwork tattoo of a cloud with hanging diamond, star and circle shapes on the inner upper arm.
Fine line cloud with dangling drops on upper arm
Black and grey traditional tattoos on a forearm and upper arm, including a swallow, a rose and dotwork dots, with a bird head on the hand.
Traditional arm sleeve with rose and swallow
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an anatomical heart holding a sleeping fox, with pine trees, a crescent moon and stars, on the upper arm.
Fox sleeping in an anatomical heart on an upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a man's head filled with flowers, wheat and an eye, with a checked collar and bow tie, on an upper arm.
Man's face filled with flowers on upper arm
Black and grey geometric tattoo of concentric circles and maze-like zigzag lines on an upper arm, fading into dotwork at the lower edge.
Concentric maze pattern on upper arm
Small black and grey tattoo of a full moon with stippled craters and a fine outline on the upper arm.
Moon on upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two open flowers with leaves and stems on the upper arm, with dotwork shading on the foliage.
Two flowers with leaves on an upper arm
Black geometric mandala armband tattoo with dotted borders on an upper arm, worn beneath a white top and gold pendant necklace.
Mandala armband tattoo on an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on an upper arm showing a shaded circle with a small moon-like dot, surrounded by ten black crescent symbols arranged in a ring.
Dotwork circle of crescent symbols on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a dinosaur skull with long teeth on the inner upper arm.
Dinosaur skull on the upper arm
Black and grey fine line and dotwork sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, showing sailing boats, waves, swirling clouds and a small airliner.
Sailing boats, waves and airliner sleeve
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a fox walking between tree trunks under a starry night sky, set in a circle on the upper arm.
Fox between trees in a dotwork circle
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of dandelion seed heads and grass inside a circle on an upper arm.
Dandelions and grass in a dotwork circle
Black and grey dotwork sleeve tattoo of mandalas, flowers and paisley scrollwork covering the shoulder and upper arm on both arms.
Ornamental mandala sleeve on both arms
Full forearm sleeve tattoo with a black and grey mandala and cube pattern, with red accents, shown on an outstretched arm against a timber wall.
Geometric mandala sleeve on an arm