Dotwork tattoo ideas

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Black and grey geometric tattoo on the forearm near the wrist, with a sunflower at the base and fine triangles and circles above it.
Sunflower and geometric lines on a wrist
Black and grey dotwork and geometric tattoo of a lotus flower and seated meditating figure within circles, on a forearm.
Lotus and meditating figure on a forearm
Black and grey monarch butterfly tattoo with dotwork shading on the upper arm, with wings spread and antennae visible.
Monarch butterfly on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a leaping stag with a human face and arrows piercing its body, placed on the upper chest near the shoulder.
Stag with a human face and arrows on the shoulder
Black linework owl with red accents inside a wreath of leafy vines, tattooed on the outer thigh in a botanical style with dotwork shading.
Owl in leafy vines on a thigh
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of an owl above an ornate sugar skull on the inner forearm.
Owl and sugar skull on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a honeybee with stippled wings and shaded striped abdomen, on a person's limb.
Bee tattoo in dotwork
Black dotwork and geometric mandala tattoo with a solid triangle on the inner forearm, shown with the hand open and palm up.
Mandala and triangle forearm tattoo
Black and grey botanical tattoo in a radial design of petals and berry clusters, wrapped around the elbow of a bare arm.
Radial botanical tattoo around the elbow
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a mountain and moon inside a diamond frame, placed on the centre of the chest below the sternum.
Mountain and moon in a diamond frame
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with radiating petal shapes on the side of a person's ribs, photographed in black and white.
Dotwork mandala tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey tattoo of the solar system, with Saturn and Jupiter among the planets, running vertically down a forearm.
Planets in a column down a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a bird in flight whose wing blends into a bare tree, placed across the upper back below the neck.
Bird in flight merging into a bare tree
Two women seen from behind with their arms around each other, one with a black fine line crescent moon on her upper back and the other with a black sun tattoo on her back.
Crescent moon and sun tattoos on two backs
Black and grey magnolia flower tattoo with dotwork-shaded geometric shapes on the inside of a forearm.
Magnolia and geometric shapes on a forearm
Fine line and dotwork tattoo of a moon with stars, small clouds and wavy sea lines on the upper arm.
Moon, clouds and waves on upper arm
Fine line and dotwork tattoo of planets in a row with dotted orbital arcs across the inner forearm, with Saturn at the centre right.
Solar system planets and orbits on a forearm
Black and grey flash drawing of a songbird in flight with mandala-style patterned wings and body, shown without a body placement.
Mandala-patterned bird in flight
Black and grey dotwork and geometric whale tattoo on the side of the ribs, with the tail breaking up into scattered triangles.
Geometric whale on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a humpback whale swimming along the inner forearm.
Humpback whale on a forearm
Black linework drawing of an orchid tattoo design with dotwork details, shown on white paper held by two hands.
Orchid tattoo design in linework
Black and grey dotwork skull tattoo with curled horns and a stippled crescent moon, placed on the thigh.
Horned skull with crescent moon on thigh
Black and grey dotwork and line tattoo of two roses around a central mandala, covering the forearm.
Roses and mandala on a forearm
Fine line constellation tattoo of small dots and a star shape on the upper back, photographed from behind on a person with short dark hair.
Star constellation on upper back
Black ink lotus mandala design drawn on white paper, with dotwork shading in the petals, beside two small carved figures and a clear quartz point.
Lotus mandala design on white paper
Pencil drawing of a wolf head split down the middle, realistic shading on the left and ornate black ink pattern on the right, shown as a tattoo design.
Split wolf head design
Black and grey ornamental elephant tattoo on the outer thigh, with denim shorts above and a hand wearing a ring at the left edge.
Ornate elephant on the thigh
Black linework lotus with dotwork petals and blue and pink watercolour splashes, tattooed on the upper back.
Lotus with watercolour splashes on upper back
Fine line botanical tattoo of flowers, leaves and swirls with dotwork shading on the outer thigh.
Floral mandala tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey fine line tattoo of mountains, pine trees and a lake inside a circle, on the inner forearm.
Mountain lake and pine trees in a circle on a forearm
Black blackwork and dotwork tattoo of pine tree silhouettes on a lower leg, with a geometric band above the ankle.
Pine forest silhouette on a calf
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of large petals and a rose-like bloom across the back of a hand and fingers.
Dark botanical blackwork on the back of a hand
Black dotwork drawing of a lion head with lilies, paw prints, a dreamcatcher and peacock feathers, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Lion, lilies and dreamcatcher design
Realistic red rose with green leaves, framed by black brush strokes and dot stippling, tattooed on a person's upper back.
Red rose with brush strokes on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a hand with crossed fingers and an eye in the palm, framed by a leafy wreath, on the chest.
Hand with eye and leaf wreath on chest
Black and grey circular tattoo of a mountain valley with a winding river, in stippled dotwork shading on the outer thigh.
Circular mountain valley landscape on a leg
Black and grey geometric tattoo of circles, a triangle and dots along the ribs of a woman seated on rock.
Geometric circles and triangles on ribs
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with fern-like fronds and an eight-pointed star centre, on the upper arm near the elbow.
Dotwork mandala on upper arm
Black dotwork lotus mandala tattoo wrapping around the wrist and forearm, with the hand resting on a cream sheet.
Lotus mandala wrist band tattoo
Black and white photo of a fine line dotwork tattoo of draped chains running from the shoulder down the upper arm, worn by a person in a tank top.
Draped chain tattoo on shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a bearded figure hanging upside down by the ankles, shown in stippled engraving-style linework on the thigh.
Upside-down bearded figure on a thigh
Black and grey lighthouse tattoo within a leaf and flower wreath on the thigh, in a traditional engraved style with dotwork water.
Lighthouse in a floral wreath on a thigh
Black linework tattoo of a mandala, paisley swirls and lace-like patterns across the lower back and hip, in a blackwork style.
Black linework mandala and paisley on hip and back
Black and grey geometric triangle tattoo with dotwork shading on the forearm of a seated person in a white t-shirt and jeans.
Geometric triangles on a forearm
Black and grey geometric tattoo on a forearm with stacked triangles, a fingerprint-textured triangle and downward chevrons, the lowest chevron dotted.
Stacked triangles and chevrons on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of bare tree branches fading into the skin on a forearm, with a wooden skeleton watch worn on the wrist.
Dotwork tree branches on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a brick lighthouse above a moustached man in a patterned collar, on the inner forearm.
Lighthouse and moustached man on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a heart with a keyhole at its centre, flanked by keys, flowers and leaves, shown as a dotwork tattoo design on paper.
Heart with keyhole and flowers design