Dotwork tattoo ideas

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Black and grey fine line tattoo of the solar system with a sun with a face, dotted orbits, planets and a ringed Saturn running down a forearm.
Solar system with sun on a forearm
Small dotwork tattoo of three dotted concentric rings in black ink on the back of a hand, resting on a grey carpet beside a pink-stringed parcel.
Dotted concentric circles on the back of a hand
Black and grey octopus tattoo with stippled shading on a bare stomach, sitting to the side of the navel.
Octopus tattoo on the abdomen
Black and grey dotwork and linework tattoo of a cat curled up asleep inside a circle with small stars, on the forearm.
Sleeping cat in a circle on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical owl with dotwork circles and mandala patterns on its body, shown on white paper beside black fineliner pens.
Symmetrical owl drawing with mandala detail
Black fine line tattoo of a solar system with a radiating sun, concentric orbits and a ringed Saturn, placed on a forearm against a brick wall.
Solar system orbit diagram on a forearm
Black line mandala tattoo with dotwork detail on the upper back of a person with long hair, in fine line style, sitting below the neck.
Ornamental mandala tattoo on upper back
Red and black dotwork mandala with a central om symbol and a black unalome line running down the thigh, in a close photograph.
Om mandala with unalome on thigh
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a tent beside a row of pine trees with dotted stars above, on the arm near the elbow.
Tent and pine trees under stars
Close view of the back of a person's neck showing a small dotwork tattoo of six tiny coloured dots in a horizontal line at the nape.
Row of coloured dots on the neck
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo on the left ribs of a person lying on a white bed, wearing black underwear.
Mandala tattoo on the ribs
Black dotwork mandala tattoo on the stomach with a small arrow tattoo at the side, shown above black lace lingerie.
Dotwork mandala tattoo on the stomach
Black and grey compass rose tattoo on a calf with the script words Not All Who Wander Are Lost arranged around it.
Compass rose and quote on a calf
Black and grey dotwork drawing of an eye within a teardrop mandala framed by cloud scrolls, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Eye in a mandala with cloud scrolls
Matching black ink lotus and floral mandala tattoos with dotted chain details on both calves, shown in a black and white photo.
Symmetrical lotus mandala on both calves
Black and grey tattoo of a tree atop a globe with root-like branches forming land shapes, on a person's upper back.
Tree and globe on upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a small mouse in a flowing cape holding a sword, on the calf.
Mouse knight with sword on a calf
Black fine line and dotwork tattoo of nested triangles on a line with arrow ends, placed centrally on the upper back below the neck.
Nested triangles with arrow line on upper back
Traditional flash design of a paper boat on stippled waves beneath a red lightning bolt and clouds, framed by a rope border with a red flower at the base.
Paper boat and lightning in a rope oval
Black and grey dotwork rose with leaves inside nested geometric diamonds, tattooed on a limb, with a printed stencil of the same design beside it.
Rose within nested geometric diamonds
Black and grey fine line tree with stippled leaves and spreading roots, tattooed across the upper back near the neck.
Tree with roots on upper back
Black ink drawing of a handgun outline filled with flowers, leaves and dotwork shading, shown as a tattoo design on plain grey paper.
Floral pistol line drawing
Black ink dotwork drawing of a horned bull skull with a lotus mandala on the forehead and dotted chains hanging from the horns, drawn on white paper.
Bull skull with lotus mandala design
Black and grey dotwork koi fish tattoo with a mandala background, running across the upper arm and shoulder.
Koi fish with mandala on upper arm
Black ink drawing of an anatomical heart with a faceted geometric lower half and dotwork shading on the right side, drawn on white paper beside a pen.
Geometric anatomical heart sketch
Black and grey flash design of a palm tree above a dripping night sky with stars and a crescent moon, drawn on a cream background.
Palm tree over a dripping night sky
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a circle fading outwards across a shoulder and upper arm, photographed in black and white.
Dotwork circle fading across shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a ram skull with curled horns, surrounded by flowers and leaves, on the thigh.
Ram skull and flowers on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a hairless sphynx cat head on a calf, with large ears and closed eyes.
Sphynx cat head on a lower leg
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on the thigh of a diamond framing mountains, trees and a lake reflection, with a peony below.
Mountain lake and peony in a diamond on a thigh
Blue-grey dotwork and linework owl with geometric patterning and a leaf motif on the upper arm.
Ornamental owl on an upper arm
Black and grey ink drawing of an ornate lotus and paisley mandala tattoo design, with dotwork shading, drawn on white paper.
Ornate lotus and paisley design drawing
Black and grey dotwork mandala sleeve covering the upper arm and forearm of a woman in a white vest top.
Mandala sleeve on an upper arm and forearm
Black ink mandala flash design with a radial floral pattern of petals, dots and scrollwork on a white background, suitable for a fine line or dotwork tattoo.
Black and white mandala design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of butterflies lifting a hot air balloon with two small figures in the basket, placed on the calf.
Butterflies lifting a hot air balloon on a calf
Black dotwork mandala tattoo on the upper arm of a person in a white crop top and denim shorts, shown in black and grey.
Dotwork mandala tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of mountains, a sun with rays and birds, enclosed in a circle on the thigh.
Mountain landscape in a circle on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with layered petals and a central rosette, placed centrally on the upper back of a person seen from behind.
Dotwork mandala tattoo on upper back
Black ink drawing of a floating island with stippled mountains, pine trees, a lone figure and a light bulb in a dotted cloud, shown on paper as a tattoo design.
Floating island with mountains and light bulb
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a tall tree with a short ground line on the upper arm, set against a blue cloth.
Stippled tree on upper arm
Black ink feather tattoo with dotwork shading on the ankle, above a navy canvas shoe.
Feather tattoo on an ankle
Small black fine line crescent moon tattoo with dotwork shading on the inner forearm of a person with black painted nails.
Crescent moon on a forearm
Two photos of a black dotwork tattoo on the upper back showing an Eye of Horus inside a dotted circle, above a triangle and mandala design.
Eye of Horus with dotwork mandala on upper back
Traditional style tattoo of a red heart within a dotwork mandala of petals and leaves, on the inner arm near the elbow.
Red heart and mandala on an arm
Two matching tarot-style tattoos in black and grey dotwork on the inner forearms, each showing a figure inside a patterned border.
Tarot card style forearm pair
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a curled, sleeping cat with a scaled fish tail inside a circle, on the forearm.
Curled cat with fish tail on forearm
Black ink drawing of an ornate lotus flower mandala design with dotted geometric lines, shown on a pale sheet, with no body part visible.
Lotus mandala design with dotted lines
Sketch-style skull with purple and blue poppies and anemone flowers tattooed across a person's upper back and shoulder.
Skull and poppies across a back