Dotwork tattoo ideas

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Black and grey botanical tattoo of a peony with leaves on a forearm, shaded with dotwork stippling.
Peony and leaves on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of interlocking geometric star and polygon patterns covering a forearm, with a blurred convention hall behind.
Geometric dotwork star pattern on a forearm
Colour tattoo on the inner forearm of a whale in black and grey dotwork shading, overlaid with a red globe grid, teal and orange circles and a thin black circle.
Whale and geometric circles on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of flowers and leaves inside a dotted triangle on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Floral cluster in a dotted triangle on a wrist
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 fine line and dotwork tattoo of antlers, a flower wreath and two arrows with the script expecto patronum on a forearm.
Antlers, flowers and script on a forearm
Two black and grey pineapple tattoos on a forearm, one in fine line shading with dotwork scales and one in bold blackwork with a solid black crown.
Two pineapple tattoos on forearms
Black and grey ornamental forearm tattoo with a mandala-style panel and a long curved line ending in a point, running along the forearm.
Ornate mandala and blade forearm tattoo
Black blackwork tree with bare branches and a shaded trunk spreading up the inner forearm, with a bracelet on the wrist.
Bare tree across a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a crocodile-headed figure in a long dress beside a skull-headed figure in a checked outfit, on the inner forearm.
Crocodile and skull figures on a forearm
Black and grey forearm tattoo of a dotted rain cloud above a patterned teacup filled with waves and a sailing ship, in blackwork and dotwork style.
Teacup with waves, ship and rain cloud
Black geometric tattoo of stacked circles and dots running vertically down the inner forearm.
Stacked circles and dots on a forearm
Black dotwork and fine line tattoo of an ornate birdcage with a hanging key and beaded chain on the inner forearm, shown against a red wall.
Birdcage and key on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a shaded moon with fine geometric circles, lines and dots on the outer forearm.
Shaded moon with geometric linework on a forearm
Two black and grey botanical tattoos of poppies with stems, buds and leaves, one on each forearm, drawn in fine linework with dotwork shading.
Poppy tattoos on two forearms
Black and grey moth tattoo with a dotted circular halo and three diamond drops on the forearm.
Moth with dotwork halo and diamond drops on forearm
Black and grey skeleton hand forming an OK sign in dotwork shading with bold black outlines, on a forearm beside partly visible colour tattoos.
Skeleton hand making OK sign on forearm
Two black tattoos on forearms: an avocado halved with a dotted stone on the left, and a pineapple outline in fine line on the right.
Avocado and pineapple tattoos on forearms
Black and grey dotwork roses with leaves tattooed down a forearm, with a striped top and wooden floor visible in the background.
Two roses on a forearm
Black and grey octopus tattoo with stippled shading on the inner forearm, shown against a dark background.
Octopus tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey geometric snowflake tattoo with a teal outline and dotted border on the forearm.
Geometric snowflake with dotted border
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a horizontal arrow with moon phases and nested diamond outlines, on the inner forearm.
Moon phases and arrow on inner forearm
Arms crossed to show a black and grey mandala tattoo on the forearm, with a traditional rose tattoo partly visible on the thigh below pale pink shorts.
Mandala forearm tattoo and thigh rose
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork detail covering a forearm, shown in a dark black and white photograph of a person in a striped top and dark trousers.
Mandala sleeve on a forearm
Black and grey crescent moon tattoo on the inner forearm, filled with a dotwork and linework mandala pattern.
Crescent moon with mandala pattern on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a seated tabby cat with a small heart on its chest, set over fine geometric circles on a forearm.
Seated tabby cat with geometric circles on a forearm
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 tree of life tattoo enclosed in a circle on the forearm, drawn in fine line with dotwork shading.
Tree of life on a forearm
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo covering the forearm, shown from the front and side in a two-panel photo.
Black and grey mandala on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of seven moon phases stacked vertically down the inner forearm.
Seven moon phases in dotwork on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with a rose and a hanging crescent moon charm on a forearm.
Mandala and rose on a forearm
Two black and grey dotwork tattoos of songbirds on a branch, one with a raspberry and one with leaves, on a pair of forearms.
Two songbirds on branches, forearms
Colour tattoo of a seated fox with orange and purple watercolour-style shading, surrounded by dotwork circles and line flowers, on the outer forearm.
Fox and flowers on a forearm
Black and grey feather tattoo with fine linework, dotwork and a row of beads, running along the forearm.
Feather tattoo on the forearm
Black and grey mandala tattoo covering a forearm, with dotwork and fine line petals and geometric rosettes.
Mandala sleeve on a forearm
Black and grey koi fish tattoo with dotwork scale shading and fine line sprigs of foliage on a forearm.
Koi fish and fine line foliage on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a cat's head in profile with a diamond-shaped eye, overlapped by fine line triangles, on the inner forearm.
Feline head with geometric triangles on forearm
Fine dotted-line constellation tattoo in black ink on the inner forearm, with a navy dress and green leaves in the background.
Constellation tattoo on forearm
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 and grey fine line and dotwork tattoo of a triangle, circles and arrows with dotted lines on the inner forearm.
Geometric triangle and circles on a forearm
Close view of a small dotwork tattoo of three black dots in a diagonal line on the inside of a forearm, with a fist raised above it.
Three small dots on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a cat's face framed by filigree ornaments on a forearm.
Ornamental cat head on a forearm
Three photographs of a forearm tattoo of black hexagons and dotwork shading that wraps toward the elbow, with red and blue splashes above.
Hexagon and dotwork forearm tattoo
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm of two large stars and a small star, one filled with a night sky and the other with a mountain scene and a bicycle.
Stars with night sky and mountain bicycle scene
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a skull with blossoming flowers and leaves growing from its crown, on a forearm.
Skull with flowers on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tree inside a geometric crystal outline on a forearm, with a dotted circle and solid dots above and below.
Tree within a geometric crystal on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork checkerboard optical illusion tattoo on the forearm, with the grid bulging and pinching inwards.
Checkerboard optical illusion on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork mountain range tattoo across the inner wrist, with the hand shown palm-up against a dark background.
Mountain range on the inner wrist