Dotwork tattoo ideas

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Black and grey dotwork bee tattoo with flower and leaf sprigs spread across the centre of the chest.
Bee and flowers across the chest
Small black fine line tattoo of a mountain inside a circle with dotwork shading, on the outer forearm of a woman wearing a patterned shirt and woven bracelets.
Mountain in a circle on a forearm
Black and grey ornamental mandala tattoo with dotwork shading and hanging drops across a person's upper back, with a cat resting on their shoulder.
Ornate mandala tattoo on upper back
Black and grey fine line crescent moon tattoo with a mandala pattern, dots and dangling chain ornaments on the upper arm.
Crescent moon with mandala and dangling ornaments
Black dotwork origami crane tattoo on the inner wrist, with rose and leaf details shaded inside its folds.
Origami crane with roses on a wrist
Black ink drawing of a radial mandala with dotwork shading and leaf and petal shapes, drawn on paper beside fineliner pens.
Radial mandala design in black ink
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a sunflower with lavender sprigs and leaves on the inner forearm.
Sunflower and lavender bouquet on a forearm
Side view of a person in a maroon bikini top showing a small grey dotwork tattoo of a circular symbol on the ribs, with a beach behind.
Circular dotwork symbol on the side ribs
Black and grey geometric stag head tattoo with dotwork shading and a triangular frame, on the inner forearm.
Geometric stag head on forearm
Black and grey realism wolf head with oak leaves, acorns and moon phases across an upper arm sleeve, with a dotwork mandala at the shoulder.
Wolf and oak sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey mandala tattoo with a layered flower centre and fern-like leaves on the inner forearm, drawn in fine line with dotwork shading.
Mandala flower tattoo on forearm
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo with dotwork detail on the inner forearm, above a dark leather wrist strap.
Geometric mandala on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a whale tail above a man in profile with a moustache, with a bearded man in the waves.
Whale tail and face in the sea on upper arm
Black and grey geometric wolf head tattoo in dotwork shading on the forearm, with henna-decorated hands resting beside it.
Geometric wolf head on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a Tyrannosaurus rex skull with open jaws on the forearm.
T-rex skull on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo down the side of a bare back, showing a bird neck, a dotted rain cloud and stacked open books with a small green sprout.
Bird, cloud and open books on a back
Black and grey tattoo of mountains, pine trees and a sun inside an arrowhead shape on a forearm, with part of a heart tattoo above.
Mountains and sun inside an arrowhead
Colourful iris tattoo with pink, purple and yellow petals and teal leaves, with dotted chain lines hanging beneath it, on a person's upper back.
Iris with dotted chains on upper back
Black and grey botanical rose tattoo on a woman's left shoulder and upper arm, with a rose and dotwork mandala on her right upper arm.
Rose and mandala tattoos on shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey owl tattoo with ornate floral and mandala details on the inner forearm, shaded with fine dotwork.
Owl and ornamental design on a forearm
Black fine line geometric tattoo of a bow and arrow with circles, triangles and dots running down the inner forearm.
Geometric bow and arrow on a forearm
Two black and grey dotwork tattoos inside circular outlines on the legs, showing a mountain range on the left and a curling wave on the right.
Mountain and wave tattoos in circle frames
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a curled fox, pine trees, a lake and snowy peaks under a crescent moon, framed by a botanical wreath on a thigh.
Fox and mountain scene on a thigh
Colour traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing a green raptor head with open jaws, two red roses with green leaves, and the words Life uh finds a way.
Raptor head and red roses with lettering
Black and white photo of two geometric mandala tattoos, one on each forearm, with fine linework on the left and dense dotwork shading on the right.
Matching mandala tattoos on two forearms
Black ink flash drawing of a pair of mirrored butterfly wings with dotted patterns and curled antennae, with no body placement shown.
Mirrored butterfly wings design
Small black geometric fox tattoo on the inner wrist, built from straight lines and triangles with dotwork shading in some sections.
Geometric fox on the inner wrist
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with a dotted outer ring and N, E, S and W points, shown on a forearm in a black and white photo.
Compass rose tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork lotus tattoo across the chest and upper abdomen, with a rose on the upper arm and a peony on the hip.
Lotus, rose and peony tattoos on torso
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a hummingbird in flight with swirling trails and two feathers, on the forearm.
Hummingbird and feathers on a forearm
Black and grey fine line arrow tattoo with circles, a triangle and dotted details on the inner forearm.
Fine line arrow with circles on an inner arm
Black dotwork drawing of a man's face inside a circle, with a red lightning bolt crossing the head and face.
Stippled portrait in a circle with red lightning bolt
Black mandala tattoo with a compass star at its centre, shown in two photos on a forearm against a white wall.
Mandala and compass rose on a forearm
Close-up of a symmetrical geometric tattoo in blue and purple with black outlines and dotwork shading, placed on the centre of the chest between the breasts.
Blue and purple geometric crystal on the chest
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a girl with a braid and a collared striped dress, her head hidden by a cloud, on a forearm.
Girl with a cloud for a head on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of overlapping circles, dotted orbit paths and a small star on the inner wrist.
Overlapping circles and star on the wrist
Black and grey geometric tattoo on a thigh, with a large outlined triangle of interlocking shapes set over a field of dotwork triangles.
Dotwork triangle geometric piece on thigh
Black dotwork tattoo of a geometric arrowhead with nested chevron lines and a small diamond motif, placed on a person's shoulder blade.
Geometric arrowhead tattoo on shoulder
Black and grey dotwork style tattoo of a tipi, log cabin and igloo stacked above the words Home Sweet Home on a thigh.
Tipi, log cabin and igloo stacked on a thigh
Three photos in one image show fine line dotted tattoos: constellation marks on both forearms, a small crescent moon on a wrist, and a dotted line with stars across the upper chest.
Dotted star and moon tattoos on arm and collarbone
Black and white flash drawing of a symmetrical mandala tattoo design with a lotus flower at its base, shaded in dotwork and linework, with no body placement shown.
Mandala and lotus flash design with dotwork
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with a radiating geometric star design across a person's hip and upper thigh, shown in a black and white photograph.
Dotwork mandala on hip and thigh
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo on a forearm showing an eye inside a geometric outline above a marbled abstract figure and a small sphere.
Eye and geometric figure on a forearm
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with a lotus centre on the inner forearm, with soft purple and pink watercolour splashes behind it.
Mandala and lotus on a forearm
Black and grey bee tattoo with a crown above it on a forearm, drawn in fine line with dotwork shading.
Bee and crown on a forearm
Black and grey engraving-style tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder, with a wolf, skeletons, a bird, an eye, a snake and a crescent moon.
Engraved skeleton and beast scene on upper arm
Black dotwork tattoo of an anatomical heart above a face with a third eye and a tear, on the forearm.
Anatomical heart above a face on a forearm
Black dotwork Claddagh tattoo of a heart held by two hands beneath a crown, shown on the inner forearm.
Claddagh heart and crown on a forearm