Dotwork tattoo ideas

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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 a hawk moth above overlapping circles and a small solid triangle, on a forearm.
Moth and geometric dotwork on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of wavy dotted lines and a small hexagon around the inner wrist, shown on a light-skinned arm in front of a grey textured coat.
Fine line wrist bracelet tattoo
Black and grey tattoo of a stag's head with large antlers on the inner forearm, shaded with dotted texture on the face and fine lines on the fur.
Stag head with antlers on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of nested diamonds on a forearm, with a smaller matching diamond on a second forearm beside it.
Nested diamond tattoos on two forearms
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a plague doctor in a beaked mask and top hat, holding a smoking candle in a skeletal hand, on a forearm.
Plague doctor with smoking candle on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork hourglass tattoo on a forearm, its glass filled with a crescent moon, four-pointed stars and a ringed planet, with small script text beside it.
Hourglass with starry sky on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork seascape inside a diamond outline on a forearm, showing palm trees on a rocky island, breaking waves and a seated surfer.
Seascape with palm trees in a diamond on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of nested, wave-like diamond bands shading from dense to light across a forearm, with the arm held out in front of a black top.
Dotwork wave pattern on forearm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo covering the lower forearm, with a blurred outdoor background.
Mandala tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a forest with trees and animal silhouettes in a circle on the inner wrist, held by a hand with sage green nail polish.
Forest scene in a circle on a wrist
Black dotwork tattoo of a geometric fox inside a coffin-shaped outline on the forearm, with the hand held open below.
Geometric fox in a coffin outline on forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm showing a stippled cloud, an umbrella, a long-dressed figure and a striped cup.
Cloud, umbrella and dress on a forearm
Black and grey fine line and dotwork tattoo of overlapping circles, a dotted axis line and shaded moon phases on the inner forearm, with a small script word at the edge.
Overlapping circles and moon on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a pink peony set inside a black triangle on the forearm, surrounded by black leaves, grey flowers and dotted linework.
Pink peony in a triangle on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two daisies with shaded leaves on the forearm just below the elbow.
Two daisies with leaves on a forearm
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 dotwork tattoo on a forearm with solid black bands and a thin white stripe, fading into stippled dots towards the wrist against a dark background.
Dotwork gradient band on a forearm
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo with fine linework and dotwork detail on the forearm.
Geometric mandala tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey geometric dotwork tattoo of hexagons and star shapes covering a forearm, shown in a black and white photo.
Geometric dotwork forearm tattoo
Black and grey dotwork and hatched forearm tattoo of a rose above a face, on a person holding a cigarette with their legs crossed.
Rose and face forearm tattoo
Black and grey mandala and geometric tattoo covering a forearm, with a lotus-like motif near the wrist side of the elbow.
Mandala sleeve on a forearm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a hand holding a bouquet of flowers and leaves on a forearm, with dotwork shading.
Hand holding a flower bouquet on a forearm
Small fine line tattoo of a shell with stippled dotwork shading on the forearm, in dark ink against pale skin.
Small shell outline on an arm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with lotus-style florals running along a forearm, joined by a dotted line.
Mandala and lotus sleeve on a forearm
Black dotwork and fine line tattoo on a forearm showing a pansy, carnation and aster on stems inside an outlined faceted gem shape.
Botanical stems inside a geometric gem outline
Black and grey dotwork butterfly tattoo with detailed wings and antennae on the inner forearm, with part of a mandala design visible at the lower left.
Butterfly tattoo on the forearm
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with a floral centre and petal shapes on the forearm of a person wearing a white lace top.
Black mandala tattoo on a forearm
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
Black dotwork tattoo of two outstretched hands on the inner forearms of a person with long dark hair, one hand reaching down and one reaching across.
Two reaching hands on inner forearms
Two matching fine line hamsa tattoos with dotted detailing on the inner wrists of two people, shown in black ink.
Matching hamsa wrist tattoos
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
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm, showing a large circle and bands of stippled shading that darken towards the wrist.
Dotwork circle and gradient bands on forearm
Black ink blackwork tattoo of a sun with rays, clouds and a curling wave inside a circle, on the inner forearm.
Sunburst and waves on a forearm
Black and grey traditional anchor tattoo on a forearm, with two banners reading SINK OR SWIM and leaf shapes above a ring at the top of the shaft.
Anchor with Sink or Swim banners on a forearm
Two matching black arrow tattoos with feathered fletching and a dotted circle sit on the forearms of two people with their hands together.
Matching arrow tattoos on two forearms
Black and grey fine line and dotwork tattoo of a row of moon phases, a diamond and a small star on the inner forearm.
Moon phases and star on a forearm
Black and grey mandala tattoo with a dense radial pattern on the inner forearm of a person wearing a white top and black and white patterned trousers.
Black mandala tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork stag with antlers, a Deathly Hallows symbol and the number 9 3/4 above a geometric triangle, tattooed on a forearm.
Stag with Deathly Hallows on a forearm
Black and grey anatomical heart with blue accents over a vintage book page with dotted background, tattooed on a forearm.
Anatomical heart on a forearm
Black and grey fine line geometric tattoo of overlapping circles and vertical lines with arrow-like points on the inner forearm.
Overlapping circles and lines on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a full moon with a fine outlined edge and stippled craters, on the forearm.
Moon on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a sunflower, a closed bud and leaves on a forearm, with stippled dotwork shading in the flower centre.
Sunflower and leaves on a forearm
Black dotwork mandala tattoo wrapping the inner forearm above the wrist, with fine radiating petals and a dotted border line.
Dotwork mandala wrapped around a forearm
Black and grey blackwork skull tattoo covering the back, with mandala ornament, dotwork on the upper arm and a geometric cross on the other arm.
Black and grey skull across a back piece
Black dotwork tattoo of a feathered arrow with leaves and a dotted trail, running down the forearm of a person in a white top and black leather skirt.
Feather arrow on a forearm
Blue-ink lotus mandala tattoo with dotwork shading and two dots below it, on the forearm near the wrist.
Blue lotus mandala on a forearm
Black and grey dinosaur skull tattoo on a heavily tattooed forearm, with roses, a skull and mandala patterns nearby.
Dinosaur skull and roses on a forearm