Dotwork tattoo ideas

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Black and grey dotwork and linework tattoo on the thigh of a stag head merged with an owl, with a triangle and circle symbol above and a dotted vertical line.
Split stag and owl head with geometric symbols
Black dotwork tattoo of two clasped hands with long nails on the inner wrist and forearm.
Clasped hands on the inner wrist
Dotwork drawing of a spiral ammonite shell in navy ink on a pale background, with a stippled trail sweeping upward.
Stippled ammonite shell in navy dots
Fine line constellation tattoo in black dots and small stars on the upper arm, below a green t-shirt sleeve.
Constellation tattoo on upper arm
Black ink flash design of a cat face built from tribal-style swirls, dots and small cat motifs, with no body placement shown.
Ornamental cat face tattoo design
Close-up of a small black dotwork cluster tattooed on the wrist, with stacked leather bracelets above it and a hand resting on a white sheet.
Small dot cluster on a wrist
Black ink pen drawing of a rose on paper, surrounded by a fine lace-like geometric mandala pattern, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Rose with lace mandala design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of the solar system, with planets including Jupiter and ringed Saturn in a vertical line on the inner forearm.
Solar system planets down an arm
Black line drawing of a tree with an eagle perched on top, a curled creature in the trunk and serpents coiled among the roots, with dotted shading in the canopy.
Tree with eagle and serpents design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a human skull held by a hand rising from a scalloped cuff, placed on the thigh.
Skull held in a hand on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a stack of books under an arched glass dome with stars and a ringed planet, on the inner forearm.
Stacked books in a glass dome on a forearm
Black fine line mandala tattoo with dotwork detail covering a woman's shoulder, shown from the side with her face out of frame.
Mandala tattoo on a shoulder
Black ink drawing of two swallows in flight, with fine hatching and stippled dotwork on the wings and bodies, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Two swallows in flight
Dotwork and line drawing of a cat with a third eye, a flower and a mandala behind its head, with faint red wash on the left.
Cat with third eye and mandala design
Black and grey dotwork portrait tattoo of a woman with a flower crown, drop earrings, suit jacket and tie, on the outer thigh.
Portrait of a woman in a flower crown on thigh
Greyscale drawing of a radial mandala design with a central star, layered petals, leaf shapes and dotted borders.
Grey mandala design with dotwork detail
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of mountains and pine trees inside a geometric diamond shape on the inner forearm.
Mountain and pine landscape in a geometric frame
Black and grey dotwork flash design of a flying saucer emitting a light beam over pine trees, inside a circle with the words The truth is still out there.
UFO over pine trees with slogan
Two black and grey wolf head tattoos in dotwork style on forearms, each framed by fine dotted triangle lines.
Two wolf head forearm tattoos
Sheet of playing card suit designs in red and black, with plain solid symbols on the top row and ornate dotwork-style symbols below.
Playing card suit tattoo flash sheet
Black and grey tattoo of a wide-eyed owl perched on a branch, in traditional style with dotwork shading, on a forearm.
Owl perched on a branch on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of peonies, a poppy and leaves across a woman's upper back and shoulder blade, shown in three photos.
Black and grey peony and poppy on shoulder blade
Black and grey dotwork full sleeve tattoo of a mandala, eye and heart ornaments on a woman's upper arm and shoulder.
Ornamental mandala full sleeve on an arm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a woman with wavy bobbed hair and a large stippled rose below her shoulders, on a lower leg.
Woman portrait with rose on a calf
Black and grey geometric flamingo tattoo with dotwork shading on the side of the ribs.
Geometric flamingo on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork and engraved tattoo of a hand holding a quill above a faceted icosahedron, placed on the side of the ribs.
Quill hand above a geometric d20
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a large rose on the back of a hand, with flowers and leaves running up the forearm.
Black and grey rose and flowers on forearm and hand
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a wolf head framed by a teal dreamcatcher and dotwork beads on the forearm.
Wolf head with dreamcatcher on forearm
Small black dotwork tattoo of a semicolon inside a heart on the upper chest, beside a silver pendant on a chain.
Semicolon in a heart on the chest
Woman in a white mesh top taking a mirror selfie, showing a grey dotwork mandala tattoo centred below the bust and a shaded realism rose tattoo on the upper arm.
Mandala and rose tattoos on chest and arm
Hand-drawn neo-traditional tattoo design of a woman's face framed by red snakes, a crown and a single eye, with dotwork ornament, on paper.
Female face with snakes, crown and eye
Black and grey portrait tattoo of a bearded man with shoulder-length hair on the upper arm, with the lettering Only Grohl can judge me below it.
Black and grey portrait with quote on upper arm
Compass rose tattoo on a forearm with blue watercolour washes and dotwork shading in black and grey.
Compass rose on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a lotus flower inside a dotted circle with small stars and a geometric triangle, on the upper back.
Lotus in a dotwork circle on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a hut standing on chicken legs with claws, placed on the outer thigh.
Hut on chicken legs on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo spreading across a person's hip and upper thigh, photographed from the side against a plain background.
Dotwork mandala on hip and thigh
Black and grey fine line dagger tattoo with an ornate hilt and dotted detail on the upper arm, photographed in black and white.
Ornate dagger on the upper arm
Black dotwork arrow design with a Virgo-style zodiac glyph and dotted constellation lines, drawn on pale green paper.
Dotwork arrow with constellation and Virgo symbol
Black and grey dotwork and linework tattoo on an upper arm showing a stag head with antlers, a flying goose and a crystal cluster within dotted geometric lines.
Stag, goose and crystals on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a hamsa hand with an eye at its centre, flanked by two roses, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Hamsa hand with eye and two roses design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two hands linking little fingers inside a circle of contour lines, on the inner forearm.
Linked little fingers in a circle on a forearm
Black fine line and dotwork tattoo of a crescent moon filled with a mandala and floral motifs, with chains and drop ornaments hanging below, on the upper arm.
Crescent moon with mandala and dangling charms
Black and grey dotwork octopus tattoo with tentacles wrapping across the lower abdomen and hips.
Octopus tattoo across hips and abdomen
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with the words Let it be in fine script above it, on the inner forearm.
Let it be mandala on a forearm
Black ink mandala tattoo with dotwork border on a tanned shoulder, with a beach and sea behind.
Mandala tattoo on a shoulder at the beach
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork rings and petal shapes on the side of a person's ribs.
Mandala tattoo on the ribs
Black and white stippled flash design of a skull over crossed bones, an all-seeing eye in a triangle, a dollar sign, a hand and a 40 oz bottle on a banner, in dotwork style.
Skull, crossbones and 40 oz bottle design
Black and grey dotwork and linework tattoo of a stylised Great Wave off Kanagawa inside a circle, with small circles and Mount Fuji, on a forearm.
Great Wave tattoo in a circle on a forearm