Dotwork tattoo ideas

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Close view of a hand resting on a black sparkly dress, showing a small dotwork tattoo of a few dots on one finger and a diamond ring on the ring finger.
Small dot tattoo on a hand
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a desk globe on the forearm, with stippled continents and hatched shading on the sphere and stand.
Globe tattoo on a forearm
Black ink tattoo of a forest floor with morel, chanterelle and oyster mushrooms, a beetle and a slug, in botanical linework and dotwork on the upper arm.
Forest floor with mushrooms and beetle on upper arm
Black and grey forearm tattoo of bare trees and a pine with small birds in flight, fading to dots at the wrist.
Forest and birds fade on a forearm
Black tattoos of a star, a ring and a vertical row of dots across the fingers and back of two clenched hands, with a forearm tattoo visible above the wrist.
Dot line and star tattoos on knuckles
Black dotwork mandala tattoo on a calf showing an eye in a triangle above a ship's wheel and an anchor, with fern and filigree ornament.
Eye, anchor and ship's wheel on a calf
Two mirrored black and grey raven tattoos with sketchy linework and dotwork shading, one on each thigh.
Twin raven tattoos on thighs
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with a lotus-like centre spanning the chest between the breasts, in a dotwork style.
Dotwork mandala tattoo across the chest
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a flying saucer with a beam of light made of geometric dot patterns, on the inner forearm.
UFO beaming a dotwork pattern on a forearm
Black line drawing of an open hand with dotted and floral henna-style patterns across the palm, wrist and fingers, suited to a hand tattoo.
Dotted floral henna-style hand design
Fine line black constellation tattoo of dots and small star shapes across the upper back of a person with short dark hair, viewed from behind.
Star constellation line on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a campfire beneath three pine trees and stars inside a circle, on the upper arm.
Campfire and pine trees in a night sky circle
Black and grey dotwork geometric crystal tattoo on a forearm, with a smaller version of the same design on a second arm beside it.
Geometric crystal tattoo on a forearm
Black linework flash design of an ornate feather filled with geometric patterns, dots and small teal, pink and yellow accents, with no body placement shown.
Ornate feather design in black and colour
Black and grey geometric cat head tattoo with dotwork shading on the inner forearm.
Geometric cat head on a forearm
Black dotwork tattoo of a crescent moon, pine trees, mountains and a tent inside a diamond, with fan shapes below, on the upper back.
Mountain and tent scene in a geometric diamond
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a glass jar filled with planets, a ringed planet and a spiral galaxy, with the words FAR AWAY on the label, on a forearm.
Galaxy jar with Far Away label on a forearm
Black mandala tattoo on the back of a hand near the wrist, with small dot accents on two fingers, in a geometric dotwork style.
Black mandala tattoo on the back of a hand
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo covering the tops of both feet, with a small outlined star near the toes of the right foot.
Mandala tattoo across both feet
Black and grey geometric cat tattoo with dotwork shading on the lower leg.
Geometric cat on a calf
Black ink dotwork drawing of an anchor with a circular medallion showing a sun, palm trees and a small island above the sea.
Anchor with palm tree island medallion
Black linework mandala design with five scalloped petals, paisley motifs, dotted borders and hatched edges, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Five-petal mandala flower design
Black and grey botanical tattoo of an oak leaf and two acorns with dotted shading, placed on the forearm.
Oak leaf and acorns on a forearm
Black linework lotus flower with ornamental drops and dotwork detail running down the centre of a woman's upper back, seen from behind.
Lotus and ornamental spine tattoo on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of a snarling cat head with bared fangs and dotted shading, on a lower leg, in a traditional blackwork style.
Snarling cat head on a calf
Black and white pen drawing of a faceted crystal built from dotwork stippling, with a straight line cutting diagonally across it and a black fineliner pen above.
Stippled faceted crystal design on paper
Black and grey photo of an ornate elephant tattoo with its trunk raised, placed on the upper back of a woman seen from behind with her hair tied up.
Ornate elephant on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an antlered hare in profile, with detailed shading, on the outer thigh.
Antlered hare on a thigh
Black linework flash drawing of an anatomical heart with a faceted geometric lower half, a dotted oval gem and scrolling filigree at the top, shown on paper with no body placement.
Anatomical heart with jewelled gem design
Dotwork drawing of a mountain valley with a river, pine trees and clouds, shown as a black and grey tattoo design on paper.
Stippled mountain valley with river and pines
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an elephant head with a mandala headdress on the calf.
Elephant head with mandala on a calf
Black and grey dotwork swallow on the upper chest, with a tattooed chain necklace and pendant draped across the collarbone.
Swallow and chain necklace on collarbone
Black and grey traditional tattoo with dotwork shading on a leg, showing a woman's profile filled with a night sky, crescent moon, stars and pine trees, above a rose and a small flower.
Night forest silhouette with roses on a calf
Black and grey dotwork and fine line tattoo of the solar system, with planets sitting on elliptical orbit rings across a limb.
Solar system with orbiting planets
Black line drawing of a geometric owl in flight, clutching a cluster of crystals, shown as a tattoo design on cream paper.
Geometric owl holding crystals flash
Dark brown dotwork tattoo of a turtle with a yin yang centre on the inner wrist, below a dark jacket sleeve.
Turtle and yin yang on the inner wrist
Black line drawing flash design of an anatomical heart cradled by a hand, with the lettering Do not hold my heart unless you want to hold my hand.
Anatomical heart held in a hand
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a hairless sphynx cat face with large ears and wide eyes, on the inner forearm.
Sphynx cat face on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a calf showing a storm cloud with lightning, a wave and a sailing ship rising out of a floral teacup.
Storm cloud and ship in a teacup on a calf
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork shading on the side of the ribs, with a person lying on grey bed linen.
Mandala tattoo on the side ribs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two skeleton hands meeting in a heart shape across the chest, worn by a person in a grey vest top.
Skeleton hands forming a heart on the chest
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a hedgehog curled in a circle beside lupin flowers, with dotted geometric lines, on the upper thigh.
Hedgehog and lupin on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork oak leaf tattoo with the year 1908 written above it, sitting on the upper arm.
Oak leaf with date on upper arm
Blackwork and dotwork tattoo of bare trees and branches in solid black silhouette on the forearm, with stippled red and black dots fading into the skin above and below.
Tree silhouettes in a forest on a forearm
Black and grey traditional style tattoo on the forearm showing a house with a scalloped roof, dotted smoke, a TAKE CARE banner and a rope knot.
House and rope knot with TAKE CARE banner
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a wolf head with ornate filigree patterns across the forehead, cheeks and ruff, on a white background.
Ornamental wolf head design
Small black eye tattoo with dotted rays on the inner wrist, shown with a hand held open and teal painted nails.
Small eye with dots on the inner wrist
Black and grey sun tattoo with wavy rays and a shaded disc, edged by a dotted arc with hanging dots, on a person's abdomen.
Sun with dotted arc on the abdomen