Dotwork tattoo ideas

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Black and grey dotwork and fine line tattoo of a mountain range, pine trees and a small circle sun on the side of the ribs.
Mountain range with pine trees on ribs
Two matching forearm tattoos in fine line: a crescent moon with a face on one arm and a sun with a face on the other, both with dotted chain drapes.
Matching crescent moon and sun forearm tattoos
Black dotwork tattoo of a dotted line with small solid hearts wrapping around the forearm like a bracelet.
Dotted heart bracelet on a forearm
Black and grey lotus tattoo with dotwork petals and three small circles above it, placed on the centre of a person's upper back.
Lotus with dotwork petals on upper back
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of pine and bare trees with flying birds on a forearm, shown from three angles.
Forest silhouette on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of roses, a peony bud and leaves covering the upper arm and shoulder of a person lying in white bedding.
Black and grey botanical sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of queen anne's lace, a dandelion clock and dandelion leaves running down the thigh, shaded with dotwork.
Wildflowers and dandelion clock down a leg
Black ink mandala flower drawings on sketchbook paper, with the foreground design in dotwork and fine line, shown without a body placement.
Mandala flower design drawings on paper
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a rose with leaves and a geometric mandala on the upper arm.
Black and grey rose with mandala on upper arm
Close-up of a fine line and dotwork starburst tattoo in black ink on an upper arm, with a hand and gold ring at the left edge.
Fine line starburst on an upper arm
Dotwork solar system tattoo wrapping a lower leg, with a sun with a red-orange centre near the knee and shaded planets, including Saturn, on orbit lines.
Solar system with sun on a lower leg
Black ink dragonfly tattoo with dotwork wing patterns and geometric triangles on the side of the ribs.
Dragonfly with geometric dotwork on ribs
Black and grey lotus tattoo with ornate detailed petals on the upper back between the shoulder blades, shown from behind.
Lotus tattoo between the shoulder blades
Black and grey botanical tattoo with dotwork shading and faint red tints on the upper arm and shoulder, showing a central flower surrounded by leaves.
Floral mandala tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey geometric tattoo of a fish with mountains in a circle, framed by diamond outlines and dots, on the upper arm.
Fish and mountains in a diamond frame
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo with dotwork shading covering the wrist and lower forearm of a person with red painted nails.
Mandala tattoo across wrist and forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a witch in a pointed hat riding a broomstick, with dotwork stippling behind her, on a calf.
Witch on a broomstick silhouette on a calf
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with diamond accents on a woman's upper stomach below a black lace bralette, with a smaller ornament on the chest.
Dotwork mandala tattoo below a bra line
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a bird with spread wings and talons gripping a branch, on the upper arm.
Diving bird on an upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoos of a crescent moon and a sun, each with a face and hanging chain details, shown on two upper thighs.
Crescent moon and sun tattoos on the thighs
Black and grey line drawing of a horned animal skull framed by roses and leaves, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Horned skull with roses design
Black and grey swallow tattoo with lace-patterned wings in blackwork style, placed on the side of the ribs.
Lace-patterned swallow on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork and traditional tattoos on a forearm and hand, including a large bee, planets, a dotted constellation and crystals.
Bee, planets and crystals on forearm and hand
Black linework and dotwork mountain peaks with a purple triangle beneath them, tattooed on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Geometric mountain tattoo on upper back
Black dotwork mandala with scrollwork and leaves across the upper back, with a smaller fleur-de-lis tattoo above it on the spine.
Mandala and fleur-de-lis on upper back
Black and grey pine forest tattoo on a forearm, with tall conifers in the foreground and fading trees in stippled mist behind, plus one solid white pine at the base.
Pine forest tattoo on a forearm
Two matching black and grey fine line tattoos on a pair of forearms, one showing a stag head and one a deer skull, both inside thin geometric circles.
Matching stag and skull tattoos on forearms
Colourful feather tattoo on a forearm in teal, blue, green and pink with black linework and dotwork detail.
Colourful feather on a forearm
Black dotwork tattoo of two stylised cats facing each other with eye motifs and a crescent moon above, on the upper back.
Two facing cats and a crescent moon
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a front-facing elephant head with mandala-style patterns, placed on the outer thigh.
Ornate elephant head on a thigh
Person seen from behind with a large black and grey mandala-style dotwork tattoo covering the upper back and waist, worn with denim shorts.
Mandala-style back piece
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of seven moon phases arcing across a person's upper back near the shoulder.
Moon phases across the shoulder
Small black and grey anatomical heart tattoo with stippled shading and fine linework on the inner wrist and forearm.
Small anatomical heart on the wrist
Black and white photo of a fine line lotus tattoo with a dotted line below it on the upper back of a woman in a white vest top, hands raised to her head.
Lotus tattoo on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo design of a mountain peak, zigzag ridges, a crescent moon and stars inside a diamond frame, with a small campfire and tent at the base.
Mountain camp under a crescent moon
Black fine line tattoo on the wrist designed as a bracelet, with a dotted chain, a small diamond pendant and a crescent moon.
Fine line chain bracelet tattoo on the wrist
Close-up of a hand with tiny black fine line dots and a small fan of lines tattooed on the fingers, placed on the hand.
Small dots and fan marks on fingers
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a songbird perched on a floral teacup and saucer, on the lower leg.
Songbird on a teacup and saucer
Pencil sketch of three fine line arrows with feathered fletching and dotted trails, drawn as a tattoo design on paper with no body part visible.
Three arrows fine line tattoo design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a spiral galaxy with small white star dots, covering the top of a shoulder.
Spiral galaxy tattoo on shoulder
Black and grey lion face tattoo framed by mandala-style ornament and a small crown, placed on the side of the ribs.
Lion with mandala ornament on ribs
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo covering the back of a hand and wrist, with bold outlines and small teardrop accents.
Mandala design on the back of a hand
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of mountains, a moon, stars and pine trees inside a circle on the inner forearm.
Mountain landscape in a circle on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a soaring bird with fine line geometric circles and dotted arcs on the forearm.
Soaring bird with geometric lines on a forearm
Fine line dotwork tattoo of a solar system with a red and orange sun and small coloured planets on a woman's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Solar system and orbits on upper back
Black ink flash drawing of a skull wrapped in leaves above a large peony, with dotwork shading in the eye sockets, on white paper.
Skull and peony flash drawing
Black and grey fine line and dotwork cactus in a pot with small flowers, on the inner upper arm.
Cactus in a pot on an upper arm
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork detailing covering the top of a person's shoulder and upper back.
Mandala tattoo on a shoulder