Dotwork tattoo ideas

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Black ink compass star inside an ornate mandala, dotwork and fine linework, on the inner arm near the elbow.
Compass star mandala on an inner arm
Black and grey photograph of tattooed hands buttoning a dark suit jacket, with dotwork and geometric tattoos on the hands and wrists.
Tattooed hands buttoning a dark suit jacket
Black dotwork and blackwork mandala tattoo with leaf sprigs on the upper forearm near the elbow, shown on pale skin against a grey sleeve.
Dotwork mandala with leaf sprigs on a forearm
Colour tattoo on the chest of a person showing a pink rose with petals inside an ornate silver frame, with grey dotwork mandala wings and a purple heart gem below.
Jewelled rose frame with dotwork mandala on chest
Black ink crescent moon tattoo with a dotted mandala pattern and dangling beaded chains, sitting on the ankle.
Crescent moon with mandala and beaded drops
Black and grey photograph of a tiny fine line tattoo of scattered dots and a four-pointed star on the inner wrist.
Tiny star constellation on the inner wrist
Black dotwork and line tattoo of a stylised horse head with geometric ornament, placed on the inner forearm.
Geometric horse head on a forearm
Upper arm and shoulder tattoo of a winged wolf head inside a diamond frame of runes, with knotwork above, in blackwork and dotwork style.
Wolf in runic frame on upper arm
Solid black heart inside a dotted outlined heart, surrounded by a mandala pattern, tattooed in black ink on a forearm.
Black heart mandala on a forearm
Black and grey crescent moon tattoo filled with clustered roses and small star dots, shown on skin in a blackwork and botanical style.
Crescent moon and roses
Four pen drawings of tattoo designs: a dotwork geometric stag, a jellyfish, a ram skull inside a circle and two feathers, all in black ink on white paper.
Geometric stag, jellyfish, ram skull and feathers
Two matching fine line tattoos of Saturn, smaller planets, a crescent moon and dots on the wrists of two people, in black and grey.
Matching planet tattoos on wrists
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a retro rocket and planets inside a dotted circle of stars, placed on the thigh.
Retro rocket in a dotwork night sky
Black and grey tattoo of an elephant head framed by a mandala, with lotus flowers and dotted chains, on the inner forearm.
Mandala elephant head on a forearm
Small black dotwork tattoo of three dots on a finger, with silver rings worn on the same hand.
Three dots on a finger
Black and grey stag head tattoo with antlers, overlapping geometric triangles and an ornamental pendant on a forearm.
Stag and geometric triangles on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a seated cat silhouette filled with pine trees, on the inner forearm.
Cat silhouette filled with pine trees on a forearm
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with fine lines and dotted shading on the upper back of a woman in a white vest top, photographed from behind.
Compass rose tattoo on upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a single flower with dotwork shading in the bloom, a long stem and two leaves, on the inner forearm.
Single flower with stem and leaves on a forearm
Black ink tattoo of a temple with spires, an eye and stars above, and two open hands with water drops below, on a person's upper back.
Temple with hands and eye on a back
Small black and grey tattoo of a three-masted sailing ship above waves, with stippled shading, on the back of a hand.
Sailing ship on the back of a hand
Fine line and dotwork tattoo of a leaping rabbit with crosses, chevrons and dotted lines on the inner wrist, shown in black ink against a dark background.
Leaping rabbit and crosses on a wrist
Black linework sun with dotted hanging chains and drop motifs tattooed on the side of the ribs, with a grey top lifted above it.
Sun with dotted hanging chain on ribs
Black and grey flash design of a symmetrical lotus mandala with dotwork shading and dotted chains hanging below, drawn on a white background.
Lotus mandala with dotted chain drops
Two matching black and grey dotwork cats seen from behind, sitting, tattooed on the inner forearms.
Pair of sitting cat tattoos on forearms
Black dotwork tattoo of a female archer drawing a bow and arrow, with patterned geometric detail, on the side of a person's torso.
Archer with bow on the side
Dotwork tattoo of a hairless sphynx cat head in grey on a forearm, with a purple and teal geometric sun and a green leaf shape behind it.
Sphynx cat head with geometric sun on forearm
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a stag beetle with a skull and two faces overlaid on its body, set within a circle and dashed triangles.
Stag beetle with skull and faces design
Black and grey fine line rocket tattoo with dotwork shading on the forearm, showing a round porthole, pointed nose and swept fins.
Small rocket tattoo on forearm
Fine line dotwork tattoo of a vertical line of dots, triangles and a lotus flower on the centre of the chest, between a white lace bra.
Vertical lotus and dot line on the sternum
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo centred on the chest below the breasts, with a navel piercing visible below it.
Mandala tattoo across the chest
Black and grey serpent tattoo with dotwork shading and frilled fins, coiling from the shoulder down the side of the ribs.
Large serpent coiling down the ribs
Black and grey lion face framed by roses and crystals in a blackwork and dotwork style on the upper thigh.
Lion face and roses on the thigh
Black and grey flash sheet of tattoo designs including Wanderlust script, Explore script, a compass rose with dotwork shading, and several fine line arrows and feathers.
Wanderlust, compass and arrow flash sheet
Black linework mandala tattoo with dotwork shading and teal accents, wrapping over the shoulder.
Teal and black mandala on shoulder
Black and grey botanical tattoo of wildflowers and leaves framed by dotted lines, on the inner upper arm.
Wildflower bouquet on upper arm
Split image showing a purple linework sketch of R2-D2 beside a coloured traditional-style tattoo of R2-D2 on a thigh, with a banner reading BEEP BOOP and a flower.
R2-D2 banner tattoo, sketch and colour
Black blackwork and dotwork lace-style scrollwork with soft pink watercolour flowers, tattooed on the side ribs.
Black lace scrollwork and pink flowers on the ribs
Black ink pine forest silhouette on the wrist beside a dotwork mandala design across the back of a hand.
Pine forest and mandala on hand and wrist
Black and grey drawing of a snarling wolf head in profile, with dotwork shading on the mane and fur, suitable as a flash design for a tattoo.
Snarling wolf head in dotwork and linework
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork detail across the upper back of a woman with her hair held up, outdoors.
Mandala tattoo across a woman's upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a sea urchin surrounded by radiating shells and flowers across the upper back.
Sea urchin and shell mandala on a back
Black and grey fine line and dotwork back tattoo of flowing feather shapes and mandala-style ornament across the upper back and lower back.
Ornamental feather back piece
Black and grey geometric blackwork sleeve tattoo covering both arms from wrist to shoulder, shown in a two-panel photograph against a black background.
Geometric cube sleeve on both arms
Black dotwork tattoo on the outer thigh showing a stylised tree line above a horizon, with a stippled, reflected diamond pattern below and small blue accents.
Stylised trees and diamond pattern on thigh
Dotwork tattoo of concentric black circles and shaded bands running across a pale forearm, placed on the forearm against a black background.
Concentric circle and gradient bands on a forearm
Black fine-line drawing of a dotwork crescent moon with a swirl motif and an arrow below, placed among citrine and green crystals on a white sheet.
Crescent moon and arrow design
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo centred on a woman's upper back, spreading up toward the neck between the shoulder blades.
Mandala tattoo on upper back