Dotwork tattoo ideas

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Back of a person's neck and shoulders showing a black and grey octopus tattoo with dotted shading, with a colour rose tattoo on the upper arm at the left.
Octopus tattoo across the upper back and neck
Black and grey tattoo of a spiral shell with lavender sprigs across a person's upper arm and shoulder, in a botanical style with dotwork shading.
Shell and lavender on a shoulder
Traditional tattoo on the upper arm showing a red sun over mountains, a lake, pine trees, a small cottage and red flowers, with dotwork shading.
Mountain lake scene with red sun on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of an armoured knight holding an axe and shield on the upper arm, with botanical flowers and leaves above it near the shoulder.
Armoured knight and flowers on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork owl tattoo with detailed feathers covering the upper arm and shoulder of a person wearing a grey vest top.
Owl tattoo on upper arm
Side view of a man's shoulder and upper arm with a dotwork tattoo of a red and black fan and geometric pattern, with red splatter shapes across the shoulder.
Red and black fan design on shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of mountain peaks inside a circle with construction lines, on the upper arm.
Mountain peaks in a circle on an arm
Black and grey dotwork mandala and geometric full sleeve tattoo covering a person's arm from the upper arm to the wrist.
Mandala and geometric full arm sleeve
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a peony, a honeybee and a faceted gem on an upper arm.
Peony, bee and gem on an upper arm
Dotwork saguaro cactus tattoo with orange, pink and teal geometric bands on the upper arm.
Saguaro cactus with geometric bands on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork koi fish tattoo with a mandala background, running across the upper arm and shoulder.
Koi fish with mandala on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a circle fading outwards across a shoulder and upper arm, photographed in black and white.
Dotwork circle fading across shoulder and upper arm
Blue-grey dotwork and linework owl with geometric patterning and a leaf motif on the upper arm.
Ornamental owl on an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork mandala sleeve covering the upper arm and forearm of a woman in a white vest top.
Mandala sleeve on an upper arm and forearm
Black dotwork mandala tattoo on the upper arm of a person in a white crop top and denim shorts, shown in black and grey.
Dotwork mandala tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a tall tree with a short ground line on the upper arm, set against a blue cloth.
Stippled tree on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with heart-shaped petals covering a woman's shoulder and upper arm.
Mandala tattoo across the shoulder
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a small standing astronaut in a helmet and spacesuit, placed on the upper arm.
Stippled astronaut on upper arm
Black line tattoo of geometric figures and dotted circles with a sun motif, in dotwork and geometric style, on a person's upper arm and shoulder.
Geometric figures and dotwork on upper arm
Small black and grey dotwork tattoo of a moon on the upper arm near the elbow, with a faint thin line below on the forearm.
Small moon tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey wildflower bouquet tattoo with daisies and lavender-like spikes on the inner upper arm.
Wildflower bouquet on an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a hand holding ferns, leaves and berry sprigs, with a decorative cuff, on the upper arm.
Hand holding botanical sprigs on upper arm
Black ornamental lace-style tattoo with dotwork beads and gem-like jewels covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Black lace and pearl ornament on upper arm and shoulder
Black and white photo of a large black and grey skull tattoo covering a person's back, with a dotwork star on the upper back and a portrait on the arm.
Skull and star back tattoo in black and grey
Black and grey geometric mandala with dotwork shading on a person's ribs, beside a colourful bird tattoo on the upper arm.
Geometric mandala tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey blackwork tattoo on an upper arm showing a sailing ship, a hot air balloon with a Take Me Home banner, and stylised waves, shown in two side-by-side photographs.
Sailing ship, hot air balloon and waves on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a hare's head inside a dotwork diamond frame, placed on the upper arm.
Hare in a diamond frame on upper arm
Back view of a large black and grey dotwork tattoo with a central spiral in a diamond frame, extending across the shoulders and down both upper arms and forearms.
Full back dotwork spiral with geometric sleeves
Black and grey mandala-style flower tattoo with dotwork shading on the inner upper arm, with the arm raised.
Mandala flowers on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork and fine line floral mandala sleeve on an upper arm, with a rose at the shoulder.
Floral mandala sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a howling wolf on the upper arm, its head filled with stars and a moon above a pine forest and a tent, in blackwork and dotwork style.
Wolf howling over a pine forest on an upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of roses, buds and leaves running down the upper arm, photographed against a brick wall.
Roses and foliage on an upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two hydrangea blooms and leaves, shaded with dotwork, on an upper arm.
Hydrangea blooms and leaves on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an upside-down raven wrapped in chain beneath a pocket watch and smoke, shown on the upper arm.
Upside-down raven and pocket watch
Black linework tattoo of a geometric mountain range with dotwork shading on the inner upper arm, sitting above a straight horizon line.
Geometric mountain range on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork luna moth tattoo on the upper arm, with a gold cuff bracelet on the wrist and a floral top visible beside it.
Luna moth tattoo on an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork portrait of a woman's face framed by bold black outlines and a solid black band on the upper arm.
Stippled portrait face on an upper arm
Black dotwork and blackwork mandala tattoo on the upper arm, with fine line spurs extending above and below the circle.
Black mandala on the upper arm
Black and grey dotwork sleeve tattoo on an upper arm, featuring a large rose, a central mandala flower and fine ornamental linework.
Floral mandala sleeve on upper arm
Three views of a colourful dotwork sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing animal figures, concentric circles and red dot patterns.
Dot-patterned full arm sleeve with animal figures
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a snail carrying a castle with a flag on its shell, placed on the upper arm.
Snail carrying a castle
Black and grey Japanese-style peony tattoo with dotwork shading and leaves, sitting on the upper arm and shoulder.
Black and grey peony on upper arm
Black and grey geometric songbird tattoo with dotwork shading on the upper arm.
Geometric songbird on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on an upper arm showing a man whose head is a striped circus big top with a moustache, ruffled collar and fleur-de-lis patterned scarf.
Circus tent head portrait on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a bull skull with arrows and a crescent moon inside fine geometric circles, on the upper arm.
Bull skull with arrows and crescent moon
Japanese-style chrysanthemum sleeve in red and black dotwork covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Red chrysanthemum sleeve on upper arm
Black and teal hot air balloon tattoo with mandala patterns, stars and a crescent moon on the upper arm, in a dotwork and geometric style.
Hot air balloon mandala on upper arm
Black and grey mandala tattoo on a woman's shoulder and upper arm, with fine line petals, leaves and swirls around a dotwork centre.
Mandala tattoo on a shoulder