Dotwork tattoo ideas

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Black dotwork tattoo of the Aries zodiac symbol behind a person's ear, shown in close-up.
Aries ram symbol behind the ear in dotwork
Black and grey fine line lotus flower with dotwork shading, set within thin geometric diamond lines, on the inner forearm.
Lotus flower in a geometric frame on a forearm
Black ornamental mandala tattoo with dotwork and bands of pattern covering the back of a hand and wrist, shown in a dark, moody photograph.
Ornamental mandala tattoo across the back of a hand
Black and grey dotwork peony tattoo with blue and teal wash accents and a dangling bead chain, on the upper back of a person with reddish hair.
Peony bouquet with blue wash on upper back
Black and grey geometric wolf head with dotwork shading and overlapping outline triangles on the upper arm.
Geometric wolf head on upper arm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a broken ink circle with splattered droplets trailing down, on a person's shoulder and upper arm.
Black ink circle with splash on shoulder
Black dotwork mandala tattoo on the forearm, surrounded by blue, purple and pink watercolour splashes.
Mandala with watercolour splashes on forearm
Black and grey pineapple tattoo with stippled shading centred on the upper back of a person wearing a black bralette and denim jeans.
Pineapple tattoo on upper back
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a penguin in a captain's hat with a pipe and smoke clouds, with a small anchor on its side, on a forearm.
Penguin in a captain's hat on a forearm
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo with dotwork shading and interlocking circles, on the upper arm.
Geometric mandala tattoo on the upper arm
White line drawing of a sun with wavy rays framing a dark moon, with dotted chains and stars hanging below a crescent moon on a black background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Sun and crescent moon design
Dark henna-style owl design with ornamental swirls and dotted detail across the back of a hand and wrist.
Owl design on the back of a hand
Black pencil drawing of a snake coiled around a staff, with fine hatching and stippled scales, on white paper beside a mechanical pencil.
Snake coiled around a staff
Small fine-line black tattoo of a curling wave inside a circle on a pale forearm, with a dark sleeve at the left edge.
Wave inside a circle on a forearm
Black ink drawing of an ornate capital letter A decorated with swirls, dots and leaf shapes on crumpled white paper, in a lettering design style with no body placement shown.
Ornate letter A with flourishes
Fine line black tattoo of a vertical arrow, dots and dashes running down a forearm, ending in a chevron arrowhead.
Vertical arrow and dot sequence on a forearm
Black dotted-line tattoo of a looping outline with small solid hearts and one outlined heart, placed on the ankle.
Dotted heart outline on an ankle
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a forward-facing elephant head with a mandala behind it on the forearm.
Elephant head and mandala on a forearm
Black botanical tattoo of flowers and leaves climbing up the inner forearm, with small Roman numerals on the wrist.
Botanical flowers and leaves on a forearm
Four black and grey dotwork wolf head designs arranged in a grid, each decorated with intricate ornamental patterning.
Four ornate wolf head designs
Upper arm tattoo of a rearing black hare in hatched blackwork, set against a stippled red moon and red pine trees.
Black hare and red moon on upper arm
Black and grey botanical sleeve tattoo of peonies and leaves on an upper arm, shaded with fine dotwork.
Peony sleeve in black and grey
Black and grey dotwork sun mandala tattoo with radiating rays and oval motifs across a woman's upper thigh.
Dotwork sun mandala on a thigh
Black and grey tribal cat tattoo with geometric and dotwork patterns, sitting on the upper arm.
Tribal cat tattoo on an upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a hovering hummingbird with dotwork shading on the wings, on the upper arm.
Hummingbird on an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a butterfly with wings filled with overlapping circle and flower-of-life patterns, shown on pale paper.
Geometric butterfly design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a crescent moon with a smiling face and a black cat sitting on it, with small stars, on a torso.
Crescent moon and black cat on torso
Black dotwork tattoo on a forearm, with dots shrinking and spacing out towards the wrist, while a hand rests on a keyboard.
Dotwork fade on a forearm
Flash sheet of five heart designs: a red winged heart, a black dotted heart, a heart with a ribbon banner, a scrolled heart and a floral heart with leaves.
Five heart flash designs on a sheet
Black ink lace-style ornamental tattoo with a lotus flower and drop motifs across the back of a woman's neck and upper back.
Lace-style lotus neck tattoo
Neo-traditional jackalope with antlers, acorns and leaves tattooed on a forearm, shaded in greys with green and orange accents.
Jackalope and acorns on a forearm
Interlaced serpent tattoo in a Norse knotwork style running down the upper arm, with dotwork shading on the scales.
Interlaced serpent on an upper arm
Pencil drawing of a fine line botanical tattoo design, with an arrow at each end and a lotus flower in the centre, held beside a hand holding a pencil.
Lotus and arrows vertical design sketch
Small black fine line tattoo of a toy building brick with stippled shading on its side, placed on the inside of a forearm near the wrist.
Small toy brick on the wrist
Neo-traditional tattoo of a black cat and a brown tabby touching noses inside a pearl-edged heart with pink flowers, on the thigh.
Two cats in a pearl heart on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork and linework tattoo of a snarling bear head with bared teeth on a forearm.
Snarling bear head on a forearm
Dotwork drawing of a stern gorilla wearing a military helmet with bullets on the band and the words Beware the imposter of man, in black and white.
Gorilla in a military helmet with stippled shading
Side view of a shaved head and neck with large black blackwork mandala tattoos behind the ear and down onto the neck.
Black mandala tattoos on head and neck
Black ink fine line and dotwork tattoo of an ornate flower with scrolling leaves on the inner forearm.
Ornate flower and scrollwork on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of four cats in a four-pane window framed by flowers, on the thigh.
Four cats in a window with flowers
Black and grey snail tattoo beside a cluster of quartz crystals on the side of the ribs, with stippled dotwork shading on the shell.
Snail and crystal cluster on the ribs
Black ink and pink watercolour lotus flower on a tall stem with ornate dotwork and swirl-patterned leaves, shown as a tattoo design drawing.
Pink lotus with dotwork leaves
Black and grey dotwork and fine line tattoo on the inner forearm of a small figure holding strings to a flock of birds, above a dotted planet and stars.
Small figure floating with birds above a planet
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a bird-headed figure in a suit holding a sword, inside an oval frame with scrollwork, on an upper arm.
Bird-headed figure with sword in oval frame
Black ink dotwork drawing of a skull inside a geometric mandala design, shown in two side-by-side views, with no placement on the body.
Skull within a dotwork mandala
Two realistic red lilies with black dotwork, ink splashes and small birds tattooed across a person's upper back.
Red lilies and dotwork across a back
Four photographs of arm sleeves with whimsical black line-art tattoos, including a ladybird, a dandelion, a snail and a cat, with small red accents, on the upper arm and forearm.
Whimsical line-art sleeve shown across four arms
Black ink tattoo of four arrows running diagonally down the inner arm, with feathered fletching and dotwork-filled arrowheads.
Four arrows on the inner arm