Dotwork tattoo ideas

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Black and grey dragonfly tattoo with mandala-patterned wings and dotted circles, placed on the forearm.
Dragonfly with mandala wings on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of peonies and leaves on a forearm, shown beside a close view of pale scar marks on skin.
Peony and flower forearm tattoo, before and after
Flash sheet of black crescent moon tattoo designs with stars, swirls and ornamental linework on a white background, with no body placement shown.
Crescent moon tattoo flash sheet
Pencil sketch of a symmetrical lotus flower with dotted petal detail and small dots above and below, shown as a botanical tattoo design on plain paper.
Lotus flower pencil design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a bird with spread wings above a geometric circle and arrow, on the forearm.
Bird with spread wings over a geometric circle
Black and grey geometric fish tattoo with bold linework and dotwork shading on the upper arm.
Geometric fish on an upper arm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of mountains, pine trees, a crescent moon, dotted stars and flowers on a calf.
Mountain landscape with moon and flowers on a calf
Black ink drawing of an ornate moth design with dotted patterns and dangling beaded chains on the wings, shown as a flash sketch with no placement on the body.
Ornamental moth design in black ink
Black and grey peony tattoo with leaves on the forearm, its petals shaded with fine dotwork stippling.
Peony tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey mandala-style elephant tattoo on the thigh, with dense blackwork and dotwork patterns across its head, ears and trunk.
Mandala elephant on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a large flower mandala with leaves and petals on a limb, shaded with stippled texture.
Dotwork flower mandala with leaves
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a woman wearing a crown of roses and a draped scarf, with a braided updo and realistic shading.
Dotwork portrait of a woman with a rose crown
Fine line black constellation tattoo on the side of a woman's torso, above the hip, with her wearing black lace lingerie.
Constellation tattoo on the side torso
Black dotwork mandala tattoo wrapping around the inner wrist and onto the forearm of a hand resting on a dark fabric surface.
Mandala tattoo on wrist and forearm
Black and grey drawing of three peonies with leaves on white paper, shaded with stippling and bold outlines, shown as a tattoo design.
Black and grey peony flash design
Black and grey flash drawing of mountains and pine trees inside a diamond outline, with dotwork shading and root-like lines beneath.
Mountains in a diamond frame
Black and grey lion tattoo on the upper arm, split between a geometric faceted left side and a realistic shaded right side within large triangles.
Geometric and realistic lion on upper arm
Black and purple watercolour tattoo of a bare tree, crescent moon and stippled mountains, with ink splatter, on a limb.
Bare tree and crescent moon with watercolour sky
Black and grey dotwork and blackwork tattoo of an anatomical heart with a pinwheel above, framing a dog and a penguin in a window, on the lower leg.
Anatomical heart with pinwheel and animals
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a dagger piercing a rose, with dotwork shading, on the forearm of a person standing on a tiled floor.
Dagger and rose on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with hanging chain and bead details, centred on a person's ribs below a grey knit top.
Mandala tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey mandala tattoo with radiating petal shapes and dotted shading on the side of a torso, above the hip.
Mandala tattoo on the side of the torso
Black dotwork tattoo of a stylised bird head with a round eye and feathered lines across the palm and fingers of a hand.
Dotted bird head across the palm and fingers
Black and grey tattoo of curling waves, swirling clouds and a stippled sun with rays, on the upper arm, in a linework style.
Waves and rising sun on an upper arm
Two matching black dotwork tattoos of a cartoon tooth with a grumpy face, one on each person's thigh.
Matching cartoon tooth tattoos on two thighs
Black and grey mountain range tattoo with pine trees on the upper back, framed below by dotted geometric triangle lines.
Mountain range with pine trees on upper back
Black and grey dotwork and fine line drawing of an ornate lotus flower with feathers, beaded chains and a crescent moon, drawn on paper.
Ornate lotus with feathers and moon design
Two black linework insect wing tattoos with dotwork shading at the tips, one on each of two pale limbs against a light grey background.
Two insect wing tattoos on skin
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of pine trees, birds and a sun inside a triangle with mandala petals, on the inner forearm.
Forest and birds in a triangle on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork forearm tattoo of an eye in a sunburst, a shaggy ink cap mushroom, crystals and a puffball within dotted diamond lines.
Eye, mushrooms and crystals on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of pine trees on a forearm, fading into dots towards the wrist, shown in two photos.
Pine forest sleeve on a forearm
Black dotwork moth drawing with spread wings set over a red mandala pattern on a cream background.
Moth within a red mandala
Black and grey realism tattoo of a humpback whale on the upper arm, with the arm raised and flexed.
Whale on an upper arm
Black ink drawing on paper of an ornamental lace-style tattoo design built from scalloped petals, dots and a pointed drop, with no body placement shown.
Ornamental lace-style tattoo design with dangling drops
Black dotwork and fine line mandala tattoo with a radial geometric design on the inner forearm of a person wearing a dark blue top.
Dotwork mandala on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork lotus flower tattoo with fine line outline and the word namaste in script on the forearm.
Lotus with namaste script on a forearm
Black and grey lace-pattern tattoo with dotted chains and droplet accents across the upper back, beside a pale shaded rose.
Lace pattern with dotted chains on upper back
Two clasped hands with black dotwork stars, small symbols on the fingers and a large dotwork eye design on the back of one hand, with gold rings worn on several fingers.
Dotwork stars and eye tattoo across clasped hands
Black and grey fairy silhouette tattoo with shaded wings and a trail of dots across the upper back.
Fairy silhouette with wings on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an elephant with peacock feathers, hibiscus flowers and a mandala pattern on the outer thigh.
Elephant with peacock feathers on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a matryoshka nesting doll with a peony on the outer thigh, photographed in black and white.
Matryoshka doll with peony on thigh
Two black and grey forearm tattoos in a traditional style: a hanging flower with leaves on the left, and a skull within an ace of spades playing card with a skeletal hand on the right.
Flower and ace of spades skull on forearms
Fine line pencil drawing of a lotus flower running along a decorative arrow, with dotwork accents, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Lotus and arrow tattoo design
Black and grey tattoo of a stylised thunderbird with outstretched wings, set within fine geometric circles and lines on the upper arm.
Thunderbird and geometric lines on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a mountain valley with a river inside a circle, on the calf or lower leg.
Mountain valley landscape in a circle
Back of a neck with a black and grey dotwork mandala and star tattoo, shading into colour ornamental designs lower down the neck.
Mandala and star neck tattoo
Black and grey dotwork snake coiled up the forearm with flowers, leaves and small dotted accents, in blackwork style.
Snake and flowers on a forearm
Stippled pen drawing of a crescent moon with a city of domed towers and minarets on its surface, surrounded by small stars, in grey ink on a light grey background.
Crescent moon with a domed city