Dotwork tattoo ideas

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Black blackwork and dotwork mandala tattoo with a white heart at its centre, placed on the calf.
Mandala with a heart on a calf
Black and grey dotwork peony tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm of a person wearing a grey top, against a dark background.
Black and grey peony on shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm showing a silhouetted man standing atop a spiral of stacked books beneath a stippled galaxy.
Silhouetted figure on stacked books under a starry sky
Two black and grey dotwork tattoos on forearms: on the left a moon in a triangle above a rocket, on the right an eye in an inverted triangle, both framed by fine geometric circles.
Moon over rocket and eye in triangle on forearms
Small black ink lotus tattoo with fine mandala detailing and dot accents on an ankle.
Lotus tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey dotwork mountain and forest scene in a diamond shape with a red dotwork moon above, on a calf.
Red moon and mountain diamond on a calf
Black and grey dotwork and blackwork tattoo of a woman with closed eyes and windswept hair filled with stars and moons, on the upper back.
Woman with starry flowing hair on upper back
Black and grey dotwork pine tree running down the inner forearm of a man wearing a red and black checked shirt, with a thin single line forming the trunk.
Pine tree silhouette on a forearm
Black and grey traditional tattoo on the forearm showing a man in profile with a pompadour, with a couple kissing inside his silhouette.
Couple kissing within a pompadour silhouette
Black and grey drawing of a compass rose with two shaded roses at its centre, shown on paper as a tattoo design.
Compass rose with roses design
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a peony, poppy and orchid-like flower with rosemary sprigs on the outer thigh, drawn in fine line and dotwork shading.
Floral bouquet on the thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a columnar cactus with spines in a striped clay pot, on the calf.
Cactus in a pot on a calf
Two small black ink hamsa hand tattoos in dotwork style, one on each lower leg, with a lace top and silver bracelets visible.
Two matching hamsa hand tattoos on the legs
Upper arm tattoo of a woman with long hair seen from behind, in grey dotwork shading, with melting red, orange, blue and purple abstract shapes below her.
Woman with long hair and melting colour on upper arm
Fine line black and grey geometric mandala tattoo on the upper back beside the shoulder blade.
Geometric mandala on a shoulder blade
Black line drawing of a vertical geometric tattoo design, stacking triangles, diamonds, chevrons and a small circle along a central line, with grey dotwork shading on some shapes.
Vertical geometric stack design
Black and grey circular tattoo of a crescent moon, stars, waves and a whale tail in fine line and dotwork on the upper back near the shoulder.
Moon, waves and whale tail in a circle on a shoulder
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo centred between the shoulder blades on a person's upper back, photographed from behind.
Mandala tattoo on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a radiating leaf mandala on the back of a hand, with a geometric cube pattern running up the forearm.
Leaf mandala tattoo on the hand
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical mandala design with leaf sprigs, dotted chains and droplet shapes, drawn on white paper with fine liner pens beside it.
Mandala design with leaves and dotted chains
Black and grey botanical tattoo of pansies and a lavender sprig on the upper arm, shaded with fine stippled dotwork.
Pansies and lavender sprig on upper arm
Fine line constellation tattoo of small dots and star-shaped points on the ribs, in black ink against grey fabric.
Constellation tattoo on the ribs
Black ink lotus mandala tattoo with dotwork detail centred on a woman's mid back, between the shoulder blades.
Lotus mandala tattoo on mid back
Black and grey fine line and dotwork tattoo of stars, branches and snowflake motifs, mirrored symmetrically on the lower leg above the ankle.
Symmetrical star and branch motif on an ankle
Close view of gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos on a wrist, forearm and upper arm, with ornate, geometric and dotted designs.
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos on arm
Black and grey tattoo of a sailing ship across the ribs with roses, feathers and an anchor on the hip and thigh.
Sailing ship, roses and anchor on ribs and thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a whale swimming beside a stippled full moon on the inner forearm.
Whale and moon on a forearm
Black and grey mandala tattoo with fine radiating petals and dotted shading on the upper arm, photographed against a pale background.
Black mandala tattoo on upper arm
Pen and ink lettering design of an ornate numeral five with dotwork shading, hatching and swirling flourishes, drawn on paper beside pens and a ruler.
Ornate numeral five lettering design
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a bird with a fish-like head and clawed feet on a calf, with hatched and dotted shading.
Fish-headed bird on a calf
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a seated cat on a stack of books, placed on the inner upper arm.
Black cat sitting on a stack of books
Black and grey traditional flash design of a torch with a swirling flame and an eye on the globe-shaped holder, with no body placement shown.
Torch with flame and eye design
Black and grey pencil and ink drawing of a rose set within a dotwork mandala, with feathered leaves, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Rose and mandala design on paper
Three black and white geometric dotwork tattoo designs drawn on white, built from stacked triangles, diamonds and dotted shading.
Three geometric dotwork design sketches
Black dotwork and geometric dragonfly tattoo with stippled wings and a long thin body on the upper arm of a woman in a knit cardigan.
Geometric dragonfly on an upper arm
Black fine line and dotwork tattoo of antlers, two arrows and a floral band above the script words expecto patronum, on the inner forearm.
Antlers, arrows and script on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork peony with leaves inside a mandala-style border, tattooed on the forearm.
Peony and mandala on a forearm
Black linework compass rose tattoo design with a central ornate monogram, dotwork flourishes and a long pointed arrow-style needle, drawn on a pale paper background.
Ornate compass rose design with central monogram
Fine line blue jellyfish tattoo with dotwork dots and a line of script on a woman's upper arm.
Blue jellyfish on an upper arm
Black blackwork and dotwork full sleeve with mandala-style panels and fern motifs covering the upper arm and forearm of a woman in a black vest top.
Black ornamental full sleeve with fern motifs
Black ink tattoo of a rabbit filled with mandala-style patterns and dots, sitting on the thigh.
Patterned rabbit on the thigh
Black ink lotus mandala with an Om symbol above it, in dotwork and linework, on a person's back.
Lotus mandala with Om symbol on a back
Black and grey Celtic knotwork sleeves cover both arms, with a circular tree of life design on the upper back, in a black and white photo of a shirtless man with raised arms.
Celtic knotwork sleeves and tree of life back piece
Fine line black circle tattoo with a few small dots on the forearm, beside a rolled cream sleeve.
Single fine line circle on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork and linework tattoo of a whale tail among curling waves inside a circle, placed on a woman's upper back.
Whale tail in circular waves on upper back
Black ink flash drawing of a woman's portrait with a flower crown, braided hair, crescent moon earring and geometric collar, in a neo-traditional style.
Female portrait with flowers and geometric collar
Gold and black line drawing of a bee with honeycomb and floral patterns across its wings, head and abdomen, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Honeycomb and floral bee design
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with a central om symbol on the upper back of a woman with long brown hair.
Mandala with om symbol on upper back