Dotwork tattoo ideas

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Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an acoustic guitar on a forearm, with a tree, stars and mountains filling the body.
Guitar with tree and mountains on forearm
Black and grey fine line lotus tattoo with dotted shading on the inner wrist, below a knitted sleeve.
Small lotus tattoo on a wrist
Black ink drawing of a horned wolf with a third eye resting above a stippled skull, with a feather beside it, in a dotwork style.
Horned wolf and skull design
Black and grey elephant head tattoo with mandala ornaments and a lotus on the inner forearm.
Mandala elephant head on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of cattails and reeds with stippled shading on the outer upper arm, with a dark sleeve and stone wall behind.
Cattails tattoo on an upper arm
Flash sheet of seven vertical geometric arrow designs in black linework and dotwork on a cream background, with no body placement shown.
Geometric arrow flash sheet
Black and grey dotwork owl tattoo with a mandala-patterned body and wings, on the side of a person's ribs.
Mandala owl on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a skeleton hand forming a V sign on the forearm.
Skeleton hand making a V sign
Black and grey fine line tattoo of antlers with a small flower and dotted trailing lines, placed on the back of a person's neck.
Antlers with flowers on the back of the neck
Black and grey sunflower tattoo with dotwork shading at the centre and faded leaves, placed on the chest below the bust.
Sunflower tattoo on the chest
Colourful geometric deer head tattoo with dotwork antlers and swirls on an arm, with teal, pink and brown fills.
Geometric deer head on an arm
Black and grey mandala tattoo with a central Om symbol across the top of a foot, in a dotwork style.
Om mandala tattoo on the top of a foot
Fine line tattoo of a dotted line with small star shapes running diagonally along a forearm, beside a flower vase on a wooden table.
Dotted line with small stars on a forearm
Black ink drawing of four stacked flowers joined by a thin vertical line and dots, shown as a tattoo design on grey paper.
Four stacked flowers on a vertical line
Black and grey rose tattoos with leaves and buds on a forearm, with a blank band of skin left between the two sections.
Black rose tattoos across a forearm
Black and grey dotwork-shaded compass rose tattoo with a fleur-de-lis and scrolls on the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Compass rose with scrollwork on upper back
Black and grey dotwork and fine line tattoo of a sequence of moon phases stacked vertically on a forearm, with a smaller matching version on the other arm.
Moon phases tattoo on both forearms
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a moth with eyespot markings on its wings and feathered antennae.
Moth with eyespot wings in dotwork
Small black fine-line constellation tattoo of dotted stars joined by a line, placed on the side of the ribs.
Constellation tattoo on the ribs
Black ink dotwork and line drawing of a woman's profile with hummingbirds, a mandala, feathers and a compass rose, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Woman with hummingbirds and mandala design
Black compass rose tattoo with dotwork ring and N, E, S, W letters on the outer forearm of a person wearing a dark top.
Compass rose on a forearm
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo design of an owl with a sugar skull face, flanked by small flowers on a plain background.
Owl and sugar skull design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a draped ghost with two dot eyes on the forearm, shown against a pale skin background.
Dotwork ghost on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of paisley motifs and flowering stems covering the upper arm, with a dark tank top at the shoulder.
Floral paisley dotwork on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a twisting tree with a perched bird and a dotwork cube pattern on a person's ribs.
Tree and geometric cube tattoo on ribs
Black and grey blackwork tattoo running down the spine of a bare back, with a geometric arrowhead motif at the base.
Spinal tribal band ending in an arrowhead
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a horse's head and mane in front of a mandala, on the outer thigh.
Horse with mandala on a thigh
Colourful floral sleeve tattoo with dotwork fill covering the upper arm and forearm, shown from two angles.
Floral sleeve tattoo on an arm
Black and grey dotwork drawing of two snakes forming an infinity symbol inside a circle, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Two snakes forming an infinity symbol in a circle
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a small leafy sprig with stippled leaves on the inner forearm, shown against a dark sleeve and pale wall.
Small leafy sprig on the forearm
Black and grey mandala tattoo in dotwork and fine line covering the back of a hand and down the middle finger.
Mandala tattoo on the back of a hand
Two hands held together in sepia, each with a black and grey tattoo on the back of the hand: a tea bag tagged TEA on the left and a steaming teacup on the right.
Tea bag and teacup hand tattoos
Black ink flash drawing of a dragon head with densely patterned scales, spiky frills and a red eye, suitable as a design for a tattoo.
Patterned dragon head in pen and ink
Close view of a hand resting on a floral sheet, showing a fine line and dot constellation tattoo in black ink on the inner wrist.
Small star constellation on the wrist
Black and grey photograph of a fine line and dotwork lotus tattoo with the script words Dreaming is believing and a vertical endless knot on a person's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Lotus and script quote on upper back
Black and white diptych of two swan tattoos on an upper arm: a solid swan with dotted fading wing on the left, and a fine line outline swan on the right.
Swan tattoos on the upper arm, solid and outline
Black and grey dotwork seahorse tattoo on a shoulder and upper arm, shown beside a seahorse design built from dots on a tan background.
Seahorse tattoo on a shoulder in dotwork
Black dotwork and geometric mandala tattoo on the upper thigh of a person whose hands are holding their underwear waistband.
Dotwork mandala tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey neo-traditional key tattoo with red shading on the bow, crossing a rope-framed compass rose on the forearm.
Key and compass rose on a forearm
Black and grey botanical mandala tattoo with dotwork and flowing swirls running from behind the ear down the side of the neck.
Mandala and swirl tattoo on the side of the neck
White dotwork design of a six-pointed symmetrical swirl ornament with scrolls and curls on a black background, shown as a flash-style drawing rather than on skin.
Dotwork six-point swirl ornament design
Black ink lotus mandala with intricate fine line patterning and three dots above it, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Ornate lotus mandala on a wrist
Red and blue fine line tattoo of a saguaro cactus with a stippled crescent moon and small stars on the outer thigh.
Cactus, crescent moon and stars on a thigh
Black dotwork tattoo of a globe showing Africa and part of Europe, placed on a forearm.
Dotwork globe showing Africa on a forearm
Black and grey owl tattoo with spread wings, a green gem and a dotwork sunburst, with an arrow beneath, on a torso in traditional style.
Owl with spread wings and arrow on the torso
Black and grey fine line constellation tattoo of connected star points on the inner forearm, shown in a black and white photograph.
Constellation tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a wolf head on the upper thigh, one half realistic and the other half a geometric mandala pattern.
Split wolf head tattoo on thigh
Back of a shaved head and neck with a black line lotus mandala on the scalp, a stemmed lotus design down the neck and mandala pieces across the shoulders.
Lotus mandala on scalp and neck