Dotwork tattoo ideas

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Black and white photo of a forearm with a wide band of black dotwork dots around the wrist, the hand resting on a dark fabric.
Dotwork band on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo centred on the sternum, with hands crossing over the chest above it.
Mandala tattoo on the sternum
Three black and grey photographs of forearms with geometric blackwork tattoos of hexagons, stripes and star shapes, shown from the same angle.
Geometric blackwork forearm sleeves in three views
Small black fine line hamsa hand with an eye in the palm and a dotted outline, tattooed on the back of a foot near the ankle.
Small hamsa hand with eye on a heel
Black and grey drawing of a symmetrical mandala tattoo design with a central flower, leaves and dotwork, shown on cream paper with no body placement.
Mandala flower design in black and grey
Black ink hamsa hand tattoo with ornate patterned detail, placed centrally on a woman's upper back while her arms are raised.
Hamsa hand on upper back
Black and grey mandala tattoo with a dotted outline on the side of a ribcage, in dotwork and geometric style.
Mandala tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on the upper arm showing two figures with bird skulls for heads, with the words NEVER TRUST THE LIVING between them.
Two bird-skulled figures with Never Trust the Living
Black ink dotwork tattoo of a fish riding a bicycle while smoking a cigarette, placed on the leg.
Fish riding a bicycle and smoking
Colour tattoo of a mountain, pine trees, a lake and yellow flowers inside a diamond frame on the outer thigh, in a neo-traditional style.
Mountain lake and pines on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork flash design of an ornate central motif with crescent moons and geometric diamonds on a white background.
Ornamental dotwork design with crescent moons
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a sun with a face and orbiting planets on the inside of a forearm, with a small cluster of stars.
Sun and planets on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a mountain landscape with a cabin and pine trees in a circle, with the words Home is where the mountains are, on an upper arm.
Mountain landscape with Home is where the mountains are
Gold ink drawing of an ornate geometric mandala with dotted chains and drop shapes on dark paper, shown as a tattoo design rather than a tattoo on skin.
Gold mandala design with dotted chains
Black ornamental mandala tattoo wrapping around the inner wrist and lower forearm, built from dotwork and fine linework.
Ornate mandala wrist cuff tattoo
Black and grey fine line geometric tattoo of overlapping circles and ornate detail on the inner forearm, with vertical lines running up the arm.
Geometric circle tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey rose tattoo with a thorned stem and two leaves on the ankle, shaded with stippled dotwork on the petals.
Rose with thorned stem on an ankle
Black and grey lily of the valley tattoo on the upper arm, drawn in fine line with dotwork shading on the leaf.
Lily of the valley on the upper arm
Black and grey dotwork globe tattoo showing the Americas in solid black, with two outlined clouds, on an upper arm.
Globe with clouds on an upper arm
Small black and grey tattoo of two mountain peaks with dotted shading on the side of a foot near the ankle, in a fine line style.
Two mountain peaks on a foot
Black and grey shaded tattoo of a small pale figure in a dark fading patch on the outer thigh, with a light blue top and purple bed behind.
Black and grey figure tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two skeleton hands reaching towards each other above the sternum, with a wishbone shape between them.
Skeleton hands framing a wishbone on the chest
Black line drawing of a lotus flower with crescent moons, flowers and dotted triangles in a circular fine line design, shown on white paper beside a Micron pen.
Lotus and moon phases design on paper
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an elephant-headed figure with an ornate crown on a finger of a hand.
Elephant-headed figure on a finger
Black and grey dotwork and linework mandala tattoo, mirrored across the ankles and tops of both feet.
Mirrored mandala across both feet
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a pine forest treeline on a forearm, fading into stippled dots towards the wrist, shown from two angles.
Pine forest treeline on forearm
Black and grey wolf head tattoo on the upper back, with a realistic fur half and an ornamental dotwork half.
Wolf head with ornamental half on upper back
Close-up of a black and grey mandala and floral tattoo with dotted shading on a woman's forearm, while her hand rests on her hip.
Mandala and floral forearm tattoo
Black dotwork tattoo of a scallop shell with a stippled fan of ridges and a bold outline, on the inner forearm.
Scallop shell on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder of a woman in profile, wearing a black tank top.
Lotus mandala tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey neo-traditional design of a cat's face inside a heart-shaped dotted and lace-edged frame, printed on a cream tote bag.
Cat in a heart-shaped ornate frame
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork shading on the outer thigh of a person in white denim shorts.
Mandala tattoo on a thigh
Two square white cards on a wooden table, each showing a gold radial mandala design with petal shapes and dotted borders, drawn as a tattoo flash style design.
Gold mandala designs on two white cards
Dotwork mandala tattoo on the upper back with blue teardrop panels holding white lightning bolt, triangle, skull and animal motifs around a lotus centre.
Mandala with blue symbol panels on upper back
Black and grey sunflower tattoo in a botanical style, with dotwork shading in the centre, on a forearm.
Sunflower tattoo on a forearm
Three pencil and ink flash drawings of roses inside triangular frames, drawn on translucent paper, with botanical and geometric detailing.
Three triangle framed rose designs on tracing paper
Pencil and ink design drawing of a leaping antlered hare decorated with purple dahlia flowers, drawn in dotwork shading on tracing paper.
Leaping hare with antlers and purple dahlias
Mixed-colour stag head tattoo with grey shading, yellow dotwork accents and a fine line arrow on a forearm.
Stag head and arrow on a forearm
Black and grey crescent moon tattoo with a stylised face, filigree swirls, stars and dotted chains on the ribs.
Crescent moon with face on ribs
Black and grey geometric unicorn head tattoo on a lower leg, with dotwork shading and triangular shards breaking away below it.
Geometric unicorn head on a calf
Small black and grey dotwork tattoo of a black cat sitting on a stack of books on the inner upper arm.
Black cat sitting on stacked books
Black and grey castle tattoo with a full moon and mountains inside a dotted triangle, placed across the upper back.
Castle, moon and mountains on upper back
Small fine line and dotwork hourglass tattoo with swirls and dots on the inner wrist and forearm, in black ink.
Small hourglass on the inner wrist
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a pine treeline forming a band around the forearm near the elbow, fading to light dots at the top.
Pine tree treeline armband on forearm
Black and grey mandala tattoo with a rose, leaves and a hanging crescent moon on the forearm, in a dotwork style.
Mandala and rose on a forearm
Black ink butterfly tattoo with lace-like wing patterns and dotted trailing lines, in a blackwork style, on a person's upper back over the shoulder blade.
Lace-patterned butterfly on a shoulder blade
Black and grey dotwork and realism tattoo of an owl, jellyfish and spiral forms with dotted geometric lines across a person's back and upper arm.
Owl and sea creatures across back and arm
Small black and grey cat tattoo with stippled shading on the ankle, shown in a black and white close-up with a trouser cuff above it.
Small cat on an ankle