Dotwork tattoo ideas

4,416 photos and flash · Forearm most common

What will it cost? Try the tattoo cost calculator
Black ornamental winged bird tattoo spanning the upper back and onto the upper arms, in blackwork and dotwork style.
Ornate winged bird tattoo across a back
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
Fine line black and grey geometric mandala tattoo on the upper back beside the shoulder blade.
Geometric mandala on a shoulder blade
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 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 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
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 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
Black and grey dotwork fox head with a rose and flowing leaves tattooed on the upper back.
Fox head with rose on upper back
Black dotted-line star constellation tattoo across the lower back and side of a person's torso, with jeans visible at the waistband.
Star constellation tattoo on lower back
Black dotwork sun tattoo with a stippled centre and pointed rays, centred on the upper back.
Dotwork sun on upper back
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo with dotwork shading at the centre, placed in the middle of the upper back.
Mandala tattoo on upper back
Fine line and dotwork tulips on a stem across a person's upper back, with a small crescent moon near the right shoulder blade.
Two tulips on a stem across a back
Black and grey fine line and dotwork tattoo of a running hare with dotted geometric lines and the words MAKE YOUR LUCK, on a person's upper back.
Running hare with geometric lines on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a cat in a striped jumper fishing from a rowboat under a dotted crescent moon, on the upper back.
Cat fishing from a rowboat on the upper back
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 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 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
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
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 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
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 castle tattoo with a full moon and mountains inside a dotted triangle, placed across the upper back.
Castle, moon and mountains on upper back
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
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of concentric rings of square blocks centred on the upper back of a woman with her hair up, photographed from behind.
Dotwork concentric circle on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an ornate floral heart and dotted chain drapes across a woman's upper back and nape, photographed from behind.
Ornamental floral back piece with dotted chains
Black and grey tattoo of a cartoon owl perched on a dreamcatcher with three feathers hanging below, on the upper back.
Owl on a dreamcatcher across the upper back
Black ornamental damask tattoo with floral motifs down the centre of a bare back, photographed in a mirror selfie.
Ornate damask design down the back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo across a back showing two skeletons inside a geometric dotted frame, an eye in a triangle above, and botanical flowers and a tooth below.
Twin skeletons and eye on a back piece
Black and grey fine line ornamental swirl tattoo with dotted detail, running down the side of a person's back.
Ornamental swirl tattoo on the side of the back
Large black mandala tattoo with fine dotted rings and ornamental petals across the upper back of a person with dark hair.
Black mandala on upper back
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo with dotted drop chains and diamond shapes, centred on a person's upper back.
Lotus mandala on upper back
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a bird in flight on a person's upper back, its wing blending into a bare tree and a leaf.
Bird in flight merging into a tree on the upper back
Two black ink mandala tattoos in a side by side photo: a sun with chain drapes on the chest, and a crescent moon with chain drapes on the upper back.
Sun and crescent moon mandala tattoos
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo spanning the upper back and nape of the neck, with a partial mirrored design on the left shoulder.
Mandala tattoo across the upper back and neck
Photo of a small geometric tattoo of two crossing lines made of dots and dashes in pink, grey and dark ink, on the upper back below the shoulder blade.
Crossed dotted lines on upper back
Black and grey geometric bird in flight tattooed on skin, built from fine lines, overlapping circles and dotwork, placed on the back.
Geometric bird in flight on the back
Black dotwork and blackwork mandala tattoo with a central lotus motif, spanning the upper back and nape of the neck.
Ornamental mandala tattoo across upper back and neck
Woman seen from behind with long hair, showing a dark dotwork mandala tattoo on the middle of her back.
Dark mandala tattoo on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two adult elephants leading three calves in a line across the upper back.
Elephant family walking across the upper back
Collage of four black and grey tattoos on a torso: swirling roses on the ribs, a tribal band at the waist, a dotwork mandala on the chest and a feather with script on the lower back.
Four tattoos on ribs, chest and back
Dark blue dotwork tattoo of dots, strands and a teardrop pendant across a woman's upper back and down her upper arm.
Dotwork drape across the upper back
Back view of a woman showing a large black and grey St George and dragon tattoo across her back, with a colour floral sleeve on her upper arm.
St George and dragon across a back
Black fine line vine and leaf tattoo across the back, shoulder and upper arm of a woman photographed from behind with her hair up.
Vine and leaf tattoo across a back
Colour tattoo of a sunset landscape with a crescent moon, palm tree and pine trees inside a black hexagon, placed in the centre of the upper back.
Hexagon landscape with sunset on upper back
Black fine-line dotwork constellation tattoo of stars and connected dots on a woman's upper back, below the shoulder blade.
Constellation tattoo on upper back