Dotwork tattoo ideas

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Black and grey botanical tattoo of a flowering sprig with leaves and dotted tendrils on the upper arm, against a brick wall.
Botanical sprig on the upper arm
Black and grey Japanese-style tattoo of a wolf with swirling clouds on the upper arm and shoulder, shown from two angles.
Wolf and swirling clouds on upper arm
Arm with a full sleeve tattoo of mandalas, crystals and leaves in dotwork and shading, covering the forearm and upper arm.
Botanical and crystal sleeve on arm
Colourful geometric giraffe head tattoo in dotwork shading on the upper arm of a person wearing a black lace bra strap.
Geometric giraffe head on upper arm
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a smiling crescent moon with a seated black cat on its lower horn, on the upper arm.
Crescent moon and cat on upper arm
Two matching geometric heart tattoos on upper arms, one with a purple wash and one with a teal wash, outlined in black with dotted shading.
Matching geometric hearts on upper arms
Three views of a black dotwork tattoo on a shoulder and upper arm, with chevrons, diamonds and arched mandala bands in a geometric style.
Dotwork geometric shoulder and upper arm tattoo
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a snake coiled around an arrow on the upper arm.
Snake coiled around an arrow on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork sleeve tattoo on a forearm showing a sailing ship, a diver in a brass helmet, a submarine, fish and an octopus.
Nautical sleeve with diver and sailing ship
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with geometric petals and dots on the upper arm of a person wearing a sleeveless top.
Mandala tattoo on an upper arm
Black and grey ornamental mandala tattoos on an upper arm, forearm and side of the ribs, with a person in a bikini standing in clear shallow water.
Ornamental mandala tattoos on arm and ribs
Circular pastel tattoo of a bare tree with stained-glass style panels in pink, purple and blue, with dotted accents, on an upper arm.
Pastel tree in a circle on an upper arm
Full sleeve geometric mandala tattoo in dotwork shading, with small pink rose accents near the elbow, covering the upper arm and forearm.
Full sleeve mandala tattoo on an arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a brain with branching root lines running down the upper arm, shown in a close greyscale photo.
Brain with roots on an upper arm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo on an upper arm showing a castle held in two hands, with a crescent moon, stars and a hand above.
Castle, crescent moon and hands on upper arm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a magpie with spread wings on the forearm and upper arm, shown on a person wearing a black top.
Two magpies with spread wings on both arms
Black geometric feather tattoo with dotwork shading inside a diamond outline on the upper arm, against a white textured wall.
Geometric feather inside a diamond outline on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a full moon with cratered detail, placed on the upper arm.
Full moon tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey fine line crescent moon tattoo with a mandala pattern, dots and dangling chain ornaments on the upper arm.
Crescent moon with mandala and dangling ornaments
Black and grey realism wolf head with oak leaves, acorns and moon phases across an upper arm sleeve, with a dotwork mandala at the shoulder.
Wolf and oak sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a whale tail above a man in profile with a moustache, with a bearded man in the waves.
Whale tail and face in the sea on upper arm
Black and grey botanical rose tattoo on a woman's left shoulder and upper arm, with a rose and dotwork mandala on her right upper arm.
Rose and mandala tattoos on shoulder and upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing a green raptor head with open jaws, two red roses with green leaves, and the words Life uh finds a way.
Raptor head and red roses with lettering
Black and grey dotwork lotus tattoo across the chest and upper abdomen, with a rose on the upper arm and a peony on the hip.
Lotus, rose and peony tattoos on torso
Black and grey engraving-style tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder, with a wolf, skeletons, a bird, an eye, a snake and a crescent moon.
Engraved skeleton and beast scene on upper arm
Fine line constellation tattoo in black dots and small stars on the upper arm, below a green t-shirt sleeve.
Constellation tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork full sleeve tattoo of a mandala, eye and heart ornaments on a woman's upper arm and shoulder.
Ornamental mandala full sleeve on an arm
Woman in a white mesh top taking a mirror selfie, showing a grey dotwork mandala tattoo centred below the bust and a shaded realism rose tattoo on the upper arm.
Mandala and rose tattoos on chest and arm
Black and grey portrait tattoo of a bearded man with shoulder-length hair on the upper arm, with the lettering Only Grohl can judge me below it.
Black and grey portrait with quote on upper arm
Black and grey fine line dagger tattoo with an ornate hilt and dotted detail on the upper arm, photographed in black and white.
Ornate dagger on the upper arm
Black and grey dotwork and linework tattoo on an upper arm showing a stag head with antlers, a flying goose and a crystal cluster within dotted geometric lines.
Stag, goose and crystals on upper arm
Black fine line and dotwork tattoo of a crescent moon filled with a mandala and floral motifs, with chains and drop ornaments hanging below, on the upper arm.
Crescent moon with mandala and dangling charms
Black ink tattoo of a forest floor with morel, chanterelle and oyster mushrooms, a beetle and a slug, in botanical linework and dotwork on the upper arm.
Forest floor with mushrooms and beetle on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a campfire beneath three pine trees and stars inside a circle, on the upper arm.
Campfire and pine trees in a night sky circle
Black and grey dotwork oak leaf tattoo with the year 1908 written above it, sitting on the upper arm.
Oak leaf with date on upper arm
Four side-by-side views of a black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an arm, with geometric gears and circles, a dotwork sky, and a shaded landscape of trees on the forearm.
Full sleeve with gears, trees and dotwork sky
Upper arm tattoo of paisley and floral ornament in grey dotwork shading with red and pink flower accents.
Paisley and floral sleeve on upper arm
Three bands of metallic silver and gold dots in a dotwork-style temporary tattoo on an upper arm, with a hand in front wearing rings.
Metallic dot bands on upper arm
Three black and grey dotwork tattoos: a skull with peonies and a fern on the thigh, a moth over a split skull on the upper arm, and a skull with leaves on the upper arm.
Skulls with peonies, fern and moth tattoos
Black dotwork tattoo of a sun, pine tree and mountain inside an inverted triangle on an upper arm.
Sun, mountain and pine in a triangle
Geometric rabbit head in black linework with stippled grey shading above a solid red faceted heart, tattooed on an upper arm.
Geometric rabbit and red heart on upper arm
Black and grey geometric dotwork full sleeves covering both arms of a shirtless man, with hexagons, dot gradients and sunburst patterns.
Geometric blackwork and dotwork full sleeves
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork shading covering the shoulder and upper arm of a person in a dark top.
Ornate mandala tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey botanical tattoo of roses, a peony bud and leaves covering the upper arm and shoulder of a person lying in white bedding.
Black and grey botanical sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a rose with leaves and a geometric mandala on the upper arm.
Black and grey rose with mandala on upper arm
Close-up of a fine line and dotwork starburst tattoo in black ink on an upper arm, with a hand and gold ring at the left edge.
Fine line starburst on an upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo with dotwork shading and faint red tints on the upper arm and shoulder, showing a central flower surrounded by leaves.
Floral mandala tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey geometric tattoo of a fish with mountains in a circle, framed by diamond outlines and dots, on the upper arm.
Fish and mountains in a diamond frame