Dotwork tattoo ideas

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Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with a central flower on a woman's shoulder, with a patterned fabric in the background.
Mandala tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey dotwork mandala and hexagon leg sleeves running from thigh to ankle on three pairs of legs.
Dotwork mandala leg sleeves on three legs
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a sunflower with leaves and a stem running down the inner upper arm.
Sunflower and leaves on upper arm
Two matching neo-traditional tattoos on wrists: a heart-shaped padlock with the word Always and a key with the word Forever, in grey shading with dotwork accents.
Padlock and key pair on two wrists
Black and grey botanical tattoo of peonies and leaves across a person's side over the ribs, with dotwork shading.
Peony and leaves on the ribs
Small black and grey sailing ship tattoo with stippled shading and rigging on the back of a hand.
Sailing ship on the back of a hand
Small black and grey shaded tattoo of a seated panda on the upper arm, with a grey t-shirt sleeve visible.
Seated panda on an upper arm
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
Black and grey ornate floral mandala tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder, with fine linework and dotted shading.
Ornate floral mandala on upper arm and shoulder
Dotwork moon phase tattoos in black and grey across three fingers of a hand, with black nail polish.
Moon phases on three fingers
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a large teacup balanced on a figure's head, with legs poking out of the cup, on the thigh.
Teacup balanced on a figure's head
Black and grey lotus flower within a dotwork mandala tattoo across the underbust, with the shirt lifted to show the design.
Lotus mandala underbust tattoo
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo covering a forearm, with a large flower near the elbow and geometric patterns running down towards the wrist.
Mandala forearm sleeve in black and grey dotwork
Black ink flash design of a smiling sun with a face and a crescent moon decorated with mandala patterns, with dangling ornaments below, in fine line and dotwork style.
Sun and crescent moon with mandala detail
Black and pale ink snakes coil together on a forearm above the words don't panic in script, in a blackwork and dotwork style.
Intertwined snakes and script on a forearm
Black line drawing of a botanical tattoo design with poppy flowers, dotwork and paisley-like ornaments, with dangling drop chains, on a white background.
Poppy and mandala tattoo design
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 ink tattoo on a forearm showing a city skyline, a sign reading EDGE, a dog and a seated child on a horizontal line, in a dotwork and line style.
City skyline, dog and child on a forearm
Two hands with small black geometric finger tattoos of chevrons, triangles and dots, worn alongside gold rings.
Geometric finger tattoos with gold rings
Black and grey Japanese-style wave tattoo with fine linework and dotwork shading on the inner arm.
Great wave tattoo with dotwork shading
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a pine tree and mountains inside a dotted diamond and solid triangle, on the inner forearm.
Pine tree and mountains on a forearm
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 tattoo of a Totoro-style character framed by peony-like flowers and grape clusters on the upper arm and shoulder, with dotwork shading.
Totoro-style character with flowers on upper arm
Black and grey fine line mandala dreamcatcher tattoo with dangling feathers and beaded chains on a person's upper arm.
Mandala and feather dreamcatcher on upper arm
Two wrists side by side, each with a small dark blue-black compass rose tattoo with a dotwork centre, placed on the inner wrist.
Matching compass tattoos on two wrists
Black and grey fine line tattoo of planets in a row down the inner forearm, including two ringed planets and a banded planet in the middle.
Solar system planets down a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of lily-like flowers and leaves inside a dotted diamond outline on the upper thigh.
Floral tattoo in a diamond on a thigh
Black ink drawing of a tattoo design showing an anchor, a heart with a cross, three roses and a dotted rope over a lace-like mesh, in a traditional style.
Anchor, heart and roses tattoo design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of animal skulls with antlers and leaves on the outer thigh, in a botanical style.
Animal skulls and leaves on a thigh
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork rings and petal-like points on the side of the ribs.
Mandala tattoo on the ribs
Two black ink tattoos on forearms: an avocado cut in half with dotwork shading on the left, and a pineapple outline on the right.
Avocado and pineapple tattoos on forearms
Black linework rose with leaves and berries on a woman's shoulder, in a botanical style.
Rose and leaves on a shoulder
Hand-drawn mandala tattoo design in black pen with stippled dotwork shading and touches of red, yellow and green, shown on plain white paper.
Dotwork mandala design in red, yellow and green
Black dotwork drawing of a snail with a spiral shell and extended eye stalks, shown on a grey background as a tattoo design.
Stippled snail design
Black and grey fine line lotus tattoo with dotwork shading and geometric circles and lines on the upper thigh.
Lotus and geometric lines on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with a central flower and scrolled petal ring, shown on the outer forearm of a person in a blurred street setting.
Dotwork mandala on the forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a solid black heart with a dotted border, two red flowers and an orange flower with dark green leaves, on the inner forearm.
Black heart with red flowers on forearm
Hand-drawn flash design of purple flowers, a thimble and a teal thread spool inside a dotted circle, shown on paper surrounded by buttons and drawing tools.
Flowers, thimble and thread spool design
Fine line black tattoo of a wave inside a circle on the inner forearm of a pale-skinned arm.
Small wave in a circle on a forearm
Two-panel photo of black and grey dotwork fern tattoos on an upper arm, one a full frond and one an unfurling fiddlehead.
Fern and fiddlehead on upper arm
Black and grey realism wolf head tattoo on an upper thigh, framed by a dotwork mandala above and a geometric flower of life pattern below.
Wolf head with mandala and geometric pattern on thigh
Black ink line drawing of a paisley and floral motif with dotted and mandala-like detail, a flash-style design on cream paper.
Paisley and floral ink drawing
Black line stencil of an ornate hamsa hand with mandala patterns and dotted border on transfer paper, with a faint pink outline behind it.
Hamsa hand stencil with mandala detail
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a skull with a snake coiling through it, on the forearm.
Skull and snake on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork mandala, crescent moons and a flower of life design with cloud swirls across the abdomen.
Mandala, moons and flower of life on abdomen
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
Black dotwork and linework tattoo of a sailing ship on waves inside a circle with clouds and birds, on the upper arm.
Sailing ship in a dotwork circle
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a raven perched on a branch, with a mandala filling its body, on the upper leg.
Raven with mandala on a thigh