Dotwork tattoo ideas

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Linework tattoo on a thigh combining a wireframe cube, an eye within a compass, a skull, a crescent moon and a red sunburst.
Geometric skull and all-seeing eye on a thigh
Small fine line black tattoo of two overlapping triangles with dotwork shading on the inner forearm, shown from two angles.
Two overlapping triangles on the inner forearm
Black and grey rose tattoo with leaves and dotwork shading running along a forearm.
Black and grey rose on a forearm
Close-up of a traditional style tattoo of a smiling sloth hanging from a branch in bold black outline with dotted fur shading, on the lower leg.
Sloth hanging from a branch on a leg
Black and grey dotwork mandala with a moth at its centre, tattooed on the front of a thigh.
Mandala and moth on a thigh
Black line drawing of an ostrich filled with floral mandala and swirl patterns, shown as a fine line flash design with no body placement.
Ostrich with floral mandala pattern
Close-up of a hand with mint green nails and a tiny black three-dot tattoo on a finger, placed between the knuckles.
Three dots tattoo on a finger
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two moon phases stacked on the side of a thigh, with crater detail on the lit halves.
Two moon phases on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork mandala with a flower of life centre and leaf motifs covering the back of a hand and forearm, with small letters on the fingers.
Mandala and flower of life on hand and forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a smiling cartoon teapot with dotted bubbles rising above it, on the lower leg.
Cartoon teapot with bubbles on a calf
Black ink line drawing of a rose with stippled centre and leaves inside a geometric wireframe, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Geometric rose line drawing
Black and grey dotwork and blackwork tattoo of mountains, pine trees and a crescent moon within an ornate frame, on a calf.
Mountain, moon and pine tree calf tattoo
Black and grey dotwork chest tattoo of a howling wolf on a rock beneath a full moon, moon phases, pine forest and mountains, placed across the chest.
Wolf, forest and moon phases on a chest
Black and grey flash drawing of a rebel-style emblem, a droid and a rose set over an inverted triangle, with dotwork shading and no body placement shown.
Rebel emblem, droid and rose design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a whale with its tail raised above a shaded rectangle, placed on the outer thigh.
Whale and dotwork block on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo in a circle on the side of the ribs, showing a sun over mountains, a ringed planet and a spiral galaxy.
Dotwork sun, mountains and galaxy in a circle
Man with full black and grey geometric dotwork sleeves, snowflake-style shoulder pieces and a chest design, photographed against a dark background.
Geometric dotwork sleeves and chest on a shirtless man
Two black and grey dotwork flash designs in a sketchbook: a shaded rose cluster with leaves over a cracked triangle, and a geometric deer skull with antlers, feathers and flowers.
Rose and geometric deer skull dotwork designs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a mountain peak and moon inside a circle, placed on the calf.
Mountain and moon in a dotwork circle on a calf
Close view of a fine line geometric tattoo with dotwork on a forearm, held against a brown leather bag with embossed line patterns.
Geometric lines and dots on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a hand making the ILY sign, placed on the ankle of a bare foot.
Sign language hand on an ankle
Black and grey dotwork and fine line bull skull tattoo with crossed arrows and a crescent moon on the back of a leg, framed by thin geometric circles.
Bull skull with arrows and moon on a leg
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a bee with spread wings over a honeycomb pattern on the inner upper arm.
Bee over honeycomb dotwork on upper arm
Traditional style gramophone tattoo with red and green leaves on the back of a hand.
Gramophone on the back of a hand
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a hawk perched on an inverted triangle with dotted lines, on the inner forearm.
Hawk perched on a triangle on a forearm
Black and grey Polynesian-style tribal tattoo with spirals and triangles wrapping the upper arm, with stippled dotwork shading.
Polynesian-style tribal upper arm tattoo
Black and grey tattoo of pine tree silhouettes fading into stippled dotwork shading on the inner forearm, with a silver crescent moon bracelet at the wrist.
Pine treeline fading into dotwork on forearm
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala with small red-tipped buds tattooed across the upper back.
Lotus mandala across upper back
Fine line black arrow tattoo on the forearm below the elbow, with a small cluster of dots on the upper arm, shown on a bare arm beside a white t-shirt.
Dot cluster and small arrow on an arm
Black and grey dotwork sugar skull surrounded by mandala and lotus florals on the outer thigh.
Sugar skull with mandala florals on thigh
Black and grey tattoo of a curled tabby cat with a hand shape over its back, placed on the side of the ribs.
Tabby cat tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey tattoos on a woman's forearms, upper arm and fingers, including a dotwork mandala, a rose, flowers and a portrait of a woman in a headpiece, with her face hidden behind her hands.
Mandala, floral and portrait sleeve on arms and hands
Black and grey hamsa hand tattoo with an eye and heart at the centre, placed on a woman's ribs beside a grey tank top.
Hamsa hand tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey skull hourglass tattoo with stippled shading and hatched linework on the inner forearm.
Skull hourglass on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork and fine line drawing of a symmetrical geometric lotus ornament with a vertical stem, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Geometric lotus-style ornament design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a lower leg showing a cat reaching up towards a ringed planet held on a chain by a hand, set within a dotted geometric panel.
Cat and planet on a calf
Black henna-style floral and dotted lace design across a person's lower back and hips, above red underwear.
Henna-style lace design on lower back
Black ink flash sheet of traditional-style designs including hands, daggers, a skull, a rose and a candle, drawn on white paper.
Black ink flash sheet of hands, daggers and skulls
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a moon, stars, mountains and pine trees inside a circle on the inner forearm.
Moon, mountains and pines in a circle on a forearm
Black and grey traditional dotwork tattoo on the upper arm showing a toothed creature, a beaked figure in a plaid shirt and a spider web.
Toothed creature and beaked figure with spider web
Collage of four black and grey tattoos on skin: a dotwork pine tree with roots, a geometric fox head, a sailboat above a geometric iceberg, and a botanical bouquet of flowers and wheat.
Four black and grey tattoos: tree, fox, sailboat, flowers
Fine line dotwork tattoo of a dotted chain with two diamond charms wrapped around the ankle.
Dotted chain anklet with diamond charms
Black and grey dotwork geometric lotus tattoo with layered triangles, placed on the centre of the chest above a black lace bra.
Geometric lotus on the chest
Black and grey lotus mandala tattoo with dotwork shading on the upper back of a woman with her hair tied up, set in a wooded background.
Lotus mandala on upper back
Black and grey dotwork lotus tattoo with geometric lines across a woman's upper back, shown in a full view and a close-up.
Dotwork lotus on upper back
Tiny black fine line smiley face tattoo on the side of a finger on a hand resting on a dark surface.
Small smiley face on a finger
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on an upper arm showing a skeletal animal, a crescent moon, a large flower and dotted geometric lines.
Skeletal animal, moon and flower on upper arm
Black fine line tattoo of an arrow with a chain of knots, a spiral and a gem pendant, running down a limb below a rolled denim hem.
Arrow with knot chain and gem drop