Dotwork tattoo ideas

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Black and grey dotwork rose tattoo with outlined leaves on the side of the ribs, with a light patterned top visible beside it.
Dotwork rose on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork and geometric paw tattoos with claws on the tops of both bare feet, with black toenail polish.
Matching paw tattoos on both feet
Black ink dotwork drawing of the Nefertiti bust in profile with a stippled headdress and ornate lace-like collar, shown on white paper held between fingers.
Nefertiti bust drawing in dotwork
Two black and grey dotwork tattoos: a crescent moon with a drawn face and hanging chains on the upper arm, and a draped chain pattern across the shoulder.
Crescent moon and dotwork chains on arm and shoulder
Black and orange lotus flower tattoo with a dotted line and small star motifs below it, on a woman's upper back.
Lotus flower with dotted trail on upper back
Black and grey geometric feather tattoo on the inner forearm, with an outlined faceted top fading into solid black dotwork at the base.
Geometric feather on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a hairless cat's head in profile, set inside a solid black circle on the upper chest.
Hairless cat in a black circle on the chest
Black dotwork mandala tattoo of a layered flower behind a person's ear, shown from the side with their hair pulled back.
Dotwork mandala behind the ear
Black and grey dotwork and fine line tattoo of a figure with a television for a head and a braided plait, on the thigh and leg, shown in two photographs.
Figure with a television head on a leg
Black and grey dotwork rose with leaves on the inner forearm, sitting above a fine-line geometric diamond and triangle design.
Black and grey rose with geometric diamond on forearm
Black and grey stippled dotwork design of an anchor wrapped in a rope and a banner reading I Refuse To Sink, shown as a drawing with no body placement visible.
Anchor with I Refuse To Sink banner
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an eye inside a triangle with radiating lines, on the palm of a hand.
All-seeing eye in a triangle on a palm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a leafy branch with a round fruit on the inner forearm, drawn with fine stippled shading.
Leafy branch with fruit on a forearm
Black geometric diamond tattoo with dotwork shading and a sunburst arc on a forearm, close to the wrist.
Geometric diamond and dotwork band on forearm
Black and white photo of two hands with fine dotwork tattoos on the fingers, forming chain-like geometric patterns with small triangles and crosses.
Dotwork finger chain tattoos on both hands
Black ink drawing of a cat skull with stippled shading above a single open eye, on a plain light background, shown as a tattoo design.
Cat skull and eye design
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a crescent moon with mandala-style patterns along its edge and a cluster of blossoms and leaves on its left side.
Crescent moon with blossoms in dotwork
Black and grey dotwork design of an ornate stag head with geometric triangles, hexagons and antlers, shown as a flash drawing on a white background.
Geometric stag head design
Black and grey skull tattoo with a peony flower on the inner forearm, shaded in a realistic style.
Skull and peony on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork pine tree silhouettes on a forearm, fading into dotwork stipple towards the wrist.
Pine forest fading to dotwork on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of two crossed bones with small Fig. 22 lettering on the inner upper arm, shaded in dotwork against a dark textured wall.
Crossed bones with Fig. 22 on the upper arm
A grid of many black and white crown designs in varied ornate styles, presented as flash sheet artwork with no body placement shown.
Grid of black crown designs
Black and white photo of a small fine line dotwork tattoo of raised braille-style dots in a short row on the ribs.
Small braille-style dots on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on an upper arm showing a crescent moon and stars above mountains, pine trees, a cabin and a winding path inside an oval frame.
Night sky mountain cabin scene on upper arm
Black linework drawing on paper of a tattoo design with a swallow, an hourglass, flower blooms, leaves and dotted beads, with no body part shown.
Swallow, hourglass and flowers design
Black and white photo of three small solid black dots arranged in a loose triangle as a dotwork tattoo on the inner wrist.
Three small dots on the inner wrist
Black and grey tattoo of planets and dots running down the inner forearm, with a ringed planet like Saturn in the middle.
Solar system planets down a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a black cat head with red ears, wide staring eyes and a dotted starry background, on a limb with other tattoos nearby.
Black cat head with red ears on a limb
Pencil and ink drawing of an elephant head framed by black dotwork mandalas with red accents, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Elephant and mandala tattoo design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a human skull merged with a spiral sea shell, placed on a limb.
Skull and spiral shell on a limb
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of mountains and pine trees inside a diamond shape on the inner forearm.
Mountain and pine forest in a geometric frame on a forearm
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo with dotwork shading on the inner forearm, showing a radiating flower and a faceted star.
Geometric mandala on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a bee with outspread wings and honeycomb patterns across its head, thorax and abdomen, shown on a white background.
Dotwork bee with honeycomb details
Black dotwork tattoo of a geometric icosahedron on the outer thigh, shown below rolled denim shorts.
Dotwork icosahedron on a thigh
Black and grey stippled drawing of an anchor wrapped in two banners reading Reckless and Brave, held up on a white card in a hand.
Anchor with Reckless and Brave banners
Black and grey geometric tattoo of a sun, circles, triangles and a crescent moon on a person's upper back, drawn with fine lines and dotwork.
Geometric sun and moon on the upper back
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a radiating flower with dotted berry clusters wrapped around the upper arm near the elbow.
Radiating floral mandala on upper arm
Black and grey peony tattoo with two leaves on the inner upper arm, shaded in fine dotwork detail.
Peony on the inner upper arm
Black and grey chrysanthemum tattoo with buds and crystal shapes on the outer thigh, drawn in a botanical style with dotwork shading.
Chrysanthemums and crystals on a thigh
Black ink ornamental mandala tattoo with dotted drop pendants on the inner wrist, shown with the hand raised in front of a plain wall.
Ornate mandala wrist tattoo with drops
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a mason jar filled with planets, a ringed Saturn and a spiral galaxy, with a label reading FAR AWAY, on the forearm.
Mason jar galaxy on a forearm
Close photo of a large black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with layered geometric petals and smaller mandalas around it.
Dotwork mandala tattoo in black and grey
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo on the sternum, with a woman's hands resting over her chest above it.
Dotwork mandala tattoo on the sternum
Black and white dotwork drawing of a skull wearing a crown of roses, shown as a tattoo design on a plain background.
Skull with a crown of roses
Black and grey dotwork skull with a beaded, draped chain ornament tattooed across the centre of the chest.
Skull with beaded drape across the chest
Black dotwork tattoo of a barn owl facing forward on the upper arm, with a green top visible on the left.
Barn owl on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork lotus tattoo with layered petals and a mandala-style centre, placed on the upper back between the shoulder blades.
Lotus mandala on upper back
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo on a forearm, centred on an all-seeing eye within a triangle.
Mandala forearm tattoo with all-seeing eye