Dotwork tattoo ideas

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Dotwork lotus flower with a teal and black mandala above and dotted chains with teal drops below, tattooed on the outer thigh.
Lotus and mandala on the thigh
Black and grey butterfly tattoo with rose-filled wings on the side of a thigh, shown in dotwork and fine line shading.
Butterfly with floral wings on the thigh
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of three stylised female figures in patterned robes on the outer thigh, one holding a sword and one holding a tablet marked LEX.
Three stylised figures on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a whale filled with planets, stars and a ringed Saturn-like planet, placed on the upper thigh.
Whale with planets on a thigh
Black and grey lion head tattoo on the thigh, realistic shading on the left side of the face and fine line floral mandala patterns filling the right side.
Lion head with floral mandala on thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of poppies and a mandala ornament on the outer thigh of a person wearing purple underwear.
Poppy and mandala on the thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an eye inside a triangle with knotted corners, on the outer thigh.
Eye in a triangle on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a lotus flower and ornate mandala on the outer thigh, shown in a photo of a person in black shorts.
Mandala and lotus tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey roses with dotwork shading running down the outer thigh, with dark clothing covering the rest of the leg.
Two roses with dotwork on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork and hatched tattoo of a flying saucer beaming light over a farmhouse and bare tree, on the thigh.
Flying saucer over a farmhouse on a thigh
Black and grey ornamental elephant tattoo with dense dotwork patterns on the outer thigh, worn by a person in denim shorts.
Ornate elephant tattoo on thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an animal skull wreathed in a peony and leaves, placed on the outer thigh.
Animal skull and peony on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of peonies, a lemon slice and bare branches inside an angular frame on the thigh.
Peonies and lemon slice in a geometric frame on a thigh
Black and grey floral mandala tattoo with dotwork shading on the outer thigh, built from petals, buds and leaves.
Floral mandala tattoo on the thigh
Black and grey fine line and dotwork mandala tattoo with a lotus motif and hanging dotted chains, sitting on the outer upper thigh.
Mandala and lotus tattoo on the thigh
Black and grey tattoo on the outer thigh of two skulls, candelabra and hanging chains, shaded with dotwork stippling.
Skulls and candelabra on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an ornate mandala-patterned elephant with hanging dot chains on the outer thigh.
Mandala elephant on the thigh
Lion face with tan fur and orange eyes set within a grey dotwork mandala, tattooed on the outer thigh.
Lion within a mandala on a thigh
Colour tattoo of pyramids, a UFO and stars inside a Polaroid-style frame on the thigh, in a neo-traditional style.
Pyramids and UFO in a Polaroid-style frame
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a rearing horse with a long flowing mane, sitting on the outer thigh.
Rearing horse on upper thigh
Black and grey deer head with geometric antlers, pine cones and pine sprigs with small red berries, tattooed on the upper thigh.
Geometric deer and pine cones on thigh
Two black and grey tattoos: a shaded peony on the outer thigh on the left, and a rose within overlapping diamond outlines on the forearm on the right.
Peony on thigh and rose in geometric frame on forearm
Black and grey sailing ship on rough waves tattooed on the outer thigh, with a dotted line running down to a small anchor, in blackwork and dotwork style.
Sailing ship and anchor on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a curling wave with spray inside an outlined triangle, on the outer thigh.
Wave inside a triangle on the thigh
Colour tattoo of a grey cat in profile above green grass and a purple flower on the thigh, with a dotted yellow sun and geometric lines.
Grey cat in grass on a thigh
Black and grey tattoo of a Siamese cat's face with pointed ears on the upper thigh, shaded with fine stippling and linework.
Siamese cat face on a thigh
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a large peony with leaves, buds and small flowers on the outer thigh.
Peony and botanical cluster on thigh
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo on the outer thigh, with dangling dotted chains and small moon and star charms beneath it.
Mandala and hanging charms on a thigh
Black and grey Medusa head tattoo with a weeping face and coiled snakes in fine line and dotwork shading, on the outer thigh.
Medusa head with snakes on a thigh
Black linework mandala with floral scrollwork tattooed on the outer thigh, in a fine line and dotwork style.
Mandala and scrollwork tattoo on a thigh
Traditional colour tattoo on a thigh showing a red snake, a blade, a lightning bolt, a red rose and a banner reading They Make A Master Of Death.
Snake, rose and banner on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork traditional tattoo of crossed scissors wrapped in two banners with lettering, placed on the outer thigh.
Scissors and banners on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork sun with a crescent moon and script reading Light up the darkness, tattooed on the side of a thigh.
Sun and crescent moon with script on a thigh
Close-up of a black geometric mandala tattoo with dotwork shading on the upper thigh of a person in black underwear and a grey knit crop top.
Black mandala tattoo on upper thigh
Two black mandala tattoos sit on the upper thighs of a person wearing a black and white floral skirt, with ornate detailing and dotted fill.
Twin mandala tattoos on thighs
Black and grey dotwork mandala with an animal face tattooed on the outer thigh, with a geometric blackwork sleeve on the forearm of a hand resting on a bare leg.
Mandala thigh tattoo with geometric forearm sleeve
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a mouse perched on a branch with leaves and flowers, drawn in dotwork and fine hatching on the thigh.
Mouse on a branch with flowers
Black and grey raven tattoo with peony blooms and scrollwork running down the thigh, drawn in a neo-traditional style.
Raven and peony scroll on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a seated sphynx cat in front of a crescent moon and clouds, on the outer thigh.
Sphynx cat and moon on a thigh
Black and grey ornamental elephant head tattoo with lotus flowers and a dotted arc, placed on the upper thigh.
Ornamental elephant head with lotus on thigh
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a cat holding a geometric star, placed on the outer thigh.
Cat holding a star on a thigh
Black and grey mandala tattoo with fine linework and dotwork shading on the outer thigh of a person in white denim shorts.
Mandala tattoo on the thigh
Black ink blackwork tattoo of an astronaut helmet, a skull and a ringed planet stacked down the outer thigh.
Helmet, skull and planet on a thigh
Two black and grey photographs side by side: on the left, an anatomical heart with a rose on the forearm in dotwork shading; on the right, an anatomical heart filled with flowers on the thigh.
Anatomical hearts with roses and flowers
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on the upper thigh showing a wolf with turquoise eyes, a stippled mountain range and a woman's face in a fragmented collage style.
Wolf, mountains and woman on a thigh
Black dotwork tattoo on a thigh showing wildflowers rising from an animal skull and ribcage, framed by dotted geometric lines and a circle.
Wildflowers and skeleton on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with a central Om symbol and lotus flowers on the outer thigh, photographed in a black and white indoor setting.
Om mandala with lotus flowers on thigh
Grey dotwork heart tattoo on a woman's upper thigh, just above a white lace garter, with a sequinned dress lifted at the waist.
Dotwork heart on a thigh above a lace garter