Dotwork tattoo ideas

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Two hands with black glitter nails and silver rings show black ink finger tattoos of an eye and a crescent moon, and a mandala-style tattoo on the forearm.
Finger tattoos and mandala forearm
Small black fine line lotus tattoo with dotwork shading on the upper chest near the collarbone, flanked by two dots and a black lace strap.
Small lotus with dots on the upper chest
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotted shading on the upper arm of a person in a black crop top, with a smaller ornamental design on the forearm.
Black and grey mandala on an upper arm
Black fine-line tattoo of a figure with a large flower head and dotted skirt on the upper arm, with dotwork shading.
Flower-headed figure on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a long-legged elephant carrying a stack of cubes on its back, on the outer calf.
Elephant with stacked cubes on a calf
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an antlered hare with a crescent moon behind it, on the outer thigh.
Antlered hare and crescent moon on a thigh
Black ornamental floral tattoo with dotted drops across the sternum, above the stomach, worn on the chest.
Floral sternum tattoo with hanging drops
Black and grey lotus mandala tattoo with dotwork and hanging drops on the side of the ribs.
Lotus mandala with hanging drops on the side
Colour tattoo of a prism splitting light into a rainbow on the upper arm, with stippled dotwork shading in the triangle.
Prism and rainbow on an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo on the upper arm, with a solid black band along the lower edge of the armband.
Dotwork mandala armband on upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of three daisies with leaves across the side of the ribs.
Three daisies on a side rib
Fine line black dotwork tattoo of a rosary forming a heart shape with a cross at the end, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Rosary heart and cross on the wrist
Black and grey dotwork moth tattoo with crystal-like geometric wings on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Geometric moth on a shoulder blade
Black ornamental tattoo across a woman's upper back, resembling a jewelled necklace with a central mandala pendant, floral motifs and dotted drops, seen from behind.
Mandala necklace design across upper back
Black and grey forearm tattoo of a raised fist inside a wreath of flowers and leaves, with dotwork shading on the fist and fine line detail on the foliage.
Raised fist in a botanical wreath on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a steaming mug with a sprig wreath of leaves and berries on the inner forearm.
Steaming mug with leafy wreath on a forearm
Two black dotwork tattoos on a lower leg: a fox in a top hat within a triangle on the left, and a rabbit beside a church spire on the right.
Fox and rabbit calf tattoos in dotwork
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of an ornate bird head with a single eye and mandala-style feathers, on the calf.
Ornate bird head with eye on a calf
Black and cream drawing of a panda face styled as a sugar skull, with round ears, dotwork shading and floral ornament, shown as a tattoo flash design.
Panda sugar skull design
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo covering the nape of the neck and upper back of a person with dark hair, in a dimly lit setting.
Mandala tattoo on the back of the neck
Black geometric rose tattoo with dotwork stippling and a single drip below it, placed on the upper back.
Geometric rose on upper back
Black and grey geometric fox head tattoo with a wheat sprig on the outer thigh, drawn in dotwork and fine line shading.
Geometric fox head on a thigh
Large colour tattoo on a back of a spiral serpent over a fine dotted geometric pattern, with red script strands hanging below.
Spiral serpent and script on a back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of the solar system with a sun face and planets on dashed orbits, running down a forearm.
Solar system with a sun face on the forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on the upper arm, a hamsa hand with an eye in its palm merged with a skull.
Hamsa and skull on the upper arm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of snow-capped mountains inside a circle, with four-pointed stars beside it, on a forearm.
Mountains in a circle with stars on a forearm
Black and grey moth tattoo with ornate patterned wings on a forearm, with a crossed keys tattoo with scrollwork near the wrist.
Moth and crossed keys on a forearm
Black and grey traditional tattoo on a forearm showing a heart with a crescent moon, stars and clasped hands, above a flower, with the words Boys whatever cats forever.
Heart with clasped hands and lettering
Two black ink dotwork drawings of palm trees on a beach scene, sketched on translucent paper beside a fine liner pen, shown as tattoo design artwork.
Dotwork palm trees design drawings
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a vintage gramophone above overlapping geometric circles on the inner forearm.
Gramophone with geometric circles on a forearm
Black and grey lotus tattoo with paisley mandala linework and dotwork shading across the upper back.
Lotus and mandala on upper back
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with concentric rings and radiating petals on the outer forearm.
Dotwork mandala on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a dark sun with radiating lines, clouds, mountains and pine trees inside a rectangular frame on a forearm.
Eclipse landscape on a forearm
Small dotwork tattoo of four dots in blue, pink, orange and grey in a diagonal line on the ankle, below a denim jeans cuff.
Four coloured dots on an ankle
Dotwork and linework tattoo of a sitting fox with its tail curled, framed by wheat stalks, leaves and red flowers in a circle, on a person's upper back.
Fox and wreath on upper back
Black fine-line mandala tattoo with dotwork shading centred on the upper back between the shoulder blades.
Mandala tattoo between the shoulder blades
White dotwork drawing of a stag skull with antlers, a crescent moon, crossed holly sprigs and vertical tally marks on a black background, shown as a design rather than on skin.
Stag skull with crescent moon and holly
Black and grey photograph of a woman seen from behind with a dotwork lotus tattoo centred on her upper back, between the shoulder blades.
Lotus tattoo on upper back
Black and grey hourglass design with dotwork shading, shown as a small temporary tattoo on a finger and on a sheet of temporary tattoos.
Hourglass design with dotwork shading
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with a central eight-point star on the upper thigh and hip.
Mandala and star tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork line drawing of a hummingbird in flight, with a clock face and floral detail on its head and wing.
Hummingbird with clock dial design
Small black sunflower tattoo with fine-line petals and a dotted centre on the inner ankle of a light-skinned leg.
Small sunflower tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey dotwork-style dragonfly design with ornate wings, a jewelled body and dotted chains hanging beneath, drawn on a lilac grey background.
Ornate dragonfly with dotted chains design
Fine black dotwork tattoo of two crossed botanical sprigs on the inner forearm.
Crossed botanical sprigs on a forearm
Black and grey fine line elephant head in profile inside a circle, with geometric lines and dotted circles, on the upper arm.
Elephant head in a geometric circle on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork flash design of an eye inside a triangle, framed by fish, a cross, an anchor and a heart within a circular mandala.
Eye in triangle mandala design
Black dotwork lace band tattoo with dangling dotted lines on the lower leg above the ankle, worn beside a black peep-toe heel.
Lace band with dotted drops on an ankle
Black and grey line drawing of a barn owl with ornate dotwork detail, surrounded by leaves, flowers and an arrow, shown as an unapplied tattoo design.
Barn owl with botanical ornament design