Dotwork tattoo ideas

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Black and grey dotwork tattoo on the inner forearm showing a woman's profile with a hand raised to her face and a black cat sitting in a round hand mirror.
Woman and black cat in a mirror on forearm
Blue ornamental drawing of two intertwined fish covered in dotwork and paisley-like filigree on a pale grey background, shown as a design rather than on skin.
Blue ornamental twin fish design
Black dotwork tattoo of a sitting dog looking up at a spider hanging on a thread, on the inner forearm of a person wearing dark clothing.
Dotwork dog and spider on forearm
Black traditional tattoo of a rose with stippled dotwork petals, two arrows and the words LOVE YOURSELF SO NO ONE HAS TO set in a circle around it.
Rose and arrows with circular lettering
Woman seen from behind with a large black dotwork mandala tattoo across her back and mandala tattoos on both forearms.
Mandala back piece with forearm mandalas
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an ornate diamond and cross motif wrapped around a finger, with black nail polish on the hand.
Ornamental dotwork on a finger
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a big cat's head framed by geometric mandala ornaments on the calf, shown in three side-by-side views.
Big cat head with geometric mandala on a calf
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a full moon within a thin black outline, on the upper arm.
Dotwork full moon on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with fine line detail on a person's shoulder and upper chest, with dark hair visible at the top of the frame.
Mandala tattoo on the shoulder
Black and grey tattoo of a veined leaf with dotwork shading on a person's calf.
Veined leaf tattoo on a calf
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of birch tree trunks inside a circle on a calf.
Birch trunks in a circle on a lower leg
Two photos of a forearm tattoo showing a yellow sunflower with black dotwork owl and mandala details, placed on the inner forearm and wrist.
Sunflower and owl on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork yin yang tattoo on a calf, with a ringed planet and galaxy swirl on one side and a sun, birds and mountains on the other.
Yin yang with sun, mountains and planet
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a lighthouse, stars and clouds inside a bottle, on the upper arm.
Lighthouse in a bottle on an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a bird with spread wings above an arrow and triangles, on the side of the ribs.
Winged bird and arrow on the ribs
Small black fine line tattoo of a flying saucer with a dotted beam on the inner ankle.
Small UFO tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey dotwork mandala with a solid black triangle at its centre, tattooed across the upper back of a person with a shaved head.
Mandala with solid triangle across upper back
Small fine line hamsa tattoo in black ink on the back of a hand, near the base of the fingers.
Small hamsa tattoo on the hand
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W points and two feathers hanging below, on the outer calf.
Compass rose with feathers on a calf
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a woman with a cat's head in profile, with a hair bun and dotwork shading on the shoulder, on a forearm.
Woman with cat head in profile on forearm
Black and grey skull tattoo with overlaid geometric lattice lines on the thigh, shaded in a stippled engraved style.
Skull with geometric lattice on thigh
Black and grey ornate lotus mandala tattoo with dotted lines above and below, placed on the centre of the chest, with small leaf outlines at the right edge.
Lotus mandala tattoo on the sternum
Two bare feet on sand, one with a black ink mandala tattoo on the ankle and foot, the other with a fine line feather tattoo on the ankle.
Mandala and feather tattoos on two ankles
Black ink pen drawing of a geometric mountain scene inside an inverted triangle, with a stippled sky, hatched peaks and orbiting circles and arrows, shown as a flash design.
Geometric mountain triangle design
Line drawing of a blue ink floral bouquet with peonies, open flowers and leaves on a white background, shaded with fine dots and hatching, with no body placement shown.
Blue ink floral bouquet design
Black and grey mandala and dotwork tattoo sleeves covering both upper arms and forearms of a woman in a white tank top and silver chain necklace.
Black and grey mandala sleeve on both arms
Black ink tattoo of a large central flower with smaller blooms, buds and leaves, in a botanical dotwork style, on the inner upper arm.
Black ink flower cluster on an upper arm
Black blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a gridded globe with birds flying off it, placed on the upper back near the shoulder.
Globe with flying birds on a shoulder
Black and grey dotwork mandala flower tattoo with geometric petals on the forearm near the elbow, photographed against a grey top.
Dotwork mandala flower on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a red dinosaur head with open jaws, dotwork smoke and falling meteors, and pink and grey flowers, on a calf.
T-rex and flowers on a calf
Black and grey traditional tattoo of an eye inside a scalloped cloud with raindrops beneath it, on the inner forearm.
Eye and cloud with raindrops on a forearm
Black blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a skull with spiral eyes inside a triangle, with stylised lettering above, on the inside of a forearm.
Skull in triangle on a forearm
Black dotwork and fine line tattoo on a calf showing a constellation-style ram with a dotted moon behind it and a small outlined crescent moon below.
Constellation ram and crescent moon on a calf
Two matching black and grey tattoos on the calves, each with a moth above a geometric crystal shape inside dotted diamond outlines, in a dotwork and geometric style.
Matching moth and geometric calf tattoos
Black and grey dotwork butterfly inside a diamond outline, tattooed centrally on the upper back below the neck.
Butterfly in a diamond on the upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an anatomical heart with flowers and leaves growing from its top, on a forearm.
Anatomical heart with flowers on a forearm
Ornate lotus flower design drawn in black linework with pink and purple watercolour washes on white paper, beside two Ecoline ink bottles and a brush.
Ornate lotus design in pink and purple ink
Black ink tattoo of a hippo filled with mandala-style patterns, sitting on the upper back.
Ornamental hippo on upper back
Black and grey humpback whale tattoo with roses and leaves on the side of the ribs, drawn in fine etched linework with stippled dots.
Humpback whale with roses on the ribs
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical mandala flower design with dotted shading and leaf-like petals, drawn on paper beside two markers.
Radial mandala flower design drawing
Black linework tattoo of a unicorn head inside overlapping diamond outlines with dotwork shading, on the forearm.
Unicorn head in geometric frames on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a stag beetle with spread wings on a forearm.
Stag beetle tattoo on a forearm
Black and white ink snakes coiled together across a forearm, rendered in blackwork and dotwork style.
Intertwined snakes on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of peonies, roses and dotwork swirls across a woman's chest and shoulder, with a black dress neckline below.
Peony and rose chest and shoulder piece
Black and grey dotwork moon tattoo with mandala patterns, stars and leaves, placed on the side of the ribs.
Moon and mandala tattoo on the ribs
Colour tattoo of a wild rose sprig with pink petals, dark green leaves and a bud, in botanical style with dotwork centres, on the forearm.
Wild rose sprig on a forearm
Black and grey mandala and floral dotwork tattoo covering the back of a hand and wrist, with fine line chain detail across the fingers.
Mandala and floral hand tattoo
Close-up of a teal and black botanical tattoo with stylised leaf and bud shapes and small dots, placed centrally on the chest above a sheer black bralette.
Teal botanical motif on the sternum