Dotwork tattoo ideas

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Back tattoo of stacked planets and fine geometric lines running down the spine, mostly black and grey with one blue planet.
Stacked planets down the spine
Black ink botanical drawing of sunflowers, roses, buds and leaves on white paper, with a hand holding a brush at the edge of the frame.
Sunflowers and roses in black ink
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo split across the tops of two bare feet, with the design meeting at the centre of the feet.
Split mandala across both feet
Black and white photo of two raised hands with triangle, chevron and dot designs on the fingers and wrists.
Geometric triangle and dot designs on hands
Two views of a forearm tattoo of an anatomical heart with a teal and green bird, red ginkgo leaves and an orange sun with dotted rays, in mixed colour and dotwork shading.
Anatomical heart with bird and ginkgo leaves on forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a cactus in a clay pot on the lower leg, with stippled dotwork shading on the cactus body.
Cactus in a clay pot on a calf
Black and grey dotwork stag head with antlers and a wireframe geometric shape on the inner forearm.
Stag head and geometric shape on a forearm
Black ornamental lotus mandala with an eye at its centre and hanging chain drops, tattooed across the ribs and upper abdomen.
Mandala lotus with eye on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with floral detail covering the forearm, shown beside a denim-shorted leg against a white wall.
Mandala forearm sleeve in black ink
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a stag head with antlers and a geometric diamond above it, on the front of a thigh.
Stag head with diamond on thigh
Black and grey two-panel tattoo on an upper arm in an engraved style, showing scales and a solid polyhedron on the left and a skeleton holding an hourglass above a skull on the right.
Two-panel engraving tattoo on an upper arm
Black linework drawing of a pointed-eared head with a branching tree motif and red accents, set in a dotted halo, shown as a tattoo design.
Horned tree-crowned head with red drips
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a five-petal flower and a sprig of clustered blossoms with leaves on the upper arm.
Flower and blossom sprig on upper arm
Black dotwork mandala tattoo across the nape and upper back of a woman with her hair pinned up, shown from behind.
Ornamental mandala tattoo on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on the forearm showing a campervan, campfire and pine forest under a starry night sky inside a circular frame.
Campervan and campfire night scene in a circle
Small blue octopus tattoo with black dotted outlines and tentacles curling outwards, shown on a person's skin beside a silver coin held in fingers.
Small blue octopus tattoo with dotted outlines
Black and grey tattoo of an ornate antique pistol with rose engraving and a dotwork lace garter band on the thigh.
Ornate pistol with lace garter on thigh
Black and grey tattoo of a tabby cat with a bow inside an ornate oval frame, placed on the thigh.
Tabby cat in an ornate frame on a thigh
Black and grey flash design of the words Be Different in script lettering over a stippled dotwork flower with leaves, shown as a drawing with no body placement.
Be Different script over a dotwork flower
Black ink mandala tattoo with dotwork detail on the upper thigh, shown in a black and white photograph.
Mandala tattoo on the upper thigh
Dotwork flash design of a two-headed woman in a fruit-print dress with a heart at the chest, drawn in dark ink on a cream background.
Two-headed lady in a watermelon dress
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo on the back of a neck, with a radial floral pattern and stippled shading.
Black and grey mandala on the back of neck
Black and grey cat tattoo sitting on a ball of yarn on the thigh, drawn in bold outline with stippled dotwork shading.
Cat on a ball of yarn on a thigh
Black and grey Japanese-style tattoo of a large wave in a circle, with dotwork stippling and a small Mount Fuji, on the calf.
Great Wave in a dotwork circle on a calf
Black fine line geometric tattoo of overlapping circles, arrows, a triangle and a wave-like swirl on the inner forearm.
Geometric circles and arrows on a forearm
White henna-style lace and mandala design across the back of a hand, fingers and wrist, photographed against a car dashboard.
White henna-style design on a hand
Black and white flash design of a cat's head filled with intricate paisley, floral and dotted patterns, suited to a blackwork tattoo.
Ornate cat head design in black linework
Black and grey tattoo on the upper back of a feather that breaks into a flock of birds flying upwards, in fine line and dotwork shading.
Feather breaking into a flock of birds on the back
Two matching circle tattoos on a pair of forearms, one showing a dotwork mountain range and the other a dotwork wave in a Japanese-inspired style.
Mountain and wave tattoos on forearms
Black dotwork mandala tattoo wrapping around the inner wrist, with a hand held down and blue sneakers visible below.
Mandala band tattoo on the wrist
Close-up of a woman's arm with black and grey geometric and dotwork tattoos on the upper arm and forearm, wearing a white t-shirt and denim dungarees.
Blackwork and dotwork arm tattoos under denim dungarees
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a meowing cat head with the word meow on a banner, on the side of the torso.
Meowing cat head with banner on the side
Black ink drawing of a dotwork sun and crescent moon with an open eye, three roses and arrows radiating from the centre, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Sun, moon, eye and roses design
Black ink line drawing of a treble clef filled with patterned bands, dotted swirls and flowers, a design that could suit a fine line or dotwork tattoo.
Treble clef with floral swirls
Black ink flash drawing of a leaping stag whose hindquarters break into geometric dotwork facets, with dashed arcs and arrows, on white paper.
Geometric stag leaping into fragments
Black and grey dotwork compass rose tattoo with mandala detailing on a person's upper back, with N, E, S and W letters.
Dotwork compass rose on upper back
Black line tattoo of a sloth hanging from a leafy branch, with dotted shading on its body, on the upper arm.
Sloth hanging from a branch on an arm
Black and grey peony flower tattoo with detailed linework, dotwork centre and leaves on the upper arm.
Peony tattoo on an upper arm
Black and grey geometric tattoo of a shaded iceberg inside a diamond outline, with circles and triangles above and below, on a calf.
Geometric iceberg diamond on a calf
Back of a woman showing a black and grey geometric compass tattoo with moon phases on the shoulder, with red maze lines running down toward the shoulder blade.
Compass and maze tattoo across a shoulder blade
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a detailed bee inside a dotted diamond outline with a small triangle above, on a shoulder.
Bee within a dotted diamond on a shoulder
Black dotwork tattoo of an arc of circles in varying sizes on the outer thigh, with two small elongated marks in the middle of the arc.
Arc of black dots on a thigh
Black fine line sunflower tattoo with dotwork centre and a leaf, sitting on the calf above a partial circle outline.
Sunflower with circle on a lower leg
Black and grey dotwork and fine line tattoo of a mountain range inside a circular frame on the inner forearm.
Mountain range in a circle on a forearm
Black and grey rose tattoo with a geometric mandala, crescent moon and arrow on a forearm, shown against white paper.
Rose, mandala and crescent moon on a forearm
Small black and grey traditional rose tattoo with a thorned stem and two leaves, placed on the neck behind the ear.
Small rose tattoo behind the ear
Black and grey dotwork feather tattoo on the side of a man's neck, sitting just behind the ear.
Black feather tattoo on the side of the neck
Black and grey tattoo of a castle, crescent moon and stars rising from an open book on the upper back, with a small circle and triangle symbol at the base of the book.
Castle rising from an open book on upper back