Dotwork tattoo ideas

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Black and grey botanical tattoo of a stylised flower on a long stem running down the centre of a back, with dotwork shading.
Botanical stem down the spine
Black and grey blackwork tattoo on an arm, with a honeycomb pattern at the top and a dotwork floral mandala and tulip motifs in the centre.
Blackwork floral sleeve on an arm
Compass rose tattoo on a forearm with black linework, dotted detail and soft red, pink and green washes.
Compass rose on a forearm
Black ink flash design of two manta rays in a Polynesian-style tribal pattern with spirals and dotted shading, drawn on a white background.
Tribal manta ray design
Black and grey dotwork and traditional tattoo of a skeletal hand cupping a crescent moon on a calf, with other coloured tattoos visible at the edges of the frame.
Skeletal hand holding a crescent moon on a calf
Two small fine line tattoos: a tiny solid heart on the side of a finger and a dotted outline bow on the inner wrist, both in black ink.
Small heart on finger and bow on wrist
Black dotwork tattoo of a classical bust with a labyrinth on its head, on the upper arm, with a small tombstone reading TOO OLD TO DIE YOUNG above it.
Classical bust with labyrinth on upper arm
Fine line geometric triangle tattoo with dotwork shading and a blue and purple wash, placed on the upper shoulder near the collarbone.
Fine line triangle with blue wash on shoulder
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a scaled snake, open flowers and dotted geometric lines on the outer forearm.
Snake and flowers on a forearm
Two matching black outline diamond tattoos on the inner forearms, drawn in fine line with light dotwork shading.
Matching diamond tattoos on two forearms
Fine line pen drawing of a tattoo design with an Om symbol above a stippled, looping ornamental knot, shown on plain white paper with no body placement.
Om symbol above a looping ornament
Black ornamental mandala and lotus tattoo on the back of a hand, with a dotted chain running to the fingers and a triangle near the wrist.
Mandala and lotus hand tattoo with finger chain
Fine line black dotted arc of small star shapes on a person's upper back, near the shoulder blade, above a black and white patterned top.
Dotted star constellation on upper back
Stippled black and grey tattoo design of a skull formed from a twisted tree, with a forest scene inside a circle, two birds and scattered orange leaves.
Skull made of a tree with forest and birds
Neo-traditional tattoo of a whale filled with mountains, forest and a sunset, framed by flowers on the upper arm, shown from two angles.
Whale, landscape and flowers on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with petals and leaves across the inner wrist and lower forearm.
Dotwork mandala on the wrist
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
Pencil and ink drawing of an ornate lace-style mandala design with swirls, leaves and dangling droplet chains, shown on white paper.
Ornamental lace mandala design on paper
Dotwork drawing of a moth with spotted wings in black ink, set over a red mandala of petals and scalloped rings on cream paper, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Moth over a red mandala design
Woman seen from behind, sitting by a window, with a black dotwork mandala tattoo across her upper back and neck.
Dotwork mandala on upper back
Woman with a botanical tattoo of two peonies, black leaves and dotted swirls across her upper chest and shoulder, in mixed black, grey and muted rose tones.
Peony and leaf chest and shoulder tattoo
Blue ink tattoo of an ornamental elephant with swirling patterns and dotted accents on skin, in a dotwork-influenced style.
Blue ornate elephant with swirls
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 geometric line and dot tattoo covering the back of a hand, with a black and grey wave sleeve on the forearm above it.
Geometric line and dot pattern on the back of a hand
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a rearing horse with a long flowing mane, sitting on the outer thigh.
Rearing horse on upper thigh
Close photo of a fine dotwork line of small dots and short dashes running down the upper back near the shoulder blade, in dark grey ink.
Vertical dot and dash line on upper back
Close-up of a four-leaf clover tattoo filled with gold and silver filigree swirls and dotted linework on pale skin.
Filigree four-leaf clover tattoo on skin
Two black and grey dotwork tattoos on forearms that together show a cat's head split down the middle within geometric triangles.
Split cat head in triangles on forearms
Black and grey dotwork owl tattoo with large lace-edged eyes, perched on a leafy branch on the top of a foot.
Owl on a branch on the foot
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a lop-eared rabbit surrounded by dandelions, clover and poppies, covering the upper arm.
Lop-eared rabbit with dandelions on upper arm
Black ink line drawing of an ornate lotus flower with dotted petals and hanging drop ornaments, a mandala-inspired flash design on a white background.
Ornamental lotus with dotted drop chains
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
Black and grey botanical flash design of sunflowers, pansies and buds with leaves, drawn in fine linework with stippled centres.
Sunflower and pansy bouquet design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a fox head with a dagger driven through it, placed centrally on the chest.
Fox head pierced by a dagger on the chest
Black dotwork wavy line and a small cross tattooed across the middle finger of a hand, with grey painted nails.
Dotted wave and cross on a finger
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of feathers above a compass rose on the forearm, with fine black linework.
Feathers and compass on a forearm
Woman seen from behind with a large black and grey dotwork mandala covering her back, with a coloured sleeve tattoo on her upper arm.
Mandala back piece in dotwork and blackwork
Black and grey world map tattoo filled with ornate dotwork patterns across the upper back of a person with hair tied up.
World map tattoo across a back
Pencil and stippled drawing of a moth with a crescent moon, the words Always Find The Light and geometric construction lines, shown as an unplaced tattoo design.
Moth and crescent moon design with lettering
Black linework and dotwork flash design of an anatomical heart with a chair and hanging bulb inside, lettered YOU LIVE THERE below.
Anatomical heart with a chair inside
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a saguaro cactus above a succulent on the upper arm, shown in an outdoor setting.
Cactus and succulent on the upper arm
Black and grey neo-traditional owl tattoo surrounded by roses and a lotus on an upper arm and shoulder.
Owl and roses on upper arm and shoulder
Three black ink mandala-style tattoos on the inner forearms and wrists of arms held together, with a flower, a sun and a star-like design.
Three mandala-style tattoos on wrists and forearms
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an octopus inside a hanging birdcage on the forearm, with a chain above and green foliage behind.
Octopus in a birdcage on a forearm
Small black owl tattoo on the inner wrist, drawn in fine line with dotted shading on the body, beside a silver bangle.
Small owl tattoo on the inner wrist
Collage of four black and grey dotwork tattoos: a crescent moon, a lotus on the ribs, two small birds on the upper back and a mountain scene inside a circle.
Four black and grey dotwork tattoos
Black dotwork drawing of three interlocking triangles on pale paper, beside a black fine liner pen, shown as a tattoo design.
Interlocking triangles in dotwork
Black and grey stag beetle tattoo with dotwork shading and fine linework on the inner forearm.
Stag beetle on an inner forearm