Dotwork tattoo ideas

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Black and grey traditional anchor tattoo with leaves and a Sink or Swim banner on a forearm, shown in two views.
Anchor with leaves and Sink or Swim banner on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo on a calf showing a thatched cottage with a smoking chimney, a crescent moon, stars and a black lion beneath, with orange accents.
Cottage, crescent moon and lion on a calf
Black geometric butterfly with dotwork shading on a lilac and blue painted background, mounted in a wooden embroidery hoop.
Geometric butterfly in an embroidery hoop
Black and grey geometric lion tattoo with a dotwork-shaded mane and triangle outlines on the forearm, shown in two photographs.
Geometric lion on the forearm
Collage of three close photos of an ear with two small black dot tattoos near the upper ear, shown with the lobe pinched so the dots and fold resemble a face.
Two dot tattoos on an ear
Black ink sketch of a lotus flower with dotted chain lines running down the page, a fine line and dotwork tattoo design drawn on paper.
Lotus and chain flash design
Hand-drawn tattoo design of two lungs and a trachea with stippled dotwork and watercolour-style washes, with the words Need you like water in my lungs above and below.
Lungs with lettering design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a bear wearing a top hat and riding a unicycle, with stars, a crescent moon and branches, on the thigh.
Bear in a top hat riding a unicycle
Black and grey dotwork bear head tattoo with geometric shading on the side of the ribs.
Geometric bear head on the ribs
Line drawing in teal and pale blue of a woman with long braided hair, a hand raised near peony flowers, shaded with dotwork, on a pale pink background.
Woman with braided hair and peonies
Small black dotwork and jagged marks on the fingers of a hand, with matte grey geometric nail polish on the nails.
Small dotwork marks on fingers
Black and grey dotwork lion head tattoo with a triangle outline and chevron lines on a forearm, shown beside its pencil sketch on paper.
Lion head with geometric triangle on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a skeletal mermaid with long flowing hair and a fishtail, placed on the calf.
Skeletal mermaid with flowing hair on a calf
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a shoulder, with concentric rings of dots that grow denser near the shoulder cap and fade out across the upper arm.
Dotwork circles fading across a shoulder
Black and grey blackwork tattoo on the forearm of a bottle with a jagged crown top, holding a skull and a white skeletal figure.
Skull and skeleton in a black bottle
Black and grey peony tattoo with leaves and a line of script across the ribs, shaded in a botanical style with dotwork.
Peonies and script on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of pine trees inside a downward-pointing dotted triangle on the forearm.
Pine trees in a dotted triangle on an arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of peonies in a circle on a woman's upper back, shown with her hair down and black straps visible.
Circular peony cluster on upper back
Black and grey botanical tattoo on a calf showing a honeycomb, a bee, a crystal cluster and leaves and flowers, joined by dotted geometric lines.
Honeycomb, bee and botanicals on a calf
Black fine line lotus flower tattoo with dotwork accents on the side of a person's thigh, photographed in sepia tones.
Lotus flower tattoo on the thigh
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two poppies and a seed pod running down the calf, with fine linework and stippled shading.
Two poppies and seed pod on a calf
Black ink mandala-style lotus tattoo with dot accents centred on a person's upper back, shown in two photographs.
Mandala lotus tattoo on upper back
Black ink drawing of a dotwork mandala with a lotus-like centre and leaf petals, joined by curved swag lines, shown as a flash design on white paper.
Dotwork mandala lotus with swag lines
Black and grey dotwork full sleeve on an arm, filled with mandala medallions, floral motifs and an eye-and-sun design across the upper arm and forearm.
Mandala and dotwork full arm sleeve
Black ink pen drawing of a dinosaur head with a exposed skeletal skull and spine overgrown with thin tendrils, shaded with fine stippled dots and textured scales.
Dinosaur skull with tendrils pen drawing
Black and grey dotwork mandala flower tattoo with petals and radiating spokes on the inner forearm of a person wearing a dark top.
Mandala flower tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey sunflower tattoo with dotwork shading on the outer forearm, with wooden slat wall in the background.
Sunflower on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with fine linework on the upper arm of a woman in a white vest top.
Dotwork mandala on an upper arm
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a cicada above mandala and lace-like geometric patterns with flowers, shown in four panels.
Cicada and mandala full sleeve
Black and grey dotwork and geometric line tattoo of an iceberg on the inner forearm, with the shaded peak above a horizontal waterline and the submerged section outlined below.
Iceberg on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with a crescent moon and hanging drops on the inner forearm, above a black cord bracelet.
Mandala crescent moon on a forearm
Black ink ornamental mandala tattoo with dotwork shading running down a leg from the shin onto the top of the foot.
Ornamental mandala leg tattoo from shin to foot
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a cat's head with large ears and shaded eyes, on the outer forearm.
Cat head on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a vertical unalome spiral above a lotus flower with dotted detail, placed on the upper chest.
Unalome and lotus on the upper chest
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on an upper arm showing a skeletal deer, a crescent moon, a dahlia at the shoulder and fine geometric lines.
Skeletal deer and dahlia on upper arm
Small black dotwork bow tattoo on the inner wrist of a hand resting against a white top, with a gold filigree ring on one finger.
Dotted bow tattoo on the wrist
Two fine line tattoos in a diptych: a small black twig on the upper chest near the shoulder, and a dotted star constellation across the upper back.
Twig and star constellation fine line tattoos
Black ink tree of life with branches, leaves and roots enclosed in a dotted circle, tattooed on a person's upper back.
Tree of life with roots on upper back
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with layered petals and a star-like centre, shown on the inner forearm.
Mandala tattoo on a forearm
Black ink dotwork flash design of a wolf head merged with a woman's face, with a crown, skulls, ram horns, flowers and a hot air balloon.
Wolf and woman surreal design with skulls
Black dotwork tattoo of antlers, a diamond and a rose with crystals on the outer thigh, shaded in black and grey.
Antlers, diamond and rose on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on the forearm showing an anatomical heart above an oval window with a night bedroom scene, with a sleeping animal on the bed.
Anatomical heart with sleeping bedroom scene
Two forearms show matching black and grey tattoos: a shaded lotus with dotted line detail on the upper arm and a geometric mandala on the lower forearm.
Matching lotus and mandala forearm tattoos
Black fine line ornamental tattoo of hanging drops and dotted motifs across a woman's shoulder and upper chest, with a pendant shape near the upper arm.
Ornamental filigree tattoo across shoulder and chest
Black and grey mandala-style tattoo wrapping the inner wrist and forearm, with dotwork shading and small dots above and below.
Mandala wrist cuff tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey fine line and dotwork penguin tattoo inside circles and crosshair lines on a man's forearm.
Penguin within geometric circles on a forearm
Black ink mandala and floral vine tattoo in dotwork and botanical style running from the lower leg down to the ankle.
Mandala and vine tattoo on ankle
Small black dotwork bow tattoo on the back of a baby's hand, with the fingers curled against a soft peach blanket.
Dotwork bow on a baby's hand