Dotwork tattoo ideas

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Black and grey fine line tattoo of the solar system across a person's upper back, with concentric orbit rings, shaded planets and a ringed Saturn.
Solar system across the upper back
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo centred on the upper back, with a row of dots running down from it.
Lotus mandala on upper back
Black and grey mountain range tattoo with hatched peaks, pine trees and a dotted diamond border, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Mountain range tattoo on upper back
Black dotwork and linework lotus tattoo with mandala-style petals and single dots above and below, sitting on the upper back.
Dotwork lotus flower on the upper back
Two photos of a black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork shading on the lower back, shown close up and at a wider angle.
Black and grey mandala on the lower back
Colour tattoo of a hot air balloon with three portrait medallions, a lettered basket and an anchor, in neo-traditional style with dotwork, on a person's upper back.
Hot air balloon with portraits on upper back
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo across the upper back of a person with short hair, photographed from behind.
Mandala tattoo across upper back
Back view of a black and grey dotwork peony cluster tattoo across the upper back, with white bra straps visible.
Black and grey peony cluster on upper back
Cartoon black cat with pink ears and a pink star collar, surrounded by stippled dotwork stars, tattooed on the upper back.
Black cat and stars on upper back
Black ink mandala-style elephant tattoo on the upper back, near the shoulder blade, with a person's long wavy hair falling across the shoulder.
Mandala elephant on a shoulder blade
Fine black dotwork tattoo of a small sailboat with a stippled reflection below it, placed centrally on a person's upper back.
Small sailboat with dotted reflection on upper back
Black compass rose tattoo with a dotted ring, small red accents and tiny lettering around the circle, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Compass rose tattoo on upper back
Black and grey lotus flower tattoo on the upper back, in a traditional style with stippled dotwork shading across the petals.
Lotus flower tattoo on the back
Black and grey shark tattoo in a sketchy, stippled style on the upper back between the shoulder blades.
Shark tattoo on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a humpback whale curling around a peony on the upper back, with fine outline linework.
Whale and peony on upper back
Black dotwork tattoo of a slender tower with a round top, running vertically down the centre of a person's upper back.
Dotwork spire tattoo down the upper back
Black dotwork lotus mandala tattoo centred on a woman's upper back, with a line of dots above and below.
Black lotus mandala tattoo on upper back
Black and grey ornate lion head tattoo in profile with a patterned geometric mane, on the upper back over the shoulder blade.
Ornate lion head on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a mandala with feathers and fern leaves, running from the nape of the neck onto the upper back.
Ornamental dotwork neck and upper back tattoo
Black and grey ornamental tattoo of a lotus and paisley swirls covering the back of a neck, with fine linework and dotted shading.
Ornamental lotus tattoo on the back of the neck
Black line tattoo of a lotus mandala with dot details on the lower back, in a dotwork and botanical style.
Lotus mandala with dotwork on lower back
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with hanging drops centred on a woman's upper back between the shoulder blades.
Mandala with hanging drops on upper back
Black and white photo of a person's back covered in dotwork mandala and winged eye tattoos, with hands resting on the shoulders.
Mandala and wing back piece in black and grey
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
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
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
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
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
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 and grey ornamental floral tattoo in dotwork and fine linework covering a woman's shoulder, upper arm and upper back.
Ornamental floral shoulder tattoo in black
Woman seen from behind on a beach, with a black and grey sun face tattoo on her upper back by the shoulder and fine script lettering on her lower left back.
Sun face and script on a back
Black and grey sunflower tattoo with a dotwork centre and lace-like petals across a person's upper back.
Sunflower mandala across upper back
Four-panel photo of a bald person with black peony and mandala tattoos covering the scalp, neck, shoulders and upper chest, in a blackwork and dotwork style.
Peony and mandala tattoo across scalp, neck and back
Black and grey lotus mandala tattoo with dot accents centred on the upper back of a woman with her hair tied up.
Lotus mandala tattoo on upper back
Black and grey dotwork mandala with a crescent moon centre tattooed between the shoulder blades of a person seen from behind, with dark paper petals draped over the shoulders.
Mandala and crescent moon on upper back
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo centred on the upper back, with a Sri Yantra geometric design inside a circle surrounded by petal shapes.
Sri Yantra mandala on upper back
Black and grey circular emblem marked 42, ringed by script and stippled dotwork, with a vertical ornament above, tattooed on a person's upper back.
Circular emblem with 42 on upper back
Black and grey dotwork mandala on a woman's upper back, with fine script lettering running down the spine.
Mandala and spine script on upper back
Black and grey dotwork lotus tattoo on the upper back of a woman with her hands raised to her head, with a dotted line below it.
Lotus tattoo on upper back
Fine line and dotwork lotus tattoo with geometric circles on the upper back of a woman seen from behind.
Lotus tattoo on upper back
Black dotwork mandala with a lotus centre and moon phases on a person's upper back, with dotted beaded strands hanging below.
Mandala with moon phases on upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a geometric bird in flight, built from overlapping circles and lines, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Geometric bird in flight on upper back
Fine line and dotwork tattoo of a world map inside a dotted circle with a stippled compass star above it, placed on the upper back beside swallow tattoos.
World map and compass rose on the back
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with layered petals centred on the upper back of a woman with long hair.
Mandala tattoo on upper back
Black and grey geometric elephant head tattoo with dotwork shading, centred across the upper back.
Geometric elephant head on upper back
Black and grey dotwork elephant head tattoo with mandala-style patterns across a person's upper back.
Ornamental elephant head across upper back
Black and grey peony with lace-style filigree and hanging beads tattooed on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Peony and lace design on the upper back