Dotwork tattoo ideas

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Black blackwork tattoo on a forearm showing a stippled geometric pentagon shape above two solid black bands near the elbow.
Geometric shape and bands on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a circular landscape with a tall pine, a lake and distant mountains, on the forearm.
Circular pine forest and lake on a forearm
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
Two black and grey tattoos: a shaded peony on the outer thigh on the left, and a rose within overlapping diamond outlines on the forearm on the right.
Peony on thigh and rose in geometric frame on forearm
Black and grey dotwork honey bee tattoo with veined wings on the inner forearm, shown in a black and white photograph.
Honey bee tattoo on an inner arm
Black and white pen drawing of an ornate lotus mandala design with dotwork detail and hanging drops, placed on white paper beside a wristwatch and lace fabric.
Ornate lotus mandala design drawing
Small black dotwork tattoo of concentric dotted circles on the palm of a hand, with a grey shoe and pink string in the background.
Concentric dotted circles on a palm
Black ink drawing of a sun and crescent moon inside a geometric mandala with stars, dotted lines and swirling clouds, sketched on a notebook page.
Sun and moon mandala design in ink
Black and grey dotwork lotus flower with a mandala-style centre tattoo on a person's upper abdomen, below the chest.
Lotus and mandala tattoo on the upper abdomen
Two mirrored black and grey dotwork tattoos on the calves, each showing a curled squirrel-like animal beside a hedgehog-like animal, framed by flowers and berries.
Mirrored animal and floral calf tattoos
Three black ink flash drawings on cream paper showing a crystal ball with flowers, a hand with a dotted trail and an eye with flowers, beside a pen and pencil.
Three flash designs: crystal ball, hand and eye
Fine line and dotwork tattoo of a moon, an outlined moth and a small sprig on the upper arm, with a coloured flower tattoo partly visible above.
Moon, moth and sprig on the arm
Black and grey anchor tattoo with a coiled rope on the lower leg, shaded with stippled dots and bold outlines in a traditional style.
Anchor and rope on a calf
Small colour tattoo of a striped orange and black bee with pink wings and a curved trail of dots, in a fine line style on the forearm.
Bee with dotted trail on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a flying saucer, clouds, stars and pointed shapes inside a diamond on the inner forearm.
UFO and clouds in a diamond on a forearm
Black and grey fine line crescent moon tattoo on the wrist and an eye with rays tattoo on a finger, with small dot accents on the fingers.
Crescent moon and eye tattoos on fingers and wrist
Black geometric tattoo of interlocking triangles and a dotted outline on the inner forearm and wrist, with a partial floral tattoo visible above it.
Interlocking triangle geometry on a wrist
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 dotwork drawing of two wolf heads, skulls, crescent moons, a central eye and a star outline, shown as a tattoo design.
Wolf heads, skulls and crescent moons design
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a striped lighthouse inside an oval rope frame with waves and a flower, on the forearm.
Lighthouse in rope frame on a forearm
Black line drawing flash sheet of four food designs on tracing paper: a sprinkled donut, pancakes with butter and flowers, a noodle box with chopsticks and hearts, and a pizza slice with dotted
Donut, pancakes, takeaway and pizza flash sheet
Drawn tattoo design of ornate scissors wrapped in a teal ribbon, with pink peonies and leaves, in a neo-traditional style with dotwork shading.
Scissors, ribbon and peonies design
Black ink ornamental tattoo with dotted chains, crescents and teardrops across the inner wrist and forearm, shown from two angles.
Ornamental lace wrist tattoo with dotted chains
Black and grey fine line and dotwork tattoo of a compass rose over a shaded globe with continents, on the inner upper arm.
Compass rose over a globe on an upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a butterfly with dotted lace drapes on the ribs just below the bust.
Butterfly with lace drapes under the bust
Black and grey geometric owl tattoo with dotwork shading on the upper arm, built from angular facets and outlined in bold black linework.
Geometric owl on an upper arm
Black ornamental tattoo of a stylised flower with dangling beaded drops and geometric panels, in dotwork shading, on the side of a person's ribs.
Ornamental dotwork piece on the ribs
Black and grey sunflower tattoo with a dotwork centre and lace-like petals across a person's upper back.
Sunflower mandala across upper back
Purple dotwork drawing of a layered succulent rosette with stippled shading on each petal, shown as a tattoo design on a pale background.
Dotwork succulent rosette design
Black and grey tattoo of a lace-cuffed hand gripping a dripping snake head, shown in two close-up photographs, one above a LUCKY banner.
Snake-headed hand with lace cuff
Black dotwork and blackwork tattoo on an upper arm showing a hand with a heart inside a triangle, an eye below, and a sun, moon and stars.
Hand, heart and eye in a triangle
Black geometric dotwork tattoo of a wolf's head with angular facets and stippled shading, on the lower leg.
Geometric wolf head on a calf
Black ink dotwork drawing of an ornate elephant head with lotus flowers and a mandala motif, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Ornate elephant mandala design
Blackwork and dotwork geometric full sleeve covering a man's arm from shoulder to wrist, with diamond lattice and cog motifs on the upper arm and forearm.
Blackwork geometric full arm sleeve
Fine line geometric tattoo of an arrow with overlapping circles, dotted lines and triangles, in black ink on the side of the ribs.
Geometric arrow and circles on the ribs
Black ink drawing of a kookaburra head above a dotwork mandala and botanical flower, a tattoo design in a black and grey dotwork and botanical style.
Kookaburra and mandala flower design
Small black fine line tattoo of a single tree with stippled ground on the inner forearm, shown against a pale background.
Single tree on a forearm
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 ink drawing of a dragonfly with daisy-like flowers and swirling scrollwork, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Dragonfly and flowers design
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 ink flash drawing of two swallows in flight, one carrying a small key, rendered with dense dotwork shading on the wings and bodies.
Two swallows, one carrying a key
Black and grey lotus flower tattoo with dotwork stippling and soft shading on a person's upper arm near the shoulder.
Lotus flower on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork whale shark tattoo with blackwork shading on the upper arm, swimming diagonally up the limb.
Whale shark on the upper arm
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 ink flash design of a symmetrical geometric owl with spread wings, dotwork detailing and a crescent moon, drawn on cream paper.
Geometric owl design with crescent moon
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo split across the inner ankles and tops of both feet, with a flower-like design.
Split mandala tattoo across both ankles
Black dotwork mandala and paisley swirl tattoo on the side of a torso, above the hip, with a hand resting at the left edge of the frame.
Mandala and paisley swirls on the side torso
Black and grey fine line and dotwork tattoo of interlocking triangles forming a star shape on the inner wrist and forearm.
Nested triangle geometry on a wrist