Dotwork tattoo ideas

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Close-up of a black geometric mandala tattoo with dotwork shading on the upper thigh of a person in black underwear and a grey knit crop top.
Black mandala tattoo on upper thigh
Black ink mandala design with a crescent moon, stars, snowy mountains and a pine forest inside a sunburst border, drawn on a beige background.
Mandala with mountains, pines and night sky
Three side-by-side photos of a forearm covered in black dotwork and geometric tattoos, with mandala patterns and an elephant head in the third panel.
Mandala and elephant forearm tattoos in three views
Realistic bumblebee tattoo with a ring of dots on an upper back, shaded in yellow, black and grey.
Bumblebee with dotted circle on upper back
Dotwork mandala tattoo with a blue and orange spiral galaxy at its centre, placed across the middle of a person's upper back.
Galaxy mandala on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a small T-rex dinosaur held up by a cluster of outlined balloons, placed along the ribs.
Baby T-rex held aloft by balloons on ribs
Black and grey octopus tattoo with stippled shading wrapping around a flexed upper arm, with a white sleeve at the shoulder.
Octopus tattoo on an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork crescent moon filled with mandala patterns, shown in a central photo flanked by two close-up views of the design.
Mandala crescent moon tattoo
Stippled dotwork illustration of a skull with diamond eyes, a compass rose on the brow, roses and flowers, and a ribbon banner, in peach on dark teal.
Skull with roses and compass design
Colour and black ink tattoo of a woman in a geometric patterned dress on a woman's upper arm, with scalloped fan lines and dots around the figure.
Female figure in patterned dress on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a moon with crater detail, placed on the outer forearm.
Moon tattoo on a forearm
Two black mandala tattoos sit on the upper thighs of a person wearing a black and white floral skirt, with ornate detailing and dotted fill.
Twin mandala tattoos on thighs
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoos cover the tops of both feet, with solid black bands around the ankle and the words LOVE and PAIN across the toes.
Mandala tattoos on both feet
Black and grey dotwork and linework tattoo of a mountain, winding river and pine trees in an oval frame on the upper arm.
Mountain, river and pines in an oval frame
Three-panel photo of a full arm sleeve in black and grey geometric dotwork, with mandala-style rosettes and circular patterns from shoulder to wrist.
Geometric mandala full arm sleeve
Black dotwork and fine line tattoo of two curled-up sleeping cats with small stars, enclosed in a circle on the outer forearm.
Two sleeping cats in a circle on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork mandala tattoo covering the forearm, with shaded clouds and linework around its edges.
Black and grey mandala on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of flowers, leaves and a dotted chain with drops across the chest below the breasts.
Flower garland across the chest
Black and grey dotwork mandala with an animal face tattooed on the outer thigh, with a geometric blackwork sleeve on the forearm of a hand resting on a bare leg.
Mandala thigh tattoo with geometric forearm sleeve
Black and grey floral sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, featuring sunflowers, dotwork mandala motifs and paisley swirls.
Floral sleeve across shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of mountain peaks above a lake and pine trees, enclosed in a rectangular frame on the upper arm.
Mountain and pine landscape in a frame
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two round soot-like sprites with large eyes and a faceted black crystal across the shoulder and upper arm.
Two soot sprites and a crystal on a shoulder
Black and white photo of a hand resting on a shoulder, with a small dotwork star cluster tattoo in black ink on the upper arm.
Dotwork star cluster on a shoulder
Black and grey dotwork mandala flower tattoo with layered petals and circles on the upper arm, shown in three side-by-side photographs.
Geometric mandala flower on an arm
Black and grey dragonfly tattoo framed by ornate scrollwork and dotwork geometric patterns across the neck, shoulders and chest.
Dragonfly and scrollwork across neck and chest
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo with hanging drops on the inner forearm, shown beside its printed stencil.
Lotus mandala tattoo on forearm
Close view of a dotwork gecko tattoo on the inner forearm, its segmented body in green, yellow and teal with black dotted legs and feet.
Green gecko on a forearm
Dotwork drawing of a moth with spread wings set within overlapping outline triangles, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Moth within overlapping geometric triangles
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a mouse perched on a branch with leaves and flowers, drawn in dotwork and fine hatching on the thigh.
Mouse on a branch with flowers
Two matching black and grey dotwork wolf head tattoos with dotted triangles, one on each forearm.
Two wolf heads on forearms
Black and grey bee tattoo with floral patterned wings and a honeycomb centre, shaded with dotwork, on a forearm.
Bee with honeycomb on a forearm
Black ink drawing of an ornate mandala design with feather-like petals and dotwork shading, suitable as a tattoo design.
Ornate mandala design with feather motifs
Pen and ink drawing of a stag head with long antlers, shaded in dotwork and set among soft ochre and pink watercolour splashes, shown as a tattoo design on a plain background.
Stag head with antlers and watercolour splashes
Pencil and ink drawings of a dotwork geometric cat head with a triangle and a cross with blackletter lettering, shown as tattoo design sketches.
Geometric cat head and cross designs
Dotwork stag head with antlers made of branches, roses and leaves, in black ink on the forearm.
Stag head with roses on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo with radiating petals and dotted berry clusters wrapping around a person's upper arm near the elbow.
Radial floral tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey raven tattoo with peony blooms and scrollwork running down the thigh, drawn in a neo-traditional style.
Raven and peony scroll on a thigh
Small fine line ladybird tattoo with red and black fill and a dotted trail, on the foot.
Ladybird with dotted trail on a foot
Black and grey feather wing tattoo with ink splatter dots and small lettering on the side of the ribs.
Feather wing with splatter on ribs
Black fine line tattoo of three arrows on the upper arm, with a peacock feather arrow in the centre and dotted, chevron-tipped arrows either side.
Three arrows on the upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm, shown inside a circle, of a night sky with a crescent moon, two flying saucers and a row of pine trees.
Night sky with UFOs and pines on a forearm
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with a radiating petal pattern on the inner forearm, shown in black ink on pale skin.
Mandala tattoo on a forearm
Fine line and dotwork tattoo of a basset hound with patterned linework and a red flower in its mouth, on the inner forearm.
Basset hound with red flower on a forearm
Dotwork and linework floral sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, with red blossoms at the top and black flowers below.
Floral sleeve on an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork calf tattoos showing a full moon, crystals, a cactus, an open hand with an eye in the palm, a moth and morel mushrooms.
Moon, crystals, cactus and eye hand on both calves
Two black and grey tattoos: a dotwork and fine line geometric eye in a triangle on the inner forearm, and a traditional style swallow on the back of a hand.
Geometric eye on a forearm and swallow on a hand
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with a central Om symbol, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Om mandala on the upper back
Fine line solar system tattoo on a forearm, with a sunface at the centre, dashed orbit lines, planets and a dotted asteroid belt.
Solar system orbits on a forearm