Dotwork tattoo ideas

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Pencil drawing of a Ganesha head within an ornate mandala with dotted chains and teardrop pendants, shown as a tattoo design on paper and not on skin.
Ganesha mandala design in pencil
Black and grey tattoo of a feather that breaks into dots and flying birds, shaded realism on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Feather dissolving into birds on the upper back
Dark teal mandala tattoo across the back of a hand and wrist in a geometric dotwork style, with silver rings and matte teal nails.
Mandala design on the back of a hand
Black mandala tattoo with dot work and geometric patterns on the back of a hand and wrist, with silver rings on the fingers.
Mandala tattoo on the back of a hand
Black dotwork and fine line lotus mandala tattoo across the inner wrist and lower forearm, with a hand visible below.
Lotus mandala tattoo on the wrist
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on the forearm showing a tent, crescent moon and mountains inside a downward-pointing triangle framed with mandala ornaments.
Tent and moonlit camp in a triangle
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull wearing an ornate feathered headdress across the upper arm and shoulder.
Skull in feather headdress on upper arm
Dotwork spiral mandala tattoo with red wash accents on the upper back, set against the left shoulder blade area.
Spiral mandala on upper back
Traditional style owl tattoo with swirling tendril linework and dotwork shading on the calf, with touches of red ink on the belly.
Owl tattoo on a calf
Black and grey geometric lion head tattoo with dotwork shading and orange, red and teal circles on a forearm.
Geometric lion head with coloured circles
Colour tattoo of an Om symbol with a shaded Buddha face and teal dotwork patterns on a limb, with a US quarter placed below for scale.
Om symbol with Buddha face and teal dotwork
Black and grey realism tattoo of a misty pine forest on the inner forearm, fading into dotwork stipple at the lower edge.
Pine forest sleeve on a forearm
Black and grey geometric tattoo of a pine tree inside a dotted diamond frame, with a shaded ornament below, on a lower leg.
Pine tree in a diamond on a calf
Black ink blackwork tattoo of an astronaut helmet, a skull and a ringed planet stacked down the outer thigh.
Helmet, skull and planet on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork and fine line sleeve on the upper arm, with a rose, a mandala style flower and ornamental geometric patterns.
Mandala and rose sleeve on the upper arm
Two wrists held together showing black crown tattoos, the left in fine ornate linework and the right in dotwork shading, both on the inner wrist.
Matching crown tattoos on two wrists
Geometric bird tattoo with dotwork-shaded wings and a red heart on a string, with two small clouds, on the side of the torso.
Geometric bird with red heart on side
Black and white photo of a small fine line and dotwork tattoo of an anatomical heart inside a dotted circle, on the upper arm near the elbow.
Anatomical heart in a dotted circle on the upper arm
Black line drawing of a lotus flower in botanical style with dotwork shading and dot accents, shown as a tattoo design on a pale background.
Lotus flower design with dotwork shading
Black and grey lotus mandala tattoo with dotwork shading on the upper back, with hands pressed together in prayer below it.
Lotus mandala tattoo on upper back
Black ornamental mandala tattoo with dotwork edging on a woman's shoulder and upper back, with a bracelet and necklace visible.
Mandala design on a shoulder
Blue heart-shaped dreamcatcher tattoo with two hanging feathers and dotted beads on a forearm, in a fine line dotwork style.
Heart dreamcatcher with feathers on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a stag head with large antlers, framed by fine geometric lines and a shaded flower, on the calf.
Stag head with geometric frame on a calf
Black and grey rose tattoo with stippled shading and dark leaves on a forearm, photographed in black and white.
Rose with leaves on a forearm
Black and grey realistic rose with dotwork and fine line mandala patterns across the forearm and wrist.
Realistic rose with mandala linework on forearm
Black and grey dotwork and blackwork mandala tattoo wrapping the inner upper arm towards the elbow, against a white textured wall.
Mandala tattoo on the inner upper arm
Before and after pair showing a chest tattoo of a pink bow and filigree keyhole heart, extended into a feather and mandala cover-up across the upper chest and shoulders.
Bow and keyhole heart chest cover-up, before and after
Black ink drawing of a unicorn mermaid with a flowing tail, surrounded by starfish, shown as a tattoo design on paper rather than on skin.
Unicorn mermaid with starfish design
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo with bold negative-space shapes and dotwork shading covering a forearm.
Geometric mandala forearm tattoo
Two small heart outline tattoos in black ink on the inner wrists, one drawn with a solid fine line and the other in a dotted line.
Matching heart outlines on two wrists
Black ink drawing of an ornate mandala-style design with petal shapes, dotted lines and hanging pendant drops on white paper, with pencils at the top edge.
Mandala design with dotted drop pendants
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a fawn head with thistle flowers on the forearm, shaded with dotwork stippling.
Fawn and thistle on a forearm
Close view of a white dotted tattoo running up the forearm and across the back of the hand, with the fingers tucked into a grey jeans pocket.
White dotted pattern on forearm and hand
Fine line black tattoo of overlapping circles with dotwork accents across the upper back.
Overlapping circles and dots on a upper back
Black ink drawing of a bison, with its front half realistically shaded and its rear half built from faceted geometric panels and dotwork, on a white background.
Geometric bison design in black ink
Black and grey dotwork and linework flash design of a long-haired woman beneath a horned bison head with flames, with no body placement shown.
Woman and horned bison design
Fine line and dotwork lace-style tattoo with a lotus and red-tipped feather pendants on the inner forearm, shown against a black background.
Lace and feather chain on a forearm
Black and white photo of a person seen from behind, hands raised to their head, with a geometric lotus tattoo between the shoulder blades on the upper back.
Lotus tattoo on upper back
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of two birds and flowers across a woman's upper back, with dotwork shading.
Two birds and flowers across a back
Upper arm tattoo of red poppies and a white heart in black dotwork shading, with a line of script beneath the heart.
Poppies and heart with dotwork on upper arm
Two raised hands against white siding show black mandala tattoos on both forearms and small finger tattoos, in a blackwork and dotwork style.
Mandala tattoos on forearms and hands
Black and white flash design of a planchette-style pointer on an ouija board, with ornate scrollwork, dotwork shading and crescent moons, shown without a body placement.
Planchette design with dotwork scrollwork
Black ink drawing of a yin-yang circle, with a stippled starry night sky and a city skyline on one half and a sun on the other.
Yin-yang with night sky, city and sun
Black and grey mandala tattoo with a dotwork-shaded centre and layered petal rings, sitting on the forearm of a person in denim shorts.
Black mandala tattoo on a forearm
Black ink anchor tattoo on a forearm, with rope forming a heart around the shank and dotwork shading on the crown and lower chevron.
Anchor wrapped in a rope heart on a forearm
Black and grey fine line rose with stippled dotwork shading and leaves on the inside of a forearm, held by another hand.
Rose on a forearm
Black and grey lace-effect tattoo with chains and scrollwork across the ribs, with a small pink-purple centre, shown in two photos.
Lace-effect chain tattoo across the ribs
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo on the elbow, with a faded patterned tattoo visible above it on the upper arm.
Dotwork mandala on the elbow