Dotwork tattoo ideas

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Black and grey geometric snowflake tattoo with a teal outline and dotted border on the forearm.
Geometric snowflake with dotted border
Flash sheet of ten numbered black ink mandala designs, several with stippled dotwork shading and floral, lotus-like centres, drawn on white paper.
Ten black ink mandala designs on a flash sheet
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a horizontal arrow with moon phases and nested diamond outlines, on the inner forearm.
Moon phases and arrow on inner forearm
Arms crossed to show a black and grey mandala tattoo on the forearm, with a traditional rose tattoo partly visible on the thigh below pale pink shorts.
Mandala forearm tattoo and thigh rose
Black and grey Medusa head with snakes wound through her hair, tattooed in dotwork shading on the side of a torso, over the ribs.
Medusa with snakes on the ribs
Small fine line black lotus tattoo with a dotted line either side, placed on the shoulder in a greyscale photo.
Small lotus tattoo on the shoulder
Stippled green and teal line drawing of a zombie skull with swept-back hair and a jaw hanging open, shown as a tattoo design with no placement on the body.
Zombie skull with swept hair
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork detail covering a forearm, shown in a dark black and white photograph of a person in a striped top and dark trousers.
Mandala sleeve on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of rolling waves and a crescent moon inside a circle, placed on the outer ankle.
Waves and crescent moon in a circle on an ankle
Black and grey crescent moon tattoo on the inner forearm, filled with a dotwork and linework mandala pattern.
Crescent moon with mandala pattern on a forearm
Black ink mandala drawing of a lotus-like flower on cream paper, with a flat, detailed dotwork and geometric pattern, shown beside two black marker pens.
Mandala flower drawn in black ink
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo of lotus petals and leaves on the chest, just below a bra.
Dotwork lotus mandala on the chest
Black geometric tattoos across four fingers of a hand, including a feather, an arrow and triangles, set against a textured white wall.
Geometric finger tattoos with feather and arrow
Black ink tattoo of a lace and mandala necklace with teardrop drops and dotted chains across the upper back, in dotwork style.
Lace necklace design across upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a seated tabby cat with a small heart on its chest, set over fine geometric circles on a forearm.
Seated tabby cat with geometric circles on a forearm
Small black fine line tattoo of a row of planets, including a ringed planet like Saturn, on the upper back below purple hair.
Planet row tattoo on upper back
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a tied bundle of herbs with stippled leaves and small flower sprigs, on the upper arm.
Herb bundle tied with ribbon on upper arm
Black and grey photograph of a torso with full dotwork sleeves, chest patterns and a lotus with fern-like fronds tattooed on the abdomen.
Dotwork sleeves with lotus on the abdomen
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a mountain and pine trees above rolling hills, enclosed in a thin rectangular frame on the upper arm.
Mountain landscape in a rectangular frame on upper arm
Black and grey tree of life tattoo enclosed in a circle on the forearm, drawn in fine line with dotwork shading.
Tree of life on a forearm
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo covering the forearm, shown from the front and side in a two-panel photo.
Black and grey mandala on a forearm
Black and grey geometric owl tattoo on an upper arm, built from dotwork shading, fine lines and solid black triangles.
Geometric owl on an upper arm
Black ink drawing of a crescent moon filled with mandala and paisley patterns, with a lotus flower and a dotted flower beside a vertical ornamental dagger motif.
Crescent moon with mandala and lotus design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of seven moon phases stacked vertically down the inner forearm.
Seven moon phases in dotwork on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with a rose and a hanging crescent moon charm on a forearm.
Mandala and rose on a forearm
Two purple line drawings of ornate hearts, a perfume-style bottle, stars and clouds on translucent sheets, with a glowing crystal behind them.
Ornate heart and bottle line designs on stencil sheets
Black and grey dotwork octopus tattoo with curling tentacles across the upper chest, shown on a woman wearing a black lace bra.
Octopus tattoo across the chest
Fine line and dotwork crescent moon tattoo with swirls and dangling chain details in dark ink on the hip and upper thigh of a person in a bikini.
Crescent and swirl ornament on a hip
Black ink flash drawing of three dinosaur skulls, a T-rex, a triceratops and a raptor, each entwined with flowers and leaves, in a stippled botanical style.
Three dinosaur skulls with botanical vines
Two black and grey dotwork tattoos of songbirds on a branch, one with a raspberry and one with leaves, on a pair of forearms.
Two songbirds on branches, forearms
Colour tattoo of a seated fox with orange and purple watercolour-style shading, surrounded by dotwork circles and line flowers, on the outer forearm.
Fox and flowers on a forearm
Black and white dotwork drawing of an ornate heart mandala with lace-like scallops, teardrop drops and small hearts, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Ornate heart mandala design
Black and grey feather tattoo with fine linework, dotwork and a row of beads, running along the forearm.
Feather tattoo on the forearm
Black and grey mandala tattoo covering a forearm, with dotwork and fine line petals and geometric rosettes.
Mandala sleeve on a forearm
Back of a woman's neck and upper back showing a large black ornamental mandala tattoo in a V shape, placed across the nape and between the shoulder blades.
Black ornamental mandala across upper back and nape
Black and grey koi fish tattoo with dotwork scale shading and fine line sprigs of foliage on a forearm.
Koi fish and fine line foliage on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a cat's head in profile with a diamond-shaped eye, overlapped by fine line triangles, on the inner forearm.
Feline head with geometric triangles on forearm
Black fine line and dotwork tattoo on the upper arm reading LOVE, GRATITUDE, MERCY, framed by ornamental lace-like motifs and a dotted mandala panel.
Love, gratitude and mercy lettering on an upper arm
Black and grey geometric mountain tattoo with a crescent moon and four stars on the inner upper arm.
Mountains, crescent moon and stars on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a blue and teal ball of yarn with a crochet hook through it, in a realistic style, on the calf.
Blue yarn ball with crochet hook on a calf
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical mandala flower design with stippled dotwork shading on white paper.
Dotwork mandala flower design
Fine dotted-line constellation tattoo in black ink on the inner forearm, with a navy dress and green leaves in the background.
Constellation tattoo on forearm
Black and grey photograph of a small dotwork hedgehog tattoo on the upper left chest, above a black lace bra.
Small hedgehog tattoo on upper chest
Close-up of a hand near a mouth showing small fine line tattoos on the fingers, including a crescent moon, an outlined star and dotted bands, in black ink.
Small finger tattoos of a moon, star and dotted bands
Flash drawing of a pink iced donut with coloured sprinkles set over a black dotwork mandala, drawn on a sketchbook page.
Donut and dotwork mandala design
Black and grey botanical arm sleeve with a large chrysanthemum at the upper arm, clouds and lily leaves running down to the forearm, in a dotwork and linework style.
Floral arm sleeve with chrysanthemum
Black and grey fine line mermaid tattoo with flowing hair, bubbles and skulls in her tail, on the outer thigh.
Mermaid with skulls on a thigh
Black dotwork and blackwork tattoo on a calf of three stacked balloons with grinning faces, two bats and a small figure hanging from a string.
Stacked balloons with skeletal characters on a calf