Dotwork tattoo ideas

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Black and grey Japanese-style wave tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder of a man in a grey vest top.
Japanese wave design on upper arm and shoulder
Black dotwork and fine line tattoo of five arrows on a forearm, with a hamsa hand holding an eye at the centre.
Five arrows with hamsa hand on forearm
Forearm tattoo of a cross-stitch style geometric folk pattern in muted red, teal, cream and black, shown on a bare arm against a dark background.
Cross-stitch style pattern sleeve on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a snarling wolf head with pine trees above and Winter is Coming lettering curved beneath it, on the upper thigh.
Wolf head and pines with Winter is Coming lettering
Black and grey blackwork chest tattoo of open scissors cut by a horizontal line, with clawed hands and leaf-like shapes on the shoulders and chest.
Scissors and claws across a chest
Black line tattoo of poppy and rose blooms within a mandala frame on the inner upper arm, with a pink wash behind the design.
Poppy and rose mandala on upper arm
Watercolour-style tattoo of a bare tree with blue, orange and pink washes and black linework across a person's upper back.
Watercolour-style tree on upper back
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo with a central diamond motif, placed on the chest beneath the bust.
Geometric lotus tattoo below the bust
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a mandala and lace-like floral pattern wrapping around an ankle against a dark background.
Dotwork mandala lace tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a sleeping fox with a heart on its chest, a flower and leaves below and a star above, on the calf.
Sleeping fox with flower on a calf
Black and grey dotwork and line tattoo of a bat with spread wings among leaves, placed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Bat and leaves across a shoulder blade
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a scorpion constellation beside a crescent moon on the upper back.
Scorpion constellation and moon on a shoulder blade
Black and grey wave tattoo enclosed in a circle on a forearm, shaded with fine stippled linework.
Wave inside a circle on a forearm
Three arms shown side by side, each with a black and grey octopus and squid sleeve in a dotwork engraved style, running from the upper arm to the forearm.
Octopus and squid sleeve across three arms
Matching blackwork and dotwork bear paw tattoos with ornate feather-like patterning on the top of both feet.
Bear paws with ornate patterning on both feet
Black ornamental feather tattoo in blackwork and dotwork style on the upper arm, with owl-like eye motifs and scrollwork.
Ornamental feather with owl-like eyes on upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two stacked flowers with leaves on the forearm, with dotwork detailing in the centres.
Two flowers and leaves on a forearm
Black and grey geometric tattoo of faceted mountains and pine trees inside a circle, with dotwork speckles above, on skin.
Mountains and pines in a circle
Black line tattoo of poppy flowers and branches inside a dotted diamond frame on the upper thigh, in a botanical dotwork style.
Poppy bouquet and dotwork diamond on thigh
Black ink botanical tattoo of a stylised flower and leaves inside a dotted circle, on a person's calf.
Black botanical flower on a calf
Black and grey ornate lotus tattoo in dotwork and fine line detail, centred on a woman's upper back.
Ornate lotus on upper back
Black and grey dotwork chest tattoo of a mandala with a winged insect, crescent moons and a sun, centred on the upper chest.
Dotwork mandala and winged insect on chest
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a woman in a feathered headdress drawing a bow, on the side of the ribs.
Feathered archer woman on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a round compass with a dotted border and a feather above it, on the centre of a torso below the bust.
Compass and feather on the chest
Black and white photo of a flexed arm with a dotwork and blackwork interlace tattoo of beast heads and knotwork on the forearm and upper arm, with a sun-like motif on the shoulder.
Interlace and beast tattoo on a flexed arm
Black and grey ornamental tattoo of a lotus with hanging chain drapes covering the shoulder and upper arm, shown in three views.
Ornate lotus and drape tattoo on shoulder and arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two cartoon robots floating in an oval night sky with dot stars, on a calf.
Two robots floating in space on a calf
Black and grey mandala tattoo with fine linework and dotwork shading across a wrist, set against a patterned floral background.
Mandala tattoo across the wrist
Black and grey dotwork and fine line ornamental tattoo on the sternum, with a vertical filigree design between the chest and navel.
Ornate sternum mandala tattoo
Black line drawing of an ornate hot air balloon with lace-like patterns and dotted detail, shown as a fine line tattoo design on paper.
Ornate hot air balloon design
Black and grey Traditional style elephant tattoo with patterned paisley and swirl details on a person's lower back.
Ornate elephant on the lower back
Black and white drawing of a flowing unalome line above a star-shaped dotwork mandala, a design that could be used as a tattoo.
Unalome above a dotwork mandala design
Black and grey dotwork and geometric mandala tattoo on the outer thigh, shown in a full view beside a close-up.
Dotwork mandala on the thigh
Black and grey pen drawing of an ornate heart with lace-like filigree, dotwork shading, a diamond motif and hanging chains, shown as a tattoo design.
Ornate heart and lace design drawing
Black ink dotwork and mandala-style lotus flower design drawn on white paper, with a feathered stem and arrow shape below.
Mandala lotus design with arrow stem
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a teacup with a dotwork rain cloud above it, raindrops falling onto the cup and flowers and leaves around its side.
Teacup and rain cloud tattoo
Abstract fine line and dotwork tattoo on a lower leg, with a starburst, a leaf, teal and purple dots and a black vertical shape.
Abstract starburst and leaf on a calf
Black ink drawing of a planchette design with a central eye, YES, NO and GOODBYE lettering and dotwork shading on a white sheet.
Planchette with eye and YES NO GOODBYE lettering
Black ink drawing of a floral bouquet with two sunflowers, pansy-like blooms and buds on a cream background, suitable as tattoo flash in a botanical style.
Black ink floral bouquet with sunflowers
Dotwork tattoo of a bare tree silhouette over a stippled grey field with an olive circle, on the side of the ribs.
Dotwork tree and olive circle on the ribs
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a brain wrapped in overlapping oval rings, placed on the upper arm.
Brain wrapped in oval rings on an arm
Realistic pink rose with black mandala lace and red faceted gems on a forearm, with dotwork diamond shapes near the wrist.
Realistic rose and gems on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork lace dreamcatcher tattoo with three feathers and beads on the upper back, with part of another animal tattoo visible to the left.
Lace dreamcatcher on upper back
Four black and grey traditional-style tattoos across the fingers of a hand, including a rose and a skull with dotwork shading.
Rose and skull finger tattoos
Black and grey ornamental design of a snarling wolf head filled with mandala-style patterns and dotwork, set within a scrolled border.
Ornamental wolf head with scrollwork frame
Dark blue dotwork tattoo of swirls, waves and dots covering the back of a hand, with a partly visible tattoo on the wrist above.
Blue swirl and wave pattern on a hand
Traditional style spider tattoo with a purple gem-like abdomen and dotted web lines on a lower leg, beside a partly visible green leaf.
Spider with dotted web on a calf
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a constellation above mountains and pine trees, set inside a diamond frame on a forearm.
Mountain and constellation in a diamond frame