Dotwork tattoo ideas

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Black and grey fine line tattoo of a vertical arrow with feather fletching and stacked crescent moons and circles on a forearm.
Arrow with crescent moons on a forearm
Black dotwork and blackwork tattoo on a forearm showing a hand, a lighthouse, a crescent moon and stars inside a large triangle, with smaller triangles below.
Lighthouse, hand and night sky in a triangle on a forearm
Close-up of a small row of tiny coloured dots in red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple tattooed on a forearm, in front of a rainbow-striped backdrop.
Small rainbow dot tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork sea turtle tattoo swimming across the outer thigh, with stippled shading on the shell and flippers.
Sea turtle tattoo on the thigh
Black and grey rose and mandala sleeve tattoo on a woman's arm, seen in a mirror selfie in a white top and denim shorts.
Rose and mandala sleeve on a forearm and upper arm
Illustrated fox with a pocket watch, leaves and hands, drawn in red, black and grey linework with stippled shading, in the style of a tattoo design.
Fox and pocket watch illustration
Black dotwork tattoo of a cluster of mushrooms inside a triangle on the inner forearm.
Mushrooms in a triangle on a forearm
Black and white photo of a fine three-dot dotwork tattoo in a row on the inner forearm near the wrist, against a striped fabric background.
Three small dots on the inner forearm
Black ink drawing in a dotwork and fine line style of the state of Oregon filled with mountains, pine trees and a sun with dotted rays, on a cream background.
Oregon outline with mountains, pines and sun
Pen drawing of a decorative feather with fine line detail, dotted shading and curling tendrils, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Black ink feather design with swirls
Blue line drawing on tracing paper of a mandala design with dotted chains and drop pendants, drawn as a flash design for a tattoo.
Mandala and dotted chain design sketch
Symmetrical owl tattoo with outstretched wings, black fill with knotwork, swirl patterns and blue accents, on the upper chest.
Owl with spread wings on the chest
Black mandala tattoo with dotwork detail on a woman's shoulder, shown above a dark top with a long side braid.
Black mandala tattoo on the shoulder
Dotwork-shaded line drawing of an anatomical heart with a small room inside showing a chair and hanging light bulb, with the words YOU LIVE THERE beneath.
Anatomical heart with chair and light bulb
Small black and grey fine line tattoo of stacked food pieces, including bread slices and strips, on the inside of a forearm.
Stacked food layers on an arm
Close-up of a small black blackwork and dotwork tattoo of an ornamental paisley shape with an eye motif, placed centrally on the chest below the collarbone.
Ornamental eye and droplet tattoo on the sternum
Colour mandala flower with black outlines on a shoulder, merging into a fine dotwork geometric pattern across the upper arm and back of the shoulder.
Mandala and dotwork geometric on shoulder
Black dotwork tattoo of a dotted band with small hearts and a larger outlined heart across a pale forearm.
Dotted hearts band on a forearm
Black dotwork tattoo of a geometric, origami-style hummingbird with the script words elegiremos volar beneath it, on a forearm.
Origami-style hummingbird on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a thigh of a circular mountain, pine tree and river scene framed by laurel leaves and a flower.
Mountain landscape and flower on a thigh
Black and grey fine line geometric arrow with overlapping circles, dotted lines and small triangles on a forearm.
Geometric arrow and circles on a forearm
Close-up of a woman's hand and wrist with metallic silver and gold dotted temporary tattoos and a small black chevron tattoo on one finger, Forearm and Hand.
Metallic dot and chevron tattoos on hand and wrist
Dotwork neo-traditional tattoo of a vintage theodolite and an eyeball on an upper arm, with red, yellow, blue and green geometric shapes behind it.
Vintage theodolite with geometric colour on upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of leaves, branches and flowers across a shoulder and upper arm.
Botanical flowers across a shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey dotwork mandala and flower of life tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm, shown in a two-panel view from the back and side.
Mandala and flower of life shoulder piece
Black ink drawing of an ornate heart with a geometric centre, lace-like mandala panels and hanging chains, a design suited to a sternum or chest placement.
Ornate heart and lace sternum design
Black ink drawing of an ornate geometric mandala design with a central open circle, drawn on white paper, with no body placement shown.
Ornate black ink mandala design
Black ink ornamental chain anklet tattoo wrapping around a woman's ankle, with a lotus-like motif and dangling drops, shown on a bare foot against white bedding.
Ornamental chain anklet tattoo
Black and grey mandala and rose tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder, with dotwork shading and fine linework.
Mandala and rose sleeve on upper arm
Black ink tattoo of a stylised hand with lace-like filigree and dotwork shading on the inner upper arm of a person in a pale patterned blouse.
Ornate hand tattoo on the inner arm
Black blackwork butterfly tattoo with lace-style wing patterns, fine dotwork edging and a small teal jewel on the body, shown on the upper back.
Lace-patterned butterfly on upper back
Black and grey dotwork palm tree tattoo with birds and a sunset over the sea on an upper arm, beside a bold grey cloud outline and coloured tattoo edges.
Palm tree and sunset on an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork and fine line tattoo of a wolf head inside a geometric mandala on the inner forearm.
Wolf head with geometric mandala on a forearm
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a stylised animal head inside a circle, with dotwork shading and loose overlapping lines, on a forearm.
Sketched animal head inside a circle on a forearm
Black fine line and dotwork lace band tattoo wrapping around the inner forearm, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Black lace band tattoo on a forearm
Black linework and purple wash drawing of a skull combined with a hummingbird, flower and feathers, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Skull, hummingbird and flower design
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a shaded rose with leaves and paisley mandala ornaments, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Rose and mandala dotwork design on paper
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of an eye with sunburst rays and mandala petals on the upper arm.
Eye with sunburst and mandala on upper arm
Two black and grey forearm tattoos: a circular mountain scene with a moon and pine trees, and a small realistic deer.
Mountain landscape and deer tattoos on forearms
Black ink tattoo of a spotted dog in an astronaut helmet drifting past stars and a dripping planet, on the side of the ribs, in fine line and dotwork.
Astronaut dog floating among stars
Black blackwork and dotwork mandala tattoo over the elbow of a bare arm, with part of a second dotted design visible at the lower right.
Black mandala tattoo on the elbow
Black and grey dotwork mandala lotus tattoo with dotted line chains across a woman's underbust, shown in a monochrome photo with her hands resting on her chest.
Mandala lotus underbust tattoo
Black and grey octopus tattoo on the back of a hand, with tentacles curling over the knuckles and onto the fingers, in a stippled dotwork style.
Octopus tattoo on the back of a hand
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a cat in a sailor hat and striped top, framed by a coiled rope, on a forearm.
Sailor cat in a rope frame on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a cat's head with an eye above and a crescent moon below, framed by sunburst rays on an upper arm.
Cat with all-seeing eye and crescent moon
A large dotwork mandala tattoo with black outlines and soft shading on the outer thigh, with a white brick wall behind.
Dotwork mandala on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a wolf's head emerging from a torn shape, with pale hands gripping it, on the forearm.
Wolf head held by hands on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork geometric tattoo of overlapping circles and triangles within a hexagonal ring, on the outer thigh.
Geometric circles and triangles on a thigh