Dotwork tattoo ideas

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Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an anatomical heart with a skeleton holding a crescent moon inside, on a limb.
Anatomical heart with skeleton and crescent moon
Black dotwork tattoo of a geometric fox inside a coffin-shaped outline on the forearm, with the hand held open below.
Geometric fox in a coffin outline on forearm
Small black fine line crescent moon tattoo with dotwork shading on the back of a person's neck, with grey wavy hair visible behind.
Crescent moon on the back of the neck
Black and grey dotwork drawing of an anatomical heart pierced by two arrows, shown on translucent paper beside a hand.
Anatomical heart with arrows
Black and grey peony tattoo in fine linework and dotwork shading on the upper thigh, with leaves trailing down the leg.
Peony cluster on the upper thigh
Small black and grey tattoo of a full moon with stippled craters and a fine outline on the upper arm.
Moon on upper arm
Pencil drawing of a skeletal hand holding a thorny rose with two leaves, rendered in dotwork stippling, with pencils and an eraser beside it.
Skeletal hand holding a rose, dotwork design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm showing a stippled cloud, an umbrella, a long-dressed figure and a striped cup.
Cloud, umbrella and dress on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a ram skull with large curled horns on the outer thigh.
Ram skull on the outer thigh
Black and grey fine line and dotwork tattoo of overlapping circles, a dotted axis line and shaded moon phases on the inner forearm, with a small script word at the edge.
Overlapping circles and moon on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two open flowers with leaves and stems on the upper arm, with dotwork shading on the foliage.
Two flowers with leaves on an upper arm
Black geometric mandala armband tattoo with dotted borders on an upper arm, worn beneath a white top and gold pendant necklace.
Mandala armband tattoo on an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on an upper arm showing a shaded circle with a small moon-like dot, surrounded by ten black crescent symbols arranged in a ring.
Dotwork circle of crescent symbols on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a pink peony set inside a black triangle on the forearm, surrounded by black leaves, grey flowers and dotted linework.
Pink peony in a triangle on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a dinosaur skull with long teeth on the inner upper arm.
Dinosaur skull on the upper arm
Fine line black arrow inside a thin circle with small dots, on the side of a person's ribs, in a geometric style.
Arrow inside a circle on the ribs
Black and grey castle tattoo with a full moon, mountains and foliage inside a dotted triangle, placed on the upper back.
Castle, moon and mountains on upper back
Close-up photo of a white ink ornamental feather tattoo with swirls and dots on the side of the ribs.
White ink feather on the ribs
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two daisies with shaded leaves on the forearm just below the elbow.
Two daisies with leaves on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo design drawing of a skull wearing a feather headdress, with an eye motif on the forehead band and a stippled, engraved finish.
Skull in feather headdress flash design
Two hands with black and grey tattoos on the backs: a star with a crescent moon on the left hand and a dotted geometric pattern with maze motifs on the right.
Star and crescent moon, and geometric pattern on hands
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with petal shapes on the upper back, just below the nape of the neck.
Dotwork mandala on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a crescent moon on a finger, with three small dots rising diagonally above it.
Dotwork crescent moon on a finger
Black and grey fine line and dotwork sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, showing sailing boats, waves, swirling clouds and a small airliner.
Sailing boats, waves and airliner sleeve
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm with solid black bands and a thin white stripe, fading into stippled dots towards the wrist against a dark background.
Dotwork gradient band on a forearm
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo with fine linework and dotwork detail on the forearm.
Geometric mandala tattoo on a forearm
Black dotwork tattoo of a spiral with a looping line above and a lotus-style mandala below, set on a central part of the torso.
Spiral and lotus mandala tattoo
Black ink drawing of a circular mountain and wave design with arrows pointing north, south, east and west, shaded in dotwork, shown on white paper beside two marker pens.
Mountain and wave compass design
Black and grey geometric dotwork tattoo of hexagons and star shapes covering a forearm, shown in a black and white photo.
Geometric dotwork forearm tattoo
Black and grey dotwork and hatched forearm tattoo of a rose above a face, on a person holding a cigarette with their legs crossed.
Rose and face forearm tattoo
Black and grey lotus mandala tattoo covering an older tribal design on the lower back, shown in a before and after photo.
Lotus mandala cover-up on lower back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of the American flag, with dotted stars, on the back of a person's neck.
American flag on the back of the neck
Black and grey stippled drawing of a bouquet of peonies, tulips, daisy-like blooms and leaves, shown as a standalone tattoo design.
Stippled floral bouquet design
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a fox head framed by leaves and small triangles, shown on paper as a tattoo design.
Fox head with leaves and triangles
Black and grey mandala and geometric tattoo covering a forearm, with a lotus-like motif near the wrist side of the elbow.
Mandala sleeve on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a fox walking between tree trunks under a starry night sky, set in a circle on the upper arm.
Fox between trees in a dotwork circle
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a white-haired figure with a halo, eyes in the palms, beaded necklaces and two skulls at the base, on a grey background.
Hooded figure with skulls and dotwork shading
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical mandala tattoo design with a central eight-point star, swirls and stippled diamonds, shown on paper with no body placement.
Mandala design with stippled diamonds
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a hand holding a bouquet of flowers and leaves on a forearm, with dotwork shading.
Hand holding a flower bouquet on a forearm
Small black dotwork chevron with three dots on the side of a finger, shown on a hand resting on a white cloth.
Small chevron and dots on a finger
Black dotwork drawing of a stag whose body is filled with a bare winter forest, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Stag with forest design in dotwork
Small fine line tattoo of a shell with stippled dotwork shading on the forearm, in dark ink against pale skin.
Small shell outline on an arm
Traditional tattoo of a stippled grey rose inside an oval frame with orange flowers, black leaves and a teal and dotted border on a limb.
Stippled rose in oval frame with orange flowers
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with lotus-style florals running along a forearm, joined by a dotted line.
Mandala and lotus sleeve on a forearm
Black dotwork and fine line tattoo on a forearm showing a pansy, carnation and aster on stems inside an outlined faceted gem shape.
Botanical stems inside a geometric gem outline
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a circle filled with interlocking triangles and three feathers with beaded strings, on the outer thigh.
Geometric dreamcatcher on a thigh
Black ink drawing of a geometric tattoo design with a dotted mandala, leaves and small flowers beneath overlapping triangle lines, shown on white paper.
Mandala and geometric lines design with leaves
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of dandelion seed heads and grass inside a circle on an upper arm.
Dandelions and grass in a dotwork circle