Dotwork tattoo ideas

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Black and grey dotwork yin yang tattoo of two cats curled together, placed on the calf.
Yin yang cats on a lower leg
Black ink flash drawing of an ornate lotus mandala with scrolling leaves, dotwork shading and hanging drops, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Ornate lotus mandala design with dotwork sphere
Black and grey tattoo of a scaled fish smoking a cigarette and riding a bicycle, with dotwork shading, on the lower leg.
Fish riding a bicycle and smoking
Black linework mandala tattoo with dotwork petals and soft shading on a shoulder, with small hanging ornaments below the flower.
Mandala flower tattoo on a shoulder
Pen drawing of a crescent moon with hibiscus flowers and dotwork and geometric banding along its lower edge, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Crescent moon with hibiscus flowers
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a bear walking in profile across the upper chest, with stippled fur and a bold outline.
Walking bear on upper chest
Black dotwork tattoo of a feathered arrow with leaves and a dotted trail, running down the forearm of a person in a white top and black leather skirt.
Feather arrow on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a tattoo design: a splattered circle and upright mark at the centre, surrounded by a ring of pointed petals with swirls and dots, shown on white paper beside a pen.
Ink mandala with splattered symbol design
Blue-ink lotus mandala tattoo with dotwork shading and two dots below it, on the forearm near the wrist.
Blue lotus mandala on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a cat head in profile, filled with dotwork and fine linework patterns, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Ornate cat head in black linework
Black linework tattoo of a flower with curling vines and dots on the side of the hip, in a botanical style.
Flower and swirls on the hip
Black ink drawing of a whale swimming through stippled waves beneath a starry night sky, set inside a circle, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Whale in a circle of waves and stars
Black ink drawing of a lotus flower with dotwork shading and small scattered dots on paper, beside a black fineline pen, suited to a fine line botanical tattoo.
Lotus flower design with dotwork shading
Black and grey peony tattoo with ornate mandala-style leaves on a person's ribs, in a Botanical style with dotwork shading.
Peony with mandala leaves on the ribs
Black and grey dinosaur skull tattoo on a heavily tattooed forearm, with roses, a skull and mandala patterns nearby.
Dinosaur skull and roses on a forearm
Blue-ink geometric mandala tattoo with dotwork shading on the outer thigh of a person lying with legs stretched out.
Mandala tattoo on the thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a fading pine forest, a street grid and a large building.
Pine forest fading into a city street map on an arm
Black and white pen drawing of a pineapple filled with dense dotwork and linework patterns, being drawn on paper by a hand holding a pen.
Pineapple line drawing being inked
Black and grey dotwork flash drawing of a howling wolf before a stippled full moon, with the words You're a werewolf and I'm a full moon and a small flower and leaves, drawn in ink on a sketchbook
Howling wolf and full moon flash
Black and grey dotwork lotus flower tattoo with soft shaded petals on the forearm.
Shaded lotus flower on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a hanging bat flanked by two large flowers and leaves, placed across the chest.
Hanging bat with flowers across chest
Two clasped hands on a black background showing matching fine line bird and heart tattoos on the inner wrists.
Matching bird and heart wrist tattoos
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a skull wearing a bowler hat, on a person's calf.
Skull in a bowler hat on a calf
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo on the centre of the chest, with dangling dot and drop details below.
Lotus mandala on the sternum
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a tabby cat's face on a forearm, shown twice at different sizes beside a hand.
Tabby cat face tattoo on forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a curled fox within a wreath of roses and foliage, with a tree trunk above, on a person's ankle and foot.
Curled fox in a rose wreath on an ankle
Black and grey tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm with a rose, a central mandala flower and ornate paisley linework below.
Floral mandala sleeve on upper arm
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with a central flower and layered petals on the upper arm, below a white lace top.
Black mandala on upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of an open five-petalled flower with dotwork centre and leaves on the inner forearm, with the hand clenched below.
Open flower and lace tattoo on a forearm
Drawn tattoo design of two feathers, one in teal and one in purple, with black linework, dotwork and patterned detail on a white background.
Two feathers in blue and purple
Forearm tattoo of a figure in a bowler hat with a small moustache, surrounded by black dots and blue watercolour-style splashes.
Bowler hat portrait with blue watercolour splashes
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a small stag head with branching antlers on the upper back, between the shoulder blades.
Small stag antlers on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a coastline with cliffs and sea inside a circle on the inner forearm.
Coastal landscape in a circle on forearm
Black ink compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W points on the upper chest near the collarbone, in a geometric style with dotwork detail.
Compass rose on upper chest
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a bull terrier head within a geometric mandala frame on the lower leg.
Bull terrier head in a mandala on a calf
Black and grey traditional tattoo with dotwork shading of a rain cloud dropping rain into a floral teacup, on a leg.
Rain cloud over a teacup
Black and grey feather tattoo filled with lace-like dotwork and mandala patterns, shown on the forearm in two side-by-side photos.
Lace-patterned feather on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of the Hindu deity Ganesha merged with the Om symbol, with ornamental patterned shading, on the upper back or nape of the neck.
Ganesha and Om symbol on the upper back
Black and grey lotus flower tattoo with mandala-style ornament and dotwork detail across the forearm.
Lotus and mandala tattoo on a forearm
Black ink dotwork drawing of a butterfly with open wings on a cream background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Stippled butterfly design
Four black arrows with feathered fletching and dotted arrowheads, in a blackwork and dotwork style, tattooed on the upper arm.
Four arrows on an upper arm
Black and grey mandala flower tattoo with dotwork shading across the back of a hand.
Mandala flower on the back of a hand
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a hovering hummingbird with dotted shading on the inner upper arm.
Hummingbird on an upper arm
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork centre and layered petals wrapping around a forearm near the elbow.
Mandala tattoo wrapping a forearm
Close crop of a woman's upper arm with a dense black dotwork mandala tattoo, her face not shown.
Dotwork mandala tattoo on an upper arm
Black fine line and dotwork star constellation tattoo across the side of a torso, with larger solid stars and dotted connecting lines.
Star constellation tattoo on the side
Black linework peony tattoo with dotwork shading and dotted arcs on the inner upper arm, in a fine line botanical style.
Peony tattoo on the inner upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an anatomical heart on a forearm, showing a paper boat on waves beneath a crescent moon and stars.
Anatomical heart with paper boat on a forearm