Dotwork tattoo ideas

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A white ink feather tattoo in fine line with dotted shading on the inner upper arm, shown against a white lace top.
White ink feather on an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a floating island with a snowy peak, river and pine trees on the upper arm.
Floating mountain island on upper arm
Black and white flash drawing of an ornate hamsa hand with a large eye in the palm, filled with dotted and linear patterns.
Hamsa hand with eye design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on the forearm of pine trees, a full moon and a hill inside an oval rope border.
Moon, pines and hills in a rope frame
Black and purple line drawing of a stylised bird, a flower and feathers with dotwork bubbles, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Bird, flower and feathers tattoo design
Fine line and dotwork koi fish tattoo in teal, grey and pink across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Two koi fish on the upper back
Small black dotwork tattoo of a crescent moon with stippled clouds and a dotted sky on the forearm.
Crescent moon with clouds and dotted sky
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a mason jar with three fireflies inside and two more above the lid, on the outer leg.
Fireflies in a mason jar on a leg
Black geometric mandala tattoo with fine lines and dotwork on the side of a torso, over the ribs.
Mandala tattoo on the side ribs
Back view of a person with a black and grey stippled rose tattoo on the back of the hand and a heart tattoo on the upper arm.
Black and grey rose on the hand
Multicoloured painterly pine tree tattoo on the side of the ribs, with a black dotwork mandala on the upper arm at the left edge.
Watercolour pine tree on the ribs
Black and grey drawing of an ornamental feather with geometric and dotwork patterns, hanging from two beads on a sepia textured background.
Ornamental feather design with beads
Black and grey forearm tattoo of a thin solid line above a dotwork band that fades into the skin, shown on the inner forearm of a person in a black top.
Dotwork and fine line armband on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork and engraved tattoo of a hanging fruit bat with folded wings on a branch with leaves, on the side of the body.
Hanging fruit bat on a leafy branch
Black and grey flash design of a roaring lion framed by feathers, crystals and a third eye, with dotwork shading in the mouth.
Roaring lion with feathers and dreamcatcher
Black and grey mandala tattoo on a woman's upper arm and a smaller mandala on her upper back, shown from behind with her face turned away.
Mandala tattoos on upper arm and back
Black dotwork mandala tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm, shown from the side and from the palm side.
Black mandala tattoo on the inner wrist
Black and grey geometric anchor tattoo with overlapping triangles and small dots, on a forearm.
Geometric anchor on a forearm
Black and grey lion head tattoo framed by flowers and geometric motifs with teal accents, shaded in dotwork style on the outer thigh.
Lion head and flowers on a thigh
Black dotwork tattoo of a dotted chain and cross design wrapping around a finger, shown in two side-by-side photographs.
Dotwork cross and chain on a finger
Black and grey geometric tattoo of a lion head merged with a woman's face, with a mane above and dotted shading, on the thigh.
Lion and woman face on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork heart tattoo on the upper arm, filled with a cratered planet, a ringed Saturn, a crescent moon and four-pointed stars.
Heart with planets and stars on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a bear filled with pine trees and a crescent moon, with a botanical vine beneath it, on a forearm.
Bear silhouette with pine forest on a forearm
Black dotwork floral tattoo on the hip and a black lace-style geometric tattoo on the side of the ribs, shown on a person lying on a bed.
Floral and lace tattoos on hip and side
Black ink drawing of the Om symbol centred in a lotus-petal mandala with dotted and scalloped detailing, drawn as a tattoo design on paper.
Om symbol in a lotus mandala
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a moon, clouds and sea waves inside a circle on the forearm.
Moon, clouds and waves in a circle on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala with dangling dotted drops, tattooed on the outer thigh of a person with red-painted nails.
Lotus mandala on a thigh
Black fine line and dotwork tattoo of a branching tree above a shaded sphere, framed by a jagged fractal outline, on the front of a lower leg.
Branching tree with fractal border on a calf
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an Art Nouveau woman in profile, wreathed in ivy and peonies, on the outer thigh.
Art Nouveau woman with ivy and peonies on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with a lotus-like centre on the inner forearm and wrist, with a hand resting across it.
Mandala tattoo on the inner forearm
Black dotwork and geometric tattoo of a wolf's head with amber eyes, framed by a triangular pattern and a night-sky panel with trees and a crescent moon, on the inner forearm.
Geometric wolf head on forearm
Black and grey dotwork wolf head design with ornamental patterns and feather-like shapes, drawn on a plain white background.
Ornate wolf head design
Black and grey dotwork and linework lotus mandala tattoo centred on the chest, with dark fabric gathered above it.
Lotus mandala on the chest
Neo-traditional tattoo of a hawkmoth with black and grey wings and an amber thorax, placed on the side of the ribs, with dotted trails and small crosses below.
Hawkmoth with amber thorax on the ribs
Black ink tattoo of two avocado halves, one showing its stone, in fine line with dotwork shading on a forearm.
Two avocado halves on a forearm
Black and grey hot air balloon tattoo with a ribbon and three birds, shaded with stippled dotwork, on the thigh.
Hot air balloon on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork and linework tattoo of a cat skull with a crescent moon above it and a lotus shape below, on bare skin.
Cat skull with crescent moon and lotus
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a symmetrical owl with an eye on its brow, an hourglass across its chest and clockwork gears at the base, shown as a tattoo design.
Owl with hourglass and clockwork gears
Large black and grey dotwork skull tattoo with cracked bone detail on the upper leg, shown beside a pair of white shorts.
Cracked skull on the upper leg
Colour tattoo of a compass rose with a fleur-de-lis at the top and a dotwork mandala behind it, on the upper arm.
Compass rose with fleur-de-lis on upper arm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a compass rose over a torn map with a banner reading The Journey Never Ends, on the outer thigh.
Compass and torn map on thigh
Black and grey shaded crown tattoo with dotted beading on bare skin of the lower torso, in a realism style.
Shaded crown tattoo on the torso
Black and grey rose with leaves and a bead chain above a dotwork mandala, tattooed on a woman's upper arm.
Rose and mandala sleeve on an upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a skeletal hand in a pinch gesture with the words THE END beside it, shaded with dotwork on a leg.
Skeleton hand with THE END lettering
Black and grey dotwork and blackwork tattoo of a planet cut into stacked horizontal slices down a forearm, with a desert background.
Sliced planet tattoo on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a galaxy inside a circle, crossed by a black spiral and dotted crosshair lines, on the upper back.
Galaxy circle with spiral on upper back
Black and white ornate panda face design with mandala-style patterned linework, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Ornamental panda face design
Black fine line lotus tattoo with dotwork chain drops on the forearm, shown in a black and grey photo.
Lotus with dotted chain details on a forearm