Dotwork tattoo ideas

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Black and grey dotwork tattoos of wolf heads on two crossed forearms, each with dotted triangles behind the head.
Matching wolf heads on two forearms
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a skull-headed figure in a dark cloak beneath a dotted sun with a star, on the forearm.
Skull figure with sun on forearm
Black and grey ink drawing of an ornate owl perched on a branch, with dense patterned feathers and large round eyes, designed as a tattoo flash.
Ornate owl on a branch
Black and grey Japanese style snake wrapping around two peony flowers with leaves, tattooed on the outer thigh.
Snake and peonies on a thigh
Calf tattoo of a fragmented clock face with Roman numerals, a dotwork hand and a small butterfly, combining black ink and green geometric shapes in a mixed abstract style.
Clock, hand and butterfly calf tattoo
Black and grey lotus tattoo with geometric circles and dotwork shading on the side of a ribcage.
Geometric lotus on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two reaching hands with a crescent moon and ringed planet over concentric dotted circles, on the upper back.
Reaching hands with orbit circles on upper back
Black and grey geometric wolf head tattoo on a thigh, with stars and pine trees shaded into the jaw area.
Geometric wolf head on a thigh
Black and white starfish design with curling scrolls and dotted lines along each arm, drawn as a tattoo flash in a blackwork and dotwork style.
Starfish with scrollwork design
Dotwork tattoo of three large concentric circles joined in a wavy line down the outer thigh, in black, blue, red and yellow dots.
Connected dot circles down a thigh
Black and grey dotwork and realism tattoo of a closed book with triangle motifs, surrounded by poppies and sprigs, on the outer thigh.
Book with triangles and poppies on a thigh
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a seated, draped figure with bowed head beside a bare tree, inside a stippled circle on a forearm.
Seated figure beneath a tree in a circle
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a cat with planets and stars on the inner forearm.
Cat with planets on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an oval frame with roses, leaves, antlers and two hares, on the outer thigh.
Oval rose frame with hares on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo on a forearm, with a fine line and chevron marks running down to the wrist and palm.
Mandala and line tattoo on a forearm
Black dotwork lotus mandala tattoo with three dotted crescent moons on the upper chest.
Dotwork lotus mandala with dotted moons on chest
Black dotwork mandala design with radiating petal motifs and a diamond-shaped outline, drawn on white paper and held up in a hand.
Dotwork mandala design on paper
Black and grey geometric wolf head tattoo with dotwork shading and triangular details on the forearm.
Geometric wolf head on forearm
Black dotwork crescent moon tattoo on the upper back, with stippled shading fading out along the left edge of the moon.
Crescent moon on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a curled, sleeping fox with closed eyes and pointed ears on the ankle.
Curled sleeping fox on an ankle
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of five moon phases across the stomach beneath a black bra, with a small fine line ornamental symbol on the sternum.
Moon phases across the stomach with a chest symbol
Four men stand side by side showing black and grey geometric dotwork full sleeves on their arms, with hexagon panels and star patterns from shoulder to wrist.
Geometric dotwork full sleeves on four arms
Black and grey dotwork tattoo design of a lotus flower with an om symbol at its centre, leaves on either side and dots running vertically above and below.
Lotus and om symbol design
Black and grey Ganesha elephant tattoo with ornate mandala detailing on a forearm, with a second dotwork mandala tattoo on the arm below.
Ganesha elephant and mandala forearm tattoo
Black and grey fine line tattoo of planets and a ringed Saturn running down the inner forearm, with a sun ray motif at the wrist.
Planet series on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork compass mandala tattoo on a woman's upper chest beside the collarbone.
Compass mandala on upper chest
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a bird with outstretched wings in a geometric style, placed across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Geometric bird in flight on upper back
Small black dotwork bow tattoo on the wrist of a hand curled against a beige fabric.
Small dotted bow on wrist
Black and grey geometric lion head tattoo in dotwork and fine line on a person's upper back, with a small cross tattoo on the right shoulder.
Geometric lion head on upper back
A blue and tan hamsa hand tattoo with a mandala flower and dotted outline on the inside of a forearm, photographed in a car.
Hamsa and mandala on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two skulls facing each other above a rose, on a forearm.
Two skulls and a rose on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo design of a rose with mandala-style ornament and leaves, drawn on white paper with no body placement shown.
Dotwork rose with mandala ornament
Black and grey drawing of a compass rose with N, E, S and W points and a feather hanging below, a geometric tattoo design shown without skin.
Compass rose and feather design
Black and grey blackwork sun tattoo with a human face and long rays, placed centrally on a person's upper back.
Sun with face tattoo on upper back
Black and grey botanical tattoo on the upper arm showing a crowned crane with a fan-shaped crest, surrounded by ferns, poppies and wildflowers.
Crowned crane and botanicals on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an animal skull with long canine teeth, with an arrow running vertically through it, on a person's lower leg.
Animal skull pierced by an arrow on a calf
Black ink botanical flash design of a branch with flowers and faceted leaves, drawn on a tan leather surface.
Botanical branch line drawing on leather
Black ornamental mandala tattoo wrapping around a forearm and wrist in a blackwork and dotwork style, with a solid black band across the middle.
Mandala wrist cuff tattoo
Black and grey pine cone tattoo with fir branch on the inner forearm, shown against a red brick wall.
Pine cone and branch on a forearm
Black and grey shaded feather tattoo on the side of a man's neck, running down from behind the ear.
Black feather tattoo on the side of the neck
Black ornate butterfly tattoo with dotwork detail and curled antennae on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Ornate butterfly tattoo on the upper back
Small dotwork tattoo of a bird in black ink on the back of a hand near the wrist.
Small dotted bird on the hand
Black and grey tattoo of a cracked light bulb with a leafy plant growing out of it, shaded in dotwork on the forearm.
Sprouting light bulb on a forearm
Black and grey realistic angel wings drawn as a tattoo design, with the words "That which does not kill me makes me stronger" running between them, on a white background.
Angel wings with quote script
Black ink linework drawing of a sun with a closed-eyed face and a crescent moon, with dotwork rays and stars, drawn on paper as a tattoo design.
Sun and crescent moon face design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of mountains, a river and pine trees inside a diamond frame on the inner upper arm.
Mountain and river landscape in a diamond
Black and grey dotwork mandala flowers with leaves covering the inner forearm and elbow, with a smaller mandala on the upper arm.
Mandala flowers across an arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pine forest, lake and misty mountains inside a circle on the upper arm.
Pine trees and lake in a circle on an arm