Dotwork tattoo ideas

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Black and grey dotwork tree with spreading roots and star-like flecks inside a rectangular frame, on the inside of a forearm.
Tree and roots in a dotwork frame on a forearm
Black blackwork tattoo of an ornamental stag head with patterned dotwork and geometric fills, on the forearm.
Ornamental stag head on a forearm
Black dotwork mandala tattoo on the top of one foot and a crescent moon with mandala and dangling drops on the other, with small tattoos on the toes.
Mandala and crescent moon tattoos on both feet
Close view of a hand with black nails and silver rings, showing black dotwork lines and mandala-style ornaments across the fingers and back of the hand.
Mandala and dotwork design on a hand
Red and purple dotwork tribal tattoo with black accents spanning a person's shoulder blade and upper back.
Red dotwork tribal design on a shoulder and back
Black and grey geometric tattoo of interlocking hexagons and cubes, drawn in solid and dotted lines, covering the forearm.
Geometric polygon sleeve on a forearm
Two crossed forearms covered in black blackwork tattoos of lattices, diamonds, dots and spirals, with stylised motifs on the upper arm, against a dark background.
Blackwork geometric sleeve on crossed arms
Three views of a black and grey leg sleeve with a large peony at the thigh and dotwork mandala patterns running down the calf to the ankle and foot.
Black and grey peony and mandala leg sleeve
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a bottle with a simple face on the inner forearm, with part of another design visible at the top edge.
Bottle with a face on the forearm
Black and grey dotwork rose with two buds and leaves, framed by overlapping diamond outlines, drawn as a tattoo design.
Dotwork rose within geometric diamonds
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two stylised rabbits surrounded by flowing lines and swirls, placed on the upper arm.
Two rabbits with swirls on the upper arm
Black ink sketch-style tattoo of a lighthouse beside a crescent moon, with rays and rocks, on the outer ankle and lower leg.
Lighthouse and crescent moon on an ankle
Fine line black feather tattoo on the side of a thigh, with stippled shading along the barbs and a small curling flourish at the base.
Small feather tattoo on the thigh
Colour tattoo of two cherries with a green leaf and dotted trail on the upper arm, drawn with bold black outlines in a neo-traditional style.
Cherries with a leaf on the upper arm
Black and grey dotwork flower tattoo with layered geometric petals wrapping the forearm just below the elbow.
Dotwork flower tattoo on the forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a calf showing a circular night scene with a moon, a flying figure, clouds, mountains and a sailing ship on water.
Night sky landscape with ship on a calf
Pen and ink drawing of a barn owl with detailed feather dotwork and botanical leaves, drawn as a tattoo design on cream paper.
Ornate barn owl design with leaves
Pale white ink paisley and mandala tattoo with dotwork detail across the lower back of a person with tanned skin.
White ink paisley design on lower back
Black ink drawing of the words Come Forth in flowing script, with stippled dotwork shading around the letters, on white paper.
Come Forth lettering with dotwork flourishes
Small black fine line dragonfly tattoo with dotwork shading on the inner forearm, with a white sleeve at the top edge of the photo.
Dragonfly on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a butterfly with purple, orange and yellow wings, dotted detailing and hanging dotwork chains, on the forearm.
Jewel-toned butterfly on forearm
Small black and grey fine line tattoo of a smiling sloth hanging on the inner forearm.
Small sloth tattoo on a forearm
Black fine line swirls with dotwork accents and a small flower across a person's upper back, shown in a sepia photograph.
Swirling linework and flower on upper back
Forearm tattoo of overlapping geometric shapes, with a wireframe sphere, a dotwork diamond, a flower of life pattern and a teal circle.
Geometric sphere and diamonds on a forearm
Black dotwork and fine line mandala flower tattoo on the outer upper arm of a woman in a floral skirt.
Mandala flower tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a palm tree on a small stippled island, placed on the side of the ribs.
Palm tree on a small island on the ribs
Black ink drawing of a crescent moon filled with mandala patterns and a central butterfly motif, with stippled dotwork edges, as a tattoo design.
Crescent moon mandala with butterfly
Two black and grey fern frond tattoos, one on each forearm, shown against a background of green ferns.
Fern tattoos on both forearms
Black and grey tattoo on a thigh showing a seated figure in a sombrero beneath saguaro cacti and a rayed sun, drawn in dotwork within a diamond frame.
Desert scene with saguaro and sun on a thigh
Black ornamental floral tattoo with paisley and dotwork detail and hanging drops on the outer thigh, with a hand resting beside it on purple fabric.
Ornamental floral thigh tattoo with dotted drops
Black and grey circular tattoo of a curling wave with dotwork shading, on a forearm.
Hokusai-style wave in a circle on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm showing an anatomical heart with poppies growing from it and two curled animals resting inside.
Anatomical heart with poppies on a forearm
Black and grey stippled drawing of a raven perched before iron bars, with a rose and curling vine above, designed as a tattoo flash.
Raven and rose in a stippled oval
Two side-by-side photographs of dotwork hand tattoos on a lower leg: the left with a lace-like wrist mandala over green leaves, the right holding red freesia with crystals and moon symbols.
Two hands with flowers and crystals on a calf
Black and grey city skyline silhouette tattoo on an ankle, with stippled dotwork shading fading out along the base.
City skyline silhouette on an ankle
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a long-beaked bird with an ornate patterned tail on the forearm of a person whose hand rests on a lace garment.
Ornate bird tattoo on forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of ornate mandalas and clouds covering the upper arm and shoulder of a man, with the face out of frame.
Dotwork mandala sleeve on upper arm and shoulder
Black and grey traditional tattoo of two roses with buds and leaves on the upper arm.
Two roses and buds on an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with floral motifs covering an upper arm down towards the elbow.
Black and grey mandala sleeve
Black and grey dotwork lotus tattoo with fine ornamental linework on the chest, below the breast, with a grey top held up beside it.
Dotwork lotus tattoo on the chest
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a frilled lizard above crossed bare legs, set within an art nouveau frame on the thigh.
Frilled lizard in an art nouveau frame
Black and grey dotwork design drawings of peonies, leaves and olive sprigs on tracing paper, with two marker pens beside them.
Peony and olive branch tattoo design sketches
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two wolf-like creatures locked together in a circular frame on the upper arm.
Two wolf-like creatures entwined on upper arm
Black ink geometric mandala design in a fan shape with dotted swags and teardrop motifs, drawn on white paper with no body part shown.
Geometric mandala fan with dotted drops
Two forearms: a fine line black arrow with leaf-shaped fletching on the left forearm, and a dotwork mandala on the right forearm, both in black ink.
Arrow and mandala on forearms
Black and grey dotwork rose tattoo with leaves on a person's shoulder and upper chest.
Dotwork rose on a shoulder
Black and grey tattoo of four moths stacked vertically down the centre of a person's back, linked by dotted lines, with a small semicolon above.
Four moths stacked down a spine
Black ink botanical tattoo of a small bird perched on a stem with a poppy and a rose-like bloom, drawn in fine line with dotwork shading, on the side of the torso.
Bird and poppy on a side body