Dotwork tattoo ideas

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Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a stitched cartoon dog with wide eyes and patched body on the calf.
Stitched dog on a calf
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a cat in a space helmet with a jetpack and stars, on a calf.
Astronaut cat with jetpack on a calf
Black blackwork and dotwork tattoo on a calf showing a mermaid silhouette above a castle, coral and an open shell with a pearl.
Mermaid silhouette and shell on a calf
Black and grey geometric tattoo on a calf showing cacti, feathers and an eye inside a triangle, with dotwork shading.
Cacti and eye in geometric frame on a calf
Black and grey tattoo of two crossed arrows over a symmetrical flower with fern-like fronds, placed on the calf.
Crossed arrows over a botanical mandala on a calf
Black fine line tattoo of a vertical arrow with a diamond, dots and a small chevron, running down the lower leg above the ankle.
Vertical arrow and diamond line tattoo on a leg
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a calf showing a column of planets with Saturn, dotted orbit arcs, and a surreal face with roots below.
Planets and orbits with a surreal face on a calf
Black and grey botanical tattoos on two calves, a rabbit with strawberries on the left leg and a fox with mushrooms and blackberries on the right.
Rabbit and fox calf tattoos with botanicals
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a tied bunch of carrots with leafy tops on the lower leg, drawn in engraved-style linework with dotted shading.
Bunch of carrots on a calf
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo on a calf, with a person in dark denim lacing a brown leather boot outdoors.
Mandala tattoo on a calf above brown boots
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a skeletal mermaid with long flowing hair and a fishtail, placed on the calf.
Skeletal mermaid with flowing hair on a calf
Black and grey botanical tattoo on a calf showing a honeycomb, a bee, a crystal cluster and leaves and flowers, joined by dotted geometric lines.
Honeycomb, bee and botanicals on a calf
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two poppies and a seed pod running down the calf, with fine linework and stippled shading.
Two poppies and seed pod on a calf
Black ink ornamental mandala tattoo with dotwork shading running down a leg from the shin onto the top of the foot.
Ornamental mandala leg tattoo from shin to foot
Black and grey engraved-style tattoo of a pear with a leafy stem on the calf, shown in a street setting.
Pear with leaves on a lower leg
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a skull filled with mountains and pine trees, placed on a calf.
Skull with mountain landscape on a calf
Circular tattoo on a calf showing a night sky with planets, a saucer, stars and a hatched landscape in black ink with a teal tint, in dotwork and blackwork style.
Space scene in a circle on a calf
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 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
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 dotwork mandala leg sleeve with a butterfly on each thigh, covering both legs from thigh to ankle.
Mandala leg sleeve with butterflies
Black dotwork and blackwork mandala tattoo with radiating spikes and a solid central circle, placed on the calf.
Dotwork mandala on a calf
Colour and grey tattoo of a Stormtrooper helmet with galaxy-filled visor and shards, on the lower leg.
Stormtrooper helmet with galaxy visor on a calf
Black and grey dotwork tattoos of The Chariot and Strength tarot cards, one on each calf.
Chariot and Strength tarot tattoos on legs
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with an eye motif and swirling petals on a lower leg, resting on a dark surface beside blue leopard print leggings.
Mandala tattoo on a lower leg
Black blackwork and dotwork tattoo of pine tree silhouettes on a lower leg, with a geometric band above the ankle.
Pine forest silhouette on a calf
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo on a calf showing a raised hand with two fingers beside a dark silhouette of a horned profile.
Hand and horned silhouette on a calf
Black and grey anatomical heart tattoo framed by flowers and leaves on the calf, drawn in a dotwork and engraving style.
Anatomical heart with flowers on a calf
Black linework lotus flowers and mandala-style patterns cover both lower legs, from below the knee towards the ankle, with a small vine at the ankle.
Lotus and mandala linework on both lower legs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a bull skull with crescent moon, arrows and overlapping circles on the back of a lower leg.
Bull skull with arrows on a calf
Two calf tattoos in black ink with blue accents, a hanging birdcage on the left and two swallows perched on a branch on the right.
Birdcage and swallows on calves
Fine line black tattoo of a lotus with mandala detailing and a dotted chain ending in a crescent moon, on a lower leg.
Lotus and crescent moon on a calf
Black and grey dotwork and fine line tattoo of an owl perched on a branch, on the back of a person's calf.
Owl on a branch on a calf
Black and grey dotwork hourglass held by a skeletal hand, tattooed on the calf with a bold outline.
Hourglass held by a skeletal hand on a calf
Matching black ink lotus and floral mandala tattoos with dotted chain details on both calves, shown in a black and white photo.
Symmetrical lotus mandala on both calves
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a small mouse in a flowing cape holding a sword, on the calf.
Mouse knight with sword on a calf
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a hairless sphynx cat head on a calf, with large ears and closed eyes.
Sphynx cat head on a lower leg
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of butterflies lifting a hot air balloon with two small figures in the basket, placed on the calf.
Butterflies lifting a hot air balloon on a calf
Black and grey traditional tattoo on a calf showing a tent, pine trees and stars inside a crescent moon, with the word HOMESICK arched above.
Homesick tent and moon on a calf
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a lower leg showing mountains, pine trees and a crescent moon inside a circular compass frame, with the words 'You are home' beneath.
Mountain and moon badge with 'You are home' lettering
Traditional style grim reaper with a red scythe and dotwork shading, tattooed on the calf.
Grim reaper with scythe on a calf
Black traditional-style tattoo of a snake coiled around a skull with a dagger below, with dotwork shading, on a calf.
Snake coiled around a skull on a calf
Fine line black tattoo of a teepee with the word HOME beneath it, a crescent moon, a ringed planet and stars on the calf.
Teepee, planets and HOME on a calf
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork leg sleeve on a thigh and calf, showing a large bird with spread wings, roses, leaves and geometric shapes.
Bird and rose leg sleeve on thigh and calf
Black and grey geometric owl tattoo with a dotted face and triangular body, placed on the calf.
Geometric owl on a lower leg
Back view of both calves covered in black and grey roses, leaves and geometric dotwork patterns that run up towards the knees.
Geometric and rose leg tattoos on calves
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork mandala tattoos covering a woman's thigh and calf, with a further design on her forearm, while she sits on sand.
Blackwork mandala leg sleeve on sand
Black and grey tattoo of a compass rose beside a tall pine tree, with dotwork fading down the trunk, on the calf near the ankle.
Compass and pine tree on a lower leg