Dotwork tattoos
Dotwork tattoos build every gradient and shadow from thousands of stippled black dots. The pointillist technique produces smooth tonal shifts and richly textured surfaces without a single solid fill.
25 designs in the gallery
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A sliced nautilus shell revealing intricate spiral internal chambers and delicate textures
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A translucent jellyfish floating through deep water with long trailing tentacles
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A solitary pangolin curled into a tight defensive ball among scattered dry pinecones
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A silent barn owl swooping low through dense misty pine branches
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A geometric glass terrarium containing a miniature mountain range and misty pine trees
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An anatomical human heart with blooming succulent plants sprouting from the main arteries
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A detailed death head hawk moth perched atop a weathered human skull
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An art nouveau woman with flowing hair
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A tiger head with fierce eyes
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A tiger head with fierce eyes
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A spider descending on a dewy web
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A bear roaring in a forest scene
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A crescent moon with celestial stars and clouds
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A blooming rose wrapped around a dagger
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Whole lot of birds
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Grim reaper with an hourglass
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Wanna know how I got these scars? My father was...a drinker. And a fiend. And one night he goes off crazier than usual. Mommy gets the kitchen knife to defend herself. He doesn't like that. Not. One. Bit. So - me watching - he takes the knife to her, laughing while he does it! Turns to me, and he says, "Why so serious, son?" Comes at me with the knife... "Why so serious?" He sticks the blade in my mouth... "Let's put a smile on that face!" And... why so serious?
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Filipino sun
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Ye
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