9 interesting facts about dotwork tattoo

Dotwork tattoo is a tattoo style where the tattoo is composed of dots. The more dots next to each other, the darker the area is formed, and vice versa. In this way, you can play beautifully with light and shadow. As a dotwork, the whole tattoo can be processed or it can be used only on its parts. It works great as a background or for filling desktops. Dotwork fits geometric motifs, but also mandalas, Hindu style or tattoos in the style of old pen drawings.

1. Dotwork tattoo at a glance

You can recognize dotwork tattoos at first glance. They have an unmistakable subtlety, but they do not lack spatial depth.

2. Pointillism

Dotwork tattoo is often associated with pointillism. This is the name of the painting direction, when the picture is made up of colored dots. In dotwork, however, unlike pointillism, you will not find many colors.

3. Colors

Dotwork is a testament to simplicity. It can be held in pure black ink or complemented with colors. Red or turquoise is suitable, which contrasts beautifully with black and are saturated.

4. Anything in dots

Any motif can be created using the dotwork technique. From realistic portraits to ornaments, mandalas to complicated geometry. A lot of themes look much more interesting when processed as a dotwork. And for illusionistic games with space, this is a clear choice.

5. Tattoos from Egypt

Decorating the body with dotwork tattoos apparently appeared already in Egypt. On Egyptian statuettes called Brides of Death, spotted tattoos appear on the lower abdomen and thighs. It was associated with seductiveness, attractiveness and femininity.

6. By hand or movement

Dotwork can be tattooed by hand (so-called handpoking) or classically with a tattoo machine. In Hell, we use the second method because it is faster and less painful than a hand tattoo. When we make a dot with a razor, the needle enters one place several times, so the color in the skin holds much better.

7. Dotwork in the palm of your hand

The fact that dotwork tattoos have less tendency to fall out is due to the fact that the skin closes right after the dot. We can also place the individual dots a little deeper into the skin. Therefore, palms can also be tattooed in this way, which is where tattoos usually fall out with another technique.

8. Original

When you go after an original and fresh piece, think about dotwork. It can be tattooed with any motif and gives a really unconventional impression. The thousands of dots tattooed by a tattoo artist can feel light and have delicate feminine lines, or they can line them up to evoke sharp hard male shapes.

9. Philosophy

Our tattoo artist Kubo, who has been doing dotting for six years, came up with a beautiful observation: "Dotwork tattoos are composed of individual points. And everything starts at one point and ends at one point. That's why dotwork continues to fascinate me."