18 Outstanding Ornamental Blackwork Tattoos

Ornamental blackwork tattoos are the contemporary vision of tribal tattoos.

Also known as neo-tribal, they borrow the solid black lines and tint-areas of ethnic art. But they also push the limits of body modification, with bold and graphic looks. Black sleeves are more coveted that you'd think and bodies can be fully covered with blackwork. Some tattoo artists are even famous for their impressive large-scale ornamental blackwork. Do you like your tattoos stunning and brazen? Then you could be impressed by these ornamental blackwork tattoos...

Daring blackwork by Chester Lee


Badass back piece


Taku Oshima is one master of ornamental blackwork tattoos


Huge ornamental tattoo design


Bold blackwork tattoo


Negative space


Ornamental blackwork bodysuit


Blackwork by Taku Oshima


Bold head and face tattoo


Negative space heart tattoo


Roxx is also a great blackworker


Geometric blackwork


Blackwork head tattoo by Guillermo Tercero


Blackwok tattoo by Gerhard Wiesbeck


Full sleeve blackwork tattoo by Corey Weir


Got to see the blackwork of Chester Lee


Blackwork sleeve


Blackwork By Chester Lee