40 Abstract Blackwork Tattoo Designs by Violette Chabanon

Violette Chabanon (aka violette_bleunoir) is a tattoo artist that lives and works in Paris. She completed a graphic arts degree and she joined the Bleu Noir tattoo parlor in 2013. Violette's pieces are made exclusively with black ink and dotwork technique and her designs are based on symmetry and geometry. Her blackwork tattoo designs often depict marvelous animals and plants combined with highly contrasted and detailed graphic patterns which give them an abstract touch. See below a selection of Violette's blackwork tattoos and follow her on Instagram for more designs.

1 Japanese Inspired Blackwork Tattoo

2 Blackwork and Dotwork Ananas Tattoo

3 Island With Coconut Trees on Arm

4 Bird Tattoo on Ankle

5 Cute Maneki-Neko and Monstera Leaf

6 Floral Mandala Tattoo on Shoulder

7 Pretty Cactus Tattoo on Bicep

8 Tiger and Vegetation on Rib Cage

9 Creative Saturn and Cat Tattoo

10 Egyptian Tattoo on Forearm

11 Abstract Sail Boat Tattoo on Ribs

12 Snake Tattoo on Forearm

13 Adorable Cat Tattoo on Back

14 God Anubis Tattoo and Egyptian Symbols

15 Simple Tattoo on Arm

16 Lovely Susuwatari Tattoo on Wrist

17 Surreal Fire Tattoo on Tricep

18 Black Cat and Dotwork Geometry Tattoo

19 Crocodile and Papyrus Tattoo on Arm

20 Mandala Tattoo and Dotwork Geometric Patterns

21 Feline, Blackmoon, and Palmtree on Inner Forearm

22 Fox and Vegetal Tattoo on Forearm

23 Sweet Rabbit and Landscape Tattoo

24 Blackwork and Dotwork Velociraptor Tattoo

25 Flamingo, Plants and Geometric Shapes

26 Peacock Tattoo on Leg

27 Mandala and Floral Tattoo Design on Shoulder

28 Abstract Octopus Tattoo on Sternum

29 Goddess Bastet Tattoo on Back

30 Deer Tattoo on Forearm

31 Seahorse Tattoo on Back

32 Kaonashi Tattoo on Thigh

33 Black Panther, Mandala and Crescent Moon on Back

34 Adorable Totoro Tattoo on Forearm

35 Two Cute Cats Sleeve Tattoo

36 Little Bird and Geometric Shapes on Ankle

37 Half Sleeve Owl and Crescent Moon Tattoo

38 Zeppelin and Space Tattoo

39 Cute Little Rabbit Tattoo

40 Reed Tattoo on Tricep