Dotwork Collar Maneki-Neko Chest Tattoo

A black and grey dotwork maneki-neko with a thick plain collar, closed eyes, shaded ears and one raised paw, centered at palm size on the upper chest.

Style: Dotwork
Placement: Chest, Upper chest
Motif: Cat, Maneki neko
Good for: Sleeve
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About this design

What the design shows

This front-facing maneki-neko is rendered in stippled black and grey rather than flat color. Dense dots darken the inside of both ears, the raised foreleg, lower haunches, and the edges of the belly, while the face remains softly pale. Closed curved eyes, a tiny nose, cheek freckles, and long whiskers form a smiling expression. A broad unadorned collar circles the neck in two clean bands, setting the head apart from the rounded body. One paw rises on the cat's left side and the other stays low beside the planted feet. Fine dots build the fur transitions inside the outline without adding a separate coin or scenery. The figure is compact, almost square, with its widest point at the haunches. In the preview, it is centered high on the chest beneath the collarbones at around palm size, the raised paw angled toward the left shoulder.

In this design

dotwork maneki-neko
plain double-band collar
raised foreleg
closed smiling eyes
stippled ear interiors
rounded haunches

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Placement

Placement and size

The cat sits at the upper center of the chest in the preview, with its feet toward the sternum and the raised paw toward one collarbone. Palm size gives the dot gradients enough room to transition from ear to face. This compact shape also fits the upper back, outer thigh, calf, or upper arm. When shrinking it, remove some cheek freckles and collar texture before reducing the large outline; the close stipple fields around the ears and foreleg need the most open skin to remain soft.

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Building it into a patchwork

Although the cat has open areas, its stippled shadows give it medium grey weight. The collar forms a clear horizontal band, so it can balance taller pieces above or below it. A small dotted moon, a narrow collar-shaped ribbon, or tiny paw prints work as nearby accents. Leave a clean channel around the whiskers and beside the raised foreleg. That space prevents the dotwork edge from merging into a darker neighbor and keeps the closed-eye expression visible.

Small pieces that pair with it

A small dotted moon beside the raised paw
Two tiny paw prints below the left foot
A narrow ribbon curve under the collar
Three sparse dots near the right haunch

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For your artist

Notes for your tattoo artist

01Keep the collar plain and evenly curved; it is the main break between head and body.
02Build the ear shadows with dots that thin toward the face instead of a hard fill.
03Check that the raised paw clears the collarbone line on the chest stencil.
04Retain the whiskers as open strokes with enough skin between them.

Made and reviewed

How this design was made

Design: Generated with AI image tools under our direction, then reviewed by the Patchwork Tattoos team: a readable outline, the same design in the clean and on-skin views, and a reviewed Builder piece.
Page notes: Written from the clean design and the on-skin preview of this exact design, then checked against both pictures.
Last reviewed: 2026-10-03
Your tattoo: A concept for planning. Your artist will redraw it for your skin, placement and size, so the finished tattoo will differ from the image.
License: Free to download and use as the reference for your own tattoo and to share with your artist. Selling the file or republishing it in a collection is not allowed.

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