Dotwork Scalloped Jellyfish Chest Tattoo

A black dotwork jellyfish with layered scalloped bell panels, dotted dangling tendrils and broad ruffled ribbons, placed vertically at the upper chest.

Style: Dotwork
Placement: Chest, Upper chest
Motif: Jellyfish, Oriental jellyfish
Good for: Sleeve
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About this design

What the design shows

A domed jellyfish bell leans slightly left at the top of this black dotwork design. Its cap is covered in overlapping scalloped panels: dark black pockets sit between pale dotted ovals, while a flower-like shape appears near the crown. The lower bell rim repeats those small rounded lobes in a neat row. Thin cords descend from under the rim and end in tiny black dot beads, weaving around two broad ruffled ribbons in the center. The ribbons have ragged edges and soft stipple gradients, then taper into curled ends near the bottom. Long outer filaments swing out to both sides, leaving wide skin gaps around the denser center. No color or scenery is added. In the preview it is centered on the upper chest, bell just below the collarbones and tentacles reaching down over roughly a palm-and-a-half of skin.

In this design

layered scalloped bell panels
dotted rim lobes
flower-like crown mark
beaded thin cords
ruffled center ribbons
stipple gradients

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Placement

Placement and size

The on-skin image holds the jellyfish upright at the upper chest, with the dome below the collarbones and the bottom curls above the sternum's midpoint. Palm-and-a-half height keeps the panel dots and dangling beads visible. The same vertical form can follow an inner forearm, outer calf, side thigh, or upper back. If made smaller, remove the tiny bead dots and reduce the number of bell panels before shrinking the central ribbons. The dense cap needs more room than the loose outer filaments.

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Building it into a patchwork

Its dark cap gives this a medium blackwork weight, while the long unfilled filaments make the surrounding outline light and flexible. It can become a chest focal point in a cluster with smaller celestial or sea motifs trailing from its sides. A crescent, compact shell, fine star group, or tiny wave curl can echo its curves. Keep the dotted cords away from a dense neighboring black shape. A narrow skin channel around the cap and every outer loop will preserve the contrast between the filled panels and the bare body.

Small pieces that pair with it

A tiny dotwork crescent beside the bell
A small shell under the lowest curl
Three star dots beyond an outer filament
A narrow wave curl near the lower right

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For your artist

Notes for your tattoo artist

01Keep the bell's dotted panels distinct from the solid black pockets.
02Place the flower-like crown mark at the top center of the dome.
03Do not overfill the spaces around the dangling dot beads.
04Set the cap level across the chest before following the sternum line.

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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