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Dotwork Sun with Twelve Rays Tattoo
A faceless stippled sun pairs a dotted grey disk with twelve tapering rays whose dot density fades toward each tip, shown upright on the forearm.
- Style
- Dotwork
- Placement
- Arm, Forearm
- Motif
- Sun
- Good for
- Matching
- Patchwork Builder
- Ready to arrange on a body map
An AI-generated concept, reviewed by our team before publishing. How we review designs
About this design
What the design shows
A round disk sits at the center with one narrow dark contour defining its edge. Its grey tone comes from separated stipple dots, packed more closely around the outer area and spaced farther apart toward the lighter middle. Twelve straight, tapered rays radiate evenly from the circle. Each ray carries dense dots near its base, then progressively opens toward a pointed tip, creating a visible shift from dark roots to lighter ends. The rays alternate between vertical, diagonal and horizontal directions, so the silhouette reads as a balanced radial mark rather than a row of spikes. The disk is left unadorned, and the monochrome drawing relies on dot spacing for its tonal changes. In the Clean preview the individual marks remain visible across both the center and rays. The On-skin preview places the sun upright on the forearm, where its circular center and twelve-point spread stay distinct.
In this design
- round stippled disk
- single dark disk contour
- twelve tapered straight rays
- dense stipple near ray roots
- dots thinning toward each tip
- black-and-grey tonal range
Placement
Placement and size
The On-skin preview centers the sun upright along the forearm, with one ray pointing toward the elbow and its opposite toward the wrist. The radial spread uses more width than a narrow line motif, so an even section of the inner or outer forearm helps the circle and diagonal rays sit together. A nearby upper arm position can also be discussed if it offers a broad, steady surface. Have the artist assess the dot spacing in the stencil and keep the smallest marks readable at the chosen scale.
Patchwork
Building it into a patchwork
Its twelve-ray outline creates a compact radial anchor that contrasts with long stems, bands or other linear pieces in a patchwork arrangement. The grey center keeps visual weight near the middle, while the pointed tips extend that weight evenly in every direction. Place it in an open gap where the rays can keep their full shape; a close neighbor can make a tip look like part of another outline. Nearby blackwork or fine-line marks can echo its monochrome palette without adding color to the sun itself.
Small pieces that pair with it
- A short row of three stippled circles
- A tiny outlined diamond with open center
- Two separated black dots beside one ray
- A small fine-line orbit arc
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For your artist
Notes for your tattoo artist
- 01Keep dot spacing most open near the twelve ray tips.
- 02Let the disk's lighter center retain visible gaps between stipples.
- 03Check that all twelve straight rays stay evenly distributed around the circle.
- 04Preserve a clear boundary between the disk contour and the nearest root dots.
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
- 2026-10-05
- 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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