Dotwork Symmetrical Oni Chest Tattoo

A symmetrical dotwork oni mask with tall inward-curving horns, flame brow folds, side ears and an open snarling mouth, centered on the upper chest.

Style: Dotwork
Placement: Chest, Upper chest
Motif: Mask, Oni mask
Good for: Sleeve
Patchwork Builder: Ready to arrange on a body map

Add to Builder

Make it yours

Add a name or date

Download designFree · no sign-upPNG

An AI-generated concept, reviewed by our team before publishing. How we review designs

About this design

What the design shows

The oni is drawn face-on with two tall horns rising from the temples and bending inward at their tips. Fine stippling darkens the inner horn curves and fades across the rounded crown. A sharp vertical forehead seam sits between large flame-shaped brow folds. The eyes peer from below those folds, with short dotted shadows gathering at the sockets. Wide pointed ears open at the sides, then turn into layered cheek plates that frame a small rounded nose. The mouth is open and dark at the back, showing a tidy top tooth row, two long side fangs, and a curved lower lip. Grey dot gradients describe the chin and lower jaw without covering all the skin. The entire mask is black and grey with no color areas. In the on-skin image it is centered below the collarbones on the upper chest, roughly palm-sized from horn tip to chin.

In this design

inward-curving horns
stippled horn shading
flame brow folds
pointed side ears
open mouth
long side fangs

Part of these collections

See all collections

Placement

Placement and size

It sits in the middle of the upper chest, horns pointing toward each collarbone and the chin directed toward the sternum. The palm-sized preview leaves a little open skin around the ear tips. The same symmetry fits the upper back, center stomach, outer calf, or flat part of the thigh. If made smaller, simplify the dotted grey transitions inside the horns and chin first. The eye sockets, fangs, and center forehead seam should remain clear from conversational distance.

Patchwork

Building it into a patchwork

The dotwork produces medium weight: its dark mouth and horns hold the center while the stippling keeps the edges breathable. It works as a chest focal point with smaller, lower-contrast pieces radiating from the shoulders. A pair of short cloud bars, a floral stem, or a thin dagger can sit nearby, but not touch the horn or ear outlines. Reserve a narrow skin border around the full mask so its mirrored silhouette stays readable against other black and grey work.

Small pieces that pair with it

A small dotwork crescent above one horn
Two smoke curls along the collarbone
A tiny black sun below the chin
Three sparse stippled stars by the left ear

Patchwork Builder

Build a patchwork around this design

Place this design on a body map, then try reviewed pieces that fit the same area next to it. You can move, resize and swap them before you show the layout to your artist.

Start a layout with this design

On skin

More chest tattoos on skin

Other reviewed designs previewed on the same body area, to compare size and placement.

For your artist

Notes for your tattoo artist

01Mirror the horn height before adding their stippled interiors.
02Keep the central forehead seam aligned with the sternum.
03Build the mouth cavity with dots and black rather than darkening every cheek fold.
04Check that the chin stays above the breastbone curve in the final stencil.

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.

How we review designs Read the design license

More oni mask