Flourish tattoo ideas

464 photos and flash · 55% Lettering, 17% Fine line · Forearm most common

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Pale, lighter-than-skin scrollwork design across a bare upper back, shoulder and upper arm, shown in a studio photograph against a grey backdrop.
Pale scrollwork across a shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey pen drawing of an ornate lettered banner design with flourished scrollwork, shown on paper beside two drawing pens.
Lettered banner design with flourishes
Black script lettering reading inspired, with swirling flourishes and small sparkle stars on a white background, in the style of a tattoo lettering design.
Inspired script lettering design
Black and white photo of two clasped hands, each wrist with a small fine line swirl tattoo in a similar flourish design.
Matching swirl tattoos on two wrists
Close-up of a black scrollwork tattoo running across the top of a foot, with a small swirl on the second toe.
Black scroll tattoo across the top of a foot
Black and grey pencil drawing of the word Love in ornate script with sketched flourishes, leaves and swirls, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Ornate script design spelling Love
Black ink tattoo of a pair of scissors decorated with scrolls, leaves and a small flower, sitting on the forearm.
Scissors with floral flourishes on a forearm
Close-up of a dark ornamental swirl and dot design running from the fingers across the back of a hand to the wrist, in a black_and_grey finish.
Ornamental swirl design across the back of a hand
Black outline drawing of a symmetrical ornamental design with scrolls, teardrop shapes and a central motif on a white background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Symmetrical scrollwork ornament line drawing
Fine line black scrollwork monogram tattoo on the forearm, with looping flourishes enclosing stylised letters.
Scrolled monogram on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork-style dragonfly design with ornate wings, a jewelled body and dotted chains hanging beneath, drawn on a lilac grey background.
Ornate dragonfly with dotted chains design
Black ink flash drawing of a cat's head inside an ornate oval scrollwork frame, in a fine line style that could work as a tattoo design.
Cat in an ornate oval cameo frame
Black and grey lettering tattoo reading ART MUSIC LOVE with scroll flourishes on the inside of a wrist.
Art, music and love lettering on a wrist
Black script tattoo reading Walk by faith and Not by sight, with swirls and a small flourish across the top of a foot.
Walk by faith quote with swirls on a foot
Line drawing of the words Love yourself in flowing script, framed by paisley-style flowers, feather shapes and swirling flourishes on a tan textured background.
Love yourself script with floral flourishes
Black and grey photograph of the words "Not all those who wander are lost" in script lettering with swirling flourishes along the side of a foot, on a carpet.
Script quote tattoo along the side of a foot
Black script lettering reading La Vita è Bella with flourished guillemet ornaments at each end, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
La Vita è Bella script lettering
Close-up of a black swirling linework tattoo behind a person's ear, running down the side of the neck with a flowing, tribal-inspired design.
Swirling linework tattoo behind the ear
Black flash design of the word Breathe in flowing script lettering with a looped underline flourish, shown on a white background.
Breathe script lettering with flourish
Black line drawing of a tattoo design with swirling scrolls and five-pointed stars arranged in a vertical flourish on a white background.
Vertical swirl and star design
Red pencil sketch of a lion head with a ring in its mouth, framed by ornamental filigree and scrolling flourishes, shown as a neo-traditional tattoo design.
Ornate lion head design in red linework
Eight black blackwork-style tribal and ornamental tattoo designs arranged on a pale grey textured background, with no skin visible.
Set of black tribal ornament designs
Two panels show black and grey script lettering on an upper arm: the word Cursed in shaded lettering above, and the word Blessed in solid black script with swirling flourishes below.
Cursed and blessed script lettering on an arm
Black and grey rose with leaves on the outer leg beside a script tattoo on the other leg, both photographed in bathwater.
Rose and script tattoos on legs in a bath
Black cursive script lettering tattoo wrapping diagonally around the outer thigh, shown in a close photo of a bare leg in shorts.
Black script lettering around a thigh
Black line drawing sheet of four star and swirl tattoo designs on white paper, with outlined and filled stars linked by curling flourishes.
Star and swirl tattoo design sheet
Black scrollwork and a butterfly-style motif with pink outlines and pink dots, running from the ankle up the calf and onto the top of the foot.
Scrollwork and butterfly ankle tattoo
Black script tattoo reading Family, Where life begins and and love never ends, with a swirl flourish, shown in two photos on skin.
Family script tattoo with swirl flourish
Black calligraphic tattoo design of interlocking loops and a spiral tail on a plain white background, with no body placement shown.
Looping calligraphic flourish design
Flourished script lettering reading All that glisters is not gold, with a smaller line beneath, shown as a black and grey design with no body placement.
All that glisters is not gold lettering
Coloured pencil drawing of a tattoo design with pink and purple lilies, an orange patterned butterfly and black swirling vines, with no body placement shown.
Lilies, butterfly and swirls tattoo design
Black and grey tattoo of a swirling butterfly with shaded wings across the upper back, between the shoulder blades.
Swirling butterfly on upper back
Black and white photo of two ankles in rolled jeans and sneakers, with the words Stay and Gold in script lettering tattooed on them.
Stay and Gold script tattoos on ankles
Black and grey tattoo of an anchor with orbiting atom rings and N and S compass points on the inner forearm.
Anchor and atom compass on a wrist
Black line tattoo of a stylised butterfly-like motif with looped wings and a curled tail on the inner wrist.
Stylised butterfly tattoo on the inner wrist
Black script lettering with flourishes tattooed on the upper thigh of each leg, above lace shorts trim.
Script lettering on both thighs
Black script monogram of two interlocking letters with curling flourishes, tattooed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Interlocking script monogram on upper back
Two stacked photos of black fine line script tattoos reading You are my Sunshine and My only Sunshine, with a looped flourish on skin.
Script lettering reading You are my Sunshine
White blackletter capital letters A to Z with decorative swirls and flourishes on a black background, shown as a lettering flash sheet.
Blackletter alphabet flash sheet
Pencil-style tattoo design of a cat with large eyes, a pearl necklace and a pearl-trimmed paw, framed by neo-traditional scrollwork.
Cat with pearls and ornamental swirls
Black Hebrew script lettering framed by a looping swirl flourish on the inner forearm.
Hebrew lettering with swirl flourish on forearm
Black fine line script lettering with swash flourishes running down the inner forearm.
Flowing script lettering on a forearm
Black and white photo of a serif lettering tattoo of a short verse with a small flourish divider on the outer thigh.
Verse tattoo on a thigh
Maroon scrolling leaf and flourish border design repeated across a horizontal strip on a white background.
Scrolling leaf border design
Black line flash sheet of two matching script quotes labelled her tattoo and his tattoo, with swirling black flourishes.
Matching couple script quotes with swirls
Black ink flash design of an ornate cross decorated with cut-out motifs and bold swirls, shown on a plain white background.
Ornate cross with swirling scrollwork
Black ornamental floral tattoo across the back of a hand and fingers, in a botanical style, with dark painted nails and silver rings.
Black floral swirl design across hand and fingers
Fine line black butterfly tattoo with curled antennae and a looping tail on the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Single-line butterfly on upper back