Scroll tattoo ideas

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Black line drawing of an Art Nouveau style mermaid with flowing hair, surrounded by octopus tentacles and a lettered circular border, as a tattoo design.
Art Nouveau mermaid with octopus tentacles
Hand-drawn botanical tattoo design of pink flowers, leaves and dark scroll swirls on a pale sheet of paper.
Pink flowers and swirls line design
Black linework flash drawing of an anatomical heart with a faceted geometric lower half, a dotted oval gem and scrolling filigree at the top, shown on paper with no body placement.
Anatomical heart with jewelled gem design
Black line drawing of a message in a bottle with a tied scroll, flanked by three roses and leaves, drawn on pale paper.
Message in a bottle with roses
Black ink flash design of a seahorse built from swirling scrolls, curls and circles on a white background.
Ornamental seahorse design
Two black line drawn crown designs, each with a scrolling ribbon banner beneath, shown as tattoo flash on a plain white background.
Two crown designs with ribbon banners
Three hand-coloured traditional flash designs on paper, showing a red heart, a blue rose and a blue swallow, each with a scroll banner carrying names.
Heart, rose and swallow flash designs
Printed tattoo design of a black Om symbol above a pink lotus flower, framed by black and magenta swirling ornamental linework on a cream sheet.
Om symbol and lotus design
Brown ink drawing of a songbird perched on a curling scroll branch with filigree swirls, shown as a tattoo design on aged parchment with no body placement visible.
Songbird perched on a scrolling branch
Black ink line drawing of a moth in an ornate frame with rose or peony flowers, drawn as a botanical tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Moth and flower design with ornate frame
Black ink drawing of a lion head in fine line style, framed by ornate paisley and mandala-like patterns, shown as a tattoo design sketch on paper.
Ornate lion head design on paper
Pencil sketch of a calla lily tattoo design with leaves and curling scrollwork, drawn in a botanical style with no body placement shown.
Calla lily design with swirls
Traditional-style flash design of a blue teacup with a skull and crossbones, coffee spilling out, framed by two scroll banners of lettering on a red splash background.
Skull teacup with coffee banners
Blue and white floral design with scrolling leaves on a white square, shown on a textured khaki fabric background.
Blue floral design on white backing
Black ink line drawing of an ornate paisley and floral design with leaves, swirls and dotwork shading on white paper, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Paisley floral tattoo design drawing
Two hand-drawn lotus flower designs in brown marker on white paper, one densely patterned with paisley-style detail and one outlined with open petals and dots, suitable as tattoo flash.
Two lotus flower designs in brown marker
Black and grey ornamental drawing of a roaring lion head with a swirling, scrolled mane, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Ornamental lion head design
Black ink drawing of an ornate capital letter A decorated with swirls, dots and leaf shapes on crumpled white paper, in a lettering design style with no body placement shown.
Ornate letter A with flourishes
A hand with a black pen sketching an ornate scrollwork heart frame on paper, with a small anchor tattoo on a finger.
Ornate scroll heart frame sketch with anchor
Flash sheet of five heart designs: a red winged heart, a black dotted heart, a heart with a ribbon banner, a scrolled heart and a floral heart with leaves.
Five heart flash designs on a sheet
Black and grey pencil and ink drawing of a compass rose with a fleur-de-lis on top and scrolls and dots around it, a tattoo design sheet.
Compass rose design with fleur-de-lis
Black ink line drawing of a raven in profile, filled with swirling and scrolling ornamental patterns on a beige paper background.
Ornamental raven line drawing
Pencil and ink sketch of a pocket watch with Roman numerals, surrounded by leaves and scrolls, drawn as a neo-traditional tattoo design with no body part shown.
Pocket watch with leaves and scrolls
Traditional flash drawing of three swallows in blue, red and orange, one with a small orange flower and green leaves, and one holding a cream scroll banner.
Three swallows in traditional flash
Black line drawing of a stylised swallow in flight with scrolled wings and curled tail feathers, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Stylised swallow line drawing
Black and grey line drawing of a skull with crab claws beneath a sunburst, set in an ornate gem frame with the word Cancer and a short line of text below.
Cancer crab and skull design
Flat teal sugar skull design on a coral background, with flower-shaped eyes, scrolled forehead detail and a fleur-de-lis between the brows.
Sugar skull design in teal and coral
Pencil sketch of a looping acanthus scroll with leaves and small flower shapes on translucent paper, with the handwritten word angel at the top left.
Acanthus scroll pencil sketch
Dark single-line drawing of a leaping dolphin among curling wave scrolls, shown as a stitched design on a pale textured background.
Dolphin with swirling waves
Brown line drawing sheet of henna-style flowers, paisley swirls and leaves on a beige background, with no body placement shown.
Henna-style floral and paisley design sheet
Black ink dotwork mandala design with lotus-like flowers, swirls and leaf motifs, touched with red watercolour, drawn on paper beside a red pencil.
Dotwork mandala leaf design
Sheet of gold and silver metallic temporary tattoo designs, including stars, arrows, hearts, an infinity sign, an anchor, a shell, a butterfly and tribal bands, on a white background.
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoo sheet
Black ink drawing of a heart made of curling vines and teardrop dots, with a plain white heart at its centre, shown as a flash design without a body placement.
Swirling heart design in black linework
Black and white stencil of an ornate floral design with a central heart, scrolls and leaves, laid on a dark surface beside a pair of white rings.
Floral heart stencil design
Monochrome line drawing of a tattoo design with a large five-petalled flower, fern-like leaves, curling spirals and bold tribal bands in a Polynesian-inspired pattern.
Polynesian-style flower and tribal band design
Black ink script lettering flash sheet with flourished phrases, scroll borders and a small ornament, shown on white with no body placement.
Script lettering flash sheet
Pencil sketch of a botanical tattoo design with lily-like flowers, a bell-shaped bloom and curling scroll vines on cream paper, with no body placement shown.
Lily and swirl botanical design sketch
Ten panels in two rows show a black linework paisley and scroll ornament being drawn up in stages, from a single curved line to a full dotted floral design on white.
Step-by-step swirl ornament drawing
Black and grey sugar skull tattoo design with rose-filled eye sockets, flowers, a cross and scrollwork, shown as a drawing with no body part visible.
Black and grey sugar skull with roses
Black line drawing of a rabbit wearing a bow with roses, leaves and diamonds inside an ornate frame, sketched on paper as a neo-traditional tattoo design.
Rabbit and roses flash design in a frame
Black line drawing flash sheet of three rows of ornamental hanging drops and dangles, with scrolls, dots and teardrop shapes, shown on white.
Drops and dangles flash sheet
Pen and ink lettering design of an ornate numeral five with dotwork shading, hatching and swirling flourishes, drawn on paper beside pens and a ruler.
Ornate numeral five lettering design
Black line drawing of a stylised peacock with a curled crest, swirling tail feathers and decorative patterning, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Ornamental peacock line drawing
Six black line drawings of ornamental sacred hearts, some with flames, rays and roses, laid out on tracing paper as tattoo flash designs.
Sacred heart flash designs on tracing paper
Black line drawing of a swirling wing shape made from music staves and notes, on a cream background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Musical notes and swirling wing design
Flash sheet of black ink designs showing hearts built from scrolls, curling vines and floral flourishes on a white background.
Heart and swirl flash sheet
Pencil drawing of a barn owl with spread wings carrying a scroll banner inscribed with the words "It's only forever not long at all", a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Barn owl with script banner design
Tattoo flash design of two pink roses and a pink daisy linked by black swirling vines on a white background with grey splatters, shown without any body placement.
Pink roses and swirls flash design