Scroll tattoo ideas

1,165 photos and flash · 29% Botanical, 13% Fine line · Forearm most common

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Black ink drawing on white paper of a stylised script-like letterform with curling flourishes and a lotus flower, a botanical tattoo design with no body part shown.
Lotus flower and swirl design on paper
Black outline drawing of a lotus flower with leaves and spiral swirls, a botanical tattoo design on a plain white background.
Lotus flower with swirls line design
Black and grey pencil drawing of a shaded rose with leaves above a lace-like ornament and dangling beaded chains, drawn on paper beside rulers.
Rose with lace and beaded chains design
Black ink line drawing of a rose with leaves and curling vine scrolls on white paper, a flash design suited to a tattoo.
Rose with scrolling vines line drawing
Dark red-brown line drawing of an intricate henna-style floral design with paisley leaves and a central rosette on a cream background.
Henna-style floral paisley line drawing
Black line drawing of the word LOVE in serif capitals, entwined with flowers and swirling vines, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
LOVE lettering with floral vines
Two botanical flash designs on a white background, one with pink lilies and black and grey scrolling foliage, the other with pink buds and bold black swirls.
Pink lily and black scroll floral designs
Black botanical flash design of a heart made from thorny vines with two roses, leaves and buds, with no body placement shown.
Rose and thorn vine heart design
Black line drawing of a curling vine with five-petalled flowers and leaves on a white background, a botanical tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Black flower vine with swirls
Black linework flash design of an ornate flower with paisley swirls, dotted leaves and a mandala centre, on a white background.
Ornate paisley and mandala flower design
A black botanical vine band with curling scrolls, leaves and grey dots on a beige background, drawn as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Black vine scroll band design
Black ink step-by-step drawing of a flower with swirling petal and scroll details, built up in stages across two columns, shown as a flash design rather than on skin.
Step by step floral swirl design drawing
Black linework drawing of an orchid tattoo design with dotwork details, shown on white paper held by two hands.
Orchid tattoo design in linework
Pink and grey pencil drawing of a pocket watch framed by two lotus flowers, beaded chains and scrolling foliage, shown as a tattoo design.
Lotus flowers and pocket watch design
Black ink flash sheet of sixteen paisley and floral motifs in a henna-style pattern on a white background.
Sheet of paisley and floral tattoo flash designs
Black ink flash design of a swallow with a lace-patterned wing, paisley motifs and flowers, drawn in a black-and-white fine line style.
Swallow with paisley and lace-style flowers
Black ink flash sheet of twenty cross designs in fine line, filigree and bold blackwork styles, with no body placement shown.
Sheet of twenty cross designs
Black line-art flash sheet of henna-style flowers, leaf sprays, dots, scrolls and geometric border strips, shown without any body placement.
Henna-style flower, leaf and border flash sheet
Black and grey ink drawing of an ornate lotus and paisley mandala tattoo design, with dotwork shading, drawn on white paper.
Ornate lotus and paisley design drawing
Dark brown line drawing of an ornate henna-style floral design with paisley swirls, leaves and a central mandala-like flower, on a cream background.
Henna-style paisley and flower design
Black and grey drawing of an ornate four-leaf clover tattoo design with filigree scrolls and dotwork shading on a white background.
Ornate four-leaf clover design in black and grey
Black ink flash sheet of ornate butterflies, swirling vines, flowers and music notes, drawn as tattoo designs on a white background.
Butterfly and floral swirl flash sheet
Hand-drawn black and grey tattoo design of a shaded rose surrounded by fine-line mandala lace, filigree and diamond patterns, drawn on paper.
Rose with mandala lace linework design
Black line drawing of a symmetrical floral ornament with flower heads, scrolls, leaves and dots on a cream background, shown as a design rather than on skin.
Symmetrical floral ornament line drawing
Blue ink drawing of a symmetrical ornate beetle-like motif framed by flowers, leaves and geometric bands, drawn on kraft paper.
Ornate beetle design with flowers
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design showing two shaded koi fish within black tribal-style lines, with flowers and swirls, in black and grey.
Koi fish and flower tattoo design
Black ink drawing of an ornamental cross design with filigree detail, leaf motifs and stippled dotwork shading, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Ornamental cross with leaves and dotwork
Black and grey pen drawing of a flowing scroll and acanthus ornament design, drawn on paper with a black fineliner pen beside it.
Scrollwork ornament design in pen
Black line drawing of a heart formed from curling vines, scrolls and small leaves on a white background, a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Swirling vine heart design
Five black line drawings of ornate lotus and paisley-style floral motifs on a white background, in a botanical style suited to tattoo design.
Five ornate lotus and paisley motifs
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical lotus flower with paisley petals, scrolls and dotted detailing on white paper, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Lotus flower design with paisley detailing
Black line drawing of an ornate skull design filled with leaves, scrolls and cell-like patterns, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Ornate skull with leaves and scrollwork
Black ink pen drawing of an ornate mandala design with a central flower, teardrop motifs and leaf-like scrollwork on white paper, with faint pencil guidelines.
Mandala design with flower and teardrop motifs
Black ink drawing of a tattoo design showing an upright arrow, leafy scrolls and a dotted beaded chain with a drop pendant, in a dotwork and botanical style.
Arrow with leafy scrolls and beaded chain
Black ink drawing of an ornate lotus flower design with dotwork shading and fine line detail on white paper.
Ornate lotus design in ink
Black ink line drawing of a fine line botanical tattoo design with seahorses, a heart, flowers and leaves, shown on paper beside two fineliner pens.
Seahorse, heart and flower tattoo design
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing two lilies and a small blossom joined by swirling linework, drawn in black and grey shading.
Pencil sketch of lilies and swirling flourishes
Black and white flash drawing of a symmetrical mandala tattoo design with a lotus flower at its base, shaded in dotwork and linework, with no body placement shown.
Mandala and lotus flash design with dotwork
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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