Scroll tattoo ideas

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Upper arm and shoulder sleeve tattoo of a shaded rose and blue butterfly over lace-like scrollwork, shown from three angles.
Rose and butterfly sleeve on upper arm
Black ink lettering tattoo reading know your own happiness, with scrolled flourishes above and below, on the upper arm of a person in a denim vest.
Know your own happiness quote on upper arm
Black and grey tribal swirl tattoo across a man's upper arm and shoulder, with sections filled in red and green tartan.
Tribal swirl sleeve with tartan fill
Black blackwork tribal band with feathers and a curled column motif on an upper arm, with a yellow top and blue floor behind.
Black tribal feather band on an upper arm
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 realism tattoo of praying hands wrapped in a scroll banner reading Lord forgive me for my past wrongs and future sins, on the upper arm.
Praying hands with banner on upper arm
Black and grey realism sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, showing a vintage microphone, roses and a violin with a ribbon banner.
Microphone, roses and violin sleeve
Traditional style tattoo of a black swallow pierced by an arrow with red, yellow and teal accents, on the upper arm.
Swallow and arrow on an upper arm
Fine line black ink tattoo of two hands holding a handwritten scroll, with footprints trailing across the upper arm.
Hands holding a scroll with footprints
Colour tattoo of a stylised figure in an ornate headdress beside a small skull, in traditional style, on the outer upper arm.
Ornate figure with skull on upper arm
Fine line outline tattoo of an ornate frame with scrolled corners, in single-tone ink on the upper arm.
Ornate frame outline on upper arm
Maroon and black butterfly tattoo with fine line swirls on the upper arm, with a beaded chain draped across the skin.
Maroon butterfly with swirls on an upper arm
Black tribal tattoo covering a shoulder, chest and arm sleeve, with a grey shaded panel of stars and a shield on the upper arm.
Tribal sleeve and chest piece in black ink
Black dotwork mandala armband tattoo on an upper arm, with dotted lines, a solid band and a teardrop motif below.
Black mandala armband tattoo on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a small bird on a branch inside a black scrolled oval frame, with a teal and orange body, on the upper arm.
Sketchy bird in a scrolled oval frame on upper arm
Woman seen from behind with a fine line botanical vine tattoo of leaves and flowers across her back, shoulder and upper arm.
Botanical vine tattoo across a woman's back
Side-by-side photos of a botanical swirl tree tattoo in black ink above blue wave shading on an upper arm.
Swirling tree and blue waves on an arm
Black lace-pattern tattoo with pearl dots and hanging beads across the upper arm and shoulder, in a blackwork style.
Black lace and pearl shoulder tattoo
Black and grey ornamental floral tattoo in dotwork and fine linework covering a woman's shoulder, upper arm and upper back.
Ornamental floral shoulder tattoo in black
Black and grey blackwork paisley and dotwork sleeve covering a forearm and upper arm, worn with a dark tank top.
Paisley blackwork sleeve on forearm
Black tribal spiral designs with curling patterns shown as armbands and shoulder pieces over grey body silhouettes.
Tribal spiral armband designs on body silhouettes
Black and grey dotwork and fine line sleeve on the upper arm, with a rose, a mandala style flower and ornamental geometric patterns.
Mandala and rose sleeve on the upper arm
Three views of a full arm sleeve tattoo in colour, showing blue tulip buds, swirling scrolls and pale clouds across the upper arm and forearm.
Full arm sleeve with tulips, clouds and scrolls
Close view of a woman with curly hair and gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos with ornate scroll patterns on her forearm, hand, upper arm and back.
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos
Black and grey daisy flowers with scrolling vines and dot shading, tattooed on the upper arm.
Daisy and scroll tattoo on an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with petal and scroll rings covering the upper arm.
Dotwork mandala on an upper arm
Black and grey ornamental tattoo of a lotus with hanging chain drapes covering the shoulder and upper arm, shown in three views.
Ornate lotus and drape tattoo on shoulder and arm
Black scrollwork armlet with small gems and hanging chains across an upper arm, worn over a dark top with greenery behind.
Scrollwork armlet with hanging chains
Black and grey mandala and paisley tattoo with fine line detail covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Mandala and paisley shoulder piece
Neo-traditional tattoo of a tabby and white cat with green eyes, framed by purple scrolls and an orange wash, on the upper arm.
Tabby cat portrait with purple scrolls
Traditional style tattoo of a corked bottle holding a scroll with a red heart, flanked by two red roses with green leaves, on the arm.
Message in a bottle with roses
Black geometric mandala armband tattoo with dotted borders on an upper arm, worn beneath a white top and gold pendant necklace.
Mandala armband tattoo on an upper arm
Black ink drawing of a woman with flowing hair and pink rose and scroll tattoo designs on her shoulder and upper arm.
Woman with pink rose tattoo designs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a face within a rolled-up 100 dollar banknote on an upper arm, with blackletter lettering visible beside it.
Portrait face on a banknote, upper arm
Colour tattoo of a bear silhouette filled with yellow, orange and red folk-style flowers and scrolls, on the inner upper arm.
Folk floral bear on upper arm
Top-down outline of an airplane with ornamental filigree inside, set against purple radiating rays, tattooed on the outer thigh.
Airplane with purple rays on a thigh
Woman in a white shirt wearing gold and silver metallic geometric flash tattoos, including a silver palm tree on her upper arm and bands on her wrist and forearm.
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos on arms and legs
Realistic brown-toned tattoo of a brass compass over a world map, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Realistic compass and map on upper arm
Black ink tattoo of a woman silhouette in a dress, leaning back in an oval frame with scrolled corners, on the inner upper arm.
Silhouetted dancer in an oval frame on upper arm
Black tribal armband tattoo of spirals and swirls wrapping around an upper arm, in a blackwork style.
Black tribal armband on upper arm
White ink lotus mandala tattoo on the chest below the bust, with a matching ornament on the upper arm, in a fine line style.
White ink lotus mandala on chest
Black and grey realism upper arm tattoo of a haunted house with glowing eyes, a full moon, a tree, tombstones and banners with book titles.
Haunted house and tombstones on upper arm
Black and grey lotus mandala tattoo with dotwork shading on the upper arm, shown beside a pink top and black bra.
Lotus mandala on upper arm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a woman's face with swept dark hair and yellow scroll accents, on the upper arm.
Woman's face portrait on upper arm
Black and grey skull beneath a crown, with two red roses and ink splatter tattooed across an upper arm.
Skull, crown and roses on upper arm
A black linework sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a crowned queen with ornamental scrollwork and a lion or animal motif near the wrist.
Crowned queen sleeve in linework
Black and grey ornamental half sleeve covering the shoulder and upper arm, with a dotwork mandala medallion at its centre.
Ornamental half sleeve on shoulder and upper arm
Tattoo on an upper arm of red and grey shaded roses above a bold black geometric block design, with a rose bud and leaves below.
Roses and black geometric blocks on upper arm