Scroll tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey traditional style tattoo of an eye within an ornate scrolled frame with rays, on the inner forearm.
Eye in an ornate frame on a forearm
Black and grey ornamental forearm tattoo with a mandala-style panel and a long curved line ending in a point, running along the forearm.
Ornate mandala and blade forearm tattoo
Black and grey line drawing of an ornate feather filled with swirls, dots and fine decorative patterns, shown as a tattoo design on plain paper.
Ornate feather design
Black ink line drawing of a symmetrical henna-inspired paisley motif with leaves, scrolls and dots, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Henna-style paisley motif design
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork petals and small seed pod motifs across the forearm.
Mandala tattoo on the forearm
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 and grey dotwork and fine line ornamental tattoo on the sternum, with a vertical filigree design between the chest and navel.
Ornate sternum mandala tattoo
Black and grey dotwork drawing of ornate scissors whose handles and blades form butterfly wings, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Butterfly-winged scissors design
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a hairless sphynx cat inside an ornate scrolled frame with a geometric diamond pattern behind it.
Sphynx cat in an ornate frame
Black ink flash drawing of an ornate paisley and leaf mandala design with dotwork shading, drawn on white paper with no body placement shown.
Paisley and leaf mandala tattoo design
Black and grey dotwork and linework mandala tattoo covering the scalp of a shaved head, photographed from behind against a dark background.
Mandala tattoo across a shaved head
Black ink ornamental paisley tattoo centred on the chest, in fine line and dotwork, shown in a black and white photograph.
Ornamental paisley tattoo on the sternum
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
Colour butterfly tattoo with black scrollwork and dotwork flourishes across the side of the ribs.
Colourful butterfly with scrollwork on the side
Black ink flash drawing of an ornate lotus mandala with scrolling leaves, dotwork shading and hanging drops, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Ornate lotus mandala design with dotwork sphere
Black ink drawing of a tattoo design: a splattered circle and upright mark at the centre, surrounded by a ring of pointed petals with swirls and dots, shown on white paper beside a pen.
Ink mandala with splattered symbol design
Black and grey feather tattoo filled with lace-like dotwork and mandala patterns, shown on the forearm in two side-by-side photos.
Lace-patterned feather on a forearm
Black and grey lotus flower tattoo with mandala-style ornament and dotwork detail across the forearm.
Lotus and mandala tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a cat silhouette framed by ornate lace-style floral filigree on a person's upper back.
Cat silhouette within lace-style floral filigree
Pencil and ink sketch of a hairless sphynx cat above a skull, framed by geometric linework and dotwork, drawn on paper.
Sphynx cat and skull design sketch
Green and teal hamsa hand tattoo with a central eye and dotwork border on the inner forearm, with cursive script beneath it.
Hamsa hand with eye on a forearm
Six black and grey feather drawings on a peach background, several with dotwork and geometric patterning, shown as tattoo flash designs.
Six decorative feather designs
Black blackwork tattoo of a geometric mandala pattern covering the back of a hand and fingers, with black painted nails.
Geometric mandala tattoo across the back of a hand
Black line drawing of a symmetrical mandala with lotus-style petals and stippled dotwork edges, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Black line mandala design
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
Black ink mandala band tattoo wrapping the wrist, with a solid black stripe and a small fine line ring tattoo on one finger.
Mandala wrist band tattoo
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
Black ink design of a giraffe head and neck filled with swirls, dots and geometric panels, drawn on a white background.
Ornate giraffe head design in black ink
Black and white dotwork flash design of an ornate keyhole escutcheon framed by scrolls and flowers, with no body placement shown.
Ornate keyhole escutcheon design
Full arm sleeve in blackwork and dotwork featuring hexagons and a central mandala motif, running from the upper arm down to the wrist.
Geometric blackwork sleeve on arm
Colour flash drawing of a serpentine dragon with a long horned head, filled with pastel teal, pink and purple and decorated with black scrollwork, in a neo-traditional style.
Pastel serpentine dragon flash design
Black and grey ornamental half sleeve tattoo with paisley and mandala motifs, shaded with dotwork, covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Ornamental half sleeve on shoulder and upper arm