Scroll tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey pencil sketch of a steampunk compass rose surrounded by interlocking cogs, levers and scrollwork flourishes, drawn as a tattoo design.
Steampunk compass with gears and flourishes
Black ink hand-lettered design reading never stop exploring, with a ribbon banner, shaded letterforms and swirling flourishes, drawn on white paper.
Never stop exploring lettering design
Black linework drawing of an orchid tattoo design with dotwork details, shown on white paper held by two hands.
Orchid tattoo design in linework
Black ink tattoo on a calf of a banner scroll reading I WANT ALL OF THE CATS TO LOVE ME THE BEST, with cartoon cats, in traditional style with pink-red shading.
Cartoon cats on a banner across a calf
Black ink drawing of an ornate decorative capital letter with filigree patterning and curling flourishes on white paper, shown as a tattoo design.
Ornate decorative letter in ink
Black and grey realism lion head with daisies and a pocket watch on a full leg sleeve, running from the thigh to the calf.
Lion and pocket watch leg sleeve
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
Full back tattoo of a woman in a flowing dress with red flowers in her hair, framed by curling vines in an Art Nouveau style across the back.
Art Nouveau woman and vines across a full back
Black wave band tattoo wrapping around a man's calf, with three rows of stylised waves in a bold geometric design.
Black wave band tattoo on a calf
Flash design of a teal handheld console character with a smiling face, impaled on a sword with two cream banners reading Who wants to play and Videogames.
Sword and handheld console banner design
Black swirling butterfly wings framing a teal awareness ribbon tattoo on a person's upper back.
Butterfly with teal awareness ribbon on back
Black and grey tattoo of a looping banner reading I solemnly swear that I am up to no good, surrounded by footprints, in a traditional style.
Footprints and quote banner
Black ink drawing on white paper of an abstract tattoo design made of curling swirls and flourishes, with no body placement shown.
Black ink swirl flourish design
Two grey pencil tattoo design drawings on tracing paper showing ornamental scrollwork, beaded chains and diamond pendant drops, styled as fine line ornament.
Ornamental scroll and diamond tattoo designs
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 and grey tattoo of ornate scissors with scrolled handles on the inside of a forearm, worn beneath a wrap bracelet.
Ornate scissors on a forearm
Black tribal-style bands with spiral details and a central five-petalled flower tattoo wrapping across the side of a torso above the hip.
Tribal bands with a flower on the side
Close up of a botanical paisley tattoo on the outer thigh, with dark linework and small blue, pink and purple flower details.
Paisley and flower tattoo on a thigh
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 and white photo of a fine line lace fan tattoo with a tassel on the side of a person's ribs.
Lace fan tattoo on the ribs
Four black line drawings on tracing paper showing a moth, a scrolling mandala, a fleur-de-lis spire and a half mandala, all designs for tattoos.
Four ornate tattoo design drawings on tracing paper
Pencil sketch of Jack and Sally dancing across two curling banners, with the words We can live like Jack and Sally if we want, as a tattoo design.
Jack and Sally design with banners
Black and teal botanical paisley tattoo running from the calf down over the ankle and onto the top of the foot, shown against burgundy satin.
Floral paisley tattoo on a lower leg
Black linework lotus flowers and mandala-style patterns cover both lower legs, from below the knee towards the ankle, with a small vine at the ankle.
Lotus and mandala linework on both lower legs
Two black sugar skull tattoos with floral ornaments, one on each thigh, shown in black ink on skin.
Sugar skull tattoos on both thighs
Teal and grey koru-style scroll tattoo wrapping around the ankle and onto the top of the foot.
Teal koru scrolls wrapping an ankle
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 filigree design of a butterfly with scrolled wing panels on a white background, shown as a flat drawing with no body placement.
Filigree scroll butterfly design
Black and grey pen drawing of a hamsa hand with a lotus flower and dotted shading, sketched on grid paper with a hand holding the pen.
Hamsa hand and lotus design sketch on grid paper
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design with two butterflies, swirling scrolls and outlined stars arranged in a vertical column.
Butterflies, swirls and stars design
Two matching black cameo silhouette tattoos in ornate frames on the upper thighs of a person, in a traditional style.
Matching cameo silhouette tattoos on thighs
Pen drawing of an ornate oval frame made from acanthus leaves and scrolls in brown ink on a grey background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Ornate scrolled oval frame design
Two pen drawings of lotus and mandala-style band designs with dotted and triangular borders, drawn on cream paper beside two pens.
Lotus and geometric band designs on paper
Black and red fine line ornamental sleeve tattoo with keys, diamonds and lace patterns across the forearm, shown in three photographs.
Ornamental lace-style forearm sleeve
Two bent legs lying on a bed showing an intricate ornamental filigree pattern running from the thigh down the calf, in a dark ink.
Ornamental filigree pattern across thigh and calf
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
Fine line black tattoo of a paw print with flowers, leaves and swirls drawn inside each toe and the pad, shown on a limb.
Floral paw print tattoo on skin
Pencil sketch of a barn owl with spread wings, laurel sprig, arrows and an ornate hourglass, drawn as a neo-traditional tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Owl with wings and hourglass design sketch
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork shading covering a forearm, with geometric patterns continuing up the arm.
Mandala sleeve on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a peony, a honeybee and a faceted gem on an upper arm.
Peony, bee and gem on an upper arm
Black and grey leaf scroll tattoo beside script lettering reading 'It's supposed to be you and me against the world', on the side of the ribs.
Leaf scroll and script quote on the ribs
Black and white photo of a full sleeve blackwork tattoo of mandala-style ornament and fern-like leaves covering the upper arm and forearm.
Blackwork mandala sleeve on an arm
Black and grey flash sheet showing a scallop shell, a beaded oval frame and a curling acanthus scroll on a kraft paper background.
Shell, oval frame and acanthus scroll designs
Black and grey drawing of two skulls merged into a heart shape, with a small flower and scroll ornament below, on a pale grey background.
Heart-shaped skull with floral ornament
Solid black ornamental design of a V shape with two curled scroll ends on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Black curled V swirl design
Colour tattoo of a red and pink leaf with a green stem on the outer forearm, with a black linework floral tattoo above it.
Red leaf tattoo on a forearm
Black lettering tattoo on a thigh reading 'It takes courage to grow up and become who you truly are', with ornamental flourishes above and below the text.
Quote lettering with flourishes on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork drawing of an eye within a teardrop mandala framed by cloud scrolls, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Eye in a mandala with cloud scrolls