Scroll tattoo ideas

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

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Pencil and ink sketch of three lilies with scrolling foliage on a sketchbook page, drawn as a botanical tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Lily and scroll design sketch
Black floral ornament design filling a Libra scales symbol, showing leaves, scrolls and swirling tendrils on a white background.
Libra symbol filled with floral ornament
Colour tattoo of an orange starfish with blue scrolling waves and small flowers on a person's upper back.
Starfish and scrollwork on upper back
Black line drawing of a slender vine with curling scrolls and small five-petal flowers on a white background, a botanical tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Black vine with swirls and small flowers
Black ink tattoo of two five-petal flowers, three butterflies and sweeping swirl lines across a person's upper back and shoulder blade, in a botanical style.
Flowers and butterflies on a shoulder blade
Pencil sketch of a botanical tattoo design with acanthus-style scrolls, chrysanthemums and peonies, shown as a drawing on paper with no body placement visible.
Pencil sketch of floral scrolls and chrysanthemums
Black fine line tattoo of a treble clef entwined with swirling vines and leaves, on the upper back below the nape of the neck.
Treble clef and vine swirls on upper back
Black and grey plumeria flowers with Polynesian-style tribal bands wrapping across the side of a torso, shaded in soft grey tones.
Plumeria flowers with tribal bands on the side
Botanical colour tattoo of black vine scrolls with a blue flower, a purple flower and green leaves, shown on bare skin.
Blue and purple flowers with black vine scrolls
Black linework tattoo of a circular botanical design with swirls, leaves and a bud, on the upper back near the neck.
Ornamental botanical circle on upper back
Colour tattoo of two sunflowers with grey and black butterflies and green leaves, with a black linework swirl border, on the outer thigh.
Sunflowers and butterflies on a thigh
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
Black and white pen drawing of a tattoo design showing two plumeria flowers over a band of geometric patterns and curling scrolls, shown on a notebook page beside a black pen.
Plumeria band tattoo design on paper
Black and grey lily tattoo with swirling vines running down the side of a torso, from the upper back to the hip.
Lilies and swirling vines down the side
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a teacup and saucer filled with roses and scrollwork, shown on the torso.
Teacup and roses on skin
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
Close crop of a woman wearing gold metallic botanical scroll tattoos on her upper chest and an ornate gold filigree tattoo across her hand and wrist, against green leaves.
Gold leaf and filigree temporary tattoos on chest and wrist
Black linework lotus mandala with swirling petals and trailing filigree, tattooed on the forearm in a fine line style.
Ornamental lotus mandala on forearm
Black ink linework drawing of a symmetrical floral mandala with petals, leaves, scrolls and dotted shading, drawn on white paper beside a black fineliner pen.
Symmetrical floral mandala design in ink
Coloured drawing of a tattoo design with pink plumeria-style flowers, a blue butterfly and black scrollwork on a white background.
Pink flowers and butterfly tattoo design
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
Back and shoulder of a person with a white and pink botanical scrollwork design across the shoulder blade, in a fine line style.
White and pink floral scrollwork across a shoulder
A hand holding a purple pen draws a rose with curling vines and leaves on graph paper, a botanical tattoo design in fine line.
Rose and scroll vine design drawn in pen
Black dotwork mandala and paisley swirl tattoo on the side of a torso, above the hip, with a hand resting at the left edge of the frame.
Mandala and paisley swirls on the side torso
Black ornamental floral tattoo across the back of a hand and fingers, in a botanical style, with dark painted nails and silver rings.
Black floral swirl design across hand and fingers
Pale white-ink floral tattoo with leaves and scrolling vines across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Pale floral design across upper back
Black botanical vine design with leaves, flowers and scrolls wrapping around an ankle, shown with a white flip-flop and a toe ring.
Floral vine design on an ankle
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with scrolling outlines and small floral accents on a shoulder, worn over a grey top.
Mandala tattoo on the shoulder
Black and grey lace garter tattoo with leaves and scrolling vines wrapped around the upper thigh.
Black lace garter band on a thigh
Two hands and a forearm with black mandala, leaf and dot designs in a mehndi-style geometric pattern on the hands, wrist and forearm.
Ornate black mandala designs on hands and forearms
White ink floral lace tattoo spreading across a shoulder and upper back, with red hair visible at the top of the frame.
White ink floral lace on a shoulder
Realistic coloured roses in pink, coral and purple with black lace-style ornament tattooed on a thigh, with denim shorts visible.
Pink, orange and purple roses on a thigh
Brown line drawing of an engraved acanthus scrollwork design with curling leaves and stippled shading, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Engraved acanthus scroll design
Black and grey peony with lace-style filigree and hanging beads tattooed on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Peony and lace design on the upper back
Raised white ink floral tattoo with lattice-filled petals and curling scrolls across the top of a foot, in a botanical style.
White ink floral design on the top of a foot
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing an owl beside curling scrolls with tulip-like buds, arranged within a circle, with no body placement shown.
Owl and floral scroll tattoo sketch
Black and grey raven tattoo with peony blooms and scrollwork running down the thigh, drawn in a neo-traditional style.
Raven and peony scroll on a thigh
Grey shaded lily with curling vine lines tattooed across a wrist and the back of a hand in a botanical style.
Lily and vine tattoo on wrist and hand
Pale botanical linework tattoo across a shoulder and upper back, showing leaves, scrolls and a flower design.
Pale floral linework on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of a purple butterfly beside a teal flower with yellow stamens, green leaves and black swirling linework, on skin.
Purple butterfly and teal flower tattoo
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
Black botanical flower with curling swirls on the side of a hip, with a pink bikini visible at the bottom of the frame.
Flower and swirl design on a hip
Black and grey realism raven on a chest tattoo, with a flying bird on the shoulder, thistle stems and a Latin banner reading Vulnerant omnes ultima necat.
Raven and thistles across chest
Black and grey realism roses with lace and butterfly linework covering the upper back.
Roses and lace across a back tattoo
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
Six black ink floral and scroll designs on a white background, with feathered fronds, leaves and curling swirls in a flourish style.
Six black floral and scroll tattoo designs
Black fine line lotus tattoo with swirling scrolls and a hanging drop motif on a woman's upper back, below the nape of the neck.
Lotus ornament on upper back
Black and grey lotus flower with cloud scrolls and a hanging ornament tattooed centrally on the sternum.
Lotus and cloud motif on the sternum