Scroll tattoo ideas

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

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Black flash-style design of a lotus flower with curled scrolls and the word namaste in lettering beneath it, shown on a white background with no body placement.
Lotus with namaste lettering design
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 botanical tattoo of a circle filled with lotus-like flowers and leaves on a person's shoulder blade, with a peach top and dark background.
Circular floral tattoo on shoulder blade
Pencil and ink design sketch of a rose with leaves inside an ornate oval frame, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Rose in an ornate oval frame
Two views of a large black linework floral ornamental tattoo covering a person's entire back, with chrysanthemum-like blooms and scrolling foliage.
Ornamental floral back piece
Realism-style grey elephant head with a pink lotus flower and mandala linework tattooed across a person's upper back.
Elephant and lotus on upper back
Flash design of a pink, purple and yellow lotus flower with black outline swirls beneath it, drawn in a botanical style.
Lotus flower with swirls
Colour hummingbird tattoo with grey floral linework across the upper back, near the left shoulder blade.
Hummingbird with floral linework on upper back
White line drawing sheet of paisley and flower designs in a henna-inspired style on a pale blue background, with no body placement shown.
Paisley and floral henna-style flash sheet
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork petals and small seed pod motifs across the forearm.
Mandala tattoo on the forearm
Botanical flash design of black scrolling vines, grey swirls and pink lilies, drawn without any body placement shown.
Pink lily and black scrollwork design
Symmetrical cream line drawing of a mandala with lotus petals, scrollwork and dotted detail on a dark purple background, shown as a design rather than on skin.
Cream mandala on a dark background
Pink and purple butterfly tattoo with black botanical vine scrolls and leaves across the lower back.
Butterfly and vine scrolls across the lower back
Brown line drawing of an ornate lotus flower with paisley-style detailing, shown as a flash design for a tattoo with no body placement visible.
Ornate lotus flower design in brown line art
Brown henna design of a flower with swirling scrollwork, dots and a paisley-like curl on a forearm, set against purple patterned fabric.
Henna flower and swirls on a forearm
Black lace-style floral tattoo with leaves and flowers running down the outer thigh, shown in a close photograph of healed skin.
Black lace-style floral tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey realism raven with thistle stems and a Latin scroll tattooed across a man's chest and shoulder, with a small red line accent.
Raven and thistles across chest and shoulder
Colour tattoo of two pink carnations with a blue and purple swirling stem on a forearm, outlined in black with soft shading.
Pink carnations with blue and purple swirl on forearm
Colour tattoo of blue scrolls, green leaves and a red peony on the forearm, in a neo-traditional style.
Blue scrolls and red peony on a forearm
Black and grey pencil drawing of a tattoo design with curling vines, small flowers, a pocket watch on a chain with a key, and the script words Life is what you make of it.
Vine, flowers and pocket watch design
Two black line-art floral swirl designs with leaves and curling scrolls on a white background, drawn as tattoo flash.
Two floral swirl designs in black line
Black and grey drawing of an ornate four-leaf clover with filigree swirls and small clover motifs, shown on white paper.
Ornate four-leaf clover design
Black and grey tattoo of a shaded rose, a small bird and leaves above a banner reading Mom and Dad, on the side of the ribs.
Rose, bird and Mom and Dad banner on the side
Flash sheet of lily and blossom tattoo designs with scroll swirls, some in pink, orange and purple and others in grey pencil and ink, with no body placement shown.
Lily and blossom flash sheet with swirls
Close view of a gold botanical vine tattoo with curling tendrils and leaves across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Gold vine tattoo on upper back
Pencil drawing of a lotus flower with flames or smoke curling above it, surrounded by scrolls and smaller lotus blooms, shown as a tattoo design on a cardboard background.
Lotus flower with smoke swirls design
White ink botanical tattoo of roses and scrolling foliage across a shoulder and upper chest, shown in fine outline on light skin.
White ink roses and scrolls on shoulder
Black and grey drawing of an ornate lettering tattoo design surrounded by leaves, flowers and ribbons, with no body placement shown.
Ornate botanical lettering design
Black and grey floral scrollwork and script lettering on a person's hip and thigh, photographed lying on a white bed.
Floral scroll and script on hip and thigh
Black line mandala tattoo with small floral ornaments on the inner forearm, shown against a blurred background.
Mandala tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a swirling vine with flowers and hearts across the top of a foot, beside red painted toenails.
Vine and flower foot tattoo
Line drawing of a tattoo design showing two red butterflies with black swirling vines and small flowers on a white background.
Two butterflies with swirls and flowers design
Pencil sketch of an ornate heart formed from curling scrollwork and leaves, a design suitable as a black and grey tattoo flash.
Swirled heart with leaves and vines
Black and grey lace-style tattoo of a flower and scrolling vine across a woman's shoulder and upper chest.
Lace-style flower tattoo on shoulder and chest
Blue-purple ornamental flower tattoo with scrolling leaves on the inner wrist of a woman in a denim shirt, with her hand raised near her face.
Ornate flower and scrollwork on a wrist
Black line flash sheet of five ornate lotus flowers with paisley-style detailing, stems and leaves, in a fine line botanical style.
Five ornate lotus flower designs
Black ink botanical vine with leaves and small flowers curling across the inner wrist, with the palm and fingers raised behind it.
Scrolling vine and flowers on the wrist
Back tattoo of orange flowers with dark swirling scrollwork across the shoulder blade, shown on a woman wearing a red and black striped top.
Orange flowers and scrollwork on a shoulder blade
Pencil sketch of a thistle flower with spiky leaves, interlaced Celtic knot stems and scroll curls, drawn as a tattoo design in a botanical style.
Thistle and Celtic knot design sketch
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a shield with white acanthus leaf scrolls around a circle, on the inside of a forearm.
Blackwork shield and leaf scroll on forearm
Colour tattoo of an orange lily with black swirling stems and black RIP script lettering on the top of a foot, with a second swirl tattoo partly visible at the top of the frame.
Orange lily and RIP script on a foot
Traditional coloured forearm tattoo of a pink rose, pansies and forget-me-nots, with a banner reading Nolite te bastardes carborundorum.
Rose and pansy banner on a forearm
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 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
Coloured flash drawing of a yellow sunflower with green leaves and curling scroll lines on a white background, a botanical tattoo design.
Sunflower with swirls and leaves
Pencil sketch of a circular tattoo design split into quadrants, with black tribal-style vines, leaves and spirals.
Circular tribal vine and swirl design
Black and grey lotus flower tattoo with mandala-style ornament and dotwork detail across the forearm.
Lotus and mandala tattoo on a forearm
White ink lace and floral tattoo across the back of a hand, wrist and fingers, set against a dark sleeve.
White lace floral design on hand