Scroll tattoo ideas

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Black linework tattoo of flowers and scrolls on a woman's upper back, photographed from behind with her arms raised.
Floral scroll tattoo on upper back
Black and grey butterfly tattoos cascade down a bare back, with stars near the neck and scrolling vine work across the lower back.
Butterflies and scrollwork across a back
A pink tattoo of a heart made from flowers and swirling vines, sitting on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Pink flower heart on upper back
Black fine line mandala and paisley tattoo covering the shoulder, upper arm and upper back, shown from two angles.
Mandala and paisley sleeve across shoulder and back
Fine line swirl flourish tattoo in blue, green, purple and red running vertically across a person's upper back.
Coloured swirl flourish on upper back
Black filigree butterfly tattoo with a blue and pink ribbon at its centre, on a person's upper back below the shoulder blade.
Filigree butterfly with ribbon on upper back
Black and grey phoenix tattoo with spread wings and a long flowing tail across a bare back, in a Japanese-influenced style.
Phoenix tattoo across a woman's back
Large blue and navy ornamental tattoo of paisley shapes and mandala-style flowers spreading across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Blue paisley and mandala design across a back
Fine line paisley and floral mandala tattoo in brown ink across the upper back, over the shoulder blade.
Paisley mandala on a shoulder blade
Back of a woman's neck and upper back with a large black-ink ornamental mandala tattoo in fine line detail, with her dark hair tied up.
Ornate mandala tattoo across neck and upper back
Close view of a shoulder and upper back with a white ink botanical tattoo of roses, leaves and scrolling stems, shown as pale raised outlines on skin.
White ink roses and scrolls on shoulder
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 swirling butterfly wings framing a teal awareness ribbon tattoo on a person's upper back.
Butterfly with teal awareness ribbon on back
Black lace-pattern tattoo with scrolls, leaves and fine netting running from the neck down the spine and across the lower back.
Black lace-pattern tattoo across the back
Colour tattoo of three stars in purple, pink and teal with black swirling lines across the upper back.
Coloured stars and swirls on upper back
Black and grey dotwork back piece of a central lotus, ornate mandala motifs and geometric bands, placed across the upper and lower back.
Dotwork mandala back piece
Solid black lace-style tattoo with scrolling leaves and a net pattern running down the right side of a bare back.
Black lace tattoo down the back
Fine line tattoo of a cross formed from looping strands with scroll ends, placed on the upper back.
Looped cross on upper back
Full back tattoo in colour showing roses, a tree, a frog playing a banjo, a pocket watch and stacked books on a bare back.
Large back piece with roses, tree and banjo frog
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo centred on the upper back of a person with their hair tied up, seen from behind.
Dotwork mandala on upper back
Back view of a woman with a large winged bird tattoo across her upper back and red roses with scrollwork on her lower back, in a Japanese style.
Winged bird and roses across a back
Two black and grey puzzle piece tattoos on upper backs near the shoulder blades, one with a swirling ornament and one with an ornate key and heart.
Matching puzzle piece tattoos on shoulders
Black ink ornamental tattoo of stylised flowers and scrolls centred on the upper back, with the wearer's face not shown.
Floral ornamental tattoo across upper back
Fine line butterfly tattoo with black scrollwork wings and a red awareness ribbon at its centre, on a person's upper back.
Butterfly with awareness ribbon on upper back
Black and grey script lettering with scroll flourishes running across a shoulder and upper back.
Scripted quote with flourishes on shoulder
Black lace-patterned butterfly tattoo with curled antennae on the upper back, in blackwork style.
Lace-pattern butterfly on upper back
Black and white photograph of a woman seen from behind with a black ornamental sleeve tattoo on her left arm and smaller linework on her upper back.
Ornamental arm sleeve, black and white back view
Black dotwork and fine line lotus mandala tattoo centred on the back of the neck and upper back, with hanging drop details.
Ornate lotus mandala on the nape of the neck
Black and grey butterfly and scrollwork tattoo on the lower back, with shaded butterfly wings and bold swirling linework.
Butterfly and scroll tattoo on lower back
Black and white photo of a bare back with two large blackwork tattoos, one a mandala and paisley design on the left and one a tribal-style feather on the right, placed across the back.
Ornamental back tattoos in black ink
Colour tattoo of purple butterflies and curling scrolls with black outlines across a person's upper back, beside a black bra strap.
Purple butterflies and swirls on upper back
Pink hibiscus flower with black swirling linework and pink dots across the upper back and shoulder.
Pink hibiscus and swirls on a shoulder
Black ink ornamental mandala tattoo with a diamond outline on the upper back of a woman with her hair in a bun, seen from behind.
Ornate mandala tattoo on upper back
Black and grey realism back piece showing Poseidon with a trident above a sailing ship in a storm, placed across the whole of the upper and middle back.
Poseidon and a sailing ship across a full back
Solid black tribal tattoo running down the spine and widening over the lower back of a shirtless man photographed from behind, with kite surfers in the sky.
Tribal back tattoo with spiral motifs
Woman seen from behind in a car with black linework floral and paisley tattoos across her back and down her side, and tattooed upper arm.
Floral back tattoo seen from behind in a car
Black ink tattoo covering a person's whole back in a symmetrical pattern of spirals and scrolls, with the figure photographed from behind against a dark background.
Full back spiral tattoo
Woman seen from behind wearing a black lace top, with a large black and grey ornamental floral tattoo covering her back in a Botanical style.
Ornate floral back tattoo seen from behind
Back view of a woman with a black ornamental blackwork tattoo spreading from the nape of the neck down the upper back.
Ornamental neck and upper back tattoo
Black and grey photograph of a bare back with a long vertical ornamental tattoo of mandalas and flowers running down the spine, in a fine-line botanical and geometric style.
Ornate mandala spine tattoo on a back
Close view of a pale, white-ink style scrolling filigree tattoo across a bare shoulder, upper back and upper arm.
Pale swirling filigree on shoulder and arm
Grey scrollwork heart around a red keyhole with three grey skeleton keys and red ribbons, tattooed on the back.
Keyhole heart with three skeleton keys
Woman seen from behind with a large symmetrical black linework ornamental tattoo across her upper back, in a fine line style.
Symmetrical ornamental linework across upper back
Black ink blackwork back tattoo of symmetrical lotus and ornamental motifs, photographed from behind in a tattoo studio.
Ornamental full back tattoo
Black and grey full back tattoo of a dragon over a heart shield, framed by Celtic knotwork, runes and skulls, in a Realism style on the back.
Full back piece with dragon and Celtic knotwork
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an ornate floral heart and dotted chain drapes across a woman's upper back and nape, photographed from behind.
Ornamental floral back piece with dotted chains
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head inside an ornate scrolled heart frame, centred on the upper back.
Lion head in an ornate heart on upper back
Black lace-style floral tattoo with scrolls, leaves and a large rosette across the back, in a botanical blackwork style.
Black lace-style floral tattoo on the back