Scroll tattoo ideas

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

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Black ink drawing on white paper of a stylised script-like letterform with curling flourishes and a lotus flower, a botanical tattoo design with no body part shown.
Lotus flower and swirl design on paper
Traditional style colour tattoo on a forearm showing a stack of strapped books with red roses, a small red flower and green leaves.
Stack of books and roses on a forearm
Black and grey calla lily tattoo with swirling black scrollwork on the side of a person's ribs.
Calla lily and scrollwork on the ribs
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 realistic rose tattoo framed by black lace-style flourishes on a shoulder, with a wooden cabinet and chair in the background.
Realistic rose with lace flourishes on shoulder
Black outline drawing of a lotus flower with leaves and spiral swirls, a botanical tattoo design on a plain white background.
Lotus flower with swirls line design
Colour tattoo of a black raven beside red poppies and green leaves on a person's upper thigh, in a neo-traditional style.
Raven and red poppies on a thigh
White ink floral tattoo on a bride's shoulder and upper arm, with blossoms and curling scrolls, shown beside a white glove and veil.
White floral design on a bride's shoulder
Black and grey pencil drawing of a shaded rose with leaves above a lace-like ornament and dangling beaded chains, drawn on paper beside rulers.
Rose with lace and beaded chains design
Black ink line drawing of a rose with leaves and curling vine scrolls on white paper, a flash design suited to a tattoo.
Rose with scrolling vines line drawing
Dark red-brown line drawing of an intricate henna-style floral design with paisley leaves and a central rosette on a cream background.
Henna-style floral paisley line drawing
Colour chest tattoo in an art nouveau style showing a woman's face, two moths, an iris and scrolling leaves, with rose tattoos on the shoulders, shown in a three-panel collage.
Art nouveau chest piece with moths and iris
Full arm and shoulder sleeve in neo-trad style with grey acanthus scrolls, red roses and green leaves, shown on a shirtless man against a pale wall.
Acanthus and rose sleeve on an arm and shoulder
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 line drawing of the word LOVE in serif capitals, entwined with flowers and swirling vines, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
LOVE lettering with floral vines
Black outline tattoo of a stylised flower with curling stem, scrolls and leaves on the upper arm.
Stylised flower and stem on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork seahorse tattoo with a mandala flower on the side of a person's ribs.
Seahorse with mandala flower on ribs
Two botanical flash designs on a white background, one with pink lilies and black and grey scrolling foliage, the other with pink buds and bold black swirls.
Pink lily and black scroll floral designs
Colour tattoo of a lavender pentagram entwined with green oak leaves, yellow and red acorns and black scrolling swirls, on skin.
Pentagram with oak leaves and acorns
Black and grey cat head with green eyes, framed by swirling scrollwork and lotus flowers, tattooed along the side of the torso.
Cat with green eyes and lotus scrollwork on side
Black and grey shaded rose above flowing script lettering running down the calf, with scrolled line details beside it.
Rose and script lettering on a calf
Black fine line tattoo of three birds perched on a branch above scrolling leaves, on the inner wrist of a raised fist.
Three birds on a branch on a wrist
Black botanical flash design of a heart made from thorny vines with two roses, leaves and buds, with no body placement shown.
Rose and thorn vine heart design
Black and grey roses and an ornamental cross across a woman's chest and shoulders, with colour tattoos on her forearm and hand, in a neo-traditional style.
Rose and ornamental cross chest tattoo
Two black tattoos side by side on the inner wrists: a fine line floral infinity symbol on the left and a shaded tribal infinity symbol on the right.
Two infinity symbols on wrists
Black and grey hibiscus flower with a Polynesian-style tribal band wrapping from the ankle across the top of the foot.
Hibiscus and tribal band on an ankle
Black ornamental vine and swirl tattoo wrapping around the ankle and onto the top of the foot, with leaf shapes and a small animal silhouette in a circle.
Black vine and swirl tattoo on an ankle
Black line drawing of a curling vine with five-petalled flowers and leaves on a white background, a botanical tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Black flower vine with swirls
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
Black linework flash design of an ornate flower with paisley swirls, dotted leaves and a mandala centre, on a white background.
Ornate paisley and mandala flower design
A black botanical vine band with curling scrolls, leaves and grey dots on a beige background, drawn as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Black vine scroll band design
Upper arm tattoo of botanical scrollwork with grey flowers and vines over pink-toned swirls, shown against a dark background.
Floral scrollwork sleeve on upper arm
Black ink step-by-step drawing of a flower with swirling petal and scroll details, built up in stages across two columns, shown as a flash design rather than on skin.
Step by step floral swirl design drawing
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 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
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
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 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
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 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
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
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