Scroll tattoo ideas

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

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Black fine line ornamental tattoo wrapping the wrist like a bracelet, with a lotus motif, dotted chains and diamond shapes, on a hand with dark nail polish.
Ornamental wrist bracelet tattoo
Black ink drawing of a howling wolf beneath a curling ribbon banner with hymn lyrics, in a dotwork and lettering style, shown as a flash design rather than on skin.
Howling wolf with hymn banner design
Black and grey dotwork seahorse tattoo with a mandala flower on the side of a person's ribs.
Seahorse with mandala flower on ribs
Black and grey geometric fox head tattoo with patterned ears and dotwork shading, on the inner forearm of a person wearing a striped sleeve.
Symmetrical fox head on a forearm
Black fine line ornamental tattoo of hanging drops and dotted motifs across a woman's shoulder and upper chest, with a pendant shape near the upper arm.
Ornamental filigree tattoo across shoulder and chest
Black and grey mandala-style tattoo wrapping the inner wrist and forearm, with dotwork shading and small dots above and below.
Mandala wrist cuff tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with fine line geometric detailing across the back of a hand and wrist.
Mandala tattoo on the back of a hand
Black and grey flash design of a cat's face inside an ornate heart-shaped border of dots and lace-like linework, with no body placement shown.
Cat face in an ornate heart frame
Black ink drawing of a crescent moon filled with mandala patterns and a central butterfly motif, with stippled dotwork edges, as a tattoo design.
Crescent moon mandala with butterfly
Black ornamental floral tattoo with paisley and dotwork detail and hanging drops on the outer thigh, with a hand resting beside it on purple fabric.
Ornamental floral thigh tattoo with dotted drops
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork shading and scroll-filled petals, placed on the outer forearm.
Black mandala tattoo on an forearm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo on the upper arm, shown in a close-up and a side view beside it.
Dotwork mandala on upper arm
Black ink flash drawing of a planchette with a central eye, YES and NO lettering, a sunburst and acanthus scrolls, in a dotwork and blackwork style.
Planchette with eye and acanthus scrolls
Black fine line and dotwork feather-like ornament tattooed at the centre of the chest, with fine radiating dots and curled scroll details.
Fine line feather ornament on the chest
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 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 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
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 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 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
Black and grey ink drawing of an ornate lotus and paisley mandala tattoo design, with dotwork shading, drawn on white paper.
Ornate lotus and paisley design drawing
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
Black and grey drawing of an ornate four-leaf clover tattoo design with filigree scrolls and dotwork shading on a white background.
Ornate four-leaf clover design in black and grey
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
Black ornate filigree tattoo with swirls, drops and dotted chains across a woman's shoulder and upper back, in fine line and dotwork style.
Ornate filigree chandelier tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with fine linework on the top of a shoulder, set against a green and yellow leaf pattern.
Mandala tattoo on the shoulder
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 ink drawing of an ornamental cross design with filigree detail, leaf motifs and stippled dotwork shading, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Ornamental cross with leaves and dotwork
Black ink drawing of an ornate hamsa hand with a central eye, filled with dotwork shading and mandala-style patterns, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Hamsa hand with eye in dotwork design
Fine line geometric tattoo of an arrow, curls and dotted lines ending in a small blue eye, on the inner wrist of a raised hand.
Geometric arrow and eye on the inner wrist
Black ink drawing of a tattoo design showing an upright arrow, leafy scrolls and a dotted beaded chain with a drop pendant, in a dotwork and botanical style.
Arrow with leafy scrolls and beaded chain
Black ink drawing of an ornate lotus flower design with dotwork shading and fine line detail on white paper.
Ornate lotus design in ink
Black and grey owl tattoo with ornate floral and mandala details on the inner forearm, shaded with fine dotwork.
Owl and ornamental design on a forearm
Black and white flash drawing of a symmetrical mandala tattoo design with a lotus flower at its base, shaded in dotwork and linework, with no body placement shown.
Mandala and lotus flash design with dotwork
Black dotwork mandala tattoo on a calf showing an eye in a triangle above a ship's wheel and an anchor, with fern and filigree ornament.
Eye, anchor and ship's wheel on a calf
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with a lotus-like centre spanning the chest between the breasts, in a dotwork style.
Dotwork mandala tattoo across the chest
Black linework flash drawing of an anatomical heart with a faceted geometric lower half, a dotted oval gem and scrolling filigree at the top, shown on paper with no body placement.
Anatomical heart with jewelled gem design
Upper arm tattoo of paisley and floral ornament in grey dotwork shading with red and pink flower accents.
Paisley and floral sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo with fine scrolling linework on the forearm, near the wrist.
Lotus mandala on a forearm
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork shading covering the shoulder and upper arm of a person in a dark top.
Ornate mandala tattoo on a shoulder
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with diamond accents on a woman's upper stomach below a black lace bralette, with a smaller ornament on the chest.
Dotwork mandala tattoo below a bra line
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a front-facing elephant head with mandala-style patterns, placed on the outer thigh.
Ornate elephant head on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo covering the back of a hand and wrist, with bold outlines and small teardrop accents.
Mandala design on the back of a hand
Black ink drawing of an ornate capital letter A decorated with swirls, dots and leaf shapes on crumpled white paper, in a lettering design style with no body placement shown.
Ornate letter A with flourishes
Flash sheet of five heart designs: a red winged heart, a black dotted heart, a heart with a ribbon banner, a scrolled heart and a floral heart with leaves.
Five heart flash designs on a sheet
Black dotwork mandala tattoo wrapping around the inner wrist and onto the forearm of a hand resting on a dark fabric surface.
Mandala tattoo on wrist and forearm
White ink geometric mandala tattoo with feather motifs and dotwork covering the upper arm and shoulder, worn by a person in a purple top.
White ink mandala on upper arm and shoulder