Scroll tattoo ideas

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

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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 and grey script lettering with scroll flourishes running across a shoulder and upper back.
Scripted quote with flourishes on shoulder
Pink hibiscus flower with black swirling linework and pink dots across the upper back and shoulder.
Pink hibiscus and swirls on a shoulder
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
Fine line crescent moon with swirling scrolls and small stars, shaded in grey, tattooed on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Crescent moon and stars on a shoulder
Two matching black heart tattoos with curling scrollwork, one on each person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Matching scrolled heart tattoos on shoulders
Black linework tattoo of paisley-style flowers, leaves and swirls covering a shoulder and upper arm.
Paisley floral design across the shoulder
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
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
A gloved tattooist works with a machine on a black tribal blackwork design on a shoulder.
Tribal blackwork being tattooed on a shoulder
Black botanical scroll tattoo with flowers and swirling foliage running from the shoulder down the upper arm, seen from behind.
Floral scroll tattoo on upper arm
Black tribal tattoo with spiral and geometric patterns covering a man's shoulder, upper arm and upper chest, in a blackwork style.
Black tribal shoulder and arm tattoo
Black and grey ornate floral mandala tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder, with fine linework and dotted shading.
Ornate floral mandala on upper arm and shoulder
Black and grey Polynesian-style tribal tattoo with plumeria flowers across a shoulder and upper arm.
Polynesian tribal shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of plate armour across a shoulder and upper arm, with an eagle emblem on the arm and a helmeted figure on the shoulder plate.
Plate armour shoulder and arm tattoo
Upper arm and shoulder sleeve tattoo of a shaded rose and blue butterfly over lace-like scrollwork, shown from three angles.
Rose and butterfly sleeve on upper arm
Realistic grey-shaded lily tattoo with red stamens and a curling vine across a person's upper back and shoulder.
Shaded lily on a shoulder and back
Black and grey tribal swirl tattoo across a man's upper arm and shoulder, with sections filled in red and green tartan.
Tribal swirl sleeve with tartan fill
Small fine line black ink tattoo of an ornate sofa with scrolled arms on the shoulder, with a tiny dotted line above it.
Small ornate sofa on a shoulder
Pale, lighter-than-skin scrollwork design across a bare upper back, shoulder and upper arm, shown in a studio photograph against a grey backdrop.
Pale scrollwork across a shoulder and upper arm
Black tribal tattoos cover a bare back and both shoulders, with spiral motifs on the upper back and a symmetrical panel across the lower back.
Tribal back and shoulder tattoos
Colourful mandala tattoo with teal and yellow hearts, red petals and a central flower on the shoulder, in a neo-traditional style.
Mandala with hearts on a shoulder
Shaded pink lily tattoo with black swirling scrollwork across the upper back and shoulder blade, in a realistic botanical style.
Pink lilies with swirls on upper back
Black floral scrollwork tattoo across a woman's shoulder and upper back, photographed from behind in a green top.
Floral scrollwork tattoo on shoulder
Black tribal tattoo covering a shoulder, chest and arm sleeve, with a grey shaded panel of stars and a shield on the upper arm.
Tribal sleeve and chest piece in black ink
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
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 lace-pattern tattoo with pearl dots and hanging beads across the upper arm and shoulder, in a blackwork style.
Black lace and pearl shoulder tattoo
Black and grey tattoo of a shaded skull framed by paisley filigree across the upper back and shoulder blade, shown in a close-up and a detail panel.
Skull and paisley on a shoulder blade
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
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
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
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
Black tribal spiral designs with curling patterns shown as armbands and shoulder pieces over grey body silhouettes.
Tribal spiral armband designs on body silhouettes
Pale botanical linework tattoo across a shoulder and upper back, showing leaves, scrolls and a flower design.
Pale floral linework on a shoulder
Black ornamental mandala tattoo with dotwork edging on a woman's shoulder and upper back, with a bracelet and necklace visible.
Mandala design on a shoulder
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