Scroll tattoo ideas

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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
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a scroll banner reading I solemnly swear that I am up to no good, with footprints, on the upper thigh.
Footprints and scroll banner on a thigh
Black and grey scrollwork tattoo with flowing swirls running from the hip down the outer thigh and calf.
Swirling scrollwork down a leg
Traditional style tattoo of a red heart with a black arrow through it and the word MYSELF inside, placed on the thigh beside roses and a black ornamental design.
Heart with arrow reading MYSELF on a leg
Woman in a brown hat on a rocky shore, with a red and yellow bird tattoo on her thigh and a fine-line scroll tattoo on her upper arm.
Bird on thigh and scroll on upper arm
Black and grey realism leg sleeve on the thigh and calf showing a lion head, daisies, a pocket watch and a scroll banner with lettering.
Lion, pocket watch and banner leg sleeve
Black linework Flower of Life design inside an ornate mandala border, tattooed on the outer thigh, in a geometric style.
Flower of Life mandala on a thigh
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
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a lantern with a glowing candle flame, scrolled ironwork and green leaves on the upper thigh.
Lantern with candle flame on thigh
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
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
Two black sugar skull tattoos with floral ornaments, one on each thigh, shown in black ink on skin.
Sugar skull tattoos on both thighs
Two matching black cameo silhouette tattoos in ornate frames on the upper thighs of a person, in a traditional style.
Matching cameo silhouette tattoos on thighs
Two bent legs lying on a bed showing an intricate ornamental filigree pattern running from the thigh down the calf, in a dark ink.
Ornamental filigree pattern across thigh and calf
Black lettering tattoo on a thigh reading 'It takes courage to grow up and become who you truly are', with ornamental flourishes above and below the text.
Quote lettering with flourishes on a thigh
Black lace-pattern band tattoo across the thigh of a person sitting in a car, beside a white water bottle.
Lace band tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey rose with leaves and a scrolling vine tattoo on a person's thigh, with a hand pulling up grey shorts.
Black rose and vine scrolls on a thigh
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a mermaid sitting in a clawfoot bathtub inside an ornate oval frame, on the thigh.
Mermaid in a bathtub inside an ornate frame
Black and grey Japanese style phoenix tattoo with scrolls and clouds running down a woman's leg from thigh to calf, photographed from behind.
Japanese style phoenix leg sleeve
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a brown horse head in a bridle with red poppies and yellow scrollwork, on the outer thigh.
Horse head and poppies on a thigh
Black ornamental mandala and paisley tattoo covering a thigh and running down over the knee to the calf on a bare leg.
Ornamental mandala and paisley leg tattoo
Traditional style colour tattoo of an anatomical heart framed by yellow banner scrolls with lettering, on a leg.
Anatomical heart with banner scroll on a leg
Close-up of a gold metallic floral and paisley-style ornamental design on the upper thigh of a seated woman in a red sweater and grey shorts.
Gold ornamental design on upper thigh
Black fine line lace garter tattoo around the upper thigh, with scrolling ornament and dangling chain and drop details.
Lace garter tattoo on the thigh
Colourful neo-traditional sugar skull tattoo with pink flowers and green leaves on the thigh.
Sugar skull with pink flowers on a thigh
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 tattoo of shaded feathers hanging from lace-like ornament across the outer thighs.
Feathers and lace ornament on both thighs
Black ink ornamental swirl tattoo with a small blue shell motif on a person's hip and thigh, in a blackwork style.
Ornamental swirl tattoo on hip and thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rose made from rolled banknotes with script banners above and below, on the outer thigh.
Rose of banknotes with script banners on a thigh
Botanical tattoo of pink-outlined peonies, leaves and grey scrollwork across a person's thigh.
Peony and scrollwork floral piece on thigh
Black and grey lace garter tattoo with floral scrollwork and small ribbon tails around the upper thigh, shown in three photographs.
Lace garter tattoo on the thigh
Dense black ink ornamental floral tattoo covering a woman's thigh and running down to the calf, in a botanical style.
Ornamental floral tattoo on a thigh and calf
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a cartoon black cat in a hood on the thigh, with grey scrollwork above it.
Cartoon black cat tattoo on a thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a thigh of a blue globe with green continents, surrounded by bright flowers, scrolls and a banner reading TRAVEL DISCOVER EXPLORE.
Globe, flowers and banner on a thigh
Two matching black cameo silhouette tattoos in ornate frames sit on the upper thighs, drawn in a bold black ink style.
Matching cameo silhouettes on thighs
Black and grey thigh tattoos of an animal head and a rabbit with a pocket watch, each in an ornate frame with roses and checkerboard shading.
Cat and rabbit thigh tattoos in ornate frames
Black and grey mandala tattoo with geometric and floral detail on the thigh of a person wearing denim shorts.
Mandala tattoo on a thigh
Neo-traditional tattoo of a pink rose, anemone flowers and acanthus scrolls in grey and blue across the outer thigh, shown in two side-by-side views.
Neo-trad rose and acanthus on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with a central eight-point star on the upper thigh and hip.
Mandala and star tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey realism leg sleeve on the thigh and calf showing a lion head, sunflowers, a clock face and scrolled lettering.
Lion and clock leg sleeve in black and grey
Black and grey lace garter tattoo with dotwork shading and a mandala-like centre on the upper thigh of a person holding plaid shorts.
Lace garter tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a lace-patterned heart with dotted chains hanging below, on the upper leg.
Black lace heart with dotted chains on a leg
Colour tattoo of a large paisley with a mandala flower centre and scrollwork on the upper leg, shown in pink, teal, yellow and green.
Colourful paisley with mandala flower on upper leg
Colour tattoo of two sunflowers with grey and black butterflies and green leaves, with a black linework swirl border, on the outer thigh.
Sunflowers and butterflies on a thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on the outer thigh showing a blue pumpkin carriage above a pink ball gown, with two mice, a bluebird and a blue bow in an ornate frame.
Pumpkin carriage and pink gown on thigh
A black geometric armband tattoo with zigzag borders and chevron patterns wraps the forearm near the elbow, with a coloured feather tattoo partly visible on the thigh below.
Black geometric armband and feather tattoo
Reddish-brown paisley and lotus design running from the thigh down the calf to the ankle, in a henna-style pattern rather than black tattoo ink.
Paisley and lotus henna-style design on a leg
Black and grey lace garter tattoo with leaves and scrolling vines wrapped around the upper thigh.
Black lace garter band on a thigh