Scroll tattoo ideas

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Three upper arms show matching ochre and black armband tattoos with classical figures and palmette borders, in a vase-painting style.
Greek vase-style armband on three upper arms
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
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 outline tattoo of a stylised flower with curling stem, scrolls and leaves on the upper arm.
Stylised flower and stem on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of two red roses with green leaves and a scroll banner reading MOM and DAD, on the upper arm.
Red roses and banner with MOM and DAD
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 realism tattoo sleeve on an upper arm showing a Roman numeral pocket watch, a scrolled banner with script lettering, leaves and stars.
Pocket watch and script sleeve on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo on an upper arm of a pink sprinkled donut wrapped in brown banners reading AS THROUGH THIS LIFE WE ROLL, with green leaves and red berries.
Sprinkled donut with banner on upper arm
Black and grey realism full arm sleeve tattoo showing praying hands, a rosary, haloed figures, clouds and a scroll of text, shown from three angles on an upper arm and forearm.
Religious full sleeve with praying hands
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 traditional-style tattoo of four pocket watches with ribbon banners on the upper arm, with a name written on each banner.
Four pocket watches with banners on an upper arm
Realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm showing a cello scroll with gears, a harmonica, and sheet music with a red ink splash.
Cello scroll and sheet music sleeve
Bold black tribal sleeve tattoo with swirling and spiked shapes covering a man's upper arm and forearm, with his torso and a tiled studio room visible behind.
Tribal black sleeve on upper arm and forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a black raven with red ribbons and a banner reading CONSIDER THE RAVEN, on the upper arm.
Raven with Consider the Raven banner
Black line owl tattoo with ornamental feathers and a diamond motif on the upper arm, in a fine line style.
Ornamental owl on upper arm
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
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 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 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
Black ornate feather tattoo with mandala and paisley-style detail on an upper arm, with a small script numeral nearby.
Ornate feather tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a shaded skull and ornate key on an upper arm, with part of a scaled fish tattoo visible above it.
Skull and ornate key on upper arm
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 and grey realism full sleeve tattoo of unrolled scrolls covered in text, shown across three views of an upper arm and forearm.
Scroll and scripture full sleeve tattoo
Black and grey sleeve tattoo on a woman's arm showing a sugar skull portrait, lilies, roses and scrolling vines across the upper arm and forearm.
Black and grey sugar skull and lily sleeve
Several tattooed arms and hands wrapped together, showing a black and grey figure on a forearm, a compass design on an upper arm and small lettering on the fingers.
Intertwined tattooed arms and hands
Round blue floral medallion tattoo in a botanical style on the upper arm, with a denim jacket sleeve above it.
Blue floral medallion on upper arm
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 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 and grey ornamental tattoo on an upper arm, with a Deathly Hallows symbol at the centre, a winged motif at the top, and flowers and leaves framing it.
Deathly Hallows symbol on upper arm
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 linework tattoo of paisley-style flowers, leaves and swirls covering a shoulder and upper arm.
Paisley floral design across the shoulder
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
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
Traditional style tattoo of a blue deer with stars and forget-me-not flowers above a scroll banner reading Always, on the upper arm.
Blue deer and forget-me-nots on a banner
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
Colour traditional tattoo of a message in a bottle with pink flowers, green leaves and yellow sprigs on an upper arm.
Message in a bottle with flowers on an 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 realism tattoo of an ornate pocket watch with scrolling foliage on the upper arm.
Pocket watch with scrollwork on upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a diamond motif with arrow ends and scrolls across the inner upper arm.
Fine line geometric band on an upper arm
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
Colour Neo-trad tattoo of pink roses, an orange marigold and green leaves on a vine across an upper arm.
Rose and marigold vine on upper arm
Back of a woman with a black linework Japanese-style lotus and wave design across her lower back, and a peony and flower sleeve on her arm, photographed in a dim studio.
Lotus back piece and flower arm sleeve
Black and grey Neo-trad style owl tattoo with a keyhole on its chest and a heart-shaped key hanging below the perched branch, on the upper arm.
Owl with keyhole and key on a branch
Traditional style tattoo of a black teapot and red rose on an upper arm, with a scroll banner reading Make Tea Not War.
Teapot and rose with Make Tea Not War banner
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of an owl above a sugar skull with floral ornament, on the upper arm, shown in a three panel collage.
Owl and sugar skull on 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