Scroll tattoo ideas

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Hand-drawn Hufflepuff house crest design in yellow, black and grey, with a badger over a striped shield and a blackletter banner reading Hufflepuff.
Hufflepuff crest with badger and banner
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
Line drawing of a tattoo design with a woman's face, flowing hair, an owl, two roses and scrolling waves, shaded in blue, in a neo-traditional style.
Woman, owl and roses tattoo design
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
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design showing a shaded skull, an ornate pistol and a red rose with white swirling flourishes, shown as a flash sheet with no body placement.
Skull, pistol and rose design
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a grey cat's face inside a pink and lace-edged frame, with scrolls above, on the forearm.
Cat portrait in a lace frame on a forearm
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 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
Neo-traditional feather tattoo in yellow, orange and red with swirling black linework on the neck behind an ear.
Ornate feather tattoo behind the ear
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
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 white ornate cross design with swirling tribal-style detail and a red gem at the centre, shown as a standalone flash drawing with no body placement.
Ornate cross with red centre design
Colour tattoo on a forearm showing a crowned heart, a winged Triforce and a four-star Dragon Ball framed by yellow scrollwork.
Crowned heart, Triforce and Dragon Ball on a forearm
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
Pencil sketch of a barn owl with spread wings, laurel sprig, arrows and an ornate hourglass, drawn as a neo-traditional tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Owl with wings and hourglass design sketch
Neo-traditional flash drawing of a white rose with purple and yellow shading, green leaves, swirling scrolls and small bubbles on a white background.
Purple and white rose design with swirls
Colour flash design of a zombie pin-up woman with red hair and glowing green eyes, above a scroll banner reading MAN EATER, in a neo-traditional style with no body placement shown.
Zombie pin-up with MAN EATER banner
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of lace, a bow and acanthus scrolls wrapping the forearm.
Lace, bow and acanthus scrolls on a forearm
Full back tattoo in colour showing roses, a tree, a frog playing a banjo, a pocket watch and stacked books on a bare back.
Large back piece with roses, tree and banjo frog
Black and grey pencil drawing of a shaded compass rose tattoo design with the words True North above it and ornate fleur-de-lis points.
Compass rose with True North lettering
Black and grey pencil drawing of a helmeted warrior woman with ornate scrollwork and a Greek key band, drawn as a tattoo design on paper.
Helmeted warrior woman with Greek key border
Vivid colour tattoo of Maleficent with a green dragon and a staff on a forearm, in a bold neo-traditional style.
Maleficent and green dragon on a forearm
Pencil drawing of a stylised owl head with heavily shaded scales and large staring eyes, set within a decorative leafy and beaded border, with two pencils resting on the paper.
Pencil sketch of an owl in an ornamental frame
Neo-traditional tattoo of a lace-patterned heart with purple roses and leaves on the forearm, against a teal background.
Lace heart with purple roses on a forearm
Black outline drawing of a neo-traditional tattoo design showing a candle, crescent moon, clouds, a rose and an ornate scroll with pearls, drawn on pale paper.
Candle, crescent moon and rose design
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a pin-curled woman kissing a skeleton in a suit, framed by scrolls and a heart keyhole, on a limb.
Kissing skeleton couple in a scrolled frame
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 line drawing of a horned owl with spread wings holding a scroll banner with script lettering, shown as a traditional-style tattoo design on paper.
Owl with spread wings and script banner
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
Colourful scrolling tattoo with turquoise, yellow and red flowers on a forearm, with a small grey motif below it.
Turquoise scroll and flower forearm tattoo
Colourful neo-traditional sugar skull tattoo with pink flowers and green leaves on the thigh.
Sugar skull with pink flowers on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a brown and cream dog portrait inside an ornate gold frame with a heart, a purple glow and a banner reading GRYNET, on a forearm.
Dog portrait in gold frame on forearm
Pencil and ink sketch of a pocket watch with Roman numerals, surrounded by leaves and scrolls, drawn as a neo-traditional tattoo design with no body part shown.
Pocket watch with leaves and scrolls
Black and grey photograph of a raised forearm with a linework floral tattoo, including a peony and a circular medallion with closed eyes, on the forearm.
Floral linework forearm tattoo with eye medallion
Black line drawing of a rabbit wearing a bow with roses, leaves and diamonds inside an ornate frame, sketched on paper as a neo-traditional tattoo design.
Rabbit and roses flash design in a frame
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
Seamless pattern of neo-traditional style tattoo designs on a tan background, each showing a female figure with banners, a Tardis, a Dalek, roses, wings and stars.
Repeating tattoo-style character emblems
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
Colour tattoo of purple anemone flowers and a gold heart frame with a turquoise centre and script lettering, on the forearm, in a neo-traditional style.
Purple anemones and gold heart on forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of an animal head with blue scrolls, pink tones and a rainbow wash, on the side of the torso.
Colourful animal head with paint drips
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
Pencil and ink sketch of three shaded roses with leaves and scrolling swirls, drawn as a tattoo design on paper rather than on skin.
Three roses with swirls, design sketch
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
Neo-traditional tattoo of pale scrolling ornaments over purple and teal waves on a limb, shown fresh and glossy with ointment.
Scrolling ornament and waves on a limb
Black ink drawing of a skull inside an ornate scrolled frame, a design suited to a neo-traditional style tattoo.
Skull in an ornate baroque frame
Black and grey shaded rose with swirling scrollwork on a person's ribs, with a navel piercing visible below.
Black and grey rose with scrolls on ribs
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