Scrollwork tattoo ideas

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Black ink drawing of a symmetrical lotus mandala design with dotwork shading and fine line petals, drawn on paper.
Lotus mandala design with dotwork detail
Black ink drawing of an ornate hot air balloon with lattice panels, dotwork shading and scrolling filigree below the basket, on paper beside a marker pen.
Ornate hot air balloon tattoo design
Flash sheet of metallic gold, silver and blue temporary tattoo designs including an anchor, butterflies, crescent moons, stars and ornamental bracelet-style bands, with no body placement shown.
Metallic temporary tattoo flash sheet
Pencilled neo-traditional tattoo design on paper showing a cat's head, a large rose, mandala-style flowers, a butterfly and a fan motif, with no body placement shown.
Cat, rose and mandala tattoo design
Pencil drawing of a feather quill pen with curling barbs and an ornate scrolled handle, shown in black and grey on textured paper.
Quill pen design in pencil
Black and grey pencil-style flash design of two roses, leaves, a filigree Roman numeral clock and hanging pearls, with the script words 'You know my name, not my Story...'.
Roses, clock and pearls with script lettering
Black line drawing of a skeletal female profile with swirled hair inside an oval scrollwork frame, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Skull profile cameo in ornate frame
Traditional-style flash design of a woman with a wolf's head above her, pearl strands, a red rose and black scrollwork, drawn on cream paper.
Wolf-headed woman with rose flash
Pencil drawing of a dagger with a flower-shaped guard and an ornamental pommel, shown as a design sheet, in a fine line style.
Dagger with flower and ornate hilt drawing
Black ink outline drawing of an ornate cross with scrollwork and triangular detailing on a sheet of white paper, shown as a tattoo design.
Ornate outlined cross design
Black ink drawing of a stylised leaping fox filled with ornamental swirls, shown as a blackwork tattoo design with no body placement.
Ornamental leaping fox design
Colour flash design of a woman in profile within an ornate gold oval frame, with purple roses and a white rose, in a Neo-trad style.
Woman in profile cameo with roses
Black and grey drawing of an ornate hamsa hand with a detailed eye at its centre, set on a textured beige background, shown as a tattoo design.
Hamsa hand with eye design
Black and grey line drawing of an ornate fleur-de-lis with scrollwork filigree filling its petals and a banded collar at its centre.
Ornate fleur-de-lis design
A red ornate frame holds a Tattoo Bar sign above scattered temporary tattoo designs in script lettering, a silhouette and a peacock on a yellow surface.
Tattoo Bar sign with temporary tattoo designs
Black ink linework drawing of a neo-traditional tattoo design with a rose, pansy, top hat, pocket watch, teapot and ace of spades on white paper.
Mad hatter rose and ace of spades design
Black and grey flash sheet of ten ornate heart designs with scrollwork and dotted borders, including a rose, an eye and a moth.
Ornate heart flash sheet
Black and grey drawing of three feathers hanging beneath black scrollwork studded with blue and teal beads, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Feather and scroll design with blue beads
Black and grey flash design of an ornate filigree skull with a keyhole for a nose, above two crossed skeleton keys, on a black background.
Ornate skull and crossed skeleton keys
Black linework drawing of a peony with leaves and paisley-style swirls on paper, a botanical tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Peony and paisley swirl design
Black and grey design of a Lutheran rose with a cross in the heart, framed by a ring of Latin text and ornate scrollwork, shown as a standalone drawing rather than on skin.
Lutheran rose emblem with cross
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing an ornate pocket watch with visible gears, a rose and leaves, with no body placement shown.
Pocket watch, gears and rose design
Pencil-style drawing of a sparrow perched on a blossom branch beside an ornate pocket watch, scrollwork and key, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Sparrow, blossom and pocket watch design
Black line drawing of an ornate butterfly with filigree scrollwork wings and a key-shaped body, suitable as a tattoo flash design.
Ornate butterfly with key body design
Pencil and ink drawing of a neo-traditional hourglass flanked by two roses, a small diamond and scrollwork, drawn on paper beside a pen.
Hourglass and roses tattoo design
Coloured flash drawing of a sugar skull cat face with a red rose on its forehead, a red bow and a red rose below, framed by vines on a yellow background.
Sugar skull cat with rose and bow
Pencil flash drawing of a shaded pocket watch wrapped in chain with a key and scrolling ornament, with no body placement shown.
Pocket watch, chain and key design
Neo-traditional style design of an owl's face and wing inside an ornate heart frame with a beaded border and scrollwork, in brown and grey tones.
Owl within an ornate beaded heart
Black line drawing of an ornate cross with filigree scrollwork and pointed arms, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Ornate filigree cross line drawing
Pen sketch on lined paper of a compass with Roman numerals, scrollwork and the words follow your own path, drawn as a tattoo design.
Compass with Roman numerals and "follow your own path"
Shaded drawing of a shield crest topped with a Spartan-style helmet, framed by scrollwork and leaves, with a blue band across the shield, shown as a tattoo design.
Crest with helmet and blue stripe
Pencil and blue pen drawing of a tiger above a woman's face with feathers, arrows and scrollwork, a neo-traditional tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Tiger and woman portrait tattoo design with feathers
Black ink mandala flower drawings on sketchbook paper, with the foreground design in dotwork and fine line, shown without a body placement.
Mandala flower design drawings on paper
Pen and ink sketch of an ornate clock face with scrollwork borders and fine radiating detail, drawn on paper beside two fineliner pens.
Ornate clock face design sketch
Black linework stencil of a symmetrical mandala design with lotus-like petals, scrolls and circles on translucent paper, shown for a tattoo placement.
Symmetrical mandala stencil with lotus petals
Black linework flash design of an ornate sugar skull flanked by roses and leaves on a cream background, in a traditional style, with no body placement shown.
Sugar skull with roses flash design
Black ink drawing of an eye inside a triangle, set against a circular mandala and an ornate face, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
All-seeing eye in a triangle with mandala
Black dotwork drawing of ornate skeleton keys fanning out from a filigree circle, photographed on white paper.
Ornate skeleton keys around a filigree circle
Engraved-style drawing of a hummingbird in flight among red roses, leaves and scrollwork on a white background, shown as a tattoo design.
Hummingbird and roses flash design
Black ink line drawing of a chickadee perched on a stack of three patterned teacups with a teabag tag and saucer, in a fine line style.
Chickadee perched on stacked teacups
Black and grey flash drawing of an ornate anchor combined with a cross, with shaded oval panels and scrollwork, shown without any body placement.
Ornate anchor and cross design
Black ink drawing of a grinning cat with a wide toothy smile, set inside an ornate oval frame topped with a crown and a MADNESS banner, with no body placement shown.
Grinning black cat in an ornate crowned frame
Black line drawing of a coiled, serpentine dragon with filigree swirl patterns across its wings and body, shown as a standalone tattoo design on a white background.
Ornate dragon with swirling wings and tail
Solid black silhouette design of a mermaid with flowing hair, swirling curls and a long fin-like tail on a cream background, shown as tattoo flash with no body placement.
Mermaid silhouette flash design
Pencil sketch of an ornate lotus and chain tattoo design on paper, with a mechanical pencil resting beside it, drawn for a placement on the torso.
Ornate lotus and chain pencil design
Flash design drawing of ornate black script reading And Though She Be But Little She Is Fierce, framed by dark red roses with drips, with no body placement shown.
Script quote with red roses flash design
Line drawing flash of a sloth in a suit and bow tie inside an ornate oval frame, with roses and leaves below, shown on paper.
Sloth in a suit within an ornate frame with roses
Black line drawing of an ornate cross with scrollwork and a open heart at its centre, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Ornate cross with heart design