Scrollwork tattoo ideas

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Black line drawing of an ornate dragonfly tattoo design with scrollwork above and dotted chains hanging from the wings.
Ornate dragonfly design with dotted chains
Black and grey drawing of two crossed ornate skeleton keys with detailed scrolled bows and engraved shafts, shown on a plain white background.
Crossed ornate skeleton keys
Black tribal-style design of a bird with outstretched wings, filled with white scrollwork and swirls on a plain white background.
Spread-wing bird with scrollwork
Black ink drawing of a dotwork-edged insect with delicate wings and a scrolled dagger, sketched on textured paper with no body placement shown.
Insect and ornate dagger design
Pencil drawing of two skulls meeting within an ornate heart-shaped frame with scrollwork, shaded in black and grey on a sepia background.
Two skulls within an ornate heart
Pencil drawing of an ornate tribal-style cross tattoo design with spiked points and scrollwork, shown without a body placement.
Tribal-style cross design in pencil
Black ink flash design of a butterfly with ornamental swirling wings and long curled antennae, shown without any body placement.
Ornamental swirl butterfly design
Black linework tattoo design on paper of a symmetrical moth flanked by two beetles, with ornate scrollwork and leaves, suited to a large back or chest piece.
Central moth with beetles and scrollwork
Black and grey drawing of a shaded rose with leaves, an ornate scrolled key and a chain, designed as a tattoo.
Rose and ornate key with chain
Pencil and ink sketch of a rose surrounded by ornate scrollwork and acanthus-style leaves, drawn as a tattoo design on cream paper.
Rose and scrollwork tattoo design sketch
Black and grey flash design of a symmetrical lotus mandala with dotwork shading and dotted chains hanging below, drawn on a white background.
Lotus mandala with dotted chain drops
Pencil drawing of a winged pocket watch with Roman numerals, ribbons and ornate scrollwork, shaded in greys on paper.
Winged clock with ribbons design
Black tribal-style cross tattoo design drawn in solid black with white inner outlines, shown on a plain white background.
Tribal cross design
Black and grey drawing of a lion head with green eyes, framed by scrolling ornamental shapes in a heart outline, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Lion head in ornate heart frame
A neo-traditional skull design drawn on paper, framed by grey scrollwork and red panels with dotted borders, with pens lying nearby.
Skull with scrollwork in neo-trad style
Pencil and ink drawing of a woman's face framed by roses, peonies, a butterfly and a dragonfly, a neo-traditional tattoo design on paper.
Woman portrait with roses and butterfly
Line drawing of a boxer dog head with a rose, pearl collar and scroll ornament, in a neo-traditional tattoo design style.
Boxer dog head with rose and scrollwork
Pencil drawing of an ornate pocket watch with Roman numerals and a scrolled leaf border, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Ornate pocket watch design with Roman numerals
Hand-drawn black ink design of a realistic eye framed by ornate acanthus-style scrollwork, being inked with a brush pen on white paper.
Eye within ornate scrollwork design
Purple line drawing of a skull framed by a lotus mandala and scrolling ornament, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Skull with lotus mandala and scrollwork
Flash drawing of a zombie princess with red blood detail, roses and thorns inside an ornate oval frame, in a neo-traditional style for a tattoo.
Zombie princess in a thorned oval frame
Hand-drawn flash design of a compass rose inside an ornate scrollwork frame, with a crossing arrow and rope detail, drawn in brown ink on paper.
Compass and scrollwork arrow design
Pencil line drawing of a perfume bottle with scrolling swirls, two open flowers, sprigs of leaves and a small compact, sketched as a tattoo design on paper.
Perfume bottle and flowers design sketch
Black ink sketch on paper of a tattoo design showing a keyhole inside a heart, flanked by pistons and ornate scrollwork, with two black pens beside it.
Keyhole heart and pistons tattoo design sketch
Black linework design of two roses and a pair of ornate scissors with a dotted trail, shown in a neo-traditional style on skin.
Two roses and scissors line design
Black ink drawing of a lotus flower inside a mandala-style design with dotwork shading and leaf motifs, on white paper, with no body placement shown.
Lotus mandala design with dotwork detail
Colour flash design of a woman with a sugar skull face, red roses in her hair and a green patterned shawl, on a beige background.
Sugar skull woman with roses and green shawl
Black ink line drawing of a rose framed by mandala and paisley filigree, with dotwork shading and hanging dot chains, shown as a tattoo design.
Rose and mandala filigree design
Black and grey drawing of a tattoo design showing a sugar skull with butterflies, roses and feathers, shown on paper with no body placement.
Sugar skull with butterflies and roses
Pen drawing of a neo-traditional design with two skulls, layered roses, leaves and ornate scrollwork inside a curved frame, shown on paper beside a black fineliner.
Skull and roses neo-traditional design sketch
Black line drawing of an ornamental butterfly design with swirling filigree wings and dotted detailing, shown on a white background.
Ornamental butterfly tattoo design
Pencil drawing of a mechanical eye with a blue iris, cogs, screws and ornate filigree panels, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Mechanical eye with gears and filigree
Flash design of a horse head with a sugar skull face and red roses in its dark flowing mane, in a neo-traditional style.
Sugar skull horse with roses
Black line drawing of an ornate heart-shaped padlock with a keyhole and scrollwork, layered in front of two cogs, shown as a tattoo design.
Heart padlock with cogs design
Black and grey line drawing of an ornate sugar skull framed by three roses and feathered leaves, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Sugar skull with roses tattoo design
Pen drawing of a tattoo design showing a songbird perched on an ornate birdcage beside a shaded purple rose, with leaves and dotted chain detail.
Bird, birdcage and rose design
Pink winged heart with a keyhole and swirling black and pink scrollwork, shown as a tattoo flash design on a white background.
Winged heart with keyhole and flourishes
Pencilled tattoo flash design of a dagger wrapped in grey scrollwork, with three pink roses and a red drip on the blade.
Dagger, roses and scrollwork design
Pencil sketch of an ornate cross with feathered angel wings on either side, shaded in grey, drawn as a tattoo design.
Ornate winged cross pencil design
Black ornamental design of two sleeping owls on a curled branch with leaves and a German phrase, drawn as a stencil style line design with no body placement shown.
Two owls on a branch stencil design
Eight pencil and ink drawings of chest piece tattoo designs, including mandalas, lace, a tiger, scrollwork and swallows with roses.
Chest piece design sketches collage
Pen drawing of an ornate oval frame made from acanthus leaves and scrolls in brown ink on a grey background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Ornate scrolled oval frame design
Realistic tattoo design of a large skull framed by an ornate silver scrollwork border of roses, with sunflowers, butterflies and a lake landscape inside, shown as a flat design with no body placement.
Skull and roses in an ornate frame
Ink drawing of an ornate lettering design with curling leaf flourishes and dot shading, drawn on cream paper beside a fine liner pen.
Ornate lettering sketch with flourishes
Black and white ornate elephant design with swirling scrollwork, florals and geometric detail across its head, ears, trunk and legs, shown as a drawing.
Ornate elephant design in black and white
Black and grey drawing of an ornate capital letter R with curling scrollwork flourishes, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Ornate scrollwork letter R design
Pencil sketch design of a lighthouse set inside a ship's wheel, with rays, scrollwork and a ribbon banner below, drawn on white paper.
Lighthouse in a ship's wheel with banner sketch
Black and grey drawing of two feathered wings meeting at a heart, surrounded by ornamental swirls, shown as a tattoo design on a peach background.
Winged heart with ornamental scrollwork design