Scrollwork tattoo ideas

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Woman seen from behind in a seated pose with hands pressed together, showing black and grey rose and ornamental tattoos across her back and upper arms.
Black and grey roses across a woman's back and arms
Black and grey realism tattoo of a face inside an ornate oval frame on a thigh, with a second framed design partly visible at the lower left.
Ornate framed portrait on thigh
Traditional style colour tattoo of an ornate dagger wrapped with a dark coil, surrounded by orange flowers and dark green leaves, on the side of the ribs.
Dagger and flowers on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch framed by roses and a fine chain, on the outer thigh.
Pocket watch and roses on a thigh
Black linework tattoo design of a woman in profile with a rose in her hair, set within a mandala, leaves and a diamond, shown as a drawn stencil on white paper.
Woman profile with rose and diamond
Black ink Roman numerals wrap around a forearm beside an ornate filigree circle with a central horizontal line and dot, in clean linework.
Roman numerals and filigree circle on forearm
Fine black scrollwork vine tattoo running up the outer calf of a leg, with black strappy heels visible at the ankle.
Black scrollwork vine on a calf
Colour tattoo of a crescent moon with a sugar skull face, roses and sparkling stars on the upper back, in a neo-traditional style.
Sugar skull moon with roses on upper back
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a thigh showing a white cartoon cat with a pink bow inside a gold frame, with pink banners reading ladies don't start fights but they can finish them.
White cartoon cat in gold frame with quote banners
Colour traditional tattoo of a cat face with a pink bow, purple accents and pink flowers on the forearm.
Sugar skull style cat with bow on forearm
Black ink flash drawing of an eye within a planchette shape, a woman in an Art Nouveau style frame, and a death's head moth below, with no body placement shown.
Eye, planchette and death's head moth design
Black ornamental mandala tattoo with dotted tassels on a woman's shoulder, with a second tattoo partly visible behind it.
Mandala tattoo on a shoulder
Pencil drawing of a symmetrical tree of life set within ornate leafy scrollwork, a design suited to a tattoo, with no body part shown.
Symmetrical tree of life with scrollwork design
Colour traditional-style sugar skull tattoo decorated with red, blue and purple roses and green leaves, on the outer thigh.
Sugar skull with roses on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a Roman numeral clock face within ornate scrollwork, with a small heart and a row of beads, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Clock and scrollwork on upper arm and shoulder
Fine line and dotwork lace-style tattoo with a lotus and red-tipped feather pendants on the inner forearm, shown against a black background.
Lace and feather chain on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo of bacon strips inside a black and grey ornate frame with a banner reading I have no regrets, on an upper arm.
Realistic bacon strips with banner on upper arm
Black and white flash design of a planchette-style pointer on an ouija board, with ornate scrollwork, dotwork shading and crescent moons, shown without a body placement.
Planchette design with dotwork scrollwork
Black and grey neo-traditional style tattoo of a cartoon girl with her hair in a bun, chin resting on her hands, inside an ornate scrolled frame on the upper arm.
Cartoon girl in a scrolled frame on an arm
Black ink floral mandala with two bird-like motifs on the lower back of a woman in a navy top, shown from behind.
Floral mandala tattoo on the lower back
Black ornamental scrollwork tattoo across the ribs below the bust, with a central floral motif and hanging swag details.
Ornamental scrollwork tattoo below the bust
Black and grey realism tattoo of an ornate pocket watch face with Roman numerals, a crescent moon and scrollwork, on the upper leg near the knee.
Pocket watch with Roman numerals on a thigh
Black fine line ornamental cross tattoo with scrollwork and small dots on the inner wrist and forearm.
Ornate cross on the wrist
Colour tattoo of a silver teapot, teacup and red roses with green leaves and gold scrollwork on the upper arm, in a neo-traditional style.
Teapot, teacup and red roses on upper arm
Realistic red lily tattoo with black scrollwork vines across the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Red lilies with swirls on upper back
Black and grey Vegvisir compass tattoo surrounded by a runic ring and eight star points, centred on a person's upper back.
Vegvisir compass with runic ring on upper back
Fine line black and grey dragonfly tattoo with teal accents and swirling scrollwork across the top of a foot, with glitter nail varnish on the toes.
Dragonfly and swirls on the top of a foot
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a brown owl holding a red heart, framed by black scrollwork on the upper arm.
Owl and red heart on upper arm
Black line tattoo of a fictional island map across a person's upper back, with labelled locations, a compass rose and scrolled corner ornaments.
Island treasure map across the upper back
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a faceted purple gemstone heart in a gold and brown ornate frame with pink beads, on an upper arm.
Faceted purple gem heart on upper arm
Coloured flash design of a mermaid with curly teal hair, an anchor, rope and pink flowers in a neo-traditional style, shown on a cream background.
Mermaid with anchor and flowers design
Colour tattoo of a sugar skull wearing a gold crown, with diamond-shaped eyes, on the upper arm.
Sugar skull with crown on upper arm
Woman on a sandy beach with a silver metallic ornamental design running from the wrist up the forearm, placed on the forearm.
Silver metallic arm design on a beach
Three-panel photo of a black and grey realistic floral sleeve tattoo with roses and leaves covering a woman's shoulder and upper arm.
Black and grey floral sleeve on arm and shoulder
Black and grey drawing of an ornate compass rose tattoo design with a fleur-de-lis at the top and the words Une Vie Extraordinaire around the ring.
Ornate compass rose design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a hairless Sphynx cat inside an ornate scrolled frame with gemstones, on a limb.
Sphynx cat portrait in an ornate frame
Black linework tattoo of scrolling vines, script letters and a red heart with pink and green accents on the inner forearm.
Scrollwork vine with letters and heart on wrist
Blue ornate tattoo flash design of a cannabis leaf filled with paisley scrollwork, peacock feathers, a dragonfly and a fleur-de-lis on a pale grey background.
Ornate blue cannabis leaf with peacock feathers
Black and white sugar skull design with floral scrollwork, a cross on the forehead and flowers around the eye sockets, shown as a tattoo flash drawing.
Sugar skull design with flowers and cross
Black and grey line drawing of a crowned woman in an ornate oval frame with scrollwork and a heart, a neo-traditional tattoo design.
Crowned woman portrait in an ornate frame
Black dotwork and fine line tattoo of an ornate birdcage with a hanging key and beaded chain on the inner forearm, shown against a red wall.
Birdcage and key on a forearm
Forearm and upper arm covered in a black and grey ornamental sleeve tattoo with scrollwork and leaf-like motifs, worn beside a digital watch.
Ornamental black and grey sleeve on forearm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a red fox head with gold scrollwork and pink flowers on the upper arm.
Fox head with pink flowers on an upper arm
Solid black symmetrical blackwork tattoo on an upper arm, forming a heart shape with mirrored stylised animal heads and interlocking loops.
Symmetrical heart-shaped blackwork on upper arm
Realism style black and grey tattoo of a sailing ship with full sails above roses and scrollwork on the upper arm.
Sailing ship and roses on upper arm
Hands with black ornamental designs on the fingers, including swirls, dots and a leaf motif, in a fine-line style on the hand.
Ornamental black designs across fingers
Colour tattoo of a world map inside an ornate scrolled oval frame on the thigh, in a traditional style.
World map in an ornate frame on a thigh
Two black sugar skull tattoos with floral detailing, one on each thigh, shown in a fine line style.
Sugar skull tattoos on both thighs