Scrollwork tattoo ideas

1,183 photos and flash · 20% Neo-trad, 19% Botanical · Forearm most common

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Traditional style tattoo of an ornate key with a red polka-dot Minnie Mouse bow and grey shading, on the back of a lower leg.
Minnie Mouse bow key on the calf
Dark brown henna-style bird with swirling wing feathers and leafy scrollwork on a forearm.
Henna-style bird on a forearm
Pen and ink tattoo design sketch of a kraken with tentacles wrapping a sailing ship, with lightning bolts and ornate scrollwork in a neo-traditional style.
Kraken wrapped around a sailing ship
Black lace and floral tattoo wrapping around a forearm just below the elbow, in a blackwork style.
Black lace tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey ornamental anchor tattoo with a pearl chain and dotted lines on the side of the ribs, with a second filigree tattoo on the upper arm.
Ornate anchor with pearl chain on ribs
Black line drawing of a hummingbird with ornate swirling filigree wings feeding from a curling flower, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Hummingbird and swirling flower design
Packaged sheet of black and grey temporary tattoo designs showing heraldic shields, scrollwork and "just married" banners, with no body placement visible.
Just married crest temporary tattoo sheet
Black line drawing of a stylised swallow in flight with ornamental knotwork, scrollwork and mechanical-looking details, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Ornate swallow line drawing
Black and grey dreamcatcher tattoo on an upper arm, with an ornamental floral design on the forearm and flowers on the shoulder.
Dreamcatcher and ornamental arm tattoos
Black lace-style ornamental tattoo covering a woman's back, with scrollwork and floral motifs running down the spine.
Black lace-style back tattoo
Black and grey tattoo of an ornate treble clef with floating music notes and swirling scrollwork on a lower leg.
Treble clef with music notes and scrollwork
Hand-drawn tattoo design of a rabbit with tribal swirl ornament and a Roman numeral clock face, drawn in dark brown ink on beige paper.
Tribal rabbit and clock design
Black ink tattoo of an ornate dress form with scrollwork and a fleur-de-lis top, sitting on the side of a person's upper back.
Dress form tattoo on the upper back
Black and grey fine line back tattoo of symmetrical scrollwork, acanthus leaves and radiating sunburst lines across a person's upper and mid back.
Symmetrical scrollwork back tattoo
Black and grey ornamental scroll and flower tattoo on the side of a torso, running from the ribs towards the hip.
Black ornamental scroll tattoo on the side ribs
Realistic red rose with grey scrollwork ornament tattooed across an upper arm and shoulder, with the wearer in a grey vest top.
Red rose and scrollwork on an upper arm
Small fine-line feather tattoo with red and black ornamental patterns and dotwork on the ankle.
Small ornamental feather tattoo on ankle
Pencil drawing of a stylised swallow in flight with ornamental scrollwork and dot patterns across the wings and body, designed as a tattoo.
Ornate swallow flash drawing
Black line drawing of a woman's face in sugar skull style, with a rose at the upper left, a spiderweb over the forehead and long flowing hair, shown as a tattoo design on cream paper.
Sugar skull portrait with rose and spiderweb
Black linework full sleeve of interlocking mandala, paisley and flower motifs covering a woman's arm from forearm to upper arm.
Ornamental mandala sleeve on a raised arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull, a pocket watch held in a hand and a rose on a forearm, shown in two photographs.
Skull, pocket watch and rose on a forearm
Black linework outline tattoo of several cartoon princesses and a mermaid with ornate scrollwork across the outer thigh.
Cartoon princesses outline on a thigh
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an outlined heart with swirling filigree and a ribbon looping through it, on the inner wrist.
Heart and ribbon on a wrist
Black and grey tattoo of an ornate heart-shaped padlock with a key hanging from it, shaded on the upper arm.
Heart padlock and key on upper arm
Black ink verse quote in a serif typeface, set inside an ornate scrolled frame on the outer thigh, with partial script visible above.
Verse quote in ornate scroll frame on thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman with sugar skull face make-up and filigree scrollwork on the upper arm, with one hand raised to her chin.
Sugar skull woman portrait on arm
Two forearms pressed together showing black and grey realism rose tattoos on the forearm, one with a skeleton key and ink splatter.
Black and grey rose forearms with a key
Black and grey realism tattoo of two roses and a pocket watch on the upper arm, shown from two angles side by side.
Roses and pocket watch on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a Roman numeral clock, a pyramid and flying birds with scrollwork on a calf.
Clock, birds and pyramid on a calf
Blue line-art flash design of a TARDIS police box flanked by two Daleks, angel wings and a sonic screwdriver within an ornate frame.
TARDIS and Daleks in an ornate frame
Black and grey skull tattoo with ornate filigree covering the back, with a diamond motif above the skull.
Ornate skull across a back
Black and grey neo-traditional style tattoo of roses, paisley scrollwork and a skull-like motif across a shoulder and upper back.
Rose and paisley shoulder back tattoo
Black filigree scroll tattoo with dotwork and geometric infill, paired with soft pink shaded flowers, on the side of the torso.
Black filigree scroll with pink flowers
Drawn tattoo design of a crescent moon outlined in black with blue shading and black filigree swirls on the left side.
Crescent moon with blue shading and swirls
Traditional colour tattoo of a palm tree, sunset over the sea and red and blue flowers within gold scrollwork on a leg, shown in a three-panel collage.
Palm tree sunset with scrollwork on a leg
Black outline butterfly tattoo with teal and grey wing panels and swirling scrollwork on the lower back, above jeans and a brown belt.
Butterfly with swirls on the lower back
Flash-style drawing of a sugar skull face on a matryoshka doll body, with red roses, a cross and a diamond on a black background.
Sugar skull matryoshka doll design
Small black tattoo of an ornamental crest above the words STAY STRONG in serif capitals on the inner wrist, with a raised hand and pink nails visible.
Stay strong crest tattoo on inner wrist
Colour tattoo of a purple cartoon pony with a flower crown and pink mane, with three small winged ponies, on the shoulder.
Purple pony with flower crown on shoulder
Black and grey floral tattoos cover a forearm and the back of a hand, with ornate lettering across the neck of a person with dark hair.
Floral sleeve and hand tattoos with neck lettering
Forearm tattoo of an ornate skeleton key with grey scrollwork, a teal infinity symbol and a grey leaf motif, photographed against a black background.
Key and infinity symbol on a forearm
Two thighs in a bubble bath, one with a grey shaded raccoon face inside an ornate scrollwork frame and the other with a colourful animal face framed by flowers and leaves, both on the outer thigh.
Raccoon and floral tattoos on the thighs
Black ink lettering design on white paper, with a decorative blackletter-style word surrounded by scrollwork and foliage, beside a fine black pen.
Ornate lettering design in black ink
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a stag's head and antlers in a teal oval frame with pearl beading, on the forearm.
Stag head with antlers in a jewelled frame
Black and grey realism roses entwined with swirling scrollwork running down the side of the torso, from the ribs towards the hip.
Black and grey roses with scrollwork on the side
Traditional style swallow tattoo in green, pink and yellow with black outlines on the top of a foot, with painted teal toenails.
Swallow tattoo on the top of a foot
Neo-traditional tattoo of a black raven beside red poppies and green leaves with white scrollwork on a person's upper thigh, worn under dark underwear.
Raven and red poppies on a thigh
Black outlined Mickey Mouse silhouette filled with filigree scrollwork and a red rose, tattooed on the thigh.
Mickey Mouse silhouette with rose on thigh