Scrollwork tattoo ideas

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

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Colour tattoo of a red fox with the words Breathe Out So I Can Breathe You In in ornate black script on the forearm, in a neo-traditional style.
Fox and lettering on a forearm
Two people show matching black and grey puzzle piece tattoos on their inner wrists, one with an ornate padlock and keyhole, the other with a key.
Matching puzzle piece lock tattoos on wrists
Black ink lace-style band tattoo with dotwork and fine lines wrapping around the forearm, above the wrist.
Lace-style band tattoo on a forearm
Colour tattoo of ornate bronze armour, a central framed figure and a teal wheel across a man's chest, shoulder and left arm sleeve, in a neo-traditional style.
Ornate armour chest and sleeve tattoo
Black and grey dotwork rose with a mandala style frame and hanging drops on a forearm, shown against denim and patterned wallpaper.
Rose and mandala on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a Roman numeral clock face inside a pyramid with birds and scrollwork on the forearm.
Clock, pyramid and birds on a forearm
Black ink compass and lotus tattoo with ornamental scrollwork in a diamond frame, placed on the inner forearm.
Compass and lotus on a forearm
Black and grey realistic skull with a shaded rose above it, a small cross and dark scrollwork, tattooed on a forearm and shown from two angles.
Skull and rose on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork dreamcatcher tattoo with feathers and a floral mandala on the inner forearm.
Dreamcatcher and feathers on a forearm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a compass rose with scrollwork above a skull on a forearm, with dotwork shading.
Compass rose and skull on a forearm
Colour traditional tattoo of an ornate key with scrollwork and a peach flower with green leaves, on the forearm.
Ornate key and flower on a forearm
Black mandala tattoo with a compass star at its centre, shown in two photos on a forearm against a white wall.
Mandala and compass rose on a forearm
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an arm, shown from three angles, with roses, a pocket watch, a crown, playing cards and a skull on the upper arm and forearm.
Black and grey full sleeve with roses and pocket watch
Black and grey realism rose with leaves, buds and scrollwork across a forearm tattoo.
Black and grey rose and scrollwork on forearm
Black and grey knotwork tattoo shaped like armour bands with a central emblem, across the upper arm and forearm with the elbow bent.
Knotwork armour bands on upper arm and forearm
Two views of a black and grey neo-traditional full sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, with roses, a diamond, a flaming heart and scrollwork.
Black and grey full sleeve with roses and heart
Black ink blackwork tattoo of a heart-shaped ornamental motif with swirls and dotted chains on a forearm.
Ornamental heart with dotted chains on forearm
Black cat silhouette sitting inside an ornate scrolled oval frame, a blackwork tattoo on the forearm.
Cat silhouette in ornate oval frame
Colourful traditional-style sugar skull tattoos with flowers and a rose on a person's forearm, in front of a white door.
Sugar skulls and rose on a forearm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a sailing ship in an ornate oval frame on the inner forearm, shown in two side by side photographs.
Sailing ship in oval frame on forearm
Black ink fine line and dotwork tattoo of an ornate flower with scrolling leaves on the inner forearm.
Ornate flower and scrollwork on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a pink lily with green leaves, blue and green butterflies and black music notes and treble clefs on the inner forearm, in a botanical style.
Lily, butterflies and music notes on a forearm
Photo of a black linework crescent moon with blue shading and swirling scrollwork tattooed on the inner forearm.
Crescent moon with scrollwork on a forearm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a horse head with a pearl bridle and orange flowers, placed on the forearm.
Horse head with bridle on a forearm
Two matching colour sugar skull tattoos with roses on the inner forearms, in a traditional style, shown on a person wearing a black top.
Matching sugar skull tattoos on forearms
Neo-traditional roaring lion tattoo in orange, red and brown with black outlines, covering the forearm.
Roaring lion and scrollwork on a forearm
Black and grey realism arm sleeve on a man's upper arm and forearm, showing a skull, a feathered wing, smoke and scrollwork.
Black and grey skull and wing arm sleeve
Woman with gold metallic geometric temporary tattoos on her forearms, wrist, hand and fingers, with a vertical filigree design down her midriff.
Gold metallic temporary tattoos on wrists and hand
Two matching black hamsa hand tattoos with floral patterns, yin-yang symbols and chevrons on the inner forearms.
Matching hamsa hand tattoos on forearms
Small black fine line ornamental cross tattoo with scrollwork, diamond shapes and dots on the inner wrist.
Ornate cross on the inner wrist
Black and grey heart-shaped padlock tattoo with ornate scrollwork on an upper arm, beside a small ornate key tattoo on a forearm.
Heart padlock and key tattoos on arms
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman with sugar skull face paint, flowing hair and a crescent ornament on the forearm.
Sugar skull woman portrait on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of an ornate cross with scrolling filigree on the inner wrist of a person holding a hand.
Ornate cross on a wrist
Woman seen from behind with a gold filigree ornament tattoo running down her spine and a smaller gold design on her forearm.
Gold ornament down the spine
Traditional style forearm tattoo of a skull and crossbones inside a heart-shaped panel with red wash, framed by grey scrollwork and playing card spades.
Skull and crossbones in an ornate spade frame on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an ornate tiara with the script word Harlow beneath it, surrounded by circles and a dotted line, on a forearm.
Fine line tiara with script name on forearm
Black and grey mandala-style forearm tattoo with sunflowers, a six-pointed star and lace-like dotwork, running from the forearm down to the wrist.
Mandala sunflower forearm tattoo
Black and white photo of two hands with fine line tattoos of clock faces, watch parts and ornate frames on the fingers, wrists and forearm.
Clock and watch tattoos on two hands
White henna-style mandala and lace-patterned designs across the back of a hand and wrist, with silver rings on the fingers.
White henna-style mandala on the back of a hand
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a Hufflepuff crest with a badger, gold scrollwork, a blue gem and a HUFFLEPUFF banner, on the forearm.
Hufflepuff crest with badger on a forearm
Close-up of a black lace-pattern tattoo with scrollwork and floral motifs running down a forearm, with a black lace bra visible behind it.
Black lace-pattern tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an ornate heart-shaped padlock with a keyhole, a ribbon and a key on a forearm.
Ornate heart padlock and key tattoo
Four views of a black and grey arm sleeve tattoo showing a cat figure with a headdress, birds in flight and ornamental scrollwork, across the upper arm and forearm.
Cat goddess and birds arm sleeve in black and grey
Realistic tattoo of an ornate magnifying glass on the inner forearm, with a black cross visible through the lens.
Magnifying glass with cross on forearm
Black and grey blackwork sleeves with paisley and lace-like patterns and floral shoulder pieces, shown on a person with hands pressed together in front of the face.
Blackwork sleeves with floral shoulder pieces
Black and grey fine line geometric tattoo of an eye, cross and drops of water on the inner forearm, shown against a dark background.
Geometric eye and cross on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a detailed eye surrounded by ornamental scrollwork and flowing lines on the forearm.
Realistic eye with ornate swirls on a forearm
Close view of a metallic gold and navy blue mandala-style temporary tattoo on the back of a hand, with a gold forearm design visible at the wrist.
Gold and navy mandala design on hand