Scrollwork tattoo ideas

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Black and grey tattoo of an ornate scrolled key with the word Family in script lettering on the thigh.
Ornate key with Family script on thigh
Botanical-style black scrollwork vine tattoo with small pink leaf accents on the side of a hip and thigh.
Black scrollwork vine with pink accents on a hip
Realistic colour tattoo of a seated cat within an ornate gold and teal scrollwork frame on the thigh.
Cat portrait with gold scroll frame on thigh
Black line botanical tattoo of flowers, leaves and scrolling vines wrapping across a thigh, with black underwear visible at the top of the frame.
Floral vine linework across a thigh
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a globe wrapped in a banner reading WANDERLUST, with scrollwork and leaves, on the outer thigh.
Globe with banner and scrollwork on a thigh
Black ornamental owl tattoo with blue eyes and white filigree detailing, perched on a branch on the outer thigh.
Ornamental owl on a thigh
Neo-traditional hourglass tattoo on the outer thigh, showing a sunset above and a moon and stars over dotwork sand, inside a black diamond frame.
Hourglass with sunset and night sky on thigh
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a woman in profile with flowing hair and scrolls, on the outer thigh.
Profile portrait with scrollwork on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork sugar skull surrounded by mandala and lotus florals on the outer thigh.
Sugar skull with mandala florals on thigh
Neo-trad style tattoo of a green-eyed tabby cat wearing a blue bow tie, set within an ornate scrolled frame with outline roses, on the thigh.
Cat portrait in ornate frame on thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a gold-horned unicorn with a lilac mane, a red drape and a feather, placed on the outer thigh.
Unicorn with feather and scrollwork on a thigh
Colour tattoo on a thigh of a green pony with pink hair and dripping red blood, set within a black-outlined scrollwork frame above a small skull.
Zombie pony and skull in a scroll frame on a thigh
Two matching Traditional style tattoos of framed portrait heads with gold bands over the eyes, one on each thigh.
Matching framed portraits on both thighs
Black linework tattoo of a hairless sphynx cat with a jewelled pendant, framed by scrollwork and beads, with a rose below, on the upper thigh.
Sphynx cat and rose on a thigh
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a death's-head moth with a red gemstone on its body and a dark scrollwork frame, placed on the thigh.
Death's-head moth with a red gem on thigh
Colour tattoo of a dog dressed in a blue military uniform with gold epaulettes and medals, inside an ornate gold frame on the outer thigh, in a neo-traditional style.
Dog in military uniform in an ornate frame on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a lotus flower and ornate mandala on the outer thigh, shown in a photo of a person in black shorts.
Mandala and lotus tattoo on a thigh
Neo-traditional style tattoo on the outer thigh showing a mermaid silhouette against a red sunset, with a sea witch, fish, seashell, starfish and pearl chains in black and grey.
Mermaid sunset and sea creatures on a thigh
Black and grey fine line and dotwork mandala tattoo with a lotus motif and hanging dotted chains, sitting on the outer upper thigh.
Mandala and lotus tattoo on the thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on the thigh of a lion with a flowing mane inside an oval, framed by gold scrollwork with a lion cub above and a banner below.
Lion in an ornate gilded frame on the thigh
Black ornamental scrollwork tattoo running across a bare thigh and knee of a person lying on a bed.
Ornamental scrollwork tattoo on a thigh
Black fine line tattoo of a triangle, circle and vertical line symbol surrounded by ornamental swirls, on the upper thigh.
Deathly Hallows symbol with scrollwork
Two linework tattoos on the thighs of a person seated on a wooden deck, showing a cartoon mouse character with a pink bow above a castle, framed by ornate scrollwork.
Cartoon mouse and castle thigh tattoos
Black line-art tattoo of Winnie the Pooh and his friends inside a heart-shaped scroll frame on the outer thigh.
Winnie the Pooh characters in a heart on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a barn owl inside an ornate gold scrollwork frame with purple gems, on the outer thigh.
Barn owl in an ornate gilded frame on a thigh
Black linework mandala with floral scrollwork tattooed on the outer thigh, in a fine line and dotwork style.
Mandala and scrollwork tattoo on a thigh
Colour neo-trad tattoo of a black raven with red poppies, green leaves and white scrollwork on the outer thigh.
Raven and red poppies on a thigh
Grey shaded cat head with teal eyes, surrounded by scrolling swirls and lotus flowers, tattooed on the side of a thigh.
Cat head with teal eyes and lotus flowers on thigh
Two coloured thigh tattoos: a birdcage holding a heart in an ornate frame on the left, and a red bird with a brain on the right, in a neo-traditional style.
Birdcage and bird with brain on thighs
Black lettering tattoo on a thigh in a lettering style, with a serif quote about courage between two ornamental scroll flourishes.
Lettered quote tattoo on the thigh
Black ink owl with ornamental scrollwork tattooed on the thigh of a person wearing denim shorts.
Owl with scrollwork on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a blue police box with scrolled black lettering reading Bad Wolf and a quotation, on the outer thigh.
TARDIS and Bad Wolf lettering on a thigh
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
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
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-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 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
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
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a woman in an oval cameo, surrounded by ornate scrollwork and flowers on an upper thigh.
Cameo portrait with scrollwork on thigh
Neo-traditional tattoo of a grey snake coiled in a green shield crest with scrollwork, on the upper thigh.
Green snake in a shield crest on a thigh
Neo-traditional tattoo of an ornate hand mirror with a beaded edge and pink and red flowers with green leaves, on the outer thigh.
Ornate hand mirror and flowers on a thigh
Neo-traditional tattoo of a penguin inside a red cartouche with gold scrollwork and grey shaded clouds above, on the outer thigh.
Penguin in a red frame on a thigh
Colourful Neo-trad style tattoo on a thigh showing a green bonsai-like tree beside a purple iris and scrolling green foliage.
Bonsai tree and iris on a thigh
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a windmill and cottage inside an ornate keyhole frame on the front of a thigh.
Windmill and keyhole on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a perched songbird, blossom branch and pocket watch with chain on the outer thigh.
Bird, blossom and pocket watch on a thigh
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 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