Scrollwork tattoo ideas

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

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Realistic red hibiscus flower with black and red swirling scrollwork tattooed across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Red hibiscus with black scrollwork on a shoulder
Side-by-side photos of a back: on the left a healed scar down the spine, on the right a black and grey scrollwork tattoo running the length of the spine.
Black and grey scrollwork down the spine
Black and grey realism tattoo of shaded flowers and flowing scrollwork across the upper and mid back.
Shaded flowers and swirls across a back
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
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
Black and grey botanical tattoo of large flowers and scrolling foliage across the shoulder and upper arm of a woman in a white vest top.
Black and grey flowers and scrollwork on upper arm
Colour tattoo on the top of a foot near the ankle, showing a pink five-petal flower with a yellow centre, black swirling linework and small yellow stars.
Pink flower and swirls on a foot
Tattoo on a shoulder and upper arm of black lace with dangling beads and a small cross, above realistic red roses and gold scrollwork.
Black lace shoulder piece with roses
Black and grey ornate teapot tattoo with floral scrollwork pouring a stream of bleeding hearts into a teacup on the upper back.
Ornate teapot pouring bleeding hearts onto a shoulder blade
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical lotus mandala design with dotwork shading and fine line petals, drawn on paper.
Lotus mandala design with dotwork detail
Collage of three photos of a black lace-style floral tattoo running down the side of a thigh, with close-up views of its linework.
Black lace tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork and fine line floral mandala sleeve on an upper arm, with a rose at the shoulder.
Floral mandala sleeve on upper arm
Colour tattoo of red flowers with black and teal scrollwork across the top of a foot, with dark painted toenails.
Red flowers and scrollwork on a foot
Flash sheet of metallic gold, silver and blue temporary tattoo designs including an anchor, butterflies, crescent moons, stars and ornamental bracelet-style bands, with no body placement shown.
Metallic temporary tattoo flash sheet
Fine line Mickey Mouse head tattoo filled with black scrollwork and a red rose with green leaves, on skin of the torso.
Mickey Mouse outline with scrollwork and rose
Black and grey ornate clock tattoo with roses and scrollwork on the inner forearm, with a dotted chain hanging below the dial.
Ornate clock and roses on a forearm
Black and grey pencil-style flash design of two roses, leaves, a filigree Roman numeral clock and hanging pearls, with the script words 'You know my name, not my Story...'.
Roses, clock and pearls with script lettering
Black and grey mandala tattoo with a central yin yang symbol and layered petal patterns, on the outer thigh.
Yin yang mandala on the outer thigh
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 back tattoo of corset lacing with leaf scrollwork over the shoulder blades and swirling flourishes on the lower back.
Corset lacing and leaf scrollwork across a back
Pencil drawing of a dagger with a flower-shaped guard and an ornamental pommel, shown as a design sheet, in a fine line style.
Dagger with flower and ornate hilt drawing
Black ink compass and lotus tattoo with ornamental scrollwork in a diamond frame, placed on the inner forearm.
Compass and lotus on a forearm
Colour tattoo of peacock feathers, scrollwork and flowers with a sugar skull on the side of a bare midriff.
Peacock feather and sugar skull on abdomen
Black and grey realism tattoo across a full back showing a biomechanical spine with ribcage-like sections, laced detailing and flowers on the shoulder blades.
Biomechanical spine and flowers across a full back
Black and grey drawing of an ornate hamsa hand with a detailed eye at its centre, set on a textured beige background, shown as a tattoo design.
Hamsa hand with eye design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a seated fairy with lavender-tinted wings among swirling foliage, on the upper back by the shoulder blade.
Fairy and foliage scrollwork on a shoulder blade
Black ink linework drawing of a neo-traditional tattoo design with a rose, pansy, top hat, pocket watch, teapot and ace of spades on white paper.
Mad hatter rose and ace of spades design
Pink hibiscus flower with black scrollwork and pink swirls covering the upper back and shoulder, in a botanical fine-line style.
Pink hibiscus and swirls on a shoulder
Black linework drawing of a peony with leaves and paisley-style swirls on paper, a botanical tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Peony and paisley swirl design
Black ink tattoo of a flourished letterform with scrollwork and a lotus flower on the inside of a wrist.
Flourished letterform and lotus on a wrist
Black and grey lotus and scrollwork tattoo across the lower abdomen, shown above a lower panel of the same area with a horizontal scar and no ink.
Lotus scrollwork tattoo across the lower abdomen
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing an ornate pocket watch with visible gears, a rose and leaves, with no body placement shown.
Pocket watch, gears and rose design
Black linework botanical vine tattoo with leaves and curling tendrils across a woman's back and upper arm, seen from behind.
Botanical vine tattoo across a back and arm
Black and grey realism rose with leaves, buds and scrollwork across a forearm tattoo.
Black and grey rose and scrollwork on forearm
Pencil-style drawing of a sparrow perched on a blossom branch beside an ornate pocket watch, scrollwork and key, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Sparrow, blossom and pocket watch design
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a teacup and saucer filled with roses and scrollwork, placed on the chest.
Teacup and roses on the chest
Black and grey realistic sunflower tattoo with curling swirls and leaves on the lower back.
Sunflower with swirls on the lower back
Black and grey lotus flower tattoo with ornamental swirls, leaf motifs and dotwork on a shoulder, photographed in black and white.
Lotus and ornamental swirls on a shoulder
Black ink mandala flower drawings on sketchbook paper, with the foreground design in dotwork and fine line, shown without a body placement.
Mandala flower design drawings on paper
Teal flower tattoo with ochre petal edges and brown leaves in a traditional style, on the upper leg, with a partial eye design at the top edge.
Teal flower with leaves on the upper leg
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a daisy with curling vines wrapping from the ankle up the side of the leg.
Daisy and swirl vine tattoo on an ankle
Neo-traditional tattoo of a woman with a peony in her hair and a moth below, in black, grey and mauve on the outer thigh.
Neo-trad woman and peony on a thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of two cats, pink and purple flowers and a butterfly on the outer thigh.
Two cats and flowers on a thigh
Black linework flash design of an ornate sugar skull flanked by roses and leaves on a cream background, in a traditional style, with no body placement shown.
Sugar skull with roses flash design
Three side-by-side views of a black linework tattoo outline on an upper arm, showing Ganesh seated among lotus flowers and peonies with ornate scrollwork.
Ganesh and lotus linework on an arm
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
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of paisley-style flowers, leaves and scrolls across a shoulder and upper back.
Black ornamental floral scrollwork on a shoulder