Scrollwork tattoo ideas

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

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Colour Neo-trad style floral tattoo with blue scrolls, orange flowers and green leaves on the side of the torso, near the ribs.
Floral scrollwork on the side of the torso
Colour tattoo of a red rose and a teal and orange sugar skull on the outer thigh, with black ornamental linework to the left.
Red rose and sugar skull on thigh
Black lace-style tattoo with scrollwork and netting running down a woman's back from the upper back to the side.
Black lace tattoo across a back
Dark ink scrollwork armband with draped chains and small crystal accents on a woman's upper arm.
Scrollwork armband with draped chains
Black and grey fine line hamsa hand tattoo on the forearm, with ornamental patterns and a shaded eye at its centre.
Hamsa hand with an eye on a forearm
Two hands with dark, swirling scrollwork designs across the backs of the hands, wrists and fingers, shown against a dark teal background.
Swirling ornamental designs on both hands
Pencil sketch of an ornate oval frame with a fleur-de-lis crest and three roses, drawn as a possible tattoo design on paper.
Pencil sketch of roses in an ornate oval frame
Black fine-line tattoo of an ornate triangle enclosing a circle with a vertical line, shown on the side of the ribs and thigh in a two-panel photo.
Ornate triangle and circle on the side body
Black and grey realism tattoo of a fluffy dog with a bow tie inside an ornate scrollwork oval frame on an arm, shown in three views.
Dog portrait in ornate frame
Colour tattoo of a white unicorn with a blue mane inside a grey scrollwork frame on the upper arm, in a neo-traditional style.
Unicorn in an ornate frame on upper arm
Black lettering tattoo of a quote about courage on the outer thigh, framed by ornate scrolls and set in a mix of bold and italic serif type.
Quote tattoo with scrollwork on a thigh
Heart-shaped tattoo in blue and black with filigree scrollwork and script lettering on the upper arm.
Filigree heart with lettering on upper arm
Colourful dragonfly tattoo with red, orange and purple wings and black swirl linework on a person's upper back.
Colourful dragonfly with swirls on the back
Black and grey botanical tattoo of lilies, pansies and scrolling swirls across a woman's upper back, shoulder and upper arm.
Floral swirl tattoo across shoulder and back
Traditional style colour tattoo of two swallows, a birdcage with a heart and a yellow rose on a forearm, shown in three close-up photographs.
Swallows, birdcage and rose on an arm
Black and grey drawing of two hibiscus flowers, a plumeria and leaves with swirling scrollwork, a tattoo design with no placement shown.
Hibiscus and plumeria with swirls
Black and grey realism skull tattoo with roses and scrollwork on the outer thigh, with a dangling jewelled chain below the skull.
Skull and roses on a thigh
Realistic tattoo of torn armour revealing chainmail, with a winged Celtic cross on the pauldron, covering a man's shoulder and upper arm.
Torn armour and Celtic cross on shoulder
Black ink drawing of an ornate geometric mandala design with a central open circle, drawn on white paper, with no body placement shown.
Ornate black ink mandala design
Black blackwork tattoo of lace-like scrollwork, a lotus flower and hanging chains with drops, across the upper thigh of a person wearing a dark wrap.
Lace and lotus tattoo on the thigh
Black blackwork butterfly tattoo with lace-style wing patterns, fine dotwork edging and a small teal jewel on the body, shown on the upper back.
Lace-patterned butterfly on upper back
Black and grey fleur-de-lis tattoo with floral filigree detail on a person's lower stomach, above low-rise jeans.
Fleur-de-lis tattoo on lower stomach
Black and grey tattoo on the back of a shoulder showing a shaded skull, two roses, scrollwork and script reading Seize the day or die regretting.
Skull, roses and quote on a shoulder
Black and white drawing of an ornate fleur-de-lis surrounded by acanthus leaf scrollwork and radiating lines, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Fleur-de-lis with scrollwork design
Traditional colour tattoo of a dog face in sugar skull style, with red flowers over the eyes, on a person's calf.
Sugar skull dog on a calf
Black and grey neo-trad tattoo of a woman with an updo in an ornate oval frame, with a large rose above her, on the outer thigh.
Woman in ornate frame with rose on thigh
Black and grey blackwork mandala armband tattoo with geometric bands on a person's wrist and lower forearm.
Mandala armband tattoo on a wrist
Colourful neo-traditional full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing Alice, Ariel, Maleficent, Belle and the Beast among roses and scrollwork, photographed from four angles.
Disney characters full sleeve tattoo
Black dotwork and line tattoo of an owl with an ornate mandala-style pattern below it, placed on the inner forearm.
Ornamental owl on a forearm
Full sleeve realism tattoo on an arm showing a woman in a lace masquerade mask, red roses, a pocket watch and scrollwork.
Masked woman, roses and pocket watch sleeve
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of the Deathly Hallows symbol, a triangle with a circle and vertical line, decorated with curling scrollwork, on the inner forearm.
Deathly Hallows symbol with scrollwork on a forearm
Small black fine line hamsa hand with an eye and filigree scrolls on the upper back, just below the neck.
Hamsa hand on the upper back
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a white cartoon cat with a pink bow, set in a gold scrollwork frame with teal flowers, on the upper thigh.
Cartoon cat in ornate frame on thigh
Black tribal blackwork tattoo with a central sun motif wrapping the calf and ankle of a leg against a dark background.
Tribal calf and ankle tattoo
Pencil line drawing of a winged eye inside a triangle with rays, scrollwork and two roses, designed as a neo-traditional style tattoo.
Winged eye in triangle with roses
Black and grey tattoo of the Deathly Hallows symbol, a triangle with a circle and vertical line, framed by ornate scrollwork and vines on the forearm.
Deathly Hallows symbol with scrollwork on forearm
Black line drawing of a howling wolf above a rose and leaves, set inside an ornate frame with diamond and bead details, sketched on paper.
Howling wolf and rose flash design
White ink tribal-style cross tattoo with scrollwork and diamond shapes on a forearm, set against a colourful smiley-face patterned background.
White ink cross on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo design drawing of an ornamental phoenix with spread wings and trailing feathers, shown on a plain white background.
Ornamental phoenix with spread wings
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a leafy vine with curling scrolls running down the side of a ribcage, beside a navel piercing.
Leafy vine tattoo on the ribs
Black fine line vine with curling swirls and a small flower tattooed on the top of a foot, running towards the toes.
Swirling vine tattoo on top of foot
Black and grey tattoo of an ornate treble clef with floating music notes and scrolling swirls on a lower limb.
Treble clef with music notes
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with lotus petals and a long pointed line running down the centre of a person's back.
Mandala and lotus tattoo on a back
Tattoo flash design of a large red heart framed by black swirling scrollwork and small red hearts on a white background.
Red heart with black scrollwork
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a pink-iced cupcake on a shield, crossed with a whisk and rolling pin, under a chef's hat on a large limb.
Cupcake and chef's hat shield on a thigh
Black ornamental scrollwork tattoo with swirls and pointed leaf-like forms across the inner wrist and back of the hand.
Black ornamental scrollwork across a wrist
Black and grey full back tattoo of the Virgin Mary in an oval frame with prayer lettering, flanking torches, scrollwork and a Celtic cross below, in a traditional style.
Virgin Mary full back piece
Fine line black tattoo on a forearm reading Until the very end with three small stars, leading to a Deathly Hallows symbol with ornate scrollwork.
Until the very end script and Deathly Hallows symbol