Scrollwork tattoo ideas

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Black fine line musical staff tattoos with treble clefs and swirling scrollwork, mirrored across the upper back and shoulder blades of a woman with her hair in a bun.
Musical staff tattoos across upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo across a bare back, with a spine made of stacked books, a small figure in a long dress reaching up, and a ladder and scrollwork beside it.
Book spine and reaching figure on a back
Large ornamental back tattoo with symmetrical paisley, scrollwork and a small red lotus at the centre, shown across the middle of the back in a botanical and geometric style.
Ornate mandala back tattoo
Back of a woman's shoulder with a realistic colour tattoo of orange flowers and grey shaded scrollwork, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Orange flowers and scrollwork on a shoulder
Black ink lace-style ornamental tattoo covering a woman's back, running from the neck down the spine.
Black lace-style ornamental tattoo on a back
Black ink crescent moon tattoo with ornamental patterned linework and scrollwork on a person's upper back, shown from behind.
Ornate crescent moon on upper back
Neo-traditional style tattoo of a red rose framed by black and grey lace-like scrollwork across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Red rose on lace-style shoulder and back piece
Full-colour Art Nouveau tattoo of a woman in profile within a circle of zodiac signs, across the upper back.
Art Nouveau woman with zodiac halo on back
Black ink tattoo of a crescent moon with ornamental filigree and a sun with radiating points, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Crescent moon and sun on upper back
Black linework peony, leaves and scrollwork tattoo across a person's back, shown in a black and white photo.
Peony and foliage back tattoo
Yellow sun with rays surrounded by purple scrollwork and dots, tattooed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Yellow sun with purple scrollwork on upper back
Black and grey realism winged heart tattoo with a script letter H and a filigree swirl heart on the upper back.
Winged heart with script initial on upper back
Grey shaded owl with a pink magnolia and leafy branch tattooed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Owl and magnolia on upper back
Back view of a woman with dark hair showing a white ink ornamental swirl tattoo spread across her bare back.
White ornamental swirls across a back
Black and grey ornate cross tattoo with scrollwork and the words Destemido and Sobrevivíente, shown on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Ornate cross with lettering on upper back
Full back tattoo of interlaced knotwork and spirals in black, grey and red ink, covering the whole of the upper and lower back.
Full back Norse interlace tattoo
Woman seen from behind with black floral scrollwork tattoos across her back and upper arms, hands clasped at her waist and rings on her fingers.
Floral scrollwork tattoo across a woman's back
Black and grey Traditional style tattoo of an ornate oval scrollwork frame on the lower back.
Ornate oval scrollwork frame
Black and grey lettering and clock tattoo with an ornate scrolled frame, shown on the lower back with part of a feathered wing at the top edge.
Ornate clock face with a wing above
Black and grey dragonfly tattoo framed by ornate scrollwork and dotwork geometric patterns across the neck, shoulders and chest.
Dragonfly and scrollwork across neck and chest
Woman seen from behind in a seated pose with hands pressed together, showing black and grey rose and ornamental tattoos across her back and upper arms.
Black and grey roses across a woman's back and arms
Colour tattoo of a crescent moon with a sugar skull face, roses and sparkling stars on the upper back, in a neo-traditional style.
Sugar skull moon with roses on upper back
Black ink floral mandala with two bird-like motifs on the lower back of a woman in a navy top, shown from behind.
Floral mandala tattoo on the lower back
Realistic red lily tattoo with black scrollwork vines across the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Red lilies with swirls on upper back
Black and grey Vegvisir compass tattoo surrounded by a runic ring and eight star points, centred on a person's upper back.
Vegvisir compass with runic ring on upper back
Black line tattoo of a fictional island map across a person's upper back, with labelled locations, a compass rose and scrolled corner ornaments.
Island treasure map across the upper back
Black script lettering reading 'my daddy will kill you' with ornamental scrollwork, tattooed on the lower back above the waistband of a white top.
Script quote with scrollwork on lower back
Back view of a white ornamental lace-style design across the upper back, shoulders and upper arms, worn with a white dress.
White ornamental design across upper back
Black linework scrollwork tattoo with leaf-like flourishes across the upper back of a person with short platinum blonde hair, photographed from behind.
Symmetrical scrollwork tattoo across upper back
Black and grey tattoo of an acoustic guitar soundhole inside an ornate scrolled frame on a woman's upper back, with a guitar leaning beside her in a grassy field.
Guitar soundhole tattoo on upper back
Colour tattoo of a dragonfly with blue and green swirl-patterned wings and black scrollwork, placed on the upper back.
Dragonfly with swirls on upper back
Black and grey script tattoo reading music is what feelings sound like, framed by swirling flourishes, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Script quote with swirls on upper back
Black and grey botanical tattoo of lilies, a hibiscus and ornamental scrollwork running over the shoulder and down the side of the back.
Lily and hibiscus flowers with scrollwork across back and
Close view of a bold black tribal swirl tattoo across a woman's upper back and shoulder blade, with her blonde hair tied up and a cream top strap visible.
Black tribal swirl on a shoulder
Lower back tattoo of three oval-framed portraits inside an ornate black scrollwork frame, with a coloured central portrait of a girl with a red flower in her hair.
Three framed portraits on lower back
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 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 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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