Scrollwork tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey pencil drawing of an ornate pocket watch design with a heart-shaped centre on the dial, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Pocket watch with heart-shaped face
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 realism tattoo of a lace bra with roses and hexagonal mesh across the upper chest.
Lace bra tattoo across the chest
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
Realistic pink lily tattoo with black scrollwork wrapping around the ankle and lower leg.
Pink lilies with swirls on an ankle
Realistic colour tattoo of a human skull framed by pink roses and grey scrollwork on the upper arm and shoulder.
Realistic skull and roses on an upper arm
Pink peony tattoo with green leaves and black lace-style scrollwork on the upper back, in a realistic botanical style.
Pink peony with black lace on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull with scrolling ornament and a shaded rose, sitting on the upper back.
Skull and rose on upper back
Greyscale pencil drawing of a woman with sugar skull face paint and a large flower in her hair, drawn as a realistic portrait tattoo design.
Sugar skull woman portrait with flower
Black and grey drawing of a heart-shaped clock with Roman numerals, two shaded roses, leaves and a pearl chain, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Heart clock with roses and pearls design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch and two roses with scrollwork on the forearm, with cursive script visible above.
Pocket watch and roses on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch, a skull and two roses with a butterfly on the side of the torso.
Pocket watch, skull and roses on ribs
Colour tattoo of a realistic skull, a red rose with dripping red lines and green leaves, with blue watercolour splashes, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Skull and rose on a shoulder blade
Realistic black and grey portrait of an older man in a banknote style, with pink-tinted scrollwork and a 100 banner, tattooed on a calf.
Banknote style portrait with 100 on a calf
Black and grey moth tattoo with ornate patterned wings on a forearm, with a crossed keys tattoo with scrollwork near the wrist.
Moth and crossed keys on a forearm
Black and grey realism style cameo tattoo of a skull woman with a red rose in her hair, set in an ornate frame on the forearm.
Skull cameo with rose on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a shaded rose above fine-line ornamental linework with a heart motif and dots, on the inner forearm.
Shaded rose and ornament on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lace bra with flowers and scrollwork across the chest, shown in three photographs.
Lace bra tattoo across the chest
Realism tattoo of a grey and white cat with blue eyes inside a black scrolled ornamental frame on the upper arm.
Grey cat portrait in scrollwork frame on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of two sugar skulls, one with curled hair and a flowered hat, on an upper arm, with a script lettering piece in a second panel.
Sugar skull couple on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rampant winged lion with a flowing mane, covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Winged lion on shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a crowned skull holding a sword across a full sleeve on the upper arm and shoulder, shown from three angles.
Crowned skull with sword on a full upper arm sleeve
Realistic black and grey neck tattoo of a clock face with Roman numerals and an eye at its centre, framed by ornate scrollwork.
Clock and eye on the neck
Realism tattoo of an ornate magnifying glass on a forearm, with a black cross and blue sky visible through the lens.
Magnifying glass with cross tattoo on forearm
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
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
Two side-by-side tattoos on an arm: a pastel faceted geometric cat on the left and a shaded realistic cat within a gold scrollwork frame on the right.
Geometric cat and realistic cat tattoos
Colour floral tattoo across a shoulder and upper arm, with a purple iris, pink and red poppy-like blooms, a white hydrangea and green leaves.
Floral shoulder and upper arm tattoo
Black and grey realism tattoo of two shaded roses flanking a heart-shaped keyhole lock with scrollwork, across the upper chest.
Roses and keyhole lock on the chest
Black and grey realism tattoo of an ornate heart-shaped padlock with a keyhole and a hanging key, on the upper arm.
Heart padlock and key on upper arm
Side of a torso showing a realistic red rose and black lace tattoo running down the ribs, with black and white rose design panels on either side.
Red roses and black lace on the ribs
Black and grey drawing of a skull built from US dollar bill engraving, with a pyramid eye, ornate scrollwork and the word HATE across the teeth.
Dollar bill skull design
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
Black and grey skull tattoo with roses, butterflies and a cobweb on an upper arm and shoulder, shown in two side-by-side views.
Skull and roses on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of an anthropomorphic cat in a veiled hat and lace collar, framed by black scrollwork with a red rose, on the forearm.
Cat in a veiled hat with a rose on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of feathers and scrolling ornament on the upper arm and elbow of a person with long dark hair.
Feather and scrollwork tattoo on upper arm
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 and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face with ornate filigree above the eyes and a clock face with Roman numerals across the cheek, on an upper arm.
Black and grey portrait with clock face on upper arm
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 calf tattoos of grey cat portraits, one framed by gold scrollwork with a red rose, the other surrounded by orange poppies, in a realism and neo-traditional style.
Cat portraits with flowers on two calves
Black and grey realism tattoo of a cat in profile looking left, with whiskers and scroll ornaments below, on a lower leg.
Black and grey cat portrait with scrollwork on calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of an ornate hand mirror surrounded by lilies and scrollwork, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Hand mirror and lilies on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals, a key and scrolling ornament on a forearm.
Pocket watch and key realism on forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a Boston terrier's face inside a black-line scrollwork frame on the upper arm.
Boston terrier portrait in a scroll frame
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
Black and grey realism tattoo of a Roman numeral clock face within ornate scrollwork, with a small heart and a row of beads, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Clock and scrollwork on upper arm and shoulder
Colour realism tattoo of bacon strips inside a black and grey ornate frame with a banner reading I have no regrets, on an upper arm.
Realistic bacon strips with banner on upper arm