Scrollwork tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey tattoo of an ornate oval clock face with numerals and a line of script in its scrolled frame, on the back, with a wing tattoo partly visible above.
Ornate clock face with quote
Black ornamental mandala tattoo across the upper back and neck of a woman with her hair in a bun, in a geometric style.
Symmetrical mandala across the upper back
Photograph of an ornate cross tattoo with a solid blue centre and black filigree scrollwork outline, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Ornate cross on upper back
Full back tattoo in a neo-traditional style showing two women framed by flowers, a bear, hands holding a jewel and ornate scrollwork.
Twin women and bear full back piece
Black botanical vine tattoo with flowers, leaves and scrollwork running down the centre of a bare back, following the spine.
Floral vine tattoo down the spine
Black and grey realism tattoo across a person's upper back showing lilies, a hummingbird, a skull and scrollwork.
Lilies, hummingbird and skull on a back
Black ornamental scrollwork tattoo spanning the upper back and shoulder, seen from behind on a woman with dreadlocks in a peach one-shoulder top.
Ornamental scrollwork tattoo on upper back
Black fine line tattoo of a Mickey Mouse head silhouette framed by scrolling swirls and small stars across the upper back.
Mickey Mouse silhouette and swirls on upper back
Large black and grey back tattoo of a gothic night scene with bats, a moon, a silhouetted couple, a tower and twisted trees, with small red flowers.
Gothic night scene across a full back
Black and grey yin yang tattoo with ornate scrollwork on the upper back of a woman with her hair tied in a ponytail.
Yin yang with swirls on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bird with a spread wing and long trailing tail feathers across a person's upper back.
Winged bird with trailing feathers on upper back
A large black and grey biomechanical ribcage tattoo with laced corset details and scrollwork across a woman's bare back.
Biomechanical ribcage back piece
Black and grey gothic landscape tattoo across a woman's back, showing a castle, bare trees, bats and an ornate scrolled panel at the base.
Gothic castle and bats across a back
Black and grey shoulder tattoo of two roses with scrollwork, lace-like filigree and dangling beaded chains, shown from the back and from the upper arm.
Rose and lace shoulder piece in black and grey
Back tattoo of a central column of ornate diamond motifs flanked by sweeping swirling lines, shown in a sepia-toned photograph of a bare back.
Ornate spine and swirl back tattoo
Black ornate butterfly tattoo with dotwork detail and curled antennae on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Ornate butterfly tattoo on the upper back
Black tribal-style swirl tattoo with a small turtle across a person's upper back, shown in a sepia photograph.
Tribal swirl and turtle tattoo on back
Black ink ornamental mandala tattoo running down the centre of a woman's upper back, with her hair tied up in a bun.
Ornate mandala tattoo down the upper back
Solid black ornamental scrollwork tattoo in a diagonal band across a person's upper back and shoulder blade, in a blackwork style.
Black scrollwork band across upper back
Black and grey lace-style filigree tattoo covering the centre of a person's back, with floral motifs and scrolling ornament.
Lace-style filigree back piece
Realistic red lily tattoo with black and brown scrollwork and leaves across a person's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Red lilies and scrollwork across a upper back
Black ornamental crescent moon tattoo with patterned detailing on the lower back, above low-rise jeans and a white belt.
Ornamental crescent moon on lower back
Four photos of metallic gold, silver and teal temporary tattoos in ornate and geometric patterns on a forearm, upper arm, back and neck.
Metallic temporary tattoos on arms, back and neck
Black ornamental mandala tattoo with floral scrollwork running down the upper back of a bare-skinned person, shown against a dark background.
Ornate mandala tattoo across upper back
Black and grey ornate cross tattoo with scrollwork arms and a flower motif at the centre, shown on the back.
Ornate cross on the back
Black lettering tattoo on a person's upper back reading 'It takes courage to grow up and become who you truly are', with scrolled flourishes above and below and an attribution to e.e. cummings.
Quote lettering across upper back