Scrollwork tattoo ideas

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Neo-traditional tattoo of a teal stand mixer in a gold scrollwork frame with red poppies, on the outer thigh.
Teal stand mixer in a gold frame on a thigh
A seated person in a black bra and patterned underwear shows neo-traditional tattoos of two female portraits on the upper arm, a rose on the hand, and ornate scrollwork and a teal wave on the torso.
Portrait and ornamental tattoos on arms and torso
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of an elephant head with a third eye in a pink mandala, set within an ornate hamsa-style frame with dotted chains on the thigh.
Elephant in ornate hamsa frame on thigh
Realistic colour tattoo of a sugar skull woman framed by skeletal hands and teal scrollwork, with the words Till The End on the neck, on a forearm.
Sugar skull portrait on forearm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a green and cream VW camper van in an ornate grey frame with red hibiscus flowers on the upper arm.
VW camper van and hibiscus on upper arm
Two pencil flash designs on translucent paper: a cat above an ornate shield with a rose and flowers, and a filigree heart locket with a key and ribbon, in a neo-traditional style.
Cat with rose and heart locket with key
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of an anthropomorphic cat in a veiled hat with a red rose, set in a black scrollwork frame on a forearm.
Veiled cat portrait with rose on a forearm
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of an ornate heart-shaped padlock with a key and ribbon on the upper arm, with a small star below.
Heart padlock and key on upper arm
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
Colour tattoo of a red and orange shaded heart inside blue and yellow filigree scrollwork on the upper arm, in a Neo-trad style.
Ornate heart and scrollwork on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a blonde pin-up woman with sugar skull face paint and a red flower in her hair, with black and grey scrollwork below, on an upper arm.
Sugar skull pin-up with scrollwork
Mountain landscape tattoo with an orange sun, teal sky and black-and-grey scrollwork on a limb, in a neo-traditional style.
Mountain landscape with sun and scrollwork on a limb
Collage of six colour neo-traditional tattoos of ornate perfume bottles with smoke clouds, shown on arms and legs.
Neo-traditional perfume bottle tattoos in colour
Ornate heart tattoo with red shading and black outline on the inner forearm, with a spade-shaped point at the top.
Ornate heart tattoo on a forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo on a calf of a grey-shaded typewriter key cluster with letters, framed by orange flowers, green leaves and black scrollwork in an oval.
Typewriter keys in a flowered oval on a calf
Neo-trad colour tattoo of a woman in profile wearing a peaked cap, with a tear and peach roses, on a forearm.
Woman in a peaked cap with roses on a forearm
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
Colour tattoo of a blue TARDIS with a sunburst, roses, scrollwork and a banner on the side of the ribs, in a Neo-trad style.
TARDIS and roses on the ribs
Two colour tattoos of a white cartoon cat in an ornate gold or silver frame, one with a pink ribbon banner and one with a pink bow, both on the thigh.
White cartoon cat in ornate frame on thigh
Neo-traditional style tattoo design of an ornate teapot with pink steam, pink flowers and green leaves, shown as a coloured drawing on a parchment background.
Ornate teapot with pink steam and flowers
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a black cat with yellow eyes beneath a teal banner, framed by red roses and green leaves on the thigh.
Black cat portrait with roses on a thigh
Neo-traditional sleeve tattoo of red roses, green leaves and grey acanthus scrollwork covering the upper arm and shoulder of a shirtless man.
Acanthus and rose sleeve on upper arm
Neo-traditional tattoo of an ornate padlock with a keyhole, a pink rose and a pink key with a ribbon, on the ankle.
Ornate padlock and rose on an ankle
Colour neo-trad tattoo of two sugar skulls, roses and a sunflower covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Sugar skulls and roses on upper arm
Black and grey flash design of a skull above a sailing ship on waves, with a mermaid resting on a treasure chest below, shown without a body placement.
Skull, pirate ship and mermaid design
Pen sketch of a tattoo design showing a skull, roses and a banner reading Dead men tell no tales, in a neo-trad lettering style.
Skull and banner lettering design
Two forearms with matching tattoos: a red scrollwork heart padlock on the left and a heart-shaped key with a separate key on the right, in a neo-traditional style.
Matching padlock and key forearm tattoos
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a black cat with yellow eyes, red roses and green leaves on the outer thigh, framed by gold scrollwork and a teal banner.
Black cat portrait with roses on a thigh
Neo-traditional flash design of a stylised creature head with a swirling purple and orange body, black linework and dotted accents, with no body placement shown.
Swirling creature with curled tail
Colour Japanese-style tattoo of a fox seen from behind, with orange swirl patterns and black outlines, on the upper arm near the elbow.
Orange fox with swirling linework on upper arm
Large colour and black-and-grey tattoo of an owl with a sugar skull on the upper arm, the skull decorated with a green shamrock and flowers.
Owl and sugar skull on upper arm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of an owl with blossoms and clover across an upper arm and shoulder.
Colourful owl and blossoms on an upper arm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of an owl perched on a branch within a scrolled frame, with a triangle symbol on its chest and the word Always below, on a calf.
Owl on a branch with triangle and Always script
Neo-traditional colour tattoo on a forearm showing a grey cat head with yellow eyes, a dragonfly above, and a red poppy among gold scrolling leaves.
Cat, dragonfly and poppy on a forearm
Colour tattoo of two cartoon white cats with pink daisies, a teal backdrop and a Darling banner, placed on the calf.
Two cartoon cats and daisies on a calf
Colourful neo-trad owl tattoo with scrollwork and teal blossoms covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Owl and blossoms on an upper arm
Black and grey neo-traditional flash sketch of a woman's face beneath a skull headdress, with a snake and feather ornament above.
Skull-crowned woman with snake design
Colour chest tattoo of gears, red roses, filigree scrollwork and a golden keyhole heart linked by chains, placed across the centre of the chest.
Gears, roses and keyhole heart across the chest
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing a hand mirror with the script 'Beauty is in the eye of the beholder', framed by a rose, beads and scrollwork.
Mirror, rose and 'Beauty is in the eye of the beholder'
Colour neo-traditional sleeve tattoo on an upper arm showing Snow White holding an apple, with Cinderella and Jasmine in ornate scrollwork.
Disney princesses sleeve tattoo on an upper arm