Scrollwork tattoo ideas

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

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Neo-trad style colour tattoo of a pug's face inside a grey ornate scrolled frame, placed on the upper thigh.
Pug portrait in an ornate frame on a thigh
Black ink outline drawing of an ornate cross with scrollwork and triangular detailing on a sheet of white paper, shown as a tattoo design.
Ornate outlined cross design
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo with a central gem motif, placed on the chest beneath the bust.
Lotus mandala tattoo under the bust
Black ink compass and lotus tattoo with ornamental scrollwork in a diamond frame, placed on the inner forearm.
Compass and lotus on a forearm
Black and grey ornamental skull face tattoo covering a person's full back, with rows of small skulls above and filigree scrollwork around the eyes.
Ornamental skull face across a full back
Colour tattoo of peacock feathers, scrollwork and flowers with a sugar skull on the side of a bare midriff.
Peacock feather and sugar skull on abdomen
Black and grey realism tattoo across a full back showing a biomechanical spine with ribcage-like sections, laced detailing and flowers on the shoulder blades.
Biomechanical spine and flowers across a full back
Black ink drawing of a stylised leaping fox filled with ornamental swirls, shown as a blackwork tattoo design with no body placement.
Ornamental leaping fox design
Colour flash design of a woman in profile within an ornate gold oval frame, with purple roses and a white rose, in a Neo-trad style.
Woman in profile cameo with roses
Black and grey drawing of an ornate hamsa hand with a detailed eye at its centre, set on a textured beige background, shown as a tattoo design.
Hamsa hand with eye design
Black and grey realistic skull with a shaded rose above it, a small cross and dark scrollwork, tattooed on a forearm and shown from two angles.
Skull and rose on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a seated fairy with lavender-tinted wings among swirling foliage, on the upper back by the shoulder blade.
Fairy and foliage scrollwork on a shoulder blade
Realism style tattoo on the hip and thigh showing a grey owl with spread wings, two red roses and a grey skull with scrollwork.
Owl, roses and skull on a hip
Black outlined Deathly Hallows symbol tattoo on a person's upper back, surrounded by red and orange scrollwork in a geometric style.
Deathly Hallows symbol on upper back
Black and grey line drawing of an ornate fleur-de-lis with scrollwork filigree filling its petals and a banded collar at its centre.
Ornate fleur-de-lis design
Black and grey elephant tattoo with an ornate patterned body and raised trunk, placed on the side of the ribs.
Ornate elephant on the ribs
A red ornate frame holds a Tattoo Bar sign above scattered temporary tattoo designs in script lettering, a silhouette and a peacock on a yellow surface.
Tattoo Bar sign with temporary tattoo designs
Black and grey dotwork dreamcatcher tattoo with feathers and a floral mandala on the inner forearm.
Dreamcatcher and feathers on a forearm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a compass rose with scrollwork above a skull on a forearm, with dotwork shading.
Compass rose and skull on a forearm
Black ornamental scrollwork tattoo covering the back of the neck and upper back, photographed from behind on a person with dark hair worn up.
Ornamental scrollwork tattoo on neck and upper back
Black ink linework drawing of a neo-traditional tattoo design with a rose, pansy, top hat, pocket watch, teapot and ace of spades on white paper.
Mad hatter rose and ace of spades design
Pink hibiscus flower with black scrollwork and pink swirls covering the upper back and shoulder, in a botanical fine-line style.
Pink hibiscus and swirls on a shoulder
Colour traditional tattoo of an ornate key with scrollwork and a peach flower with green leaves, on the forearm.
Ornate key and flower on a forearm
Black and grey flash sheet of ten ornate heart designs with scrollwork and dotted borders, including a rose, an eye and a moth.
Ornate heart flash sheet
A hand photographed under ultraviolet light, showing a glowing cyan scrollwork tattoo with swirls and leaves on the back of the hand near the wrist.
Glowing UV scrollwork tattoo on hand
Black and grey drawing of three feathers hanging beneath black scrollwork studded with blue and teal beads, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Feather and scroll design with blue beads
Black and grey flash design of an ornate filigree skull with a keyhole for a nose, above two crossed skeleton keys, on a black background.
Ornate skull and crossed skeleton keys
Black and grey realism tattoo of a banknote portrait with the number 100 and scrollwork on the calf, shown in two side by side photographs.
Banknote portrait with 100 on a calf
Black ornamental tattoo of a open heart with flowing swirls on the top of a foot, with rolled denim jeans above and black painted toenails.
Heart and swirl tattoo on the top of a foot
Colourful watercolour-style sun tattoo in yellow, purple and turquoise with swirling ornament on the calf.
Watercolour sun on a calf
Black and white photo, viewed from above, of two ornate tattoos on a person's thighs, the left showing a woman's profile within scrollwork.
Ornate thigh tattoos in black and grey
Black linework drawing of a peony with leaves and paisley-style swirls on paper, a botanical tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Peony and paisley swirl design
Black ink tattoo of a flourished letterform with scrollwork and a lotus flower on the inside of a wrist.
Flourished letterform and lotus on a wrist
Black and grey lotus and scrollwork tattoo across the lower abdomen, shown above a lower panel of the same area with a horizontal scar and no ink.
Lotus scrollwork tattoo across the lower abdomen
Neo-traditional tattoo on a thigh showing a shaded black and grey bird beside red poppies, green leaves and white scrollwork.
Bird and red poppies on a thigh
Black mandala tattoo with a compass star at its centre, shown in two photos on a forearm against a white wall.
Mandala and compass rose on a forearm
Black and grey design of a Lutheran rose with a cross in the heart, framed by a ring of Latin text and ornate scrollwork, shown as a standalone drawing rather than on skin.
Lutheran rose emblem with cross
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing an ornate pocket watch with visible gears, a rose and leaves, with no body placement shown.
Pocket watch, gears and rose design
Colour tattoo of an animated couple kissing inside an ornate gold frame decorated with shells and starfish, on the upper arm, in a traditional-style cartoon finish.
Animated couple kissing in a shell frame on upper arm
Black linework botanical vine tattoo with leaves and curling tendrils across a woman's back and upper arm, seen from behind.
Botanical vine tattoo across a back and arm
Black and white photo of a blackwork tribal tattoo with flowing spirals and curved lines running down a person's back.
Tribal spiral design down a back
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an arm, shown from three angles, with roses, a pocket watch, a crown, playing cards and a skull on the upper arm and forearm.
Black and grey full sleeve with roses and pocket watch
Black and grey realism rose with leaves, buds and scrollwork across a forearm tattoo.
Black and grey rose and scrollwork on forearm
Pencil-style drawing of a sparrow perched on a blossom branch beside an ornate pocket watch, scrollwork and key, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Sparrow, blossom and pocket watch design
Black line drawing of an ornate butterfly with filigree scrollwork wings and a key-shaped body, suitable as a tattoo flash design.
Ornate butterfly with key body design
Two colour traditional tattoos on the thighs, one of a bear-like animal and one of a horned animal framed by red roses, with a drink held between the legs by a pool.
Traditional rose and animal thigh tattoos
Fine line tattoo of the quote 'How strange it is to be anything at all' inside a black scrollwork frame, on the lower leg.
Swirl-framed quote on a calf
Black ornamental mandala and paisley tattoo on the back of a hand and wrist, with several silver rings and black nail polish.
Mandala and paisley tattoo on the back of a hand