Scrollwork tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey knotwork tattoo shaped like armour bands with a central emblem, across the upper arm and forearm with the elbow bent.
Knotwork armour bands on upper arm and forearm
Pencil and ink drawing of a neo-traditional hourglass flanked by two roses, a small diamond and scrollwork, drawn on paper beside a pen.
Hourglass and roses tattoo design
Black tribal-style cross tattoo with scrollwork flourishes on the upper arm, shown in a photograph of healed skin.
Tribal cross on an upper arm
Two views of a black and grey neo-traditional full sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, with roses, a diamond, a flaming heart and scrollwork.
Black and grey full sleeve with roses and heart
Black ornamental blackwork tattoo of a flower, heart and scrollwork with teardrop details across the upper back and nape of the neck.
Ornamental heart and flower on the upper back
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a teacup and saucer filled with roses and scrollwork, placed on the chest.
Teacup and roses on the chest
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a gold crown set with pink jewels, outlined in black, on the lower torso.
Pink-jewelled crown tattoo on the torso
Black and grey script tattoo on the ribs reading Each day is a gift and not a given right, framed by a shaded ribbon bow and scrollwork.
Script quote with ribbon bow on ribs
Coloured flash drawing of a sugar skull cat face with a red rose on its forehead, a red bow and a red rose below, framed by vines on a yellow background.
Sugar skull cat with rose and bow
Pencil flash drawing of a shaded pocket watch wrapped in chain with a key and scrolling ornament, with no body placement shown.
Pocket watch, chain and key design
Neo-traditional style design of an owl's face and wing inside an ornate heart frame with a beaded border and scrollwork, in brown and grey tones.
Owl within an ornate beaded heart
Black line drawing of an ornate cross with filigree scrollwork and pointed arms, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Ornate filigree cross line drawing
Pen sketch on lined paper of a compass with Roman numerals, scrollwork and the words follow your own path, drawn as a tattoo design.
Compass with Roman numerals and "follow your own path"
Shaded drawing of a shield crest topped with a Spartan-style helmet, framed by scrollwork and leaves, with a blue band across the shield, shown as a tattoo design.
Crest with helmet and blue stripe
Neo-trad colour tattoo of a red heart padlock with gold scrollwork and purple ribbons, with a gold key below it, on the top of a foot.
Heart padlock and key on the top of a foot
Black ink blackwork tattoo of a heart-shaped ornamental motif with swirls and dotted chains on a forearm.
Ornamental heart with dotted chains on forearm
Black and grey realistic sunflower tattoo with curling swirls and leaves on the lower back.
Sunflower with swirls on the lower back
Black and grey lotus flower tattoo with ornamental swirls, leaf motifs and dotwork on a shoulder, photographed in black and white.
Lotus and ornamental swirls on a shoulder
Pencil and blue pen drawing of a tiger above a woman's face with feathers, arrows and scrollwork, a neo-traditional tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Tiger and woman portrait tattoo design with feathers
Black ink phoenix tattoo with bold swirling tail feathers wrapping from the ankle down onto the top of the foot.
Phoenix tattoo wrapping the ankle and foot
Black and grey neo-traditional compass rose inside an ornate scrolled cartouche, tattooed across the upper back of a woman seen from behind.
Ornate compass rose tattoo across upper back
Black and grey tattoo of stars and swirling scrollwork across the lower back and hip, with a bra strap and pink underwear visible at the edges of the frame.
Stars and swirls across lower back and hip
Black ink mandala flower drawings on sketchbook paper, with the foreground design in dotwork and fine line, shown without a body placement.
Mandala flower design drawings on paper
Black cat silhouette sitting inside an ornate scrolled oval frame, a blackwork tattoo on the forearm.
Cat silhouette in ornate oval frame
Black dotwork mandala with scrollwork and leaves across the upper back, with a smaller fleur-de-lis tattoo above it on the spine.
Mandala and fleur-de-lis on upper back
Teal flower tattoo with ochre petal edges and brown leaves in a traditional style, on the upper leg, with a partial eye design at the top edge.
Teal flower with leaves on the upper leg
Solid black ornate key tattoo with a scrolled bow and two stylised faces, sitting on the calf in a traditional style.
Ornate key on a calf
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a daisy with curling vines wrapping from the ankle up the side of the leg.
Daisy and swirl vine tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey traditional chest tattoo of a skull-faced woman cameo in a beaded frame, flanked by ornate scrollwork, on a chest.
Skull cameo with scrollwork on a chest
Neo-traditional tattoo of a woman with a peony in her hair and a moth below, in black, grey and mauve on the outer thigh.
Neo-trad woman and peony on a thigh
Pen and ink sketch of an ornate clock face with scrollwork borders and fine radiating detail, drawn on paper beside two fineliner pens.
Ornate clock face design sketch
Black linework stencil of a symmetrical mandala design with lotus-like petals, scrolls and circles on translucent paper, shown for a tattoo placement.
Symmetrical mandala stencil with lotus petals
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of two cats, pink and purple flowers and a butterfly on the outer thigh.
Two cats and flowers on a thigh
Black linework flash design of an ornate sugar skull flanked by roses and leaves on a cream background, in a traditional style, with no body placement shown.
Sugar skull with roses flash design
Colourful traditional-style sugar skull tattoos with flowers and a rose on a person's forearm, in front of a white door.
Sugar skulls and rose on a forearm
Three side-by-side views of a black linework tattoo outline on an upper arm, showing Ganesh seated among lotus flowers and peonies with ornate scrollwork.
Ganesh and lotus linework on an arm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a sailing ship in an ornate oval frame on the inner forearm, shown in two side by side photographs.
Sailing ship in oval frame on forearm
Black linework tattoo on an outer thigh showing swirling scrollwork around a triangle, a tram and a round motif, in a Geometric style.
Scrollwork thigh tattoo with tram and triangle
Realistic all-seeing eye with a green iris inside a gold-edged triangle on a man's neck, framed by grey ornamental scrollwork.
All-seeing eye in a triangle on a neck
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with a central flower and scrollwork border, with a small fleur-de-lis above it, on the calf.
Compass rose with fleur-de-lis on a leg
Black ink fine line and dotwork tattoo of an ornate flower with scrolling leaves on the inner forearm.
Ornate flower and scrollwork on a forearm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a bird-headed figure in a suit holding a sword, inside an oval frame with scrollwork, on an upper arm.
Bird-headed figure with sword in oval frame
Colour tattoo of a pink lily with green leaves, blue and green butterflies and black music notes and treble clefs on the inner forearm, in a botanical style.
Lily, butterflies and music notes on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a pastel castle inside a gold scrollwork frame topped with a purple gem, with a pink and blue rose below, on the upper thigh.
Castle in an ornate frame with a pink rose
Black tribal swirl tattoo with wave-like linework on the hip and upper thigh of a person swimming underwater.
Tribal swirl tattoo on a hip
Black ink drawing of an eye inside a triangle, set against a circular mandala and an ornate face, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
All-seeing eye in a triangle with mandala
A woman lies on a bed showing a black floral damask tattoo on her back styled as a laced corset, with a floral vine tattoo on her upper arm.
Black damask corset tattoo on a back and arm
Black and grey tattoo of a stag inside an ornate scrolled frame with a small circular symbol, on the outer thigh.
Stag in an ornate scrolled frame on a thigh