Scrollwork tattoo ideas

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Black and grey realism skull and lotus tattoo across a woman's back, with arms raised and sleeve tattoos on both arms.
Skull and lotus back tattoo with sleeves
Black and grey lettering tattoo on the upper back, with flourished script inside a teardrop of scrollwork around a silhouetted head and sailing ship.
Script and silhouette on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of a sun and crescent moon with carved faces, set in an ornate diamond frame with scrollwork, on a person's upper back.
Sun and moon with faces on upper back
Colour tattoo of a shaded skull with pink lilies, a daisy and green vines on the upper back, in a botanical neo-traditional style.
Skull with pink lilies and daisy on upper back
Back of a woman's neck and upper back showing a black linework ornamental tattoo with scrolls and flame-like motifs, spreading down from the nape.
Ornamental black linework across neck and upper back
Realistic shaded grey roses with black lace scrollwork and small teal and pink butterflies, tattooed across a person's upper back.
Roses, lace and butterflies across a back
Purple shaded lily tattoo with black ornamental swirls and dots on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Purple lily with swirls on upper back
Fine line hamsa hand tattoo with filigree scrollwork and a central eye, sitting on the upper back between the shoulder blades.
Hamsa hand on upper back
Black and grey fine line and dotwork back tattoo of flowing feather shapes and mandala-style ornament across the upper back and lower back.
Ornamental feather back piece
Black ornate emblem tattoo with a scrollwork frame on the upper back of a person with red curly hair, wearing a black lace corset.
Ornate emblem tattoo on upper back
Realism back tattoo of two shaded grey roses set within black lace ornament, with teal and red butterflies across the upper back.
Lace back piece with roses and butterflies
Black and grey tattoo of a ribcage and laced spine with filigree scrollwork across the upper and lower back of a person facing away from the camera.
Laced spine and ribs across the back
Pale white-ink rose outline with scrolling leaves across a bare shoulder and upper back, in a botanical style.
White ink rose on a shoulder
Black and grey realistic rose with swirling scrollwork and stylised lettering on a person's upper back.
Shaded rose with scrollwork on upper back
Back of a person showing a black ink lace-like scrollwork tattoo with flowers and leaves across the shoulder blade.
Black lace scrollwork across a shoulder blade
Black and grey ornate cross tattoo with scrollwork and a central flower across a person's upper back.
Ornate cross across upper back
Colourful swirling tree tattoo with a black trunk and multicoloured flourishes across the upper back, with a small blue bird at the upper left.
Colourful swirl tree on upper back
Back of a woman with a grey and brown sun tattoo on the upper back, its wavy rays surrounded by swirling linework.
Sun with swirling tendrils on upper back
Upper back tattoo of two shaded grey roses within black lace scrollwork, with teal and red butterflies, in a realism style.
Lace, roses and butterflies across upper back
Fine line black tattoo of an ornate arrow with swirling details running down the centre of a person's back along the spine.
Fine line arrow along the spine
Two black and grey photographs of a Polynesian-style tribal tattoo with a hibiscus flower and a turtle, shown on a back and shoulder.
Polynesian-style turtle and hibiscus tattoo on back
Black ink tribal ornament with swirling scrolls running down the centre of a bare back, a blackwork tattoo on the upper back.
Symmetrical tribal ornament down the spine
Colour tattoo of a vintage sewing machine with a pink rose and scrollwork on a person's upper back, set against an orange sunburst.
Sewing machine and rose on upper back
Pale white ink paisley and mandala tattoo with dotwork detail across the lower back of a person with tanned skin.
White ink paisley design on lower back
Black ink tattoo of an ornate cross with scrolled filigree details, placed centrally on the upper back.
Ornate cross on upper back
Neo-traditional tattoo of a crescent moon with a sugar skull face, pink roses and small stars on a person's upper back.
Crescent moon sugar skull with roses on upper back
Woman seen from behind holding a barbell, with a black and grey winged emblem and script on her lower back, and a pink flower and scrollwork on her upper arms.
Back and arm tattoos during a barbell lift
Brown henna-style floral and paisley design running down the middle of a person's back, placed along the spine.
Floral paisley design down the spine
Two people seen from behind with matching black and grey heart tattoos reading Mother Daughter across the upper back.
Matching mother and daughter heart tattoos on backs
Dark brown ornate paisley and mandala design running down the length of a person's spine on their back, placed on the upper back.
Ornate paisley and mandala design down the spine
Grey-shaded owl with scrollwork detail on a branch with a pink flower, tattooed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Owl and pink flower on upper back
Realistic red hibiscus flower with black and red swirling scrollwork tattooed across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Red hibiscus with black scrollwork on a shoulder
Black and grey tattoo of an elephant head inside a hamsa hand, filled with mandala and floral ornament, on a lower back.
Elephant hamsa hand with mandala patterns
Side-by-side photos of a back: on the left a healed scar down the spine, on the right a black and grey scrollwork tattoo running the length of the spine.
Black and grey scrollwork down the spine
Black and grey realism tattoo of shaded flowers and flowing scrollwork across the upper and mid back.
Shaded flowers and swirls across a back
Black and grey photograph of a phoenix tattoo with swirling scrollwork across a woman's lower back and side, shown from behind with long dark hair.
Phoenix tattoo across a back and ribs
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a heart-shaped padlock with skull-headed keys and ribbons, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Heart padlock and skull keys on a back
Black and grey ornate teapot tattoo with floral scrollwork pouring a stream of bleeding hearts into a teacup on the upper back.
Ornate teapot pouring bleeding hearts onto a shoulder blade
Black and grey realism tattoo of a laced corset with lace panels and a ribbon bow across the lower back.
Lace corset with bow tattoo across lower back
Black and grey tattoo of an ornate hand mirror with a scrolled frame and long handle on the upper back, below the neckline.
Ornate hand mirror on upper back
Black tribal dragon tattoo with wing-like scrollwork across a man's upper back, running down the spine, seen from behind.
Tribal dragon back tattoo
Black and grey sugar skull tattoo with roses and leafy vines across the upper back, shown from behind.
Sugar skull and roses on upper back
Black and grey back tattoo of corset lacing with leaf scrollwork over the shoulder blades and swirling flourishes on the lower back.
Corset lacing and leaf scrollwork across a back
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
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 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
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 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