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
Woman with a black and grey tattoo sleeve on her left arm featuring dice, a tattoo of ornate swirls across her abdomen and script lettering on her thigh.
Sleeve, torso and thigh tattoos
Black and grey paisley and ornamental tattoo wrapping around a forearm and wrist, shown from three angles against a black background.
Paisley wrist cuff tattoo
Black and grey realism rose and scrollwork sleeve tattoo covering both upper arms from the shoulder to the forearm, photographed from behind.
Black and grey rose and scrollwork sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open pocket watch with ornate scrollwork, a key and looping chain, on the inner forearm.
Pocket watch and key on an arm
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm, featuring a large rose, ornamental scrollwork and playing cards.
Black and grey rose sleeve on arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an ornate clock face with Roman numerals and ornamental hands, wrapped around a forearm.
Ornate clock face on a forearm
Realistic black, grey and red tattoo of an ornate pocket watch surrounded by acanthus scrollwork across the back of a hand and forearm.
Pocket watch and scrollwork on hand and forearm
Black and grey shaded keyhole surrounded by ornate scrollwork, tattooed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Ornate keyhole escutcheon on the wrist
Lilac and grey butterfly tattoo with filigree scrollwork wings and a heart-shaped top, placed on the forearm, with a small red heart tattoo partly visible at the bottom left.
Lilac butterfly and heart on forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a woman in profile with curled dark hair, orange spiked rays and a teal hair ornament, on the inner forearm.
Neo-trad woman profile on a forearm
Two matching fine line swirl tattoos with pale blue fill sit on the inner forearms, one on each arm.
Matching swirl symbol tattoos on forearms
Black lace-pattern tattoos with floral scrollwork across a forearm and upper arm, in a blackwork style.
Black lace sleeve on forearm and upper arm
Solid black tattoo of a Texas-shaped outline filled with swirling scrollwork and dot accents, on the forearm.
Scrollwork Texas outline on forearm
Realism full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a woman in a lace masquerade mask, red roses, a pocket watch and ornate scrollwork, shown from three angles.
Masquerade mask and roses full sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of an ornate pocket watch with Roman numerals, filigree scrollwork and a hanging chain on the forearm.
Ornate pocket watch with chain on forearm
Black and grey scrollwork tattoo on a forearm, with shaded acanthus-style swirls set against a solid black background.
Black and grey scrollwork on a forearm
Ornate treble clef tattoo with musical notes and scrollwork on the outer arm, shaded in black and grey with touches of red.
Treble clef with musical notes on an arm
Two black and grey forearm tattoos: a flock of birds flying from an open birdcage with a key and scrollwork, in a Blackwork style on the forearm.
Birdcage and flying birds on forearms
Black ink tattoo of a triangle enclosing a circle and vertical line, framed by ornate scrollwork, on the inner wrist.
Triangle and circle scrollwork on wrist
Three-panel view of a colour floral tattoo with rose, pansy, marigold, daisy and violet blooms among blue-grey scrollwork, on the calf.
Floral scrollwork on a calf
Blue-grey botanical mandala tattoo of a large flower with scrolled leaves, sitting on the wrist of a person wearing a white top.
Blue-grey floral mandala on a wrist
Black ink geometric tattoo of a triangle, circle and vertical line framed by ornate scrollwork on the inner forearm.
Triangle and circle tattoo on a forearm
Black dotwork lotus mandala tattoo wrapping around the wrist and forearm, with the hand resting on a cream sheet.
Lotus mandala wrist band tattoo
Neo-traditional tattoo on a forearm of a faceted pink gem heart topped by a crown, framed by grey scrolling filigree and shading.
Pink gem heart with crown on a forearm
A grey, shaded key tattoo on one forearm and a red and grey heart-shaped padlock with a keyhole on another forearm, in traditional style.
Key and heart padlock on forearms
Black blackwork tattoo of an ornate lace pattern wrapping around a forearm, with skin showing through the open scrollwork.
Lace cuff tattoo on a forearm
Two black ink tattoos on forearms: a crowned cat silhouette inside a dotted oval cameo on the left, and a pentagram within a spiked circle on the right.
Cat cameo and pentagram on forearms
Forearm tattoo of a teal heart-shaped padlock with a keyhole, framed by grey filigree scrollwork in a neo-traditional style.
Heart padlock with scrollwork on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork mandala and geometric full sleeve tattoo covering a person's arm from the upper arm to the wrist.
Mandala and geometric full arm sleeve
Black and grey realistic pocket watch tattoo with exposed gears, a beaded chain and scrollwork, sitting on the forearm.
Pocket watch with beaded chain on a forearm
Realistic black, grey and red tattoo of an ornate pocket watch within scrollwork and feathered leaves, covering the forearm and back of the hand.
Pocket watch and scrollwork on forearm and hand
Black fine line tattoo of a heart filled with swirling scrollwork and two small hearts, on the inner forearm.
Swirled heart tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey shaded key tattoo with an ornate scrolled bow, on the inner forearm of a person wearing a blue sleeve and wrist bracelets.
Ornate key tattoo on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a grey cross with two red roses on the inner forearm of a person holding a black and white dog.
Cross and roses on a forearm
Realistic black and grey owl tattoo on a forearm, with a shaded scroll design below it.
Realistic owl on a forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a fox head in profile with a yellow rose and black leaves on a forearm.
Fox and yellow rose on a forearm
Black and grey tattoos of an ornate padlock and a skeleton key, one on each of two wrists and forearms.
Padlock and key tattoos on two wrists
Black and grey realism tattoo of a compass and a pocket watch with Roman numerals, framed by chains and scrollwork on a forearm.
Compass and pocket watch on a forearm
Black filigree scrollwork heart tattoo with a small red ladybird on the inner forearm near the wrist, in a fine line style.
Filigree heart with ladybird on forearm
Black ornamental tattoo of stacked mandala-style bands with lotus, paisley and heart motifs, running down the inside of a forearm.
Ornamental mandala bands on a forearm
Black and grey sleeve tattoo on a forearm and upper arm showing a woman in profile wearing a feathered headdress, with stars, leaves and a dagger around her.
Profile portrait and stars on a full sleeve
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an owl face beneath a crown, with ornate scrollwork below, on the forearm.
Owl with crown and ornamental scrollwork
Colourful neo-traditional style tattoo on a forearm showing the cartoon characters Link with a shield and sword and Zelda, with a triforce and ivy in a stained-glass style circle.
Link and Zelda forearm piece with triforce
Fine line black tattoo of a howling wolf with ornamental swirling lines trailing below it, on the inside of a wrist.
Howling wolf with swirls on a wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of an ornate oval gemstone pendant with scrollwork and droplet trim on the inner forearm, shown from three angles.
Ornate gem pendant on a forearm
Shirtless man with a colour traditional winged emblem and two stars on his chest, with tattooed sleeves on both arms and tattoos across his stomach.
Winged emblem chest piece with full sleeves
Black and grey ornate clock tattoo with roses and scrollwork on the inner forearm, with a dotted chain hanging below the dial.
Ornate clock and roses on a forearm