Scrollwork tattoo ideas

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

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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
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
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
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
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
Black and grey shaded rose with swirling scrollwork tattooed on the side of a person's ribs, shown beside a white top and leopard print fabric.
Black and grey rose and scrollwork on ribs
Black linework tattoo design on paper of a symmetrical moth flanked by two beetles, with ornate scrollwork and leaves, suited to a large back or chest piece.
Central moth with beetles and scrollwork
Black and grey drawing of a shaded rose with leaves, an ornate scrolled key and a chain, designed as a tattoo.
Rose and ornate key with chain
Pencil and ink sketch of a rose surrounded by ornate scrollwork and acanthus-style leaves, drawn as a tattoo design on cream paper.
Rose and scrollwork tattoo design sketch
Black and grey tattoo of two roses, a Roman numeral pocket watch and swallows with scrollwork across an upper arm, shown in three side-by-side views.
Roses, pocket watch and swallows on upper arm
Black and grey flash design of a symmetrical lotus mandala with dotwork shading and dotted chains hanging below, drawn on a white background.
Lotus mandala with dotted chain drops
Black blackwork and dotwork lace-style scrollwork with soft pink watercolour flowers, tattooed on the side ribs.
Black lace scrollwork and pink flowers on the ribs
Black and grey lotus flower with paisley and mandala-style scrollwork tattooed on the side of a hip above a pink waistband.
Lotus and paisley tattoo on the hip
Red poppy tattoo with black lace-like scrollwork on a shoulder, shaded in a realistic style.
Red poppy and black lace on a shoulder
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
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
Pencil and ink drawing of a woman's face framed by roses, peonies, a butterfly and a dragonfly, a neo-traditional tattoo design on paper.
Woman portrait with roses and butterfly
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 dotwork lotus mandala tattoo on the chest below the bust, shown with a close-up detail beside it.
Lotus mandala tattoo under the bust
Colour tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals, a chain and yellow flowers with green leaves, wrapping an upper arm in a neo-traditional style.
Pocket watch and flowers on upper arm
Close view of a black ink paisley and floral tattoo covering the neck and upper chest, in a blackwork botanical style.
Black paisley and floral neck and chest tattoo
Purple line drawing of a skull framed by a lotus mandala and scrolling ornament, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Skull with lotus mandala and scrollwork
Flash drawing of a zombie princess with red blood detail, roses and thorns inside an ornate oval frame, in a neo-traditional style for a tattoo.
Zombie princess in a thorned oval frame
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
Small black outline flower with white petals, green leaves and scroll details tattooed on a toe, with pink painted toenails and a sandal strap.
Flower and scrollwork on a toe
Pencil line drawing of a perfume bottle with scrolling swirls, two open flowers, sprigs of leaves and a small compact, sketched as a tattoo design on paper.
Perfume bottle and flowers design sketch
Pale white ink botanical scrollwork tattoo across the top of a bare foot, resting on a grey floral fabric.
White ink scrollwork on a bare foot
Colourful neo-traditional chest and shoulder tattoo showing a woman's face, an iris, scrollwork, a butterfly and roses, shown in three photo panels.
Floral chest and shoulder tattoo with a woman's face
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
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion and lioness with a rose and scrollwork across a thigh.
Lion and lioness with rose on thigh
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 linework design of two roses and a pair of ornate scissors with a dotted trail, shown in a neo-traditional style on skin.
Two roses and scissors line design
Black ink drawing of a lotus flower inside a mandala-style design with dotwork shading and leaf motifs, on white paper, with no body placement shown.
Lotus mandala design with dotwork detail
Black ink line drawing of a rose framed by mandala and paisley filigree, with dotwork shading and hanging dot chains, shown as a tattoo design.
Rose and mandala filigree design
Black and grey rose with ornamental scrollwork on a person's side and ribs, and a pin-up face with a skull on the thigh, worn over a pink bikini.
Grey rose with scrollwork on ribs and thigh
Black and grey drawing of a tattoo design showing a sugar skull with butterflies, roses and feathers, shown on paper with no body placement.
Sugar skull with butterflies and roses
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 outline elephant tattoo with blue, purple and green patterned body and raised trunk holding a leafy sprig, on the side of the ribs.
Patterned elephant with raised trunk on ribs
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
Close photo of a dark blue botanical vine with leaves and scrolls across the back of a hand, wrist and onto the middle finger, with dark nail polish.
Leafy vine design across back of hand
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
Black and grey paisley and floral tattoo with small teal accents running down a leg from calf to ankle.
Paisley and floral lower leg sleeve
Black ink flower with swirling vines on the hip of a person in a pink bikini, photographed outdoors on a sandy beach.
Flower and swirls on a hip
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
Black and grey hibiscus flowers with scrollwork and Greek script on the side of the ribs, in a realistic botanical style.
Hibiscus flowers and Greek script on ribs