Spiral tattoo ideas

943 photos and flash · 23% Blackwork, 17% Geometric · Forearm most common

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Black ink drawing of a tribal-style gecko built from bold swirls and teardrop shapes, shown on plain white paper.
Tribal gecko tattoo design
Black and grey hand-drawn Polynesian-style tattoo design of spirals and triangular blades with fine hatching, shown as a flash sheet.
Polynesian-style spiral and triangle design
Black line drawing of an ornate filigree design with scrolls, foliage and pointed leaf motifs, shown as a flash sheet with no body placement.
Ornate black line filigree design
Black and white flash design of a fish made from swirling, bubbled linework, with a long curling tail, shown without a body placement.
Swirling fish tattoo design in black
Black tribal-style rhino design drawn in bold marker on white paper, with a hand holding a marker at the right edge.
Tribal rhino design drawn on paper
Black ink drawing of a vertical tribal-style design with a large central spiral and two smaller curled spirals joined by tapering lines, shown on a white background.
Vertical spiral tribal design
Flat turquoise tribal-style design with a symmetrical central motif, spiral scrollwork and a teal diamond, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Symmetrical tribal design in turquoise
Black and white drawing of a stylised tribal tree with bold, swirling branches and roots, sketched on lined paper, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Tribal tree with spiralling roots
Four hand-drawn sea turtle designs stacked vertically on white, each with spiral flippers and a petal-patterned shell, in green and one brown line drawing.
Four sea turtle designs with spiral flippers
Black tribal-style frog design with a spiral on its body, shown as a flat drawing on a white background with no body placement.
Tribal frog design
Black line flash sheet of small geometric motifs including skull faces, spirals, zigzags, diamonds, squares and asterisks, with no body placement shown.
Geometric motif flash sheet in black line
Pencil sketch of a flowering stem with a large five-petal bloom, leaves and a spiral tendril, drawn as a tattoo design in fine line shading.
Flower and vine tattoo design sketch
Black line drawing of a stylised cat sitting upright, filled with swirls, lattice and dotted ornamental patterns, with a curling tail ending in a spiral.
Stylised cat with swirling tail design
Bold black ink flourish with two curling loops and three small dots beside it, drawn on a white background as a tattoo design.
Black ink swirl with three dots
Black tribal-style dragon design with swirling wings and a spiral tail wrapped around a pentagram inside a circle, drawn on white.
Tribal dragon with pentagram circle
Black ink drawing of a stylised rabbit built from spirals and solid black shapes, shown as a tattoo design on white paper with no body placement visible.
Spiral rabbit line design
Red linework flash design of a symmetrical owl with patterned feathers, spiral chest markings and diamond details, shown on a white background with no body placement.
Ornate owl design in red linework
Black tribal ornament design with interlaced bands and spiral curls, a flash-style drawing with no placement shown.
Symmetrical tribal ornament design
Black line drawing of a mermaid with long flowing hair and a sweeping, finned tail curling into spirals, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Mermaid with swirling tail line drawing
Black line drawing of a spiral motif inside a rounded figure outline, with a larger spiral at the base and smaller spirals above, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Spiral motif line drawing design
Brown ink line drawing of a vertical interlaced knotwork design with two stylised beast heads at the top, suitable as a tattoo flash design.
Interlaced knotwork with two beast heads
Bold black tribal-style cat face design with swirling linework on a white background, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Tribal cat face design
Two versions of a three-armed Celtic knotwork triskele design, one in dark green and one in cream on dark brown, shown as flat drawings with no body placement.
Celtic triskele knotwork in two colourways
Botanical flash design of two white snowdrops on looping green leaves that form a figure-eight, shown on a plain white background.
Two snowdrops with looping green leaves
Black tribal design drawing on a white background, a symmetrical ornament with spirals, dots and bold curved shapes, shown as a stencil-style flash design.
Symmetrical tribal ornament design
Hand-drawn flash design of four stacked motifs in bold black linework with green, red and blue wash, including a swirling vine, a flame trail and a wave.
Four elemental motifs in black ink and wash
Black continuous-line drawing of an acoustic guitar with a spiral scroll on a plain off-white background, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Single-line guitar design
Black and grey drawing of a tribal tattoo design with spiral and curved bands filled with woven patterns, shown on a white background.
Polynesian-style tribal design with spirals
Two side-by-side drawings of an ornate lotus flower tattoo design with swirling filigree and dotted shading, shown on a sepia background.
Ornate lotus flower design in two versions
Black ink line drawing of a stylised treble clef with swirling curls at the base, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Stylised treble clef design
A hand sketches a bold black tribal-style design of a five-petal flower, vines and a spiral on white paper with a pencil.
Tribal flower and swirl design
Blackwork flash design of a spread-winged owl with Celtic knotwork chest, spiral wing tops and dotted feather rows, with no body placement shown.
Spread-winged owl with Celtic knotwork
Black line drawing of an eight-point compass rose inside a ring, surrounded by curling spiral and swirl linework, shown as a tattoo design with no body visible.
Compass rose within a circle of spirals
Black tribal tattoo design of a large spiral and flowing swirls with notched edges, shown as a stencil-style drawing with no body part visible.
Tribal spiral and swirl design
Black line drawing of a seated Egyptian-style cat with a collar and pendant, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Egyptian-style seated cat line drawing
Three black tribal-style sea turtle designs on a white background, one with a plumeria flower and lei border, one with a central leaf motif, and one with a sunburst pattern.
Three tribal sea turtle designs
Black and grey drawing of a Polynesian-style tattoo design of interlocking spirals and tribal bands, shown as a flash sketch with no placement on the body.
Polynesian-style spiral tattoo design
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design showing a dagger wrapped in Celtic knotwork with a bird-head pommel and crossguard, shaded in black and grey.
Celtic knotwork dagger with bird pommel design
Grey interlaced knotwork design with spiral scrolls running down a tall vertical strip, drawn as a line illustration on a white background with no body placement shown.
Interlaced knotwork strip design
Black outline drawing of a stylised dragon with scale patterning and spiral details, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Stylised dragon line drawing
Flash sheet of 36 black line drawings of sunbursts and stars on a cream background, under the heading 36 hand-drawn sunbursts and stars.
36 hand-drawn sunbursts and stars sheet
Black linework flash design of an ornate seahorse made of curling scrolls and circles, shown on a plain white background.
Ornate seahorse with swirls
Flash sheet of green Celtic knotwork designs, including a tree of life at the top and triquetra, triskele and endless knot motifs below.
Celtic knotwork flash sheet in greens
Black line drawing of an ornate seahorse with patterned fins, curled tail and dot details, shown as a tattoo design on white with no body part visible.
Ornate seahorse line drawing
Black ink drawing of a curling octopus tentacle with detailed suckers and textured shading, shown as a standalone tattoo design with no body placement.
Curling tentacle design with suckers
Black ink drawing of many small symbols on a white background, including suns, horses, eyes, crescent moons, spirals and zigzags, shown as a design sheet rather than on skin.
Sheet of ink symbols and pictograms
Black line drawing of a stacked tribal-style design with a star wheel, a nested diamond and a spiral, shown without any body placement.
Stacked star, diamond and spiral design
Black and white drawing of a Polynesian tribal sleeve design with a face motif at the top, surrounded by spirals, waves and geometric bands.
Polynesian tribal sleeve design