Spiral tattoo ideas

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

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Black ink blackwork tribal sleeve of spirals and triangles covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Tribal arm sleeve with spirals
Black ink full sleeve tattoo with bold geometric and tribal-style patterns covering a forearm, upper arm and hand, shown on a standing person in a grey t-shirt.
Black geometric sleeve tattoo on arm and hand
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 tribal tattoo covering a lower leg, with a central spiral motif, bold geometric shapes and a band around the ankle, shown in blackwork style on the calf.
Black tribal calf tattoo with spiral centrepiece
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
Bold black tribal tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder, with spirals, triangles and a hexagon pattern.
Black tribal sleeve on upper arm and shoulder
Black tribal butterfly tattoo with swirling patterns and small blue dots, on the top of a foot, in blackwork style.
Tribal butterfly on the foot
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 tribal band tattoo with two flower motifs running from the thigh over the calf to the ankle, shown on a bare leg.
Tribal band with flowers down a leg
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
Full arm sleeve in black geometric blackwork on a man's arm and shoulder, with a sun-like mandala on the shoulder and spiral patterns down to the wrist.
Geometric black sleeve on arm and shoulder
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
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
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 and grey tribal blackwork sleeve tattoo covering the shoulder, upper arm and forearm, with a geometric mandala on the shoulder and a chest piece.
Tribal blackwork sleeve on a man's arm
Black tribal swirl full sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm, with spiral and scroll patterns.
Tribal swirl full sleeve on an arm
Black tribal sleeve tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm, with spirals, triangles and bold curved bands.
Tribal blackwork sleeve on shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey Polynesian style tribal sleeve covering a man's upper arm and shoulder, with bold black bands and shaded geometric panels.
Polynesian style full arm sleeve
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
Small solid black penguin tattoo with a spiral inside its body, shown in black and white on the inner wrist.
Small penguin tattoo on the inner wrist
Black and grey photograph of a full tribal-style sleeve in bold swirling linework covering a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Tribal-style sleeve on upper arm and shoulder