Spiral tattoo ideas

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

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Black and white photo of a full arm sleeve tattoo in blackwork and dotwork, with spirals and triangular geometric bands running from the shoulder to the forearm.
Full arm tribal sleeve in blackwork
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a nautilus shell spiral surrounded by a swirl of dots, on the forearm.
Nautilus shell spiral on a forearm
Two crossed forearms covered in black blackwork tattoos of lattices, diamonds, dots and spirals, with stylised motifs on the upper arm, against a dark background.
Blackwork geometric sleeve on crossed arms
Black and grey tattoo of a spiral galaxy with small stars inside a solid triangle, on a forearm.
Galaxy inside a triangle on a forearm
Black dotwork mandala and flowing spiral linework tattooed down a bare lower back, with dotted lines continuing onto both forearms and upper arms.
Dotwork mandala and spiral down the lower back
Neo-traditional forearm tattoo of a hairless cat head above a red spiral sun and a beetle, with red, grey and black ink.
Cat and beetle neo-traditional forearm tattoo
Back view of a large black and grey dotwork tattoo with a central spiral in a diamond frame, extending across the shoulders and down both upper arms and forearms.
Full back dotwork spiral with geometric sleeves
Black and grey dotwork and fine line tattoo of geometric symbols and crosses running along a forearm, photographed on a dark leather surface.
Geometric symbols on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm showing a silhouetted man standing atop a spiral of stacked books beneath a stippled galaxy.
Silhouetted figure on stacked books under a starry sky
Blue and black tattoo of Hokusai's Great Wave inside a golden ratio spiral grid, on the inner forearm.
Great Wave with golden ratio grid on forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a skeletal chameleon curling around a branch with leaves and a dotted spiral, on the forearm, in an engraving style.
Skeletal chameleon with leaves on a forearm
Black dotwork forearm tattoo with a large spiral circle at the elbow side and bands of shading fading from dark to light towards the wrist, in black and grey.
Dotwork circle and gradient bands on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a lotus flower with a spiral unalome line above and an infinity loop below, placed on a forearm.
Lotus and unalome on a forearm
Black linework tattoo covering a forearm in lattice, dot and bands patterns, with geometric and dotwork styling, photographed in black and grey.
Geometric lattice sleeve on a forearm
Black blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a skull with spiral eyes inside a triangle, with stylised lettering above, on the inside of a forearm.
Skull in triangle on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a nautilus shell spiral surrounded by stippled stardust on a forearm.
Nautilus shell and stardust on a forearm
Colourful dotwork tattoo of concentric circles and dot rings across a forearm and the back of a hand, with dark outlined circle clusters near the wrist.
Rainbow dotwork circles on forearm and hand
Black fine line lotus flower with a dotted arc and a vertical unalome-style line tattooed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Lotus and unalome on the inner wrist
Black and grey tattoo of a spiral galaxy with small stars inside a solid black triangle, on the inner forearm.
Spiral galaxy in a triangle on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm, showing a large circle and bands of stippled shading that darken towards the wrist.
Dotwork circle and gradient bands on forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm and wrist, with concentric circles and graduated bands that fade from solid black to fine stippling.
Dotwork circles and bands on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a lotus flower with a dotted halo and an unalome line running down the forearm.
Lotus and unalome on a forearm
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
Dotwork tattoo of stars and dotted spirals running up a forearm, set against a red patterned fabric.
Stars and dotted spirals on a forearm