Spiral tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey full sleeve tattoo of shaded roses, leaves and mandala ornament covering the upper arm and forearm of a smiling woman in a grey vest top.
Rose and mandala full sleeve
Realistic coloured tattoo of three butterflies, two red and one blue, trailing a shaded black swirling ribbon down the side of the ribs.
Three butterflies with swirling ribbon on ribs
Realism style black and grey tattoo across a woman's upper back showing a spiralling clock face with music notes, a treble clef and a guitar.
Spiral clock and music notes on a upper back
Colour realism tattoo of a blue TARDIS police box surrounded by a galaxy with orange spirals and stars, across the upper arm and shoulder.
TARDIS and galaxy on upper arm
Realistic grey and red forearm tattoo showing a gas mask, a skull and a red spiral, shown on a person's forearm against a dark background.
Gas mask and skull sleeve on a forearm
Black and grey lion head tattoo with a swirling, lined mane, shaded face and fine linework, on the outer thigh.
Lion head with swirling mane on thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a snarling wolf head and a hummingbird among leaves, with swirling shapes, on an upper arm.
Snarling wolf and hummingbird on an upper arm
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a large red-tinged moon, bats, bare trees and a grinning pumpkin-style figure.
Full sleeve with moon and night scene
Colour realism tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals and brass gears, with a spiral galaxy inside the dial, on an upper arm.
Pocket watch and galaxy on an upper arm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a Dalek with curling vines and leaves on the side of the torso.
Dalek with vines in black and grey
Black and grey dotwork and realism tattoo of an owl, jellyfish and spiral forms with dotted geometric lines across a person's back and upper arm.
Owl and sea creatures across back and arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a spiral clock face with musical notes and a dragonfly on a woman's upper back.
Spiral clock and music notes on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of an eye with branch-like lashes, small birds and a curled hook shape, placed on the upper back.
Eye with birds and drips on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a nautilus shell spiral surrounded by stippled stardust on a forearm.
Nautilus shell and stardust on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch with a spiral clock face, leaves and beads, on the upper arm.
Pocket watch with spiral dial on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a detailed eye above a clock face with Roman numerals that spiral inward.
Eye and spiral clock on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open pocket watch with a spiral clock face, leaves and a bead chain, on the upper arm.
Pocket watch with spiral clock face
Man seen from behind with a black and grey full back tattoo of two shaded ram horns over tribal bands across the shoulders, upper arms and lower back.
Full back tattoo with ram horns and tribal bands
Two photographs: a colour spiral galaxy tattoo on the back of a hand in blue and orange, and a black and grey dotwork galaxy with a pink core on a shoulder.
Spiral galaxy tattoos on a hand and a shoulder
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a crumpled banknote with a portrait and curling paper edges, shown on an arm or leg.
Crumpled banknote tattoo on a limb
Realism style Halloween sleeve tattoo on the upper arm and shoulder, showing a skull-faced character, carved jack-o-lanterns, a bare tree and snowflakes in mostly grey shading with coloured pumpkins.
Halloween sleeve with skull character and pumpkins