Swirl tattoo ideas

3,253 photos and flash · 24% Botanical, 17% Fine line · Forearm most common

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Colour neo-traditional tattoo of pink lilies, a blue-shaded lotus and green swirls across the hip and thigh.
Pink lilies and lotus on a hip and thigh
Black fine line and dotwork tattoo of a botanical sprig with leaves and bell-shaped flowers curling into a spiral, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Botanical spiral sprig across the upper back
Black line drawing of a stiletto high heel built from ornate flowers, leaves and swirling paisley motifs on a white background.
Floral high-heel shoe line drawing
Dark botanical design of flowers, leaves and vines across the back of a hand and along one finger.
Floral henna-style design on the back of a hand
Hand-drawn flash design of a pink-shaded rose with leaves and dotwork mandala petals, held up over a person's chest.
Rose and mandala tattoo design sketch
Colour tattoo of two pink carnations with a blue and purple swirling stem on a forearm, outlined in black with soft shading.
Pink carnations with blue and purple swirl on forearm
Colour tattoo of blue scrolls, green leaves and a red peony on the forearm, in a neo-traditional style.
Blue scrolls and red peony on a forearm
Black line drawing of a five-petalled flower filled with swirls, dots and hatching, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Five-petal flower tattoo design
Black and grey shaded lily flowers with swirling leaves tattooed along the side ribs.
Lily flowers on the ribs
Black and grey realism roses entwined with swirling scrollwork running down the side of the torso, from the ribs towards the hip.
Black and grey roses with scrollwork on the side
Black and grey script reading Triumph across a woman's chest, with shaded roses and flourishes on either side and a tattoo on her shoulder.
Triumph script with roses on chest
Two black line-art floral swirl designs with leaves and curling scrolls on a white background, drawn as tattoo flash.
Two floral swirl designs in black line
Botanical tattoo of a purple thistle with black outlined swirling stems and leaves on the top of a foot.
Thistle and swirling stems on the top of a foot
Black ink flash design of a Boba Fett style helmet framed by roses, leaves and swirls, drawn on white paper beside a marker.
Boba Fett helmet flash with flowers
Solid black silhouette design of a butterfly with swirling vine stems, leaves and dots on a white background, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Butterfly and leaf vine design
Close-up of a dark brown henna-style design of an outlined heart, a five-petal flower and curling swirls with dots on pinkish skin, with the body part not visible.
Henna heart and flower on skin
Black and grey phoenix tattoo with cherry blossom flowers and eye-patterned feathers across a person's upper back.
Phoenix and blossom on a upper back
Colour tattoo of a lotus flower with a central Om symbol and swirling linework, placed on the back of a neck.
Lotus with Om symbol on the neck
Black and grey drawing of an ornate four-leaf clover with filigree swirls and small clover motifs, shown on white paper.
Ornate four-leaf clover design
Close-up of a fine line lettering tattoo on the side of the ribs reading Listen with your heart, framed by red swirls and small blue and green leaves.
Listen with your heart quote on ribs
Flash sheet of lily and blossom tattoo designs with scroll swirls, some in pink, orange and purple and others in grey pencil and ink, with no body placement shown.
Lily and blossom flash sheet with swirls
Fine line tattoo design of a daisy with pink-tinged petals, a yellow centre, green leaves and swirling black vines on white paper.
Daisy and vine tattoo design
Close view of a gold botanical vine tattoo with curling tendrils and leaves across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Gold vine tattoo on upper back
Pencil and ink flash sheet showing fine line tattoo designs including a lotus, spirals, a heart and a diamond, with a pen and pencil lying across the page.
Flash sheet of fine line lotus and spiral designs
Black and grey botanical tattoo of lilies, pansies and scrolling swirls across a woman's upper back, shoulder and upper arm.
Floral swirl tattoo across shoulder and back
Pencil drawing of a lotus flower with flames or smoke curling above it, surrounded by scrolls and smaller lotus blooms, shown as a tattoo design on a cardboard background.
Lotus flower with smoke swirls design
Colour tattoo on a person's upper back showing a black linework heart with a swirling tail, with blue, pink, red and orange roses and green leaves.
Heart and roses on upper back
Black and white beach photo of a woman with a fine line tree tattoo on her upper back, a golden retriever beside her and a camera in view.
Tree tattoo on upper back at the beach
Black and grey drawing of two hibiscus flowers, a plumeria and leaves with swirling scrollwork, a tattoo design with no placement shown.
Hibiscus and plumeria with swirls
Black ink tattoo on an upper arm showing a dark animal silhouette inside an oval with mushrooms, leaves and swirling linework.
Animal, mushrooms and leaves on an upper arm
Black line drawing of five vertical vine designs with swirls, dots, circles, daisy-like flowers and spirals, shown as flash for a fine line tattoo.
Five vertical vine and swirl line designs
Black and grey butterfly tattoo with swirling vines and small leaves across the top of a foot, with soft shading on the wings.
Butterfly and vine tattoo on a foot
Black and grey Botanical lily tattoo with one teal flower and curling tendril lines on the side of a torso, above a studded waistband.
Lily tattoo on the side of the torso
Black and grey tattoo of realistic roses and a swirling vine running down the side of the ribs.
Roses and swirling vine on the ribs
Black and grey shaded lotus flower tattoo with an om symbol above it, on a person's stomach beside the navel.
Lotus flower with om symbol on the stomach
Black and grey tattoo of a swirling vine with flowers and hearts across the top of a foot, beside red painted toenails.
Vine and flower foot tattoo
Line drawing of a tattoo design showing two red butterflies with black swirling vines and small flowers on a white background.
Two butterflies with swirls and flowers design
Pencil sketch of an ornate heart formed from curling scrollwork and leaves, a design suitable as a black and grey tattoo flash.
Swirled heart with leaves and vines
Black and grey shaded lily tattoo with curling stem details on the lower abdomen, beside a navel piercing.
Shaded lily on the lower abdomen
Small blue botanical flower tattoo with swirls and dots on the inner wrist and forearm, with a hand resting against an arm.
Blue flower tattoo on a wrist
Colourful feather tattoo with leaves and swirls on the lower abdomen, above low-rise denim jeans.
Colourful feather tattoo on the lower stomach
Black fine line vine with curling swirls and a small flower tattooed on the top of a foot, running towards the toes.
Swirling vine tattoo on top of foot
Black line drawing of a flower cluster with paisley swirls and vine tendrils, a flash design suited to a tattoo in fine line or Neo-trad style.
Black line flower and paisley design
Black and red tattoo of a tree with three owls and flowers across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Owl tree on upper back
Pen sketch flash design of two roses, a small cottage and scattered diamonds drawn in purple ink on a sketchbook page, with no body placement shown.
Rose, cottage and diamond sketch design
Black ink ornamental butterfly tattoo with swirling filigree wings, leaves and dots, placed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Ornamental butterfly on the inner forearm
Back tattoo of orange flowers with dark swirling scrollwork across the shoulder blade, shown on a woman wearing a red and black striped top.
Orange flowers and scrollwork on a shoulder blade
Fine line botanical design drawing of a four-petal flower with two leaves and curling tendrils on a black background.
Four-petal flower with swirling vine design