Swirl tattoo ideas

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

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Botanical tattoo of a shaded purple flower with black swirling vines and dots, running from the ankle down across the top of the foot.
Purple flower and swirling vines on an ankle
Black ink tribal-style tattoo with hibiscus and plumeria flowers covering a woman's ribs and flank, with a smaller floral piece on her upper back.
Black ink Polynesian-style side piece with flowers
Purple butterfly and lily tattoo with black swirling vine lines across the top of a foot, starting near the ankle.
Butterfly and lily on a foot
Pencil-shaded lotus with a long stem, beside two black ink lotus designs with swirling lines, drawn on pale paper.
Lotus flower designs on paper
Pink flower tattoo with black swirling linework across a person's shoulder and upper arm, shown in a close photograph.
Pink flowers and swirls on a shoulder
Black and white pencil sketch of a lotus flower with a swirl in the bud and a fine flourish above, drawn as a tattoo design.
Lotus flower pencil sketch design
Realistic coloured tattoo of two pink lilies, a blue butterfly and black and green swirling vines on the upper back.
Pink lilies and blue butterfly on the back
Black and grey dotwork sleeve tattoo of mandalas, flowers and paisley scrollwork covering the shoulder and upper arm on both arms.
Ornamental mandala sleeve on both arms
Black ink botanical line drawing of a leaf-shaped spray of roses, swirls and hatched foliage on a stem, in a fine line style, with no body placement shown.
Floral leaf line drawing
Colour tattoo of a blue butterfly with black swirling vines, green leaves and red berries on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Blue butterfly and vines on upper back
Colour tattoo of an orange lily with black swirling stems and black RIP script lettering on the top of a foot, with a second swirl tattoo partly visible at the top of the frame.
Orange lily and RIP script on a foot
Black botanical tattoo of a lotus flower with swirling linework on the side of the ribs, shown on a person lying in a maroon bikini.
Floral tattoo on the ribs
Two photos of a dark ink botanical flower tattoo with layered petals and a swirled centre on the upper back, just below the nape of the neck.
Flower tattoo on upper back
Colour tattoo of a lotus flower in orange, pink and purple with black swirling linework on the thigh.
Colour lotus flower with swirls on a thigh
Black linework tattoo of a flower with curling vines and dots on the side of the hip, in a botanical style.
Flower and swirls on the hip
Small black fine line tattoo of a curling vine and a five-petalled flower on the wrist of a clenched hand.
Vine and flower on a wrist
Black line drawing flash sheet of botanical tattoo motifs, including flowers, leaves, fern fronds, swirls and dotted vines, on a white background.
Botanical flash sheet of leaves, flowers and vines
Woman wearing gold and silver metallic botanical temporary tattoos on her chest, wrist and upper arm, with a vine of leaves and paisley-style patterns.
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos
Coloured flash drawing of a yellow sunflower with green leaves and curling scroll lines on a white background, a botanical tattoo design.
Sunflower with swirls and leaves
Pink and purple lotus flower design with an Om symbol above it, drawn in black linework with coloured pencil shading on cream paper.
Lotus flower with Om symbol design
Small botanical tattoo of three shaded blue flowers with yellow centres and thin black vine swirls on the side of an ankle.
Blue flowers and vine swirls on an ankle
Small black fine line tattoo of a swirling tree with the word Life beneath it, on the inner wrist.
Swirling tree and Life on a wrist
Colour feather and floral tattoo with swirling linework across a woman's abdomen and ribs, with teal, blue and pink shading.
Feather and floral tattoo across abdomen and ribs
Black and grey flash sheet of decorative alphabet letters A to Z, each with floral swirls, and some with small butterflies, in a lettering style.
Decorative alphabet letters A to Z with swirls
A sheet of nine black and white flower and mandala-style flash designs arranged in a grid, with no body placement shown.
Nine black floral flash designs
Shaded butterflies in purple, blue and green with black swirling vines and leaves across a person's upper back.
Three butterflies and vines on upper back
Black ink drawing of an ornate lotus mandala with hanging beaded chains, held up beside a small swirl-knot tattoo on a finger.
Lotus mandala tattoo design drawing
Graphite sketch of two lilies, a butterfly and swirling lines with the word Love in script, drawn as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Lilies, butterfly and Love script design
Black and grey realism tattoo across a person's upper back showing lilies, a hummingbird, a skull and scrollwork.
Lilies, hummingbird and skull on a back
Black and grey Japanese style drawing of a peony, cherry blossoms and a swirling wave, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Peony and cherry blossom wave design
Grey and purple ivy leaves and roses tattoo running down a person's back, in a botanical neo-traditional style.
Ivy leaves and roses down the back
Black line drawing of an ornate capital letter with a swirled base, a five-petalled flower, small buds and leaves on vines, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Ornate capital letter with flowers and leaves
Shaded pink rose with dark leaves beside a black swirling filigree butterfly tattoo on a person's upper back.
Pink rose and filigree butterfly on a back
Solid black tree of life tattoo with swirling branches and roots enclosed in a circle on pale skin.
Tree of life in a circle
Black ink drawing of a tree of life with patterned leaves, curling swirls and a dotted circular border, shown on white paper beside two fine liner pens.
Tree of life design with patterned leaves
Black line drawing of Celtic knotwork shamrocks on curling vines, with a single shamrock and a vertical shamrock border, shown as tattoo flash design.
Celtic knot shamrocks on vines
Ornate botanical lily tattoo design drawn on white, with dense black and grey patterned petals, orange stamens and a green leaf curling to the left.
Ornate lily with green leaf and swirls
Close-up of a colour tattoo of three pink flowers with green swirling vines across the lower abdomen, above the hips, below a navel piercing.
Pink flowers and vines on the lower abdomen
Shirtless man lying in bed with his face hidden by his hands, showing a black and grey bird and ornamental tattoo on his forearm and a dark tree line tattoo on his upper arm.
Bird and forest tattoos on arms
Tattoo design of a realistic eye with a rainbow iris, surrounded by black ornamental vines, leaves and swirls on a white background.
Realistic eye with botanical swirls
Black and grey botanical tattoo of roses and swirling vines with Chinese characters above, across a woman's back, seen from behind.
Rose and vine tattoo on a woman's back
Black ink tattoo of the word Ohana in script with a hibiscus flower and swirling linework on a forearm, set against a mandala patterned background.
Ohana script and hibiscus on a forearm
Small black outlined lotus tattoo with a dotted base on the middle finger of a hand, in fine line botanical style, with turquoise rings on nearby fingers.
Small lotus tattoo on a middle finger
Black and grey realism tattoo of a shaded rose with two butterflies and ink swirls on an upper arm.
Shaded rose and butterflies on an upper arm
Black ink drawing of an ornate elephant head in dotwork and mandala patterns, with a shaded rose in place of the ear, on white paper.
Ornate elephant with rose design
Pencil drawing of hibiscus and plumeria flowers with blue-tinted shading and dark swirls, a botanical tattoo design shown without any body placement.
Hibiscus and plumeria flower design with swirls
Colour tattoo of two red lilies with green leaves and black swirling vine linework on the side of the ribs.
Red lilies and swirling vine on the ribs
Black and grey floral sleeve tattoo on a forearm, with a wing, a swirling shape, large letters and a triangular geometric motif, worn beside a metal wristwatch.
Floral sleeve with wing on a forearm