Swirl tattoo ideas

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

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Teal rose tattoo with black swirling linework shaped like a treble clef, in a botanical fine line style on skin.
Teal rose with treble clef swirl
Flash sheet of black silhouette tattoo designs in a botanical style, showing flower sprays, swirling vines, butterflies and birds on a white background.
Black silhouette floral and bird flash sheet
Black-grey vine swirls with a pink flower and small dots running from the ankle across the top of a foot, in a botanical style.
Vine swirls and pink flower on ankle and foot
Realistic red lily tattoo with black and brown scrollwork and leaves across a person's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Red lilies and scrollwork across a upper back
Colour tattoo of a stylised blue and pink phoenix among cherry blossoms on the forearm, in a botanical neo-traditional style.
Phoenix and cherry blossom on a forearm
Black and grey realism roses with curling ornamental vines running down the side of a woman's back and ribs.
Rose and swirl vine tattoo down the back
Pencil drawing of a botanical vine with leaves, swirls and a central flower, drawn as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Floral vine corner design
Line drawing of a lotus flower with black outlines and tan shading, above swirl motifs and a dotted line with a circle and a star, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Lotus flower with dotted line ornament
Colour tattoo on a shoulder and upper arm showing a sunset sky, bare black-lined trees, red poppies and small birds in flight.
Sunset tree and poppies on shoulder
Black line drawing of a botanical tattoo design with three flowers linked by a curling vine and spiral tendrils, shown on a plain white background.
Three flowers on a swirling vine design
Black line drawing of a floral vine design with five-petal flowers, swirls, leaves and dots on a white background, shown as a botanical tattoo design without a body placement.
Black line floral vine design
Colourful paisley and floral tattoo running from the upper arm down the forearm, with orange, purple and green flowers and flowing swirls in a botanical, neo-traditional style.
Paisley floral sleeve on an arm
Black and white Art Nouveau flash sheet with roses, women's faces, peacocks, trees, scrolling borders and leaf motifs, shown as separate designs.
Art Nouveau flash sheet in black
Full-colour realism tattoo of pink lilies and butterflies with swirling stems running down the centre of a person's back.
Lilies and butterflies across a back
Black line drawing tattoo design of a ball of yarn with two knitting needles, roses, leaves and a pair of scissors, in a botanical style.
Yarn, knitting needles and roses design
Close-up of a botanical tattoo on the inner forearm and wrist, showing three red five-petal blossoms, a red bud and black stems with curling swirls.
Red blossoms and swirl stems on a wrist
Black ornamental mandala tattoo with floral swirls covering the forearm, shown with a hand resting on a hip and a black Adidas top.
Ornamental mandala tattoo on a forearm
Black botanical scrollwork tattoo with swirls and small floral motifs running down the side of the torso above the hip, above blue jeans.
Black floral scrollwork on a side torso
Flash sheet of six stacked colour designs with swirling flourishes, including butterflies, apples with leaves, a cloud with lightning bolt and a pink star.
Six colourful swirl and motif flash designs
Black and white flash design of a guitar with a treble clef, musical notes, swirling vines and flower motifs, shown with no body placement.
Guitar with florals and a treble clef
Black ink tattoo on the outer thigh of a lace-patterned design with a central lotus flower, swirling scrolls and hanging chain-like drops, in blackwork style.
Lace-style lotus and chain thigh piece
Black abstract silhouette of a parent and child with green swirls and a pink lotus tattooed on a forearm.
Abstract parent and child with lotus on an arm
Black and grey realistic roses with swirling vine linework running down the side of a back, placed on the ribs and back.
Black and grey roses with swirls down the back
Black line drawing of two open roses, a rosebud and leaves on a curling vine, shown as a botanical flash design with no body placement.
Two roses and a rosebud on a vine with swirls
Colour neo-traditional full sleeve of flowers and swirls running from the shoulder to the wrist of an arm.
Full sleeve of colourful flowers on an arm
Black and grey forearm tattoo of a tall grid-panelled device with small icons, a blue top bar, and dotwork florals and a swirling line, sitting on the inner forearm.
Grid device and floral filigree on a forearm
Black ink drawing of an ornate feather filled with paisley swirls, dotted florals and zentangle-style patterns, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Ornamental feather drawing in black ink
Tattoo flash design of three blue flowers among black mandala and paisley linework, with feather-like strokes, intended for a body placement not shown.
Blue flowers with black mandala linework design
Black linework tattoo design of a winged fairy beside a crescent moon, with flowers, stars, swirling ribbons and jellyfish, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Fairy with moon, jellyfish and flowing swirls
Black ink flash sheet of paisley swirls, lotus-like flowers and leaves with dotwork and fine line detail, drawn on a white background.
Paisley and floral flash sheet in black ink
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
Colour botanical tattoo of pink lilies with grey shading and swirling scrolls, running down the side of the ribs.
Pink lilies and swirls on the ribs
Shaded grey horseshoes with blue flowers, green leaves and black vines tattooed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Horseshoes and blue flowers on a shoulder blade
Black line drawing of several roses and curling vines in a tall, symmetrical tattoo flash design.
Stacked roses with swirling vines
Black swirling vine tattoo running down the centre of a person's back along the spine, in a botanical style.
Swirling vine tattoo down the spine
Colour tattoo of an orange poppy with black linework, diamond-shaped spikes and a curled swirl on the back of a calf.
Poppy with geometric spikes on a calf
Black line drawing of a tattoo flash design with two butterflies, lily flowers, swirling stems and dots, suited to a sleeve or back piece.
Butterflies and lilies flash design
Black ink line drawing of windblown leaves, curling swirls and flowing lines, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Windblown leaves and swirls design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a dreamcatcher with feathers, beads and flowers across a person's upper back.
Dreamcatcher with flowers on upper back
Colour tattoo of red roses, green leaves and a small fairy with swirling vines along a person's side from the ribs to the hip.
Floral swirls and fairy on the side ribs
Colour daisy flowers linked by black swirling vines run down the back of a woman, a botanical tattoo on the back.
Daisy vine down the back
Pencil drawing of a shaded rose tattoo design with a swirling vine, hanging drops and a small rose with a yin yang symbol at the base.
Shaded rose with swirling vine and yin yang
Three illustrated arrow designs in a botanical and tribal style, decorated with leaves, feathers and swirls, shown on a white background as tattoo flash.
Three illustrated arrow tattoo designs
Black and grey tattoo of a tree curling into a circle with trailing vines and three birds in flight, on a person's upper back.
Tree and birds on upper back
Realistic black and grey roses with swirling vine linework running down the side of a person's back and ribs.
Black and grey roses and swirls down the side and back
Colour tattoo of falling autumn leaves and swirling script reading I am a leaf on the wind watch how I soar, on the outer thigh, with a green vine tattoo above it.
Autumn leaves and script quote on a thigh
Black line drawing of a botanical tattoo design with five-petal flowers, leaves and a curling vine on a white background, shown without a body placement.
Floral vine line drawing
Black and grey realism tattoo of lilies, scrolling vines and a skull running down the back, with the upper back and shoulder visible.
Lilies, swirls and skull on a back piece