Swirl tattoo ideas

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

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Black line-art lotus with curled swirls and three small purple dots tattooed behind a person's ear, with metal piercings above it.
Lotus and swirl tattoo behind the ear
Red lily tattoo with black linework and swirling vine on the inner ankle and top of a foot, shaded in soft red tones.
Red lily with vine on an ankle
Black and grey pencil drawing of three roses and two leaves with scrolling swirls, a tattoo design sketch with no body placement shown.
Pencil sketch of roses with swirls
Black and grey forearm tattoo of flowers and bold tribal bands, with fine line work and shaded petals, running from the wrist towards the elbow.
Floral and tribal band on a forearm
Black dotwork tattoo of antlers, a diamond and a rose with crystals on the outer thigh, shaded in black and grey.
Antlers, diamond and rose on a thigh
Upper back tattoo of two shaded grey roses within black lace scrollwork, with teal and red butterflies, in a realism style.
Lace, roses and butterflies across upper back
Colour tattoo of a pink hibiscus flower with green leaves and black swirling vines on the upper arm and shoulder.
Hibiscus flower with swirls on a shoulder
Black silhouette of a tree with curling, swirling branches and three birds perched among them, shown as a design drawing rather than on skin.
Swirling tree silhouette with birds
Two black and grey photographs of a Polynesian-style tribal tattoo with a hibiscus flower and a turtle, shown on a back and shoulder.
Polynesian-style turtle and hibiscus tattoo on back
Black linework design of two roses and a pair of ornate scissors with a dotted trail, shown in a neo-traditional style on skin.
Two roses and scissors line design
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a fox above laurel branches, with flowing lines below, on a forearm.
Fox and laurel on a forearm
Collage of black lace tattoos on an upper arm, shoulder, upper back, collarbone, side body and lower leg, with grey roses and red and green butterflies in one panel.
Black lace tattoos on arms, back and legs
Black ornamental vine and swirl tattoo wrapping around the ankle and onto the top of the foot, with leaf shapes and a small animal silhouette in a circle.
Black vine and swirl tattoo on an ankle
Botanical fine line tattoo of lilies and curling vines in red ink across the top of a bare foot, resting on a blue towel.
Lily and vine tattoo across the top of a foot
Black line drawing of a Japanese shishi lion with peonies and swirling waves, styled as a tattoo design on paper, with no body placement shown.
Japanese shishi lion with peonies and waves
Black ink botanical tattoo on a lower leg showing a swirling tree with a meditating figure, a small hummingbird and the word Namaste in script.
Meditating figure in a swirling tree with Namaste
Black ink crescent moon tattoo on the inner forearm, with ornate linework, a dotwork centre and a lotus-style detail.
Crescent moon with dotwork on forearm
Black swirling tree tattoo with two small red hearts in the canopy, a green grass base and circular lettering reading Live the life you love, Love the life you live, on a limb.
Swirling tree with hearts and quote
Black and grey dotwork lotus tattoo with a central Om symbol and swirling linework on a person's upper back.
Lotus with Om symbol on upper back
Small fine line lotus flower tattoo with a curled stem on the side of a finger, in black ink, on a hand resting on a car dashboard.
Small lotus tattoo on a finger
Black and grey flash design of a Polynesian-style turtle with shaded flowers, leaves and curling wave lines, drawn as a tattoo design.
Polynesian-style turtle with flowers and waves
Black and grey ornamental mandala and floral tattoo with dotwork shading on a woman's forearm, shown beside her torso.
Ornamental mandala forearm tattoo
Colour botanical tattoo of a blue lily with black swirling vines on pale skin.
Blue lily with swirling vines
Black line drawing of a curling vine with five-petalled flowers and leaves on a white background, a botanical tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Black flower vine with swirls
Colour traditional-style tattoo of two daisies, a pink ribbon and green leaves with blue swirls, on the shoulder.
Daisies and pink ribbon on a shoulder
Blue shaded lily tattoo with black swirls and small stars on the side of a torso, above a dark waistband.
Blue lily with stars and swirls on the torso
Painted tattoo design of two red roses and two grey lilies with dark leaves and black swirling stems on a cream background, with no body placement shown.
Red roses and grey lilies with swirling vines
Colour tattoo of three pink hibiscus flowers with green leaves and black swirling linework on the outer thigh.
Pink hibiscus flowers with swirls on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of paisley swirls and flowers across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Paisley and floral design across a upper back
Black ink paisley and floral tattoo across the upper back and shoulder blade, with a henna-inspired linework style.
Paisley and flower back tattoo
Two colour tattoos on arms, one with a teal rose and one with a pink lily, each paired with a black swirl motif on the forearm and inner wrist.
Rose and lily tattoos on two arms
Black and grey botanical tattoo of hibiscus, orchids and swirling stems covering the middle of a person's back.
Floral bouquet across a back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a humpback whale filled with floral mandala patterns, on the side of the torso.
Whale with floral pattern on the side
Black and grey tattoo on a back shoulder area showing a solid black cat sitting on a crescent moon filled with Celtic knotwork, with swirling vines, leaves and flower buds.
Black cat on a Celtic moon with vines
Black dotwork pear tattoo with a bold outline and swirling dot patterns inside, on the inner forearm.
Dotwork pear on a forearm
Back tattoo in black and grey shading, showing a large skull surrounded by outlined roses and swirling clouds, in a Japanese-influenced style, across the upper and mid back.
Back piece with skull and roses in black and grey
Black script reading 'If love could have saved you, you would have lived forever', framed by two calla lilies with soft colour and flourishes, tattooed on the upper back.
Calla lilies and script quote on upper back
Shaded red rose with green leaves and black swirling vine linework on the lower abdomen, beside a navel piercing.
Red rose with black vines on the abdomen
Realistic purple and peach lily tattoo with grey shading, black swirls and stars across a person's upper back, shown from behind.
Purple lily and stars on upper back
Green shamrock and black vine tattoo with curling swirls running down the side of the ribs.
Shamrock vine with swirls on the ribs
Black and grey floral swirl tattoo with script lettering on a person's hip and side ribs, with a star on the upper thigh.
Floral swirls and script on hip and ribs
Colour botanical tattoo of pink plumeria flowers, black swirling vines and a black tribal motif with green leaves, on the top of a foot.
Plumeria and swirl vine foot tattoo
Black and grey botanical tattoo of three lilies with swirling vines running down the side of a ribcage.
Lily and vine tattoo on the ribs
Colour tattoo of orange tiger lilies with black scrolling vines across the upper arm and shoulder.
Orange tiger lilies with vines on upper arm
Upper arm tattoo of botanical scrollwork with grey flowers and vines over pink-toned swirls, shown against a dark background.
Floral scrollwork sleeve on upper arm
Black ink step-by-step drawing of a flower with swirling petal and scroll details, built up in stages across two columns, shown as a flash design rather than on skin.
Step by step floral swirl design drawing
Black and grey linework tattoo of a curled creature with long ears, surrounded by swirling foliage and mushrooms, on a limb.
Creature curled among swirling foliage and mushrooms
Mirror-symmetric flash design of a central purple and white daisy with orange flowers, grey leaves and brown swirling ornament on a parchment background.
Symmetrical daisy and floral ornament design