Swirl tattoo ideas

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

What will it cost? Try the tattoo cost calculator
Black and grey realistic rose and botanical vine tattoo running from the thigh down the outer leg towards the ankle.
Black rose and vine leg tattoo
Colour tattoo of red flowers with black and teal scrollwork across the top of a foot, with dark painted toenails.
Red flowers and scrollwork on a foot
Black and grey realistic lily tattoo with inky tendrils on the side of a torso, above the waistband of jeans.
Lily tattoo on the side torso
Realistic drawing of a green and blue hummingbird with trailing wisps of colour, above a black and grey bird in a swirling dark form, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Hummingbird with ink smoke and a black bird
Realistic colour tattoo of a cherry topped cupcake with swirled dark background and shaded flourishes on a calf.
Cherry cupcake on a calf
Black and grey realism roses with thorned stems and swirling shading across the middle and upper back.
Black and grey roses with thorny vines on a back
Black and grey compass rose tattoo surrounded by lily flowers and leaves, shaded in a realistic botanical style on a section of torso skin.
Compass rose with lilies on skin
Realism tattoo of two red roses and an open pocket watch with Roman numerals, surrounded by grey swirling shading, on the side of a hip.
Red roses and pocket watch on a hip
Realistic red poppy tattoo with grey swirl linework across a woman's shoulder and upper arm.
Red poppies across a shoulder and upper arm
A full sleeve tattoo of feathered wings in grey and beige with red shading, running from the upper arm down to the wrist on a man wearing a white vest.
Feathered wing full sleeve tattoo on an arm
Shaded blue rose with black vine swirls and a dangling beaded rosary ending in a cross, tattooed on the ankle.
Blue rose and rosary on an ankle
Realistic owl face tattoo with orange eyes and grey feather shading, set among swirling tribal-style lines on the upper arm.
Owl face tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey Japanese style full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing armour plates, a scale pattern and swirling shapes.
Japanese armour sleeve on an arm
Colour realism tattoo of Van Gogh's Starry Night, with swirling blue and green sky, yellow stars and a dark cypress tree, on a shoulder and upper back.
Starry Night reproduction across shoulder and back
Black and grey realistic portrait tattoo of a man's face with a moustache and ornate swirls on a forearm, with a hand resting beside a beige quilted handbag and black heels.
Grey portrait tattoo on a forearm beside a handbag
Black and grey realism tattoo of a seated fairy with lavender-tinted wings among swirling foliage, on the upper back by the shoulder blade.
Fairy and foliage scrollwork on a shoulder blade
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
Pencil drawing of two feathers curling around a rose and vine swirls, a botanical tattoo design shown on plain white paper with no body placement.
Feathers and a rose tattoo design
Black and grey realistic wing tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder blade, photographed with the arm raised and the back turned to the camera.
Black and grey wing across upper arm and back
Large realistic grey back tattoo across the upper back, showing bats, a full moon, a gothic castle and a skeletal face, with small red roses.
Gothic full back piece with bats and castle
Shaded sunflowers and a fairy with pink wings on a person's upper back, with black and grey shading and touches of pink and green.
Sunflowers and fairy across upper back
Realistic grey lion head with a yellow crown and splashes of red, drawn as a tattoo design on a plain grey background with no body part shown.
Lion wearing a crown
Black and grey realism tattoo of an ornate pocket watch with a shaded dial and swirling smoke on the forearm.
Pocket watch on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a red lily with black and grey swirling clouds on the side of the ribs, shaded in a Japanese-influenced realistic style.
Red lily with grey clouds on ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lily with dark swirling shading on the upper arm and shoulder.
Black and grey lily on upper arm
Realism tattoo of a face's eyes, one blue and one amber, framed by black swirling ornamental linework on the upper arm.
Realistic eyes within swirling linework on arm
Black and grey realistic sunflower tattoo with curling swirls and leaves on the lower back.
Sunflower with swirls on the lower back
Black and grey realism rose tattoos with swirling vines running down a person's back, from the shoulder blade to the waist.
Black and grey roses down the back
Realism style blue rose with black rosary beads and a cross tattooed on an ankle, with swirling linework above the beads.
Blue rose and rosary on an ankle
Colour realism tattoo of pink lotus flowers on the chest with grey swirling shading and a blue butterfly on the shoulder.
Pink lotus and blue butterfly on chest and shoulder
Realistic tattoo of a grey tiger head with blue orchids and green leaves across the upper back.
Tiger head and blue orchids on upper back
Colour tattoo of a shaded sunflower with green leaves and curling vines on the upper back, close to the shoulder blade.
Sunflower and vine tattoo on upper back
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
Realistic all-seeing eye with a green iris inside a gold-edged triangle on a man's neck, framed by grey ornamental scrollwork.
All-seeing eye in a triangle on a neck
Realistic colour tattoo of a cupcake with a cherry on top, set in a red wrapper against a dark swirling background, on a lower leg.
Cupcake with cherry on a calf
Two arms show a full sleeve tattoo of skulls, swirling forms and hands in realistic grey shading with bright pink bands, worn on the upper arm and forearm.
Full sleeve of skulls and swirls in grey and pink
Black and grey realism tattoo of roses, leaves and a dog tag chain covering the upper arm and shoulder, shown from two angles.
Black and grey roses and dog tags on upper arm
Shaded grey feather tattoo wrapped in a fine line ribbon, with a curled swirl above and a small script mark below, on a person's upper back.
Feather and ribbon on upper back
Black and grey shaded key tattoo with soft swirling shadows on the lower leg above the ankle.
Key with swirls on a lower leg
Black and grey realism tattoo of an eye, two skulls and tribal linework across the upper arm and shoulder.
Eye and skulls on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of three hibiscus flowers with swirling foliage and Greek script on the side of the ribs.
Hibiscus flowers with Greek script on ribs
Black and grey wolf head tattoo on the outer thigh, realistic shading on one half and intricate ornamental dotwork on the other.
Wolf head with ornamental pattern on thigh
Colour tattoo of a red rose bud with green leaves and black swirling vines climbing up the ankle, shown in a close photograph of the skin.
Red rose bud and vine on an ankle
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a space scene with a ringed planet, swirling vortex and stars across a forearm.
Space scene with ringed planet on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of orange, red and yellow hibiscus flowers with a blue dragonfly and black swirls, across a shoulder and upper arm.
Hibiscus and dragonfly tattoo on shoulder and arm
Close photo of a large botanical and realistic feather tattoo with blue, pink and purple shading across a person's stomach and side, with a navel piercing visible.
Feather and floral tattoo across the torso
Colour realism sunflower tattoo with green vines and leaves on the inner forearm, shown in three vertical panels.
Sunflower and vines on a forearm
Realistic brown feather with teal wisps and orange-brown birds rising from it, tattooed on a person's ankle and lower leg.
Feather dissolving into birds on an ankle