Swirl tattoo ideas

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

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Drawing of a sleeping fox curled inside a circular frame of swirling ornamental flourishes, shaded in red and orange tones on parchment-coloured paper.
Sleeping fox in a swirling floral frame
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical flower mandala with layered petals, dotted borders and swirl details, drawn on a sketchbook page, suitable as a flash design.
Symmetrical flower mandala in black ink
Pencil sketch of a botanical tattoo design with lily-like flowers, a bell-shaped bloom and curling scroll vines on cream paper, with no body placement shown.
Lily and swirl botanical design sketch
Ten panels in two rows show a black linework paisley and scroll ornament being drawn up in stages, from a single curved line to a full dotted floral design on white.
Step-by-step swirl ornament drawing
Black tribal-style tattoo of stylised wings with a central knot and swirls across the lower back.
Winged knot tattoo on the lower back
Black and grey triple moon tattoo with a tree of life in the centre, shown on the upper back with a filigree design above a flash drawing of the same motif.
Triple moon with tree of life across the upper back
Black and grey blackwork tribal flame tattoo with a thin-line infinity loop and curled ends, placed on a shoulder.
Tribal flame and infinity swirl on shoulder
Black and grey scrollwork tattoo with a solid black loop motif on the side of a hip, shown on a person in a pink top and dark leggings.
Black heart and scrollwork on a hip
Grey scrollwork heart around a red keyhole with three grey skeleton keys and red ribbons, tattooed on the back.
Keyhole heart with three skeleton keys
Small black abstract symbol tattoo made of tapering curved strokes, sitting on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Small abstract curved symbol on a forearm
Black and grey cloud and paisley-style tattoo on the outer ankle and top of a foot, with the left side covered by skin concealer.
Grey cloud tattoo on a foot, partly concealed
Colour butterfly tattoo with black linework and blue and purple wing fill, sitting above swirled script reading Live Laugh Love on a lower leg.
Butterfly and Live Laugh Love script on a calf
Red pencil sketch of a botanical flower and swirl tattoo design wrapping along the side of a torso and hip, drawn on a sketchbook page.
Floral side piece sketch in red pencil
Black and grey back tattoo in a Japanese style, with a central lotus flower, a moth, a serpent and swirling clouds across the full back.
Full back piece with lotus and moth
Colour tattoo of orange poppies, green vines and a large decorative letter with swirling scrollwork on a person's limb, in a botanical style.
Poppies and a decorative letter on a limb
Black and grey crescent moon tattoo with a mandala and dangling beads sitting behind a person's ear on the neck.
Crescent moon with mandala behind the ear
Black ink tribal-style fox design drawn on white paper, seated with its bushy tail curled round in front of it.
Tribal fox design with swirling tail
Colour tattoo of a fox standing in front of a red and yellow sun on the upper arm and shoulder, with loose black linework.
Fox and sunset on upper arm
Colour tattoo of pink, blue and purple stars with black swirling linework on the inner wrist.
Coloured stars and swirls on a wrist
Close-up of a solid black mother and child silhouette tattoo with a looping curved base, shown on skin.
Mother and child silhouette tattoo
Two wrists with matching black fine line script tattoos of the word nourish, each with a swirl flourish at one end.
Matching nourish wrist tattoos
Black ink swallow tattoo with swirling ornamental detail on the side of the ribs, shown on tanned skin.
Ornamental swallow on the ribs
Pen and ink lettering design of an ornate numeral five with dotwork shading, hatching and swirling flourishes, drawn on paper beside pens and a ruler.
Ornate numeral five lettering design
Flash design of a stylised bird head with a flowing, feather-like tail ending in curls, drawn in red to orange lines on a white background.
Red-orange stylised bird with swirling tail
Pencil sketch flash design of a woman with long flowing hair embracing herself, framed by script lettering and floral flourishes, shown without a body placement.
Woman with script lettering design
Black ink Deathly Hallows symbol with ornate swirls on a person's upper back, with the word Always in script hanging below it.
Deathly Hallows symbol with script on upper back
Colour tattoo of a rising phoenix with outstretched wings and swirling orange and red tail feathers, placed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Orange phoenix tattoo on upper back
Black and grey dotwork and linework tattoo of a whale tail among curling waves inside a circle, placed on a woman's upper back.
Whale tail in circular waves on upper back
Black tribal-patterned feather tattoo with a circular motif on the upper arm, with a small red star beside its lower tip.
Tribal feather tattoo on upper arm
Black line drawing of a stylised peacock with a curled crest, swirling tail feathers and decorative patterning, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Ornamental peacock line drawing
Fine line tattoo of a stylised cat with a curling tail running down the centre of a woman's back, with green accents on the head.
Stylised cat with curling tail on a back
Fine line black tattoo of a dragonfly with curling swirls on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Dragonfly with swirls on a shoulder blade
Colourful Japanese-style tattoo of a green dragon and an orange and blue koi fish wrapped around a black and white yin yang symbol, shown on skin.
Dragon and koi yin yang tattoo
Black tribal-style drawing of a howling wolf in front of a dreamcatcher, with feathers hanging from the hoop, as a tattoo design.
Howling wolf and dreamcatcher design
Pencil drawing of a tribal-style design with a blank central circle, flanked by swirling bands filled with hatched and chevron patterns, shown on a plain background.
Tribal-style circle design in pencil
Black line drawing of a swirling wing shape made from music staves and notes, on a cream background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Musical notes and swirling wing design
Black ink tattoo of an ornamental feather with flower and dot motifs across the top of a foot.
Ornamental feather tattoo on the top of a foot
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
Dotwork and linework paisley tattoo with two blue-shaded flowers and leaves on the forearm.
Blue flowers and paisley on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of a red and pink dragonfly above green vine swirls, leaves and small blue stars across the top of a foot.
Dragonfly and vine swirls on a foot
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 tattoo of a cartoon boy with blond hair and moth-like wings in yellow, green, orange and black, placed on the side of a leg beside a yellow rose outline.
Cartoon character with moth wings on a leg
Colour realism sunflower tattoo with green vines and leaves on the inner forearm, shown in three vertical panels.
Sunflower and vines on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of stars and swirls trailing down the side of the lower abdomen, beside a navel piercing.
Star trail tattoo on the lower abdomen
Black ink floral tattoo of a bloom with swirling stems and leaves on a woman's ankle, with a black peep-toe heel worn on the foot.
Floral swirl tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a shaded rose inside a compass rose with N and S markings, on a forearm.
Rose and compass rose on a forearm
Flash sheet of black ink designs showing hearts built from scrolls, curling vines and floral flourishes on a white background.
Heart and swirl flash sheet
Black and grey ornamental tattoo with a crescent, lotus and hanging diamond motifs across the upper arm and shoulder.
Crescent and lotus ornament on upper arm