Swirl tattoo ideas

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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
Colour butterfly tattoo with black scrollwork and dotwork flourishes across the side of the ribs.
Colourful butterfly with scrollwork on the side
Black and grey crescent moon with stars and tribal swirls tattooed on the side of a person's ribs.
Crescent moon and stars on the side ribs
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
Colour tattoo of a fiery orange and yellow phoenix with spread wings and grey smoke swirls, placed on the side of the ribs.
Phoenix in flames on the ribs
Black and grey script lettering with swirling flourishes running vertically along the side of the ribs.
Script lettering with flourishes on ribs
Traditional style colour tattoo of a green, yellow and red bird with a swirling tail on the side of a torso.
Colourful bird with swirling tail on side
Colour tattoo of a magenta lily with yellow-green leaves and black swirling linework on the side of the torso, shown as a Realism piece on the ribs.
Lily with swirls on the side
Colour tattoo of a monarch butterfly with a swirling music staff, notes and treble clef on the side ribs, in fine black linework.
Monarch butterfly and music staff on ribs
Black and grey tribal tattoo with spirals and cross motifs running in an S-curve down a bare back and side.
Tribal spiral tattoo down a back and side
Small black and grey tattoo of a loose curled motif on the side of the torso, with a pink crochet bikini and warm sunlight.
Small grey curled tattoo on the side ribs
Bold black tribal tattoo covering a man's upper arm, shoulder, chest and side torso, shown shirtless in black ink.
Tribal arm, shoulder and chest tattoo
Neo-traditional tattoo of a black silhouette profile inside an ornate oval cameo frame with scalloped edges, on the side of the ribs.
Cameo silhouette in ornate frame
Black linework mandala and paisley tattoo on the side of the torso, with blue, purple and pink watercolour-style washes and drips.
Mandala and paisley linework with watercolour splashes
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
Shaded realistic barn owl with swirling ornament tattooed along the ribs and side of a torso, with a small teal feather beside it.
Barn owl and swirls on ribs
Black tribal tattoo running from under the ribs down the side of the waist, with a navel piercing and low-rise denim visible.
Tribal tattoo down the side and waist
Small black outline tattoo of a heart with a crown and inward swirl on the side of the ribs, with a white towel visible at the left edge.
Heart and crown on the side ribs
Colour tattoo of music staves, notes, butterflies and a red hibiscus running up a woman's side and back.
Music staves and hibiscus down the side of back
Black and grey botanical tattoo of three roses, buds and leaves linked by swirling vines running down the side of the ribs.
Black and grey roses with vine down the ribs
A red-brown line tattoo of a stylised phoenix with a curled tail, sitting on the side of the ribs.
Stylised phoenix with swirl tail on ribs
Fine line black tattoo of three bird silhouettes perched on a curling vine with leaves, placed on the side of the ribs.
Three birds on a vine on the ribs
Black ink music staff with notes, swirls and script lettering running down the side of the ribs, shown in a black and grey tattoo.
Music staff and notes along the side ribs
Black and grey tattoo of a female silhouette with flowing swirled hair and a small flower, with curling linework, on the side of the torso.
Swirling silhouette figure with flower
Realistic red roses with green leaves and black swirling vine linework tattooed along the side of a torso, shown in colour.
Red roses on a vine down the ribs
Colourful neo-traditional style tattoo of pink plumeria flowers, teal swirling vines and palm trees against a sunset, running down the side of the ribs.
Tropical flowers and palms along the ribs
A small solid black curved symbol tattooed on the side of a person's ribs, with a dark garment pulled up beside it.
Small curved black mark on the side ribs
Black fine line tattoo of a butterfly made from scrolls and curls, sitting on the side of the ribs.
Scrollwork butterfly on the ribs
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
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
Black fine-line dreamcatcher and feather tattoo running down the side of a body, with geometric diamond motifs and flowing lines from the upper body to the thigh.
Dreamcatcher side piece in fine line
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
Red phoenix rising beside cherry blossom branches and drifting petals, in a colour tattoo across the side and back of a torso.
Red phoenix and cherry blossom on a torso
Black tribal-style dragon tattoo with a curling body and a sphere near the base, running down the side of the torso.
Tribal dragon tattoo on the side of the torso
Colourful abstract revolver tattoo on the side of the ribs, with swirling patterns in pink, blue and yellow and a black beaded chain.
Colourful revolver on the ribs
Fine line tattoo of a small outlined elephant raising its trunk to spray red, teal and purple swirls, placed on the side of the torso.
Outline elephant with coloured swirls on the side
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
Black outlined octopus tattoo with swirl and dot patterning across the ribs and side of a torso, in a dotwork style.
Ornamental octopus on the side of the ribs
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
Full colour neo-trad peacock tattoo with a curled neck and eye-patterned tail feathers across a person's back and side.
Peacock tattoo across back and side
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
Black fine line compass rose tattoo with a swirl and arrow detail on the side of a torso, above denim shorts.
Compass rose on the ribs
Realism style black and grey tattoo of three roses, swirling shading and a hanging rosary with a cross on the side of a torso, above the hip.
Black and grey roses with rosary on the side
Black line tattoo of a dreamcatcher, feathers and geometric diamonds running down the side of a body from ribs to thigh, in a fine line style.
Dreamcatcher and feather side piece
Black and grey peacock tattoo with flowing tail feathers and scrolls running down the side of a torso, above pink lace underwear.
Peacock and flowers on the side torso
Black and grey realism rose tattoo with leafy stems and swirling vines running down the side of a torso over the ribs and back.
Black and grey roses with swirls on ribs and back
Colour lotus flower with black swirling vine linework in a botanical fine line style, tattooed along the side of the ribs.
Lotus and swirling vine down the side
Colour tattoo of a golden and green phoenix with spread wings and an open beak, running from the shoulder across the chest and down the side of the ribs.
Golden phoenix across chest and ribs