Swirl tattoo ideas

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

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Full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm in Japanese style, with orange, green and red lotus-like motifs, swirling clouds and layered scale patterns.
Colourful ornamental sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey swirling floral tattoo across a woman's upper back and shoulder blade, photographed from behind.
Swirling floral tattoo on upper back
Shaded pink lily tattoo with black swirling scrollwork across the upper back and shoulder blade, in a realistic botanical style.
Pink lilies with swirls on upper back
Woman seen from behind on a sandy beach, with a colourful floral tattoo across her upper back and shoulder.
Floral back tattoo on a woman at the beach
Back of a woman's shoulder with a realistic colour tattoo of orange flowers and grey shaded scrollwork, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Orange flowers and scrollwork on a shoulder
Two women seen from behind show matching black heart tattoos near their left and right shoulder blades.
Matching heart tattoos on two shoulders
Colour floral tattoo across a shoulder and upper arm, with a purple iris, pink and red poppy-like blooms, a white hydrangea and green leaves.
Floral shoulder and upper arm tattoo
Black ink tattoo of two five-petal flowers, three butterflies and sweeping swirl lines across a person's upper back and shoulder blade, in a botanical style.
Flowers and butterflies on a shoulder blade
Black lace-style chest tattoo with a shaded key inside an oval frame, extending onto the left shoulder and upper arm.
Lace collar tattoo with key centrepiece
Side view of a shirtless man showing a bold black tribal tattoo across his shoulder and upper arm.
Black tribal tattoo on a shoulder
A glowing UV-reactive dreamcatcher tattoo with a flower of life centre and trailing feathers, sitting across the shoulder and upper arm, in geometric and fine line style.
UV-reactive dreamcatcher on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a dark shadowy figure with a reaching hand across a shoulder, with a swirl design continuing onto the upper arm.
Shadowy figure tattoo on a shoulder
Close view of a fine line botanical tattoo in pale, light-coloured ink across a shoulder, with leaves, stems and swirling tendrils.
Pale botanical linework across a shoulder
Colourful Neo-trad style tattoo of planets and swirling cosmic shapes across a woman's back and shoulder, seen from behind as she stands in the sea.
Cosmic planet tattoo on a back
Black tribal-style phoenix tattoo with flowing feathers and swirls across a shoulder and upper arm.
Tribal phoenix on a shoulder
Bold black tribal tattoo with a large spiral and an interlocking knot band across the upper arm and shoulder.
Tribal swirl and band on upper arm
Black outline tattoo of an elephant with its trunk raised, decorated with spirals, on a shoulder.
Elephant with raised trunk on shoulder
Woman with a botanical tattoo of two peonies, black leaves and dotted swirls across her upper chest and shoulder, in mixed black, grey and muted rose tones.
Peony and leaf chest and shoulder tattoo
Black and grey realism tattoo of a compass wrapped in a swirling ribbon with stars, on the shoulder and upper arm.
Compass and stars on shoulder and upper arm
Back and shoulder of a person with a white and pink botanical scrollwork design across the shoulder blade, in a fine line style.
White and pink floral scrollwork across a shoulder
Small colour tattoo of a peacock feather with green, blue and orange tones and a curling tip, sitting on a woman's shoulder near the collarbone.
Small peacock feather on a shoulder
Black and grey Japanese style dragon tattoo covering a man's shoulder, upper arm and chest, photographed in black and white.
Black and grey dragon on shoulder and chest
Black outline tattoo of flowers, swirls and a geometric city skyline across a shoulder and upper arm, with red shading.
Flowers, swirls and a city skyline on upper arm
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a sugar skull woman framed by roses and a butterfly, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Sugar skull woman and roses on upper arm
Shirtless man with a bold black tribal tattoo covering his chest, shoulder and upper arm, shown against a dark patterned background.
Tribal black ink across chest, shoulder and arm
White ink floral lace tattoo spreading across a shoulder and upper back, with red hair visible at the top of the frame.
White ink floral lace on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of a grey arrow crossing a stylised symbol, framed by blue swirling waves, on the shoulder.
Arrow symbol with blue waves on shoulder
Small colour tattoo of a peacock feather with green, blue and orange tones and a curling tail, placed on a woman's shoulder near the collarbone.
Peacock feather tattoo on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of a swirling blue and yellow night sky with orange stars across a woman's shoulder and upper arm.
Swirling night sky tattoo on shoulder
Black fine line tattoo of outlined stars, curling swirls and dotted sparkles on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Stars and swirls on a shoulder
Dark monochrome anchor design with a looping swirl on a person's upper back shoulder, with a blue bra strap visible.
Anchor and swirl design on a shoulder
Black and grey tribal swirl tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm of a shirtless person, photographed from behind.
Tribal swirl tattoo on shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey photograph of a large ornamental bird-like tattoo with swirling linework across a shoulder and upper back, with the head turned away from the camera.
Ornamental bird design across shoulder and back
Black ink Sanskrit script, om symbols and a dotwork mandala across a man's chest and shoulder, with more tattooing on the upper arm.
Sanskrit mantra chest and mandala shoulder piece
Black and grey shaded lily tattoo with swirling vine linework and a small script word on a shoulder blade, styled as botanical fine detail.
Shaded lily with swirls on a shoulder
Colourful patterned dragonfly tattoo in fine line and neo-traditional style on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade, with small stars and a pink curve below.
Patterned dragonfly on a shoulder blade
Black and grey ornamental mandala tattoo with paisley swirls covering a woman's shoulder, with a tattoo studio blurred in the background.
Ornamental paisley mandala on a shoulder
Colour butterfly tattoo with black floral swirls and a red flower on a person's shoulder blade, shown in a three-photo collage.
Butterfly and floral swirls on shoulder
Solid black tribal tattoo with sweeping spiked blades and an open central motif, covering a man's shoulder and upper arm.
Black tribal piece on a shoulder
Three views of a full arm sleeve tattoo in colour, showing blue tulip buds, swirling scrolls and pale clouds across the upper arm and forearm.
Full arm sleeve with tulips, clouds and scrolls
Three-panel photo of a black and grey realistic floral sleeve tattoo with roses and leaves covering a woman's shoulder and upper arm.
Black and grey floral sleeve on arm and shoulder
Two views of a Japanese-style tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing grey ninja figures, red ink splashes, kanji characters and a pagoda.
Ninja and pagoda shoulder piece with kanji
Colour tattoo of an Art Nouveau style woman with red hair and white flowers, with teal and white swirls, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Art Nouveau woman upper arm sleeve
Neo-traditional tattoo of a black crow with green and pale leaves across a man's chest, shoulder and upper arm.
Black crow and leaves on chest and shoulder
Bold black tribal sun design with spirals and a stylised face covering the upper back and shoulder blade.
Tribal sun design on a shoulder blade
Photo of a red butterfly swirl tattoo with a soft pink wash and small stars on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Red butterflies and pink wash on shoulder
Black tribal sleeve tattoo with a stylised face motif and swirling bands covering a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Tribal face sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a scowling bearded face with swirling wave-like hair across the shoulder and upper arm.
Bearded face tattoo on shoulder and upper arm