Swirl tattoo ideas

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

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Four black tribal-style sea turtles, three with hibiscus flowers in their shells, tattooed on a calf in blackwork style.
Four tribal sea turtles on a calf
Black and white flash design of a stylised gecko covered in circles, dots and swirls, shown on a plain white background.
Patterned gecko tattoo design
Black tribal-style tattoo of curling swirls and a small dot on the forearm, in a bold blackwork style.
Tribal swirl tattoo on a forearm
Shirtless man with a bold black tribal tattoo covering his shoulder, upper arm, chest and side in a blackwork style.
Black tribal sleeve and chest tattoo
Dark tribal design of interlocking spirals and curled points in bold linework on the forearm, photographed against a speckled granite surface.
Tribal swirl design on forearm
Black and grey tribal tattoo with bold swirling linework across a man's shoulder and upper arm, photographed in profile against a dark blue background.
Tribal shoulder and upper arm tattoo
Flash sheet of three black tribal designs, each combining butterfly wings with a central heart, drawn with swirling solid linework on white.
Three tribal butterfly and heart designs
Black tribal-style dragonfly design with swirling Polynesian-inspired patterns filling the wings, shown on a white background.
Tribal dragonfly design
Black ink tattoo of a pair of scissors decorated with scrolls, leaves and a small flower, sitting on the forearm.
Scissors with floral flourishes on a forearm
Black dolphins curving within swirling linework tattooed on a wrist, in a bold blackwork style.
Dolphins and swirls on a wrist
Black ornamental blackwork tattoo of a mandala, flowers and paisley scrolls covering a forearm, with more tattooed linework on the hand and wrist beside it.
Blackwork floral mandala on a forearm
Black and grey lizard tattoo with ornamental patterns covering a forearm, with the hand raised against a white fluffy blanket.
Lizard and ornamental pattern on forearm
Two hands overlapping, each ring finger with a solid black band tattoo of looped swirl ornament, in blackwork style on the hand.
Matching black band tattoos on ring fingers
Black and grey blackwork butterfly tattoos with swirling tendrils on two hands pressed together.
Matching butterfly tattoos on two hands
Large black tribal tattoo covering a man's upper back and shoulder blades, photographed from behind in a Blackwork style.
Tribal back piece across shoulders
Black and white yin yang design built from stylised calligraphic shapes and swirls, shown as a standalone graphic on a grey background with no body placement.
Yin yang with calligraphic forms
Shirtless man with platinum hair and his face hidden by his hands, showing a black blackwork tree-line band on his right forearm and a dark ornamental sleeve on his left arm.
Forest band and ornate sleeve on a shirtless man
Fresh blackwork tattoo of a large solid black area with a black line spiral on a lower leg, partly covered by clear plastic wrap.
Solid black fill and spiral on a lower leg
Black ink drawing of an ornate bird perched on a white background, built from flowing swirls, spirals and dotted circles, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Ornate swirl bird design
Black tribal-style dragon design with a long horn, open jaw and swirling tail, shown as a flat drawing rather than on skin.
Tribal dragon design with swirling tail
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of two ornate, scrolling fish curving down the upper back between the shoulder blades.
Ornamental fish tattoo on upper back
Eight black blackwork-style tribal and ornamental tattoo designs arranged on a pale grey textured background, with no skin visible.
Set of black tribal ornament designs
Solid black blackwork tattoo of a rabbit silhouette inside a crescent moon with swirling cloud details, placed on the upper chest near the shoulder.
Rabbit in a crescent moon on the chest
Black ink crescent moon tattoo with ornamental patterned linework and scrollwork on a person's upper back, shown from behind.
Ornate crescent moon on upper back
Black linework butterfly design with lace-like wing patterns, dotted trailing lines and a soft pink wash, drawn on paper as a flash design.
Lace-patterned butterfly design
Black tribal-style manta ray tattoo across a woman's upper back with a tail running down the spine and a turtle tattoo near the lower back.
Manta ray and turtle tattoos on a back
Black blackwork tribal tattoo with koru-style spirals across the top of a foot and ankle, photographed against a dark background.
Tribal spiral design across the top of a foot
Black ink line drawing of a dragonfly with swirling blackwork patterns filling its wings, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Dragonfly with swirled wings
Black and grey blackwork owl tattoo with ornamental patterns on an upper arm, shown during application by a gloved tattooist using a machine.
Ornate owl tattoo being worked on
Black and white drawing of a long S-curved shape filled with paisley and tribal ornament, shown on a plain white background with no body part visible.
Elongated paisley and tribal ornament design
Black ornamental design of an owl with spiral eyes and swirling filigree body perched on a curling branch with a heart-shaped chest, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Swirl owl perched on a branch
Black tribal-style guitar tattoo with swirling body ornaments and a looped neck, on the inner forearm.
Black guitar tattoo on a forearm
Two black tribal-style horse head designs on plain backgrounds, one on the left with floral motifs in its mane and one on the right with swirling linework, shown as drawings with no body placement.
Two tribal horse head designs
Black tribal tattoo with swirls and triangular patterns curving down the side of a torso over the ribs.
Tribal band tattoo on the side ribs
Black tribal-style phoenix tattoo with flowing feathers and swirls across a shoulder and upper arm.
Tribal phoenix on a shoulder
Black Polynesian style tribal tattoo with triangles, swirls, flowers and a bird motif curving across the ribs, with a hand resting on the skin above it.
Polynesian style tribal band on ribs
Black and grey elephant tattoo with a raised trunk, filled with mandala-style patterns, on the upper back between the shoulder blades.
Ornamental elephant on upper back
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 ink flash design of two manta rays in a Polynesian-style tribal pattern with spirals and dotted shading, drawn on a white background.
Tribal manta ray design
Black tribal-style swirl tattoo with leaf shapes curling around a person's navel on the lower abdomen.
Black swirl and leaf tattoo around the navel
Black ornamental butterfly tattoo with small gem-like dots and a curling antenna on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Ornate butterfly with gems on upper back
Black ink drawing of a lion face with bold tribal patterns filling the mane, shown as a tattoo design on a tan background.
Lion face with tribal patterned mane
Black tribal flash design with cherry blossoms, waves and a central medallion, in a bold blackwork style with no body part shown.
Tribal and cherry blossom sleeve design
Black ink flash design of a sea turtle with swirling tribal patterns and a pale pink five-petalled flower on its shell, on a cream background.
Sea turtle design with pink flower
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
Black and grey Celtic triquetra knot tattoo with swirling linework and dots, placed on the upper back.
Celtic triquetra knot with swirls on the back
Black and grey blackwork elephant with a lotus mandala above it, tattooed on the upper arm, with dotwork shading beneath.
Elephant and lotus on upper arm
Black ink tattoo of a seated cat seen from behind, filled with swirling ornamental linework, on a forearm against a dark background.
Ornamental cat silhouette on a forearm