Swirl tattoo ideas

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

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Small coloured paw print tattoo on a thigh, with white daisies, green leaves and black swirling linework and dot details.
Daisy paw print on a thigh
Black linework tattoo of a tree of life with curling branches and roots, and a stylised female figure in the trunk, on the forearm.
Swirling tree of life on a forearm
Black ink tattoo of ornate flowers, paisley swirls and two hummingbirds across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Floral paisley and hummingbirds on upper back
Black cherry blossom tattoo with a curling stem and a small character beneath it, sitting on the inner wrist and forearm.
Cherry blossom and swirl on a wrist
Drawn flash design of an elephant head with pastel lotus petals above and below, framed by black ink swirls and dot ornaments.
Elephant and lotus flash design
Black linework design of a swirling tree of life inside a circle, with small purple, orange and blue birds perched in the branches and red birds flying above.
Tree of life in a circle with birds
Black ink ornamental back tattoo with a mandala motif on the left and feather designs on the right, shown on a bare upper back.
Ornamental feather and mandala back tattoo
Dark brown henna floral design with dotted borders, swirls and leaf motifs across the back of a hand and fingers, styled as a botanical design.
Henna floral design across the back of a hand
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a woman's face with flowing hair beside floral and swirling motifs, extending from the shoulder to the forearm.
Woman portrait and floral full sleeve
Black ink flash sheet of ornate butterflies, swirling vines, flowers and music notes, drawn as tattoo designs on a white background.
Butterfly and floral swirl flash sheet
Drawing of a tattoo design showing a pink and purple lotus flower with a black Om symbol above it, on a peach background, with no body placement shown.
Lotus flower with Om symbol design
Colour tattoo of a grey cat with yellow-green eyes, pink lilies and lilac blooms on swirling vines across the upper arm and shoulder, in a soft pastel background.
Black cat and lilies on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of three purple lilies with black scrolling vines on the side of a ribcage, in a botanical style.
Purple lilies and black swirls on ribs
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 fine line tattoo design on a cream background, showing outlined flowers, a dotted arc, swirling stems and small dots, with no body placement visible.
Fine line botanical design with dots and swirls
Colour tattoo of three blue roses with green leaves and black scrollwork on the side of the ribs, shaded in grey.
Three blue roses with scrollwork on ribs
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
Colour tattoo of pink and yellow lotus flowers with turquoise butterflies and grey shading across the ribs and side of the torso.
Pink and yellow lotus flowers on ribs
Brown henna-style floral and paisley design covering the top of a foot and toes, shown in a sepia photograph.
Floral henna-style design across a foot
Black ink pen drawing of a crescent moon with a fern-like pattern inside, surrounded by curling vines, tendrils and small leaves, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Crescent moon with botanical swirls
Black ink drawing of a swirling tree with curled branches above the word Family in script lettering, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Swirling family tree with Family script
Solid black stylised lotus flower with pointed petals and a long curling stem, drawn as a tattoo design on a white background.
Stylised lotus flower with curling stem
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
Black and grey botanical mandala and star tattoos across the hip and thigh of a person lying down in lingerie.
Mandala and star tattoos on hip and thigh
Colour tattoo of purple lilies with a black-line vine and leaves running down a person's back, in a botanical style.
Purple lilies and vine down the back
Realistic red poppy tattoo with grey swirl linework across a woman's shoulder and upper arm.
Red poppies across a shoulder and upper arm
Colour tattoo of a pink rose, purple violets and a pink water lily within a dark circular outline with black swirls, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Rose, violets and water lily on upper back
Black botanical flower and swirl tattoo on a hip, photographed outdoors on a sunny beach.
Flower and swirl design on a hip
Black dotwork lotus with fine line swirls and a long stem running down the inner forearm towards the wrist.
Dotwork lotus and swirl stem on a forearm
Black ink line drawing of an ornate heart with mandala-style patterns, leaves and trailing vines, drawn as a tattoo design on paper.
Ornate heart with vines and leaves
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design showing two shaded koi fish within black tribal-style lines, with flowers and swirls, in black and grey.
Koi fish and flower tattoo design
Black ink ornamental floral tattoo with mandala-style flowers and paisley swirls across a person's stomach, above pink underwear.
Black ornamental floral tattoo on stomach
Three pencil sketches of the word Vegan in script lettering, decorated with leaves, a small heart and swirls, drawn on torn paper.
Vegan script lettering sketches with leaves
Flash design of the words Mama Tried in ornate gold-brown lettering, with a revolver and pink and white flowers around it.
Mama Tried lettering with revolver and flowers
Black tattoo of a sitting cat with a white-faced head, surrounded by red swirling vines, flowers and stars on a forearm.
Cat silhouette with red vines on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical lotus flower with swirling inner petals, dotted accents and a trailing stem, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Lotus flower tattoo design
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
Black ornamental design of a stag head with swirling antlers, dotted linework and floral patterns on a white background.
Ornamental stag head design in black
Black fineline drawing of a dense floral design with leaves, paisley swirls and flower heads, being inked by hand with a fineliner pen.
Hand-drawn floral design with fineliner
Black line drawing of a heart formed from curling vines, scrolls and small leaves on a white background, a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Swirling vine heart design
Black and grey back tattoo of corset lacing with leaf scrollwork over the shoulder blades and swirling flourishes on the lower back.
Corset lacing and leaf scrollwork across a back
Six views of a full colour sleeve tattoo on an arm, with red and orange lilies, blue swirls and bubbles on a black background.
Colourful lily full sleeve from six angles
Close photograph of a black tribal tattoo with a reddish flower on a woman's upper chest, extending toward the shoulder.
Polynesian tribal and flower chest tattoo
Black line drawing of a curving musical staff with a treble clef, several notes, two roses and floral swirls, shown as a tattoo design.
Musical staff with treble clef and roses
Black ink botanical mandala with a curled figure in a circle, covering a rounded bare abdomen, in a blackwork and botanical style.
Floral mandala with curled figure on a belly
Black line drawing of a three-part curled swirl with thin vine tendrils and small leaves on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Three-part swirl with leaves and tendrils