Swirl tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey flash design of two crossed revolvers above a cluster of flowers and swirling linework, with no body placement shown.
Crossed revolvers with flowers
Colour tattoo of a galaxy heart wrapped in pink and red crystals, in a neo-traditional style, on the upper arm.
Crystal and galaxy heart on upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two flowers on long stems across the upper arm and shoulder, with dotted swirls beside the stems.
Two black and grey flowers on an upper arm
Black line drawing of a mermaid with long wavy hair and a curling fish tail, shown as a tattoo design on white with no body part visible.
Mermaid with flowing hair line drawing
Realistic colour full sleeve tattoo of dahlias, a daffodil, a butterfly and a pink bird on a woman's upper arm, with a cursive script word near the elbow.
Full sleeve of realistic flowers and a butterfly
Pen and ink line drawing of a cherry blossom branch with swirling scrolled leaves and buds, a flash design suited to a fine line tattoo.
Cherry blossom branch with swirling leaves
Black tribal-style fox with a curling tail and swirl detailing, tattooed on the upper back.
Tribal fox on upper back
Full floral sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm, black and grey on the left panel and coloured on the right, with flowers, swirls and dotwork.
Floral sleeve tattoo on the arm
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
Small red and black tattoo of a beetle-like motif with curled black antennae and black dots, on the upper back below a white strap.
Red and black beetle on upper back
Grey cartoon dog with a swirling vine and small flowers tattooed on the lower back, above jeans and a studded belt.
Cartoon dog and vine on lower back
Colour tattoo of a sunflower with yellow petals, green leaves and black swirling vines on skin, with the body part not shown.
Sunflower with swirling vines
Fine line black script tattoo of the word sisters inside a heart outline with curled top, on the inner wrist.
Sisters script heart on a wrist
Colour tattoo of a peace symbol filled with rainbow gradients, framed by white-outlined blue and purple swirls on skin.
Rainbow peace symbol with swirls
Black line drawing of a botanical paisley and floral design with dotted mandala-style flowers on a white background, shown without any body placement.
Paisley and floral line drawing design
Black ink linework drawing of an ornamental hummingbird design with dotted circles and swirling flourishes, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Ornamental hummingbird line drawing
Brown botanical tattoo design with flowers and vines running from the back of a hand up the forearm, worn by a person in a grey jumper.
Floral henna-style design on hand and forearm
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
Fine line tattoo of pink hearts with black swirling linework on an ankle, with a few small black dots scattered through the design.
Pink hearts and swirls on an ankle
Black line drawing of three leaves with curling scroll swirls in a botanical flash design, shown on a white background with no body placement.
Leaves and scrolls line design
Black and grey script tattoo reading Beautiful Disaster across the top of a foot, with a faded smudge and a trail of small flying birds.
Beautiful Disaster script with birds on a foot
Black ornamental butterfly design made of swirling scrolls, dots and small flowers on a white background.
Ornate swirl butterfly design
Black scorpio zodiac symbol with swirling black tendrils and small orange and blue flowers on the back of the neck.
Scorpio zodiac symbol with flowers on neck
Illustrated design of three red hibiscus flowers with green leaves and swirling vines over splashes of paint, drawn in a botanical style with no body placement shown.
Hibiscus flowers with green swirls
Pencil drawing of a comedy and a tragedy theatre mask with swirling scrolls and dots over a diamond lattice background.
Comedy and tragedy masks pencil design
Flash-style design of two black palm trees, a red hibiscus with green leaves and two small butterflies on a cream background, with no body placement shown.
Palm trees and hibiscus flash design
Black tribal armband tattoo of spirals and swirls wrapping around an upper arm, in a blackwork style.
Black tribal armband on upper arm
Botanical tattoo on a forearm of a five-petal blue flower with black vine swirls curling out to either side, in a botanical style.
Blue flower and swirls on a forearm
Solid black tribal-style cat design filled with spiral swirls, shown as a flash drawing on a white background with no body placement visible.
Tribal swirl cat design
Bare back of a dark-haired person showing a thin vertical strip of swirling red, pink, blue and purple colour tattoo running from the nape down the spine.
Vertical colour strip down the spine
Black and grey drawing of an ornamental feather with geometric and dotwork patterns, hanging from two beads on a sepia textured background.
Ornamental feather design with beads
Solid black silhouette design of a witch in a pointed hat riding a broomstick, surrounded by swirling flourishes on a white background.
Witch on broomstick silhouette
Black and grey traditional tattoo covering a stomach, with a panther head, roses, a skull, a spider web and a pin-up head.
Traditional stomach piece with panther, roses and skull
Pencil sketch of a fine line tattoo design of two spirals joined by an infinity loop, with a small dotted ".2" beside it, drawn on white paper.
Spiral and infinity design pencil sketch
Black tribal-style owl design with large round eyes, perched on a ringed branch that ends in spiral curls.
Tribal owl design perched on a branch
Black and grey blackwork tribal swirl tattoo running up a lower leg, with a bare foot visible at the bottom right.
Swirling tribal pattern on a lower leg
Black line drawing flash design of a thread spool with crossed needles, a crown, scissors and a banner reading Make Things, in a traditional ornamental style.
Spool, needles and Make Things banner
Black and purple vine tattoo with leaves and two star motifs running across the top of a foot, in a botanical style.
Vine and star tattoo on a foot
Black line-art flash sheet of mandala and paisley floral designs, suitable as a reference for a fine line or mehndi-style tattoo.
Mandala and paisley line-art flash sheet
Black and grey flash sheet of ornate script capital letters with swirling flourishes and shaded edges, intended as lettering designs for tattoos.
Ornate script alphabet flash sheet
Three-panel photo of a black and purple feather tattoo with birds on the top of a foot, with a faded star and heart design shown in the first panel.
Feather and birds on a foot
Flash sheet of nine black ink swirl and vine flourish designs on a white background, with some leaf and floral details.
Nine black ink swirl and vine designs
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
Colourful Japanese-style koi fish tattoo with pink cherry blossoms on the forearm, in watercolour-like pink, yellow and blue.
Koi fish and cherry blossom on a forearm
Dark ink floral design with swirling scrolls and round blossoms wrapping around the ankle, in a Botanical style.
Floral swirl design on an ankle
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an Art Nouveau woman in profile, wreathed in ivy and peonies, on the outer thigh.
Art Nouveau woman with ivy and peonies on a thigh
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design with a spiral, a row of arrows, two figures standing in a circle and the lettering We can live like Jack and Sally if we want.
Spiral design with Jack and Sally quote
Black ink drawing of an ornamental swirl with three dots and the word CONFIDENCE in capitals beneath, on a white background.
Swirl flourish with dots and the word confidence