Swirl tattoo ideas

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

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Realism style blue rose with black rosary beads and a cross tattooed on an ankle, with swirling linework above the beads.
Blue rose and rosary on an ankle
Brown ink drawing of a botanical flower design with curling swirls, dots and small stars on a cream background.
Flower with swirls and dots design
Black and grey hibiscus flower joined to a tribal swirl band across the lower abdomen and hip.
Hibiscus flower with tribal band on the hip
Colour realism tattoo of pink lotus flowers on the chest with grey swirling shading and a blue butterfly on the shoulder.
Pink lotus and blue butterfly on chest and shoulder
Red pencil sketch of a botanical tattoo design with layered flowers, leaves and swirls running down the side of a back and hip outline.
Floral back design sketch in red pencil
Pencil sketch of a calla lily tattoo design with leaves and curling scrollwork, drawn in a botanical style with no body placement shown.
Calla lily design with swirls
Colour tattoo of a shaded sunflower with green leaves and curling vines on the upper back, close to the shoulder blade.
Sunflower and vine tattoo on upper back
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a daisy with curling vines wrapping from the ankle up the side of the leg.
Daisy and swirl vine tattoo on an ankle
Colour floral vine tattoo with black swirling linework running from the calf down over the ankle, with a large blue and purple flower near the ankle bone.
Floral vine tattoo on ankle and calf
Colourful botanical sleeve tattoo of large flowers, leaves and paisley swirls covering a limb, in orange, red, yellow and teal with black outlines.
Colourful floral and paisley sleeve tattoo
Black ink line drawing of an ornate paisley and floral design with leaves, swirls and dotwork shading on white paper, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Paisley floral tattoo design drawing
Colour tattoo of a large pink and orange flower with green swirling vines and small cartoon cars across the upper back.
Flower and small cars on upper back
Black ink line drawing of a symmetrical ornate lotus mandala design with paisley motifs, swirls and leaves on a white background.
Ornate lotus mandala design
Black swirling vine tattoo with small purple star-like flowers running up the middle of a bare back, placed along the spine.
Swirling vine with purple flowers on a back
Colourful botanical tattoo of a red spider lily on the ankle, with rainbow vines and a blue butterfly across the top of the foot.
Spider lily, vines and butterfly on a foot
Split image of a upper back: on the left a black tribal tattoo, on the right the same area covered with a shaded lily and star design in purple and grey.
Tribal tattoo covered with lilies and stars
Colour fine line tattoo of a dragonfly with patterned blue, green and orange wings and purple vine swirls on a lower leg.
Patterned dragonfly with swirls on a calf
Fine line black tattoo of a lotus flower, a looping unalome-style swirl and three dots on a forearm, beside a silver charm bracelet.
Lotus and unalome on a forearm
Black linework tattoo of paisley-style flowers, leaves and swirls covering a shoulder and upper arm.
Paisley floral design across the shoulder
Two tattoo flash designs of a bold black swirled motif, the left version with pink lily-style flowers and green stems, the right version in solid black.
Swirled black motif with lily flowers, two versions
Flash sheet of five heart designs: a red winged heart, a black dotted heart, a heart with a ribbon banner, a scrolled heart and a floral heart with leaves.
Five heart flash designs on a sheet
Back of a person with arms raised, showing a colour and black peacock feather tattoo with eye motifs and floral sprigs across the upper back and side.
Peacock feather back piece
Black ink and pink watercolour lotus flower on a tall stem with ornate dotwork and swirl-patterned leaves, shown as a tattoo design drawing.
Pink lotus with dotwork leaves
Colour tattoo of a pink lily with green leaves, blue and green butterflies and black music notes and treble clefs on the inner forearm, in a botanical style.
Lily, butterflies and music notes on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a blossoming tree with pink flowers, set within a green lotus and a yellow circle holding a green Sanskrit-style symbol, on the back.
Blossom tree within a green lotus and yellow circle
Black line drawing of an ornamental cat face framed by roses, leaves and swirling stems, in the style of a tattoo design.
Ornamental cat face with roses
Green fine line tattoo of a four-leaf clover with swirling stems and small dots, on the ankle of a light-skinned leg.
Four-leaf clover and swirls on an ankle
Black linework lotus tattoo with pink fill and dotted swirls on the sole of a foot, with teal toenails.
Lotus flower tattoo on the sole of a foot
Colour tattoo of two sunflowers and an orange butterfly with black swirling vines on the top of a foot, in a botanical style.
Sunflowers and butterfly on a foot
Black outline drawing of a floral tattoo design showing a water lily, chrysanthemum, lily, daisy and carnation with curling swirls on a white background.
Floral line drawing with lilies and daisies
Black and grey fine line infinity symbol with shaded flowers, leaves and curls on the side of the ribs.
Infinity symbol with flowers on the side
Black line drawing of a tree of life design with swirling branches, leaves and a yoga pose figure forming the trunk, on a plain white background.
Tree with yoga figure trunk
Black and grey realism tattoo of roses, leaves and a dog tag chain covering the upper arm and shoulder, shown from two angles.
Black and grey roses and dog tags on upper arm
Pencil sketch of a looping acanthus scroll with leaves and small flower shapes on translucent paper, with the handwritten word angel at the top left.
Acanthus scroll pencil sketch
Fine line black vine tattoo with small leaf marks wrapping around a woman's forearm, with silver bracelets above it.
Thin black vine tattoo on a forearm
Black ink practice sheet on white paper showing step-by-step line drawings of dragonflies, flowers, paisley motifs and star designs, with handwritten encouragement to practise.
Henna-style practice sheet of dragonflies, flowers and
Fine line pencil drawing of a lotus flower running along a decorative arrow, with dotwork accents, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Lotus and arrow tattoo design
Small black botanical tree tattoo with curling roots on the inside of a wrist, in a simple fine line style.
Small tree tattoo on a wrist
Ink and watercolour drawing of a fairy in a blue gown holding a bluebell stem, on a cream parchment background, shown as a botanical tattoo design.
Bluebell fairy design
Brown line drawing sheet of henna-style flowers, paisley swirls and leaves on a beige background, with no body placement shown.
Henna-style floral and paisley design sheet
Black ink drawing of a bare branching tree with swirling roots and a small bird perched on a branch, shown as a standalone design with no body placement.
Branching tree with swirling roots design
Black and grey realism tattoo of three hibiscus flowers with swirling foliage and Greek script on the side of the ribs.
Hibiscus flowers with Greek script on ribs
Pink hibiscus flower tattoo with black swirling linework and dots across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Pink hibiscus with black swirls on a shoulder blade
Black ink dotwork mandala design with lotus-like flowers, swirls and leaf motifs, touched with red watercolour, drawn on paper beside a red pencil.
Dotwork mandala leaf design
Black scrolling vine tattoo with two green leaves and a small yellow flower on bare skin, in a botanical style.
Scrolling vine tattoo with green leaves
Black and grey floral vine tattoo with two flowers, a leaf and a butterfly-like shape running down the side of the ribs.
Floral vine tattoo on the side of the ribs
Colour tattoo of butterflies and an orange flower with swirling vines across a woman's upper back and shoulder blade.
Butterflies and orange flower across a back
Colour tattoo of a red rose bud with green leaves and black swirling vines climbing up the ankle, shown in a close photograph of the skin.
Red rose bud and vine on an ankle