Swirl tattoo ideas

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

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Drawn phoenix tattoo design with sweeping black tribal linework and purple, pink and blue coloured pencil shading on a white background.
Phoenix tattoo design in tribal linework
Pencil drawing of a tribal-style heart with interlocking swirling lines and soft grey shading, being sketched on white paper with a yellow pencil.
Tribal heart design drawn in pencil
Black and grey traditional owl tattoo with ornamental swirls and a shaded rose below, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Owl and rose on upper arm
Black stylised cat tattoo with a curling tail on the top of a foot, with teal painted toenails and a beige carpet behind.
Stylised cat tattoo on a foot
Colour tattoo of a stylised blue and pink phoenix among cherry blossoms on the forearm, in a botanical neo-traditional style.
Phoenix and cherry blossom on a forearm
Stylised green and blue bird with outstretched wings and long curling tail feathers, shown as a tattoo design drawing on a white background.
Green and blue bird with long tail
Black and red butterfly tattoo with fine vine swirls across a woman's upper back and shoulder blade.
Butterfly and vine swirls on upper back
Black and grey realism roses with curling ornamental vines running down the side of a woman's back and ribs.
Rose and swirl vine tattoo down the back
Neo-traditional tattoo of a hairless cat's head with orange and grey shading and a yellow eye, set in orange and black swirls on the back of a hand.
Hairless cat on the back of a hand
Pencil drawing of a botanical vine with leaves, swirls and a central flower, drawn as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Floral vine corner design
Black and white photo of a fine line arrow tattoo with a looped tail on the ankle, with a small semicolon-like mark on a hand nearby.
Fine line arrow tattoo on ankle
Small fine line tattoo of a pink ribbon looped through an outlined heart filled with swirls, on the side of a foot.
Pink ribbon and swirled heart
A black tribal-style design of two frogs facing each other, drawn in bold solid black with white swirling negative space, shown on a plain white background.
Two tribal-style frogs facing each other
Detailed flash drawing of an ornamental feather with dotwork and swirling linework, shaded in teal, blue and red, with no body placement shown.
Ornate feather design in blue, teal and red
Watercolour-style splash tattoo in blue, purple and pink with a white curved swirl motif on the inner wrist and lower forearm.
Watercolour splash with swirl on a wrist
Colour realism tattoo of the Cheshire Cat grinning above a portrait of the Mad Hatter in a red top hat, on a limb with a blue swirling background.
Cheshire Cat and Mad Hatter portrait
Line drawing of a lotus flower with black outlines and tan shading, above swirl motifs and a dotted line with a circle and a star, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Lotus flower with dotted line ornament
Black line drawing of a stylised cat sitting upright, filled with swirls, lattice and dotted ornamental patterns, with a curling tail ending in a spiral.
Stylised cat with swirling tail design
Sketchy black cat with a yellow eye and a swirling tail, sitting on a crescent-shaped wave, tattooed on the upper arm and shoulder.
Black cat with yellow eye on upper arm
Colour tattoo on a shoulder and upper arm showing a sunset sky, bare black-lined trees, red poppies and small birds in flight.
Sunset tree and poppies on shoulder
Black line drawing of a botanical tattoo design with three flowers linked by a curling vine and spiral tendrils, shown on a plain white background.
Three flowers on a swirling vine design
Black line drawing of a floral vine design with five-petal flowers, swirls, leaves and dots on a white background, shown as a botanical tattoo design without a body placement.
Black line floral vine design
Bold black ink flourish with two curling loops and three small dots beside it, drawn on a white background as a tattoo design.
Black ink swirl with three dots
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a flowing wave and scrolling swirls across the shoulder and upper back.
Flowing black wave swirl on the shoulder
Hand-drawn tattoo design sketch in black ink reading I love you to the moon and back, with a moon, clouds and stars, lettering style, shown on paper with no body placement.
I love you to the moon and back design
Colourful paisley and floral tattoo running from the upper arm down the forearm, with orange, purple and green flowers and flowing swirls in a botanical, neo-traditional style.
Paisley floral sleeve on an arm
Black linework mandala and paisley tattoo covering a woman's shoulder and upper arm, with a flower-centred design.
Mandala and paisley tattoo on shoulder and arm
Black line drawing sheet of curling flourishes and scrolls with dotted accents on a white background, shown as tattoo flash with no body placement.
Black line swirl and flourish flash sheet
Black and white Art Nouveau flash sheet with roses, women's faces, peacocks, trees, scrolling borders and leaf motifs, shown as separate designs.
Art Nouveau flash sheet in black
Full-colour realism tattoo of pink lilies and butterflies with swirling stems running down the centre of a person's back.
Lilies and butterflies across a back
Realism tattoo of a woman with red sugar skull face paint, blue eyes and black linework, on the upper arm.
Sugar skull portrait in red on an upper arm
Black ink script letter S with large curling swirls at top and bottom, drawn as a bold single-line design on a white background.
Flowing script letter S design
Black line drawing of a mermaid with long flowing hair and a sweeping, finned tail curling into spirals, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Mermaid with swirling tail line drawing
Pen and pencil drawing of an ornate key with filigree scrollwork and leaves, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Ornate key tattoo design
Black line drawing tattoo design of a ball of yarn with two knitting needles, roses, leaves and a pair of scissors, in a botanical style.
Yarn, knitting needles and roses design
Close-up of a botanical tattoo on the inner forearm and wrist, showing three red five-petal blossoms, a red bud and black stems with curling swirls.
Red blossoms and swirl stems on a wrist
Pencil sketch of an outlined heart with two intertwined swirling lines ending in curls, a fine line tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Heart with twisting swirls sketch
Black ornamental mandala tattoo with floral swirls covering the forearm, shown with a hand resting on a hip and a black Adidas top.
Ornamental mandala tattoo on a forearm
Black tribal-style dragon design drawn on cream paper, with flowing blackwork flames, a swirling tail and small open circles at the base.
Tribal dragon design with swirling tail
Black botanical scrollwork tattoo with swirls and small floral motifs running down the side of the torso above the hip, above blue jeans.
Black floral scrollwork on a side torso
Three stacked photos of a flourished script name tattoo in lettering style on the forearm, from red outline to finished black linework.
Script name lettering on a forearm
A grid of ten black line drawings of owls decorated with swirls and teal leaves, shown as design sheet artwork rather than on skin.
Ten ornamental owl designs in a grid
Flash sheet of six stacked colour designs with swirling flourishes, including butterflies, apples with leaves, a cloud with lightning bolt and a pink star.
Six colourful swirl and motif flash designs
Black ink tattoo of a sun and crescent moon on a forearm, with the crescent filled with swirls, dots and stripes.
Sun and crescent moon on a forearm
Black and cyan stencil-style design of a stylised standing figure with flowing hair and cyan ornamental patterns on the torso, arm and legs, shown without any body part.
Black and cyan stylised figure design
Colour Japanese-style tattoo of a brown spotted lion dog with green swirling clouds, wrapped across the outer thigh.
Japanese lion dog on the thigh
Black and white flash design of a guitar with a treble clef, musical notes, swirling vines and flower motifs, shown with no body placement.
Guitar with florals and a treble clef
Black and grey fine line feather tattoos with a heart and swirling line, one on the forearm and two on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Feather tattoos on the chest and forearm