Swirl tattoo ideas

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

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Tattoo design drawing of the word dream in black script with grey swirling leaf flourishes, shown on a plain white background with no body placement visible.
Dream script with floral flourishes
Shaded red hibiscus flower with black ornamental swirls across the upper back near the shoulder blade, in a botanical style.
Red hibiscus with black swirls on upper back
Colour tattoo on a woman's shoulder and upper arm showing a pink hibiscus, a Roman numeral clock face with a gear, yellow plumeria and butterflies, in a realistic painted style.
Hibiscus and clock face on a shoulder
Black botanical vine tattoo of five-petalled flowers running from the neck down over the shoulder blade on a woman's back.
Floral vine tattoo across a shoulder and back
Black ink sunflower tattoo with mesh-patterned petals, curling vines and dotwork accents on a forearm, with a car interior visible behind.
Sunflower with mesh petals and swirls on forearm
Black and grey line drawing of a botanical tattoo design on tracing paper, with a gerbera, chrysanthemum, hibiscus and hydrangea arranged with swirling vines.
Floral design with gerbera and chrysanthemum
Black and grey pen drawing of a raised-trunk elephant sitting on a lotus flower, surrounded by zentangle-style floral patterns, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Elephant on a lotus flower design
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a butterfly, flower and swirling vines across the ankle and top of a foot.
Butterfly and flower vines on a foot
Black ink drawing of a fine line tattoo design with lotus flowers, swirls and dots, shown on white paper with no body part visible.
Fine line lotus and swirl design sketch
Gold metallic temporary tattoos of leaves and scrolls on a woman's upper chest and a filigree hand piece on her wrist, in a botanical style.
Gold metallic leaf designs on chest and wrist
Woman's arm with a full sleeve tattoo of blue flowers, swirling black linework and small hearts, in botanical style across the upper arm and forearm.
Blue flower sleeve with swirling linework
Black and grey fine line botanical tattoo of three flowers with swirling vines across the top of a bare foot.
Floral vine tattoo across the top of a foot
Collage of four photos showing a colourful floral tattoo with black swirling linework and gear motifs across a shoulder and upper back.
Floral swirls and gears across a shoulder and back
Close-up of a traditional style tattoo of a grey bird with a red breast, with green leaves and berries, on the lower torso above a grey waistband.
Grey bird with red breast and vines on the torso
Black line drawing of a sketchy botanical design with flowers, leaves and swirling vines, suitable as a Botanical tattoo flash.
Floral swirl sketch 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 linework tattoo on the upper back reading "Do you suppose she's a wildflower" in lettering framed by swirling vines, leaves and two coloured flowers, in a lettering and botanical style.
Wildflower quote with vines on back
Botanical flower mandala in brown henna with dangling swirls on the side of a person's body, beside red fabric.
Henna flower mandala on skin
Black line drawing of a flower bud on a curling vine with spiral tendrils, a botanical tattoo design shown on a plain white background.
Swirling vine with a flower bud
Black ink pen drawing of a lotus flower on a looping, script-like stem, sketched on paper as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Lotus and looping stem design sketch
Colour realism tattoo of purple orchids and a blue hummingbird with teal swirls on the side of a torso.
Hummingbird and orchids with swirls on the side
Colour tattoo of a green and purple butterfly with a red blossom branch on a woman's middle back, in a botanical style.
Butterfly and blossom on the back
Side of a torso showing a botanical tattoo of pink flowers and black swirling leaves around a fine-lined star on the ribs.
Floral star tattoo on the ribs
Pink lily tattoo with black tribal-style vines and swirls on the lower back and hip, in a botanical neo-traditional style.
Pink lily with black vines on a lower back
White fine-line mandala design with lotus-style petals on the back of a hand, placed on the hand and wrist, with silver rings and grey nails.
White mandala design on the back of a hand
Line drawing of the words Love yourself in flowing script, framed by paisley-style flowers, feather shapes and swirling flourishes on a tan textured background.
Love yourself script with floral flourishes
Colour tattoo of pink plumeria flowers, teal swirls and green leaves with palm trees and a wave along the ribs and side of the torso.
Colourful floral side piece with palm trees
Colour neo-traditional full sleeve tattoo of red poppies, blue-grey daisies and green leaves on an upper arm and forearm.
Full sleeve of red poppies and daisies
Black ornamental tattoo of two flowers and curling vines with swirls across the upper chest, in a botanical style.
Black floral vine tattoo on the chest
Black and grey botanical tattoo of peonies, roses and dotwork swirls across a woman's chest and shoulder, with a black dress neckline below.
Peony and rose chest and shoulder piece
Black line drawing of an acoustic guitar entwined with swirling scrollwork, roses, hearts and stars, in a botanical design for a tattoo.
Swirling guitar with roses and hearts
Botanical tattoo design of a magenta five-petal flower with thin black swirling vines and small dots, drawn on a plain white background with no body placement visible.
Magenta flower with black swirling vine
Black ink line drawing of a treble clef filled with patterned bands, dotted swirls and flowers, a design that could suit a fine line or dotwork tattoo.
Treble clef with floral swirls
Colour botanical tattoo of purple, blue and pink flowers with green leaves and black swirling script, running from the ankle onto the top of the foot.
Three flowers and swirls on an ankle
Black and grey fine line lotus flower tattoo on a forearm, with a thin stem, two small dots and a looped infinity-style line below.
Lotus flower on a forearm
Colour botanical tattoo of pink lilies and black vine swirls running up the outer ankle and onto the top of a foot.
Pink lilies and vine on an ankle
Black line drawing of a lotus flower with curling swirls and tendrils, shown as a botanical tattoo design on a white background.
Lotus flower with swirling scrolls
Shaded pink lily tattoo with black swirling scrollwork across the upper back and shoulder blade, in a realistic botanical style.
Pink lilies with swirls on upper back
Hand-coloured botanical flash design of three butterflies and pink buds on a curling vine, drawn on white paper.
Butterflies and flowering vine design
Realism style tattoo of red roses with green leaves and black swirling vines running down a person's back, placed on the upper back and spine.
Red roses and swirling vines down the back
Red floral ornamental tattoo on the inner wrist of a raised hand, with a teal and grey ring on the middle finger against blurred green foliage.
Red floral ornament tattoo on wrist
Two people shown from behind with matching black botanical tattoos of a heart-shaped tree with swirling branches and roots on the upper back.
Matching heart tree tattoos on two backs
Grey shaded fine line tattoo of a butterfly, cherry blossom flowers, leaves and swirls on a forearm, with a faint pink wash on the wings and petals.
Butterfly and cherry blossom on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a green and purple hummingbird beside pink trumpet flowers and black swirling vine linework, on skin in a neo-traditional botanical style.
Hummingbird and pink flowers on upper back
Black line drawing of an ornate lotus flower design with swirling patterns, dots and a curled stem, shown on a white background.
Ornate lotus flower design
Back of a woman's shoulder with a realistic colour tattoo of orange flowers and grey shaded scrollwork, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Orange flowers and scrollwork on a shoulder
Forearm tattoo of an ornamental animal skull with dotwork swirls, surrounded by red poppies and buds in a botanical style.
Animal skull and poppies on a forearm
Black botanical tattoo of three silhouetted birds perched on a thin vine with curls and leaves, on the upper back.
Three birds on a curling vine on the back