Swirl tattoo ideas

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

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Black ink drawing on white paper of a stylised script-like letterform with curling flourishes and a lotus flower, a botanical tattoo design with no body part shown.
Lotus flower and swirl design on paper
Colour botanical tattoo of three red roses with green leaves, buds and black swirling tendrils on the upper back.
Three red roses with swirls on the upper back
Black and grey calla lily tattoo with swirling black scrollwork on the side of a person's ribs.
Calla lily and scrollwork on the ribs
Black linework tattoo of flowers and scrolls on a woman's upper back, photographed from behind with her arms raised.
Floral scroll tattoo on upper back
Close-up of a small fine line black lotus flower with a curling swirl tattooed on a person's lower abdomen, above a dark waistband.
Small lotus and swirl tattoo on the lower abdomen
Black and grey dotwork drawing of an ornate elephant head with mandala patterns, a lotus above and below, and teardrop motifs, shown as a tattoo design.
Ornate elephant head mandala with lotus
Small colour tattoo of two dark tribal-style figures forming a heart with pink flowers and swirling vines, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Heart of two figures with pink flowers on upper back
Small black Botanical tattoo of a five-petal flower with curling vine lines wrapping up the ankle.
Flower and vine on an ankle
Sketch-style black and red rose tattoo across the upper arm and shoulder, with fine script running down the forearm.
Sketched roses with script on upper arm
Colour photo of a bold black stylised symbol with two pink-red flowers and fine swirling vines, tattooed across the upper back.
Black symbol with pink flowers and vines on back
Black and grey dotwork and linework floral mandala tattoo running down a person's upper arm, with a white tank top and black scarf in view.
Black and grey floral mandala on upper arm
Pencil drawing of an open lily with shaded petals and a bold black swirling vine, shown as a botanical tattoo design with no body placement.
Lily with swirling vine design
Black fine line botanical vine tattoo with leaves and flowers across a woman's upper back, shoulder and upper arm, shown from behind in a warm sepia photo.
Floral vine tattoo across a back and arm
Purple shaded lily tattoo with black ornamental swirls and dots on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Purple lily with swirls on upper back
Black line tattoo of two roses and an ornate filigree oval on the outer thigh, with a dotted line trailing below.
Roses and filigree oval on a thigh
Black outline drawing of a lotus flower with leaves and spiral swirls, a botanical tattoo design on a plain white background.
Lotus flower with swirls line design
Black and grey shaded lily tattoo with curling tendrils and a small sun motif on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Shaded lily with swirls on upper back
Black and grey crescent moon tattoo with leafy vines, curls and three stars on the upper back, with soft grey shading.
Crescent moon, stars and vines on back
Black and grey drawing of a shaded rose with leaves, an ornate scrolled key and a chain, designed as a tattoo.
Rose and ornate key with chain
Shaded grey anchor with a looping rope and pink blossoms, a botanical style tattoo on the side of the ribs.
Anchor and blossoms on the side ribs
Colour botanical tattoo of blue, pink and cream daisies linked by black swirling vines across the top of a foot.
Daisy flowers and swirls on the foot
Black blackwork and dotwork lace-style scrollwork with soft pink watercolour flowers, tattooed on the side ribs.
Black lace scrollwork and pink flowers on the ribs
A pink tattoo of a heart made from flowers and swirling vines, sitting on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Pink flower heart on upper back
Pencil drawing of a botanical tattoo design with a climbing vine, tulip-style flowers and three butterflies, shaded in black and grey.
Vine with tulips and butterflies
Black ink lettering reading Once Upon A Time with flowing vines and leaves across the inside of a forearm, in a Lettering style.
Once upon a time lettering with vines on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo on the upper thigh of a woman lifting a black Batman t-shirt, with her face out of frame.
Black and grey floral thigh tattoo
Black and grey tattoo of a stylised flower with six pointed petals, filled with swirling patterns, a central spiral and vine tendrils with small stars, on skin.
Swirl-patterned flower tattoo in black and grey
Colour tattoo on a forearm of a red and purple lotus flower above black Sanskrit script and a green Om symbol, linked by black swirling linework.
Lotus flower and Om symbol on a forearm
Black outline tattoo of a stylised flower with curling stem, scrolls and leaves on the upper arm.
Stylised flower and stem on upper arm
Blackwork botanical tattoo of swirling vines and a rose covering the back of a hand and the forearm, resting on a wooden table.
Blackwork vine and rose sleeve on hand and forearm
Pink shaded lotus flower tattoo above a thin black swirl line on an ankle, in a botanical colour style.
Pink lotus with black swirl on ankle
Black and grey realism tattoo of roses, smoky swirls and a music staff wrapping around the ribs and waist.
Roses and music staff on ribs
Two botanical flash designs on a white background, one with pink lilies and black and grey scrolling foliage, the other with pink buds and bold black swirls.
Pink lily and black scroll floral designs
Black and grey realism roses with swirling black vines tattooed along a bare thigh and down towards the calf.
Black and grey roses and vines on a leg
Fine line tattoo of the state of Michigan on the arm, its outline filled with mandala and floral patterns and a small red heart in the lower peninsula.
Michigan outline with mandala filling
Black line drawing of bellflowers and leaves curling into swirls along two edges, in a botanical fine line style, on a white background.
Bellflower corner with swirls
Colour tattoo of a lavender pentagram entwined with green oak leaves, yellow and red acorns and black scrolling swirls, on skin.
Pentagram with oak leaves and acorns
Close view of a woman's arm with a full black ornamental blackwork sleeve of mandala-style florals and swirls, running from the wrist up to the upper arm.
Black ornamental sleeve on an arm
Line drawing of a botanical lotus flower in black outline with a red flame-like shape and a black curled stem, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Lotus design with red flame and black swirl
Black and grey family tree tattoo with swirling leaves, script lettering and roots on the side of the ribs.
Family tree with roots and script lettering on ribs
Pale white-ink rose outline with scrolling leaves across a bare shoulder and upper back, in a botanical style.
White ink rose on a shoulder
Black and grey cat head with green eyes, framed by swirling scrollwork and lotus flowers, tattooed along the side of the torso.
Cat with green eyes and lotus scrollwork on side
Black and grey realistic rose with swirling scrollwork and stylised lettering on a person's upper back.
Shaded rose with scrollwork on upper back
Back of a person showing a black ink lace-like scrollwork tattoo with flowers and leaves across the shoulder blade.
Black lace scrollwork across a shoulder blade
Black fine line tattoo of three birds perched on a branch above scrolling leaves, on the inner wrist of a raised fist.
Three birds on a branch on a wrist
Black botanical flash design of a heart made from thorny vines with two roses, leaves and buds, with no body placement shown.
Rose and thorn vine heart design
Colourful swirling tree tattoo with a black trunk and multicoloured flourishes across the upper back, with a small blue bird at the upper left.
Colourful swirl tree on upper back
Black tribal tattoo with a central plumeria flower and swirling linework across the upper back and shoulder of a woman with her hair up.
Plumeria and tribal swirl on a shoulder