Tendril tattoo ideas

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Black ink botanical vine with leaves and flower buds wrapping from the calf over the ankle and onto the foot, shown in a two-panel photo.
Botanical vine down calf, ankle and foot
Colour tattoo of purple butterflies and curling scrolls with black outlines across a person's upper back, beside a black bra strap.
Purple butterflies and swirls on upper back
Colour Botanical sunflower tattoo with green leaves and a curling tendril on an ankle, shaded in a neo-traditional style.
Sunflower and leaves on an ankle
Black line drawing of a pentacle wrapped in vines, leaves and daisies, with swirling roots beneath, in a botanical style.
Pentacle with vines and daisies
Pink hibiscus flower with black scrollwork and pink swirls covering the upper back and shoulder, in a botanical fine-line style.
Pink hibiscus and swirls on a shoulder
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a coffin with a cross, scale pattern and two roses with leaves and tendrils, shown on a limb in three close-up photos.
Coffin and roses in black and grey
Pencil sketch of a songbird perched on a swirling branch with curled tendrils, a tattoo design drawn in a spiral notebook.
Songbird on a swirling branch sketch
Pencil drawing of a rose whose petals form a human skull, with a leaf and thorned stem, shown as a tattoo design on plain white paper.
Skull and rose design sketch
Black linework botanical vine tattoo with leaves and curling tendrils across a woman's back and upper arm, seen from behind.
Botanical vine tattoo across a back and arm
Fine line white ink tattoo of flowers and curling swirls on a limb, with a Botanical floral design.
White ink floral swirls on skin
Botanical tattoo of blue five-petalled flowers and dark grey vines with curls and leaves wrapping from the ankle across the top of the foot.
Blue flower vine across ankle and foot
Fine line black vine tattoo with small curls and scrolls on a woman's ankle, above gold metallic heels.
Vine scroll tattoo on an ankle
Black ink line drawing of three hibiscus flowers with leaves and curled tendrils on a white background, a botanical flash design.
Hibiscus flower sprig line drawing
Colour tattoo of a pink plumeria flower with black and grey swirling vines and dots on the ankle, in a botanical style.
Pink plumeria and swirls on an ankle
Black line and purple botanical tattoo of roses and vines on an upper thigh, with one rose that appears to glow under UV light.
Rose vine with glowing purple rose on thigh
Black and white line drawing of a stylised owl perched on a branch, with swirling tendrils, leaves and small hearts around it.
Stylised owl on a branch with swirls
A red and black butterfly tattoo with curling black swirls on the side of the torso, above a red waistband.
Red and black butterfly on the side of the torso
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
Black fine line drawing of stylised wildflowers and curling stems on a white background, a botanical tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Fine line drawing of wildflowers on stems
Black ink fine line and dotwork tattoo of an ornate flower with scrolling leaves on the inner forearm.
Ornate flower and scrollwork on a forearm
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
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
Botanical tattoo of a black vine with pink flowers and green leaves wrapping across the top of a foot toward the ankle.
Pink flower vine tattoo on a foot
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
Close view of a pale, white-ink style scrolling filigree tattoo across a bare shoulder, upper back and upper arm.
Pale swirling filigree on shoulder and arm
Ten panels in two rows show a black linework paisley and scroll ornament being drawn up in stages, from a single curved line to a full dotted floral design on white.
Step-by-step swirl ornament drawing
Black lace-patterned flower and trailing vine tattoo running down the side of a torso over the ribs, in a botanical style.
Black lace flower and vine on the ribs
Pen drawing of a chimpanzee wearing a skull as a hat, with a brain and wispy tendrils above, shown as a tattoo design in black and grey stippling.
Chimpanzee with skull and brain drawing
Colour botanical tattoo of nasturtium flowers, buds and round leaves trailing over the shoulder and upper arm.
Nasturtium flowers and vine on a shoulder
Black botanical tattoo of a lotus flower with curling swirls on the lower torso, just above a white waistband.
Lotus and swirls on the lower torso
Black and grey tattoo flash design of five shaded stars linked by a swirling vine on a white background, with no body placement shown.
Greyscale stars trailing a curling vine
Pencil and ink design drawing of a leaping antlered hare decorated with purple dahlia flowers, drawn in dotwork shading on tracing paper.
Leaping hare with antlers and purple dahlias
Black line drawing of a peacock feather with a curled eye and flowing swirls on a white background, a botanical tattoo design.
Peacock feather line drawing
Seahorse design made of ornate swirling linework filled with rainbow colour on a plain white background, with no body placement shown.
Rainbow swirl seahorse design
Close-up of a fine line black arrow tattoo with leafy scrollwork on the upper back of a person with short dark hair.
Arrow with leafy scrollwork on upper back
Traditional style colour tattoo of two pink roses with green leaves, a bud and a curling stem on the side of a ribcage.
Two pink roses on the ribs
Photograph of a botanical ivy tattoo in green ink with grey vine lines, running across a bare shoulder and down the upper arm, with a beach behind.
Green ivy tattoo across a shoulder and upper arm
Fine line black ink tattoo of a curling vine with a ladybird, a small flower and a tendril on the outer ankle.
Ladybird and vine on an ankle
Two coloured butterfly tattoos with pink and green wings, joined by black swirling tendrils across the lower stomach beside a navel piercing.
Two butterflies with swirls on the lower stomach
Three views of a full colour sleeve tattoo in a biomechanical style with organic, sinuous forms, covering the upper arm and forearm.
Biomechanical colour sleeve on an arm
Two versions of a black ink botanical tattoo design showing a lotus flower with dotted chain drapes on a parchment-coloured background.
Lotus and dotted chain tattoo design
Colour botanical tattoo of green leaves and a climbing vine wrapping around a bare calf, photographed outdoors on a pavement.
Leafy vine wrapping a calf
Colour biomechanical tattoo wrapping the lower leg, shown from three angles, with orange and teal organic forms and feather-like shapes.
Biomechanical leg sleeve on a calf
Black and grey photo of two wrists with matching halves of a swirling heart tattoo in a blackwork style, which meet to form one heart.
Matching split heart tattoos on wrists
Fine line jellyfish tattoo with a blue watercolour-style bell and dark trailing tendrils, running down the side of a woman's back and ribs.
Jellyfish tattoo along side of back
Grey botanical tattoo of a scrolling vine with leaves and curls on the upper back, beside the shoulder blade.
Scrolling vine tattoo on a shoulder blade
Fine line tattoo of three black birds perched on a curling vine with pink blossoms, running from the shoulder across the upper chest.
Birds on a vine across the collarbone
Black ink line drawing of a honeysuckle sprig with trumpet-shaped blooms, curling tendrils and leaves on a white background, a design suited to a fine line botanical tattoo.
Honeysuckle sprig line drawing