Tendril tattoo ideas

211 photos and flash · 64% Botanical, 24% Fine line · Back most common

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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
Grey tribal swirl tattoo on the side of a stomach above the hip, with a white bra top and white underwear visible.
Swirling tribal ornament on a stomach
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 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
Black ink pen drawing of a dinosaur head with a exposed skeletal skull and spine overgrown with thin tendrils, shaded with fine stippled dots and textured scales.
Dinosaur skull with tendrils pen drawing
Back of a woman with a grey and brown sun tattoo on the upper back, its wavy rays surrounded by swirling linework.
Sun with swirling tendrils on upper back
Fine line swirl flourish tattoo in blue, green, purple and red running vertically across a person's upper back.
Coloured swirl flourish on upper back
Black and grey swirling butterfly tattoo on a woman's shoulder and upper arm, with a purple garment visible at the edge of the frame.
Swirl butterfly tattoo on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of five butterflies with swirling black tendrils rising up the calf, in a neo-traditional style.
Butterflies climbing a calf
Black line drawing of a tattoo design showing a heart outlined with curling vines and two small five-petal flowers, with no body placement shown.
Heart and swirl vine design
Black line drawing of a curling vine with five-petalled flowers and leaves on a white background, a botanical tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Black flower vine with swirls
Fine line scrollwork flourish tattoo in pale pink ink on the inner forearm, shown against a gold textured background.
Pale pink scroll flourish on a forearm
Fine line butterfly tattoo with blue and pink swirled wings and black tendrils trailing down the forearm.
Blue and pink butterfly with swirl tail
Black line drawing of a scrolling floral flourish with curling tendrils and small leaf-like swirls on a white background, with no body part shown.
Black scrolling floral flourish design
Black fine line swirls with dotwork accents and a small flower across a person's upper back, shown in a sepia photograph.
Swirling linework and flower on upper back
Black and grey ornamental sleeve tattoo running down the upper arm and forearm of a person wearing a studded leather harness and layered beaded necklaces.
Black and grey sleeve beside leather harness
A black botanical vine band with curling scrolls, leaves and grey dots on a beige background, drawn as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Black vine scroll band design
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical lotus mandala design with dotwork shading and a central gem motif, drawn on white paper beside fine liner pens and a stencil ruler.
Lotus mandala design with dotwork shading
Upper back of a person with a botanical grapevine tattoo in fine line linework, with purple grapes and green watercolour leaves across the shoulder blades.
Grapevine across upper back and shoulder
Fine line botanical tattoo of flowers, leaves and swirls with dotwork shading on the outer thigh.
Floral mandala tattoo on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a butterfly with pink and red wings outlined in black, trailing black swirls, on the side of the hip above denim jeans.
Butterfly and swirls on the hip
Botanical flash design of two mirrored cherry blossom branches with pink flowers, dark linework and curling tendrils on a white background.
Symmetrical cherry blossom branches
Realism tattoo on a forearm showing a shaded nose and glossy red lips beside a red rose, with a cracked-skin effect and black linework below.
Realistic nose, red lips and rose on a forearm
Black and grey line drawing of an hourglass wrapped in leafy vines, a botanical flash design with no body placement shown.
Hourglass entwined with vines
Digital floral design with magenta flowers, black and grey swirling tendrils and open circles on a white background, shown as a tattoo flash drawing.
Magenta flowers with black and grey tendrils
Realistic red hibiscus flower with black and red swirling scrollwork tattooed across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Red hibiscus with black scrollwork on a shoulder
Purple botanical tattoo with a butterfly and flower buds on swirling black vines, running down the outer thigh.
Purple butterfly and flowers on a thigh
Black linework tattoo of outlined hearts linked by swirling vine lines, placed on the ankle in a close-up photo.
Hearts and swirling vine on an ankle
Fine line black ink tattoo of a howling wolf with swirling tendrils on the inner wrist.
Howling wolf with swirls on the wrist
Black and grey realism rose tattoo with pink beads and swirl linework on a forearm.
Shaded rose with beads on forearm
Butterfly tattoo with black outlines, soft pink and grey shading and black swirling tendrils on a person's upper back.
Butterfly with swirls on upper back
Black and grey crescent moon with shaded stars and tribal swirls tattooed down the side of the ribs.
Crescent moon and stars along the side
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a vine with leaves and curling stems along the left side of a torso, above the waistline.
Vine and leaves along the ribs
Colour tattoo of an open green pea pod with peas, leaves, tendrils and a purple sweet pea flower on the top of a foot.
Pea pod and sweet pea flower on a foot
Fine line botanical tree tattoo in black ink across a person's upper back, with branches, leaves and flowers and two embracing figures in the trunk.
Fine line tree across upper back
Black and grey realistic lily tattoo with inky tendrils on the side of a torso, above the waistband of jeans.
Lily tattoo on the side torso
Two matching black Celtic trinity knot tattoos with swirling tendrils on the forearms of two people with their wrists held together.
Matching Celtic knot tattoos on forearms
Realistic drawing of a green and blue hummingbird with trailing wisps of colour, above a black and grey bird in a swirling dark form, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Hummingbird with ink smoke and a black bird
Traditional flash design of a teal and red helmet resembling Boba Fett's, framed by red roses, green leaves and curling tendrils, with no body placement shown.
Helmet and roses traditional flash design
Black ink pen drawing of a crescent moon with a fern-like pattern inside, surrounded by curling vines, tendrils and small leaves, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Crescent moon with botanical swirls
Black ink drawing of a feather with curling fine lines and small dots on a plain beige background, in a fine line style.
Feather with swirling linework
Colour tattoo of purple lilies with a black-line vine and leaves running down a person's back, in a botanical style.
Purple lilies and vine down the back
Black and grey raven tattoo on the calf, with stippled dotwork shading on its head and wing and dark strands trailing downwards.
Raven with dissolving roots on a calf
Black and grey pen drawing of a flowing scroll and acanthus ornament design, drawn on paper with a black fineliner pen beside it.
Scrollwork ornament design in pen
Black line drawing of a heart formed from curling vines, scrolls and small leaves on a white background, a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Swirling vine heart design
Black ink drawing of a woman's face framed by a circle, with flowing hair, winged leaves, jellyfish-like tendrils and stippled shading, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Woman with jellyfish and winged hair in a circle
Black line drawing of a three-part curled swirl with thin vine tendrils and small leaves on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Three-part swirl with leaves and tendrils
Black fine line botanical tattoo on a wrist with a rose bud, leaves, tendrils and a dotted line, plus a small mark on the hand.
Fine line botanical tattoo on wrist