Branch tattoo ideas

1,025 photos and flash · 58% Botanical, 22% Fine line · Forearm most common

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Black dotwork and fine line tattoo of a songbird perched on a leafy branch beneath a stippled sun, shown on the forearm.
Songbird on a branch with dotwork sun
Colour tattoo of a bear head in front of a pink and teal sunset, with a blossoming branch and leaves, on the upper arm.
Bear head, sunset and branch on upper arm
Black ink drawing of two magnolia flowers on a branch with leaves, shaded with geometric hatching and dotwork, on a plain beige background.
Two magnolia blooms on a branch
Small black and grey owl tattoo perched on a branch on the ankle, with a thin chain anklet and a white shoe visible below.
Owl tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey barn owl perched on a branch with flowers and leaves inside a dotted circle, tattooed on the inner forearm.
Barn owl and flowers in a dotwork circle
Two fine line tattoos in a diptych: a small black twig on the upper chest near the shoulder, and a dotted star constellation across the upper back.
Twig and star constellation fine line tattoos
Fine line black and grey magnolia branch tattoo with two open flowers and buds across a person's lower abdomen and hip.
Magnolia branch across the hip
Fine line black tattoo of cupped hands, an eye motif, branch shapes and moon phases on the back of a neck.
Hands and symbols on the back of the neck
Black ink drawing of an owl with a sugar skull woman's face on its chest, gripping a branch, in a dotwork and neo-trad style with no body placement shown.
Owl and sugar skull woman design on a branch
Black and grey botanical tattoo on the forearm showing an upside-down bat inside a solid black circle, with a trailing branch of leaves and daisies below.
Upside-down bat and daisy branch on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork design drawings of peonies, leaves and olive sprigs on tracing paper, with two marker pens beside them.
Peony and olive branch tattoo design sketches
Black ink botanical tattoo of a small bird perched on a stem with a poppy and a rose-like bloom, drawn in fine line with dotwork shading, on the side of the torso.
Bird and poppy on a side body
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on an upper thigh, showing a curved lion cub outline with two lion silhouettes on a tree branch inside it.
Lion cub arc with lion silhouettes on a thigh
Two calf tattoos in black ink with blue accents, a hanging birdcage on the left and two swallows perched on a branch on the right.
Birdcage and swallows on calves
Black and grey dotwork and fine line tattoo of an owl perched on a branch, on the back of a person's calf.
Owl on a branch on a calf
Black and grey fine line and dotwork sprig of leaves and flower clusters tattooed on a person's upper back, shown from behind.
Botanical sprig tattoo on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of ginkgo, hop cones, lavender sprigs and leaves covering a forearm.
Botanical leaves and hops on a forearm
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of two magpies and a crescent moon on the forearm, shown in two side-by-side close-up photographs.
Two magpies and a crescent moon on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a fluffy puff-shaped flower and leafy branches on the calf, done in dotwork and fine line.
Puff flower and leaves on a calf
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a hand holding a flowering branch on a forearm, with partial lettering beside it.
Hand holding a blossom branch on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of two botanical sprigs with small flower buds and a dotted arc, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Fine line sprig and dotted arc on the forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a wide-eyed owl perched on a branch, in traditional style with dotwork shading, on a forearm.
Owl perched on a branch on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork and linework tattoo on an upper arm showing a stag head with antlers, a flying goose and a crystal cluster within dotted geometric lines.
Stag, goose and crystals on upper arm
Painted design of a blue owl with dotted feathers perched on a lilac branch beside red berries, shown without any body placement.
Blue owl on a berry branch
Black and grey flash sheet of gothic tattoo designs including a moth, owl, ghost, coffin, dagger, cat and crossed bones, drawn in dotwork and bold outlines.
Black and grey gothic flash sheet
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a bird with spread wings and talons gripping a branch, on the upper arm.
Diving bird on an upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of two thin branches with small flowers and a dotted crescent moon on the inner wrist.
Botanical branches and dotted crescent on wrist
Black and grey ornate owl tattoo with stippled feather detail and a patterned head, shown on a forearm.
Ornate owl on a forearm
Black and grey owl tattoo perched on a branch on the inner forearm, with patterned feathers in a blackwork and dotwork style.
Owl on a branch on the forearm
Black and grey fine line and dotwork tattoo of stars, branches and snowflake motifs, mirrored symmetrically on the lower leg above the ankle.
Symmetrical star and branch motif on an ankle
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a leafy sprig with a dotted circle behind it, on the inner forearm.
Leafy sprig with dotted circle on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two magnolia blooms and a bud on the upper arm, with dotwork shading on the leaves.
Magnolia flowers on the upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a small leafy sprig with stippled leaves on the inner forearm, shown against a dark sleeve and pale wall.
Small leafy sprig on the forearm
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a raven with spread wings and claws gripping a branch, running down the forearm.
Raven with spread wings on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a raven perched on a branch, with a mandala filling its body, on the upper leg.
Raven with mandala on a thigh
Black ink flash drawing of a botanical sprig with large open flowers, buds and leaves, in a dotwork and fine line style, on a pale background.
Botanical flower sprig drawing in black ink
Black and grey tattoo of a skeletal chameleon curling around a branch with leaves and a dotted spiral, on the forearm, in an engraving style.
Skeletal chameleon with leaves on a forearm
Line drawing of a watercolour owl perched on a branch, with fine-line feather detail and blue wash, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Blue watercolour owl perched on a branch
Close-up of a traditional style tattoo of a smiling sloth hanging from a branch in bold black outline with dotted fur shading, on the lower leg.
Sloth hanging from a branch on a leg
Black ink flash sheet of traditional-style designs including hands, daggers, a skull, a rose and a candle, drawn on white paper.
Black ink flash sheet of hands, daggers and skulls
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a leafy branch with a round fruit on the inner forearm, drawn with fine stippled shading.
Leafy branch with fruit on a forearm
Pen and ink sketchbook drawings of an arrow, a feather, an antler and a revolver, with fine line shading and dotted detail on the arrowhead.
Sketched arrow, feather, antler and revolver designs
Fine black dotwork tattoo of two crossed botanical sprigs on the inner forearm.
Crossed botanical sprigs on a forearm
Black line tattoo of a sloth hanging from a leafy branch, with dotted shading on its body, on the upper arm.
Sloth hanging from a branch on an arm
Black and grey tattoo of balance scales held by a hand, framed by leafy branches and berries on the upper arm, with fine dotwork accents.
Scales and botanical branches on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of peonies, a lemon slice and bare branches inside an angular frame on the thigh.
Peonies and lemon slice in a geometric frame on a thigh
Fine line and dotwork tattoo of lavender sprigs, a shaded dotted circle and a small branch with teal dots on the inner forearm.
Lavender sprigs and dotted circle on forearm
Ornate owl tattoo on a forearm in black and grey with a small blue heart on its chest, in a neo-traditional style with dotwork detail.
Ornate owl with blue heart on a forearm