Branches tattoo ideas

541 photos and flash · 63% Botanical, 19% Fine line · Forearm most common

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Black ink drawing of a tall pine tree with layered branches on a white background, a design that could suit a botanical tattoo.
Tall pine tree in black ink
Black ink line drawing of a compass inside a tree branch ring, with banners reading Not all who wander are lost and an anchor below, styled as a tattoo design.
Compass and tree design with banner text
Sepia pencil drawing of a pair of lungs made from branching twigs, with three small birds perched within, shown as a design rather than on skin.
Lungs formed of branches with three birds
Coloured pencil drawing of a skull formed from bare branches, with a blue bird perched on top, blue blossom, a green apple and no body placement shown.
Skull of branches with a bird and blossom
Black silhouette flash design of a skeleton standing among twisting branches, vines and leaves on a white background.
Skeleton entwined with branches
Black silhouette of a tree with curling, swirling branches and three birds perched among them, shown as a design drawing rather than on skin.
Swirling tree silhouette with birds
Black ink line drawing of a bare-branched tree with leaves whose trunk forms a double helix and whose roots spread at the base, shown as a tattoo design.
Tree growing as a DNA double helix
Black and grey ink drawing of a skull whose jaw and crown grow into twisted branches, with a forest scene in a circle, a deer, birds and orange falling leaves, shown as a botanical tattoo design with
Skull formed from a tree and forest
Black linework tree with exposed roots and a red ink splatter behind it, drawn as a tattoo design on a white background, with no body placement shown.
Tree with roots and red splatter
Black line drawing of two crossed leafy sprigs forming a V shape around a four-line italic quote, a fine line botanical tattoo design.
Crossed leafy sprigs with italic quote
Black line drawing of a weeping willow tree with trailing branches and roots on a yellow background, captioned that the tattoo symbolises strength and nurturing nature.
Weeping willow tree tattoo design
Black ink drawing of a swirling tree with curled branches above the word Family in script lettering, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Swirling family tree with Family script
Flash design of a compass rose on a teal world map, framed by branches, flowers, leaves, rope, a fish, a bird and an anchor, in a botanical style.
Compass rose with anchor, bird and botanical wreath
Dark navy line drawing of a stylised tree of life with ornate branches, leaves and roots on a pale teal background, shown as a design rather than on skin.
Tree of life with roots and swirls
Black silhouette tree with spreading roots and leaves, with the word Family in script and a quote about branches and roots, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Tree with roots and family script quote
Black ink drawing of a key whose bow forms a bare tree, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Key with a bare tree bow
Coloured illustration of a tree of life whose trunk forms a DNA double helix, with leafy branches, green roots, birds and butterflies on a parchment background.
Tree of life with DNA helix trunk and roots
Fine line botanical design of a tree whose trunk becomes a DNA double helix, with roots, leaves and butterflies, drawn in maroon ink on a peach background.
Tree growing from a DNA helix
Black ink flash drawing of an axe whose handle grows into leafy branches, with two crossed arrows and small drops above the leaves.
Axe with branching leaves and crossed arrows
Pencil drawing of a tree of life with leafy branches and roots forming a circle, a botanical design for a tattoo with no body part shown.
Tree of life pencil design in a circle
Black ink drawing of an anchor with a rope wrapped around it and a tree growing up through the shank, shown as a tattoo design in a sketchbook.
Anchor with a tree growing through it
Black ink line drawing of a leaf outline filled with a tree, branches, leaves and berries, shown as a tattoo design on white paper with no body part visible.
Leaf with tree and branches line drawing
Black ink drawing of a bare branching tree with swirling roots and a small bird perched on a branch, shown as a standalone design with no body placement.
Branching tree with swirling roots design
Line drawing of a gnarled apple tree with twisting branches, leaves and apples, shaded in dark red above and dark green at the trunk and roots, shown as a tattoo design.
Sketched apple tree with twisted branches
Black linework design of a leafy tree with a full canopy and spreading roots on a white background, shown as a blackwork flash drawing with no body placement.
Tree with spreading roots design
Black ink line drawing of a weeping willow tree with drooping branches and leaves on a plain tan background, in a botanical tattoo flash style.
Weeping willow tree line drawing
Black and grey pencil drawing of an hourglass made from tree trunks and roots, with a small tree in the lower bulb, shown as a botanical tattoo design.
Hourglass formed from tree trunks
Pen sketch of a weeping willow rising from a cupped open hand, drawn in black ink with dense hatching, a design suited to a botanical tattoo.
Weeping willow growing from an open hand
Black and grey pen drawing of a bare, gnarled tree with exposed roots and a flock of birds lifting off from its branches, a tattoo design on a plain background.
Bare tree with roots and flying birds
Black and grey drawing of a barn owl perched on a wooden post in front of a full moon, with swirling vines and branches, designed as a tattoo.
Barn owl on a post with full moon
Fine-lined brown ink drawing of a hare with antler-like branches and a moon behind it, surrounded by leaves, in a Neo-traditional botanical style.
Hare with leaves and antlers design
White line drawing of a butterfly with ivy leaves and branches in its wings and a tree of life inside a circle on its body, shown on a dark grey background.
Botanical butterfly with tree of life body
Black ink pen drawing of a stag head with flowers, birds and a beetle within a circle of branching antlers and fine geometric lines, with no body part shown.
Stag, beetle and flowers in a geometric circle
Black line drawing of a tree of life within a circle, with spiral swirls, small stars and knotwork roots, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Tree of life in a circle with swirls and stars
Black and grey drawing of a tree with fine branches, scattered leaves in red accents and spreading roots, shown as a standalone tattoo design without a body placement.
Tree with roots design
Black ink sketch of a single pine tree with a loose, shaded canopy on white paper, beside a black pen, shown as a botanical tattoo design.
Pine tree design sketch in black ink
Illustrated tattoo design of a compass rose inside a looping branch wreath with flowers, a bird and a hanging anchor, in muted teal and sepia tones.
Compass rose with anchor and botanical wreath
Pen sketch of a lion head framed by lotus flowers and blossom branches, drawn in blue ink on cream paper, shown as a flash design.
Lion and lotus flower design sketch
Black ink line drawing of a tree with swirling roots and a green watercolour-tinted canopy of leaves, drawn on paper as a tattoo design.
Tree with roots line drawing
Flash-style drawing of a skull wreathed in pink blossoms, leaves, a butterfly and a hummingbird, in muted pastel washes and black ink on a cream background.
Skull with blossoms and butterfly
Black ink and watercolour drawing of a butterfly whose wings and body are formed from pink flowers and leaves on a peach background.
Butterfly made of pink blossom
Black ink dotwork drawing of a raven perched among leafy botanical branches with small white flowers, shown on cream paper with no body part visible.
Raven perched among leafy branches
Black ink drawing of a tree of life inside a dreamcatcher hoop with three hanging feathers and beads, in a fine line style.
Tree of life dreamcatcher design
Black ink linework drawing of a tree whose branches form the spread wings and tail of a bird, on white paper beside a pen and notebook.
Tree drawn as a spread-winged bird
Black silhouette flash design of two skeletons facing each other, with their arms forming branches and leafy twigs above and roots below, suited to a botanical tattoo.
Two skeletons with a tree of branches and roots
Black ink drawing of a broad oak tree with stippled leaves and a full root system spreading beneath it, on a plain white background.
Oak tree with spreading roots, black ink design
Coloured drawing of a sleeping orange fox with a white chest and dark ears, framed in an oval of brown branches and green ivy, suited to a botanical tattoo design.
Sleeping fox in an ivy wreath
Black line drawing of a leafy tree with swirling branches and twisted roots, with a small bird above, shown as a design on white.
Tree with swirling branches and roots