Bud tattoo ideas

1,075 photos and flash · 94% Botanical, 24% Fine line · Forearm most common

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Black and grey botanical tattoo of gladioli on a stem running down the inner upper arm, drawn in fine linework with soft shading.
Gladiolus sprig on inner upper arm
Colour illustration of a tattoo design with red roses, a grey cameo locket, a silver chain and black filigree swirls on a pink background.
Roses, cameo locket and chain design
Neo-traditional leopard head with an orange gem on its brow, framed by red flowers, tattooed on the upper arm.
Leopard head with red flowers on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a blue butterfly with pale blue flowers, yellow centres and green leaves on the lower back.
Blue butterfly and flowers on lower back
Close view of a botanical tattoo of blue forget-me-not flowers and dark leaves on a woman's upper shoulder, with her back and shoulder in soft light.
Forget-me-not sprig on a shoulder
Black linework outline of peonies, daisies and leaves across a person's upper back and shoulder, with pink skin redness around the lines in a botanical style.
Floral outline across back and shoulder
Black and grey realistic magnolia flowers and buds climbing a vine across an upper arm tattoo, in a Botanical style.
Magnolia sleeve on upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a pink magnolia flower with green leaves and a closed bud, shaded to look three-dimensional, across the top of a foot.
Pink magnolia across the top of a foot
Red watercolour-style poppies with black linework and green stems tattooed on a limb, beside a paper sheet showing a similar poppy design.
Watercolour-style poppies on a limb
Black and grey orchid tattoo with buds and stems on the outer ankle of a bare foot against a white background.
Orchid tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey botanical tattoo of leaves, fern fronds and buds wrapping around a forearm just below the elbow.
Botanical leaves and fern on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of flowers and leaves inside a dotted triangle on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Floral cluster in a dotted triangle on a wrist
Black and grey botanical tattoo of wildflowers, buds and leaves with roots, shaded in fine lines, on the middle of a person's back.
Black and grey wildflower sprig on the back
Black and grey Japanese chrysanthemum tattoo with red centres and a central bud across a woman's lower abdomen and hips.
Chrysanthemums across lower abdomen
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two roses with leaves on the outer upper thigh of a woman wearing a dark grey top.
Black and grey roses on the thigh
Black and grey botanical tattoo of blossoms and leaves wrapping around an ankle, shown in three photos.
Black and grey flower wrap on an ankle
Realistic peach and grey cherry blossom flowers and buds tattooed across a shoulder and upper arm.
Cherry blossom sleeve on upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a barn owl with pink magnolia flowers and buds across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Barn owl and magnolias on upper back
Black outline tattoo of peonies, roses and leaves in a botanical style across a thigh and hip, partly visible above white underwear.
Peony and rose outline on thigh
Colourful vintage-style floral bouquet tattoo with peonies and roses on the upper arm, in a botanical style.
Vintage floral bouquet on upper arm
Two black and grey botanical tattoos of poppies with stems, buds and leaves, one on each forearm, drawn in fine linework with dotwork shading.
Poppy tattoos on two forearms
Fine line black botanical sprig tattoo with round flower buds and slim leaves on the inner upper arm.
Small botanical sprig on an upper arm
Black outline tattoo of California poppies with stems and fern-like foliage on a woman's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
California poppies across upper back
Small black fine line tattoo of a botanical sprig with several buds on the inner upper arm.
Fine line sprig on upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a pink lily with yellow stamens and two dragonflies on the upper back.
Pink lily and dragonflies on the upper back
Two small fine line red poppy tattoos with thin black stems, one on the inner wrist of a forearm and a fainter matching one on the wrist beside it.
Matching poppy tattoos on two wrists
Black and grey shaded rose tattoo with leaves and a small bud on the side of a woman's hip, above a black underwear waistband.
Shaded rose on a hip and thigh
Fine black line tattoo of a mirrored design with birds, flowers and leaves on the upper chest, near a white lace neckline.
Symmetrical bird and floral design on the chest
Shaded grey and white blossom flowers with magenta sprigs trailing along a forearm, in a botanical realism style.
Blossom branch on a forearm
Red poppy flowers with grey stems and buds in a painterly botanical tattoo on the lower leg near the ankle.
Red poppies on a lower leg
Colour realism tattoo of blue, purple and pink morning glory flowers with green leaves and a brown feather on the inner forearm.
Morning glory and feather on a forearm
Black ink line drawing of a deer's head with antlers formed from branches bearing peony and magnolia blooms, suitable as a botanical tattoo design.
Deer with floral antlers line drawing
Black fine line botanical tattoo of a slender sprig with dark leaves and stippled buds on the upper arm.
Botanical sprig on upper arm
Close view of a shoulder with a colour botanical tattoo of a pink rose, buds and green leaves, worn with a white lace top and gold pendant necklace.
Pink rose on a shoulder
Black and grey botanical tattoo of peonies, roses and leaves in a bouquet on the inner forearm.
Black and grey peony bouquet on a forearm
Pencil sketch of three peony blooms with leaves and small buds in a botanical design, drawn for a tattoo and not shown on skin.
Three peonies with leaves, pencil design
Two wrists side by side: a grey botanical wildflower tattoo on one inner wrist and a soft pink cherry blossom tattoo on the other.
Grey wildflowers and pink blossom on wrists
Colour botanical tattoo of three pink peonies with dark green leaves, placed on the centre of a woman's chest below the collarbone.
Pink peony cluster on the chest
Colour realism tattoo of a red rose with a bud and green leaves on the shoulder and upper arm, set against a soft purple watercolour wash.
Realistic red rose with watercolour wash on shoulder
Pencil sketch of a round-eyed owl perched on a branch beside blossoms and leaves, drafted as a botanical tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Owl on a branch with flowers sketch
Fine line black tattoo of a daffodil with an unopened bud and long narrow leaves on the upper arm.
Daffodil fine line tattoo on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of orange poppies in a grassy field with a small bee, on the forearm.
Orange poppies and a bee on a forearm
Black ink line drawings on white of mushrooms, cacti, leaf sprigs, ferns and succulents, arranged as a botanical flash sheet with no body placement shown.
Hand-drawn botanical flash sheet in black line
Black and grey blackwork tattoos of lungs, flowers and a chain on both forearms, with the palms turned upwards.
Lungs and flowers on both forearms
Fine line botanical tattoo of a small sprig with two flower buds and leaves on the upper arm, shown against a white sleeve.
Small botanical sprig on upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of lilies, a hibiscus and ornamental scrollwork running over the shoulder and down the side of the back.
Lily and hibiscus flowers with scrollwork across back and
Black and grey drawing of an anatomical heart sprouting daisy-like flowers and buds, shown on a plain grey background, in a botanical design style.
Anatomical heart with flowers
Two-panel photo of a botanical tattoo on the inner forearm, showing a cluster of red flowers and green leaves on thin stems in a soft, painterly colour style.
Red flowers and green leaves on a forearm