Cactus tattoo ideas

101 photos and flash · 31% Botanical, 31% Fine line · Forearm most common

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Black ink drawing of a saguaro-style cactus with several arms, its base cupped by two outlined hands, shown as a flash design on white paper.
Cactus cradled by two hands
Black and grey geometric tattoo on a calf showing cacti, feathers and an eye inside a triangle, with dotwork shading.
Cacti and eye in geometric frame on a calf
Traditional style tattoo of a striped teepee, red sun, cactus and stars on a lower leg, with bold black outlines and red and yellow fills.
Teepee and desert scene on a calf
Black ink flash sheet of many small fine line doodle tattoo designs, including eyes, stars, a moon, a skull and a bicycle, on a grey background.
Stick 'N' Poke doodle flash sheet
Small colour tattoo of a prickly pear cactus with pink flowers on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Prickly pear cactus on a forearm
Black linework tattoo of a cactus in a patterned pot on the inner upper arm, with a black top and denim visible beside it.
Cactus in a patterned pot on upper arm
Black and grey circular tattoo of a desert scene with a saguaro cactus, mountains and a rising sun, done in stippled shading on a forearm.
Desert landscape in a circle on a forearm
Black linework tattoo of a saguaro cactus with prickly pear pads and overlapping triangles and circles on the upper arm, in a fine line geometric style.
Cactus and geometric shapes on an upper arm
Flash sheet of pastel tattoo designs including a horned skull, a crab, palm trees, watchful eyes and a seahorse in a bottle, in a neo-trad style.
Pastel flash sheet of skulls, eyes and palm trees
Black and grey tattoo on a thigh showing a seated figure in a sombrero beneath saguaro cacti and a rayed sun, drawn in dotwork within a diamond frame.
Desert scene with saguaro and sun on a thigh
Traditional style tattoo of a cactus in a striped pot with red triangles, shaded in black and grey on the lower leg.
Cactus in a patterned pot on a calf
Colour tattoo of a crystal ball showing a desert with cacti and a mesa under a purple sky, framed by smoke clouds, on the calf in a neo-traditional style.
Crystal ball with desert scene on a calf
Small colour tattoo of a green cactus with a pink flower in a terracotta pot, on the inner forearm.
Small cactus in a pot on a forearm
Close-up of a small green cactus tattoo in a simple fine line style on the inner forearm of a person wearing a denim jacket.
Small green cactus tattoo on a forearm
Traditional-style flash design of a green cactus in a patterned blue pot with two flowers and a banner reading DON'T BE A PRICK, painted on a natural wood slice.
Cactus in a pot with banner on wood slice
Bright cartoon cacti in yellow, pink, red, teal and green across the inner wrist and forearm of a raised hand, with a flat, illustrated style.
Colourful cactus designs on a wrist
Black ink line drawing of a cactus with three arms and a cluster of flowers and leaves at its base, drawn as a traditional-style tattoo design on paper.
Cactus and flowers tattoo design
Black linework tattoo of a desert sunrise, cacti and mountains with bands of solid black, across the back of both calves.
Desert landscape across both calves
Black linework tattoo of a flowering cactus growing out of a skull, placed on the calf.
Cactus growing from a skull on a calf
Black and grey flash sheet of small hand-drawn tattoo designs, including hearts, eyes, stars, a moon and a skull, under the heading Stick and Poke.
Stick and poke flash sheet of small doodles
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm showing a winged sun, a cactus in a circle, and a vertical arrow with a feather at the top.
Geometric cactus and winged sun on a forearm
Dotwork saguaro cactus tattoo with orange, pink and teal geometric bands on the upper arm.
Saguaro cactus with geometric bands on upper arm
Colour tattoo of the El Nopal loteria card, showing a green prickly pear cactus with red fruit, on the side of the torso.
El Nopal loteria card on the ribs
Fine line black tattoo on an upper arm showing a desert road, cactus, sun, mountains, bull skull and the words Doing time in the universal mind.
Desert road and cactus with lettering on an arm
Black fine line cactus tattoo with a small line of text below it on an upper arm, photographed in front of prickly pear cacti.
Cactus tattoo on an upper arm
Black fine line tattoo of four small potted cacti in a row on a forearm, against a dark background.
Four cacti in pots on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork calf tattoos showing a moon, crystals, a cactus, an eye in an open hand and morel mushrooms, across both legs.
Calves with moon, hand and cactus tattoos
Black line drawing of a flying saucer over a desert with cacti, an eye motif and the lettering Just Hold On We're Going Home, in a traditional flash style.
UFO and lettering tattoo design
Black line drawing flash sheet of a saguaro-style cactus, prickly pear, crescent moon, fish, sun and wavy lines on a cream background.
Desert cactus flash sheet
Black and grey fine line and dotwork cactus in a pot with small flowers, on the inner upper arm.
Cactus in a pot on an upper arm
Three temporary tattoo designs on white paper backing: a green cactus with three flowers, an ice cream cone with cherries and a lollipop, and a blue unicorn.
Temporary tattoo designs: cactus, ice cream and unicorn
A man in a white t-shirt and dark trousers holds an apple, showing black and grey fine line tattoos of animals and flowers on his forearms and upper arms.
Black and grey animal tattoos on both arms
Black line drawing of a heart enclosing the words Adventure is where your heart is, with a cactus, mountains, palm tree, sailboat, pine trees and a sun, as a tattoo design.
Heart with adventure lettering and landscape
Tiny fine line tattoo of a green cactus in a black-outlined pot on an ankle, shown against a pale background.
Small cactus in a pot on an ankle
Black and grey tattoo of a skeleton wearing a pith helmet, sunglasses and a striped top, with a cactus and birds in a framed panel on the forearm.
Skeleton in pith helmet and sunglasses on a forearm
Black ink line drawing on cream paper showing mountains, cacti, a filled sun, a star and an arc, in a fine line style that could serve as a tattoo design.
Desert landscape line drawing
Small fine line tattoo of a green cactus in an outlined pot on the inner wrist of a raised hand, against a pale bed sheet.
Small cactus in a pot on the wrist
Fine line black tattoo on an ankle showing a UFO beaming up a figure between two cacti, with a shooting star, small stars and the words Earth Stinks below.
UFO abduction with cacti on an ankle
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a columnar cactus with spines in a striped clay pot, on the calf.
Cactus in a pot on a calf
Black line drawing of a teepee with the words Girls Have Cooties, a cactus, a sun and clouds, drawn on tracing paper beside pens and a hand with a tattooed forearm.
Teepee and cactus desert design sketch
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a potted cactus inside a thin square frame on the outer thigh.
Potted cactus in a frame on a thigh
Traditional colour tattoo of a green cactus in a brown pot with pink and orange patterning and red flowers, on a limb.
Cactus in a decorated pot with red flowers
Red and blue fine line tattoo of a saguaro cactus with a stippled crescent moon and small stars on the outer thigh.
Cactus, crescent moon and stars on a thigh
Small colour botanical tattoos of cacti, orange blooms, a thistle and a black butterfly spread across a woman's upper chest.
Cacti and flowers across the chest
Colour traditional tattoo of a green cactus with a pink flower in a teal pot with striped bands, on a forearm surrounded by other tattoos.
Cactus in a striped pot on a forearm
Fine line drawing of an outstretched hand with poppy flowers, leaves, a moon and an eye motif, and the words trust the path unseen, in black ink with blue accents.
Hand with poppies and lettering
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a cactus with spines on the outer ankle, photographed from behind with white trainers.
Cactus outline tattoo on an ankle
Traditional style tattoo of a flowering cactus, a sombrero and a red and orange sunset inside a circle, on a forearm.
Cactus and sombrero sunset on a forearm