Fern tattoo ideas

209 photos and flash · 83% Botanical, 25% Fine line · Forearm most common

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Neo-traditional botanical tattoo of white poppies with orange centres and green fern fronds wrapping around the elbow.
Poppies and fern around an elbow
Black line tattoo of a pine tree, a ribbon banner reading Prone to Wander and fern-covered hills on the forearm, with a small red accent.
Pine tree and banner on a forearm
Black fine line fern sprig tattoo curving across the upper arm of a woman seated on a bed, seen from behind.
Fern sprig on an upper arm
Black and white photo of a woman's bare back showing large symmetrical black tribal tattoos with spirals and fern-like motifs across the upper back and shoulders.
Tribal back tattoo in black and grey
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a fern frond and grass sprigs with leaves on the upper arm, with a knitted jumper and a white brick wall behind.
Fern and grass sprigs on the upper arm
Black ornamental mandala tattoo covering the wrist and back of a hand, with small dotted and linear motifs on the fingers.
Mandala pattern across wrist and back of hand
Two-panel photo of black and grey dotwork fern tattoos on an upper arm, one a full frond and one an unfurling fiddlehead.
Fern and fiddlehead on upper arm
Black fine line fern frond tattoo with dotwork accents running along the forearm.
Fern frond on a forearm
Fine line black fern tattoo on the inner wrist, shown on a light-skinned forearm resting on a wooden surface.
Small fern on the inner wrist
Two black and grey dotwork leaf tattoos on forearms, one inside a stippled circle and the other within a swirling dotted outline.
Matching dotwork leaf tattoos on forearms
Black ink line drawing of a skull with botanical foliage, a bee in an oval frame and the words Taurus and let none be the noose, drawn as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Skull, foliage and bee Taurus flash design
Black tribal-style design of a fern frond with spiral and hatched motifs, drawn on a plain white background, with no body placement shown.
Tribal fern frond design in black
Colour botanical tattoo of a pink poppy, burgundy anemones and a teal succulent with berries and fern on the side of a back, with a second floral tattoo at the lower edge.
Floral bouquet with poppy and succulent on back
Black and grey traditional tattoo on a thigh, showing a peony, daisies, fern leaves, a stylised hand and a banner reading I long for you to hold me in your arms.
Peony and hand banner tattoo on thigh
Black dotwork and blackwork mandala tattoo with a central lotus motif, spanning the upper back and nape of the neck.
Ornamental mandala tattoo across upper back and neck
Fine line black tattoo on a forearm showing a fern frond on the left joined by a single line to a dotwork mountain range on the right.
Fern and mountain range along a forearm
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
Botanical tattoo on a shoulder and upper arm, showing pale peach wild roses with green leaves, dark ferns, succulent-style blooms and small red berries, in a neo-traditional style.
Wild roses and ferns on a shoulder
Side view of a black and grey fern tattoo running up the ribs and side of the torso, with black lace lingerie and a raised arm.
Fern tattoo on the side of the ribs
Black and grey brush enso circle framed by ferns, trees, birds and a deer, drawn as a tattoo design with no body part shown.
Enso circle with ferns, trees and birds
Black henna-style floral and dotted lace design across a person's lower back and hips, above red underwear.
Henna-style lace design on lower back
Black ink drawing of the hand-lettered words and if not he is still good, framed by a wreath of leaves, ferns and small flowers, shown as a design with no body placement.
Hand-lettered quote in a leafy wreath
Pen line drawing on graph paper of a fern frond, several feather and frond designs, a swirl and a hummingbird head, suitable as fine line tattoo flash.
Fern fronds, feathers and hummingbird sketch
Colour botanical tattoo of pink roses, rosebuds, a fern frond and red berries across the upper back of a person with short hair.
Botanical bouquet of roses and fern on upper back
Black ink line drawing of a pine tree, a deer and hatched hillside with a banner reading Prone to Wander, on aged paper.
Prone to Wander pine and deer design
Black and grey botanical leaf tattoos wrap both forearms of a person in a grey dress with hands held open.
Leafy fern sleeves on both forearms
Close-up of a realistic owl tattoo with a soft blue wash and fern fronds on the inner upper arm.
Owl perched on a branch on the upper arm
Black blackwork tattoo on a forearm of marching soldier silhouettes forming a silver fern leaf, with the words Lest We Forget beneath.
Soldiers silhouette on fern leaf
Black and grey botanical tattoo on a forearm with a long fern frond, pine cones, a dotted dahlia-like bloom, leaves and small crystals.
Fern, pine cones and crystals on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a black and red moth with a central eye motif and fern fronds on skin.
Moth with fern fronds in traditional style
Black ink fine line tattoo on a forearm showing a compass with arrows, a fern, mountain peaks, a rose and the letters PNW.
Compass, fern, mountains and rose on arm
Close view of a fine line botanical fern frond tattoo on a shoulder, shading from black at the collarbone to blue on the upper arm.
Fern frond across a shoulder
Close photo of a small black fine line sprig tattoo on the inner wrist, with the hand raised against a pale bed sheet.
Small fern sprig tattoo on a wrist
Black fern frond tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, with a green cloth and a transfer sheet of the same design on a wooden table.
Black fern tattoo on a wrist
Black and white photo of a fine line fern frond tattoo on the side of the ribs, with a hand resting over the chest above it.
Fine line fern frond on the ribs
Close-up of a small black fine-line botanical sprig tattoo running vertically along the side of the ribs, with a tiny chevron mark nearby.
Fine line sprig on the ribs
Colour tattoo on a forearm of a cartoon child in a red top reading a book, with green ferns and a blue and grey wave beneath.
Child reading on a wave with ferns
Black and grey ink drawing of a scorpion with a raised tail, framed by fern fronds and plant sprigs, with the word Scorpio and a short quote beneath.
Scorpio scorpion with ferns
Colourful traditional flash sheet showing eight tattoo designs, including geometric mandalas, a lotus, and star-shaped flowers, with no body placement shown.
Traditional flash sheet of mandalas and flowers
Colour tattoo of a fox head among red poppies and yarrow, tied with fern-like foliage, on a person's upper arm and shoulder.
Fox and poppies on an upper arm
Black and white photo of a bare lower leg and foot with a solid black fern tattoo wrapping from the calf down towards the ankle, in a botanical style.
Fern tattoo wrapping a lower leg
Blackwork calf tattoo of a stylised leaf pattern with small dots, shown from three angles on a lower leg.
Black leaf pattern tattoo on a calf
Black ink stippled drawing of two poppies and fern fronds on a stem, shown as a botanical tattoo design sketch on cream paper.
Poppies and fern sprig line drawing
Black and white photo of two raised hands showing detailed fern frond tattoos on both forearms, in a botanical style.
Fern tattoos on both forearms
Blackwork and dotwork tattoo on the inner forearm showing three solid black circles with an oak leaf and acorns, a wave, and a fern with a pine cone, linked by dotted lines and small botanical sprigs.
Oak, wave and fern circles on a forearm
Fine line black fern tattoo with a red midrib on the inner forearm, shown in two photographs with a striped sleeve pushed up.
Fern tattoo on the inner forearm
Black ink flash sheet of a floating island with pine trees, a snail on mushrooms, fern sprigs and hanging crystals in fine line style.
Floating island, snail and mushroom flash sheet
Black and grey fern tattoo across a person's shoulder and upper arm, drawn with outlined fronds and soft shading.
Fern tattoo across shoulder and upper arm