Fern tattoo ideas

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

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Black botanical feather tattoo centred on a woman's upper back, seen from behind above a white lace top.
Feather tattoo on the upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a mandala with feathers and fern leaves, running from the nape of the neck onto the upper back.
Ornamental dotwork neck and upper back tattoo
Black and grey traditional style flash sheet showing six drawn designs including a rose, a dagger, a wreath, an eye with rope and a pendant, with no body placement shown.
Black and grey flash sheet of six designs
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of an anatomical heart overgrown with flowers and leaves, across an upper arm.
Anatomical heart with flowers on upper arm
Black ink full sleeve on a woman's arm, with mandala patterns, scrollwork and fern sprigs covering the upper arm and forearm down to the wrist.
Blackwork mandala sleeve with fern motifs
Realistic colour tattoo sleeve on a calf showing a velociraptor, a triceratops, a tyrannosaurus head and a volcanic sunset over water.
Dinosaur scene sleeve on a calf
Black and grey dotwork and geometric tattoo on an upper arm showing a large beetle with a crescent moon, crystal, ferns and flowers within triangle lines.
Beetle, crescent moon and crystal on upper arm
Colour tattoo of an antler and a fern frond on the outer thigh, drawn in a botanical style with soft shading.
Antler and fern on a thigh
Black fine-line botanical tattoo of a feathery sprig running diagonally down a pale forearm, against a blue fabric with white stars.
Fine line sprig on a forearm
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a cat skull with ferns, mushrooms, oak leaves and acorns on the thigh, shown in two photos.
Cat skull with fern and oak on thigh
Black and grey tattoo of an unfurling fern frond with a spiral tip on the calf.
Unfurling fern frond on a calf
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of flowers, leaves and a dotted chain with drops across the chest below the breasts.
Flower garland across the chest
Black bear inside a rust-orange oval with small leaf details on the upper arm of a person wearing a grey vest top.
Bear in an oval on an upper arm
Solid black fern frond tattoo across the back of a hand and onto the wrist, botanical style, photographed against a plain white background.
Fern tattoo on the back of a hand
Black fine line fern fronds tattooed on the upper arm of a person in a white t-shirt and high-waisted denim jeans.
Fern sprig on an upper arm
Sheet of gold and silver metallic temporary tattoo designs, including shells, arrows, chain bands, waves and fern fronds.
Gold and silver metallic tattoo design sheet
Six black ink floral and scroll designs on a white background, with feathered fronds, leaves and curling swirls in a flourish style.
Six black floral and scroll tattoo designs
Neo-traditional botanical tattoo of wild roses, a succulent, ferns and berries across a shoulder and upper arm, shaded in peach, olive and black.
Wild rose and fern across a shoulder
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
Fine line black botanical sprig with a peony, fern fronds and a succulent-style flower on the inner forearm.
Botanical sprig with peony and fern on forearm
Black fern frond tattoo in detailed linework running down the inner forearm of a person wearing a grey marl top.
Fern leaf tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey photograph of a torso with full dotwork sleeves, chest patterns and a lotus with fern-like fronds tattooed on the abdomen.
Dotwork sleeves with lotus on the abdomen
Black ink fern frond tattoo on a forearm, with the hand open and a blurred outdoor background.
Black fern frond tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a woodland landscape with a stone cottage, a hill and a bird, framed by ferns and set on the outer thigh.
Woodland landscape with cottage on a thigh
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 tattoo of peacock feathers and lace-like ornament across a thigh, with a shaded lotus flower on the hip.
Peacock feather and lotus thigh tattoo
Black and grey fine line full sleeve on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a whale, mountains, a fox, ferns and foxglove, with a small teal octopus at the top of the shoulder.
Full arm sleeve with whale, fox and foliage
Black ink linework tattoo of an embracing couple in the style of Klimt's The Kiss, surrounded by flowers and stars, on the upper arm.
Klimt-style The Kiss tattoo on upper arm
Black fern frond tattoo running along the forearm, drawn with detailed botanical linework and shaded leaflets.
Fern frond tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey line drawing of a skull framed by fern-like foliage and a beaded arc above, with the word Virgo and a short poem beneath, shown as a botanical tattoo design.
Skull and foliage Virgo design
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a fern frond inside a circular frame on a forearm, with shaded linework.
Fern leaf in a circle on a forearm
Two circular black ink line drawings of a peony and a rose surrounded by leaves and foliage, on white paper beside black fineliner pens.
Peony and rose pen drawings in circles
Botanical green fern tattoo running down the centre of a bare back, between the shoulder blades, with the hair worn up in a bun.
Green fern tattoo down the spine
Black fine line fern frond tattoo running from the wrist up the inner forearm, with the hand visible below.
Fern frond tattoo on a wrist
Close-up of a fine line white ink feather tattoo behind a person's ear, with a small silver stud earring visible above it.
White ink feather behind the ear
Black and grey tattoo of a textured creature with eye-like details on the back of a hand, with a fern-like tattoo continuing up the forearm.
Grey textured creature tattoo on the back of a hand
Full back tattoo in realistic colour showing a seated red fox in a green forest with ivy, toadstools and a small figure at the lower right, on a Back placement.
Fox in a forest on a full back piece
Colour botanical tattoo on a shoulder and upper arm showing a large poppy, a yellow songbird, a purple artichoke bud, fern fronds and a poppy seed pod.
Poppy, songbird and artichoke on upper arm
Close-up of a traditional-style tattoo of a colourful moth with teal and purple eyespots, set beside a red flower and black fern leaves.
Colourful moth with eyespots
Black and grey realism tattoo of two raptors among tall ferns and trees covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Raptors in a jungle on an upper arm
Black ink botanical tattoo design of blooming flowers, leaves and fern sprigs drawn on paper beside a black marker, with no body placement shown.
Botanical flower cluster design on paper
Black and grey botanical tattoo on the outer thigh showing bleeding heart, trillium flowers, leaves and a fern frond around a shaded moon-like shape.
Bleeding heart, trillium and fern on a thigh
Black line drawing flash sheet of botanical tattoo motifs, including flowers, leaves, fern fronds, swirls and dotted vines, on a white background.
Botanical flash sheet of leaves, flowers and vines
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a fox head with flowers, leaves and a small bird on a person's upper back.
Fox, flowers and bird on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a hand holding a sprig of flowers and fern-like leaves, with the words Hello Lovely beneath, on the forearm.
Hand holding flowers with Hello Lovely
Black fine line botanical tattoo of a trailing fern sprig on the upper arm, with a tiny outlined heart on a finger.
Fern sprig on upper arm with small heart on finger
Black and white photograph of a seated woman with full floral sleeve tattoos on both arms and lotus-style tattoos on her chest, wearing a lace bra and studded belt.
Black and grey sleeves and chest tattoos
Black and white line drawing of a botanical design with a dahlia-like flower and a fern stem, labelled Leo with a short line of text beneath, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Leo botanical flash with dahlia and fern