Iris tattoo ideas

68 photos and flash · 57% Realism, 41% Botanical · Forearm most common

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Coloured drawing of a purple iris with yellow markings and green leaves, outlined in black on white paper, in a traditional botanical flash style.
Purple iris flower design
Black and grey botanical sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a bat, irises, foxglove-style flowers and leaves in fine engraved-style linework.
Bat and iris sleeve on upper arm
Colour chest tattoo in an art nouveau style showing a woman's face, two moths, an iris and scrolling leaves, with rose tattoos on the shoulders, shown in a three-panel collage.
Art nouveau chest piece with moths and iris
Realistic colour tattoo of an amber eye with a vertical pupil and a reflected savanna scene with elephants and trees, on the forearm.
Realistic eye with savanna reflection on forearm
Colourful neo-traditional chest and shoulder tattoo showing a woman's face, an iris, scrollwork, a butterfly and roses, shown in three photo panels.
Floral chest and shoulder tattoo with a woman's face
Black and grey realism tattoo of a detailed eye with long lashes on the forearm, with a figure and a cross tattooed alongside it.
Realistic eye tattoo on an arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a detailed eye with long lashes and a shaded iris on a forearm.
Realistic eye tattoo on a forearm
Colour botanical tattoo of an iris, roses, a bleeding heart and an orange poppy running down a woman's thigh, with green leaves.
Iris, rose and poppy thigh tattoo
Colour realism tattoo of a blue eye inside a triangle on an upper arm, set against a purple and pink galaxy background with stars.
Eye in triangle on a galaxy arm tattoo
Colour tattoo of a purple iris with orange markings and green leaves on the inside of an ankle, outlined in black.
Purple iris on an ankle
Pencil drawing of a mechanical eye with a blue iris, cogs, screws and ornate filigree panels, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Mechanical eye with gears and filigree
Fine line black tattoo of an iris and crescent moon with small dots on the upper arm of a person in a grey top.
Iris and crescent moon on upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a blue eye set within an orange rose on a calf, with part of another tattoo visible at the right edge.
Eye within an orange rose on a calf
Realistic coloured tattoo of a purple iris with orange centre and green leaves and stem, placed on the centre of the upper chest.
Purple iris on the chest
Colour tattoo of a purple iris with a closed bud and green leaves on a forearm, shaded in a botanical realism style.
Purple iris and bud on a forearm
Black and grey realistic flower tattoo with water droplets and leaves on the side of a torso, near the ribs.
Realistic grey flower on the side of the ribs
Coloured flash drawing of a flying pelican with outlined feathers, a koi fish, lotus flowers and irises on a pale background, in a bold neo-traditional style.
Flying pelican with koi and lotus flowers
Black and grey realism tattoo of an eye with long lashes and cursive script along its outline, on the upper thigh.
Realistic eye with script on the thigh
Colour botanical tattoo of a purple iris and closed bud on thin stems, placed on the side of the ribs.
Purple iris and bud on the ribs
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a small eye with radiating lashes on the inner wrist.
Small eye tattoo on the wrist
Realism forearm tattoo of a green eye with a grey pocket watch and Roman numerals, with the letters MMX below, in black and grey with green colour.
Green eye and pocket watch on a forearm
Hand-drawn flash design of a multicoloured eye with decorative lettering reading Look for the Girl with the Sun in Her Eyes.
Eye design with "Look for the Girl" lettering
Colour botanical tattoo of a vintage-style flower bouquet with peonies, roses and blue blooms running down the upper arm.
Vintage floral bouquet on upper arm
Hand-drawn sketch of a hummingbird feeding from a purple iris with pink and teal ink splashes, shown as a tattoo design in a sketchbook.
Hummingbird and iris tattoo design
Colourful iris tattoo with pink, purple and yellow petals and teal leaves, with dotted chain lines hanging beneath it, on a person's upper back.
Iris with dotted chains on upper back
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a clock face with a teal eye on the forearm, with Roman numerals and clock hands around it.
Realistic eye and clock face on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an eye with long lashes and a small hand inside the iris, with Chinese-style characters above it, on the inner forearm.
Realistic eye with characters on a forearm
Realistic eye tattoo with a blue iris on the back of a hand, with grey script lettering above it.
Realistic blue eye tattoo on the hand
Black and beige line drawing of an open eye with a detailed iris and short rays radiating outward, shown as a flash design.
Eye with radiating rays design
Black and grey realistic eye tattoo with long lashes and three flies on a limb, shown against a dark background.
Realistic eye with flies
Colour realism tattoo of a purple iris with yellow centre and green stem on the outer thigh.
Purple iris on a thigh
Realistic all-seeing eye with a green iris inside a gold-edged triangle on a man's neck, framed by grey ornamental scrollwork.
All-seeing eye in a triangle on a neck
A colourful realistic eye tattoo with a blue iris, violet lid wash and loose watercolour splashes, on the forearm.
Watercolour-style eye on a forearm
Colour tattoo on a limb of a grey tabby cat with a raised paw, a woman with red hair holding purple irises, in a neo-traditional style.
Tabby cat and woman with irises
Close photo of a realistic green eye tattoo on a forearm in Realism style, with a red traditional rose with dark leaves above it.
Realistic green eye and rose on a forearm
Colourful neo-traditional iris tattoo with teal leaves and hanging dotted chains on the chest.
Iris with dotted chains on chest
Photograph of a realistic colour tattoo of an open eye with a red iris and three dark markings, on the forearm, in Realism style.
Realistic red eye on a forearm
Colour botanical tattoo of a pink lily, purple and pink irises and light blue forget-me-nots with green stems, on the side of a person's ribs.
Lily, iris and forget-me-not on the ribs
Realistic tattoo of a teal eye set within dark, textured scaly skin on a forearm, with a red lower lid line and blue accents.
Realistic eye within textured skin on a forearm
Realistic tattoo of a mechanical eye with grey gears, filigree metalwork and a blue iris, placed across the upper back.
Mechanical eye with gears on the upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a detailed eye with long lashes on an upper arm, with a figure tattoo to its left.
Realistic eye tattoo on an arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a detailed eye surrounded by ornamental scrollwork and flowing lines on the forearm.
Realistic eye with ornate swirls on a forearm
Realism tattoo of a blue eye with a single tear running down the cheek, on a limb with grey shaded skin.
Realistic blue eye with a single tear
Realistic colour tattoo of a yellow-green reptile eye with a slit pupil and scaly skin on the forearm.
Reptile eye and scales on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a detailed human eye with lashes on the wrist or back of the hand, against a dark background.
Realistic eye tattoo on a wrist
Realistic tattoo of a brown eye with long lashes and a defined eyebrow on the calf, shaded in greys and black with an amber iris.
Realistic eye with lashes and eyebrow on a calf
Close photo of a realistic eye tattoo with a blue iris and black and grey script above it, on the inner wrist and hand.
Realistic blue eye tattoo on the wrist
Colour floral tattoo across a shoulder and upper arm, with a purple iris, pink and red poppy-like blooms, a white hydrangea and green leaves.
Floral shoulder and upper arm tattoo