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
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
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
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
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
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
Colour realism tattoo of a purple iris with yellow centre and green stem on the outer thigh.
Purple iris on a thigh
Colourful neo-traditional iris tattoo with teal leaves and hanging dotted chains on the chest.
Iris with dotted chains on chest
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
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
Colourful botanical tattoo of irises, orange flowers, blackberries and green leaves covering a bare thigh, in a botanical style.
Botanical flowers and blackberries on a thigh
Colourful Neo-trad style tattoo on a thigh showing a green bonsai-like tree beside a purple iris and scrolling green foliage.
Bonsai tree and iris on a thigh
Side-by-side photos of a colour botanical tattoo on the outer thigh, with a purple iris, pink bleeding hearts, peonies and orange poppies.
Botanical flowers down a thigh
Black and grey ink drawing of an iris flower on an arrow shaft with a dashed triangle behind it, a botanical tattoo design on paper.
Iris and arrow tattoo design
Black and grey botanical iris tattoo on a shoulder, with a blue checked shirt falling open beside it.
Iris tattoo on a shoulder
Colour botanical sleeve tattoo of irises, daffodils, forget-me-nots and lily of the valley on an upper arm and shoulder, shown from three angles.
Floral sleeve with irises and daffodils
Small fine line black iris with slender leaves on the side of a person's ribs, with long brown hair falling beside it.
Fine line iris on the side ribs
Black line drawing of a stylised iris with leaves and buds, shown as a botanical tattoo design over a misty grey sea with a small boat.
Iris line design over foggy sea
Tattoo design of a realistic eye with a rainbow iris, surrounded by black ornamental vines, leaves and swirls on a white background.
Realistic eye with botanical swirls