Leaf tattoo ideas

1,189 photos and flash · 67% Botanical, 23% Fine line · Forearm most common

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Flash design of a black swirling vine with blue, pink and purple butterflies, purple flowers, green leaves and three script names, shown without a body placement.
Butterfly and flower vine with three script names
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of oranges, white blossoms and green leaves across the outer thigh.
Orange fruit and blossom on a thigh
Purple ink sketch of two peony flowers with leaves and a long stem, drawn as a botanical tattoo design in a spiral sketchbook.
Two peony flowers in purple ink sketch
Realism tattoo of a hummingbird above two red roses and grey leaves, shown across the upper arm and shoulder in three photographs.
Hummingbird and red roses on an upper arm
Black and white photo of a fine-lined ornamental tattoo with scrollwork and leaf shapes on a finger, with a second ornamental tattoo partly visible on the back of the hand.
Ornamental band tattoo on a finger
Two large rose tattoos on the backs of a person's calves, one red and one blue-grey, with dark linework and teal leaves.
Red and blue roses on both calves
Black ink scrollwork and floral vine tattoo wrapping from the ankle across the top and side of a foot, in a fine line and blackwork style.
Black scrollwork tattoo on a foot and ankle
Colour Japanese style tattoo of blue and purple peonies, red blossoms and green leaves across the upper arm and shoulder.
Peony and blossom tattoo on upper arm
Brown ink drawing of an elephant filled with intricate floral, dotted and lattice patterns, shown as a tattoo design.
Ornamental elephant design in brown ink
Black and grey botanical drawing of three roses with serrated leaves on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Three roses with leaves design
Colour tattoo of three sunflowers with green leaves running down the inner forearm, in a traditional style with bold black outlines.
Three sunflowers stacked on a forearm
Close view of a metallic gold and navy blue mandala-style temporary tattoo on the back of a hand, with a gold forearm design visible at the wrist.
Gold and navy mandala design on hand
Black line drawing of a cross-shaped tattoo design in fine line style, with a dreamcatcher at the centre, feathers and curling leafy vines.
Dreamcatcher cross with feathers and vines
Black and grey rose tattoo with leaves and shading covering the inner forearm, resting on striped bedding with a knitted cuff at the wrist.
Black and grey roses on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of dogwood blossoms, lily-style flowers and leaves spreading across a person's back, shoulder and upper arm.
Black and grey dogwood flowers on back and shoulder
Black and grey fine line poppy tattoo on the back of a calf, with a stem, buds, leaves and a shaded diamond below.
Poppy with diamond on a calf
Black and grey blackwork ornamental tattoo wrapping across the top of a foot towards the ankle.
Ornamental blackwork band on a foot
Fine line black ink drawing of a ginkgo leaf with radiating veins on a long stem, suitable as a botanical flash design.
Ginkgo leaf line drawing
Four-view photo of a colourful realistic botanical sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing pink magnolia blooms, a branch, dragonflies and beetles.
Magnolia and dragonfly full sleeve
Small fine line daisy tattoo with a yellow centre and green stem and bud, placed on the side of an ankle.
Daisy with bud on an ankle
Black ink mandala tattoo with lotus flowers and leaves, shaded with dotwork, across the inner forearm.
Mandala and lotus design on a forearm
Colour tattoo of two lavender sprigs with blue-violet flowers and green stems on the side of the thigh, in a fine line botanical style.
Lavender sprigs on a thigh
Black line drawing of a circular mandala with scrolled leaf flourishes above and below, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Black mandala design with scroll flourishes
Realistic colour tattoo of a maple leaf in orange, red and yellow with shaded veins, on a person's lower leg.
Autumn maple leaf on a lower leg
Black and grey daffodil tattoo with shaded petals and long leaves on the side of a torso, near the ribs.
Daffodil cluster on the side ribs
Fine line tattoo of a cherry blossom branch with pink flowers and green leaves on a person's upper back near the shoulder.
Cherry blossom branch on a shoulder
Colour tattoo on an upper back in a traditional style, showing a sword through a red and orange ribbon knot with a green leaf, above and below lettering reading Duty is heavier than a mountain and
Quote, sword and ribbon on upper back
Close-up of a blue floral tattoo with two large flowers, leaves and small dots, placed on the inner forearm of a person wearing a white lace top.
Blue floral tattoo on a forearm
Two lower legs resting on a floral sheet, covered in colour traditional tattoos of roses, a cat head and a butterfly on the calves and shins.
Traditional roses, cat and butterfly on legs
Blue and silver ornamental temporary tattoos on a forearm and both hands, photographed on a beach with rocks behind.
Blue and silver temporary tattoos on arms and hands
Sheet of gold and silver metallic temporary tattoo designs in geometric patterns, including chevrons, diamond chains, arrows, triangles, leaves and a lattice.
Gold and silver metallic flash sheet
Black ornate mandala and diamond motifs with dotted linework running down a thigh, in a henna-style design.
Mandala panel design on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork paisley and mandala sleeve covering the upper arm and elbow, with a flower motif and swirling leaves.
Paisley and mandala arm sleeve in grey
Black line drawing of a lily with a curling stem and two leaves, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Single line lily with curling stem
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical four-armed ornament with stippled dotwork at its centre, drawn as a tattoo design on paper beside two pens and a pencil.
Four-armed ornament tattoo design sketch
Hand-drawn fine line tattoo design of a lotus flower within a dotted geometric triangle, with a pen held beside it on white paper.
Lotus flower tattoo design in fine line
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
Full-colour Japanese-style peony tattoo with blue, purple, red and pink blooms and green leaves running down the back.
Colourful peony vine across a back
Colour tattoo of a green leaf inside a black outlined crescent loop on the inner upper arm, shown with the arm flexed.
Green leaf and crescent on upper arm
Traditional flash design of a Stormtrooper helmet framed by red roses, green leaves, crossed bones and black dots, drawn on paper.
Stormtrooper helmet with roses and bones
Botanical colour tattoo of a red poppy with a fine black stem on the calf, shown above black leather boots.
Red poppy on a calf
Black and white flash design of an open coffin filled with roses and leaves, drawn in bold blackwork style with no body placement shown.
Open coffin with roses and leaves
Watercolour-style tree tattoo on the inner forearm, with bare black branches over orange, pink and blue washes and small birds above.
Watercolour tree on a forearm
Sheet of metallic gold and silver geometric band designs, including chevrons, diamonds, triangles and leaf motifs, shown as flash with no body placement visible.
Gold and silver geometric armband designs
Black and white photo of a fine line outline tulip tattoo on the side of a torso, beside a striped fabric.
Outline tulip tattoo on side of torso
Black line drawing of hibiscus flowers, buds and leaves in a botanical style, mounted on a wooden rubber stamp block with the word Hibiscus beneath.
Hibiscus flower design on a rubber stamp
Black fine line tattoo of a lavender sprig with small stippled buds on the inner upper arm, with a black top and white brick wall behind.
Lavender sprig on an upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a tied bouquet of leaves and five-petal flowers on a forearm, shown in a sepia photograph.
Flower bouquet on a forearm