Leaf tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey dotwork oak leaf tattoo with the year 1908 written above it, sitting on the upper arm.
Oak leaf with date on upper arm
Upper arm tattoo of paisley and floral ornament in grey dotwork shading with red and pink flower accents.
Paisley and floral sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a pug silhouette inside a circle, framed by layered geometric triangles, on a calf.
Pug silhouette in geometric triangles on a calf
Black and grey dotwork and fine line sleeve tattoo of roses, leaves and geometric mandala patterns on an upper arm and shoulder.
Floral mandala sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork fern frond tattoo curling down the outer side of an ankle and onto the foot.
Fern frond tattoo on a foot
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a large flower mandala with leaves and petals on a limb, shaded with stippled texture.
Dotwork flower mandala with leaves
Black and grey drawing of three peonies with leaves on white paper, shaded with stippling and bold outlines, shown as a tattoo design.
Black and grey peony flash design
Black ink drawing on paper of an ornamental lace-style tattoo design built from scalloped petals, dots and a pointed drop, with no body placement shown.
Ornamental lace-style tattoo design with dangling drops
Black and grey flash design of a dotwork-shaded rose with three arrows and the words "Love yourself so no one has to" curved around it.
Rose and arrows with "Love yourself" lettering
Black ink dotwork mandala design with lotus-like flowers, swirls and leaf motifs, touched with red watercolour, drawn on paper beside a red pencil.
Dotwork mandala leaf design
Black and grey dotwork and linework tattoo of crystals and peony flowers wrapping around the elbow and forearm.
Crystals and peonies on an arm
Black and grey fine line and dotwork tattoo of stars, branches and snowflake motifs, mirrored symmetrically on the lower leg above the ankle.
Symmetrical star and branch motif on an ankle
Fine line and dotwork tulips on a stem across a person's upper back, with a small crescent moon near the right shoulder blade.
Two tulips on a stem across a back
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two magnolia blooms and a bud on the upper arm, with dotwork shading on the leaves.
Magnolia flowers on the upper arm
Black and grey lily of the valley tattoo on the upper arm, drawn in fine line with dotwork shading on the leaf.
Lily of the valley on the upper arm
Black ink tattoo of four arrows with feather and leaf fletching and stippled dotwork arrowheads, on the upper arm.
Four arrows on an upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a solid black heart with a dotted border, two red flowers and an orange flower with dark green leaves, on the inner forearm.
Black heart with red flowers on forearm
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 ink line drawing of a paisley and floral motif with dotted and mandala-like detail, a flash-style design on cream paper.
Paisley and floral ink drawing
Black line stencil of an ornate hamsa hand with mandala patterns and dotted border on transfer paper, with a faint pink outline behind it.
Hamsa hand stencil with mandala detail
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a bird in flight on a person's upper back, its wing blending into a bare tree and a leaf.
Bird in flight merging into a tree on the upper back
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two crocus-style flowers on a stem, with dotwork shading, on the outer upper arm.
Crocus flowers on the upper arm
Black fine line fern frond tattoo with dotwork accents running along the forearm.
Fern frond on a forearm
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 and grey tribal swirl and leaf tattoo with dotted shading on the back of a hand, extending up towards the wrist.
Tribal swirl and leaf tattoo on the back of a hand
Small black dotwork and fine line four leaf clover tattoo on the upper arm, near the elbow.
Four leaf clover on an upper arm
Black and grey flash sheet of tattoo designs including a pipe, key, skull cameo, feather, tobacco tin, compass, pocket knife, matchbox and honeycomb, set on a dotted background.
Flash sheet of pipe, key, skull and feather
Black ink mandala tattoo with lotus flowers and leaves, shaded with dotwork, across the inner forearm.
Mandala and lotus design on a forearm
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 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
Black and grey botanical forearm tattoo with a rose, quartz crystals, sprigs of foliage and fine dotted geometric lines.
Crystals and rose on a forearm
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
Black and grey fine line tattoo of poppy flowers arranged in a circle with dotwork centres, on the inner forearm.
Poppy blooms in a circle on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of paisley, mandala and floral motifs running from the upper arm across the elbow.
Paisley and mandala tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey geometric fox head tattoo with a wheat sprig on the outer thigh, drawn in dotwork and fine line shading.
Geometric fox head on a thigh
Black and grey traditional tattoo on a forearm showing a heart with a crescent moon, stars and clasped hands, above a flower, with the words Boys whatever cats forever.
Heart with clasped hands and lettering
Black and grey tattoo of a veined leaf with dotwork shading on a person's calf.
Veined leaf tattoo on a calf
Black and grey botanical tattoo of peonies, roses and dotwork swirls across a woman's chest and shoulder, with a black dress neckline below.
Peony and rose chest and shoulder piece
Close-up of a teal and black botanical tattoo with stylised leaf and bud shapes and small dots, placed centrally on the chest above a sheer black bralette.
Teal botanical motif on the sternum
Black ink botanical drawing of sunflowers, roses, buds and leaves on white paper, with a hand holding a brush at the edge of the frame.
Sunflowers and roses in black ink
Black fine line sunflower tattoo with dotwork centre and a leaf, sitting on the calf above a partial circle outline.
Sunflower with circle on a lower leg
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a halved avocado with a faceted gem pit, a whole avocado, a red leaf and red crystals, on a calf.
Avocado with faceted gem on a calf
Colour and grey Japanese style flower sleeve with red peonies and grey chrysanthemums covering the upper arm and forearm.
Red peony and chrysanthemum arm sleeve
Black ink pen drawing of an ornate elephant head filled with dotwork and mandala-style patterns, drawn on a sketchbook page; it is a tattoo design, not shown on skin.
Ornate mandala elephant head in pen
Black and grey botanical tattoo on the outer forearm showing roses, peony buds, leaves and film strips with a dotted arc above.
Roses, peonies and film strips on a forearm
Black line drawing of a botanical flower design with dotwork shading on the petals, flowing stems, leaves and buds, shown as a tattoo design.
Flowers and buds on a sweeping stem
Traditional style flash design of three Poké Balls with fire, water and leaf elements and ribbon banners reading Life's Hardest Choice, on a black background.
Pokeball trio with fire, water and leaf
Black ink linework drawing of a symmetrical floral mandala with petals, leaves, scrolls and dotted shading, drawn on white paper beside a black fineliner pen.
Symmetrical floral mandala design in ink