Leaf tattoo ideas

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

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Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo of crossed arrows with leaves on the upper arm, close to the underarm.
Crossed arrows with leaves on upper arm
Colourful folk-style floral tattoo across the lower back, with pink and purple flowers, a brown stem, green leaves and a small bird.
Folk floral tattoo on lower back
Black and grey flash drawing of two halved apples with leaves between two sunburst petal arcs, labelled Gemini, with no body placement shown.
Gemini split apple flash design
Black ink botanical flash drawing of a trailing vine with five-petalled flowers and leaves, shown flat on white paper with no body placement.
Floral vine design drawn on paper
Black and grey botanical forearm tattoo of large flowers and leaves in Blackwork style, wrapping from the wrist towards the elbow.
Large black and grey flowers and leaves on a forearm
Black ink drawing of two sunflowers and leaves arranged inside a triangle, in a botanical fine line style, with fine liner pens beside it.
Sunflowers in a triangle design
Black fine line tattoo of a wildflower sprig with round blooms and buds, running down the side of the ribs.
Wildflower sprig on the side of the ribs
Black line drawing of Celtic knotwork shamrocks on curling vines, with a single shamrock and a vertical shamrock border, shown as tattoo flash design.
Celtic knot shamrocks on vines
Ornate botanical lily tattoo design drawn on white, with dense black and grey patterned petals, orange stamens and a green leaf curling to the left.
Ornate lily with green leaf and swirls
Black ink line drawing of three peony blooms, two buds and leaves on white paper, a botanical design sketch with no body placement shown.
Peony cluster line drawing design
Colour botanical tattoo of a green eucalyptus leaf with pink blossoms on a person's arm, with a dark outline and a dark chair in the background.
Eucalyptus leaf and blossom on an arm
Black outline tattoo of three roses and a leaf across a shoulder, with no shading or colour added.
Outlined roses on a shoulder
Black and grey botanical tattoos with an arrow and script lettering on a woman's upper arm and forearm, in a photo where she wears a white dreamcatcher-print t-shirt.
Floral and leaf tattoos on upper arm and forearm
Two colour traditional tattoos side by side on a leg, one of an acorn and one of a thimble, each with a leaf and a red tag marked 23.
Acorn and thimble tattoo pair on a leg
Black line drawing of a pocket watch with roses, buds, leaves and a beaded chain, in a traditional tattoo flash style, with no body placement shown.
Pocket watch and roses line drawing
Small black linework tattoo of a stylised cross made of four leaf shapes with curled tendrils, on the ankle.
Black leaf cross tattoo on an ankle
Colour tattoo of a sunflower with a green stem and leaf on the side of a ribcage, shaded in yellow, orange and brown.
Sunflower tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey shaded flower tattoo on the wrist of a man wearing a brown strap watch, with a red sweatshirt and navy trousers.
Shaded flower tattoo on a wrist
Realistic green cannabis leaf tattoo, shaded in several greens, on the side of the ribs.
Green cannabis leaf on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo design of two open roses with buds and leaves on a white background.
Two roses with buds and leaves
Pencil drawing of hibiscus and plumeria flowers with blue-tinted shading and dark swirls, a botanical tattoo design shown without any body placement.
Hibiscus and plumeria flower design with swirls
Black and grey flash drawing of three knives above a cluster of peonies and leaves, in a traditional linework style.
Three knives above a floral cluster
Fine line black fern sprig tattoo on the hip of a woman wearing a black and white striped bodysuit, with one hand resting on her stomach.
Fern sprig tattoo on a hip
Colour botanical tattoo of a pink orchid with a green stem and buds on the inner wrist and forearm.
Pink orchid on a wrist
Black line flash design of an ornate elephant filled with mandala and paisley patterns, with three flowers and a small lotus motif on a white background.
Ornate elephant and flowers flash sheet
Traditional colour tattoo of a swallow holding a ribbon above a red heart with a banner reading MOM, on the inner forearm of a person in a black top and denim shorts.
Swallow and heart with MOM banner on forearm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a cupcake with a cherry, a blue and purple butterfly and the words Sweet on the inside, shown in a two-panel photo.
Cupcake and butterfly with script
Small black fine line shamrock outline tattoo with a stem on the inner ankle, shown on pale skin.
Small shamrock outline on an ankle
Neo-traditional tattoo on a calf of a grey-shaded typewriter key cluster with letters, framed by orange flowers, green leaves and black scrollwork in an oval.
Typewriter keys in a flowered oval on a calf
Full back tattoo of red poppies, pink flowers, black lace and a dragon head in mixed botanical and Japanese style across the upper and lower back.
Poppy, lace and dragon back piece
Pen and ink line drawing of a cherry blossom branch with swirling scrolled leaves and buds, a flash design suited to a fine line tattoo.
Cherry blossom branch with swirling leaves
Black ink tattoo of an adult elephant and a calf holding trunks, both filled with mandala and floral patterns, on the side of a person's ribs.
Mandala elephants walking on the ribs
Mixed colour tattoo of a dreamcatcher with hanging feathers, teal beads and a small flower, sitting on the side of the ribs.
Dreamcatcher with feathers on the ribs
Neo-traditional colour tattoo on the inner forearm showing two songbirds with red breasts, yellow flowers, dark leaves and pink roses.
Birds and roses on an inner forearm
Full floral sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm, black and grey on the left panel and coloured on the right, with flowers, swirls and dotwork.
Floral sleeve tattoo on the arm
Small colour tattoo of a four-leaf clover with teal shaded leaves and a fine black stem curling down, on the ankle.
Four-leaf clover on an ankle
Fine line black tattoo of two roses with hatched leaves on the outer thigh, shown on bare legs against white bedding.
Two roses on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo with a dangling leaf and dot motif, placed centrally on the chest between the sternum and the ribs.
Lotus mandala tattoo on the sternum
Fine line black tattoo of two roses on a stem with a leaf, sitting on the outer upper arm.
Two roses with stems on an upper arm
Black line drawing of a botanical paisley and floral design with dotted mandala-style flowers on a white background, shown without any body placement.
Paisley and floral line drawing design
Two black and grey leaf tattoos with fine vein detail sit on the outer edge of an ear.
Two leaves on the ear
Black line drawing of three leaves with curling scroll swirls in a botanical flash design, shown on a white background with no body placement.
Leaves and scrolls line design
Black and white Polynesian-style tribal design showing a sea turtle, fern fronds and bands of geometric pattern, drawn as a flash sheet with no body part visible.
Polynesian-style turtle and fern tribal design
Colour floral tattoo with black lace-style roses and pink and teal washes across the side of a torso, shown in a three-panel collage.
Lace and floral tattoo across ribs and back
Realism style compass with feather leaves in grey shading and teal accents, tattooed on the inner forearm of an arm held up towards the camera.
Compass and feathers on an inner forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of three daisy-style flowers on a slender stem with two leaves, placed on a woman's upper back.
Three daisy flowers on a stem down the back
Black ink flash drawing of a cartoon penguin in a bow tie, framed by flowers and two banners reading It Ain't Easy and Been Wheezy, in a traditional style.
Penguin with banners flash design
Traditional style tattoo of a glass jar with three fireflies and red flowers with teal leaves on a forearm.
Firefly jar with red flowers on a forearm