Leaf tattoo ideas

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

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Realistic colour tattoo of purple peonies and green leaves with a faint lace outline, placed on the outer thigh.
Purple peonies with lace detail on a thigh
Watercolour and ink flash design of a pink rose bud whose stem loops into an infinity shape, in a botanical style, with no body placement shown.
Rose bud with infinity stem
Black line drawing of an ornate filigree design with scrolls, foliage and pointed leaf motifs, shown as a flash sheet with no body placement.
Ornate black line filigree design
Realistic red roses with green leaves and black swirling vine linework tattooed along the side of a torso, shown in colour.
Red roses on a vine down the ribs
Black line drawing of a steampunk-style key entwined with cogs, swirling scrollwork, leaves and roses, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Steampunk key with gears and roses
Colourful neo-traditional style tattoo of pink plumeria flowers, teal swirling vines and palm trees against a sunset, running down the side of the ribs.
Tropical flowers and palms along the ribs
Close-up of a gold metallic henna-style design with black accents across the back of a hand and along the forearm, on dark skin.
Gold henna-style design on hand and forearm
Traditional style tattoo of two swallows, a red and grey anchor, rope and yellow flowers across an upper arm.
Swallows, anchor and flowers on an upper arm
Black and grey flash design of plumeria flowers with Polynesian-style tribal patterning along a vertical, tapering form.
Plumeria and tribal pattern design
Flash sheet of black line flourishes, scrolls, leaves, arrows and a laurel motif on a white background, with a white laurel on a grey panel at the top.
Flourishes and ornaments flash sheet
Close view of a hand wearing silver rings and a red wooden watch, with a partly covered traditional-style tattoo of red and green leaves on the inner forearm.
Partly visible tattoo on a wrist with a wooden watch
Colour tattoo on an upper arm showing the Ohio State block O logo, green buckeye leaves and nuts, framed by black tribal patterns.
Ohio State logo with buckeye leaves on upper arm
Close photo of a hand with four small black fine line tattoos across the palm and wrist, including a crescent, a curved sail-like shape and a spiky burst.
Four small fine line shapes on a palm
Photo of a red shaded rose tattoo with a grey thorned stem and leaf on a person's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Red rose with thorny stem on upper back
Black line drawing of a botanical paisley and flower tattoo design, shown as a stencil-style sketch with no body part visible.
Floral paisley line design
Black and grey line drawing of a feather entwined with flowers, ferns and a small butterfly, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Feather, flowers and fern tattoo design
Black fine line tattoo of a butterfly made from scrolls and curls, sitting on the side of the ribs.
Scrollwork butterfly on the ribs
Pencil drawing of a botanical vine with leaves, swirls and a central flower, drawn as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Floral vine corner design
Pencil drawing of a vertical floral scroll tattoo design with roses, acanthus-style swirls and small sparkle motifs, suited to a long placement such as the arm or back.
Vertical floral scroll tattoo design
Black and grey fine line drawing of a daisy on a thin stem with a small leaf and looping script, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Daisy with script along a stem
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a hibiscus flower with ink splatters and loose black linework on the side of a person's ribs.
Watercolour hibiscus on the ribs
Two side-by-side photos of gold, silver and black temporary tattoos on arms, including palm trees, arrows and an Eye of Horus design.
Metallic temporary tattoos on arms and forearm
Colourful paisley and floral tattoo running from the upper arm down the forearm, with orange, purple and green flowers and flowing swirls in a botanical, neo-traditional style.
Paisley floral sleeve on an arm
Black line drawing sheet of curling flourishes and scrolls with dotted accents on a white background, shown as tattoo flash with no body placement.
Black line swirl and flourish flash sheet
Black and white Art Nouveau flash sheet with roses, women's faces, peacocks, trees, scrolling borders and leaf motifs, shown as separate designs.
Art Nouveau flash sheet in black
Three small black fine line tattoos: a sun and crescent moon on an ankle, a rose behind an ear, and a lotus on a toe with blue nail polish.
Sun and moon, rose and lotus tattoos
Flash sheet of grey silhouette flower designs in botanical style, with lilies, roses, daisies and other blooms arranged in rows on a white background.
Flower flash sheet in grey silhouette
Traditional-style tattoo of a scroll banner reading Home is whenever I'm with you, wrapped around teal, orange and yellow feathers on the upper arm.
Feather and banner quote on upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo design of two sunflowers with leaves and acanthus scrolls running vertically, drawn as a line sketch with shading.
Sunflowers and acanthus scrolls design
Flash sheet of gold and silver metallic temporary tattoo designs, including feathers, mandalas, florals and the words hope, believe, dream and faith.
Metallic gold and silver temporary tattoo sheet
Colour tattoo of a sunflower with yellow and orange petals, a dark centre and green leaves and stem, on the inner forearm.
Sunflower tattoo on a forearm
Handwritten navy lettering reading I am a leaf on the wind, watch how I soar, drawn as a lettering design with no body placement shown.
Handwritten quote about a leaf on the wind
Black and grey realistic roses with swirling vine linework running down the side of a back, placed on the ribs and back.
Black and grey roses with swirls down the back
Black line drawing of two open roses, a rosebud and leaves on a curling vine, shown as a botanical flash design with no body placement.
Two roses and a rosebud on a vine with swirls
Full sleeve tattoo of stylised birds, leaves and geometric motifs with dotwork shading, running from the upper arm down to the forearm.
Sleeve of stylised birds and leaves
Black line drawing of four stacked teacups decorated with roses, flowers, leaves and birds, drawn as a tattoo flash design.
Stacked teacups with floral and bird designs
Black ink flash sheet of paisley swirls, lotus-like flowers and leaves with dotwork and fine line detail, drawn on a white background.
Paisley and floral flash sheet in black ink
Black and white flash design of a vertical vine with four rosebuds, curling tendrils and serrated leaves, suited to a long placement such as an arm or leg.
Vertical rosebud and leaf vine design
Colour realism tattoo of a halved papaya, blueberries and a strawberry across a forearm, with a partly visible hand design above.
Realistic fruit cluster on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo of a red rose with water droplets and green leaves on the forearm.
Realistic red rose with dew drops
Bold black tribal-style rose design with a curved stem and two leaves on a white background, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Stylised black rose with stem and leaves
A hand sketches a bold black tribal-style design of a five-petal flower, vines and a spiral on white paper with a pencil.
Tribal flower and swirl design
Full arm sleeve in Japanese style with cream peonies, red and green flowers and dark wave patterns, shown on the upper arm and forearm.
Japanese peony arm sleeve
Black flowing script reading Saudade with a small leaf sprig at the lower right, shown as a standalone lettering design on a white background.
Saudade script lettering with leaf
Colour botanical tattoo of pink lilies with grey shading and swirling scrolls, running down the side of the ribs.
Pink lilies and swirls on the ribs
Shaded grey horseshoes with blue flowers, green leaves and black vines tattooed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Horseshoes and blue flowers on a shoulder blade
Black script reading "in a world of my own" with a leaf stroke, running into an outlined daisy on a forearm, in a fine line lettering and botanical style.
Script quote and daisy on a forearm
Black line drawing of several roses and curling vines in a tall, symmetrical tattoo flash design.
Stacked roses with swirling vines