Leaf tattoo ideas

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

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Black line drawing flash sheet of four flower designs, including a calla lily, a rose, a chrysanthemum-style bloom and an abstract leaf flourish, in a botanical linework style.
Four-piece floral flash sheet
Black ink drawing of a heart with a keyhole at its centre, flanked by keys, flowers and leaves, shown as a dotwork tattoo design on paper.
Heart with keyhole and flowers design
Colour botanical tattoo of a green fern frond and a pink stem with a faded dried flower on the inner forearm, above a red string bracelet.
Fern and dried flower on a forearm
Two black and grey botanical fern tattoos with fine linework, one on each forearm, with both hands raised against a pale grey background.
Fern tattoos on both forearms
Close photo of a black fine line outline of a cannabis leaf on the upper thigh of a person wearing denim shorts.
Cannabis leaf outline on a thigh
Black and grey traditional rose tattoo covering a forearm and part of the elbow, with leaves and curled petals, in a black and white photograph.
Rose sleeve on a forearm and elbow
Pencil drawing of a peacock with a blossom branch and tail feathers with eye markings, shown as a design for a tattoo.
Peacock and blossom branch drawing
Black and white photo of a floral and geometric tattoo design drawn in a sketchbook, beside a dotwork mandala tattoo on a forearm.
Floral and geometric sketch with forearm mandala
Small colour tattoo of a red and orange maple leaf with a thin stem on the back of a hand, in a botanical realism style.
Maple leaf tattoo on the hand
Small black and grey fine line rose tattoo with a leaf on the inner upper arm.
Small rose on the inner upper arm
Black ink flash sheet of sixteen paisley and floral motifs in a henna-style pattern on a white background.
Sheet of paisley and floral tattoo flash designs
Fine line tattoo of two purple bellflowers on a thin green stem, placed on the upper back below the neck.
Purple bellflower stem on upper back
Black ink fine line drawing of ginkgo leaves on a curving branch, shown as a tattoo design on plain off-white paper.
Ginkgo leaves on a branch, line drawing
Fine line black and grey ginkgo leaf tattoo on the upper back, near the shoulder, with dark hair falling beside it.
Ginkgo leaves on upper back
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on the thigh of a mandala with teal swirls, a yellow and orange centre, and pink and yellow orchids.
Mandala and orchids on a thigh
Black ink flash drawing of three mandala-style flowers with leaves and loose petals on white paper, suited to a tattoo design.
Three mandala flowers flash sheet
Black and grey botanical tattoo of daisy-like flowers with buds and leaves, running from the shoulder down the upper arm.
Botanical flowers across shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo on a forearm, with a shaded rose and three lace-patterned leaves running towards the wrist.
Rose and lace leaves on a forearm
Black linework lotus flowers and mandala-style patterns cover both lower legs, from below the knee towards the ankle, with a small vine at the ankle.
Lotus and mandala linework on both lower legs
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a flower bouquet with dotwork shading on the inner forearm, set against a turquoise towel.
Flower bouquet on a forearm
Black ink flash sheet of twenty cross designs in fine line, filigree and bold blackwork styles, with no body placement shown.
Sheet of twenty cross designs
Black ink drawing of a lace-patterned floral tattoo design on tracing paper, with a marker pen at the top of the frame.
Lace-style floral design drawn on paper
Black line drawing of a mandala-style lotus flower framed by curling leaf vines, with stippled dotwork shading, drawn on white paper as a tattoo design.
Mandala lotus with dotwork and leaf vines
A sheet of black line and solid silhouette botanical sprig designs with small oval leaves, shown as tattoo flash with no body placement visible.
Leafy sprig flash sheet
Black line-art flash sheet of henna-style flowers, leaf sprays, dots, scrolls and geometric border strips, shown without any body placement.
Henna-style flower, leaf and border flash sheet
Black and grey leaf scroll tattoo beside script lettering reading 'It's supposed to be you and me against the world', on the side of the ribs.
Leaf scroll and script quote on the ribs
Ink drawing of a tattoo design showing an owl with spread wings above two roses and dotwork petals, with two black pigment liner pens beside it.
Owl and roses tattoo design
Two purple and green calla lily tattoos run down a lower leg in a botanical style, with a small black fine line calla lily on the ankle.
Calla lily tattoos on calf and ankle
Black fern frond tattoo in stippled dotwork shading on the inner forearm of a person whose sleeve is rolled up.
Fern frond on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a red and pink leaf with a green stem on the outer forearm, with a black linework floral tattoo above it.
Red leaf tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey realism roses with swirling vine linework running down a lower leg and onto the ankle.
Black and grey roses and swirling vine on a calf
Black and grey tattoo of a treble clef entwined with two shaded roses and leaves, placed on the outer thigh.
Treble clef and roses on a thigh
Colour tattoo on a forearm of red tulips, teal leaves and purple swirls framing a black and blue ornamental letter, in a traditional style.
Red tulips and ornamental letter on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of lilies with sketched linework and ink splatter across the upper back, near the neck.
Lily bouquet across upper back
Black line drawing of a butterfly with ornate wings above a vine of three hibiscus flowers and leaves, shown as a tattoo design on plain white.
Butterfly and hibiscus vine design
Black and grey ink drawing of an ornate lotus and paisley mandala tattoo design, with dotwork shading, drawn on white paper.
Ornate lotus and paisley design drawing
Pencil-style drawing of a shaded black and grey rose bloom on a thorny green stem with one leaf, shown on plain paper as a tattoo design.
Shaded rose design with green leaf
Pencil drawing of an open magnolia flower with two closed buds and a leaf, shaded in greys on a white background, suitable as a botanical tattoo design.
Magnolia bloom and buds in pencil
Dark brown line drawing of an ornate henna-style floral design with paisley swirls, leaves and a central mandala-like flower, on a cream background.
Henna-style paisley and flower design
Back view of a shirtless person with black and grey botanical tattoos of flowers, vines and moths covering the back, shoulders, upper arms, forearms and hands.
Back and full sleeves of botanical and moth tattoos
Fine line botanical drawing of a slender sprig with small blue-violet flowers and a single green leaf on a white background, shown as a tattoo design.
Small flower sprig design
Colour botanical tattoo of three red poppies with black centres and green stems and leaves, placed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Red poppies on upper back
Black and grey realistic roses with swirling vines and leaves across a woman's shoulder and upper arm.
Black and grey roses on shoulder and upper arm
Botanical tattoo of a lilac flower cluster and shaded leaf on the lower leg above the ankle, with the flowers fading from grey to warm brown.
Lilac sprig and leaf on the lower leg
Small coloured paw print tattoo on a thigh, with white daisies, green leaves and black swirling linework and dot details.
Daisy paw print on a thigh
Dark brown henna-style botanical design of flowers and leaves running from the wrist across the back of a hand, with a matching motif above the wrist.
Henna flower and vine across hand and wrist
Loose watercolour-style red rose and green leaf design on a forearm, shown beside a printed copy of the same artwork.
Red rose and leaf design on forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a crescent moon with mandala detailing and two peony-style flowers with leaves, plus dotted lines and a small heart, on the outer thigh.
Crescent moon with flowers and dotted lines