Leaf tattoo ideas

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

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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
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a night mountain landscape with a moon and stars, set inside a leaf shape on the calf.
Night mountain landscape inside a leaf
Traditional style colour tattoo of a red heart with a NOT YOU banner, yellow daisies and black arrows on the upper arm, against a daisy-print top.
Heart with banner and daisies on an upper arm
Pencil drawing of an apple with a leaf and stem, its surface melting into a skull face with dripping ink-like lines, shown as a tattoo design sketch on white paper.
Dripping skull apple design
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
Black fine line tattoo of Totoro holding a leaf, placed on the upper back over the shoulder blade.
Totoro outline on a shoulder blade
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
Black line flash sheet of ornamental divider flourishes, scrolls and leaf motifs under the heading divider embellishments.
Divider embellishment flash sheet
Traditional style colour tattoo of an arrow with two flowers and leaves, placed on the upper arm.
Arrow and flowers in traditional style
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
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of an open book with galaxy smoke, crystals and flowers on the thigh.
Open book with galaxy smoke on thigh
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
Blue-grey dotwork and linework owl with geometric patterning and a leaf motif on the upper arm.
Ornamental owl on an upper arm
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
Black and grey Celtic knotwork shamrock tattoo with shaded ribbon-like strands on pale skin.
Celtic knot shamrock tattoo
Black line drawing design of a stylised bird with spread wings rising from a curling stem with spirals and a leaf, shown on a white background with no body placement.
Stylised bird with spiral stem
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
Two raised hands against a black background, each with a small fine-line tattoo of stacked chevron marks in dark ink along the side of the hand.
Small chevron marks on both hands
Black ink feather tattoo with dotwork shading on the ankle, above a navy canvas shoe.
Feather tattoo on an ankle
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
Close crop of a person in black tie-dye harem trousers showing a small black ink circular tattoo on the ribs and a black ink leaf-like tattoo on the forearm.
Black ink tattoos on ribs and forearm
Line drawing flash design of three lilac-shaded roses with grey leaves beside the lettering "We shall meet in a place where there is no darkness" and the numerals I-XVII-MMXV, shown on a white
Roses with quote lettering design
Black ink tattoo of ornate flowers, paisley swirls and two hummingbirds across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Floral paisley and hummingbirds on upper back
Botanical tattoo of peonies and blue-green leaves with black linework, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Peonies and foliage on the upper arm
Black line drawing flash sheet of many cartoon owls in varied patterns, with the words OWLS and LOVE in block lettering, shown on white paper.
Owl flash sheet with lettering
Black and grey dotwork and linework flash design of two roses overlapping a large outlined triangle, with leaves, drawn on white paper.
Two roses within a triangle design
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a mason jar holding a flower and stem, placed on an ankle.
Mason jar with flower on ankle
Tattoo on a shoulder and upper arm of black lace with dangling beads and a small cross, above realistic red roses and gold scrollwork.
Black lace shoulder piece with roses
Neo-traditional tattoo of a pink and purple peony with teal centres and green leaves on the forearm, with a woman's head above it.
Pink and purple peony on a forearm
Open sketchbook with hand-drawn flash designs of eyes in green ink and skulls and eucalyptus sprigs in blue and orange, set on denim beside dried flowers.
Eye, skull and eucalyptus flash sketches
Black and grey fine line paisley and botanical tattoo centred on the upper back, extending up towards the neck.
Paisley floral tattoo across upper back
Black outline tattoo of peonies, a chrysanthemum and leaves covering a forearm, in a Japanese-inspired botanical style.
Peony and chrysanthemum forearm design