Leaf tattoo ideas

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

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Flash design of a black swirling vine with blue, pink and purple butterflies, purple flowers, green leaves and three script names, shown without a body placement.
Butterfly and flower vine with three script names
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of oranges, white blossoms and green leaves across the outer thigh.
Orange fruit and blossom on a thigh
Purple ink sketch of two peony flowers with leaves and a long stem, drawn as a botanical tattoo design in a spiral sketchbook.
Two peony flowers in purple ink sketch
Realism tattoo of a hummingbird above two red roses and grey leaves, shown across the upper arm and shoulder in three photographs.
Hummingbird and red roses on an upper arm
Two large rose tattoos on the backs of a person's calves, one red and one blue-grey, with dark linework and teal leaves.
Red and blue roses on both calves
Colour Japanese style tattoo of blue and purple peonies, red blossoms and green leaves across the upper arm and shoulder.
Peony and blossom tattoo on upper arm
Brown ink drawing of an elephant filled with intricate floral, dotted and lattice patterns, shown as a tattoo design.
Ornamental elephant design in brown ink
Black and grey botanical drawing of three roses with serrated leaves on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Three roses with leaves design
Colour tattoo of three sunflowers with green leaves running down the inner forearm, in a traditional style with bold black outlines.
Three sunflowers stacked on a forearm
Black line drawing of a cross-shaped tattoo design in fine line style, with a dreamcatcher at the centre, feathers and curling leafy vines.
Dreamcatcher cross with feathers and vines
Black and grey rose tattoo with leaves and shading covering the inner forearm, resting on striped bedding with a knitted cuff at the wrist.
Black and grey roses on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of dogwood blossoms, lily-style flowers and leaves spreading across a person's back, shoulder and upper arm.
Black and grey dogwood flowers on back and shoulder
Black and grey fine line poppy tattoo on the back of a calf, with a stem, buds, leaves and a shaded diamond below.
Poppy with diamond on a calf
Fine line black ink drawing of a ginkgo leaf with radiating veins on a long stem, suitable as a botanical flash design.
Ginkgo leaf line drawing
Four-view photo of a colourful realistic botanical sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing pink magnolia blooms, a branch, dragonflies and beetles.
Magnolia and dragonfly full sleeve
Small fine line daisy tattoo with a yellow centre and green stem and bud, placed on the side of an ankle.
Daisy with bud on an ankle
Black ink mandala tattoo with lotus flowers and leaves, shaded with dotwork, across the inner forearm.
Mandala and lotus design on a forearm
Colour tattoo of two lavender sprigs with blue-violet flowers and green stems on the side of the thigh, in a fine line botanical style.
Lavender sprigs on a thigh
Black and grey daffodil tattoo with shaded petals and long leaves on the side of a torso, near the ribs.
Daffodil cluster on the side ribs
Fine line tattoo of a cherry blossom branch with pink flowers and green leaves on a person's upper back near the shoulder.
Cherry blossom branch on a shoulder
Close-up of a blue floral tattoo with two large flowers, leaves and small dots, placed on the inner forearm of a person wearing a white lace top.
Blue floral tattoo 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 line drawing of a lily with a curling stem and two leaves, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Single line lily with curling stem
Hand-drawn fine line tattoo design of a lotus flower within a dotted geometric triangle, with a pen held beside it on white paper.
Lotus flower tattoo design in fine line
Black and grey botanical leaf tattoos wrap both forearms of a person in a grey dress with hands held open.
Leafy fern sleeves on both forearms
Full-colour Japanese-style peony tattoo with blue, purple, red and pink blooms and green leaves running down the back.
Colourful peony vine across a back
Colour tattoo of a green leaf inside a black outlined crescent loop on the inner upper arm, shown with the arm flexed.
Green leaf and crescent on upper arm
Botanical colour tattoo of a red poppy with a fine black stem on the calf, shown above black leather boots.
Red poppy on a calf
Black and white photo of a fine line outline tulip tattoo on the side of a torso, beside a striped fabric.
Outline tulip tattoo on side of torso
Black line drawing of hibiscus flowers, buds and leaves in a botanical style, mounted on a wooden rubber stamp block with the word Hibiscus beneath.
Hibiscus flower design on a rubber stamp
Black fine line tattoo of a lavender sprig with small stippled buds on the inner upper arm, with a black top and white brick wall behind.
Lavender sprig on an upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a tied bouquet of leaves and five-petal flowers on a forearm, shown in a sepia photograph.
Flower bouquet on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a red and orange maple leaf with black shading on a person's shoulder and upper back.
Red maple leaf on a shoulder
Hand-coloured drawing of a tattoo design showing a teal-tipped arrow wrapped in a vine of small magenta flowers, with a magenta feathered fletching.
Arrow entwined with flowering vine
Black and grey sunflower tattoo with shaded petals and leaves on a person's calf, shown in a casual outdoor setting.
Two sunflowers on a calf
Gold metallic temporary tattoos of leaves and scrolls on a woman's upper chest and a filigree hand piece on her wrist, in a botanical style.
Gold metallic leaf designs on chest and wrist
Colour botanical tattoo of pink peonies, buds, dark blueberries and green leaves on the upper arm.
Peony bouquet with blueberries on an arm
Small leaf tattoo on a forearm with fine black vein linework and a soft green and yellow wash, in a botanical fine line style.
Watercolour leaf on forearm
Fine line botanical tattoo of a slender sprig with small pink-tinted flowers and buds on the inner upper arm.
Fine line flower sprig on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rose with a long stem and serrated leaves, on the side of the torso.
Realistic black and grey rose with stem
Black and grey fine line tattoo of peonies, buds and leaves centred on the sternum, with hands resting over the chest above it.
Peony bouquet on the sternum
Collage of four photos showing a colourful floral tattoo with black swirling linework and gear motifs across a shoulder and upper back.
Floral swirls and gears across a shoulder and back
Black and grey botanical tattoo of large flowers, leaves and branches covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Large floral tattoo on upper arm
Flash drawing of a flying swallow with black lace-like linework, cream floral details and deep red wings, with no body placement shown.
Swallow with lace-pattern body and red wings
A black and grey realism rose sleeve covering the shoulder, upper arm and forearm of a person wearing a dark top, with leaves filling the gaps between the blooms.
Black and grey rose sleeve
Orange honeysuckle flowers, green leaves and small blue berries on a curling vine, shown as a botanical stencil design with no body placement.
Honeysuckle vine stencil design
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