Leaves tattoo ideas

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Black and white ink drawing of a bat with outstretched wings, surrounded by rose stems, buds and leaves, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Bat with wings spread among roses
Painted flash design of a dotwork teacup holding purple amethyst crystals, with a stippled saucer and leaves, shown on paper with dried petals and a sage bundle nearby.
Amethyst crystals in a dotwork teacup
Pencil sketch of a swallow in flight above two roses and a rosebud, drawn in blue and orange pencil on cream paper, as a design for a tattoo.
Swallow and roses tattoo sketch
Black linework drawing of an ornate stag head with antlers, beads and dotwork patterns on cream paper, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Ornamental stag head design
Pastel-coloured Japanese-style dragon design winding around peony blossoms and leaves on a cream background, drawn as a flash piece.
Pastel dragon and peonies design
Black and grey line drawing of a woman wearing an ornate masquerade mask, with swirling hair and a shell held in one hand, on tracing paper.
Masked woman with flowing hair design
Blue pen sketch of an ornamental design with paisley leaves, a fish with scale detail, an open eye and flowers, shown without any body part.
Paisley, fish and eye design sketch
Black and grey drawing of a woman's face in profile, looking upward, framed by flowers, leaves and feathers on a cream background.
Woman's profile framed by flowers and feathers
Pink flash-style design of a heart with a banner reading FEMINIST and two roses with leaves, drawn in bold outlines with no body placement shown.
Feminist banner, heart and roses flash
Two pencil-and-ink tattoo designs on pale paper, one showing a small bird with a crescent moon and leaves, the other a bird among large flowers, in a botanical neo-traditional style.
Birds and flowers tattoo designs on paper
Black ink drawing of a smiling matryoshka doll with a rose and leaves on its body, shown in dotwork and botanical linework, with two black ink pens beside it.
Matryoshka doll with rose, black ink drawing
Black and grey line drawing of an Aquarius crystal ball held by skeletal hands, with a sunburst above and flowers and leaves below, shown as a tattoo design.
Aquarius crystal ball design with skeletal hands
Traditional style anchor flash design with a wooden stock, coiled rope and red flowers with green leaves, shown on a plain white background.
Anchor with rope and red flowers
Flash design of a grey stippled skeletal ribcage, spine and pelvis filled with red, orange and yellow roses and green leaves, on a white background, in a botanical realism style.
Skeleton ribcage and pelvis with red and yellow roses
Traditional-style flash sheet of four cartoon characters with scroll banners, flowers and a large red rose, drawn in bold outlines and bright colour.
Cartoon character flash sheet with roses and banners
Neo-traditional style flash drawing of a deer head with antlers, leaves and two red arrows piercing the neck, on a splattered parchment background.
Deer head with arrows and antlers
Blue pencil sketch of a faceted teardrop gem with swirling ribbon and leaf flourishes and a row of beads, drawn as a tattoo design.
Sketch of a faceted gem with ribbon swirls
Black ink line drawing of New Zealand's two islands filled with roses, ferns and swirling linework, on white paper.
Floral map of New Zealand in line work
Fine line botanical drawing in dark ink on tracing paper, showing a crescent moon formed from roses, peony-style blooms, small blossoms, leaves and berries.
Crescent moon of roses and blossoms line drawing
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design with a battered helmet, a rose and leaves in black and grey shading, with lettering across the top.
Helmet, rose and lettering design
Black and grey lotus flower design with mandala patterns, dotwork shading and hanging diamond pendants, printed on a white backing in clear packaging.
Lotus mandala design with dotwork
Drawn tattoo design of a skeletal ribcage and pelvis with a pink rose and a blue insect wing, in a realistic style on white paper.
Ribcage, pelvis and rose with blue insect wing
Line drawing of a songbird perched on a blossom branch with dotted stippling on its wing, drawn as a tattoo design on paper with no body placement shown.
Songbird and blossom branch design
Pencil drawing of a woman wearing an ornate filigree mask, framed by roses, lilies, leaves and orchids, in a botanical realism style.
Masked woman with roses and orchids
Black and grey line drawing of an eye with radiating rays above, sprigs of leaves on each side and teardrops below, with the word Cancer beneath.
Eye with leaves and tears, Cancer design
Flash drawing of three coral lilies and green swirling vines beside a solid black silhouette shape on a white background.
Lily and vine flash design
Coloured drawing of a purple iris with yellow markings and green leaves, outlined in black on white paper, in a traditional botanical flash style.
Purple iris flower design
Black linework tattoo design on paper of a symmetrical moth flanked by two beetles, with ornate scrollwork and leaves, suited to a large back or chest piece.
Central moth with beetles and scrollwork
Black and grey drawing of a shaded rose with leaves, an ornate scrolled key and a chain, designed as a tattoo.
Rose and ornate key with chain
Black and grey pencil drawing of a shaded rose with leaves above a lace-like ornament and dangling beaded chains, drawn on paper beside rulers.
Rose with lace and beaded chains design
Black ink line drawing of a rose with leaves and curling vine scrolls on white paper, a flash design suited to a tattoo.
Rose with scrolling vines line drawing
Pencil and ink sketch of a rose surrounded by ornate scrollwork and acanthus-style leaves, drawn as a tattoo design on cream paper.
Rose and scrollwork tattoo design sketch
Traditional style flash drawing of an eagle in flight with red roses and green leaves on a pale background.
Eagle and roses flash design
Black ink drawing of a revolver whose barrel bursts into a bouquet of lilies, leaves and strawberries, in a botanical design.
Revolver dissolving into lilies and strawberries
Greyscale pencil drawing of a realistic rose with beads of a rosary draped over its stem, set inside a decorative oval frame, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Realistic rose and rosary in an ornate oval frame
Watercolour-style drawing of a pink rose with black linework and green leaves, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Watercolour rose design
Painted botanical flash designs on paper showing a red orchid sprig, a pink rose with grey leaves and blue forget-me-not flowers.
Painted orchid, rose and forget-me-not designs
Black and grey pencil drawing of two realistic skulls framed by roses and leaves, shown as a tattoo design sketch with no body placement.
Two skulls with roses design
Flash design of a large black calligraphic letter entwined with green leaves, sprigs and a pale green rosebud on a white background, with no body placement shown.
Botanical calligraphic letter with leaves and rose
Navy line drawing of a pocket watch, rose, leaves and beads with a banner reading TIME HEALS ALL WOUNDS, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Pocket watch, rose and banner design
Pencil drawing of a gothic cross with a shaded rose at upper left and a thorned vine with leaves wrapping around the cross, as a tattoo design.
Gothic cross with rose and thorned vine
Black line drawing of the word LOVE in serif capitals, entwined with flowers and swirling vines, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
LOVE lettering with floral vines
Pencil flash drawing of a dagger entwined by a snake, with a rose and leaves, in a neo-traditional style, shown on paper with no body placement.
Dagger and snake flash design
Traditional flash drawing of a yellow five-petalled flower with a red centre, green and blue leaves and brown thorn-like buds, on a speckled cream background.
Traditional yellow flower with red centre
Hand-drawn tattoo design of a lion's head framed by sunflowers, hibiscus and other flowers in blue, purple, pink and orange wash, shown as a drawing on paper.
Lion head with sunflowers and hibiscus
Black line drawing of two hands in lace cuffs, one wrapped in pansies and leaves, shown as a flash design for a tattoo.
Lace-cuffed hands with pansies
Black ink drawing of two magnolia flowers on a branch with leaves, shaded with geometric hatching and dotwork, on a plain beige background.
Two magnolia blooms on a branch
Black fine line flash drawing of an elephant head with a feather plume, flowers and dotted chains, shown without a body placement.
Elephant head with feathers and flowers