Leaves tattoo ideas

6,438 photos and flash · 63% Botanical, 22% Traditional · Forearm most common

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Black ornamental tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, with a geometric frame, scalloped borders and a central botanical motif.
Ornamental wrist tattoo with lotus motif
Black and grey rose tattoo with a long stem on a person's upper back, shaded in soft, watercolour-like washes.
Black and grey rose on upper back
Man in a white striped shirt and black tie with black and grey forearm tattoos, geometric linework on the left arm and leaves with script on the right forearm.
Linework sleeves on both forearms
Black and grey birdcage with blue flowers and leaves tattooed on the outer thigh, in a botanical neo-traditional style.
Birdcage and blue flowers on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork rose tattoo with leaves and a dangling pendant chain on the forearm, with a floral sleeve visible beside it.
Rose with dangling drops on a forearm
Colour tattoo of two pink chrysanthemums with green leaves across a person's stomach, shaded with dark outlines in a botanical style.
Pink chrysanthemums on the stomach
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of an owl with roses and leaves on the outer thigh, with a hand with dark nails resting beside it.
Owl and roses on a thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a robin with pink blossom, buds and small red hearts on a limb.
Robin and blossom with red hearts
Colourful cross-stitch style rose tattoo with green leaves on the outer thigh, rendered in pink, peach and teal X marks.
Cross-stitch style rose on a thigh
Black and grey blackwork owl tattoo with feathered wings and floral sprigs across the upper back, with hands with black nails resting on the shoulders above it.
Owl with feathered wings on upper back
Black and white drawing of a tattoo design with interlocking arcs, fern fronds, diamond motifs and stippled shading, suited to a large back or sleeve piece.
Black and white tribal leaf and geometric pattern
Pencil and red ink sketch of a skull with a rose in its open jaw and leaves below, drawn as a tattoo design on paper with no body part shown.
Skull and rose design sketch
Black script lettering reading "You have no power over me" with fine vines and three small pink and blue shaded orbs, on the side of a thigh.
"You have no power over me" script on thigh
Black and grey fine line sunflower tattoo with leaves and buds running along the forearm.
Sunflower and leaves on an arm
Traditional style tattoo of a grey shaded anchor wrapped in rope with two red roses on the outer thigh.
Anchor and roses on a thigh
Realistic colour tattoo of peach roses, dark green leaves and rippling blue water across a forearm.
Roses and rippling water on a forearm
Close-up of a blue-toned folk-style floral tattoo on the upper thigh of a person wearing polka dot denim shorts and an orange belt.
Folk floral tattoo on the upper thigh
Colour tattoo of a bronze Dalek above three red roses and a banner, in a traditional style on the upper thigh.
Dalek and roses on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rose with water droplets and serrated leaves on the inner forearm.
Black and grey rose on a forearm
Black and grey peony flash drawing with three blooms of different sizes and dark leaves, in a neo-traditional botanical style, on white paper.
Three black and grey peony designs
Small blue bird on a leafy branch tattooed on the inner wrist of a raised hand with red painted nails.
Blue bird and leafy branch on a wrist
Black and grey sketch of a kitten's face framed by leaves, with a jewelled pendant on its forehead and beaded chains below, shown as a tattoo design drawing.
Kitten with leaves and beaded pendant design
Black and grey pencil drawing of an ornate compass rose with a lace-edged mandala border, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Compass rose tattoo design
Traditional flash design of a red rose with green leaves, a tan banner reading AMORE and small black stars, shown without a body placement.
Traditional rose with Amore banner
Red ink sketch on aged paper of a pocket watch wrapped in two roses, drawn as a tattoo design in a traditional style.
Pocket watch and roses design sketch
Japanese-style flash drawing of a black and white cat holding a sword, with a woman's head and pink flowers on its body, set beneath a gold halo.
Cat with sword and woman's head design
Traditional style tattoo of an open powder compact with red flowers on a teal mirror, placed on the upper arm.
Powder compact with red flowers on upper arm
Traditional colour tattoo of an anchor with a green and red compass rose at its centre, on a lower leg.
Anchor and compass rose on a lower leg
Black and grey realism tattoo of two palm trees, a distant island and hibiscus and plumeria flowers across the top of a foot.
Palm trees and hibiscus across the foot
Black and grey realism tattoo of roses, leaves and thorny stems with a skull on the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Black and grey roses and skull on upper back
Black and grey floral tattoo of roses and leaves across a woman's shoulder and upper arm, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Black and grey roses on a shoulder
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a rose inside a scalloped heart frame on the upper arm.
Heart frame with rose on upper arm
Traditional colour tattoos of an owl on the upper arm, pink roses with green foliage on the thigh, and a skull on the forearm.
Owl, roses and skull tattoos on arm and leg
Traditional style tattoo of a green, orange and yellow parrot perched on a branch with leaves, shown on a limb against denim.
Perched parrot on a branch
Ink drawing of a script lettering design with swirling flourishes and leaf shapes on white paper, being traced with a fine liner pen.
Script lettering with flourishes on paper
Line drawing of a Wanderlust banner across a globe with blossoms and leaves in a neo-traditional style, shown as a tattoo design on tracing paper with no body placement visible.
Wanderlust globe and flowers flash design
Two women seen from behind, each with a matching black botanical tattoo of a heart-shaped tree with swirling vine branches and roots on the upper back.
Matching heart-shaped tree tattoos on two backs
Coloured flash design of a green skull-faced woman with purple hair, roses, foliage and crossed bones, drawn on paper.
Skull-faced woman with roses and crossed bones
Colourful watercolour style hibiscus flowers with green leaves tattooed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Watercolour hibiscus flowers on a shoulder blade
Blue botanical tattoo of flower heads and leaves in a circular arrangement on the inner forearm, shaded from dark blue to turquoise.
Blue flower clusters on a forearm
Black and grey neo-traditional drawing of a snarling tiger head surrounded by blossoms and fruit, shown as a tattoo design on paper rather than on skin.
Tiger head with blossoms design
Traditional style red rose with yellow shading, green leaves and white dotted pearl strands on a person's shoulder and upper arm.
Red rose with pearl strands on shoulder
Colour tattoo on the inner upper arm of black shaded script lettering with green leaves, a large realistic red rose and a smaller rosebud.
Script lettering with roses on upper arm
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of a dog's face with ornamental swirls and red and yellow flowers on a forearm.
Colourful dog face with flowers on an arm
Colour tattoo of a pink flower with blue forget-me-not sprigs and green leaves on a forearm, with the word fearless in black script below.
Pink flower and forget-me-nots on a forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of pink lilies, a blue-shaded lotus and green swirls across the hip and thigh.
Pink lilies and lotus on a hip and thigh
Grey shaded elephant head with green leaves tattooed on the top of a foot, with black toenail polish visible below.
Elephant head with leaves on a foot
Black and grey realism rose sleeve with a rosebud and leaves covering the upper arm and shoulder, shown against a brick wall.
Black and grey roses on upper arm