Leaves tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey dotwork rose with two buds and leaves, framed by overlapping diamond outlines, drawn as a tattoo design.
Dotwork rose within geometric diamonds
Colour lettering tattoo reading 'the ones that love us never really leave us' with roses and peonies on a thigh.
Floral quote lettering on a thigh
Black and grey traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing mountains, pine trees, a cabin, stars, clasped hands and pinecones above the words ON THE ROAD TO WHOLENESS.
Mountain cabin scene with clasped hands
Black and grey tattoos of wings across a man's back and shoulder, with script on the shoulder blade and a detailed sleeve on the upper arm, photographed from behind.
Winged back piece and arm sleeve
Colour botanical tattoo of a pale pink rose, blue flower spikes and green leaves with a small red ladybird on a thigh.
Rose and blue flower sprig with ladybird on thigh
Sheet of seven hand-drawn black ink border designs with swirls, dots, leaves and vines, with a handwritten note reading to start left to right.
Hand-drawn ornamental border designs
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a pair of antlers with small flowers at the base, on a forearm.
Antlers with flowers on a forearm
Colour tattoo of purple and red chrysanthemums with green leaves and grey shading across an upper arm and shoulder, with a real butterfly resting on the flowers.
Purple chrysanthemum tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey traditional roses with leaves tattooed on the side of a man's neck, with a partly visible banner tattoo on his upper chest.
Black and grey roses on the neck
Pen and ink drawing of a barn owl with detailed feather dotwork and botanical leaves, drawn as a tattoo design on cream paper.
Ornate barn owl design with leaves
Traditional black and grey rose tattoo with bold outlines and stippled shading across the back of a shaved head neck, with a snake and wave tattoo below on the upper back.
Black and grey rose on the back of the neck
Black and grey flash design of two crossed revolvers above a cluster of flowers and swirling tribal-style lines, with no body placement shown.
Crossed revolvers with flowers
Fine line tattoo of a woman's face wearing a leaf crown with soft coloured wash, on the upper arm.
Line drawn woman in a leaf crown
Watercolour-style fine line tattoo of green leaves and red berries with script along a branch, running down a woman's spine on her back.
Leafy branch and script down the spine
Black and grey shaded lotus flower tattoo on a forearm, with layered petals and a textured seed pod at the centre.
Shaded lotus flower on a forearm
Black and grey geometric cube tattoo with a lotus inside on the left upper arm, beside a black and grey rose sleeve on the right upper arm and forearm.
Lotus in a cube and rose sleeve on arms
Coloured pencil flash design of a pocket watch with a blue face, red flowers, green leaves and a Home Sweet Home banner, with no body placement shown.
Pocket watch and Home Sweet Home banner
Fine line black tattoo of a script letter B with a rose, small leaves and tiny sparkles, shown on smooth skin.
Script letter B with rose and sparkles
Neo-traditional thigh tattoo of an ornate black frame holding handwritten script, with swallows and red roses below.
Script frame with birds and roses on a thigh
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a swallow with two roses and leaves on the back of a hand.
Swallow and roses on the hand
Black linework tattoo of a snake with ornamental swirls and flowers running along a forearm, with a large swirling pattern beside it.
Ornamental snake tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of peonies and roses across a woman's outer thigh, with her legs raised in a car seat.
Peony cluster on a thigh
Black and grey line drawing of a skull formed from carnations, orchids and poppies, shown as a botanical tattoo design with no body placement.
Floral skull line drawing
Colour traditional tattoo of a globe with the Statue of Liberty, Eiffel Tower and pyramids, with hot air balloons and hibiscus flowers, on a lower leg.
Globe with landmarks and hibiscus on a lower leg
A woman in a dark graphic t-shirt and maroon cardigan, with a colourful floral botanical tattoo partly visible on her upper arm below the sleeve.
Floral tattoo on upper arm beneath a sleeve
Black and grey botanical tattoo of peonies and leaves on the outer thigh of a person sitting in a car.
Black and grey peony cluster on a thigh
Pen drawing of a neo-traditional design with two skulls, layered roses, leaves and ornate scrollwork inside a curved frame, shown on paper beside a black fineliner.
Skull and roses neo-traditional design sketch
Colour tattoo of red poppies with green leaves and a closed bud on a person's upper back, in a bold traditional style.
Red poppies on upper back
Colour botanical tattoo of a pale pink flower with green leaves wrapping around a forearm, shown in a main photo and two close-ups.
Pale flower and leaves on a forearm
Colour tattoo of three pink hibiscus flowers with green leaves and black swirling linework on the outer thigh.
Pink hibiscus flowers with swirls on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rose merging into a skull with leaves, on the forearm.
Skull and rose blend on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm showing an anatomical heart with poppies growing from it and two curled animals resting inside.
Anatomical heart with poppies on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a rose and a Roman numeral pocket watch with a dotted chain on the calf, with a small molecular diagram below.
Rose and pocket watch on a calf
Full-colour sunflower tattoo with bold black outlines and green leaves on the side of a torso, in a neo-traditional style.
Sunflower tattoo on the side of the ribs
Two side-by-side photographs of dotwork hand tattoos on a lower leg: the left with a lace-like wrist mandala over green leaves, the right holding red freesia with crystals and moon symbols.
Two hands with flowers and crystals on a calf
Colour botanical tattoo of roses, lilac and peach flowers with green leaves across the upper arm and shoulder.
Vintage-style florals on an upper arm
Traditional colour tattoo of a teapot with red flowers and green leaves, with a banner reading Ain't no party like my nana's teaparty, shown across three panels on skin.
Teapot and flowers with banner quote
Black and grey realism tattoos on a thigh and knee, including a woman's portrait, a rose, peony leaves, script lines and a feather on the lower leg.
Portrait, rose and script on thigh and knee
Colour botanical tattoo of a flower bouquet with red poppies and pink peonies on a woman's outer thigh, while she holds a vintage camera.
Botanical bouquet on the thigh
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a sitting cat silhouette inside a crescent moon, with vines and flowers, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Cat silhouette in a moon with flowers on a back
Traditional style colour tattoo on a forearm showing a red rose, a compass with a blue star, a rope and a tag reading Home is.
Compass, rose and luggage tag on a forearm
Black and grey outline tattoo of stacked teacups, a pocket watch and roses on the thigh, with shaded leaves.
Stacked teacups, pocket watch and roses on thigh
Neo-traditional colour tattoo on a forearm showing a stormtrooper helmet with red sugar skull markings, a red rose, a teal rose, green leaves and an Imperial emblem, shown in three views.
Stormtrooper with sugar skull face and roses on forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a poppy flower with a crescent moon and star above, set within an arch and flanked by leafy sprigs, on the upper arm.
Poppy, moon and star on upper arm
Neo-trad style tattoo of a cartoon cat with a grumpy expression and pink cheeks, outlined in black with grey shading, on the calf, beside green leaves and a pink scalloped design.
Grumpy-faced cartoon cat on a calf
Black and grey dotwork rose tattoo with leaves on a person's shoulder and upper chest.
Dotwork rose on a shoulder
Colour botanical tattoo of red hibiscus flowers with green leaves and buds on the outer thigh, shown in a realistic style.
Red hibiscus cluster on a thigh
Black ink botanical tattoo of a small bird perched on a stem with a poppy and a rose-like bloom, drawn in fine line with dotwork shading, on the side of the torso.
Bird and poppy on a side body