Leaves tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey dotwork and engraved tattoo of a hanging fruit bat with folded wings on a branch with leaves, on the side of the body.
Hanging fruit bat on a leafy branch
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a bear filled with pine trees and a crescent moon, with a botanical vine beneath it, on a forearm.
Bear silhouette with pine forest on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala with dangling dotted drops, tattooed on the outer thigh of a person with red-painted nails.
Lotus mandala on a thigh
Black and grey rose with leaves and a bead chain above a dotwork mandala, tattooed on a woman's upper arm.
Rose and mandala sleeve on an upper arm
Black fine line lotus tattoo with dotwork chain drops on the forearm, shown in a black and grey photo.
Lotus with dotted chain details on a forearm
Black and grey ink drawing of an ornate owl perched on a branch, with dense patterned feathers and large round eyes, designed as a tattoo flash.
Ornate owl on a branch
Black and grey Japanese style snake wrapping around two peony flowers with leaves, tattooed on the outer thigh.
Snake and peonies on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork and realism tattoo of a closed book with triangle motifs, surrounded by poppies and sprigs, on the outer thigh.
Book with triangles and poppies on a thigh
Black dotwork mandala design with radiating petal motifs and a diamond-shaped outline, drawn on white paper and held up in a hand.
Dotwork mandala design on paper
Black and grey dotwork tattoo design of a lotus flower with an om symbol at its centre, leaves on either side and dots running vertically above and below.
Lotus and om symbol design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo design of a rose with mandala-style ornament and leaves, drawn on white paper with no body placement shown.
Dotwork rose with mandala ornament
Black and grey botanical tattoo on the upper arm showing a crowned crane with a fan-shaped crest, surrounded by ferns, poppies and wildflowers.
Crowned crane and botanicals on upper arm
Black ink botanical flash design of a branch with flowers and faceted leaves, drawn on a tan leather surface.
Botanical branch line drawing on leather
Black and grey tattoo of a cracked light bulb with a leafy plant growing out of it, shaded in dotwork on the forearm.
Sprouting light bulb on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork mandala flowers with leaves covering the inner forearm and elbow, with a smaller mandala on the upper arm.
Mandala flowers across an arm
Two black and grey forearm tattoos in a stippled style: a songbird on a branch with stars and a rose on the right arm, and a honeycomb-filled vessel with leaves on the left arm.
Bird and honeycomb forearm tattoos
Black and grey dotwork and linework tattoo design of a two-faced woman with flowers, leaves and a pearl necklace, drawn on white paper.
Twin-faced figure with flowers and pearls
Black and grey dotwork mandala with two peony flowers on the outer thigh, with fine linework and shading.
Mandala and peonies on a thigh
Dotwork bear face inside a botanical wreath with a snowflake, tattooed on a forearm in black and grey ink.
Bear face and botanical wreath on a forearm
Traditional colour tattoo of a gramophone with green leaves on a calf, set against a grey dotwork background with the word HARDCORE.
Gramophone and leaves with HARDCORE lettering on a calf
Black and grey tattoo of a peony with leaves and a bud, framed by dotted geometric triangles, on the forearm.
Peony and geometric triangles on a forearm
Realism tattoo of a grey shaded skull with red roses and dotwork mandala shapes on an upper arm.
Skull and red roses on upper arm
Ornate feather design drawn in black linework and dotwork, with teal, blue and red accents on a white background.
Ornate feather tattoo design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a sunflower with leaves inside a diamond frame, on the outer lower leg.
Sunflower in a dotwork diamond on a leg
Small black dotwork mandala tattoo with petal shapes and a central star, sitting on the inner forearm of a person resting a hand on the arm.
Dotwork mandala on the forearm
Black and grey peony tattoo with a bud and leaves on the inner forearm, framed by outlined triangles and dotted lines, in a dotwork and botanical style.
Peony and bud with geometric triangles on a forearm
Realism tattoo on the outer thigh showing a bearded man's face framed by a wolf's head, with dotwork shading, leafy branches and a green wash.
Wolf and portrait on a thigh
Detailed flash drawing of an ornamental feather with dotwork and swirling linework, shaded in teal, blue and red, with no body placement shown.
Ornate feather design in blue, teal and red
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo on a forearm, with a band of layered petals above a drop-shaped ornament and a dot.
Mandala armband tattoo on a forearm
Two black and grey tattoos: a dotwork and fine line sun over mountains on the upper arm, and a botanical flower with leaves and dotted buds on the forearm.
Sun over mountains and a flower sprig
Colour and black-and-grey neo-traditional tattoo on the outer thigh showing a figure in a leafy wreath among tall stylised trees with coloured orbs and books, with a small rose below.
Stylised forest and figure on a thigh
Black and grey forearm tattoo of a tall grid-panelled device with small icons, a blue top bar, and dotwork florals and a swirling line, sitting on the inner forearm.
Grid device and floral filigree on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork leg tattoo on the calf showing a winged fairy holding a leafy sprig above a patterned door and a bottle, with small colour accents.
Winged fairy and door design on a calf
Black dotwork and linework mandala and paisley tattoo across the upper arm and shoulder, with light blue leaf shapes behind it.
Mandala and paisley design on upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo on a thigh of a Barcelos-style rooster with dotted patterns, a red rose with a cross through it and green leaves.
Barcelos rooster and rose on a thigh
Black and white dotwork rose with leaves, shown as a temporary tattoo design beside a mint crop top, denim shorts and sandals.
Stippled rose temporary tattoo design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a small owl perched on a branch, across the top of a foot.
Dotwork owl on a branch across the foot
Two tattoo photos: on the left, a black and grey eye inside a triangle with sunburst rays in dotwork shading; on the right, a colour eye within a ribbon frame surrounded by teal and yellow flowers on
Eye in triangle tattoos, dotwork and neo-trad
Colour tattoo of a stylised geometric animal with dotwork patterns and circular dot stems on a person's calf, in green, mustard and black linework.
Geometric animal and dot motifs on a calf
Black and grey dotwork and linework rose tattoo on the side of a person's head, with a thorned stem running down behind the ear.
Black and grey rose on the side of head
Black and grey botanical tattoo on two calves, with a hare among strawberry plants on the left leg and a fox with mushrooms on the right.
Hare and fox with botanical calf sleeve
Black linework botanical tattoo of a sprig with a small bird and orange dots, with dotwork shading behind, on the side of the ribs.
Botanical sprig and bird on ribs
Two matching black and grey mandala tattoos on the inner forearms, one on each arm, with bangles and a turquoise bead bracelet above.
Matching mandala tattoos on two forearms
Black ink flash design of a braided woman holding a goat, with a sunburst eye above her head and flowers at her shoulders, suited to a dotwork and botanical style.
Braided woman with an eye, flowers and a goat
Line drawing of a tattoo design showing a koi fish above a teal clock face with Roman numerals, surrounded by roots, leaves and flowers, on a peach background.
Koi fish and clock face design
Flash drawing of an ornate feather filled with swirling linework and dotwork, shaded in teal, blue and red, with no body placement shown.
Ornate feather design in teal and red
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a barn owl with spread wings, holding a small cottage in its talons, on the outer thigh.
Barn owl carrying a cottage on a thigh