Paper tattoo ideas

32 photos and flash · 25% Geometric, 25% Realism · Forearm most common

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Hand-drawn tattoo design of a blue shaded rose with leaves and dotted chain drapes beneath it, drawn on paper beside pens and a pencil.
Blue rose with dotted drape design
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
Ornate lotus flower design drawn in black linework with pink and purple watercolour washes on white paper, beside two Ecoline ink bottles and a brush.
Ornate lotus design in pink and purple ink
Realism tattoo of a rose whose petals are printed with newspaper text in sepia tones, placed on the chest.
Rose made of newspaper print
Pink origami bird patterned with white cherry blossoms, outlined in black, with pink and purple watercolour-style splashes beside it on an upper arm.
Origami bird with cherry blossoms on upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a message in a bottle with a red heart and three flowers, sitting on the forearm.
Message in a bottle with flowers on a forearm