Rose tattoo ideas

4,399 photos and flash · 46% Botanical, 31% Traditional · Forearm most common

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Black and grey dotwork and fine line floral mandala sleeve on an upper arm, with a rose at the shoulder.
Floral mandala sleeve on upper arm
Thigh tattoo of a dreamcatcher with two red roses at the top left and black and grey feathers trailing to the right, in a realistic style.
Dreamcatcher and roses on a thigh
Black and grey botanical tattoo of roses, buds and leaves running down the upper arm, photographed against a brick wall.
Roses and foliage on an upper arm
Realism style tattoo of red and pink roses with water droplets covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Realistic red roses on an upper arm sleeve
Black and grey realistic rose and botanical vine tattoo running from the thigh down the outer leg towards the ankle.
Black rose and vine leg tattoo
Two black line drawings on cream paper: a matryoshka doll with a heart and roses on the left, and a dagger wrapped in a rose on the right, in a traditional flash style.
Matryoshka doll and dagger flash designs
Woman in a black band t-shirt showing a colourful neo-trad style tattoo of a rose, sun and hot air balloon on her upper arm and forearm.
Rose, sun and hot air balloon tattoo on an arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of the Madonna holding a sleeping child within a halo, with roses below, on an upper arm.
Madonna and child with roses on an upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo of a toilet decorated with a red rose and teal leaves, on the calf.
Toilet with rose on a calf
Line drawing of a traditional-style sailor with a cap and pipe, holding a rose, drawn in grey ink on the side of a brown leather boot.
Sailor and rose design on a leather boot
Traditional style flash design of a woman in leopard print holding a wand, with red roses and cream banners reading GREEN, SUPER GREEN, BZZZZZZTTT and HOT HOT HOT, on a green background.
Pin-up figure with roses and banners
Black and grey realism drawing of a woman looking upwards, with a human skull and three roses in her hair and feather and bead details, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Skull and roses portrait design
Black and grey drawing of a rose built from folded dollar bills, shown as a design on a plain white background with no body placement.
Rose made from folded dollar bills
Hand-drawn black and grey tattoo design of a shaded rose surrounded by fine-line mandala lace, filigree and diamond patterns, drawn on paper.
Rose with mandala lace linework design
Black and grey outline tattoo of two roses with leaves in Botanical style, on the outer thigh.
Two roses with leaves on a thigh
Bold traditional-style flash drawing of a woman in profile facing right, with red roses in her hair and on her shoulder, a green headwrap and pearl-like hair ornaments.
Profile portrait with red roses and green headwrap
Traditional tattoo of a red rose pierced by a dagger with green leaves, on the inner forearm.
Dagger and rose on a forearm
Hand-drawn longhorn bull skull with red roses and hanging feathers on a pink gradient background, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Bull skull with roses and feathers
Traditional-style flash design of a red rose, two headstones with carved busts, clasped hands, a shovel and a banner reading Forever True.
Forever True flash with rose and headstones
Three views of a colour botanical tattoo on a forearm, showing a pale pink peony with green leaves and fern fronds.
Peony and fern forearm tattoo
Traditional style flash drawing of a dagger piercing a dark red rose surrounded by black leaves, with orange and yellow accents on the hilt and blade tip.
Dagger and rose flash design
Colour tattoo of three blue roses with green leaves and black scrollwork on the side of the ribs, shaded in grey.
Three blue roses with scrollwork on ribs
Black and grey realistic roses with small script above them, tattooed across a woman's shoulder and upper arm.
Black and grey roses on a shoulder
Forearm tattoo of red and grey roses, rosebuds and leaves in a botanical style, shown on a person wearing a knitted cardigan.
Rose and bud sleeve on a forearm
Pencil drawing of a realistic shaded rose surrounded by leaves, a tattoo design shown on paper with no body placement visible.
Shaded rose with leaves pencil design
Line drawing of a traditional-style tattoo design on a torso, with an eagle, a LOYALTY banner, a ship, a skull and flags, shown in black outline.
Eagle, ship and LOYALTY banner torso design
Black and grey botanical tattoo of roses, a poppy-style flower and leaves across the inner upper arm.
Black and grey roses and flowers on upper arm
Red pencil sketch of a woman's face with closed eyes, a feathered headdress and roses, drawn as a tattoo design on a sketchbook page.
Woman with feather headdress and roses sketch
Colour tattoo on an upper arm showing a woman with blonde hair, dark shaded eyes and a choker, with red roses below her hand.
Portrait of a woman and roses on an upper arm
Purple and pink rose tattoo with a thin vertical black line running through it, placed centrally on a person's upper back.
Purple rose with a stem line on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rose and an open pocket watch with Roman numerals on the upper arm.
Rose and pocket watch on upper arm
Two traditional wolf head tattoos on a pair of calves, one above crossed arrows and the other above a red rose and green leaves.
Traditional wolf heads with arrows and rose on calves
Black and grey realistic rose tattoo on the back of a hand, with dark leaves and soft shading running up towards the wrist.
Realistic rose tattoo on the back of a hand
Two bare feet with fine line black script tattoos on the inner sides reading because of them I give my all and because of her I will not fall, plus a small red rose on the left ankle.
Script quotes and a rose on two feet
Blue-ink botanical sprig of roses, buds and leaves on a cream patterned background, drawn in a delicate botanical style.
Blue botanical rose sprig on cream
Traditional style tattoo of a sailor woman in a rope frame with red roses and small birds, placed on the calf.
Sailor woman in a rope frame on a calf
Two aged, torn-edge sheets of vintage tattoo designs in grey line work, showing a woman's portrait, a dagger, roses, a bottle and a seated nude figure.
Vintage tattoo designs: woman, roses and dagger
Realism tattoo on a thigh showing a woman's face half turned into a skull, beside a red rose and a line of black script.
Half skull portrait and rose on thigh
Flash design of a blonde cartoon woman in a pink dress, framed by roses, thorns, two birds and a banner reading Once Upon a Dream, in a bold neo-traditional style.
Blonde heroine with roses and a banner
Traditional flash design of a teal and red helmet resembling Boba Fett's, framed by red roses, green leaves and curling tendrils, with no body placement shown.
Helmet and roses traditional flash design
Large colour sunflower tattoo with black outlines on a woman's shoulder, with a red rose partly visible below it, in a Botanical neo-traditional style.
Sunflower tattoo on a shoulder
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a grey unicorn with a purple mane, pink roses, red ribbons and a crescent moon on the thigh.
Unicorn with roses and crescent moon on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull with two roses, a thorny vine and a teardrop eye motif on a forearm.
Skull and roses on a forearm
Neo-traditional red rose with black shading and two black leaves on a forearm, with a thin red stem running down the arm.
Red rose on a forearm
Black and grey realism drawing of a tattoo design showing a bicycle wheel with a world map, roses, an orchid and a chain, drawn on white paper.
Bicycle wheel with roses and orchid
Fine line Mickey Mouse head tattoo filled with black scrollwork and a red rose with green leaves, on skin of the torso.
Mickey Mouse outline with scrollwork and rose
Pencilled neo-traditional tattoo design on paper showing a cat's head, a large rose, mandala-style flowers, a butterfly and a fan motif, with no body placement shown.
Cat, rose and mandala tattoo design
Pencil flash sheet of a teapot, teacups, a cupcake, strawberries, a rose and a biscuit, drawn in a neo-traditional style with no body placement shown.
Teapot, teacups and strawberries flash sheet