Rose tattoo ideas

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

What will it cost? Try the tattoo cost calculator
Realism tattoo of a rose whose petals are printed with newspaper text in sepia tones, placed on the chest.
Rose made of newspaper print
Woman seen from behind with black and grey realistic rose tattoos covering both arms in full sleeves, from upper arm to forearm.
Black and grey rose sleeves on both arms
Black line drawing of a geometric rose in angular, layered petals, sketched on a white spiral notebook page with the flower in the lower right.
Geometric rose line drawing on a notebook page
Traditional style floral tattoo on a forearm, with red roses, a large grey dahlia and white blossoms outlined in black.
Red roses and grey florals on a forearm
Flash design of a stylised rose with dark red petals, a black thorned stem, leaves and swirls, with a small black bird silhouette at the lower left.
Stylised red rose with thorned stem
Drawing of a tattoo design showing an infinity symbol formed by a grey thorned vine with two red roses, one large and one small, on a white background.
Infinity symbol with roses and thorned vine
Colour realism floral sleeve on a woman's upper arm, with a pink rose at the shoulder, orange and pink blooms, and a lotus flower below.
Full floral sleeve with roses and lotus on upper arm
Black and grey traditional style flash sheet showing six drawn designs including a rose, a dagger, a wreath, an eye with rope and a pendant, with no body placement shown.
Black and grey flash sheet of six designs
Black and grey botanical tattoo of roses and leaves wrapping around a forearm, shown in three photographs.
Black and grey flowers on a forearm
Traditional style flash design of a hand holding a bouquet of red roses, teal and yellow flowers and green leaves, with a gold tag reading for you.
Hand holding a rose and flower bouquet
Large pink botanical flower tattoo with soft shaded petals on a forearm, shown against a pale blue shirt.
Pink flower tattoo on a forearm
Small black and grey rose tattoo with shaded petals and leaves on the side of a finger, seen on a hand with pink-painted nails.
Small black and grey rose on a finger
Back view of a woman with fine line script tattooed down her spine and a black and grey rose tattoo on her arm.
Script down the spine and rose on the arm
Black and grey shaded roses with a black lace design across the upper back, between the shoulder blade and spine.
Shaded roses and black lace on upper back
Realistic pink rose tattoo with black and grey flowers and a thorned stem on the forearm.
Pink rose and flowers on a forearm
Realistic red rose tattoo with dark shading on the outer thigh, showing the petals curling around a deep centre.
Red rose on a thigh
Woman with a botanical tattoo of two peonies, black leaves and dotted swirls across her upper chest and shoulder, in mixed black, grey and muted rose tones.
Peony and leaf chest and shoulder tattoo
Realistic colour tattoo of two red roses and an ornate silver revolver with grey leaves on the outer thigh.
Roses and revolver on a thigh
Black and grey shaded rose tattoo on a woman's shoulder, with petals reaching toward the collarbone.
Black and grey rose on a shoulder
Colour botanical tattoo of a red rose with green leaves, red berries and small white flowers across the upper chest and shoulder.
Red rose and berry sprig on the upper chest
Fine line black tattoo of wildflower sprigs and a rose on the side of the ribs, shown on pale skin against dark fabric.
Fine line botanical sprigs on the side ribs
Black and grey rose surrounded by mandala and paisley linework, tattooed across the upper back.
Rose and mandala on upper back
Colour tattoo of blue roses, a pink bud and red peonies on an upper arm, shown as purple linework, then in progress and finished.
Blue roses and peonies on upper arm
Black and grey realistic rose tattoo with soft shading on a person's chest, above a white V-neck top.
Shaded black and grey rose on the chest
Red rose inside a heart-shaped green vine with black outlines, a botanical tattoo on skin.
Red rose in a heart-shaped vine
Colour botanical tattoo of blue flowers, peach roses, green leaves and two orange butterflies on a person's upper shoulder, seen from behind.
Blue flowers and butterflies on a shoulder
Black and grey neo-traditional owl tattoo surrounded by roses and a lotus on an upper arm and shoulder.
Owl and roses on upper arm and shoulder
Realistic black and grey rose tattoo on a person's thigh, with ripped light blue jeans around the leg.
Black and grey roses on a thigh
Colour realism tattoo of a skull-shaped cluster of sunflowers, roses and butterflies on the upper thigh.
Floral skull tattoo on a thigh
Colour botanical tattoo of purple, magenta and pale blue roses with dotted lines, placed on a shoulder.
Purple, pink and blue roses on a shoulder
Black and grey shaded roses with leaves tattooed on an upper arm, running from the shoulder down the outer arm.
Three shaded roses on an upper arm
Two black and grey tattoos: a shaded peony on the outer thigh on the left, and a rose within overlapping diamond outlines on the forearm on the right.
Peony on thigh and rose in geometric frame on forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of red roses, green leaves and a falling petal with a grey pocket watch on an upper arm.
Realistic red roses and pocket watch on upper arm
Black and grey realistic rose tattoo covering the inner forearm of a person resting their arm on a car door panel.
Rose cluster tattoo on a forearm
Two forearms show matching black and grey compass and rose tattoos with script running alongside them.
Matching compass and rose forearm tattoos
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of two roses with leaves on the outer thigh.
Two roses on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a black cat with a raised paw among roses, a lotus, poppies and a blue butterfly on a shoulder, shown in three panels.
Cat and flowers shoulder tattoo
Six-step line drawing tutorial building a rose from a bud to a full bloom with leaves, in black linework with red guide strokes in the early steps.
Step by step rose drawing
Black and grey rose and blackberry tattoo with touches of red shading, covering the upper arm and shoulder of a person shown in side profile.
Rose and blackberry sleeve on upper arm
Colour tattoo of an outlined anatomical heart with pink, yellow and peach roses and green leaves on a person's upper back.
Anatomical heart with roses on upper back
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a woman in profile with pink roses, cherry blossom and peacock feathers, on the outer thigh.
Profile portrait with peacock feathers on thigh
Colour botanical tattoo on a shoulder and upper arm showing red peonies, white blossoms, raspberries and green leaves in a neo-traditional style with black outlines.
Peony and raspberry sleeve on shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey realistic roses with leaves and fine script lettering running down the upper arm, shown from two angles.
Black and grey roses with script on upper arm
Pencil sketch of a cracked skull framed by roses, rose buds and leaves, drawn on spiral notebook paper as a tattoo design.
Cracked skull with roses pencil design
A hand holding a purple pen draws a rose with curling vines and leaves on graph paper, a botanical tattoo design in fine line.
Rose and scroll vine design drawn in pen
Black ink dotwork line drawing of a rose on a thin stem with two leaves and a cluster of crystals, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Rose stem and crystals line drawing
Black and grey shaded rose with leaves tattooed on the back of a hand and wrist, with a pink polka dot sleeve behind it.
Shaded rose on the back of a hand
Black and grey dotwork botanical tattoo of two wild roses, a bud and leaves on the side of the ribs, with grey lace underwear visible at the top of the frame.
Wild rose sprig on the ribs