Rose tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a rose with leaves and a geometric mandala on the upper arm.
Black and grey rose with mandala on upper arm
Black and grey line drawing of a horned animal skull framed by roses and leaves, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Horned skull with roses design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a songbird perched on a floral teacup and saucer, on the lower leg.
Songbird on a teacup and saucer
Two realistic red lilies with black dotwork, ink splashes and small birds tattooed across a person's upper back.
Red lilies and dotwork across a back
Black and grey dotwork and fine line rose enclosed in a triangle on the forearm, with wooden panelling behind.
Rose inside a triangle on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork and fine line sleeve tattoo of roses, leaves and geometric mandala patterns on an upper arm and shoulder.
Floral mandala sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork and fine line thigh tattoo of the Little Prince and a fox on a planet, with a small red rose, a spiral sun and stars.
Little Prince and fox on a planet on a thigh
Botanical dotwork illustration of a white wolf and an orange fox in profile, framed by roses, leaves and butterflies on a grey background.
Wolf and fox profiles with florals
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a woman wearing a crown of roses and a draped scarf, with a braided updo and realistic shading.
Dotwork portrait of a woman with a rose crown
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a dagger piercing a rose, with dotwork shading, on the forearm of a person standing on a tiled floor.
Dagger and rose on a forearm
Black and grey lace-pattern tattoo with dotted chains and droplet accents across the upper back, beside a pale shaded rose.
Lace pattern with dotted chains on upper back
Black and grey dotwork rose with leaves tattooed on the centre of a torso above the navel, with a navel piercing visible below.
Black and grey rose on the chest
Black dotwork and line drawing of a sun with an eye and a crescent moon with a face, surrounded by radiating rays, three roses and arrows, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Sun and moon with roses and arrows
Black ink line drawing of a swallow, two roses, a crown and beaded chains with leaves and dotwork, drawn on pale tracing paper as a botanical tattoo design.
Swallow, roses and crown design sketch
Black and grey flash design of a dotwork-shaded rose with three arrows and the words "Love yourself so no one has to" curved around it.
Rose and arrows with "Love yourself" lettering
Black and grey tattoo of a cracked pocket watch with Roman numerals and two dotwork roses on a forearm, with a ribbon banner above.
Pocket watch and roses on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a rose with ornate lace-like wings, dotted chains and a hanging faceted gem, shown as a botanical and geometric tattoo design on paper.
Rose and gem chandelier design
Traditional style tattoo of a rose with a red and blue lightning bolt running through it, on the upper arm.
Rose and lightning bolt on the upper arm
Black and grey sugar skull tattoo design with rose-filled eye sockets, flowers, a cross and scrollwork, shown as a drawing with no body part visible.
Black and grey sugar skull with roses
Black and grey drawing of a compass rose with two shaded roses at its centre, shown on paper as a tattoo design.
Compass rose with roses design
Black and grey tattoo of a sailing ship across the ribs with roses, feathers and an anchor on the hip and thigh.
Sailing ship, roses and anchor on ribs and thigh
Black and grey pencil and ink drawing of a rose set within a dotwork mandala, with feathered leaves, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Rose and mandala design on paper
Black and grey dotwork peony with leaves inside a mandala-style border, tattooed on the forearm.
Peony and mandala on a forearm
Six black line drawings of ornamental sacred hearts, some with flames, rays and roses, laid out on tracing paper as tattoo flash designs.
Sacred heart flash designs on tracing paper
Photograph of a realistic black and grey rose tattoo with water droplets on the back of a hand, shaded in fine dotwork and smooth gradients.
Realistic black and grey rose on a hand
Black and grey flash drawing of a slick-haired man's face with a banner reading Don't tell me that I'll be fine, framed by two stippled roses.
Man's face with banner and roses design
Black and grey dotwork fox head with a rose and flowing leaves tattooed on the upper back.
Fox head with rose on upper back
Line drawing flash design of a dotwork-shaded snake coiled around two pink roses, with planetary symbols and the Latin phrase Omnia Vnvs Est beneath.
Snake with roses and planetary symbols
Black and grey dotwork design of a stag with large antlers, framed by roses and leaves, shown on a white background.
Stag and roses dotwork design
Black dotwork and blackwork tattoo of an owl with a rose below it, placed on the outer thigh.
Owl and rose on the thigh
Black and grey rose tattoos with leaves and buds on a forearm, with a blank band of skin left between the two sections.
Black rose tattoos across a forearm
Black and grey rose tattoo with a thorned stem and two leaves on the ankle, shaded with stippled dotwork on the petals.
Rose with thorned stem on an ankle
Three pencil and ink flash drawings of roses inside triangular frames, drawn on translucent paper, with botanical and geometric detailing.
Three triangle framed rose designs on tracing paper
Black and grey mandala tattoo with a rose, leaves and a hanging crescent moon on the forearm, in a dotwork style.
Mandala and rose on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of roses, a peony and leaves covering the upper arm and shoulder, drawn in fine line with dotwork shading.
Botanical roses and peony on upper arm
Black and grey stippled line drawing of a dreamcatcher design with a butterfly, roses and feathers, shown on a white background with no body placement.
Dreamcatcher with butterfly and roses
Black and grey dotwork rose with leaves and hanging geometric drops on the forearm.
Dotwork rose on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a tattoo design showing an anchor, a heart with a cross, three roses and a dotted rope over a lace-like mesh, in a traditional style.
Anchor, heart and roses tattoo design
Black linework rose with leaves and berries on a woman's shoulder, in a botanical style.
Rose and leaves on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of purple, magenta and pale blue roses with green leaves, small butterflies and fine dotted drapes across a shoulder and upper arm.
Coloured roses and dotted drapes on a shoulder
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a skull in an ornate oval frame, with a rosary, cross and roses scattered across the page.
Skull in ornate frame with rosary
Black and grey dotwork rose cluster with leaves and a rosebud tattooed on the forearm, shown in two photos, one wider and one close up.
Rose cluster on a forearm in black and grey
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a mandala, a rose and leaves covering an upper arm and elbow.
Mandala and rose on an upper arm
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a skull with branches and a rose on the forearm.
Skull and rose on a forearm
Black and grey traditional rose tattoo with dotwork shading and leaves across the back of the neck.
Rose on the back of the neck
Two raised forearms side by side: the left has a pink rose and birdcage tattoo with teal leaves, and the right has a grey geometric triangle and key design on the forearm.
Rose, birdcage and geometric key on forearms
Black and grey botanical tattoo of roses, leaves and dotted stems on an upper arm, with part of an anchor visible at the left edge.
Floral lace-style tattoo on upper arm
Collage of four black and grey tattoos on a torso: swirling roses on the ribs, a tribal band at the waist, a dotwork mandala on the chest and a feather with script on the lower back.
Four tattoos on ribs, chest and back