Rose tattoo ideas

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

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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 botanical tattoo of two roses with leaves running down the inner forearm, shown against a wooden wall.
Two roses and leaves on a forearm
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
Pencil flash design of a traditional-style pocket watch with roses, leaves and a banner reading Mom and Dad.
Pocket watch and roses with Mom and Dad banner
Black and white photo of a small dark rose tattoo on the forearm near the wrist, with a raised hand and a black t-shirt printed with white slogan text.
Small rose tattoo near the wrist, black slogan tee
Traditional-style tattoo of a red rose with bold black outlines and green leaves, on the lower leg.
Red rose tattoo on the lower leg
Traditional tattoo on an upper arm of an envelope with a red emblem, a black silhouette profile on stacked cards and a red rose, with a printed sticker of the same design held below.
Envelope, silhouette and rose on upper arm
Realistic grey wolf head above pink roses tattooed on a forearm, with an open old book on a wooden table beside it.
Wolf and roses on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a cartoon boy with blond hair and moth-like wings in yellow, green, orange and black, placed on the side of a leg beside a yellow rose outline.
Cartoon character with moth wings on a leg
Neo-traditional flash design of a braided, dark-haired figure holding a green skull bottle, flanked by birds and roses, with a banner reading Over Your Dead Body; no body placement shown.
Braided figure with potion bottle and banner
Black and grey dotwork fox head with a rose and flowing leaves tattooed on the upper back.
Fox head with rose on upper back
Black and grey realism sleeve with a pocket watch and roses on the left arm, and script lettering across the ribs of a woman in a black bikini.
Pocket watch sleeve and script lettering on torso
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 white sugar skull flash design with a rose on the crown and floral patterns in the eye sockets, in a Day of the Dead style.
Sugar skull with rose and floral eyes
Black and grey tattoos across two forearms show a skull with three roses, a large feather, a leafy pattern, stars and Roman numerals.
Skull, roses and feather on forearms
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a shaded rose inside a compass rose with N and S markings, on a forearm.
Rose and compass rose on a forearm
Pencil-style sketch design of a skull with a pink rose, a feather, a small bird and beaded chains, drawn on skin.
Skull, rose and feather pencil design
Three photographs of a black and grey realism forearm tattoo showing a pocket watch, two roses and flowing ribbons.
Pocket watch and roses on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a Dutch-style flower bouquet with tulips, peonies, a butterfly and morning glories across a person's upper back and shoulder.
Floral still life across a back and shoulder
Watercolour painting of a lion's head framed by pastel roses and green leaves, drawn as a tattoo design on a spiral sketchbook page.
Watercolour lion with roses design
Side-by-side view of an upper arm: on the left, raised scar tissue with no tattoo; on the right, a colour traditional owl and rose tattoo on the same arm.
Owl and rose tattoo on upper arm, before and after
Black and grey pen drawing of a lace-patterned feather and a shaded rose with leaves, a botanical design sketched on paper.
Feather and rose design on paper
Two hands with black and grey traditional style tattoos, a large skull on the back of the left hand and a rose on the back of the right hand, with small finger tattoos including a cross, a letter P
Skull and rose tattoos on the hands
Photograph of a seated person in a black ruffled gown holding white flowers, with red floral tattoos across the chest and upper arm.
Floral tattoos on chest and upper arm
Colour traditional-style tattoo on the upper arm showing a mermaid with a zodiac medallion, a red heart, pink roses, a skull and a blue rose.
Mermaid and heart upper arm sleeve
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a black cat looking at a crystal ball, with a red rose and a jack-o-lantern on a lower leg, shown in three side-by-side panels.
Black cat and crystal ball on a leg
Black and grey photograph of a woman in a black dress and garter stockings, with a rose and an ornate frame tattoo on her thigh and a sleeve on her left arm.
Rose and ornate frame on a thigh
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
Small black fine line rose with a stem and leaves tattooed behind a woman's ear on the neck.
Small black rose behind the ear
Black and grey realism tattoo of two roses, leaves and a pocket watch with Roman numerals on a calf.
Roses and pocket watch on a calf
Black and grey botanical tattoo of roses, peonies and vines across a woman's shoulder and upper arm.
Black and grey floral shoulder tattoo
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 line flash design of a songbird holding a sprig, a rose, a pearl necklace and a folding fan with peonies, in a traditional style with no placement shown.
Bird, rose and folding fan line drawings
Black and grey pencil drawing of a rose with leaves, two hearts and flowing ribbon banners, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Rose with hearts and ribbons design
Black and grey tattoo of three cat silhouettes across a back, filled with ornamental patterns, a rose and spiral designs.
Three cat silhouettes on a back
Black and grey realism back tattoo of a woman with a blunt fringe, a skull, white butterflies and black birds, with a small colour rose visible lower left.
Woman, skull and butterflies on back
Traditional-style chest tattoo of a ram skull with curled horns, flanked by red roses and teal diamonds with leaves, on a woman's upper chest.
Ram skull and red roses across a chest
Black and grey rose tattoo on the forearm of a woman taking a mirror selfie in a black bralette and grey joggers.
Black and grey rose on a forearm
Black line drawing of a woman in a headband with curly hair, framed by two open roses and an arched border of circles, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Woman portrait with roses design
Black and grey realism tattoo of two roses with leaves on a person's forearm, photographed indoors on a wooden floor.
Two black and grey roses on a forearm
Realism tattoo of grey roses with dark leaves and a red faceted heart on a forearm, shown on two arms side by side.
Grey roses and red gem heart on forearms
Black and grey neo-traditional flash design of a woman in a headscarf and pearl ornament, with two roses and leaves, drawn on paper.
Woman in headscarf with roses
Traditional-style flash design of a pin-up woman with sugar skull face paint holding a red apple, with a swallow, roses and a banner reading Wash Your Fruits.
Sugar skull pin-up with swallow and apple
Black and grey realism tattoo of a top hat, shaded rose, pocket watch, key and two butterflies across a person's upper back.
Top hat, rose and pocket watch on upper back
Neo-trad style tattoo on a lower abdomen showing a shaded skull flanked by two red roses, with black scrollwork and arrows.
Skull and roses on the lower abdomen
Colour tattoo of a cameo-framed woman in profile with a purple satin bow and floral lace border on the upper arm, in a realistic style.
Cameo portrait with purple bow on upper arm
Black and grey photograph of a woman's upper arm, hip and thigh tattoos, including a rose-like design on the thigh, with her face cropped out of frame.
Black and grey tattoos on arm, hip and thigh
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a compass in an ornate frame with two roses, sitting on the upper arm of a person wearing a white T-shirt.
Compass and roses on an upper arm