Rose tattoo ideas

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

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Colour rose and black lace chest tattoo spanning both shoulders and the upper chest, with a central heart made of three roses.
Rose and lace chest piece across the shoulders
Hand-drawn flash design of a lace-patterned flower with dotted chains and teardrop shapes, inked in teal on cream paper.
Dotwork flower design with teardrop dangles
Black linework roses inside an overlapping triangle design with red, green and blue watercolour splashes, tattooed on the inner forearm.
Roses and triangle with watercolour splashes on forearm
Black outline tattoo of three roses and a leaf across a shoulder, with no shading or colour added.
Outlined roses on a shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a shaded rose with two butterflies and ink swirls on an upper arm.
Shaded rose and butterflies on an upper arm
Two-panel photo of a large rose tattoo on a shoulder, shown in magenta colour on the left and black and grey on the right, with dark leaves.
Rose tattoos on the shoulder in colour and grey
Black ink drawing of an ornate elephant head in dotwork and mandala patterns, with a shaded rose in place of the ear, on white paper.
Ornate elephant with rose design
Black and grey fine line tattoo of roses and a lace-style collar across a woman's shoulders and upper chest, with a heart-shaped ornament at the centre.
Lace collar tattoo with roses on the shoulders
Black and grey rose tattoo with botanical linework on a person's thigh, beside black knee-high socks printed with white cat faces.
Rose tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of two roses with a black lace pattern across the upper back.
Two roses and lace on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of two roses and daisy-style flowers running up the forearm.
Roses and daisies on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a pixel-art pink rose with green leaves on the side of a torso, above the waistband.
Pixelated rose on the ribs
Black and grey tattoo design of a shaded rose over a ribbon banner, with scrolling vines and a small spider, drawn on a white background.
Rose with banner and scrolling vines
Black line drawing of a bouquet of roses and buds with soft pink shading, drawn on tracing paper beside a mug of tea, shown as a botanical tattoo design.
Rose bouquet line drawing with pink shading
Black and grey dotwork tattoo design of two open roses with buds and leaves on a white background.
Two roses with buds and leaves
Black ink botanical tattoo of roses, peony-like blooms and small blossoms with leaves, placed on the upper back between the shoulder blades.
Vintage floral bouquet across the upper back
Blue ink botanical flash design of a central rose surrounded by smaller flowers and leaves, with a second floral motif below, on a white background.
Blue rose and floral flash design
Black and white photo of a tattooed person in a floral sleeve on the upper arm and forearm, with a portrait-style tattoo across the stomach.
Floral sleeve and torso tattoos in black and grey
Colour tattoo of a pink rose and magnolia buds with green leaves and blue and pink watercolour splashes, on the calf.
Pink rose and magnolia watercolour tattoo on a calf
Tattoo artist working with a machine on an upper arm, with outlined roses shaded in blue in a traditional style.
Blue and outlined roses on an upper arm
Large red rose tattoo with sketchy black linework and green leaves across the upper back, in a watercolour style.
Watercolour rose on upper back
Black and grey realistic rose tattoo with shaded petals and dark leaves on a woman's upper back over the shoulder blade.
Realistic rose on a shoulder blade
Neo-traditional colour tattoo on the inner forearm showing two songbirds with red breasts, yellow flowers, dark leaves and pink roses.
Birds and roses on an inner forearm
Black thread embroidery in a wooden hoop showing a traditional-style rose and a hand with leaves on cream fabric.
Embroidered rose and hand design
Realistic colour tattoo of a pink rose with dew drops on pale petals, shaded with black smoke on the upper arm.
Realistic pink rose on an arm
Black ink drawing on paper of a tattoo design showing a rose above a crossing arrow with a dotted geometric shape below, with a marker pen at the top edge.
Rose and arrow tattoo design on paper
Black and grey ink drawing of a longhorn bull skull with an ornate filigree pattern on the forehead, flanked by two roses and hanging feathers.
Bull skull with roses and feathers
Fine line black tattoo of two roses with hatched leaves on the outer thigh, shown on bare legs against white bedding.
Two roses on a thigh
Fine line black tattoo of two roses on a stem with a leaf, sitting on the outer upper arm.
Two roses with stems on an upper arm
Greyscale pencil-style drawing of a howling wolf with pink and yellow roses and leaves on a white background, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Howling wolf with roses flash design
Black line drawing of a tattoo design in a traditional style, showing a hand holding a letter with a heart, two roses, leaves and a butterfly, on a tracing sheet.
Hand holding envelope with roses and butterfly
Woman seen from behind with arms raised, showing a colour rose and vine sleeve on her right arm and a pink leopard print tattoo on her left upper arm, both in a traditional botanical style.
Roses, vines and leopard print on raised arms
Black and white photo of a small fine line rose with two leaves on a forearm, bent at the elbow.
Small rose on a forearm
Black and grey rose tattoo with shaded petals and leaves on a thigh, with a yin and yang symbol visible higher on the back.
Black and grey rose tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey rose tattoo in a botanical style on a woman's shoulder, with a beige off-shoulder jumper.
Rose tattoo on a shoulder
Small fine line botanical tattoo of a pink rose with green leaves and stem on the inner wrist and forearm.
Pink rose and leaves on a wrist
Colour floral tattoo with black lace-style roses and pink and teal washes across the side of a torso, shown in a three-panel collage.
Lace and floral tattoo across ribs and back
Neo-trad colour tattoo of a woman in profile wearing a peaked cap, with a tear and peach roses, on a forearm.
Woman in a peaked cap with roses on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a rose, hibiscus and small flowers with leaves across the inner upper arm.
Rose and hibiscus floral piece on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of three roses, a compass and fine script text on the outer thigh.
Roses and compass on a thigh
Pencil and ink drawing of a tattoo design showing a Roman numeral clock with an orchid, rose, butterfly and beaded chains, in black and grey, with no body placement shown.
Clock, butterfly and orchid design drawing
Realistic red rose tattoo with black lace-style filigree and a dotted gem drop design across a person's lower abdomen, below the navel.
Realistic rose with black lace on the stomach
Four views of a full sleeve tattoo in a realistic style, with large red roses, orange blooms and pink plumeria on a blue background, with a small butterfly on the upper arm.
Realistic rose and flower full sleeve
Black and grey engraved roses with leaves and buds on a woman's upper arm and shoulder, in a botanical style.
Black engraved roses on an upper arm
Side and front views of a torso showing a fine-line botanical vine with pink flowers and leaves on the lower abdomen, above the hip.
Floral vine tattoo on the lower abdomen
Colour realism tattoo of a pink calla lily, white daisy, pink dahlia, sunflower and red rose on the outer thigh.
Realistic flower cluster on a thigh
Seated person with an orange peony tattoo on the calf, a blue rose on the thigh and a neo-traditional style sleeve on the forearm.
Orange peony and blue rose on legs
Black and white line drawing of a rose with two leaves in a traditional flash style, shown on a round white background with no body placement.
Rose with leaves flash design