Rose tattoo ideas

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

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Full arm and shoulder sleeve in neo-trad style with grey acanthus scrolls, red roses and green leaves, shown on a shirtless man against a pale wall.
Acanthus and rose sleeve on an arm and shoulder
Black and grey lion face framed by roses and crystals in a blackwork and dotwork style on the upper thigh.
Lion face and roses on the thigh
Traditional colour tattoo of a sailor woman in a rope frame above an anchor, with a dagger and roses, on a leg.
Sailor woman in a rope frame over an anchor
Realistic blue rose tattoo with watercolour splashes and black ink streaks on the thigh.
Blue rose with watercolour splashes on thigh
Black and grey pencil drawing of two realistic skulls framed by roses and leaves, shown as a tattoo design sketch with no body placement.
Two skulls with roses design
Colour tattoo of a red rose and a sugar skull with grey vines on the outer thigh, shown above denim shorts against a graffiti wall.
Red rose and sugar skull on a thigh
Flash design of a large black calligraphic letter entwined with green leaves, sprigs and a pale green rosebud on a white background, with no body placement shown.
Botanical calligraphic letter with leaves and rose
Close crop of a torso in a white bikini with a fine line rose tattoo on the centre chest and a dark botanical sleeve on the upper arm, plus script on the ribs.
Fine line rose on a torso in a white bikini
Realistic shaded yellow and orange rose tattoo on the calf, with soft highlights on the petals and a blurred background.
Yellow rose on a lower leg
Traditional style colour tattoo of a black sewing machine with a spool and three red roses with green leaves, on a patch of skin at the side of the body.
Sewing machine and roses in traditional style
Traditional tattoo of the Big Ben clock tower above a red rose with green leaves, outlined in bold black, on an upper arm.
Big Ben and rose on upper arm
Black and grey blackwork-style tattoo of a rose with buds and leaves, with hatched linework and dotted details, on a forearm.
Rose with buds and leaves on a forearm
Navy line drawing of a pocket watch, rose, leaves and beads with a banner reading TIME HEALS ALL WOUNDS, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Pocket watch, rose and banner design
Black tribal-style rose tattoo design drawn in bold solid linework on a white background, with no body placement shown.
Tribal rose design
Pencil drawing of a gothic cross with a shaded rose at upper left and a thorned vine with leaves wrapping around the cross, as a tattoo design.
Gothic cross with rose and thorned vine
Woman in a striped top and blue underwear lifts her shirt, showing a black and grey Japanese-style dragon tattoo on her side and thigh and a rose tattoo on her hand.
Dragon on hip and thigh with rose on hand
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design showing a shaded skull, an ornate pistol and a red rose with white swirling flourishes, shown as a flash sheet with no body placement.
Skull, pistol and rose design
Purple and teal illustration of a skull and crossbones filled with traditional tattoo flash motifs such as roses, swallows, stars and banners.
Skull and crossbones with traditional flash motifs
Five black ink briar rose marque designs drawn on parchment, with small red accents on thorns and petals, shown as an original design through to a final design.
Briar rose marque design variations
Black and grey realism sleeve on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a sugar skull woman with a rose, an hourglass and a skull.
Sugar skull woman and rose sleeve
Black script reading Texas over a red-tinted Texas state outline, with shaded roses, on a person's upper back.
Texas state outline with script and roses
Pencil flash drawing of a dagger entwined by a snake, with a rose and leaves, in a neo-traditional style, shown on paper with no body placement.
Dagger and snake flash design
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing a castle under a moon and stars inside a circular orb, with a rose and leaves below.
Castle in a moon orb with rose on upper arm
Fine line black ink rose with leaves and a trailing stem on the inner forearm, held up against a white grid window.
Fine line rose on a forearm
Realistic red rose tattoo with black lace and chain detailing across the underbust on a chest.
Red rose with lace underbust tattoo
Blackwork botanical tattoo of swirling vines and a rose covering the back of a hand and the forearm, resting on a wooden table.
Blackwork vine and rose sleeve on hand and forearm
Woman in a black racerback vest with a white slogan, showing colourful traditional-style tattoos on her upper arm and forearm.
Colourful arm tattoos with slogan vest
Traditional style tattoo of a red rose with green and purple leaves, a pocket watch and a gold key on a limb.
Rose, pocket watch and key in traditional style
Black and grey traditional full arm sleeve with a wolf head, a headdress face, a woman's portrait, a snake and roses, placed on the forearm and upper arm.
Traditional black and grey arm sleeve
Realistic colour tattoo of wild roses and red rose hips with green leaves on the outer thigh, set against a soft orange background.
Wild rose and rose hips on a thigh
Traditional style tattoo of two red roses with green leaves and a scroll banner reading MOM and DAD, on the upper arm.
Red roses and banner with MOM and DAD
Black and grey shaded roses with leaves and thorny stems running down the outer thigh, with a hand with white nails resting at the lower edge.
Black and grey roses on a thigh
Colour botanical tattoo of pink and cream flowers, buds and green leaves running down a raised forearm.
Pink and cream florals on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of roses, smoky swirls and a music staff wrapping around the ribs and waist.
Roses and music staff on ribs
Black and grey photograph of a rose and leaf tattoo with dotted line trailing down to small droplet dots on the ankle.
Rose and dotted line tattoo on an ankle
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing a pocket watch with Roman numerals, cogs, a rose and ornamental swirls on grey paper.
Pocket watch, gears and rose design
Woman seen from behind with a black and grey botanical sleeve of roses and foliage on her raised upper arm and forearm, sitting in shallow sea water.
Rose and floral sleeve on a raised arm
Colour tattoo of red roses and green leaves wrapping around a black triangle outline on the forearm, in a traditional botanical style.
Red roses and vine around a triangle outline
Colour neo-traditional style tattoo on the leg of a girl with long blonde hair and a blue bow, holding roses inside an ornate gilded oval frame.
Girl with roses in an ornate frame on a leg
Black and grey botanical tattoo of peonies, roses and buds with shaded leaves on a woman's upper thigh.
Peony and rose cluster on a thigh
Realism black and grey rose sleeve on a woman's arm, with a rose on the chest and script lettering on the ribs.
Black and grey rose sleeve with script on ribs
Realism back tattoo of two shaded grey roses set within black lace ornament, with teal and red butterflies across the upper back.
Lace back piece with roses and butterflies
Black and grey realism tattoo of shaded roses, leaves and a pocket watch with Roman numerals on a thigh.
Roses and pocket watch on a thigh
Black and grey realism roses with swirling black vines tattooed along a bare thigh and down towards the calf.
Black and grey roses and vines on a leg
Black and grey tattoo of a longhorn skull wreathed in roses and leaves, sitting on the outer thigh of a person in denim shorts.
Longhorn skull and roses on a thigh
Close-up of a colourful traditional style tattoo of an open pearl clam with a pink pearl and bubbles, beside a purple candy heart, on an upper arm.
Pearl clam and candy heart on an arm
Colour tattoo of a sugar skull with red roses and swirling linework on a man's upper arm and shoulder, worn beneath a white vest top.
Sugar skull and roses on upper arm
Neo-traditional flash design of a green zombie hand gripping a red rose, with two curled banners and a small skull at the lower left.
Zombie hand holding a red rose with banners