Rose tattoo ideas

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

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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 botanical tattoo of roses, buds and trailing vines across a woman's shoulder and upper arm, in a botanical style.
Black and grey roses on shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey realism full arm sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a Roman numeral clock face, gears, a key, a rose and a pocket watch.
Clock, rose and feather full sleeve
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two roses with leaves on a woman's inner wrist, wearing an orange top.
Rose sprig on the inner wrist
Overhead view of a seated person with hands on their knees, showing a Japanese-style red flower tattoo on one forearm and a black and grey cloud design on the other.
Japanese-style forearm tattoos seen from above
Colour tattoo of a red rose with green stem and falling petals, with the words The Beauty Is Found Within written along the stem, on the side of the torso.
Red rose with script on the side
Pencil drawing of a skull nestled among the petals of a rose with leaves, a neo-traditional tattoo design sketched on a spiral sketchbook page.
Skull in a rose, pencil flash design
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design with two shaded roses, a pocket watch with Roman numerals and a ribbon banner, in neo-traditional style.
Roses and pocket watch design with banner
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
Traditional-style flash design of a hot air balloon with red roses, a swallow and the words TIME FOR AN ADVENTURE, printed on a black shower curtain.
Hot air balloon flash on a shower curtain
Colour tattoo of a red rose with green leaves on a woman's shoulder and upper arm, shown in soft natural light.
Red rose tattoo on a shoulder and upper arm
Two matching small botanical tattoos of a rose sprig with leaves in dark ink on the inner forearms near the wrists.
Matching rose sprig tattoos on two wrists
Black and grey shaded rose tattoo with outlined leaves and buds across a person's hip and upper thigh, in Traditional style.
Black and grey roses on hip and thigh
Black line drawing of a woman with a red rose and small olive accents, a fine line style tattoo on the upper back between the shoulder blades.
Line drawn woman holding a rose on upper back
Neo-traditional flash design of a pair of spread wings framing a unicorn head, two roses, a key and crossed swords, in teal and cream.
Winged unicorn, rose and sword design
Close-up of a small black fine line geometric rose tattoo on the back of a hand, near the base of the thumb, with a silver ring on the thumb.
Small geometric rose on the back of a hand
Black and grey traditional style flash design of a tattooed mermaid holding an artist's palette, with a squirrel playing a guitar and a banner reading she's a rose, she's a pearl, set against stars
Mermaid with palette, squirrel and banner
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rose formed from rolled and torn dollar bills, shown on a forearm.
Rose made from torn banknotes
Black linework flash design of a compass, a flintlock pistol and two roses with leaves, drawn on a white background with no body placement shown.
Compass, flintlock pistol and roses
Black and grey traditional rose flash design with broad leaves, a long stem and a curled swirl, set on a cream diamond-shaped background.
Traditional rose flash design
Black ink drawing on paper of two shaded roses with leaves, buds and small berries, a botanical tattoo design.
Two roses with leaves and buds design
Fine line tattoo of six small black birds in flight on the upper chest near the collarbone, beside a vintage cameo pendant necklace.
Small birds in flight on upper chest
Black and white photo of a fine line vine and rose tattoo running down the side of a torso from the ribs to the hip, above lace lingerie and stockings.
Vine and rose tattoo along ribs and hip
Black and grey pen drawing of three open peony or rose blooms with a bud and leaves, shaded with fine hatched linework, shown as a flash design for a botanical tattoo.
Peony and rose cluster pen drawing
Black and grey realism tattoo of three roses with leaves and a line of Roman numerals across the thigh.
Three roses and Roman numerals on a thigh
Black line drawing of a bird skull with roses, leaves and crystals, a neo-traditional tattoo design shown without a body placement.
Bird skull with roses and crystals
Black and grey realism tattoo of a sugar skull woman with roses and a skull on the upper arm.
Sugar skull woman and roses on upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a red rose with an orange four-star ball and brown leaves on the chest, shown in a close-up with a side-by-side repeat.
Red rose with four-star orange ball
Realism black and grey sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, with teal swallows, a pocket watch, a Roman numeral clock face, and a skull and rose on the back.
Realism clock, bird and skull sleeve
Black ink drawing of an ornate pocket watch with Roman numerals, wrapped in rose petals and ink splatter, shown as an unplaced tattoo design on paper.
Pocket watch and rose design sketch
Traditional style colour tattoo of a red and white lighthouse with a sunburst, seagulls and roses on a forearm.
Lighthouse and roses on a forearm
Neo-trad style red rose with dark green leaves and bold black outlines tattooed across the back of a hand.
Red rose on the back of a hand
Colour traditional tattoo of a pink flamingo with yellow flowers, teal leaves and red roses on the forearm, shown in three side-by-side views.
Flamingo and roses on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo on a stomach showing a red rose, a teal and orange moth, two roses below and daggers at the sides, with script lettering above.
Traditional rose, moth and dagger on abdomen
Black and grey dotwork rose with leaves and hanging geometric drops on the forearm.
Dotwork rose on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a woman in a patterned headband with a rose in her hair and large roses below, on the upper arm.
Traditional woman portrait with roses on upper arm
Traditional-style tattoo on a forearm showing a grey umbrella with a lightning bolt, rain, a paper boat sailing in a purple teacup and a red rose on the cup.
Umbrella storm and paper boat in a teacup
Close view of a tattooed forearm and hand resting on a gold guitar, with a traditional style skull and rose design on the forearm and small lettering on the knuckles.
Tattooed forearm and hand on a guitar
Woman in a white lace dress with black and grey botanical tattoos of roses and leaves on her upper arm, shoulder and forearm.
Roses and foliage tattoos on arm and shoulder
Black and grey traditional-style tattoo of a butterfly, a swallow and roses across the side of the torso and hip.
Butterfly, swallow and roses on the side torso
Traditional-style flash design of a jewelled hand holding a lipstick, with pink roses, pearl strands, a cat cameo and the script words Femme Fatale, on a teal background.
Femme Fatale hand with roses and pearls
Woman with a cigar and an open polka dot dress, showing a black and grey portrait tattoo on her upper arm and a red rose tattoo on her forearm.
Rose and portrait tattoos on arms
Black ink fine line tattoo of a shaded cloud with dripping raindrops and a rope leading down to a hand holding a rose, on the upper arm.
Cloud raining over a hand holding a rose
Colour tattoo on a calf of a bare leg in a bath, showing a cartoon creature in an ornate oval frame with pink roses, a pink bow and lettering in neo-traditional style.
Cartoon creature and roses on a calf
Traditional style tattoo of a woman in profile wearing peace sign sunglasses, with a white rose and teal leaves, on the upper arm.
Traditional woman profile with rose on upper arm
Black and white photo of a person with a dense black and grey tattoo sleeve on the forearm, including a rose near the wrist, face hidden behind the raised arm.
Black and grey rose sleeve on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of three roses with leaves running down the outer thigh, with a hand and bracelet resting beside it.
Three roses with leaves on a thigh
Red line drawing on tracing paper of a compass, swallow, rose and feather with banners reading Never Forget and Where you're from, in a traditional style.
Compass, swallow and rose stencil