Rose tattoo ideas

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

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Neo-traditional flash design of a green Frankenstein-style bride kissing a skull held up by a figure, framed by teal roses and a banner reading Made for You.
Frankenstein couple kiss with roses
Flash design sheet of ornate black filigree crosses with red roses, green leaves and grey rose centres on a white background, shown without a body placement.
Ornate crosses and roses design sheet
Small colour tattoo of a teal rose and a red rose side by side on the inside of a wrist, with dark outlines and soft shading.
Teal and red roses on a wrist
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a blue bird with spread wings, a red rose and yellow leaves on the inner forearm.
Blue bird and red rose on a forearm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a hand making an OK sign with a skull and spider web, two red roses with green leaves, and the words Shit's a OK, on skin.
Traditional hand, rose and lettering tattoo
Traditional style colour tattoo on an upper arm showing a pocket watch with Roman numerals, a banner reading CAN'T KEEP UP, a red rose and green leaves.
Pocket watch and rose with banner
Traditional style flash drawing of a black butterfly wings filled with red roses, green leaves and blue and orange swirls, shown on a white background.
Butterfly with roses flash design
Black and grey traditional style rose tattoo with leaves, flowers and a shell on the neck and upper chest, with script lettering below.
Large rose with shell and flowers on neck and chest
Realistic pink rose tattoo on the thigh, shown as a blue linework outline on skin and as a shaded colour version in a collage.
Pink rose tattoo from outline to colour
Black and grey traditional style flash design of a skeletal-faced mermaid seated among roses and hibiscus flowers, with bones in her hair.
Skull mermaid with roses and hibiscus
Two photos of a rose tattoo on the shoulder, one in magenta and purple with dark leaves, the other in greyscale.
Rose tattoo on the shoulder in colour and greyscale
Seamless pattern of neo-traditional style tattoo designs on a tan background, each showing a female figure with banners, a Tardis, a Dalek, roses, wings and stars.
Repeating tattoo-style character emblems
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a woman's face framed by flowers, a lace-like headdress and arrows, across the upper back of a woman seen from behind.
Woman portrait with flowers on a back
Traditional style colour tattoo of a peacock with a crescent moon and clouds on the upper arm, with part of a red rose visible at the edge.
Traditional peacock on an upper arm
Painted neo-traditional flash design of the Cheshire Cat grinning from a teacup beside a pocket watch, rose, key, cupcake and Eat Me and Drink Me labels, with art supplies around it.
Cheshire Cat in a teacup with rose and key
Black script lettering of a short rhyming poem across a person's upper back, with a pink wall and posters behind.
Rhyming poem script across upper back
Black line drawing of a winged heart flanked by two roses with radiating rays, in a traditional flash style with no body placement shown.
Winged heart with roses flash
Colour tattoo of a sugar skull with a red rose on top, on the back of a lower leg above a glittery high-heeled shoe.
Sugar skull and rose on a calf
Two pairs of legs rest on an inflatable pool float, showing pink bow tattoos with small cartoon faces on the knees and traditional-style rose and banner tattoos on the thighs.
Pink bows and roses on bare legs
Black and grey wild rose tattoo with leaves on a shoulder, shown in a black and white photo of a bare-chested person.
Wild rose tattoo on a shoulder
Close view of a traditional style skull and rose tattoo with green leaves on the forearm of a person in a white lace robe, hands clasped.
Skull and rose on a forearm
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
Red pencil tattoo design of a woman's face framed by a rose, leaves and vines, with a hand over her head, in a neo-traditional style.
Woman's face with roses and a hand
Close-up of a fine line script quote and a shaded rose tattoo across the top of a foot, worn with black lace stiletto heels.
Script quote and rose on the foot
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a woman in a flower crown, with monstera leaves and red roses, on the outer thigh.
Woman portrait with monstera and roses on a thigh
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
Close-up of a black outline rose tattoo with leaves across the hip and upper thigh, on a person wearing black lace underwear.
Outline roses on hip and thigh
Black and grey traditional style flash drawing of a matryoshka doll with a large rose and flowers on its body, shown on paper.
Matryoshka doll with rose, black and grey flash
Colour botanical tattoo on the lower torso showing an open birdcage, two birds in flight and pink roses with blue forget-me-nots.
Open birdcage with birds and roses
Neo-traditional colour tattoo on a forearm showing a grey tabby cat head, a white mouse, blue flowers, green leaves and a red rose, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Cat, mouse and rose on a forearm
Black and grey flash design of two theatre masks framed by roses, beads and swirling ornament, with a small cross at the bottom.
Theatre masks and roses flash design
Colour tattoo of a blonde girl seen from behind in a blue dress, inside a black ornate frame with red and white roses, on the upper arm.
Girl seen from behind in an ornate frame
Traditional-style flash design of a skull with red roses and green leaves, wrapped in cream scroll banners carrying script lettering.
Skull and roses with scroll banners
Black and grey tattoo on the side ribs of a bare torso, showing a seated woman and a rose within an ornate scrolled frame.
Ornate framed figure and rose on ribs
Small watercolour-style red and pink flower tattoo with a green stem on the outer lower leg, above the ankle, with rolled jeans and white canvas trainers.
Watercolour red flower on the lower leg
Black script lettering reading a four-line rhyming poem across a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Four-line poem in script across the back
Colour tattoo of a sugar skull in profile with orange roses and green leaves, shown on skin in a close photograph.
Sugar skull with roses
Back of a woman with a botanical tattoo covering the upper back, shoulder and upper arm, including a pink lotus, a grey rose, a sunflower and a blue peony.
Botanical floral back piece with sunflower and lotus
Pen drawing of a dagger with a rose at its centre, framed by leaves and sprigs with berries, shown as a tattoo design on plain paper with no body placement.
Dagger and rose design with botanical sprigs
Black and grey realism design of an ornate hand mirror framed with scrollwork, showing a castle through the glass with two roses, drawn as a tattoo design.
Ornate hand mirror with castle and roses
Realistic colour tattoo of a red rose with water droplets and green leaves, shown on an upper arm against a dark background.
Realistic red rose on an upper arm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a cat in a top hat and monocle, with roses, an apple and a One Love script on the calf.
Cat in top hat with One Love script
Black and grey realism tattoo of two roses, a rosebud, leaves, a rosary chain and a cross on the forearm.
Black and grey roses, rosary and cross on a forearm
Realistic pink and red rose tattoo with green leaves and dark vines on the side of a person's torso, above the hip.
Pink rose tattoo on a side torso
Bare legs raised against a pale wall, showing a red rose with dark flowers on one thigh and black script lettering with flowers on the other thigh, in a traditional style.
Rose and script tattoos on raised legs
Black and grey traditional pin-up tattoo of a woman in a headscarf and hoop earring, with a spider web on her shoulder, on the outer thigh.
Pin-up woman with spider web on a thigh
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
Shaded grey rose bud tattoo with green leaves on the thigh of a person with bare legs, seated against a blue-grey backdrop.
Rose bud tattoo on a thigh