Rose tattoo ideas

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Black and grey tattoo of a shaded rose inside a shield-shaped banner with numerals, on the back of a hand.
Rose and numbered banner on the hand
Hand-coloured traditional-style tattoo flash of the cartoon character Stitch in an ornate gold frame, with a banner reading OHANA and three dark pink roses below.
Stitch in an ornate frame with roses
Neo-traditional rose tattoo in teal, pink, purple and orange, with black hatched leaves, placed on a shoulder and upper chest.
Multicoloured rose on a shoulder
Red pencil sketch of a neo-traditional tattoo design showing a dreamcatcher, two roses and a feather, drawn on white paper.
Dreamcatcher, roses and feather design sketch
Black outline drawing of a neo-traditional tattoo design showing a candle, crescent moon, clouds, a rose and an ornate scroll with pearls, drawn on pale paper.
Candle, crescent moon and rose design
Red rose tattoo with grey outlined leaves on the upper thigh, shown in a neo-traditional style with bold linework and shaded colour.
Red rose with outlined leaves on a thigh
Realism and neo-traditional chest tattoo of a skull held by skeletal hands, flanked by paisley-bandana skulls and red roses.
Skulls and red roses on a chest
Colour tattoo of peacock feathers, scrollwork and flowers with a sugar skull on the side of a bare midriff.
Peacock feather and sugar skull on abdomen
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of an owl with a dreamcatcher belly, roses behind its head and feathers hanging below, on the outer thigh.
Owl with dreamcatcher and roses on thigh
Black linework flash design of an eye inside a triangle, framed by outlined roses and leaves in a neo-traditional style.
Eye in triangle with roses design
Colour tattoo on a thigh showing a pink rose with green stem under a glass dome, with two black silhouettes facing each other, in a bold neo-traditional style.
Rose in a glass dome with two silhouettes on a thigh
Black line drawing of a tattoo design with two hearts edged in rope, swirls, two roses, leaves and beaded chains, in a neo-traditional style.
Hearts, roses and beads line drawing
Colour tattoo of an anchor wrapped in rope and decorated with pink roses, orange lilies and yellow flowers on the side of the ribs.
Anchor with roses and flowers on ribs
Colour flash design of a woman in profile within an ornate gold oval frame, with purple roses and a white rose, in a Neo-trad style.
Woman in profile cameo with roses
Flash design of a horned helmeted skull with two purple roses and a cream banner with lettering, in neo-traditional style with speckled shading.
Horned helmet skull with roses and banner
Pencil drawing of a shaded cross with a rose bud and leaves at its base, in a neo-traditional style, shown without a body placement.
Cross and rose design
Side view of a torso with a large colour tattoo of orange roses, green leaves and buds on the ribs and hip, shaded in teal and purple.
Orange roses across the ribs and hip
Pencil and ink sketch of a rose with thorny stems and a revolver outline, drawn as a tattoo design with light shading.
Rose and revolver line drawing
Neo-traditional style tattoo on the outer thigh showing a pocket watch, two red roses, playing cards and a banner reading We're all mad here.
Pocket watch, roses and playing cards on a thigh
Colour tattoo on the upper chest of a beetle in an ornate brown oval frame, flanked by two pink roses and set on a teal swirl pattern.
Beetle in a framed cameo with roses on the chest
Black ink linework drawing of a neo-traditional tattoo design with a rose, pansy, top hat, pocket watch, teapot and ace of spades on white paper.
Mad hatter rose and ace of spades design
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing two owls, shaded roses, leaves and a crescent moon.
Owls, roses and crescent moon on upper arm
Drawn tattoo design of a red rose with a heart and green thorned vines, outlined in bold black in a neo-traditional style, shown without a body placement.
Rose and heart with thorned vine
Black and grey neo-traditional flash design of a woman in profile holding a rose, with banner lettering reading LUST is the THORN and LOVE is the ROSE.
Profile woman with rose and banner
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design with a pocket watch, roses and script lettering, in a neo-traditional style.
Pocket watch and roses pencil design
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a chihuahua wearing a feathered hat and coat, framed in an oval with yellow and red roses, on a limb.
Chihuahua in a feathered hat with roses
Two people holding hands, each with a colourful neo-trad matryoshka doll and rose tattoo on the upper arm.
Matching matryoshka doll and rose tattoos
Purple pencil sketch of crossed scissors, a comb and two roses wrapped in a ribbon, drawn as a neo-traditional tattoo design.
Scissors, comb and roses design
Colour neo-traditional sugar skull tattoo in green and blue with red and orange flowers and blue roses, on the thigh.
Colourful sugar skull with roses on a thigh
Coloured flash sheet showing a blue TARDIS with a rose, a Dalek with an EXTERMINATE banner, a grey weeping angel and a sonic screwdriver, drawn with bold outlines.
TARDIS, Dalek and weeping angel flash sheet
Two side-by-side photos of traditional and neo-traditional tattoos on the calf: a grey skull with an ornate key and red accents, and a padlock heart with sugar skulls and a red rose.
Skull key and padlock heart on calves
Flash design of a red rose wound with a beaded rosary in front of a grey cross, drawn in a neo-traditional style with blue rays behind.
Rose, rosary and cross design
Black line drawing of a cat wearing a mask and pearl necklace, with roses above and below and a lace ruff behind, in neo-traditional style.
Masked cat with roses and pearls design
Colour tattoo of a red rose under a gold-rimmed glass dome with the words until the last petal falls, on the thigh, shown in daylight and under UV light.
Enchanted rose under glass dome on a thigh
Neo-traditional tattoo of a white dog's head looking up, framed by red roses and green leaves, on an upper arm.
Dog portrait and roses on upper arm
Neo-traditional style tattoo design of a dark-haired girl with braids, holding a skull, surrounded by green roses, two birds and a banner reading Over You Dead Body.
Girl with roses and Over You Dead Body banner
Pen and watercolour tattoo design drawn on paper, showing a skull, a woman's face, roses and flowing hair, being inked by hand.
Skull, roses and woman design drawing
Colourful neo-traditional sleeve tattoo showing Hello Kitty, teddy bears, cherries, red roses and a heart-eyed skull wrapped around an arm.
Hello Kitty and skull sleeve tattoo
Colour tattoo of a pink rose with small pink flowers and green leaves on a forearm, in a botanical style with dark outlines.
Pink rose and flowers on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a large red rose with green leaves and two rosebuds over a black leopard print pattern on skin.
Red rose over leopard print
Pencil and ink drawing of a neo-traditional hourglass flanked by two roses, a small diamond and scrollwork, drawn on paper beside a pen.
Hourglass and roses tattoo design
Pink rose with a bud and green leaves in a botanical neo-traditional style with bold black outlines, tattooed on a forearm.
Pink rose and bud on a forearm
Two views of a black and grey neo-traditional full sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, with roses, a diamond, a flaming heart and scrollwork.
Black and grey full sleeve with roses and heart
Neo-traditional style flash design of Alice holding a white rabbit, with roses, mushrooms, lilies and a banner reading Follow the White Rabbit, shown without a body placement.
Alice with white rabbit banner design
Colour tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a sugar skull woman with a cigarette beside red roses and a skull, with black ink splashes.
Sugar skull woman and roses on upper arm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a skull-faced figure in a black top hat above a red rose on a forearm.
Skull-faced figure in top hat with rose on forearm
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a teacup and saucer filled with roses and scrollwork, placed on the chest.
Teacup and roses on the chest
Coloured flash drawing of a sugar skull cat face with a red rose on its forehead, a red bow and a red rose below, framed by vines on a yellow background.
Sugar skull cat with rose and bow