Rose tattoo ideas

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

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Black ink drawing of a pair of scales of justice with a floral and vine-entwined stem and base, shown as a tattoo design on plain paper.
Floral scales of justice design
Realism black and grey tattoo of an open pocket watch with Roman numerals and exposed gears on an upper arm, with a faint rose behind it.
Pocket watch with exposed gears
Black line drawing of a traditional-style swallow carrying a banner that reads BABA, with a rose and scrolls below, on a tan paper background.
Swallow with banner and rose
Person kneeling on a sofa in a pink dress, with black and grey floral tattoos on the arms, thighs and calves, face hidden by a black mask.
Floral tattoos on arms and legs
Black and grey realism tattoo of two shaded roses flanking a heart-shaped keyhole lock with scrollwork, across the upper chest.
Roses and keyhole lock on the chest
Black and grey traditional chest tattoo of a skeletal woman cameo in a beaded frame, flanked by scrollwork, shown on a chest held open by two hands.
Skeleton cameo with scrollwork on chest
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a cluster of roses and buds on the inner wrist and lower forearm.
Black and grey roses on the wrist
Mirror selfie of a torso and both arms covered in colour and black and grey tattoos, including a sugar skull face with dotwork shading on the stomach and roses and a skull on the chest.
Torso and arm sleeves with skulls and lotus flowers
Black fine line outline of two roses with leaves on a woman's shoulder, with a cursive script line running across the upper chest.
Outline roses and script on a shoulder
Black and grey botanical tattoo on the outer forearm showing roses, peony buds, leaves and film strips with a dotted arc above.
Roses, peonies and film strips on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tiger on the forearm running down to a shaded rose on the back of the hand.
Tiger sleeve and rose on the hand
Black and grey traditional dagger tattoo on a calf, with a shaded rose and leaves above it.
Dagger and rose on a calf
Close-up of leggings printed with traditional-style tattoo flash designs, including a geisha head, owl, cat, skulls and roses, worn on the legs.
Tattoo flash print leggings
Traditional style hourglass tattoo with LIVE FOR TODAY banners, flowers, a skull and a rose across the side of the ribs, in black, grey and pale pink.
Hourglass with banners and skull on ribs
Black and grey roses with dotwork shading running down the outer thigh, with dark clothing covering the rest of the leg.
Two roses with dotwork on a thigh
Side of a torso showing a realistic red rose and black lace tattoo running down the ribs, with black and white rose design panels on either side.
Red roses and black lace on the ribs
Black and grey realism skull tattoo on an upper arm, framed by outlined roses, a compass star and a pocket watch.
Skull, rose and compass on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of two roses with shaded leaves on a person's shoulder.
Black and grey roses on a shoulder
Colour tattoo on a thigh of a Mickey Mouse head outline with a castle silhouette, feathers, a wizard hat, a genie lamp, a red polka dot bow, a red apple and a rose.
Mickey ears dreamcatcher with Disney charms on a thigh
Traditional style red rose and leaf tattoos on a person's upper arm and thigh, with a white and black dog resting across their lap in a car.
Traditional rose tattoo on an arm with a dog
Black and grey tattoos on a clenched hand: a wolf head on the index finger, a square and compass on the middle finger, a rose on the ring finger and an eye in a triangle on the little finger.
Wolf, rose and eye tattoos on fingers
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a Mickey Mouse head silhouette filled with traditional flowers and a large rose, on a forearm.
Mickey Mouse silhouette filled with flowers and a rose
Neo-traditional colour tattoo on the ribs showing an anatomical heart dripping above a pocket watch, two red roses, green leaves and grey pearl chains.
Anatomical heart, pocket watch and roses on ribs
Black ink flash sheet of hand-drawn lettering, hearts, roses and plasters on a notebook page, pinned to a string against a pink background.
Hand-drawn lettering flash sheet on notebook paper
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a rose branch with leaves on the upper chest, with a shaded mandala pattern partly visible below.
Rose branch tattoo on the upper chest
Black line drawing of a crescent moon dreamcatcher with two roses, swirling ornaments and dangling feathers, shown as a fine line tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Crescent moon dreamcatcher with roses
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open pocket watch with Roman numerals and three shaded roses with dewdrops, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Pocket watch and roses on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a small rose with a stem and two leaves on the forearm of a person wearing a white t-shirt and jeans.
Small rose on a forearm
Pencil sketch of a matryoshka doll with a smiling face and shaded rose blossoms across its body, drawn as a tattoo design on paper.
Matryoshka doll with roses sketch
Black and grey pencil drawing of three roses with leaves, drawn as a botanical tattoo design sheet with no body placement shown.
Three roses in a black and grey cluster
A woman sits on sand wearing a bikini, showing a black and grey rose sleeve on her upper arm and forearm and a mandala-style tattoo on her hand.
Rose and mandala arm tattoos on a beach
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a red rose with yellow, teal and black ink splashes, placed on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Red rose watercolour tattoo on the upper chest
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two roses, leaves and a pocket watch with a beaded chain across the inner forearm.
Roses, leaves and pocket watch on a forearm
Colour traditional tattoo of a blue TARDIS police box with red and orange roses and green leaves on the upper arm.
TARDIS and roses on an upper arm
Six traditional style flash designs of Star Wars characters, including Chewbacca, Darth Vader, an AT-AT walker, C-3PO, R2-D2 and Yoda, shown as printed sheets.
Star Wars characters traditional flash set
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a rose, buds, leaves and a small blossom on the outer thigh.
Black and grey rose cluster on a thigh
Black ink line drawing of a skeletal couple kissing within an oval rope frame, with a floral-patterned figure and a large rose below, shown as a tattoo design.
Skeleton couple kissing in a rope frame with roses
Coloured neo-traditional flash design of the Bride of Frankenstein with two ravens, roses and a Never Say Die banner, shown as a drawing with no body placement.
Bride of Frankenstein with ravens and roses
Black and grey traditional-style flash drawing of a smiling matryoshka doll with an anchor, two roses and a scroll reading family, on a wooden surface.
Matryoshka doll with anchor and roses
Neo-traditional red rose tattoo with bold black outlines and gold-brown leaves, placed on the forearm.
Red rose on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a leopard's head and a rose on a forearm, with a moth near the bottom edge, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Leopard and rose on a forearm
Black and white line drawing of a traditional-style hourglass wrapped in a banner, with roses, leaves, beads and clouds around it.
Hourglass with roses and banners
Black and grey ornate framed cameo tattoo of a figure on the outer thigh, with a partly visible coloured rose tattoo above a spiked garter on the other thigh.
Framed cameo tattoo on a thigh
Black linework tattoo of a circular botanical design with swirls, leaves and a bud, on the upper back near the neck.
Ornamental botanical circle on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a pocket watch, a shaded rose and a dotwork mandala flower with a butterfly.
Pocket watch, rose and mandala on a forearm
Colour tattoo on an upper arm of a graveyard scene with a bare tree and crosses inside an ornate frame, flanked by two red roses.
Graveyard cameo with roses on upper arm
Black and grey engraved-style rose with a bud and leaves tattooed on an upper arm, shown beside a grey sleeve.
Engraved rose and bud on upper arm
Colour rose and grey linework hand tattoo on a person's lower left leg, with legs resting on a car dashboard and a camera in the lap.
Rose and hand tattoo on a calf