Rose tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey realism roses and a compass on a leg, with fine script lettering on the thigh, shown in a bath.
Roses, compass and script on legs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a death's head moth, two skulls and a white rose, with fragments of script, on the thigh.
Moth, skulls and rose on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a swallow in flight on the forearm, with its black wings filled by a large red rose and a green head.
Swallow and rose on a forearm
Dotwork and engraved anatomical heart with three roses inside a triangle, with red and teal accents, on a lower leg.
Anatomical heart and roses in a triangle
Black and grey traditional flash sheet showing a swallow with roses, a butterfly, a tiger head, a snake, a skull in a beanie, a woman with a rose in her hair and an eye.
Traditional flash sheet with swallow and tiger
Back of a woman's neck showing a shaded red rose tattoo with a white cross over it, plus a small black cross on the upper back below.
Red rose with cross on the back of the neck
Colour tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals, red roses and a blue ribbon on the thigh, in a neo-traditional style.
Pocket watch and red rose on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a castle under a full moon within a gold scrollwork frame, with a black and grey rose below it on the thigh.
Castle at night and grey rose on thigh
Blue and grey neo-traditional rose tattoo drawn with sheet music across its petals, with leaves and scrolling swirls, on the upper back.
Rose made of sheet music on upper back
Side-by-side photos of a forearm: on the left a faded small star tattoo, on the right realistic pink roses with purple leaves on the inner forearm.
Pink roses on a forearm, shown beside a faded star tattoo
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals beside a large rose, on the inner upper arm.
Pocket watch and rose on upper arm
Barn owl tattoo with pink roses and stems on a forearm, drawn in fine line with grey shading.
Barn owl and roses on a forearm
Traditional colour tattoo of a large red rose with blue forget-me-nots and green leaves across a shoulder, with a vine and stars shown in a second side view.
Rose and forget-me-nots on a shoulder
Black and grey botanical rose with shaded leaves tattooed on a forearm, with black denim shorts and a white top visible.
Rose and leaves on a forearm
Painted-style rose bouquet in pink, red and blue on the inner forearm, shown in a botanical style with a triangular edge.
Rose bouquet on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a bare tree whose roots curl into a circle of foliage and roses around two curled animals, placed on the ankle and lower calf.
Bare tree and curled foxes on an ankle
Black and grey realistic rose with dark leaves on the inner forearm, shown in two photos, one resting on white bedding and one with a grey top.
Black and grey rose on inner forearm
Black and grey shaded rose tattoo with compass arrows and leaves on the thigh, photographed on a bed.
Shaded rose with compass arrows on thigh
Realism-style tattoo of a pale pink and cream rose with dark green leaves on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Realistic rose on shoulder blade
Realistic coloured roses in pink, coral and purple with black lace-style ornament tattooed on a thigh, with denim shorts visible.
Pink, orange and purple roses on a thigh
Heavily tattooed arms crossed over a head of long hair, showing a grey rose on the hand, a pink rose on the forearm, and a teal heart on the upper back in traditional style.
Roses and heart tattoos on arms and hands
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm of a suited figure whose face is replaced by peonies, roses and chrysanthemums, with a hair bun at the top.
Suited figure with flowers for a face on a forearm
Black and grey pencil drawing of a zombie pin-up in a corset and fishnets, flanked by two roses on a red splatter background, in a neo-traditional style.
Zombie pin-up with roses and blood splatter
Black and grey fine line rose with leaves and a thorny stem tattooed on the neck behind an ear.
Small rose tattoo behind the ear
Black ink dotwork drawing of a rose with two buds and leaves inside a ring of dots, beside a black pen on white paper.
Stippled rose with buds inside a dotted circle
Black and grey tattoo of a rose with a mechanical-looking ornate panel above it, shown on the arm.
Grey rose and mechanical design on an arm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a purple rose with green leaves and a gold crown and sceptre on the ankle and top of a foot.
Purple rose and crown on a foot
Black outline tattoo of a woman in profile kissing an apple, framed by roses, on the thigh.
Profile woman with apple and roses on thigh
Forearm tattoo in a realistic botanical style, with a large shaded pink rose, pink blossoms and black lace-like patterns running down toward the wrist.
Pink rose and lace patterns on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo on a calf showing a grey robot head with glowing yellow eyes, a red rose and a blue banner reading a quote.
Robot and rose banner on a calf
Woman in a black leather jacket with a partly visible rose tattoo on her inner upper arm, seated on a motorcycle.
Rose tattoo on upper arm under a leather jacket
Colour tattoo of a teal rose with black beaded chain and swirling linework wrapping around an ankle, set against an orange lace cloth.
Teal rose and beaded chain on an ankle
Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm showing two roses, an ornate birdcage with hanging chains, and a small bird perched on a branch, shown in three side-by-side panels.
Roses, birdcage and bird on an arm
Black and grey rose tattoos on the shoulders and upper chest, with script lettering across the chest, on a person wearing a black sports bra.
Script and rose tattoos on chest and shoulders
Black and grey botanical tattoo of roses, wild rose blooms and leaves covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Black and grey roses and wild roses on an upper arm
Full back tattoo of a colourful phoenix with roses, cherry blossom and wave motifs in Japanese style, shown on the back of a person with dark hair.
Phoenix and roses across a full back
Pencil sketch of a woman wearing a wolf headdress with feathers, with a rose and pearl strands drawn below, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Woman in wolf headdress with rose design
Legs covered in colour traditional tattoos including a tiger head and a rose on the thigh and calf, shown in denim shorts outdoors.
Traditional tattoos covering legs
Black and grey traditional flash design of a dagger piercing a rose, with the words More Than Conquerors curved around it and the reference RMNS 8:37 beside the hilt.
Dagger and rose flash with More Than Conquerors
Black and grey realism style rose tattoo with leaves on the forearm of a person sitting on a bed beside a fur throw.
Black and grey rose on a forearm
Woman in a grey racerback vest seen from behind in a mirror selfie, with colourful floral tattoos across her upper back and shoulder and a black ornamental piece at the nape.
Floral back and shoulder tattoos in a mirror selfie
Black outline tattoo of a rose with serrated leaves on the inside of a forearm, in a botanical style.
Outline rose on a forearm
Black line drawing of two crossed revolvers framed by roses and ornamental scrollwork, shown as a flash design.
Crossed revolvers with roses
Red rose tattoo with green leaves and a small bud on the outer forearm, drawn in a coloured botanical illustration style.
Red rose on a forearm
Black ink line drawing of two roses with buds and leaves in a botanical tattoo design on a white background.
Two roses with buds and leaves
Realistic drawing of a cracked grey skull with a red rose at its side and black ink dripping from the jaw, shown as a tattoo design on a plain grey background.
Skull and red rose design
Black and grey tattoo of a padlock with a keyhole, spread wings and roses across the lower abdomen, with a navel piercing above.
Padlock, wings and roses on the abdomen
Pencil drawing of Alice holding a teacup, with a White Rabbit, a Cheshire Cat and red roses, shown as a tattoo design on plain paper.
Alice with white rabbit and Cheshire cat design