Rose tattoo ideas

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

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Black line drawing of a sword wrapped in ribbon banners reading 'All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us', with a shield, ring, rose and landscape vignette.
Sword and quote banners line design
Pen sketch flash design of two roses, a small cottage and scattered diamonds drawn in purple ink on a sketchbook page, with no body placement shown.
Rose, cottage and diamond sketch design
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a skull merging with a woman's face, a castle on a hill and a rose.
Skull and face with castle on upper arm
Small fine-line black rose tattoo with a stem and two leaves on the inner wrist, with a raised hand and wooden staircase in the background.
Small rose on the inner wrist
Black and grey traditional sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing skulls, roses, a clock, a microphone and banners with lettering.
Skull, rose and banner sleeve on an arm
Colour tattoos of two blue butterflies on the upper back, a pink butterfly on a shoulder and a red rose with black dotted petals.
Blue and pink butterflies with a rose on a shoulder
Red line drawing design of a woman's face framed by a rose and leaves, with her hand raised near her chin, in a neo-traditional style.
Woman with rose in hair, red line drawing
Pencil sketch of a horse head with pearl necklaces, jewelled ornaments, a ruffled collar and roses, drawn as a neo-traditional tattoo design.
Horse head with roses and pearl necklace design
Black and grey shaded rose with leaves and a thorned stem, tattooed on the back of a hand, in a botanical style.
Hanging rose on the back of a hand
Close-up of a realistic red rose with green leaves and an orange butterfly tattoo on an upper arm.
Red rose and butterfly on an upper arm
Colour realism tattoo on a back showing an ornate hand mirror with a monarch butterfly, a pink rose and orange flowers.
Ornate mirror, butterfly and rose on the back
Black linework tattoo of a hand with crossed fingers and a ribbed cuff on the upper arm, with a partly visible grey rose tattoo below it.
Crossed fingers hand on upper arm
Pencil drawing of a skeletal hand holding a thorny rose with two leaves, rendered in dotwork stippling, with pencils and an eraser beside it.
Skeletal hand holding a rose, dotwork design
Black and grey tattoo of roses filling a triangle on the abdomen, combining botanical and geometric styles.
Rose-filled triangle on the stomach
Black and grey realism tattoo of a large rose with a castle rising behind it, on the side of a thigh.
Rose and castle on a thigh
Black and grey traditional rose tattoo with two open blooms and shaded leaves on the forearm, set against a brick wall.
Black and grey roses on a forearm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo on an upper limb showing an eye within a triangle, a rose, a green serpent, a banner reading BLACK and a book at the base.
Eye, rose and serpent colour piece on a limb
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open pocket watch showing its gears and Roman numerals on the upper arm, with a faded rose behind it.
Open pocket watch on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of three roses and a compass with script lettering on the outer thigh.
Roses and compass on a thigh
Realistic black and grey rose with a small purple butterfly tattooed on a calf, with leaves wrapping the lower leg.
Grey rose with purple butterfly on a calf
Fine line pink rose tattoo with a thin green stem and leaves on the inside of a wrist, above a red knitted sleeve.
Pink rose with stem on a wrist
Colour traditional tattoo of an hourglass with a skull, red roses, leaves and an eye with falling tears, on a lower leg.
Traditional hourglass with skull and eye on a calf
Black script lettering along the ribs reads in part "you'll die for nothing", partly covered by a red lace top, with a small red rose tattoo on the arm at the left edge.
Script quote along the ribs
Fine line black ink tattoo of roses, buds and leafy sprigs along a forearm, shown against a plain white wall.
Black line roses and foliage on a forearm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a coffee cup with a dark liquid splash and beans on the forearm, with a shaded rose above it.
Coffee cup and beans on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo on a calf showing a large skull, a pistol, roses, banknotes and a hooded figure, photographed indoors on a carpet.
Skull, roses and hooded figure on a calf
A hand rests on a sleeping husky while a colour forearm sleeve shows roses and a bird in a traditional-style design.
Hand on a sleeping husky beside a forearm tattoo
Traditional style rose flash design with red petals, a yellow centre bud and dark green leaves on a cream textured background.
Traditional rose flash design
Black and grey dotwork and hatched forearm tattoo of a rose above a face, on a person holding a cigarette with their legs crossed.
Rose and face forearm tattoo
Black and grey photograph of a realistic skull tattoo surrounded by shaded roses on a woman's upper back and shoulder.
Skull and roses across the upper back
Colourful sugar skull design with red roses in the eye sockets, a cross on the forehead and flowers above, drawn in a bold traditional style on a black background.
Sugar skull with roses and flowers
Realism tattoo on a forearm showing a red rose and a grey rose with a pocket watch and chain near the wrist, shown in three side-by-side photos.
Red and grey roses with pocket watch on forearm
Realistic red rose tattoo shaded in dark red and black, set within a maple leaf outline on the outer thigh.
Red rose inside a maple leaf on a thigh
Colour traditional tattoo on a limb of a cartoon figure with a bare belly beside a red rose, under the slogan MY BODY MY RULES.
Cartoon character and rose with slogan
Traditional style tattoo of a black dagger piercing a red rose with dark green leaves, placed on the upper chest.
Dagger and rose on the chest
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rose with its petals formed from banknotes, shown on a limb with hair and skin visible.
Rose made from banknotes on skin
Black and grey stippled drawing of a bouquet of peonies, tulips, daisy-like blooms and leaves, shown as a standalone tattoo design.
Stippled floral bouquet design
Black and grey tattoo of folded dollar bills arranged into a rose shape on the forearm.
Dollar bill rose on an arm
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing roses, clouds, birds and pine trees in realistic shading.
Black and grey sleeve with clouds and birds
Black linework design of a rose with leaves, hanging beaded chains and a diamond-shaped drop pendant, drawn on a purple-grey background.
Rose and beaded drop pendant design
Black linework tattoo on a thigh showing a stormtrooper helmet, a Millennium Falcon and roses with leaves, in a traditional outline style.
Stormtrooper helmet and Millennium Falcon on thigh
Realistic sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing red roses and a grey shaded bird with spread wings.
Realistic red roses and bird on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of roses, a filigree heart locket and pearl beads across the side of the ribs.
Greyscale roses and heart locket on the ribs
Black and grey realism rose tattoo with dark leaves across a shoulder, shown in two photos from different angles.
Black and grey rose on a shoulder
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of an owl above a sugar skull with red roses and a diamond, on a lower leg, shown in three side-by-side panels.
Owl and sugar skull on a calf
Traditional colour tattoo of a black and white cat wearing a sailor hat, flanked by red flowers and a yellow banner reading MMXIV, on the forearm.
Tuxedo cat in sailor hat with roses and banner
Drawing of a phoenix with spread black and grey wings, a red rose at its breast and red petals falling around it, on aged paper.
Phoenix with spread wings and red rose
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a black cat with green eyes, a beaded necklace and gold cross, surrounded by red roses, on the outer thigh.
Black cat with roses and cross on thigh