Rose tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey botanical tattoo of an open five-petalled flower with dotwork centre and leaves on the inner forearm, with the hand clenched below.
Open flower and lace tattoo on a forearm
Six-step line drawing of a traditional-style rose bud with leaves and a thorned stem, shown on white paper with the caption How to draw a flower.
Step-by-step rose line drawing
A coloured traditional-style tattoo sleeve on an upper arm, with blue roses and a banner reading LOVE HATE, while a man in a burgundy suit holds the arm.
Blue rose and banner sleeve on upper arm
Red pencil sketch of a woman's face framed by flowing hair and a large rose, a neo-traditional tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Woman portrait with roses in red pencil
Man seen from behind in a black Lucky 13 t-shirt, with traditional tattoos of a rose, an anchor and a spider web on his forearms and upper arms.
Traditional arm tattoos with a Lucky 13 tee
Colour tattoo of a pink rose in front of a dreamcatcher with feathers and beads, on the top of a foot near the ankle.
Rose and dreamcatcher on a foot
Two pencil flash designs on translucent paper: a cat above an ornate shield with a rose and flowers, and a filigree heart locket with a key and ribbon, in a neo-traditional style.
Cat with rose and heart locket with key
Black and grey realism tattoo of three roses with green leaves and thorns across the outer thigh.
Grey rose cluster on a thigh
Pencil sketch of a carved jack-o'-lantern pumpkin surrounded by roses, a peony and leaves, drawn as a traditional-style tattoo design.
Jack-o'-lantern pumpkin with flowers sketch
Black and grey realism design of a pocket watch, compass, two roses, chains and a ribbon reading Not all those who wander are lost, shown without a body placement.
Pocket watch, compass and roses design
Photo of pink and red rose tattoos with green leaves on a woman's shoulders and upper chest, in a botanical style with soft shading.
Pink roses across both shoulders
Black and grey pencil drawing of a human skull with a death's head moth on its crown and a rose at its base, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Skull, death's head moth and rose design
Flash design of a butterfly with stained-glass style wings in yellow, green and orange, with a red rose at its centre and black outlines.
Stained glass butterfly with rose design
Flash design of three sugar skull pin-up heads with skeletal hands over their eyes, ears and mouth, on a ribbon banner reading Beauty, Truth and Love.
Three sugar skulls with Beauty, Truth and Love banner
Black and white photo of a leg in bed with a grey shaded rose, flowing hair and a rose design, plus script lettering running down the side, in a botanical and lettering style.
Roses and flowing hair sleeve with script on a leg
Realism back tattoo of a shaded pocket watch with Roman numerals, butterflies, feathers, script lettering and a red rose.
Pocket watch, feathers and rose across the back
Black and grey drawing of a shaded rose with leaves, an ornate filigree key and hanging chain, shown as a standalone tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Rose and ornate key design
Black ink tattoo of lace, a rose, leaves, bead chains and dangling feathers on a forearm, in a botanical style.
Black lace, rose and feather drape on a forearm
Black and grey realism arm sleeve showing a bearded figure and roses on the upper arm and forearm, with rose work on the chest and shoulder.
Black and grey realism arm sleeve with roses
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of an anthropomorphic cat in a veiled hat with a red rose, set in a black scrollwork frame on a forearm.
Veiled cat portrait with rose on a forearm
Black and grey fine line rose tattoo on a woman's upper arm and a shaded rose on her forearm, with a white mug held in her hand.
Rose tattoos on upper arm and forearm
Neo-traditional flash design of a cartoon princess in a gold gown, with a beast tattoo on her shoulder, framed by red roses and a banner.
Cartoon princess with roses and banner flash
Black and grey realistic rose with leaves and a studded horseshoe carrying script lettering, tattooed on an upper arm.
Realistic rose and horseshoe on an upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a shaded black rose with green leaves and a bud on the forearm, with the word soon in script below and partial designs beside it.
Black rose with script on a forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a woman with dark hair, red roses and a pearl necklace across the shoulder and upper back.
Woman portrait with red roses and pearls
Black line drawing of a rose on a curling stem with two rosebuds and serrated leaves, shown as a botanical tattoo design on a white background.
Rose with buds and leaves line drawing
Black and grey engraved tattoo of a rose with thorny stem and a hand holding a rose bud, on an upper arm.
Rose and hand engraving on upper arm
Pencil drawing of a cluster of three shaded roses with serrated leaves on paper, shown beside a quarter for scale, as a tattoo design sketch with no body placement visible.
Pencil sketch of three roses and leaves
Black and grey lace-patterned tattoo with roses on the outer thigh, with a hand resting on the leg beside it.
Lace and rose tattoo on a thigh
Traditional style colour tattoo of a symmetrical red and purple rose with teal leaves, placed on the chest.
Symmetrical rose mandala on the chest
Black and grey shaded roses with leaves in a traditional style, tattooed down the outer thigh.
Two roses on a thigh
Black outline tattoo of three roses with leaves and a stem running down the thigh, drawn in a botanical fine line style.
Outline roses on a thigh
Colourful traditional-style tattoos of framed animal and floral scenes and a red rose on bare legs, with pink glitter heels on white bedding.
Framed and floral leg tattoos with pink heels
Realistic red rose tattoo in shaded red and black ink on a person's wrist, with the forearm visible above it.
Realistic red rose on the wrist
Full sleeve realism tattoo in black and grey showing a sugar skull woman, skulls and roses across the upper arm and forearm, photographed from three angles.
Black and grey sugar skull sleeve with roses
Colour tattoo of a red rose bud with a pink ribbon wrapped around its stem, green leaves and black beads, on the forearm, with a teal wash behind.
Pink ribbon and rose bud on a forearm
Close view of a red dragon coiled around a red rose on a woman's upper arm and shoulder, in a neo-traditional style.
Red dragon and rose on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull with a rose and a butterfly on the forearm, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Realistic skull, rose and butterfly on a forearm
Black and grey shaded rose with two buds and leaves running down the side of a neck, below the ear, in a botanical style.
Rose with stem on the neck behind the ear
Flash design of a black horse head with a white sugar skull pattern on its face, red roses in its flowing mane and blue leaves, in a neo-traditional style.
Horse head with sugar skull face and roses
Colour traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing a T-rex, a raptor and a sunburst beside roses, leaves and two banners with lettering.
Dinosaurs, roses and banners on an upper arm
Black and grey back tattoo showing Snow White holding a poisoned apple, Alice with a pocket watch and Jack Skellington, with roses and music notes, beside a colour sleeve on the upper arm.
Disney-themed back piece with Snow White and Alice
Black and grey realistic shaded roses tattooed down the side of a torso and onto the upper hip and thigh.
Shaded roses down the side of the hip
Colour tattoo of purple roses, orange and pink flowers and a heart locket tied with ribbon in a bouquet on an upper arm.
Purple rose and flower bouquet with ribbon on arm
Yellow rose with green leaves and the words Strength and Courage on a forearm, drawn with black outlines and light grey shading.
Yellow rose with Strength and Courage on forearm
Black and grey arm sleeve with a rose on the shoulder and a script tattoo on the ribs, on a reclining woman in a black lace bralette.
Arm sleeve and side script tattoos
Black and grey flash drawing of a sugar skull couple, a woman with a flower in her hair and a man in a top hat and bow tie, framed by roses and leaves, shown without a body placement.
Sugar skull couple flash design
Black and grey realism style tattoo of an infinity symbol entwined with thorned vines and two shaded roses, placed on the chest.
Infinity symbol with roses and vines