Rose tattoo ideas

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Black and grey botanical tattoo of a rose, hibiscus and small flowers with leaves across the inner upper arm.
Rose and hibiscus floral piece on upper arm
Traditional colour tattoos of R2-D2 and C-3PO with banners reading You're my only hope and Never tell me the odds, placed on the thighs.
R2-D2 and C-3PO banner tattoos on thighs
Black and grey realism tattoo of three roses, a compass and fine script text on the outer thigh.
Roses and compass on a thigh
Man in a grey t-shirt printed with an octopus and ship wheel, with traditional tattoo sleeves showing roses on both arms.
Octopus and ship wheel tee with tattoo sleeves
Pencil and ink drawing of a tattoo design showing a Roman numeral clock with an orchid, rose, butterfly and beaded chains, in black and grey, with no body placement shown.
Clock, butterfly and orchid design drawing
Back view of a person with a black and grey stippled rose tattoo on the back of the hand and a heart tattoo on the upper arm.
Black and grey rose on the hand
Two people with crossed, heavily tattooed forearms showing a grey rose with a black outline on a hand, a pink rose on a wrist, and a teal heart padlock on the chest.
Roses and padlock tattoos on crossed forearms
Realistic red rose tattoo with black lace-style filigree and a dotted gem drop design across a person's lower abdomen, below the navel.
Realistic rose with black lace on the stomach
Fine line tattoo of two facing profiles in black ink with a small red rose on the forearm.
Two profiles and a red rose on a forearm
Black and grey traditional tattoo covering a stomach, with a panther head, roses, a skull, a spider web and a pin-up head.
Traditional stomach piece with panther, roses and skull
Traditional style colour tattoo of a lit candle in a brass candlestick with a pink rose and green leaves, on the inner forearm.
Candlestick and rose on a forearm
Four views of a full sleeve tattoo in a realistic style, with large red roses, orange blooms and pink plumeria on a blue background, with a small butterfly on the upper arm.
Realistic rose and flower full sleeve
Two pencil flash drawings on paper of an hourglass, roses, pearl chains and a compass, in a neo-traditional style, with one sheet partly tinted in pale blue.
Hourglass, roses and compass flash sheets
Four-panel progression of a realistic portrait tattoo of a man's face with dark floral shading below, on the outer thigh, moving from purple linework to full colour.
Realistic portrait tattoo on thigh, in four stages
Black and grey shoulder tattoo of two roses with scrollwork, lace-like filigree and dangling beaded chains, shown from the back and from the upper arm.
Rose and lace shoulder piece in black and grey
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a multi-eyed grey cat holding a goldfish bowl above a pink rose, placed on a limb.
Cat with goldfish bowl and rose
Traditional style flash design of a red rose and a black ink sugar skull with green leaves and rainbow lines, drawn on a tan background with no body placement shown.
Sugar skull and rose design on tan background
Black and grey engraved roses with leaves and buds on a woman's upper arm and shoulder, in a botanical style.
Black engraved roses on an upper arm
Traditional style flash of a jumping sailor pin-up in red shorts and red heels, with blue tattoo designs on her upper arm, thigh and calf.
Sailor pin-up with tattooed arm and legs
Traditional style tattoo of a grey rabbit head with a pink nose, above an orange rose and green leaves, on a limb.
Bunny and orange rose on a limb
Side of a torso showing a shaded skull with pink roses, blue accents and ink drips in a painterly, watercolour-like style on the ribs.
Skull and roses watercolour on the ribs
Black and grey flash drawing of a mermaid sitting on rocks beneath a full moon, with a sailing ship, stars and roses, designed as a traditional style tattoo.
Mermaid on rocks with moon and ship
Traditional style tattoo of two clasped hands with cuffs, framed by a rose above and a smaller rose below, on the outer thigh.
Clasped hands and roses on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork wolf head design with ornamental patterns and feather-like shapes, drawn on a plain white background.
Ornate wolf head design
Black line drawing of a tattoo design showing a heart made of two crossed skateboards, with a rose behind, leaves and a blank banner, in a traditional style.
Skateboard heart with rose and banner
Side and front views of a torso showing a fine-line botanical vine with pink flowers and leaves on the lower abdomen, above the hip.
Floral vine tattoo on the lower abdomen
Colour tattoo of a red rose and a sugar skull with teal and pink details on a person's thigh, beside denim shorts and a graffiti wall.
Red rose and sugar skull on a thigh
Colour realism tattoo of a pink calla lily, white daisy, pink dahlia, sunflower and red rose on the outer thigh.
Realistic flower cluster on a thigh
Seated person with an orange peony tattoo on the calf, a blue rose on the thigh and a neo-traditional style sleeve on the forearm.
Orange peony and blue rose on legs
Black and white line drawing of a rose with two leaves in a traditional flash style, shown on a round white background with no body placement.
Rose with leaves flash design
Pink peony with grey leaves and two buds tattooed on the upper arm, in a bold neo-traditional botanical style.
Pink peony and buds on upper arm
Colour tattoo on an upper arm in a neo-trad and realism style, showing a woman's portrait in an ornate frame with a wolf, a bird and red roses.
Woman portrait with wolf and bird on upper arm
Black and grey photograph of a bare back with arms raised overhead, showing a shaded rose and script tattoo on one upper arm and a small bird tattoo on the upper back.
Raised arms with rose and bird tattoos
A sheet of black line-art flower designs, including daisies, tulips, roses and a fern, arranged in a grid on a white background.
Black line flower flash sheet
Colour realism tattoo across a torso with a black birdcage, pink rose, flowers and small birds, placed over the stomach and ribs.
Birdcage and roses across the stomach
Back of a woman's neck and shoulders showing a colourful sugar skull moth tattoo on the neck and a large black and grey Japanese back piece with a pagoda, moon and geisha.
Sugar skull moth on neck with Japanese back piece
Colour realism tattoo of an anchor wrapped in rope and pink roses and blue foliage, on the outer thigh.
Anchor with pink roses on a thigh
Traditional style flower and rose tattoos cover a person's forearms, upper arms, thighs and calves, with their hands resting on a seated dog.
Floral tattoos on legs and arms with a dog
Neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing a realistic white dog portrait with a red headband, a red rose, and a dark mandala above.
Dog portrait with rose and mandala
Black and grey rose with leaves and a bead chain above a dotwork mandala, tattooed on a woman's upper arm.
Rose and mandala sleeve on an upper arm
Neo-traditional flash drawing of a queen and a skeleton king on playing cards, with a red rose and red hearts, in black and grey with red accents.
Queen and skeleton king playing card design
Black and grey realism tattoo on the ribs of a torso, showing a pocket watch with Roman numerals in front of a skull, with roses, a monarch butterfly, gears and scrollwork.
Pocket watch, skull and roses on the ribs
Colour tattoo of a blue TARDIS with a sunburst, roses, scrollwork and a banner on the side of the ribs, in a Neo-trad style.
TARDIS and roses on the ribs
Black and grey tattoo sleeve on an arm showing a panther head, roses, flowers and an eye, photographed from behind against a dark wooden wall.
Black and grey sleeve with panther and roses
Colour botanical tattoo on a shoulder and upper back showing red and purple anemones, a peach rose and white cow parsley with soft shading.
Anemone and poppy floral tattoo on shoulder
Traditional style roses, a heart and a sun tattooed on a person's thighs, with a tabby cat lying across the legs.
Traditional roses and a cat across tattooed legs
Neo-traditional colour tattoos on two calves, a stag in glasses and a suit on the left and an owl in glasses and a dress on the right, both framed by pink roses.
Stag and owl calf tattoos
Collage of six butterfly and moth tattoos on the back, thigh and upper arm, in watercolour, neo-traditional and bold outline styles.
Butterfly and moth tattoos on skin