Rose tattoo ideas

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

What will it cost? Try the tattoo cost calculator
Ink line drawing flash design of a cat curled inside an ornate beaded frame beside a rose, in a neo-traditional style, with no body placement shown.
Cat and rose tattoo design
A colour and grey anchor tattoo wrapped in pink roses, green leaves and rope, with a small script word beside the flukes, placed on the side of the body.
Anchor with roses and rope on the side
Pencil sketch of a swallow in flight above two roses and a rosebud, drawn in blue and orange pencil on cream paper, as a design for a tattoo.
Swallow and roses tattoo sketch
Colour tattoo on a thigh of an artist's palette, two paintbrushes, a yellow rose, leaves, a beaded chain and an open pocket watch, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Palette, brushes, rose and pocket watch on a thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a forearm of a compass, red roses and a banner reading wherever you go, with a small oval plaque at the top.
Compass, roses and banner on a forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a teal bird resembling a peacock, with a red rose and green leaves, on an upper arm.
Peacock and rose on an upper arm
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a rocket with two roses and a butterfly on the side of a ribcage.
Rocket, roses and butterfly on ribs
Two lower legs in a bath of foam, with a red rose and ornate black linework on the left leg and a colourful swallow on the right leg, in neo-trad style.
Rose and swallow leg tattoos in a bath
Four-panel view of a colour and grey realism sleeve on an upper arm, showing skulls with red roses and green leaves.
Skulls and red roses on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of a blue rose with green leaves and a thorned stem on the ankle, in a botanical neo-traditional style.
Blue rose with leaves and stem on an ankle
Collage of four photos showing a red rose band tattoo with dark green leaves wrapped around a forearm and wrist, in neo-traditional colour.
Red rose band tattoo around a forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing a blue TARDIS with a Don't Blink banner and red roses.
TARDIS and roses on an upper arm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a round green door with an orange brick surround, a red rose and green leaves, on the upper arm.
Round green door and rose on upper arm
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design with a battered helmet, a rose and leaves in black and grey shading, with lettering across the top.
Helmet, rose and lettering design
Woman seen from behind with a traditional-style back tattoo of a pink rose, a dagger and a red and purple panther among roses, plus colourful arm sleeves.
Rose and panther back tattoo with sleeves
Neo-traditional tattoo of a ram head with curled horns, a red crescent moon and a red rose on the thigh.
Ram head with rose and crescent moon
Colour tattoo of a sleeping cartoon princess surrounded by pansies, a pink rose, a butterfly and a bee, with bold black outlines, on the upper thigh.
Sleeping cartoon princess among flowers on thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a cat face with sugar skull eye markings, framed by red roses and flowers, on the outer thigh.
Sugar skull cat with roses on a thigh
Neo-traditional colour tattoo on a thigh showing a man and a woman in portrait, with a large red rose, spider web and green leaves.
Portrait couple and red rose on a thigh
Two forearms with a black and grey dotwork lotus mandala on the wrist and a pink rose with a woman's face on the other arm, with clasped hands.
Mandala and rose tattoos on two forearms
Line drawing of a tattoo design with a woman's face, flowing hair, an owl, two roses and scrolling waves, shaded in blue, in a neo-traditional style.
Woman, owl and roses tattoo design
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing two red roses around an ornate grey oval frame holding a graveyard scene under a teal sky.
Roses and graveyard in an ornate frame on upper arm
Colour tattoo on the chest of a person showing a pink rose with petals inside an ornate silver frame, with grey dotwork mandala wings and a purple heart gem below.
Jewelled rose frame with dotwork mandala on chest
Colour tattoo of a sitting cat silhouette filled with pink and peach flowers and green leaves on a navy background, on the back of a lower leg.
Floral cat silhouette on a calf
Black and grey drawing of a shaded rose with leaves, an ornate scrolled key and a chain, designed as a tattoo.
Rose and ornate key with chain
Colour chest tattoo in an art nouveau style showing a woman's face, two moths, an iris and scrolling leaves, with rose tattoos on the shoulders, shown in a three-panel collage.
Art nouveau chest piece with moths and iris
Colour tattoo of a dreamcatcher with red roses, black feathers and turquoise beads on the side of the ribs.
Dreamcatcher and red roses on the ribs
Full arm and shoulder sleeve in neo-trad style with grey acanthus scrolls, red roses and green leaves, shown on a shirtless man against a pale wall.
Acanthus and rose sleeve on an arm and shoulder
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design showing a shaded skull, an ornate pistol and a red rose with white swirling flourishes, shown as a flash sheet with no body placement.
Skull, pistol and rose design
Pencil flash drawing of a dagger entwined by a snake, with a rose and leaves, in a neo-traditional style, shown on paper with no body placement.
Dagger and snake flash design
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing a castle under a moon and stars inside a circular orb, with a rose and leaves below.
Castle in a moon orb with rose on upper arm
Colour neo-traditional style tattoo on the leg of a girl with long blonde hair and a blue bow, holding roses inside an ornate gilded oval frame.
Girl with roses in an ornate frame on a leg
Close-up of a colourful traditional style tattoo of an open pearl clam with a pink pearl and bubbles, beside a purple candy heart, on an upper arm.
Pearl clam and candy heart on an arm
Colour tattoo of a sugar skull with red roses and swirling linework on a man's upper arm and shoulder, worn beneath a white vest top.
Sugar skull and roses on upper arm
Neo-traditional flash design of a green zombie hand gripping a red rose, with two curled banners and a small skull at the lower left.
Zombie hand holding a red rose with banners
Neo-traditional tattoo of a grey dog in an ornate gold frame, with a red flower, green leaves and paw prints on the lower leg.
Dog portrait in gold frame with red flower
Pencil and ink drawing of a woman's face framed by roses, peonies, a butterfly and a dragonfly, a neo-traditional tattoo design on paper.
Woman portrait with roses and butterfly
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of a hamsa hand framing an eye, a swallow, cherry blossoms and a rose, placed on the thigh.
Hamsa hand with eye, swallow and blossoms
Colour tattoo of a Mickey Mouse ear dreamcatcher with a castle silhouette, feathers and Disney charms on the thigh.
Disney dreamcatcher with castle and charms
Neo-traditional tattoo of a grey dog portrait in an ornate gold frame with red roses, shown in a collage with a photo of the dog.
Realistic dog portrait in a gold frame with roses
Illustrated flash design of a grey skull with red roses, barbed wire and a sword across a cross shape, on a black background.
Skull, roses and barbed wire design
Colour tattoo of a heart-shaped black lace design with purple and pink roses on a forearm, shaded in neo-traditional style.
Lace heart with purple roses on a forearm
Black and grey sugar skull woman tattoo with a purple rose in her hair on a limb, with a partly visible blue skull tattoo beside it.
Sugar skull woman with purple rose
Line drawing of a boxer dog head with a rose, pearl collar and scroll ornament, in a neo-traditional tattoo design style.
Boxer dog head with rose and scrollwork
Colour tattoo of a gold and pink heart-shaped crescent emblem with pink roses and a jewelled arch, shown on a limb.
Heart brooch and roses tattoo
Black and grey roses and an ornamental cross across a woman's chest and shoulders, with colour tattoos on her forearm and hand, in a neo-traditional style.
Rose and ornamental cross chest tattoo
Flash drawing of a zombie princess with red blood detail, roses and thorns inside an ornate oval frame, in a neo-traditional style for a tattoo.
Zombie princess in a thorned oval frame
Pink and green rose tattoo in a neo-traditional botanical style on the hip and upper thigh, with black lace underwear below.
Pink roses on a hip