Stem tattoo ideas

1,695 photos and flash · 89% Botanical, 36% Fine line · Forearm most common

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Black fine line tattoo design on a cream background, showing outlined flowers, a dotted arc, swirling stems and small dots, with no body placement visible.
Fine line botanical design with dots and swirls
Pencil and ink sketch of a botanical floral design with blossoms, leaves and a trailing vine on white paper, with a thumb at the left edge.
Floral sketch with blossoms and vine
Solid black stylised lotus flower with pointed petals and a long curling stem, drawn as a tattoo design on a white background.
Stylised lotus flower with curling stem
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design: a treble clef formed from twining stems with bell flowers, a calla lily and small blossoms.
Treble clef entwined with flowers
Black line drawing on translucent paper of two chrysanthemums, cherry blossom sprigs and loose petals in a Japanese botanical flash style.
Chrysanthemum and cherry blossom flash sheet
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical lotus flower with swirling inner petals, dotted accents and a trailing stem, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Lotus flower tattoo design
Fine line drawing of a slender botanical stem with a open flower at the top, small buds and three leaves, shown as a tattoo design on plain paper.
Fine line botanical stem with buds and leaves
Line drawing of a rose, ornate filigree heart and ribbons with leaves, a neo-traditional tattoo design on paper with no body placement shown.
Rose, ornate heart and ribbon design
Black line drawing of a sunflower with a curling stem and two leaves, in a botanical style, shown as a tattoo design without any body placement.
Sunflower line drawing with leaves
Black and grey drawing of a sunflower in a fine line style, shown as a tattoo design on paper, with petals and a stippled centre.
Sunflower drawing in pencil and ink
Botanical tattoo design of a grey shaded rose with purple berries, leaves and thorny stems on a beige background.
Rose and berry sprig design
Pencil and ink sketch of a rose with thorny stems and a revolver outline, drawn as a tattoo design with light shading.
Rose and revolver line drawing
Black linework flash of a scorpion whose curled tail ends in a rose with leaves and thorns, drawn on a plain pink background.
Scorpion with a rose tail in black linework
Black ink pen sketch of a lily flower with a curving stem and stamens, drawn on a page of a spiral notebook, shown as a botanical tattoo design.
Lily flower design in pen on notebook paper
Pencil line drawing of a magnolia branch with open flowers and closed buds on cream paper, a botanical fine line design sketch.
Magnolia branch line drawing
Flash design of a red rose wound with a beaded rosary in front of a grey cross, drawn in a neo-traditional style with blue rays behind.
Rose, rosary and cross design
Black and grey drawing of a rose with shaded petals, leaves and a thin stem, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Shaded rose design with stem and leaves
Pencil drawing of a rose whose petals form a human skull, with a leaf and thorned stem, shown as a tattoo design on plain white paper.
Skull and rose design sketch
Pen and ink tattoo design of a rose, ribcage, spine and pelvis with a blue insect wing, drawn in a botanical anatomical style.
Rose, ribcage and blue wing anatomy design
Black botanical tattoo design of a large swirl ending in a five-petal flower and leaf, with a small bird and dots, on a tan background.
Black swirl with flower and small bird
Black ink line drawing of three hibiscus flowers with leaves and curled tendrils on a white background, a botanical flash design.
Hibiscus flower sprig line drawing
Pencil sketch of a bee in flight above a faint geometric pattern of overlapping circles and hexagons, drawn as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Bee sketch over geometric circles
Black line drawing of a hamsa hand with a lotus flower in its centre, drawn as a tattoo design on a white background.
Hamsa hand with lotus flower design
Greyscale pencil drawing of a realistic rose with curling leaves and stems, shown as a tattoo design on plain paper with no body placement visible.
Realistic rose with leaves, pencil design
Black ink flash drawing of an axe whose handle grows into leafy branches, with two crossed arrows and small drops above the leaves.
Axe with branching leaves and crossed arrows
Pencil and colour sketch of a grey Celtic knot ringed by green and purple thistles, a tattoo design drawn on paper.
Celtic knot with thistles
Bold black silhouette rose design with a curving stem and small thorns, drawn as a flash sheet image with no body placement shown.
Bold black rose design with stem
Black ink botanical flash drawing of poppies and forget-me-not sprigs in a fine line style on aged cream paper.
Poppy and forget-me-not sprig drawing
Red pencil sketch of a botanical tattoo design with layered flowers, leaves and swirls running down the side of a back and hip outline.
Floral back design sketch in red pencil
Pencil sketch of a calla lily tattoo design with leaves and curling scrollwork, drawn in a botanical style with no body placement shown.
Calla lily design with swirls
Fine line black ink drawing of a dandelion seed head on a long stem, with one seed drifting away, on a plain off-white background.
Dandelion seed head with drifting seed
Green shamrock design with black Celtic knotwork interlace outlines on a white background, shown as a drawn tattoo design.
Celtic knot shamrock design
Black and white botanical line drawing of a magnolia branch with closed buds, open blooms and broad leaves, suitable as tattoo flash.
Magnolia branch line drawing
Pencil sketch of a shaded rose with leaves and a stem wrapped in three ribbon banners, drawn as a tattoo design in black and grey.
Rose with ribbon banners in pencil
Black ink sketch of a hummingbird hovering beside a flower on a long stem with two leaves, drawn as a tattoo design with no body part shown.
Hummingbird and flower sketch
Black and grey fine line flash design of three flowers on heart-shaped stems above leaves, with a dotted circle and the word Aquarius beneath.
Aquarius flowers and heart-shaped stems
Black tribal-style dragonfly flash design with swirling wings, a long curving tail and small star sparkles on a white background.
Tribal dragonfly design with trailing stem
Black fine line drawing of stylised wildflowers and curling stems on a white background, a botanical tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Fine line drawing of wildflowers on stems
Two tattoo flash designs of a bold black swirled motif, the left version with pink lily-style flowers and green stems, the right version in solid black.
Swirled black motif with lily flowers, two versions
Black ink and pink watercolour lotus flower on a tall stem with ornate dotwork and swirl-patterned leaves, shown as a tattoo design drawing.
Pink lotus with dotwork leaves
Black and grey pencil sketch of a stem with three large open flowers, shaded with fine hatching, suitable as botanical flash for a tattoo design.
Pencil sketch of three flowers on a stem
Black ink line drawing of a leaf outline filled with a tree, branches, leaves and berries, shown as a tattoo design on white paper with no body part visible.
Leaf with tree and branches line drawing
Black outline drawing of a symmetrical tulip and stem design in a flowing Art Nouveau style, shown as a line drawing with no body placement.
Symmetrical tulip and stem design
Pencil sketch of two bell-shaped lily of the valley flowers on a thin curved stem, drawn in fine line on white paper.
Lily of the valley pencil sketch
Ink and watercolour drawing of a fairy in a blue gown holding a bluebell stem, on a cream parchment background, shown as a botanical tattoo design.
Bluebell fairy design
Black ink line drawing of poppies, buds and forget-me-not sprigs on a cream background, a botanical design with no body placement shown.
Poppies and forget-me-nots botanical drawing
Black ink line drawing of a dandelion with seeds blowing away and the Portuguese script 'a vida é bela', a fine line botanical lettering design.
Dandelion seeds and 'a vida é bela' script
Black silhouette tattoo design of a dandelion seed head on a long stem, with seeds drifting into a trail of butterflies on a white background.
Dandelion seeds turning into butterflies