Stem tattoo ideas

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

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Brown line drawing of an engraved acanthus scrollwork design with curling leaves and stippled shading, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Engraved acanthus scroll design
Red fine line design of a rose with leaves and a thorned stem wrapped around a knife, shown on a plain white background.
Rose wrapped around a knife
Black fine line botanical drawing of a wildflower sprig with poppy-like blooms, buds, leaves and feathery grass heads, drawn on paper.
Wildflower sprig line drawing
Black line drawing of a tall stem with a row of daisy-like flowers, a botanical tattoo design shown without any body placement.
Vertical stem of line-drawn daisy flowers
Black and grey tattoo design of a dandelion seed head dissolving into a flock of birds, shown as a standalone drawing with no body placement.
Dandelion seed head turning into birds
Black ink pen drawing of a hovering hummingbird above a sprig of leaves and open flowers, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Hummingbird and blossoms ink drawing
Four black dandelion seedhead designs on a white background, arranged in a grid, with varying line weights and stems.
Four dandelion seedhead designs in black
Pencil sketch of an acorn with a stippled cap and a curling stem, a botanical tattoo design drawn on white paper.
Pencil sketch of an acorn with curling stem
Black and grey pencil drawing of a tall, thin stem with seven daisy-like flowers in a vertical line, suitable as a flash design.
Vertical stem of daisy-like flowers
Black ink line drawing of a tattoo design with several roses, buds and leaves entwined with bold swirling vines, drawn on white paper.
Rose and swirling vine design
Pencil sketch design of a dandelion seed head releasing musical notes and a treble clef, in a botanical style, with no body placement shown.
Dandelion seed head with musical notes
Black linework flash design of a slender vertical stem with seven daisy-like flowers in fine line botanical style, shown on a white background with no body part visible.
Vertical sprig of daisies
Black and grey line drawing of a rose branch with an open bloom, two buds and serrated leaves, in an engraved botanical style.
Rose branch with buds and leaves in line
Blue and white floral tattoo design of layered flower heads and leaves on a white card, shown on a pale wooden background.
Blue delft-style floral design
Black ink line drawings on white of mushrooms, cacti, leaf sprigs, ferns and succulents, arranged as a botanical flash sheet with no body placement shown.
Hand-drawn botanical flash sheet in black line
Black pen sketch of a heart made of five daisies joined by curling vines and small leaves, a botanical fine line design shown on plain paper.
Daisy heart vine line drawing
Black ink dotwork and mandala-style lotus flower design drawn on white paper, with a feathered stem and arrow shape below.
Mandala lotus design with arrow stem
Black and white line drawing of a lotus flower held aloft by an open hand with an eye in its palm, in a botanical style, with no body placement shown.
Lotus flower held in a hand
Black line drawing of a hummingbird with ornate swirling filigree wings feeding from a curling flower, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Hummingbird and swirling flower design
Coloured drawing of a red rose wrapped in green thorned stems across a grey horseshoe on a white background.
Red rose and thorny vine on a horseshoe
Black and grey pencil-shaded botanical flash drawing of an open rose with buds and leaves, shown on plain paper with no body placement.
Rose with leaves and buds design
Black outline drawing of several poppies on tall slender stems with seed pods, a fine line botanical design shown on a plain white background.
Poppies and seed pods line drawing
Five black ink ornamental lotus flower designs on a white background, shown as flash artwork rather than on skin.
Five ornamental lotus designs in black
Fine black line drawing of two daisy-like flowers on slender stems with leaves and loose petals, shown on a plain white background as a tattoo design.
Line drawing of two daisy-style flowers on stems
Hand-drawn botanical flower design with spiral tendrils, striped leaves and a small butterfly, shaded in yellow and green with black ink.
Stylised flower with spirals and leaves
Black and grey ink drawing of an iris flower on an arrow shaft with a dashed triangle behind it, a botanical tattoo design on paper.
Iris and arrow tattoo design
Flash sheet of black rose tattoo stencils in a botanical style, with no body placement shown.
Rose stencil designs on a flash sheet
Black and grey drawing of an ornate four-leaf clover with filigree swirls and small clover motifs, shown on white paper.
Ornate four-leaf clover design
Brown line drawing of a open flower with a central seed head and two leaves on a slim stem, shown on a cream card against a white background.
Hand-drawn flower with leaves design
Hand-drawn pink rose with black outlines, green leaves and a thorned stem, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Pink rose with leaves and stem
Black and grey drawing of a rose whose petals are formed from banknote paper, with thorned stems wrapping around it, shown as a design with no body placement.
Banknote rose with thorns
Photograph of a flash sheet of hand-drawn doodle motifs, including leaves, sprigs, dots and seed heads, in black and red ink.
Doodled leaves and sprigs flash sheet
Black line flash sheet of five ornate lotus flowers with paisley-style detailing, stems and leaves, in a fine line botanical style.
Five ornate lotus flower designs
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
Pencil-shaded lotus with a long stem, beside two black ink lotus designs with swirling lines, drawn on pale paper.
Lotus flower designs on paper
Pencil sketch of a thistle flower with spiky leaves, interlaced Celtic knot stems and scroll curls, drawn as a tattoo design in a botanical style.
Thistle and Celtic knot design sketch
Black ink botanical line drawing of a leaf-shaped spray of roses, swirls and hatched foliage on a stem, in a fine line style, with no body placement shown.
Floral leaf line drawing
Pen drawing of a fine line tattoo design with the script words Do you suppose she is a wildflower, surrounded by dandelion, poppy, daisy and cornflower sketches.
Wildflower script and flower sketch design
Black fine line drawing of a lotus flower on a wavy stem that ends in a spiral, with a small dot above the bloom.
Lotus on a stem with spiral base
Line drawing of a sunflower head with a long stem and leaves in fine black outline, with a few red leaf outlines at the base, on a plain white background.
Sunflower line drawing with stem and leaves
Pale raised outline of a thistle with leaves and a curled stem on the inner forearm, drawn as a fine line stencil or design on skin.
Thistle line design on a forearm
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
Bold black lotus flower with a curling stem on a white background, shown as a botanical tattoo design.
Solid black lotus flower design
Black ink drawing of a mandala-style lotus flower with dotwork arcs and a fine-line ornament below, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Lotus flower tattoo design sketch
Black outline drawing of an open rose with pointed leaves on a white background, shown as a botanical tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Open rose line drawing with leaves
Three fine line botanical sprigs of oval leaves drawn in black ink on a cream background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Three fine line leafy sprigs
Black ink lotus mandala tattoo design drawn on white paper, with a hand holding a pen beside it.
Lotus mandala tattoo design on paper
Hand-drawn design of two cherry blossom sprigs with scattered petals, in pink wash and dark red linework on a white background.
Cherry blossom sprigs and falling petals