Stem tattoo ideas

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

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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
Green shamrock tattoo design made of interlaced ribbon with heart-shaped leaves, outlined in black with yellow-green shading, shown as a drawing without a body placement.
Interlaced shamrock with heart-shaped leaves
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
Greyscale tattoo design of a Celtic knot cross above two shaded roses, framed by feathered wings, with small red drops, shown on a white background.
Celtic cross, wings and roses design
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 line drawing flash design of a rose and a stitched heart wrapped in a thorned vine, with the words Please stay forever with me.
Rose and stitched heart with lettering 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
Pencil drawing of a sugar skull tattoo design with roses, a diamond on the forehead and decorative swirls, shown without a body placement.
Sugar skull with roses flash design
Black flash design of an open rose with a stem and leaf, merged with a stylised bass clef and two solid dots on a plain white background.
Rose and bass clef design
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
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
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
Black and grey pen drawing of a spotted mushroom with cross-hatched shading, shown as a tattoo design sketch with no body placement.
Spotted mushroom pen drawing
Black ink botanical flash drawing of a trailing vine with five-petalled flowers and leaves, shown flat on white paper with no body placement.
Floral vine design drawn on paper
Black and white line drawing of a botanical design with a dahlia-like flower and a fern stem, labelled Leo with a short line of text beneath, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Leo botanical flash with dahlia and fern
Black line drawing of a bouquet of roses and buds with soft pink shading, drawn on tracing paper beside a mug of tea, shown as a botanical tattoo design.
Rose bouquet line drawing with pink shading
Black ink flash drawing of an axe whose handle grows into leafy branches, with two crossed arrows above the foliage, in a botanical style.
Axe with leafy branches and crossed arrows
Black and grey pencil drawing of a tattoo design showing a woman's face framed by roses, with a skull and thorned stems below, in a realistic style.
Woman, roses and skull pencil design
Black ink flash sheet showing a chrysanthemum, a sunflower and an orchid sprig in fine line drawing, with handwritten size notes beside them.
Chrysanthemum, sunflower and orchid flash sheet
Black line drawing of a fine-line botanical tattoo design on a white background, showing a daisy, a peony-style bloom, a dahlia and small leaves arranged in a vertical spray.
Floral line drawing with daisy and peony blooms
Realistic black and grey wolf head holding a red rose in its mouth, shown as a tattoo design on a plain grey background.
Wolf with a red rose in its mouth
Greyscale pencil-style drawing of a howling wolf with pink and yellow roses and leaves on a white background, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Howling wolf with roses flash design
Black and grey pencil sketch of a shaded carnation bloom on a long stem, drawn on plain paper.
Pencil sketch of a carnation
Black and grey fine line drawing of a dandelion with seeds blowing away, two birds in flight, and script wrapping up the stem, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Dandelion seeds blowing away with birds