Stem tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey fine line tattoo of a skull built from leaf veins, with a thin stem line above it, on the inner forearm against a pink background.
Leaf-textured skull on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of flowers, leaves and buds running down the side of a hip and upper thigh.
Floral cluster on a hip and thigh
Traditional style colour tattoo of a crown above a red rose with green leaves and a stem, on a person's upper back between the shoulder blades.
Crowned red rose with leaves on upper back
Colour tattoo of a blueberry branch with dark purple berries and green leaves wrapping around a forearm, in a botanical style with realistic shading.
Blueberry branch wrapped around a forearm
Back of a shaved head and neck with a black line lotus mandala on the scalp, a stemmed lotus design down the neck and mandala pieces across the shoulders.
Lotus mandala on scalp and neck
Two forearms held together, one with an olive-toned wheat botanical tattoo and the other with a grey-blue lavender botanical tattoo, both on the forearm.
Wheat and lavender botanical forearm tattoos
Black and grey botanical flash design of two roses with buds and leaves, shown on a white card against pale wood, with no body placement visible.
Black rose cluster flash design
Colour botanical tattoo of a pink lily, purple and pink irises and light blue forget-me-nots with green stems, on the side of a person's ribs.
Lily, iris and forget-me-not on the ribs
Large red rose tattoo with black linework and green leaves on the upper back near the neck, in a sketchy watercolour style.
Red rose with green leaves on upper back
Black fine line drawing of a lotus flower with a long curling stem on a white background, suited to a botanical tattoo design.
Fine line lotus flower design
Black and grey rose tattoo with a thorned stem and two leaves on the ankle, shaded with stippled dotwork on the petals.
Rose with thorned stem on an ankle
Fine line black tattoo of three drooping bell flowers on a thin curved stem, placed on the inner wrist and forearm.
Bell flower sprig on the wrist
Black and grey lily of the valley tattoo on the upper arm, drawn in fine line with dotwork shading on the leaf.
Lily of the valley on the upper arm
Botanical tattoo of a vertical sprig of red flowers and dark green leaves running down the upper back.
Red flower sprig on upper back
White ink fine line script reading Misneach Siorai above three shamrocks on a forearm.
White ink shamrocks and script on forearm
Close-up of a red rose tattoo with green stems and loose black ink splashes, in a watercolour-style design, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Red rose with ink splashes on upper back
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a tied wildflower bouquet, with poppies, daisy-like blooms and seed pods, on a forearm.
Wildflower bouquet on a forearm
Line drawing of the number 5 formed into a rose bloom with a purple outline, a spiral inside and green leaves and stem, shown as a tattoo design without any body part visible.
Number 5 designed as a rose
Close-up of a botanical neo-trad tattoo of two pink roses with green leaves and stems wrapping around a forearm, with a blue knit sleeve behind.
Pink roses and leaves on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a sunflower with green leaves and loose orange wash on the outer thigh, drawn in botanical style with black outline.
Watercolour-style sunflower on a thigh
Traditional style flash drawing of two mirrored clusters of blue roses with dark leaves and teal-tipped buds on a parchment background.
Blue roses on stems in a traditional flash design
Close-up of a watercolour-style orange flower bloom with black script lettering on a person's ankle.
Orange bloom and script on an ankle
Colour tattoo of pink roses with green leaves and a rosebud across the shoulder and upper arm of a person in a red top.
Pink roses and foliage on an upper arm
Fine line botanical tattoo of a small purple flower with a thin green stem, placed on the neck just behind the ear.
Small purple flower behind the ear
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a star-shaped flower with swirling stems and the word Sisters in script, on the ankle.
Black and grey flower with Sisters script on ankle
Black and grey fine line botanical tattoo of a cow parsley sprig with stippled flower heads on the inner upper arm.
Cow parsley sprig on the upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two roses with leaves on a woman's inner wrist, wearing an orange top.
Rose sprig on the inner wrist
Colour tattoo of a red rose with green stem and falling petals, with the words The Beauty Is Found Within written along the stem, on the side of the torso.
Red rose with script on the side
Fine line black palm tree tattoo on the inner forearm of a person raising their arm against a white cloth and pale wall.
Palm tree on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a red rose with green leaves on a woman's shoulder and upper arm, shown in soft natural light.
Red rose tattoo on a shoulder and upper arm
Two matching small botanical tattoos of a rose sprig with leaves in dark ink on the inner forearms near the wrists.
Matching rose sprig tattoos on two wrists
Black and grey shaded rose tattoo with outlined leaves and buds across a person's hip and upper thigh, in Traditional style.
Black and grey roses on hip and thigh
Fine line botanical tattoo of wildflowers and leaves running along the inner forearm near the wrist, shown in three stacked photographs.
Fine line wildflower sprig on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of stems, leaves and flower heads running up the inner forearm, in fine line with dotted shading.
Botanical stems and flowers on a forearm
Black and grey traditional rose flash design with broad leaves, a long stem and a curled swirl, set on a cream diamond-shaped background.
Traditional rose flash design
Black dotwork tattoo of a pair of sycamore seeds joined at a short stem, on the outer arm, with partial lettering tattooed at the upper right.
Sycamore seed tattoo on arm
Black ink tattoo of a dandelion whose seeds turn into flying birds, sitting on the lower abdomen above grey waistband clothing.
Dandelion seeds turning into birds on the abdomen
Small black and grey fine line tattoo of a four-petal clover on the inner wrist of a hand held up against a teal background.
Small clover tattoo on an inner wrist
Black and grey botanical tattoo of daisy-style flowers, buds and long leaves running down an upper arm and onto the shoulder.
Daisy flowers and leaves on upper arm
Black and grey tattoos of lungs with branching airways and flowers on both forearms, with a small chain motif near the wrists.
Lungs and flowers on both forearms
Black and grey daisy tattoo with a thin stem and two small leaves on the inner forearm, shaded in soft grey tones.
Daisy with stem on a forearm
Black ink botanical tattoo of a flower vine running from the neck down the upper back and shoulder blade of a woman seen from behind.
Flower vine running down the upper back
Botanical tattoo of pink lilies and dark curling vines running from the ankle across the top of a bare foot.
Pink lily vine across ankle and foot
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a sunflower with leaves and a stem running down the inner upper arm.
Sunflower and leaves on upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of leaves and stems on a lower leg, above a cream platform ankle boot with sheer floral mesh panels.
Grey botanical leaves and stems on a lower leg
Back of a person's neck with a tattoo of a red rose on a thorned stem, with grey shaded leaves, placed centrally at the nape.
Red rose with shaded leaves on the neck
Fine line tattoo of a red watercolour poppy on the upper back, with cursive script running down the spine, shown in a full view and a close-up.
Red poppy and script down the spine
Small pink watercolour-style rose tattoo with green stems and leaves on the forearm of a person in a grey top.
Two pink roses on a forearm