Stem tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey dotwork and linework rose tattoo on the side of a person's head, with a thorned stem running down behind the ear.
Black and grey rose on the side of head
Realistic colour tattoo of a sunflower with green stem, leaves and roots running down the calf.
Realistic sunflower with roots on a calf
Greyscale pencil drawing of a realistic open rose with curling leaves, designed as a tattoo flash for a botanical piece.
Shaded rose with leaves in pencil
Black line drawing of two chrysanthemum blooms and leaves in a Japanese-style tattoo design, shown on plain paper with no body placement visible.
Chrysanthemum line drawing with leaves
Sketch-style fine line tattoo of three pink lilies, buds and curling vines across the upper back and shoulder blade, with black linework and pink wash.
Pink lilies and vines across a back
Colour tattoo of three red poppies with dark stems and a closed bud on the side of a thigh, in a realistic botanical style.
Three red poppies on a thigh
Colourful watercolour-style wildflower sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm, with purple, orange and yellow blooms and loose black grass strokes.
Watercolour wildflower sleeve on arm
Two solid black silhouette tattoo designs on white: a thistle with spiky leaves at the top and a bird perched on a leafy branch below.
Thistle and bird with leafy branch designs
Close side view of a fine line black sprig tattoo with small leaf marks on the ribs, beside a tiny tick mark and a dark natural spot.
Fine line sprig on the ribs
Realistic colour tattoo of pink and purple orchids on a vine running down a lower leg towards the ankle.
Pink orchid vine on a lower leg
Colour realism tattoo of a blue rose with a pink ribbon wrapped around its green thorned stem, on the inner forearm.
Blue rose and pink ribbon on a forearm
Black and white photo of a bent forearm with a small fine line rose and stem tattoo near the elbow.
Small rose on a forearm
Black linework botanical tattoo of a sprig with a small bird and orange dots, with dotwork shading behind, on the side of the ribs.
Botanical sprig and bird on ribs
Realistic colour tattoo of two red poppies with black linework stems and curls on a forearm.
Two red poppies on a forearm
Watercolour-style rose tattoo on the forearm, with red petals, green leaves, black linework and a trailing stem.
Watercolour rose on a forearm
Fine line colour tattoo of two lavender sprigs with green stems and leaves on the ankle and lower leg.
Lavender sprigs on the ankle
Forearm with a botanical tattoo of a purple beetroot and leaves, held beside a real beetroot on a pavement.
Beetroot tattoo on a forearm
Collage of three botanical tattoos: a purple leaf stencil being placed on an upper arm, a pink peony on a thigh, and blue cornflowers on a hip.
Botanical tattoos: leaves, peony and cornflowers
Colour realism tattoo of two sunflowers with grey shaded leaves and stems running down the side of the ribs.
Two sunflowers with leaves on the side ribs
Black line drawing of a stylised flower bud at the top of a vine with curling spiral tendrils, a botanical flash design on a white background.
Stylised flower bud with swirling vine
Black line drawing of gladiolus flowers on tall stems with two butterflies, in a botanical fine line style, suitable as a tattoo design.
Gladiolus and butterflies line drawing
Black and white line drawing of an open rose with two buds and leaves on a stem, in a detailed hatched ink style, shown as a tattoo design.
Rose and buds line drawing
Colour tattoo of a sunflower with a long curling green stem and leaf along the side of the ribs, botanical style.
Sunflower with curling green stem on ribs
Black fine line drawing of a slender botanical sprig with small clustered flowers and two leaves, shown as a flash design.
Fine line sprig with small flowers
A hand draws a fine line botanical sketch of flowers and leaves on white paper, with a second hand resting flat beside it.
Botanical flower sketch being drawn by hand
Colour tattoo of red roses and green leaves over a black lace-effect pattern, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Red roses in lace on an upper arm
Watercolour-style red poppy tattoo with stems and buds on a forearm, photographed against a black background.
Red poppy on a forearm
Colour tattoo of three pink and red watercolour-style flowers with green stems running down the side of the ribs, near the navel.
Pink watercolour flowers on the ribs
Realistic pink orchid tattoo with buds, green stems and black splatter with dotwork shading, placed on the calf.
Pink orchids with black splatter on a calf