Stem tattoo ideas

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

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Traditional-style tattoo of two red roses with green leaves, orange highlights and a stem, running down the inside of a forearm.
Two red roses on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork design of queen Anne's lace and wildflowers in front of a circle and overlapping triangles, drawn on white paper.
Dotwork botanical flowers with geometric circle
Close view of a shoulder and upper back with a white ink botanical tattoo of roses, leaves and scrolling stems, shown as pale raised outlines on skin.
White ink roses and scrolls on shoulder
Black and grey botanical drawing of a clover flower head and trefoil leaves on a long curving stem, in the style of a tattoo flash design.
Clover blossom and leaves line drawing
Black and grey shaded lotus flower tattoo with a long stem on the upper back, seen from behind.
Shaded lotus flower on upper back
Full-colour sunflower tattoo with bold black outlines and green leaves on the side of a torso, in a neo-traditional style.
Sunflower tattoo on the side of the ribs
Black and grey traditional tattoo of two roses with buds and leaves on the upper arm.
Two roses and buds on an upper arm
Realistic purple tulip tattoo with a yellow wash behind it, on the top of a foot.
Purple tulip on the top of a foot
Fine line black tattoo of a poppy flower with a crescent moon and star above, set within an arch and flanked by leafy sprigs, on the upper arm.
Poppy, moon and star on upper arm
Colour botanical tattoo of red hibiscus flowers with green leaves and buds on the outer thigh, shown in a realistic style.
Red hibiscus cluster on a thigh
Black ink botanical tattoo of a small bird perched on a stem with a poppy and a rose-like bloom, drawn in fine line with dotwork shading, on the side of the torso.
Bird and poppy on a side body
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a lavender sprig tied with string, sitting on the upper arm.
Lavender sprig on upper arm
Close view of a teal blue rose tattoo with green leaves and black outlines on the back of a hand, in a traditional style.
Blue rose on the back of a hand
Blue tulip tattoo with black leaves on the side of a person's waist, drawn with soft shading in a botanical style.
Blue tulip on the side of the waist
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of paisley swirls and flowers across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Paisley and floral design across a upper back
Watercolour-style botanical tattoo of red poppies, buds and grey-green leaves on a thin stem across the upper chest near the collarbone.
Red poppy sprig across the upper chest
Traditional flash drawing of three blue roses with dark brown leaves tipped in teal, on a parchment-coloured background.
Blue roses and dark leaves flash
Black and grey botanical tattoo of an anatomical heart with daisy-like flowers and buds growing from it, on an upper arm.
Anatomical heart with flowers on an upper arm
Black and grey fine line rose tattoo with the words Beauty lies within in script beside its stem, on the side of a torso in the Ribs area.
Rose with script on the ribs
Colour realism tattoo of pink and yellow roses, an orange flower and a blue hibiscus with green leaves, on an upper arm.
Roses and hibiscus on an upper arm
Soft pink hibiscus flowers with fine line botanical detail and light watercolour shading, on the outer upper arm and shoulder.
Pink hibiscus sprig on an upper arm
Black and grey peony tattoo with leaves and stem on the upper back near the shoulder blade, shaded with fine stippling.
Peony and leaves on a shoulder blade
Small fine line colour tattoo of a lilac sprig with purple and pink blooms and green leaves on the upper chest near the shoulder.
Lilac sprig on upper chest
Fine line black tattoo of an iris and crescent moon with small dots on the upper arm of a person in a grey top.
Iris and crescent moon on upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of hibiscus, orchids and swirling stems covering the middle of a person's back.
Floral bouquet across a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rose with a closed bud, leaves and a thorny stem on the upper arm.
Black and grey rose and bud on upper arm
Flash sheet of black ink botanical designs, including ferns, leafy sprigs and berry stems, on white paper beside fresh greenery and a brush.
Black ink botanical flash sheet with ferns and sprigs
Watercolour-style red poppies with buds and grey-green leaves tattooed down the outer thigh.
Red poppies on a thigh
Black ink dandelion seed head with loose seeds drifting across the upper back and shoulder, a botanical tattoo photographed from behind.
Dandelion seeds drifting across a shoulder
Colour tattoo of a pink rose with green stem, leaves and a falling petal, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Pink rose with falling petal on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a large orange sunflower with water droplets on its petals, set against a teal sky and brown soil with roots, on a forearm.
Sunflower with sky on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a skull with a pompadour hairstyle, framed by lilies, roses and buds, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Skull with pompadour and lilies
Black linework botanical tattoo of California poppies, buds and leaves on a forearm, shown in two side-by-side photographs.
Poppy and buds botanical on a forearm
Watercolour-style red and orange poppies with black linework and blue ink splashes across a person's lower back.
Watercolour poppies on lower back
Small red rose with green leaves and a thin stem tattooed behind a woman's ear, shaded in a soft painterly botanical style.
Red rose behind the ear
Fine line black script tattoo reading still i rise, with a shaded flower and leaves at the end of a thin stem, on a patch of skin.
Still I rise script with a flower
Colour tattoo of pink and yellow flowers with a small red bud and black linework on the forearm, in a loose watercolour style.
Watercolour flowers and bud on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of flowers, buds and leaves climbing up the inner forearm of a person wearing dark clothing.
Botanical flowers and leaves on a forearm
Black and grey calla lily tattoo with soft, shaded petals and a long stem, running along the inner forearm.
Calla lily on a forearm
Black and grey fine line roses with leaves and buds across a person's shoulder and collarbone.
Rose cluster on the shoulder and collarbone
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a leafy sprig with shaded leaves running up the inside of a forearm, shown in two close-up photographs.
Leafy sprig tattoo on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of a small pink rose hanging from a thin grey stem with two leaves, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Drooping rose on a forearm
Black dotwork pear tattoo with a bold outline and swirling dot patterns inside, on the inner forearm.
Dotwork pear on a forearm
Close-up of a pink and red shaded geometric faceted bloom tattoo on an upper arm, with a thin black line running down from it.
Faceted bloom with a single stem on upper arm
Colourful botanical tattoo of red, orange and pink flowers with green leaves on the inside of a wrist.
Red and orange flowers on a wrist
Watercolour-style rose tattoo with black linework and green leaves on the thigh, set within a pink and purple wash.
Watercolour rose on a thigh
Black linework maple leaf with dotwork shading and green and yellow watercolour leaves on the forearm.
Maple leaf with watercolour leaves on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of plumeria flowers, leaves and lace-like motifs running along a forearm.
Plumeria and lace design on a forearm