Thorn tattoo ideas

150 photos and flash · 63% Botanical, 33% Realism · Forearm most common

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Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a woman with sugar skull face paint, a flaming thorned sacred heart, a skeletal hand and a rose.
Sugar skull woman and sacred heart on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a blue rose with green leaves and a thorned stem on the ankle, in a botanical neo-traditional style.
Blue rose with leaves and stem on an ankle
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a blackberry branch with serrated leaves and thorns, shown on an arm.
Blackberry branch on an arm
Black and grey realism rose with leaves, thorny stem and a small script word on the side of a person's ribs.
Shaded rose with leaves on the side ribs
Black and grey traditional roses with thorns and leaves on the upper thigh, shown against a white waistband and a patterned bedsheet.
Black and grey roses on a thigh
Black and grey shaded tattoo of roses, buds and leaves with thorned stems running down the inner forearm.
Shaded roses and buds on a forearm
Traditional style solid black rose tattoo with a stem, leaves and thorns on the forearm.
Black rose on a forearm
Pencil drawing of a gothic cross with a shaded rose at upper left and a thorned vine with leaves wrapping around the cross, as a tattoo design.
Gothic cross with rose and thorned vine
Five black ink briar rose marque designs drawn on parchment, with small red accents on thorns and petals, shown as an original design through to a final design.
Briar rose marque design variations
Black and grey shaded roses with leaves and thorny stems running down the outer thigh, with a hand with white nails resting at the lower edge.
Black and grey roses on a thigh
Two forearms side by side, one with a red heart and gold filigree tattoo beside purple flowers, the other with a gold key and script name in Traditional style.
Heart and key tattoos on two forearms
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a wild rose branch with shaded petals and a thorny stem on the forearm.
Wild rose branch on a forearm
Flash sheet showing a colour floral skull with butterflies and ribbon, a black and grey skull with a spiked crown, and JANE lettering beside a deer silhouette.
Floral skull, misfit skull and deer flash sheet
Black botanical flash design of a heart made from thorny vines with two roses, leaves and buds, with no body placement shown.
Rose and thorn vine heart design
Flash drawing of a zombie princess with red blood detail, roses and thorns inside an ornate oval frame, in a neo-traditional style for a tattoo.
Zombie princess in a thorned oval frame
Black and grey tattoo of a thorned rose sprig with three roses and a shaded orb inside a ring on the inner forearm, in a mix of fine line and traditional style.
Rose sprig and crystal ball on a forearm
Black and grey engraved tattoos on both thighs showing wilted roses with a spider web, a rose bouquet, a cat skull and a snarling cat head.
Roses and cat heads on both thighs
Realism style skull tattoo on the thigh with a red rose at the top left, green leaves and thorny stems, and small roses in the eye sockets.
Skull and rose on a thigh
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
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 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
Pencil-style tattoo design of a shaded skull wearing a thorned vine crown, with a ribbon and rose below, framed by coloured rose and thorn corner ornaments.
Skull with thorn crown and rose
Colour tattoo on a thigh of a revolver wrapped in a thorned vine with red roses and green leaves, in neo-traditional style with shaded grey metal.
Revolver and roses with thorny vine on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a blackberry bramble with purple berries, green leaves and thorny stems on an upper arm, in a botanical illustration style.
Blackberry bramble on an upper arm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a red rose bud with a skull shaded inside its petals, with olive leaves and a thorned stem, on skin.
Rose bud with skull shading on the upper body
Black barbed wire band tattoo wrapping around the inner wrist, with two temporary tattoo sheets showing the same design beside it.
Barbed wire band on a wrist
Black and grey realism rose tattoo with a second bud, leaves and a thorny stem wrapping across a forearm.
Black and grey rose tattoo on forearm
Pencil-style drawing of a shaded black and grey rose bloom on a thorny green stem with one leaf, shown on plain paper as a tattoo design.
Shaded rose design with green leaf
Pencil drawing of three shaded roses with leaves, buds and thorny stems, shown as a black and grey botanical tattoo design.
Three roses with thorny stems
Two matching colour tattoos of red diamonds and black spade shapes wrapped in green thorned vines, one on a forearm and one on an upper arm.
Matching playing card and vine tattoos on two arms
Black and grey realism style roses with leaves and thorny vines covering the shoulder, upper arm and forearm of a person wearing a white vest top.
Black and grey roses on an upper arm sleeve
Traditional style flash drawing of a red rose with white highlights, dark green leaves and yellow thorns on a stained paper background.
Traditional red rose flash design
Colour tattoo of two songbirds perched among blackberry branches across the upper abdomen, in a neo-traditional style.
Two songbirds and blackberries across the stomach
Black and grey rose tattoo with a long stem and leaves on a forearm, drawn in botanical linework with dotwork shading.
Rose with stem and leaves on a forearm
Colour botanical tattoo of a pink wild rose with red rose hips and green leaves on the upper arm, shown in a close-up and a wider view.
Wild rose branch on an upper arm
Realistic pink rose tattoo with green leaves and a thorny stem on the ankle, in soft colour shading.
Realistic pink rose on an ankle
Back of a woman's neck showing a red rose bud on a thorned stem with three grey shaded leaves, in a botanical style.
Red rose with grey leaves on the neck
Flash design of a blonde cartoon woman in a pink dress, framed by roses, thorns, two birds and a banner reading Once Upon a Dream, in a bold neo-traditional style.
Blonde heroine with roses and a banner
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull with two roses, a thorny vine and a teardrop eye motif on a forearm.
Skull and roses on a forearm
Black and grey realism rose tattoo with a thorned stem and two leaves on the back of a hand, with a coin resting on the skin above it.
Black and grey rose on the back of a hand
Black and grey realism roses with thorned stems and swirling shading across the middle and upper back.
Black and grey roses with thorny vines on a back
Colour tattoo of a red rose with a thorned green stem and two leaves on the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Red rose with thorned stem on a shoulder blade
Botanical tattoo design of a grey shaded rose with purple berries, leaves and thorny stems on a beige background.
Rose and berry sprig design
Black and grey Celtic cross tattoo with interlaced knotwork and thorny vines wrapped around it, on the upper arm.
Celtic cross with thorns on upper arm
Side view of a torso with a large colour tattoo of orange roses, green leaves and buds on the ribs and hip, shaded in teal and purple.
Orange roses across the ribs and hip
Pencil and ink sketch of a rose with thorny stems and a revolver outline, drawn as a tattoo design with light shading.
Rose and revolver line drawing
Black linework flash of a scorpion whose curled tail ends in a rose with leaves and thorns, drawn on a plain pink background.
Scorpion with a rose tail in black linework
Drawn tattoo design of a red rose with a heart and green thorned vines, outlined in bold black in a neo-traditional style, shown without a body placement.
Rose and heart with thorned vine