Thorn tattoo ideas

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

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Black and white line drawing of a compass star inside a circle, with roses and thorny vines, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Compass star with roses and thorny vines
Flash design of a red rose wound with a beaded rosary in front of a grey cross, drawn in a neo-traditional style with blue rays behind.
Rose, rosary and cross design
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of Maleficent beside a black raven inside a thorny frame, on a lower leg.
Maleficent and raven on a calf
Pencil drawing of a rose whose petals form a human skull, with a leaf and thorned stem, shown as a tattoo design on plain white paper.
Skull and rose design sketch
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a rose bud with leaves and thorny stem running down the inner forearm.
Rose and stem on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an hourglass wrapped in thorned vines and leaves on a forearm, held up towards a camera.
Hourglass and thorned vines on a forearm
Black and grey realism style rose with leaves and thorny stem tattooed on the side of a hip, with a short script word beside it.
Black and grey rose with leaves on a hip
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a rose branch and a bee within thin circle outlines, placed on the side of the ribs.
Rose branch and bee on ribs
Black and grey realism style rose tattoo with leaves, a bud and a thorny stem running down the inside of a forearm.
Black and grey rose on a forearm
Bold black silhouette rose design with a curving stem and small thorns, drawn as a flash sheet image with no body placement shown.
Bold black rose design with stem
Colour botanical tattoo on a calf showing a pink rose, green leaves and a glossy orange fruit with a long thin tail.
Pink rose and orange fruit on a calf
Black and grey realistic tattoo of two nails forming a cross, wrapped in a thorny vine, on a person's back.
Nails and thorns cross on the back
Pencil and ink sketch of a tattoo design showing a woman entwined with a large rose and thorned vines, shaded in black and grey.
Woman and rose vine tattoo sketch
A red rose with a green stem and leaves, surrounded by pink, blue and black watercolour splashes, tattooed on a person's upper back.
Red rose with watercolour splashes on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a black cat sitting on an old book beside a rose and thorny vines, with Latin script below, on a person's upper back.
Black cat, rose and book on a back
Traditional style flash drawing of a cluster of red roses with dark leaves, held by a grey hand with red drops of blood on the stem.
Traditional rose and gripped stem flash
Black tribal cross tattoo with spiked and thorned details on a man's upper arm and shoulder, shown in black and grey ink.
Tribal cross tattoo on an upper arm
Pencil drawing of a skull merged with a tattered moth with spiked wings, shaded in a realistic greyscale style, shown on paper with no body placement.
Skull and moth wings in pencil
Two hands held together, each ring finger wrapped in a black thorny vine tattoo, one with a small rose at the top.
Vine and rose ring finger tattoos
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
Black ink pen drawing of a tall arrow design with hatched feathered fletching, a twisted vine shaft and an ornate spearhead, shown on plain cream paper.
Hatched ink arrow design with feathered fletching
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
Four vertical black barbed wire tattoo designs of differing widths and wire twists, drawn on a white sheet with no body placement shown.
Four vertical barbed wire designs on white
Black line drawing of a scorpion with a rose and leaves on its curled tail, shown as a tattoo flash design on a pale pink background.
Scorpion with a rose on its tail
Black ink flash design of an ornate compass rose with the letters N, E, S and W and a shaded rose at the centre, drawn on a parchment-style background.
Compass rose with a central rose
Realistic red rose with black and grey shaded leaves and stem tattooed on the side of a person's lower torso above the waistband of black trousers.
Red rose and grey stem on the hip
Traditional style black rose flash design with shaded leaves and a thorned stem, drawn in black and grey with white highlights on paper.
Traditional black rose with thorny stem
Two large rose tattoos on the backs of a person's calves, one red and one blue-grey, with dark linework and teal leaves.
Red and blue roses on both calves
Neo-traditional style colour tattoo on a forearm showing a black heart pierced by green leaves, with a red form with black crosses and dark smoke-like wisps above.
Black heart with green leaves on a forearm
Pencil drawing of three realistically shaded roses with stems and leaves on a cream sheet, a design suited to a botanical tattoo.
Three roses in pencil drawing
Traditional-style tattoo of an orange rose with green leaves and an orange ribbon looping through its stem, on the inner wrist.
Orange rose and ribbon on a wrist
Traditional black rose tattoo with a bud, leaves and thorned stem on a forearm near the elbow, with a partly visible banner above.
Black rose tattoo on forearm
Fine line black and grey rose with leaves and thorns inside a thin diamond outline, tattooed on the inner forearm.
Rose in a diamond frame on a forearm
Small black and grey traditional rose tattoo with a thorned stem and two leaves, placed on the neck behind the ear.
Small rose tattoo behind the ear
Black and grey shaded rose tattoo with leaves, a bud and a thorned stem on the inner wrist and forearm.
Shaded black and grey rose on a wrist
Pencil sketch of a cross entwined with a thorned vine and a rose, drawn on graph paper, in a botanical style suited to a tattoo design.
Rose and thorned vine on a cross
Black and grey traditional rose with leaves tattooed on the side of a hip and upper thigh, with the wearer lying on white bedding.
Black and grey rose on the hip and thigh
Flash design of a stylised rose with dark red petals, a black thorned stem, leaves and swirls, with a small black bird silhouette at the lower left.
Stylised red rose with thorned stem
Drawing of a tattoo design showing an infinity symbol formed by a grey thorned vine with two red roses, one large and one small, on a white background.
Infinity symbol with roses and thorned vine
Flash design of a dark-haired cartoon princess with a red bow, framed by a rope oval, roses and banners reading waiting for love's true kiss, in traditional colour.
Dark-haired princess pin-up with true kiss banner
Realistic pink rose tattoo with black and grey flowers and a thorned stem on the forearm.
Pink rose and flowers on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo on a thigh showing a shaded grey cross wrapped in thorns, two red roses, grey clouds, small birds and the script words 'If heaven wasn't so far away'.
Cross, roses and heaven quote on a thigh
Black and white drawing of two open palms wrapped by a thorned vine, shown as a tattoo design with no placement on skin.
Open hands wrapped in a thorny vine
Black and grey realism style tattoo of two roses with leaves and trailing vines on a person's hip and thigh.
Black and grey roses with vines on a hip
Botanical tattoo of a blackberry branch with purple berries, green leaves and thorny stem, with a white flower below, on an upper arm.
Blackberry branch on upper arm
Black and grey fine line rose with leaves and a thorny stem tattooed on the neck behind an ear.
Small rose tattoo behind the ear
Red fine line design of a rose with leaves and a thorned stem wrapped around a knife, shown on a plain white background.
Rose wrapped around a knife
Arm with a full sleeve of traditional-style roses in red and blue-grey, with green leaves and thorns, covering the upper arm and forearm.
Rose sleeve on upper arm and forearm