Thorn tattoo ideas

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

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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
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 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
Realistic pink rose tattoo with black and grey flowers and a thorned stem on the forearm.
Pink rose and flowers on a forearm
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
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a large rose with a smaller rose, daisy-like flowers and thorny stems on an upper arm.
Traditional rose and daisies on an upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a red rose with a thorny stem and green leaf on a forearm, set against a teal watercolour wash.
Red rose with thorns on a forearm
Black and grey line drawing of a rose branch with an open bloom, two buds and serrated leaves, in an engraved botanical style.
Rose branch with buds and leaves in line
Realistic black and grey roses with red-tinged petals and thorny stems tattooed along a person's ribs.
Black and grey roses on the ribs
Black and grey realistic thistle stems and flowers tattooed down the centre of a woman's back, with a coloured tattoo visible on her upper arm.
Thistle vine tattoo running down the spine
Side ribs tattoo of two red roses shaded in black and grey, with script lettering reading Shall I complain that rose bushes have thorns, partly hidden by a black strap.
Red roses and script on ribs
Coloured drawing of a red rose wrapped in green thorned stems across a grey horseshoe on a white background.
Red rose and thorny vine on a horseshoe
Black and grey realism tattoo of roses, leaves and thorny stems with a skull on the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Black and grey roses and skull on upper back
Realistic tattoo of a nose and red lips with a red rose on the forearm, shaded in grey with thin branch linework below.
Realistic lips and rose on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a poppy with a thin stem and leaves on the inner forearm.
Poppy with stem on a forearm
Hand-drawn pink rose with black outlines, green leaves and a thorned stem, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Pink rose with leaves and stem
Black and grey drawing of a rose whose petals are formed from banknote paper, with thorned stems wrapping around it, shown as a design with no body placement.
Banknote rose with thorns
Black and grey shaded rose with leaves and a thorned stem, tattooed on the back of a hand, in a botanical style.
Hanging rose on the back of a hand
Pencil drawing of a skeletal hand holding a thorny rose with two leaves, rendered in dotwork stippling, with pencils and an eraser beside it.
Skeletal hand holding a rose, dotwork design
Colour tattoo of a rose branch with pink blooms, rose hips and green leaves across the upper chest and shoulder, in a botanical style with bold black outlines.
Rose branch across the collarbone
Small colour botanical tattoo of a pink rose with green leaves and a thorned stem on the forearm.
Pink rose and thorny stem on skin
Black and grey realism tattoo of three roses with green leaves and thorns across the outer thigh.
Grey rose cluster on a thigh
Black and grey engraved tattoo of a rose with thorny stem and a hand holding a rose bud, on an upper arm.
Rose and hand engraving on upper arm
Black and grey realism style tattoo of an infinity symbol entwined with thorned vines and two shaded roses, placed on the chest.
Infinity symbol with roses and vines
Colour tattoo of a gorse sprig with orange flowers and dark green stems on the thigh, in a botanical style.
Gorse sprig on a thigh
Two black and grey rose tattoos on the inner forearms, one with a curling stem and the other with a long stem, both shaded in a botanical style.
Two black and grey rose tattoos on forearms
Pencil drawing of an hourglass with two shaded roses, thorny vines and leaves, with a scrolled ornament in the top right corner, shown as a black and grey tattoo design.
Hourglass with roses and thorny vines pencil design
Black and grey realism roses with a red butterfly and vines across a person's upper back, shaded in a botanical style.
Black and grey roses with a red butterfly on a back
Tattoo on an upper arm of red and grey shaded roses above a bold black geometric block design, with a rose bud and leaves below.
Roses and black geometric blocks on upper arm
Black and grey flash design of skulls among roses and thorned vines on a textured grey background.
Skulls and roses on thorned vines
Black ink drawing of a thorny vine curling up past a rose, a winged insect and a seated fairy, in a fine line botanical style.
Thorned rose vine with fairy and dragonfly
Black and grey realism tattoo of a large rose with curling vines and leaves running down the forearm.
Realistic rose with vines on a forearm
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
Detailed flash design of a black raven perched on a thorny branch with red maple leaves, shown against a black background with no body placement visible.
Raven on a branch with red leaves
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 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