Thorn tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey tattoos of a fox head and a rose on both forearms, with a dagger and small script on the left arm, shown with hands clasped over denim.
Fox and rose tattoos on forearms
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
Black tribal tattoo with swirling blade-like linework running from the ribs down the side of the waist to the hip.
Tribal tattoo along the ribs and waist
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
Traditional style tattoo of grey roses with black outlines and orange and green leaves, sitting on the forearm near the elbow.
Grey traditional roses on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a grey songbird perched on a thorned branch with pink roses and green leaves, on the forearm.
Songbird and roses 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
Black and grey traditional-style roses with leaves and thorns tattooed on the back of a person's upper thigh, with white underwear visible.
Black and grey roses on a thigh
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
Flash design of a teal sugar skull with purple linework, dot details and red roses with thorny vines, in a neo-traditional style.
Teal sugar skull with red roses
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a poppy with a thin stem and leaves on the inner forearm.
Poppy with stem on a forearm
Traditional-style red rose with teal leaves and orange thorny stems on a forearm, with a second tattoo of a purple flower visible on the upper arm at the right.
Red rose with thorns 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
Realistic green viper coiled across a back tattoo, with a red rose below and dark smoke and purple shapes above.
Green viper and red rose on the back
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
Black line drawing flash design of a rose and a stitched heart wrapped in a thorned vine, with the words Please stay forever with me.
Rose and stitched heart with lettering design
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
Six-step line drawing of a traditional-style rose bud with leaves and a thorned stem, shown on white paper with the caption How to draw a flower.
Step-by-step rose line drawing
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
Traditional style colour tattoo of red roses with yellow thorny stems and green leaves on a black band around the forearm.
Red roses armband on a forearm
Pencil drawing of a cross with a rose, a scroll banner and a thorny vine, a tattoo design sketch in shaded linework.
Cross with rose and banner drawing
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
Black and grey pencil drawing of a tattoo design showing a woman's face framed by roses, with a skull and thorned stems below, in a realistic style.
Woman, roses and skull pencil design
Realistic coloured tattoo of a glowing arched doorway wrapped in thorny vines, placed on the upper arm.
Glowing archway with thorny vines on upper arm
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
Flash sheet of six red traditional roses with dark green leaves and black outlines, shown on a tan background.
Six traditional roses on a flash sheet
Colour traditional-style tattoo on a forearm showing a split face, with a golden-haired woman on one side and a green-skinned horned woman on the other, a dragon head above and a pink rose below.
Split face portrait with dragon and rose on forearm
Coloured flash design of a thorny vine with shark heads in place of flowers, drawn in a traditional style with bold black linework, shown on a cream background with no body placement.
Shark-headed flowers on a thorned vine
Photo of a red shaded rose tattoo with a grey thorned stem and leaf on a person's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Red rose with thorny stem on upper back
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
Grey shaded bare tree with gnarled branches and a red heart hanging from a chain, tattooed along the side of the ribs.
Red heart hanging from a shaded bare tree
Realistic tattoo of red birds flying over a cloudy sky, with a thorny branch and a nest of three blue eggs, on an upper arm.
Red birds and nest on an upper arm
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
Colour tattoo on the upper arm of a skeleton wearing a hooded veil and crown, holding a rosary above a flaming red heart with thorns, in neo-traditional style.
Skeleton in veil with crown and sacred heart