Tattoo ideas

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Shaded grey anchor with a looping rope and pink blossoms, a botanical style tattoo on the side of the ribs.
Anchor and blossoms on the side ribs
Watercolour-style drawing of a pink rose with black linework and green leaves, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Watercolour rose design
Black and grey flash design of a symmetrical lotus mandala with dotwork shading and dotted chains hanging below, drawn on a white background.
Lotus mandala with dotted chain drops
Colour traditional tattoo of a red Dala horse with green leaves and orange and pink flowers on the wrist and forearm.
Red Dala horse and flowers on a wrist
Colour chest tattoo in an art nouveau style showing a woman's face, two moths, an iris and scrolling leaves, with rose tattoos on the shoulders, shown in a three-panel collage.
Art nouveau chest piece with moths and iris
Traditional style solid black rose tattoo with a stem, leaves and thorns on the forearm.
Black rose on a forearm
Black and grey lotus flower tattoo with soft wash shading and small red stamens, on the upper shoulder and collarbone area.
Lotus flower tattoo on a shoulder
Black ink fine line tattoo of a dandelion whose seeds drift into small butterfly silhouettes beside the words what's past is prologue, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Dandelion seeds and quote across upper back
Realistic red rose tattoo with green leaves across the back of a hand, with a dark tattoo visible on the wrist above.
Realistic red rose on the back of a hand
Colour tattoo of a green lobed leaf with a black outline and small white dots, on the inside of a forearm.
Green leaf tattoo on a forearm
Black linework leaf tattoo on the hand and wrist and a coiled snake tattoo on the arm, with a crystal ring, acorn pendant and pinecone beside an open book.
Leaf and snake tattoos beside an open book
Back of a woman with blonde hair in a bun, showing a colourful botanical tattoo of peonies, leaves and two small butterflies running down the spine.
Peony and rose vine down the spine
Black fine line tattoo of a leafy vine with small flowers wrapping around a person's wrist, on the forearm.
Leafy vine wrist band tattoo
Black and grey botanical tattoo of roses, leaves and lupin flower spikes running along a forearm, drawn in fine linework with shaded petals.
Roses and lupin sprigs on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a tall pine tree with layered branches on a white background, a design that could suit a botanical tattoo.
Tall pine tree in black ink
Black and grey botanical tattoo of poppies and a chrysanthemum on the inner forearm of a person with their hand resting in a jeans pocket.
Poppies and chrysanthemum on a forearm
Black and grey bare tree tattoo with soft shaded background covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Bare tree across an upper arm
Fine line dotwork tattoo of a vertical line of dots, triangles and a lotus flower on the centre of the chest, between a white lace bra.
Vertical lotus and dot line on the sternum
Painted botanical flash designs on paper showing a red orchid sprig, a pink rose with grey leaves and blue forget-me-not flowers.
Painted orchid, rose and forget-me-not designs
Colour botanical tattoo of blue, pink and cream daisies linked by black swirling vines across the top of a foot.
Daisy flowers and swirls on the foot
Black fine line botanical tattoo of a curving sprig with small clustered flowers, placed on the shoulder beside a white fabric edge.
Fine line sprig of flowers on a shoulder
Fine black line tattoo of a four-leaf clover with a curling stem on the upper back near the shoulder of a person facing away from the camera.
Four-leaf clover on a shoulder
Full arm and shoulder sleeve in neo-trad style with grey acanthus scrolls, red roses and green leaves, shown on a shirtless man against a pale wall.
Acanthus and rose sleeve on an arm and shoulder
Black fine line tattoo of two crossed botanical twigs with small buds on the upper arm, shown in a black and white photo.
Crossed twig branches on an upper arm
Black and grey lion face framed by roses and crystals in a blackwork and dotwork style on the upper thigh.
Lion face and roses on the thigh
Realistic blue rose tattoo with watercolour splashes and black ink streaks on the thigh.
Blue rose with watercolour splashes on thigh
Colour tattoo of a red rose and a sugar skull with grey vines on the outer thigh, shown above denim shorts against a graffiti wall.
Red rose and sugar skull on a thigh
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a bare tree with roots across a person's back, with script lettering running beside the spine and down the side.
Bare tree with roots across a back
Flash design of a large black calligraphic letter entwined with green leaves, sprigs and a pale green rosebud on a white background, with no body placement shown.
Botanical calligraphic letter with leaves and rose
Black and grey realism tattoo of a large tree with spreading canopy and twisted trunk on the forearm, with the word BALANCE in capitals beneath it.
Tree with BALANCE lettering on a forearm
Close crop of a torso in a white bikini with a fine line rose tattoo on the centre chest and a dark botanical sleeve on the upper arm, plus script on the ribs.
Fine line rose on a torso in a white bikini
Realistic shaded yellow and orange rose tattoo on the calf, with soft highlights on the petals and a blurred background.
Yellow rose on a lower leg
Black and grey botanical tattoo of wildflowers and leaves framed by dotted lines, on the inner upper arm.
Wildflower bouquet on upper arm
Black blackwork and dotwork lace-style scrollwork with soft pink watercolour flowers, tattooed on the side ribs.
Black lace scrollwork and pink flowers on the ribs
Black fine line mandala flower tattoo centred on the upper back of a person wearing a black top, between the shoulder blades.
Mandala flower tattoo on upper back
Black and grey traditional tattoo of an owl on a branch with blossom, a compass and a banner reading ALL ROADS LEAD HOME, on the upper arm.
Owl, blossom and compass with banner
A pink tattoo of a heart made from flowers and swirling vines, sitting on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Pink flower heart on upper back
Colourful folk-style floral tattoo of red tulips, purple and blue blooms and green leaves running diagonally across a person's upper back.
Folk floral tattoo across upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a sea urchin surrounded by radiating shells and flowers across the upper back.
Sea urchin and shell mandala on a back
Black ink radial floral mandala tattoo on the upper arm, with fine linework, leaf shapes and a dotted centre.
Radial floral mandala on upper arm
Black and grey blackwork-style tattoo of a rose with buds and leaves, with hatched linework and dotted details, on a forearm.
Rose with buds and leaves on a forearm
Navy line drawing of a pocket watch, rose, leaves and beads with a banner reading TIME HEALS ALL WOUNDS, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Pocket watch, rose and banner design
Fine line dandelion tattoo with drifting seeds on the back of a hand, next to a silver ring with a turquoise stone.
Dandelion seeds on the back of a hand
Small fine line tattoo of wildflower sprigs with leaves and buds in black ink on the side of a person's ribs, beneath the arm.
Fine line botanical sprigs on the ribs
Pencil drawing of a botanical tattoo design with a climbing vine, tulip-style flowers and three butterflies, shaded in black and grey.
Vine with tulips and butterflies
Black ink lettering reading Once Upon A Time with flowing vines and leaves across the inside of a forearm, in a Lettering style.
Once upon a time lettering with vines on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo on the upper thigh of a woman lifting a black Batman t-shirt, with her face out of frame.
Black and grey floral thigh tattoo
Red line drawing of an open heart outline with three five-petalled botanical flowers along a curling stem, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Heart outline with flowering vine

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