Tattoo ideas

49,007 photos and flash · 24% Fine line, 17% Lettering · Forearm most common

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Black and grey botanical sprig tattoo with hatched leaves and small berries on the back of a person's neck.
Botanical sprig on the back of the neck
Black ink pen drawing of an anatomical heart with daisies, a rose and morning glory growing from it, with butterflies and birds around it.
Anatomical heart with flowers and butterflies
Woman in a white top with black and grey botanical tattoos of roses and leaves on her raised upper arm, shoulder and upper chest.
Floral tattoos on arm and chest
Black and grey botanical tattoo of pansies and a lavender sprig on the upper arm, shaded with fine stippled dotwork.
Pansies and lavender sprig on upper arm
Black and white photo of a fine line botanical sprig tattoo with small flowers and leaves on a woman's ribs, with her head cropped out of frame.
Small botanical sprig on the ribs
Black ink lotus mandala tattoo with dotwork detail centred on a woman's mid back, between the shoulder blades.
Lotus mandala tattoo on mid back
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a fern with a curled fiddlehead on the calf, drawn in fine outlines with soft grey shading.
Fern and fiddlehead on a calf
Colour tattoo of a grey crown with coral flowers and dark leaves on the upper arm, in a botanical style.
Crown and coral flowers on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a sailing ship across the ribs with roses, feathers and an anchor on the hip and thigh.
Sailing ship, roses and anchor on ribs and thigh
Black and grey botanical tree tattoo with a trunk running up the spine and branching roots spreading across the back.
Tree with roots spreading across a back
Black and grey realistic peony and leaf tattoo covering the forearm and elbow, with a fern tattoo above it on the upper arm.
Black and grey peony sleeve on a forearm
Fine line white ink tattoo of roses and leaves on a forearm, photographed against a dark, blurred background.
White ink roses on a forearm
Botanical tattoo on an upper arm with purple and teal watercolour-style flowers, black linework and a geometric mandala near the elbow.
Watercolour florals and geometric motifs on an arm
Colour tattoo of pink and blue succulent flowers with grey leaf shading across the upper arm and shoulder.
Succulent flowers on upper arm and shoulder
Blue and black fern frond tattoo curving from the shoulder down the upper arm, drawn in botanical style.
Fern frond across shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey pencil and ink drawing of a rose set within a dotwork mandala, with feathered leaves, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Rose and mandala design on paper
Black and grey botanical sunflower tattoo with a stem and two leaves on the upper arm.
Sunflower tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey rose tattoo on a forearm, with a dark mandala-style design on the upper arm, as a person kneels on a paisley yoga mat.
Rose tattoo on a forearm
Two forearms with colour tattoos: a blue bird on a pink blossom branch on the left, and a realistic red fox with a small bird and blossom on the right.
Fox and bird with blossom on forearms
Black and grey dotwork peony with leaves inside a mandala-style border, tattooed on the forearm.
Peony and mandala on a forearm
Woman seen from behind with a large symmetrical black linework ornamental tattoo across her upper back, in a fine line style.
Symmetrical ornamental linework across upper back
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two roses, leaves and small blossoms across the inner forearm, shaded with fine hatching.
Black and grey roses on a forearm
Colour tattoo of autumn maple leaves, a branch and a teal owl across a shoulder and upper arm, in a botanical neo-traditional style.
Autumn maple leaves and owl across the shoulder
Black blackwork and dotwork full sleeve with mandala-style panels and fern motifs covering the upper arm and forearm of a woman in a black vest top.
Black ornamental full sleeve with fern motifs
Colour tattoo of a white unicorn inside an orange fence, surrounded by green foliage and flowers, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Unicorn in a fenced garden on an upper arm
Fine line botanical tattoo of a small sprig of purple flowers with a green leaf on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Small purple flower sprig on upper chest
Realistic colour tattoo of a pink carnation, red poppy and white flowers with green foliage across the thigh, beside a black and white striped top.
Pink carnation and red poppy thigh tattoo
Black ink lotus mandala with an Om symbol above it, in dotwork and linework, on a person's back.
Lotus mandala with Om symbol on a back
Black and grey botanical realism tattoo of peonies and roses with leaves on the outer thigh of a person seated in a car.
Black and grey peony and rose thigh tattoo
Neo-trad style colour tattoo of a green man face framed by leaves and hops, sitting on the forearm with roots below.
Green man with hops on a forearm
Close view of a woman's arms showing black lettering and an arrow on the forearm, a red and black lotus on the upper arm, and a dark patterned tattoo beside it.
Lettering and lotus tattoos on forearm and upper arm
Black and grey shaded rose with a bud and leaves on a person's lower abdomen, above the waistband of dark trousers.
Shaded rose with bud on lower abdomen
Fine black line tattoo of three roses arranged in a triangle on the inner upper arm, in a botanical style.
Three roses in a triangle on an arm
Black and grey botanical sleeve of peonies, carnations and leaves running from the upper arm down the forearm.
Black and grey floral sleeve on an arm
Drawing of a vintage engraved anchor wrapped in rope and set with coral roses and teal foliage, shown as a tattoo design on a plain light background.
Anchor with roses design
Two black line tattoos of flowering stems on the inner forearms, one a tall gladiolus-style stem and the other a wildflower sprig, in a fine line botanical style.
Matching flower sprigs on two forearms
Black and grey realism roses running from the shoulder down the upper arm, with a small line of script above them.
Black and grey roses and script on a shoulder
Gold and black line drawing of a bee with honeycomb and floral patterns across its wings, head and abdomen, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Honeycomb and floral bee design
Forearm tattoo of grey seed heads on tall stems above a shaded geometric star, with vertical orange and yellow streaks running beneath, in a botanical and geometric style.
Seed heads and geometric star on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an animal skull with antlers, poppies, roses and lavender on the outer thigh.
Animal skull and flowers on a thigh
Fine line black tattoo of two crossed botanical sprigs on the upper arm, shown against a black and white patterned top and a grey wall.
Two botanical sprigs on upper arm
Black ink bare tree tattoo with spreading roots across a person's back, seen in a mirror selfie.
Bare tree tattoo across a back
Black and grey lace garter tattoo with floral scrollwork and small ribbon tails around the upper thigh, shown in three photographs.
Lace garter tattoo on the thigh
Fine line black tattoo of an arrow through a leafy bow, placed centrally on a woman's upper back, with her back to the camera.
Fine line arrow and bow on upper back
Small fine line pink rose tattoo with dark green stems and leaves on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Small pink rose on a wrist
Teal mandala tattoo with layered petals and a central spiral across a person's upper back, with dark braided hair falling over one shoulder.
Teal mandala on upper back
Six black line drawings of ornamental sacred hearts, some with flames, rays and roses, laid out on tracing paper as tattoo flash designs.
Sacred heart flash designs on tracing paper
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two roses with leaves running down the inner forearm, shown against a wooden wall.
Two roses and leaves on a forearm

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