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Small black fine-line tattoo of a botanical sprig with branching foliage on the inner forearm, beside a rolled grey linen sleeve.

Fine line sprig on inner forearm

Colour botanical sleeve tattoo of blue and purple roses with green leaves and vines across a shoulder and upper arm.

Blue and purple roses across shoulder and arm

Black and grey botanical tattoo of a tied wildflower bouquet, with poppies, daisy-like blooms and seed pods, on a forearm.

Wildflower bouquet on a forearm

Close-up of a black line lotus tattoo in a botanical style on the top of a toe, with blue painted toenails resting on dark leather.

Lotus outline tattoo on a toe

Fine line fox with leafy sprigs and a long flowing tail tattooed on a forearm, in black and grey ink.

Fox and foliage on a forearm

Black and grey fine line dandelion tattoo with drifting seeds and the word wish in script on the inner forearm near the wrist.

Dandelion and wish on a wrist

Black and grey botanical tattoo of poppy-style and chrysanthemum flowers on a forearm, with the wearer's hand resting on denim jeans.

Floral forearm tattoo with poppy and chrysanthemum

Neo-traditional flash design of a stylised woman holding a frog, framed by pink lotus flowers and a banner reading Bayou Beauty.

Bayou Beauty pin-up with lotus and frog

Colour tattoo of a yellow and orange daffodil with soft painterly shading on a person's calf, beside a brown map-print bag.

Yellow daffodil tattoo on a calf

Realism tattoo of a greyscale tiger head framed by pink, red and purple flowers and small blue butterflies on the upper arm.

Tiger head with watercolour flowers on upper arm

Neo-traditional tattoo of a shaded grey bat in flight above pink and burgundy peonies with green leaves, on an upper arm and shoulder.

Bat and peonies on an upper arm

Black ink tattoo of a skull filled with mandala patterns and roses, covering the inner forearm, in a fine line style.

Mandala skull and roses on forearm

Line drawing of the number 5 formed into a rose bloom with a purple outline, a spiral inside and green leaves and stem, shown as a tattoo design without any body part visible.

Number 5 designed as a rose

Close-up of a botanical neo-trad tattoo of two pink roses with green leaves and stems wrapping around a forearm, with a blue knit sleeve behind.

Pink roses and leaves on a forearm

Lotus mandala tattoo on upper arm

Colour tattoo of a sunflower with green leaves and loose orange wash on the outer thigh, drawn in botanical style with black outline.

Watercolour-style sunflower on a thigh

Small black fine line botanical tattoo of a leafy wreath with flowers on the inner wrist, shown against a white brick wall.

Floral wreath on the inner wrist

Black and grey pencil-style sketch of a lotus flower with an Om symbol above it and dotted swirl accents, drawn on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.

Lotus and Om symbol design

Black line drawing of a layered peony flower in a botanical style, shown as a tattoo design sketch on a pale background.

Peony flower line drawing

Traditional style flash drawing of two mirrored clusters of blue roses with dark leaves and teal-tipped buds on a parchment background.

Blue roses on stems in a traditional flash design

Pencil drawing of a symmetrical lotus-style mandala with spirals and Celtic knots, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.

Symmetrical lotus mandala with Celtic knots

Black and grey fine line tattoo of wildflowers, including cornflowers and open five-petal blooms, on the outer thigh.

Wildflower bouquet on a thigh

Black fine line tattoo of a Chi Rho monogram with Alpha and Omega inside a laurel wreath on the forearm.

Chi Rho monogram in a laurel wreath on a forearm

Black and grey realism tattoo of a Roman numeral clock, roses and ornamental swirls covering a man's shoulder, upper arm and upper chest.

Clock and roses on a shoulder and arm

Black flash sheet of a bird, floral sprigs, scroll ornaments, a lace border and a flower, drawn as tattoo designs in a stencil-like style.

Floral and bird flash sheet in black

Close-up of a watercolour-style orange flower bloom with black script lettering on a person's ankle.

Orange bloom and script on an ankle

Black and grey sunflower tattoo in a botanical style, with dotwork shading in the centre, on a forearm.

Sunflower tattoo on a forearm

Three pencil and ink flash drawings of roses inside triangular frames, drawn on translucent paper, with botanical and geometric detailing.

Three triangle framed rose designs on tracing paper

Hand raised against a black and gold botanical wallpaper, with a small gold metallic rose tattoo in a botanical style on the inner forearm near the wrist.

Gold rose temporary tattoo on a wrist

Pencil and ink design drawing of a leaping antlered hare decorated with purple dahlia flowers, drawn in dotwork shading on tracing paper.

Leaping hare with antlers and purple dahlias

Black fine line tattoo of a lace pattern with daisy-like flowers and vines wrapped around the forearm near the elbow.

Lace and flower band on a forearm

Pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing an open pocket watch with Roman numerals, framed by shaded roses and leaves, with no body part visible.

Pocket watch and roses design sketch

Black and grey tattoo of a luna moth on a branch inside a solid black circle on the forearm, with botanical sprigs at the top left.

Luna moth on a branch in a black circle

Realistic pink rose tattoo with blue-grey shading across the back of a hand.

Realistic rose on the back of a hand

Black and grey botanical mandala tattoo with petal-like shapes on a woman's upper chest, worn with a gold chain necklace.

Black and grey mandala on chest

Colour tattoo of a pink lily with purple shading, white stars and black swirls on the upper arm.

Pink lily with stars on upper arm

Colour tattoo of pink roses with green leaves and a rosebud across the shoulder and upper arm of a person in a red top.

Pink roses and foliage on an upper arm

Fine line botanical tattoo of a small purple flower with a thin green stem, placed on the neck just behind the ear.

Small purple flower behind the ear

Colour tattoo of three autumn maple leaves in yellow, orange and red, shaded in a botanical style on the ankle.

Three autumn maple leaves on an ankle

Colour tattoo of a lotus flower in orange, pink and yellow with black swirling linework on the side of the body.

Lotus flower with swirls on skin

Black line tattoo of a pine tree, a ribbon banner reading Prone to Wander and fern-covered hills on the forearm, with a small red accent.

Pine tree and banner on a forearm

Colour tattoo of a perched songbird inside a floral wreath with the words Free Indeed above it, on the forearm.

Songbird and floral wreath with Free Indeed

Black and grey botanical tattoo of a star-shaped flower with swirling stems and the word Sisters in script, on the ankle.

Black and grey flower with Sisters script on ankle

Four sugar skull designs in teal, magenta, purple and green, each decorated with flowers, scrolls and hearts on a white background.

Four coloured sugar skull designs

Colour tattoo of purple and blue lilac blossoms with green leaves on the upper back near the shoulder, in a botanical style.

Lilac sprig across a shoulder blade

Grey-shaded anchor tattoo with coiled rope and blue flowers on the top of a foot, with script lettering on the anchor stock.

Anchor and blue flowers on a foot

Black and grey mandala tattoo with a rose, leaves and a hanging crescent moon on the forearm, in a dotwork style.

Mandala and rose on a forearm

Black and grey full arm sleeve with chrysanthemums, flower of life geometry and dotwork, with red script on the forearm, shown on both arms.

Full sleeve with chrysanthemums and sacred geometry

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