Tattoo ideas

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

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Black ink flash drawing of a botanical sprig with large open flowers, buds and leaves, in a dotwork and fine line style, on a pale background.
Botanical flower sprig drawing in black ink
Colour tattoo of a shaded blue flower with an orange centre and a black script initial on a wrist.
Blue flower and script letter on a wrist
Close-up of a fine line script quote and a shaded rose tattoo across the top of a foot, worn with black lace stiletto heels.
Script quote and rose on the foot
Fine-lined brown ink drawing of a hare with antler-like branches and a moon behind it, surrounded by leaves, in a Neo-traditional botanical style.
Hare with leaves and antlers design
Fine line drawing of an outstretched hand with poppy flowers, leaves, a moon and an eye motif, and the words trust the path unseen, in black ink with blue accents.
Hand with poppies and lettering
Black ink drawing of a dandelion seed head releasing seeds across pale paper, a botanical design with fine linework and no body placement shown.
Dandelion seeds drifting from a stem
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a thistle, bluebells and trumpet-shaped flowers on the inner upper arm, shaded with dotwork.
Wildflower sprig on an upper arm
Two black line drawings of peony flowers on tracing paper, a fine line flash design with dotted shading, taped to a cream sheet.
Two peony line drawings on tracing paper
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a radial flower with berry sprigs wrapping around an upper arm, shaded with dotwork.
Radial flower and berry tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two crocus-style flowers on a stem, with dotwork shading, on the outer upper arm.
Crocus flowers on the upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a flowering branch with a cluster of blossoms and leaves running up the forearm.
Flowering branch tattoo on a forearm
Colourful butterfly and daisy tattoo with watercolour splashes and black ink details on a person's upper chest, near the collarbone.
Butterfly and daisy on the chest in watercolour style
Woman seen from behind with her hair in a bun, showing colour botanical tattoos on her left upper arm and both shoulder blades.
Floral tattoos on a woman's back and arms
Cherry blossom branch tattoo on the ribs, with a grey shaded trunk and pink and purple blossoms in a soft botanical style.
Cherry blossom branch on the ribs
Close view of a red plum blossom branch tattoo with black brushstroke twigs on the upper chest, in a Japanese botanical style.
Red blossom branch on the upper chest
Close-up of a black outline rose tattoo with leaves across the hip and upper thigh, on a person wearing black lace underwear.
Outline roses on hip and thigh
Blue floral tattoo with a leaf-like top and a round centre on the back of a hand, near the wrist, in a Botanical style.
Blue floral motif on the back of a hand
Colour botanical tattoo on the lower torso showing an open birdcage, two birds in flight and pink roses with blue forget-me-nots.
Open birdcage with birds and roses
Neo-traditional colour tattoo on a forearm showing a grey tabby cat head, a white mouse, blue flowers, green leaves and a red rose, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Cat, mouse and rose on a forearm
Black ink Celtic knotwork circle enclosing a tree of life, tattooed on the inner wrist of a raised hand.
Celtic tree of life on the inner wrist
Black and grey pencil drawing of a full peony bloom with two leaves, a botanical design suited to a realistic tattoo.
Peony bloom with leaves in pencil
Shaded purple violet flower tattoo with a yellow centre on the upper arm, photographed with the arm raised.
Purple violet on an upper arm
Realistic botanical tattoo of white blossoms and blue forget-me-nots with green leaves on the upper arm.
Forget-me-nots and white blossoms on upper arm
Black and grey shaded lotus flower tattoo with layered petals and a closed bud, on the lower torso.
Shaded black and grey lotus flower
Colour tattoo of a sunflower with yellow petals, a brown centre and green leaves on the back of a person's neck.
Sunflower on the back of the neck
Small watercolour-style red and pink flower tattoo with a green stem on the outer lower leg, above the ankle, with rolled jeans and white canvas trainers.
Watercolour red flower on the lower leg
Pencil and ink flash drawing of a small perched bird on a faceted diamond, framed by flowers, leaves and scrolling ornament.
Wren on a diamond with flowers and scrollwork
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a flower with a closed bud on a long thin stem, on the lower leg, with soft shading in the petals.
Single flower and bud on a lower leg
Black ink conifer tree with stippled roots running down a forearm, set against grey pavement and green ferns.
Conifer tree on a forearm
Colour tattoo of blue flowers with green leaves and black stems on the neck behind the ear, in a botanical style.
Blue flowers behind the ear
Black fine line fern frond tattoo with dotwork accents running along the forearm.
Fern frond on a forearm
Pencil sketch of an ornate lotus mandala tattoo design on paper, with fine patterned petals, scalloped arcs and hanging diamond shapes.
Pencil sketch of a lotus mandala design
Black ink lotus mandala with a small flower and a draped dotted chain across the underbust, in botanical and dotwork style, on a woman's chest.
Lotus mandala with dotted chain on the chest
Black and white photo of a hand with a shaded botanical sprig tattoo along the middle finger, a small script word on the ring finger and a second sprig on the little finger.
Leafy sprigs and script on fingers
Flash sheet of six line drawn flower designs, including a cherry blossom and several circular rosette motifs, shown on a white background.
Cherry blossom and rosette flash sheet
Black and grey dreamcatcher tattoo with shaded feathers and three flowers on the forearm, in a realism style.
Dreamcatcher and flowers on a forearm
Fine line black fern tattoo on the inner wrist, shown on a light-skinned forearm resting on a wooden surface.
Small fern on the inner wrist
Two black and grey dotwork leaf tattoos on forearms, one inside a stippled circle and the other within a swirling dotted outline.
Matching dotwork leaf tattoos on forearms
Black and grey tattoo on the inner forearm showing a half ribcage with spine, a stippled flower and a moth, in a dotwork style.
Ribcage, flower and moth on a forearm
Back of a woman with a botanical tattoo covering the upper back, shoulder and upper arm, including a pink lotus, a grey rose, a sunflower and a blue peony.
Botanical floral back piece with sunflower and lotus
Pen drawing of a dagger with a rose at its centre, framed by leaves and sprigs with berries, shown as a tattoo design on plain paper with no body placement.
Dagger and rose design with botanical sprigs
Black and grey daisy tattoo with a fine line script quote trailing from its stem, sitting on the lower back above a pair of jeans.
Daisy and script quote on lower back
Realistic colour tattoo of a red rose with water droplets and green leaves, shown on an upper arm against a dark background.
Realistic red rose on an upper arm
Fine line black leaf wreath tattoo on the back of a neck, open at the bottom, with small leaves on delicate stems.
Small leaf wreath on the back of the neck
Botanical-style black scrollwork vine tattoo with small pink leaf accents on the side of a hip and thigh.
Black scrollwork vine with pink accents on a hip
Fine line black tattoo of lily of the valley stems in a small glass jar on the inner upper arm.
Lily of the valley in a jar on an upper arm
Realistic pink and red rose tattoo with green leaves and dark vines on the side of a person's torso, above the hip.
Pink rose tattoo on a side torso
Black fine line botanical tattoo of a branch with flowers and leaves on the side of the ribs, with a hand resting on a white floral top.
Fine line botanical branch on ribs

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