Roses as a Flower Tattoo
Roses are one of the most popular floral tattoos. A single, vibrant rose can express love, caring, romance, and beauty. At the same time, the flower’s thorns may represent hardship, toughness, or danger. Just as with the variations of the flowers themselves, the most popular color of rose tattoo is red, while white, purple, yellow, and black are also frequently used for different rose tattoo designs and to express different messages. Rose tattoos are often paired with a ribbon or banner bearing the name of a loved one and are also sometimes coupled with religious tattoo imagery as the rose can represent the Lord Jesus Christ.
Flowering Vines as a Flower Tattoo Design
Flowering vines are popular flower tattoos, often used to encircle an arm, ankle, or navel, or as a frame to another tattoo design. Depending on the size of the vine, it may have a few blooms or clusters of colorful flower tattoos sprinkled along its length. The flower tattoos may be small or large depending on the design, and the types of flowers often vary.
Single Blooms as a Flower Tattoo Design
Many people choose single blooms other than roses as expressive flower tattoos. Most months (and therefore, birthdays) are associated with a particular type of flower, which may be translated into a tattoo design for an individual expression. Daisies, lilies, and orchids are popular blooms used as flower tattoos that are less predictable than roses, though a skilled artist will be able to recreate any desired flower from a photo, sketch, or even the actual plant.
Combined Flower as a Flower Tattoo Designs
Flower tattos are often found as accompaniments to different tattoos, including fairies, hearts, women, and names. The bloom’s stem may wind around a part of the other design, or it may have no stem and used as an accent or focal point. Depending on the intricacy of the tattoo design, the flower’s leaves and petals may also be carefully placed as accents to further integrate the two symbols.
Placing Flower Tattoos
Where a flower tattoo is placed is an individual consideration based on the type of design, its shape, size, public acceptability, and personal preference. Many flower tattoos, particularly elongated designs or vines, are wrapped around ankles or arms, while single blooms often appear on shoulders or ankles. Bouquets can be designed to fit proportionally along the lower back, while a single, vibrant bloom may be centered around the navel.