Rose Tattoo Designs
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t first, rose tattoos may not seem all that original. However, there are countless rose tattoo designs – a great example of how tattoo art can transform something ordinary into something extraordinary and unique.
One thing’s for sure, creating your own 100% original rose tattoo design couldn’t be easier. The rose is a super-versatile symbol.
A rose tattoo design is very versatile. There are hundreds of styles to choose from and they can be inked nearly anywhere. This one is on a man’s leg.
For rose tattoos, you can go for the whole rose – flower, stem and leaves – or just the flower head.
Of course a whole-flower rose tattoo is the perfect shape – long and narrow – for an arm or thigh, allowing for a larger, highly-detailed tattoo. You can have something twisting up the stem, like a chain or ribbon. Alternatively, the rose can be twisting around some other object, like a dagger.
It can have thorns to symbolize, well, some thornier aspect of your life or you can leave them out to symbolize love at first sight.
Rose tattoos without the stem – just the flower head – can go just about anywhere. They can be nested in foliage or together with one or two other rose heads for a garland-style tattoo. You can stylize the way the petals lie together, embellish them with butterfly tattoos or embed something symbolic in the heart of the rose, such heart or someone’s initials.
Heart and rose tattoos make perfect companions if your rose is symbolic of love and passion.
Color wise, there’s no rule that says rose tattoos have to be red. In the language of flowers different colored roses mean different things. Classic red means everlasting love, passion and respect. White means purity, a new beginning or truth. Pink is appreciation and admiration, and yellow is friendship and happiness.
If you have more than one rose in your rose tattoo, you can create a mixed message by giving each one a different color. You can also make just one or two petals of rose tattoos a different color, or patterned.
