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Rose Tattoo Stencils

Free rose tattoo stencils traced from public-domain botanical illustrations: single blooms, buds and branches. Download the PNG or open a design in the stencil maker to resize it, mirror it and print it true to size.

  • Rose tattoo stencil: outline line art traced from “The Botanical Magazine, Plate 69 (Volume 2, 1788)”

    Rose stencil 1

    From “The Botanical Magazine, Plate 69 (Volume 2, 1788)” by William Curtis, source, Public domain. outline mode.

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  • Rose tattoo stencil: outline line art traced from “The Botanical Magazine, Plate 363 (Volume 11, 1797)”

    Rose stencil 2

    From “The Botanical Magazine, Plate 363 (Volume 11, 1797)” by William Curtis, source, Public domain. outline mode.

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  • Rose tattoo stencil: outline line art traced from “Curtis's botanical magazine (Plate 3475) (8043236078)”

    Rose stencil 3

    From “Curtis's botanical magazine (Plate 3475) (8043236078)” by Bentham-Moxon Trust.; Curtis, William; Curtis's botanical magazine dedications, 1827-1927 : portraits and biographical notes.; Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.; Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust., source, Public domain. outline mode.

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  • Rose tattoo stencil: outline line art traced from “The Botanical register (Plate 46) BHL8410”

    Rose stencil 4

    From “The Botanical register (Plate 46) BHL8410” by Edwards, Sydenham; Ridgway, James, source, Public domain. outline mode.

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  • Rose tattoo stencil: outline line art traced from “The Botanical register (Plate 53) BHL8431”

    Rose stencil 5

    From “The Botanical register (Plate 53) BHL8431” by Edwards, Sydenham; Ridgway, James, source, Public domain. outline mode.

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  • Rose tattoo stencil: outline line art traced from “Rosa rugosa SZ28”

    Rose stencil 6

    From “Rosa rugosa SZ28” by Philipp Franz von Siebold and Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini, source, Public domain. outline mode.

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Printing a rose stencil at the right size

Click Resize & print on any design. It opens in the stencil maker with the size set to 10 cm tall; change it to the size you want on skin, tick Mirror if you transfer with thermal or hectograph paper, and download the PDF. Print at 100% (“Actual size”). Larger designs are split across sheets with crop marks. Need help choosing a size? See the size guide.

Rose tattoo ideas

The rose is one of the most requested tattoo subjects. It is usually read as love, beauty or remembrance, and it pairs with daggers, skulls, clocks and script. Single-bloom outlines suit forearms and calves at 8–15 cm; bouquets need more room, so plan for 15 cm or more so the petals stay readable.

Put several designs on one sheet

The flash sheet maker lays out up to nine of these designs on one page of A4, Letter or tabloid paper, at true size, with credits in the footer.

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