Lily tattoo: tiger lily, calla lily, lily of the valley

Nine lily tattoo designs: a spotted tiger lily, a calla lily on a long stem and a sprig of lily of the valley. Each is drawn in traditional flash, fine line and blackwork. People choose the lily for purity, for a mother or for a birth month, and wear it as a long stem on the forearm, the ribs or behind the shoulder. Type another flower or a twist and the three styles carry it.

• a tattoo idea to show the artist
• a birth-month flower for a first tattoo
• a gift print for a mother
• a flower study for a sketchbook

Frequently asked questions

What do the nine designs show?

Three lilies, each drawn three ways: a spotted tiger lily, a calla lily on a long stem and a sprig of lily of the valley, in traditional, fine line and blackwork.

Can I ask for a different flower or a twist?

Yes. The direction field takes any subject or twist, such as a rose; a typed direction is a request, so the result may differ from the samples.

What is the difference between the three styles?

Traditional has bold black outlines, heavy shading and red, yellow and green fills; fine line is a single hairline with no shading; blackwork is solid black with fine white lines cut through it.

Are these photographs of tattoos on skin?

No. Each design is a line drawing on a plain white background, with no skin, arm or body in it.

About toile

This page is a showcase and a starting point: nine samples already rendered, three readings of the pack crossed with three styles, each shown at the size and ratio it was made for. Take any of them further on the wall with a few words, or ask for all nine again under your own direction; a sign-in keeps what you make, and it is free while Toile is new. The recipe behind each sample — the subject, the style, the palette, the framing — travels with the image rather than staying private to the render: it is in the alt text of every sample and in the page's own structured data, so a search engine reads the same handles a person would.