Abstract tattoo ideas

347 photos and flash · 18% Fine line, 18% Geometric · Forearm most common

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Vertical watercolour tattoo on a forearm with a fine black line running through red, orange, yellow and blue splashes, topped by a small crescent outline.
Watercolour splash line down a forearm
Bold black tribal tattoo covering a man's upper arm, shoulder, chest and side torso, shown shirtless in black ink.
Tribal arm, shoulder and chest tattoo
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a dancing figure with flowing red, orange, pink and blue brushstrokes, placed on the upper back.
Watercolour dancer figure on a back
Two views of an arm with an abstract geometric tattoo of teal and blue circles, a dark shell-like form and fine radiating lines, running from the upper arm across the elbow onto the forearm.
Geometric shapes and shell on upper arm and forearm
Black and white tribal design of interlocking spirals and curved bands filled with linear and hatched patterns, shown as a standalone drawing without a body part visible.
Tribal spiral design in black
Colour photo of a soft-edged rainbow gradient tattoo of overlapping circles on a woman's shoulder and upper chest, with her face cropped out of frame.
Blurred rainbow gradient on a shoulder
Two views of a geometric dotwork tattoo on the outer thigh, with dotted lines, circles and a small figure in black ink with touches of blue.
Geometric dotwork thigh tattoo
Back tattoo of a grey-shaded elephant with its trunk raised, drawn in loose black outlines with two red dots and thin dashed lines beside it.
Sketched elephant with red dots on a back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of stacked wavy lines in a rectangle on the upper back of a woman wearing a red open-back top.
Wave line tattoo on upper back
Black tribal tattoo running from under the ribs down the side of the waist, with a navel piercing and low-rise denim visible.
Tribal tattoo down the side and waist
Black and grey abstract brushstroke tattoo sweeping across the inside of a forearm, with soft grey shading at the edges of the strokes.
Abstract brushstroke tattoo on a forearm
Small black fine line tattoo of a heart with a curling tail and a few sweeping lines, on skin at what appears to be the top of the foot or hand.
Small heart and swirl line tattoo
Black and grey 3D tribal design with a cracked stone effect running across the upper arm and onto the shoulder.
3D tribal design on upper arm
Black and grey brushstroke tattoo sweeping across a man's upper back and down onto the shoulder, with small ink spatters near the upper arm.
Brushstroke tattoo across a shoulder blade
Black brush-stroke design of a looping symbol with a tapered stroke, with the handwritten words I can do this beneath it, shown as a drawing with no body placement.
Brush stroke symbol with I can do this text
Watercolour-style tattoo on a forearm combining a black outlined triangle with a multicoloured brushstroke arc in blue, green, red and orange.
Watercolour brushstroke and triangle on a forearm
Abstract geometric tattoo in grey and red ink with dotwork shading, covering the upper arm and forearm of a person in a dark top.
Abstract geometric sleeve on upper arm and forearm
Abstract watercolour tattoo with red, purple and blue splashes and dark linework of a bird and a hand on the side of the ribs.
Abstract watercolour bird and hand on ribs
Red tribal-style swirl and flame design on a white background, shown as a standalone drawing with no body placement visible.
Red swirl and flame design
Black abstract tattoo of solid and outlined circles, dots and thin lines running down the middle of a person's lower back, in a fine line and blackwork style.
Abstract circles and lines down the spine
Bold black tribal tattoo wrapping the shoulder and upper arm, with solid curved shapes and thin flowing bands on lightly freckled skin.
Black tribal design on upper arm and shoulder
Colour tattoo of a stylised abstract human figure in red, yellow, blue and black, sitting on the calf.
Abstract figure tattoo on a calf
Digital tattoo design of a black calligraphic curl with three fine tips above a red spiral, with the colour shifting from black to red, shown on a plain white background.
Black and red swirl tattoo design
Black and grey tribal design drawing of a curling swirl with spiked edges and a tapering tail, shown on a white background with no body part visible.
Black tribal swirl design with spiked edges
Bold black abstract tattoo on skin of a stylised bird with a curved neck, tapering body and a pointed head at the top.
Abstract bird outline tattoo in black ink
Colour tattoo of a diving kingfisher with watercolour splashes in pink, purple and blue and black linework on the forearm, in a realistic watercolour style.
Kingfisher and watercolour splashes on a forearm
Two matching black linework tattoos of a swirl and open heart on the inner forearms of two people, with a small pink accent in one of the hearts.
Matching swirl and heart forearm tattoos
Black ink line drawing of an abstract swirling design with curled ends and small dots, drawn on white paper as a tattoo design.
Swirling line design with curls and dots
Black and grey abstract tattoo on an upper arm with two figures, a clock face, a flower and a vertical red stripe.
Abstract figures, clock and flower on upper arm
Black and white flash design of a fish made from swirling, bubbled linework, with a long curling tail, shown without a body placement.
Swirling fish tattoo design in black
Black ink line drawing of two overlapping hearts on flowing stems, with soft pink and red glows behind them, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Linked hearts with swirling black stems
Colourful watercolour-style paint splash tattoo with red, orange, yellow, green and blue drips on the inside of a wrist.
Rainbow paint splash on the inner wrist
Abstract elephant head tattoo with red and teal splashes and black linework on the inner forearm, with a small pink star near the wrist.
Elephant head with splashes on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo of a blue eye with long lashes and red watercolour splashes with dripping red lines, on the outer thigh.
Realistic eye with watercolour splash on thigh
Full arm sleeve tattoo in a watercolour style with blue, purple and orange washes and black splatter across the shoulder, upper arm and forearm.
Watercolour splatter sleeve on arm
Watercolour-style splash tattoo in blue, purple and pink with a white curved swirl motif on the inner wrist and lower forearm.
Watercolour splash with swirl on a wrist
Black fine line tattoo of a vertical column of stacked abstract symbols running along the inner forearm, with a tabby cat resting its head near the wrist.
Vertical line of stacked symbols on a forearm
Abstract watercolour-style tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, with black brushstrokes, concentric circles and purple and teal splashes.
Abstract brushstroke tattoo on upper arm
Black ink drawing of the word enough in flowing script, with two sweeping curved strokes forming a loose heart-like shape, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Enough script with swooping strokes
Bold black ink flourish with two curling loops and three small dots beside it, drawn on a white background as a tattoo design.
Black ink swirl with three dots
Three small black fine line tattoos on the back of a hand and wrist, with a curved shape, an angular shape and a spiky solid shape.
Three small black motifs on the wrist
Black abstract silhouette of a parent and child with green swirls and a pink lotus tattooed on a forearm.
Abstract parent and child with lotus on an arm
Small colour tattoo of a watercolour-style paint splash in red, yellow, green and blue on the inside of a wrist, with the hand visible above.
Watercolour splash on the wrist
Colourful tattoo of a serotonin molecule diagram in thin black line, surrounded by blue, green, pink and yellow splashes, on the inner forearm.
Serotonin molecule with watercolour splashes on forearm
Colourful abstract revolver tattoo on the side of the ribs, with swirling patterns in pink, blue and yellow and a black beaded chain.
Colourful revolver on the ribs
Full arm sleeve tattoo of orange, pink and blue watercolour-style washes with black ink splatter and brushstroke marks, covering the upper arm and forearm.
Watercolour-style sleeve tattoo on arm
Black and grey realistic skull tattoo on the side of a torso, framed by bold black brushstroke bands and a realistic eye beneath it.
Realistic skull with brushstroke bands on ribs
Angular geometric linework tattoo on a forearm, with faceted triangular shapes in pale pink tones and a glossy ointment sheen on the skin.
Geometric linework design on a forearm