Brush stroke tattoo ideas

87 photos and flash · 8% Lettering, 7% Botanical · Forearm most common

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Black and grey abstract brush stroke tattoo across a person's upper back, with a sweeping curved line and a vertical stroke, set against green foliage.
Abstract brush strokes across upper back
Black and grey design of a lotus flower with layered petals inside a bold, sweeping black brush-stroke circle, shown without skin.
Lotus within a brush circle
A neo-traditional compass rose with a red wash and the words Families are the compass that guide us, tattooed across a man's chest and shoulder.
Compass and family quote on chest
A bold black brush-stroke circle on a white background, with a tapered head shape at the upper right, drawn as a tattoo design.
Black brush enso circle
Black brush-stroke Libra zodiac symbol with a horizontal bar beneath it, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background with no body part visible.
Libra zodiac symbol in brush strokes
Full sleeve tattoo of watercolour washes in orange, red, blue and pink with black ink splatter and brush strokes, running from the upper arm to the wrist.
Watercolour splatter full sleeve
Colourful watercolour-style cross tattoo on a lower leg, with green, red, orange, yellow and purple brushstrokes and black ink at the centre.
Watercolour-style cross on a calf
Watercolour-style tattoo on the side of the ribs showing a red flower, black brush strokes and a line of printed lyrics on a grey shaded background.
Red flower and lyrics on the ribs
Abstract black brush-stroke swirl with purple ink splatters on a forearm, against a black background.
Brush stroke swirl with purple splatter on forearm
Forearm tattoo of overlapping geometric shapes, with a wireframe sphere, a dotwork diamond, a flower of life pattern and a teal circle.
Geometric sphere and diamonds on a forearm
Colourful watercolour-style lion head tattoo on the side of the ribs, with blue, pink and orange brushstrokes and splashes around it.
Watercolour lion head on the ribs
Black and grey brush stroke tattoo sweeping from the side of the ribs over the hip and onto the upper thigh.
Brush stroke swirl across hip and side
Black brush-stroke drawing of the Leo zodiac symbol on a white background, a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Brush-stroke Leo zodiac symbol design
Realistic red rose with green leaves, framed by black brush strokes and dot stippling, tattooed on a person's upper back.
Red rose with brush strokes on upper back
Abstract brushstroke tattoo in black, grey, blue and teal sweeping across a man's lower leg, with ink-splash marks.
Abstract brushstroke on a lower leg
Black ink tattoo of the word CREATE in bold letters over brush strokes and ink splatter on the upper arm.
Bold CREATE lettering with brush strokes
Black ink brush-style character tattoo on a woman's left ribs, photographed from the side with a black crop top and blonde hair visible.
Brush-style character on the ribs
Forearm tattoo of a black yin yang style circle with brush strokes and pink and teal watercolour-style splashes.
Yin yang with watercolour splashes on a forearm
Red brush-stroke tattoo design on a white background showing a kanji-like character, a paw print and the letter U.
Red brush paw print with letters
Blue brush-stroke enso circle tattoo on the upper back of a woman with dark hair, seen from behind against a turquoise wall.
Blue enso circle on upper back
Two forearms resting on a cream rug, each with abstract tattoos of thin black lines, a teal band and a bold black stroke across the forearm.
Abstract bands and lines on two forearms
Forearm tattoo of the Aquarius water-bearer symbol, two black wave lines inside a loose teal brush-stroke circle.
Aquarius symbol in a teal circle on a forearm
Abstract watercolour-style tattoo on a lower leg, with pink brushstrokes, yellow-ochre rings and small black dots and lines.
Pink brushstroke and rings on a calf
Black and grey yin yang tattoo with ornate filigree scrollwork and a bold brush stroke across the top, on a man's upper chest near the shoulder.
Yin yang with filigree on the chest
A bold black brush-ink semicolon drawn on a plain white background, with no skin or body placement shown.
Brush-ink semicolon design
Photograph of a watercolour-style wolf head tattoo in blue and black with ink splashes on a forearm.
Blue watercolour wolf on a forearm
Colourful watercolour-style abstract tattoo across the inner forearm, with pink, purple, blue, green and red washes and dark ink splatters.
Watercolour-style abstract tattoo on forearm
Bold black brush-stroke drawing of the Gemini zodiac symbol on a plain white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Gemini zodiac symbol in brush strokes
Sketchy black linework tattoo of Totoro holding an umbrella on the upper arm, with grey shading and a pink brush-stroke splash behind it.
Totoro with umbrella on upper arm
Small solid black calligraphic brush-stroke tattoo on the forearm near the wrist, shown against a dark background with a raised fist above it.
Small black brush-stroke tattoo on the wrist
A bold black brush-style Chinese character on a white background, shown as a standalone tattoo design with no body part visible.
Bold black Chinese character
Black-outlined Deathly Hallows symbol with soft rainbow brush-stroke colour behind it, on the inner forearm.
Deathly Hallows symbol with rainbow wash on forearm
Black and grey ink splash drawing of an owl's face with two staring eyes, shown on a plain white background.
Owl face in ink splash
Black brush-painted cross above the word LOVE in block lettering on a white background, shown as a flash design.
Brush cross with LOVE lettering
Black ink brush-stroke drawing of an abstract curved design on a white background, suitable as a tattoo stencil or flash.
Abstract black brush-stroke design
Abstract brush stroke tattoos in blue, teal, red and orange with black dots, across the shoulders, upper arms and upper chest of a person in a black bandeau top.
Painterly brush stroke tattoos on shoulders
Abstract compass tattoo with a blue watercolour-style wash and black ink splatter across the upper back.
Abstract compass with blue wash on upper back
Close-up of a red rose tattoo with green stems and loose black ink splashes, in a watercolour-style design, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Red rose with ink splashes on upper back
Watercolour-style forearm tattoo with black script reading carpe diem and an abstract double helix in green, red and orange washes.
Carpe diem script and DNA helix on a forearm
Black ink design of abstract calligraphic swirls and brush strokes with the handwritten words "I am free from anxiety" below.
Abstract swirl with "I am free from anxiety"
Watercolour-style heart tattoo in pink and teal with splash details, on the forearm.
Watercolour heart on a forearm
Four views of an abstract watercolour-style forearm tattoo with black ink splatters and red and teal washes.
Abstract splatter forearm tattoo
Black ink tattoo of the word CREATE in distressed brush-stroke lettering on the side of the body.
Distressed CREATE lettering in black ink
Black and grey brush enso circle framed by ferns, trees, birds and a deer, drawn as a tattoo design with no body part shown.
Enso circle with ferns, trees and birds
Back of a shoulder showing an abstract black ink brush stroke tattoo with a red splash and a small blue dot, in a mixed colour design.
Brush strokes and red splash on a shoulder blade
Black ink tattoo design of an Om symbol above a lotus flower, enclosed in a bold brush-stroke circle on a plain white background.
Om and lotus inside a brush circle
Watercolour-style pink and purple rose tattoo with black splatter lines on the upper back.
Pink rose with watercolour splatter on upper back
Abstract tattoo of black lines, grey dots and red and teal brush strokes running down a forearm.
Abstract brush strokes on a forearm