Brushstroke tattoo ideas

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Black brushstroke tattoo with a teal streak and small ink dots on a woman's shoulder, with a light grey top worn off the shoulder.
Abstract brushstroke shoulder tattoo
Black and grey brushstroke tattoo of a wolf head on the forearm, with loose ink splashes fading around the design.
Brushstroke wolf head on a lower arm
Back tattoo of a seated samurai holding two swords within a black ink ensō circle and a red brushstroke, in a watercolour-style trash polka style across the upper back.
Seated samurai with enso circle on a back
Back view of a man with a tall black brushstroke tattoo down the spine and geometric blackwork sleeves on both arms.
Brushstroke spine tattoo with geometric sleeves
Two photographs show an abstract splatter tattoo with black lines, grey wash and teal and red dots, one across a woman's upper back and neck and one on an inner forearm.
Abstract splatter tattoos on neck, back and forearm
Colour tattoo of a loose, painterly swirl with blue, yellow, orange and green brushstrokes around an open circle, on the inner forearm.
Abstract colour swirl on a forearm
Abstract sketch-style tattoo of a woman's face with blue and purple brushstrokes on the upper arm.
Abstract woman portrait on upper arm
Close-up of an abstract tattoo of black and red brushstrokes sweeping across a bare shoulder.
Abstract brushstroke tattoo on a shoulder
Black and white photo of a woman's bare back with sweeping black ink brushstroke tattoo across the back and shoulder, her head turned away and hands resting on her sides.
Black ink brushstrokes across a bare back
Colour realism tattoo on the upper arm and shoulder showing a woman's face beside a purple planet, a red desert horizon and a floating astronaut.
Woman's face and astronaut in a space scene
Painterly brushstroke tattoo in red, purple, orange and black sweeping across the upper arm.
Brushstroke tattoo on the upper arm
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a blue and purple whale with splash strokes on the upper arm of a woman in a grey vest top.
Blue and purple whale on upper arm
Black abstract brushstroke tattoo with a teal streak and small ink dots across a person's shoulder and upper chest.
Abstract brushstroke tattoo on shoulder
Blue watercolour-style night sky tattoo with small white stars on the upper arm of a person in a white t-shirt.
Starry night sky brushstroke on upper arm
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 and teal crescent moon tattoo with soft brushstroke swirls and trailing dots on the forearm.
Crescent moon and brushstroke forearm tattoo
Black ink brushstroke raven perched on a branch across a man's upper back, with a small symbol tattoo on his neck.
Brushstroke raven on a branch across the back
Three views of a forearm tattoo of a pocket watch in black and grey with turquoise accents and loose brushstroke splashes, placed on the inner forearm.
Pocket watch forearm tattoo in three views
Purple brushstroke enso circle above the script words not all who wander are lost, tattooed on the top of a foot.
Purple enso circle and script quote on a foot
Black ink brush-style tattoo of a wolf head across a man's upper back and shoulder blade, with splattered ink lines.
Brush-style wolf head on upper back
Loose black sketch-style linework of a ballerina in a leap, with purple, pink and teal watercolour splashes, tattooed on a calf.
Sketched ballerina tattoo on a calf
A thin black horizontal brushstroke tattoo sits on the upper back near the neck of a woman in a white top with red trim.
Single black brushstroke line on upper back
Black and grey skull tattoo with flying birds and painterly brushstrokes across a person's upper back, shaded in a realistic style.
Skull and birds across a back
Close crop of a woman in a black strapless top with blue, teal, orange and red brushstroke tattoos over her shoulders, upper arms and upper chest, with scattered black dots.
Painterly brushstroke tattoos across shoulders and chest
Abstract brushstroke tattoo on the forearm in black with red, yellow and blue streaks, with small script lettering near the wrist.
Painterly brushstroke tattoo on a forearm
Three forearms against a black background, each with two solid black bands tattooed around the forearm in a blackwork style with brushed, uneven edges.
Double black bands on three forearms
Close photo of a sketchy black line drawing of a ballet dancer with purple, blue and yellow wash on the upper arm.
Ballet dancer sketch on upper arm
Colourful abstract watercolour-style tattoo of blue, yellow, green and red brushstrokes across the top of a pale foot.
Abstract watercolour splash tattoo on the foot
Close photograph of a grey brushstroke enso circle tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Enso circle on the inner forearm
Black brushstroke tattoo wrapping around the upper arm and elbow of a person with the arm raised, in a loose ink-wash style.
Black brushstroke tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey brushstroke swirl design of four curved, sweeping shapes arranged in a circle, shown as a drawn tattoo design without skin visible.
Abstract brushstroke swirl design
Black ink tree silhouette inside a brushstroke enso circle on the forearm, in a Japanese-influenced style.
Tree inside a black enso circle on a forearm
Black ink enso circle with a brushstroke texture and a gap at the top, tattooed on the inner forearm in a Japanese style.
Enso circle brushstroke on a forearm
Colourful abstract watercolour-style tattoo across the inner forearm, with blue, pink, purple, red and green washes and paint splatters.
Abstract splash tattoo on a forearm
Painted design of a lotus flower in red and black with ink splashes and bold strokes on a cream background.
Lotus flower with red and black splashes
Neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing a red and blue lightning bolt, an green eye in black linework, and yellow and orange circles on a light background.
Lightning bolt and eye on upper arm
Red and black painterly Mandalorian helmet tattoo with brushstroke splashes on the upper arm, shown in a studio setting.
Mandalorian helmet on upper arm
Black brush-stroke design of a heart with a curled tail and two dots beside it, shown on a plain off-white background with no skin visible.
Heart and semicolon design
Back of a woman's neck and upper back showing a black and grey brushstroke-style flower tattoo with ink dots and a thin dotted line below it.
Black and grey flower on upper back
Black and grey tattoo on the upper arm of a stylised face built from dense woven hatching, framed by heavy black brushstroke shading.
Stylised face portrait in black hatching on upper arm
Close view of a person's upper back showing a black and grey brushstroke flower tattoo beside the shoulder blade, with a loose, painterly style.
Brushstroke flower on upper back
Black and grey brushstroke flamingo tattoo on a calf, with a small coloured piece lower down the leg.
Brushstroke flamingo on a calf
Abstract black ink splatter tattoo across a man's shoulder blade and upper arm, with a red flower shape on his upper back.
Abstract ink splatter across shoulder and back
Abstract brushstroke tattoo of a teal arc crossed by black strokes and dots on a forearm.
Brushstroke circle on a forearm
Back and upper arm of a person with abstract painterly brushstroke lines in blue, green, pink and orange, with thin black linework sweeping from the shoulder down the back.
Abstract brushstroke lines across back
Black and mint brushstroke crescent tattoo with a dotted trail on the inner forearm, shown with the wrist raised.
Brushstroke crescent moon on a forearm
Purple brush-stroke drawing of a dragonfly with spiralled wing tips and a long wavy trail, on a white background.
Purple brush dragonfly with flowing tail
Two forearms with matching watercolour tattoos in rainbow colours, a painted heart shape with droplets on the left and an open heart with rainbow splashes on the right, on the forearm.
Watercolour rainbow hearts on two forearms