Brushstroke tattoo ideas

124 photos and flash · 14% Realism, 10% Botanical · Forearm most common

What will it cost? Try the tattoo cost calculator
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
Abstract sketch-style tattoo of a woman's face with blue and purple brushstrokes on the upper arm.
Abstract woman portrait on upper arm
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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 grey realism tattoo of two figures in a loose, painterly style on the upper arm.
Two figures in black and grey on an upper arm
Three views of a black and grey skull tattoo with red splashes and lines of text on an upper arm sleeve.
Skull and red splashes on upper arm sleeve
Abstract tattoo of a dark figure with pink and red blocks and a thin red line running down an upper arm.
Abstract figure and red line on upper arm
Three views of a full arm sleeve in abstract black ink splatter and drips across the shoulder, upper arm and forearm, with a faint red wash near the shoulder.
Abstract black full sleeve on arm
Colourful painterly brushstroke tattoo wrapping a man's upper arm and forearm in orange, red, yellow, teal and black.
Painterly brushstroke sleeve tattoo
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
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
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 red abstract bird tattoo with dotwork and a geometric lattice across the shoulder and upper arm.
Abstract bird and geometric pattern on upper arm
Half sleeve on an upper arm showing a sketchy black and grey portrait of a woman in profile, with a red streak, a red umbrella and stairs below, in a realism style.
Woman portrait sleeve with red umbrella
Full arm sleeve in a Japanese-influenced brushstroke style, with a black enso-style circle and red ring on the upper arm and black strokes running down the forearm.
Brushstroke circle sleeve on upper arm