Brushstroke tattoo ideas

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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
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
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
Colour tattoo of pink roses, rosebuds and green leaves with black brushstroke accents, botanical style on the forearm.
Pink roses and black brushstrokes on a forearm
Black and grey realism back tattoo of a large raven in flight with smaller birds, German text and a vertical brushstroke ladder motif.
Raven in flight across a back piece
Forearm tattoo of a woman's face with realistic eyes and lips, a hand near her mouth, black brushstroke streaks and red and ochre drips, shown in three side-by-side views.
Realistic face portrait with brushstrokes on forearm
Colour tattoo of an orange and blue butterfly with black veins over teal watercolour splashes and red petals on a forearm.
Butterfly over watercolour splashes and petals
Colour tattoo of pink roses, purple flowers and black lace and mandala patterns running down the side of the torso and onto the hip, with teal brushstroke accents.
Rose and lace floral side piece
Colour and black-and-grey tattoo on a person's back showing a swallow in flight between three red poppies, with birds and ink splashes above.
Swallow and red poppies down a back
Black and grey portrait of a woman with red lips and red splashes, a neo-trad style tattoo on a forearm.
Woman's face and red splashes on a forearm
Black and grey back tattoo of a bird in flight beside German text, with a brushstroke ladder shape and red wash, placed across the back.
Bird in flight with German text on a back
Large back tattoo in black and grey with red accents, showing lips holding a cigarette, a hand, and German lettering across the back.
Back piece with lips, hand and German lettering
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face with bold crossing brushstrokes over the eyes and mouth, on the forearm.
Black and grey woman's face portrait on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's face merged with a Roman numeral clock, placed across the upper back over the shoulder blade.
Lion and clock on a shoulder blade
Realistic cat head with fangs resting on a skull, with red brushstrokes and black and teal ink splashes, tattooed on a lower leg.
Cat and skull with red and black splashes on a leg
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
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