Ink splatter tattoo ideas

107 photos and flash · 29% Botanical, 21% Realism · Forearm most common

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Watercolour style tattoo of a bird in flight with orange, blue and purple splashes on the side of the torso.
Watercolour bird in flight with splashes
Watercolour style tattoo of a pink flower with black ink linework and blue and pink wash splashes, on the ankle and top of a foot.
Watercolour flower on ankle and foot
Black ink treble clef tattoo with ink splatter behind it on the inside of a forearm, in a blackwork style.
Treble clef in ink splatter on a forearm
Black and grey ink drawing of a samurai with a topknot holding a katana over one shoulder, surrounded by ink splatters, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Samurai with katana ink splash design
Black outlined smiley face with X eyes, a trail of black arrowheads and ink splatter, over teal and pink wash on a limb.
Smiley face with X eyes and arrow tail
Colour portrait tattoo of a woman with long hair on an upper arm, with black ink splatter and a Roman numeral clock face below her.
Colourful woman portrait and clock on upper arm
Loose, sketchy black and grey skull with rabbit ears and ink splatter tattooed on the outer thigh, with a touch of pale blue.
Skull with rabbit ears on a thigh
Large colour tattoo across a person's upper back showing a leafy tree with birds in flight above an electric guitar wrapped in orange ribbons, on the Back.
Tree, birds and guitar across a back
Black and grey tattoo of a dismembered humanoid figure with drips of ink, running across the ribs of a bare torso.
Dismembered figure on the ribs
Black, grey and red snarling panda head tattoo with loose ink splatters across the upper chest and shoulder.
Snarling panda with ink splatter on chest
Realistic black raven in flight with wings and tail breaking up into ink splatter, with fine red lines behind it, drawn as a tattoo design on a pale grey background.
Raven in flight dissolving into ink splatter
Black ink tattoo of a bare tree inside a partial circle with fine ink specks, placed on the inner wrist and forearm of a hand with red nails.
Bare tree in a circle on the wrist
Calf tattoo of a pale pink masked spirit face with black stripes, set within a black ink splatter that drips downward, in a fine line and splatter style.
Masked spirit in ink splatter on calf
Flash-style design of a white masked spirit face with red streaks, set in black ink splatter with dripping lines, shown on a plain white background.
Masked spirit in ink splatter
Watercolour-style tattoo of a glowing light bulb with a red paper boat inside, surrounded by black ink splatter, on the forearm.
Watercolour light bulb on forearm
Black brush-stroke Om symbol tattoo on the left side of a person's ribs, with fine ink splatter around the curls.
Om symbol in brush strokes on ribs
Pencil and ink flash design of a blindfolded woman in profile with feathered wings and an owl, shaded in a realistic black and grey style.
Blindfolded woman with owl and wings
Black and grey flash design of two shaded roses, a Roman numeral pocket watch, a quill feather and a key over ink splatters, with no body placement shown.
Roses, pocket watch and feather flash
Colourful watercolour-style light bulb tattoo with a red paper boat inside and black ink splatters around it, on a forearm.
Light bulb with paper boat on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of magnolia flowers with ink splatter and drips across a person's upper back.
Black and grey magnolia flowers on a back
Four-panel photo of a red and pink magnolia tattoo with black ink splatter across the back of a shoulder, in Botanical and Realism styles.
Magnolia and ink splatter on a shoulder
Watercolour style tattoo of a dragonfly and dandelion seed heads in teal, pink and purple across the side of the ribs.
Watercolour dragonfly and dandelion on ribs
Four-panel photo of a realistic red magnolia tattoo with black ink splatter across the shoulder and upper arm.
Magnolia and ink splatter on a shoulder
Realistic black, grey and blue moth tattoo covering the back of a hand, with a second faded moth partly visible above the wrist.
Realistic moth tattoo on the back of a hand
Black and green feather with the script words Angels watching over me, two pink flowers and ink splatter on a white background, shown as a tattoo design.
Feather with script and pink flowers
Black and grey sketch of a Batman-style cowl with cross-hatched shading, fading into loose ink splatters on a white background.
Batman mask in ink splatter sketch
Blackwork forearm tattoo of PlayStation button symbols, a triangle, circle, cross and square, set within a black ink splatter.
PlayStation button symbols in ink splatter on forearm
Two people sit side by side showing matching watercolour-style cherry blossom tattoos on their upper arms, with pink blossoms, green washes and black ink splatters.
Matching cherry blossom tattoos on upper arms
Colour tattoo of two angular teal and orange swallows in a neo-traditional style running along the forearm.
Two geometric swallows on a forearm
Ink drawing of a geometric feather built from linked triangles and hatched facets, with blue and green watercolour wash on white paper.
Geometric feather design in blue and green wash
Black and grey realism tattoo on the upper arm and shoulder showing a large Roman numeral clock behind a man in a suit and hat standing on stairs.
Clock and man in suit on upper arm
Black and red ink design of a Roman numeral clock with ink splatters, brush strokes and birds flying away from it, drawn on a white background.
Clock with birds and red brush strokes
Two forearms pressed together showing black and grey realism rose tattoos on the forearm, one with a skeleton key and ink splatter.
Black and grey rose forearms with a key
Close photograph of a watercolour-style tattoo of orange, pink, purple and teal splashes with black ink spatter, running from the thigh over the knee onto the calf.
Watercolour-style splashes across a leg
Black and grey realism chest tattoo of an eye, a Roman numeral clock face and birds, with a heartbeat line on the shoulder.
Realistic eye and clock on chest
Blue watercolour-style tattoo of a TARDIS police box on the inner forearm, with ink splashes running down towards the wrist.
TARDIS tattoo with blue ink splashes on a forearm
Line drawing of a sailing ship on paper, with blue, yellow, pink and maroon watercolour splashes behind it, shown as a tattoo design sketch.
Sailing ship with watercolour splashes
Black and grey ink-wash tattoo of a large flower on a stem, birds and ink splashes across the forearm.
Ink flower and birds across two forearms
Black ink drawing of a tattoo design: a splattered circle and upright mark at the centre, surrounded by a ring of pointed petals with swirls and dots, shown on white paper beside a pen.
Ink mandala with splattered symbol design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a raven with a clock face on the upper chest and shoulder, with a small bird on the opposite shoulder.
Raven and clock across chest and shoulder
Black and grey realistic hawk in flight, its wings breaking into ink splatter and fading into a city skyline, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Hawk in flight with ink splash wings
Black silhouette of a hummingbird feeding from a dark flower with long trailing stamens, shown as a blackwork tattoo design on a pale grey background.
Hummingbird feeding from a dark flower
Colourful realistic maple leaf tattoo cascading from the upper back down towards the lower back, in red, orange, green and purple.
Autumn maple leaves across a back
Watercolour-style butterfly tattoo in pink, red and blue with black outlines and splatter, on the ankle.
Watercolour butterfly on an ankle
Black and grey flash design of a deer skull with antlers, wrapped in shaded roses and a small geometric diamond, on a textured cream background.
Deer skull with antlers and roses
Close-up of a geometric tattoo of three outlined diamonds with red and black ink splashes running down from them, on the calf of a leg.
Three diamonds with red and black splashes on a leg
Colour realism tattoo of an owl's face and eye with bare branches, ink splashes and maple leaves, on an upper arm.
Owl and maple leaves on an upper arm
Two views of a watercolour style upper arm tattoo with red poppies, fine black linework, a compass drawing and cursive script.
Red poppies and compass on upper arm