Splash tattoo ideas

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Black and grey line drawing of a suited figure dissolving into a spiralling splash, with stippled shading and no visible placement on skin.
Melting suited figure in a splash spiral
Dark ink drawing of a feather quill dipping into a splashing ink pot, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Feather quill dipping into an ink pot
Blue and black ink drawing of a nautilus shell with waves splashing out of its opening, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Nautilus shell with blue waves
Pen-and-ink drawing of a skull with roses and wildflowers over pastel watercolour splashes, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Skull and roses with watercolour splashes
Traditional-style flash design of a carousel unicorn under a striped canopy, with two blue flowers and water splashes, shown in colour beside a greyscale version.
Carousel unicorn with flowers
Pencil sketch of an hourglass with bold black outlines and blue and purple watercolour-style splashes around it, drawn as a tattoo design.
Hourglass with blue and purple splashes
Watercolour and ink drawing of a howling wolf below a glowing moon with blue and pink washes, drawn on white paper as a tattoo design.
Howling wolf and moon watercolour design
Traditional-style flash design of a yin yang symbol, with the black side filled with red and yellow flames and the white side with blue water splashes, shown without any body placement.
Yin yang with fire and water
Blue ink drawing of two koi fish circling in a yin and yang arrangement, surrounded by stylised water swirls, in a Japanese style.
Two koi fish in a yin and yang circle
Hand-drawn sketch of a hummingbird feeding from a purple iris with pink and teal ink splashes, shown as a tattoo design in a sketchbook.
Hummingbird and iris tattoo design
Black tribal-style flash design of two dolphins leaping above curling swirls and water splashes, with no body placement shown.
Two dolphins with tribal swirls
Illustration of a hummingbird in flight, trailing teal and purple paint splashes on a white background.
Hummingbird in flight with paint splash
Traditional-style flash design of a blue teacup with a skull and crossbones, coffee spilling out, framed by two scroll banners of lettering on a red splash background.
Skull teacup with coffee banners
Coloured ink drawing of a leaping trout curved into a circle, with black linework, green, peach and teal washes, and splashes of water around it.
Leaping trout within a circle of splashes
Pencil and ink drawing of an octopus with curling tentacles and teal splashes, shown as a tattoo design on tracing paper, with no body part visible.
Octopus tentacle tattoo design on tracing paper
Pen and watercolour drawing of a small cartoon baby elephant whose trunk sprays a bright blue, pink and purple galaxy with white stars, shown on white paper.
Baby elephant spraying a galaxy
Painted tattoo design of a howling wolf in front of a crescent moon, with bold black linework and watercolour splashes in pink, orange, green and blue, shown on white paper beside coloured pencils.
Howling wolf and moon design
Teal line drawing of a lion's head in profile, with its mane flowing into water splashes over a pale watercolour wash.
Lion head with flowing mane and water splash
Painted flash design of three stylised wolves, one made of blue water, one of orange flame and one of green leaves, on white paper beside markers.
Three elemental wolves in water, fire and leaves
Flat blue design of a leaping dolphin with swirling wave and splash shapes, shown as a drawing rather than on skin.
Leaping dolphin with wave swirls
Pen and coloured pencil drawing of two koi fish circling a blue circle filled with white swirls and water splashes, a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Two koi fish around a swirling wave circle
Flash style drawing of a blue tidal wave with a cream banner reading We Will Bring The Tidal Wave and the words Pierce The Veil 2013 beneath, shown without any body placement.
Tidal wave banner flash design
Solid black silhouette design of a dolphin leaping beside curling wave splashes, shown as a stencil-style tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Dolphin and wave design
Black and purple line drawing of a stylised bird, a flower and feathers with dotwork bubbles, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Bird, flower and feathers tattoo design
Digital tattoo design drawing of black bird silhouettes flying along a swirl of watercolour splashes, with no body placement shown.
Black birds over watercolour splashes