Splatter tattoo ideas

341 photos and flash · 13% Botanical, 13% Realism · Forearm most common

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Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a cat's head with black linework and ink splatter, placed across the upper back.
Watercolour cat head on a back
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
Watercolour-style tattoo of a hummingbird in flight above a pink flower, across the inner forearm and wrist.
Hummingbird and flower on a wrist
Realistic grey-shaded wolf head design holding a red rose in its mouth, drawn on a pale background with no body placement shown.
Wolf head with a red rose
Navy engraved-style drawing of a curling wave with foam and a dark speckled circle on a beige background, a flash design with no body placement shown.
Curling wave with splatter circle
Colourful watercolour-style yin yang tattoo with a crescent moon and paint drips on the forearm.
Yin yang with watercolour drips on a forearm
Neo-traditional style flash drawing of a deer head with antlers, leaves and two red arrows piercing the neck, on a splattered parchment background.
Deer head with arrows and antlers
Upper arm tattoo of the words The Joke's On You in black lettering, with black Joker-style eyes and a red smile in a watercolour splatter style.
The Joke's On You lettering with Joker eyes on upper arm
Drawn tattoo design of a barn owl with stippled red roses, geometric lines and watercolour splashes on cream paper.
Owl and roses design with watercolour splashes
Pencil sketch design of a tiger head with ink swirls and splatter dots, drawn as a possible tattoo flash without placement on the body.
Sketched tiger head with ornamental swirls
Watercolour-style tattoo of red and black ink blooms on the side of the ribs, with a teal top visible above.
Red and black watercolour splash on the ribs
Colourful watercolour-style snowflake tattoo with paint splashes on the top of a shoulder, the flake left as pale skin.
Watercolour snowflake on a shoulder
Watercolour-style tattoo of two footprints in pink, purple, blue and teal with yellow splashes, on the inner upper arm.
Two watercolour footprints on an upper arm
Watercolour-style flower tattoo with black linework and ink splashes in pink, orange and yellow on a forearm, against a dark background.
Watercolour flowers on a forearm
Full sleeve tattoo of watercolour washes in orange, red, blue and pink with black ink splatter and brush strokes, running from the upper arm to the wrist.
Watercolour splatter full sleeve
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
Two matching forearm tattoos in a watercolour style, a blue and purple crescent moon with a face on the left arm and an orange and red sun with a face on the right arm.
Blue moon and orange sun on forearms
Bold black angular symbol tattoo on the upper back, surrounded by teal, purple, green and yellow watercolour-style splashes with black speckles trailing downward.
Black symbol with watercolour splashes on upper back
Black and grey tattoo on a forearm showing a bird silhouette with speech bubbles and a boxed caption in lettering.
Black bird silhouette with quote lettering
Black smiley face with X eyes and dark star shapes on a shoulder, set against teal and pink watercolour splashes.
Smiley face shoulder tattoo with watercolour splashes
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a hummingbird in flight with splashes of paint, placed on the shoulder.
Watercolour hummingbird on a shoulder
Watercolour style tattoo on the upper back with black linework circles, two hearts in red and black, and blue and purple washes.
Watercolour circles and hearts on upper back
Realistic skull tattoo with a red rose above it and red ink splashes, on the upper back of a person.
Skull and red rose on upper back
Watercolour-style tattoo of an X-wing starship in front of a planet with purple and blue splashes, on a calf.
X-wing starship and planet on a calf
Colour tattoo of a stylised woman's face in red and orange watercolour washes with white dot splatter, on the upper arm.
Watercolour woman portrait on upper arm
Colour tattoo of an outlined heart with teal, purple and magenta watercolour washes and splatter marks on the inner wrist and lower forearm.
Watercolour heart on the wrist
Colour tattoo of a black silhouetted figure in a top hat, set against green and purple splashes, on the forearm.
Top hat silhouette with paint splashes
Three views of a man's upper arm and shoulder with a colour botanical tattoo of autumn maple leaves in orange, red and green with dark ink splatters.
Autumn maple leaves sleeve in watercolour style
Black blackwork tattoo of a white anchor knocked out of a dark ink splash with drips, on the forearm of a person in jeans.
Anchor in black ink splatter on forearm
Colour tattoo of pink and yellow flowers with a small red bud and black linework on the forearm, in a loose watercolour style.
Watercolour flowers and bud on a forearm
Two photographs of a watercolour-style tattoo of a birdcage with pink and red flowers on the side of the ribs.
Watercolour birdcage and flowers on the ribs
Two watercolour-style tattoos on the lower legs: a purple and green Boba Fett helmet on the left and an orange and teal BB-8 droid on the right.
Boba Fett helmet and BB-8 droid on calves
Colour tattoo of a cat's face in a soft watercolour style with blue, pink and purple washes and drips, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Watercolour cat on upper back
Colour tattoo of the cartoon character Stitch rendered in blue, red, yellow and green splatter-style shading, placed on the outer thigh.
Stitch character in watercolour splatter on thigh
Colourful watercolour-style tiger head tattoo with blue paint drips and splatter marks on the lower leg, shown on a calf.
Watercolour tiger head on a calf
Vibrant watercolour-style tattoo of a hummingbird in flight above purple flowers, placed on the upper arm.
Watercolour hummingbird and flowers on an arm
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
Coloured pencil drawing of a grinning grey Cheshire Cat design with blue stripes, a green Drink Me bottle, a red Eat Me tin and the words We're All Mad Here, shown as a flash design.
Cheshire Cat with Drink Me and Eat Me bottles
Blackwork tattoo on a forearm showing a solid black ink splash with dripping lines and a heart-shaped area of bare skin at its centre.
Heart in a black ink blot on a forearm
Side view of a man's shoulder and upper arm with a dotwork tattoo of a red and black fan and geometric pattern, with red splatter shapes across the shoulder.
Red and black fan design on shoulder and upper arm
Forearm with a red botanical rose tattoo framed by grey lace work and red splatter dots, with applied pearls and crystals over the design.
Red rose with grey lace and pearls on a forearm
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo with red poppies, a bird in flight and a skull, with German text, across the shoulder, upper arm and forearm.
Poppies, bird and skull full sleeve
Colourful watercolour-style arrow tattoo with teal fletching and a grey tip, sitting on the side of the ribs below the arm.
Watercolour arrow on the side ribs
Colour tattoo of an eagle with spread wings formed from American flag stripes and white stars, with blue and red splatter, across the upper back.
Flag eagle across the upper back
Close-up of a pink, red, orange and navy watercolour splatter tattoo on the upper chest near the collarbone, worn with an off-shoulder white lace top.
Watercolour splatter tattoo on the upper chest
Watercolour style tattoo of an elephant with its trunk raised and a blue wash behind it, placed on a person's upper back.
Watercolour elephant on upper back
Close-up photo of a tattoo on the upper back made to look like a bloody wound, with red and brown splatter, dripping lines and a dark ring in the centre.
Bloody wound effect tattoo on upper back
Watercolour-style tattoo of a cat face with bright green eyes and a paw outline on the calf, with blue, red and black dot splashes.
Watercolour cat face on a calf