Splatter tattoo ideas

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

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Black linework tree with exposed roots and a red ink splatter behind it, drawn as a tattoo design on a white background, with no body placement shown.
Tree with roots and red splatter
Black and grey drawing of a winged skull with tribal swirls and ink splatter, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Winged skull with tribal swirls
Colourful watercolour-style lotus tattoo with black outline and blue, pink, orange and green washes, placed on the upper chest.
Watercolour lotus on the chest
Black and grey tattoo on a forearm showing a police box with Bad Wolf lettering above and a Dalek below, in a sketchy, splattered style.
TARDIS, Dalek and Bad Wolf lettering on a forearm
Colourful tattoo of a paint splash in pink, green, purple and blue with black dots and a small white heart, on a shoulder.
Paint splash with heart on shoulder
Red watercolour-style fairy tattoo with splatter details on the wrist, against a black mesh top.
Red fairy tattoo on a wrist
Black and red ink drawing of a compass rose with splatter and dotwork spray, shown as a flash design on white paper.
Compass rose with ink splatter
Watercolour-style drawing of a feathered headdress in black, grey, teal and red washes, shown in profile on a cream background.
Feathered headdress watercolour design
Colourful forearm tattoo of an electric guitar body and neck with strings and pickups, set against red sun rays and black ink splatter.
Electric guitar and red sunburst on a forearm
Watercolour-style tattoo of three butterflies in orange, red and teal with splashes of colour, on the inner forearm.
Watercolour butterflies on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a vintage film camera with teal and purple washes and pink and green paint drips below it, on the forearm.
Watercolour-style camera on forearm
Watercolour-style heart tattoo on the calf, with pink and red washes, purple shading and loose black linework and ink splatters.
Watercolour heart on a lower leg
Colourful owl tattoo on the inner forearm, drawn in soft blue, purple, pink and green with dripping paint-like edges.
Watercolour-style owl on a forearm
Painterly tattoo of an abstract animal head in blue, green and yellow with red splashes, on the outer calf.
Abstract animal head on a calf
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a black-haired mermaid with a blue scaled tail on the back of a lower leg, below rolled denim jeans.
Mermaid tattoo on a calf
Two people's forearms side by side showing matching traditional-style tattoos of a shovel and a shaded object, each with a scroll banner carrying lettering, on the inner forearm.
Matching shovel and banner forearm tattoos
Realistic chest tattoo of a shaded skull over a clock face with red splashes and the words too fast to live, too young to die, in black, grey and red.
Skull and clock across chest
Greyscale realistic drawing of a skull with a rose held in its teeth, with red watercolour splatters below, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Skull and rose with red splatter
Black script reading I solemnly swear that I am up to no good over blue, purple and pink watercolour splashes on a forearm.
Quote script over watercolour splashes on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a white daisy with black outlines and a yellow centre, surrounded by blue, pink, green and yellow watercolour splashes, on the upper chest.
Daisy with watercolour splashes on chest
Realistic grey lion head with a yellow crown and splashes of red, drawn as a tattoo design on a plain grey background with no body part shown.
Lion wearing a crown
Colourful watercolour-style hummingbird tattoo in blue, purple, red and yellow across the forearm.
Watercolour hummingbird on a forearm
Two clenched fists with traditional-style tattoos on the back of the hands, a white flying bird with green splashes on the left and a dark brown bat with red splatter on the right.
White bird and red-splashed bat on two fists
Two people with matching multicoloured watercolour-style elephant and calf tattoos on their upper backs near the shoulder blades.
Matching watercolour elephants on two backs
Black and grey realistic lily tattoo with ink splashes and partial script above, sitting on the upper arm.
Black and grey lilies on an upper arm
Painted design of a lotus flower in red and black with ink splashes and bold strokes on a cream background.
Lotus flower with red and black splashes
Black and grey tattoo design of a bare tree with roots spreading over a hatched skull, with three crows and ink splatter around it.
Bare tree growing from a skull with crows
Colour tattoo of a skull in a loose watercolour style with blue, pink, orange and green washes, on the upper arm near the shoulder.
Watercolour skull on upper arm
Forearm tattoo of a grey wolf with red splatter accents, with block lettering above reading Be strong when you are weak, brave when you are scared and humble when you are victorious.
Wolf and motto on a forearm
Red and black painterly Mandalorian helmet tattoo with brushstroke splashes on the upper arm, shown in a studio setting.
Mandalorian helmet on upper arm
Watercolour-style paw print tattoo in pink, blue and green with black linework and a script name, placed on the ribs.
Paw print with watercolour splashes on ribs
Photograph of a black and grey skull tattoo with soft pink flowers and ink splashes on the outer thigh.
Skull and pink flowers on a thigh
Black and grey blackwork tattoo on a forearm showing a bare tree, a misty treeline and a flock of birds, with dark ink splatters at the wrist.
Bare tree and birds on a forearm
A painterly heart tattoo in teal and blue with pink highlights and splattered edges, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Watercolour heart on a forearm
Red watercolour-style poppy tattoo with a black centre and a thin black stem with curls, placed on the side of the ribs.
Watercolour poppy on the ribs
Colour tattoo of three Daleks in blue, red and yellow emerging through torn skin on a back, with a black and grey circular emblem above the shoulder blade.
Three Daleks breaking through skin on a back
Watercolour-style tattoo of a rib cage with a pink and red central form and black linework, on the inner forearm.
Watercolour rib cage on forearm
Colourful tattoo of a black police box beneath a swirling pink and teal vortex across the shoulder and upper arm, shown from two angles.
Police box and vortex on a shoulder
Pink, purple and blue watercolour-style wash tattoo running down the inside of a forearm, with bare legs and white bedding behind it.
Watercolour wash tattoo on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a leaping fish in turquoise, pink and blue with black outlines and splatter dots, on the thigh.
Leaping fish on a thigh
Two realistic red lilies with black dotwork, ink splashes and small birds tattooed across a person's upper back.
Red lilies and dotwork across a back
Black and blue tattoo on the upper arm of a pocket watch with Roman numerals, chemical structure drawings, ink splatters and script reading Anything that gets your blood racing is probably worth
Pocket watch and script on upper arm
Black and grey sketch-style bird tattoo on a forearm with ink splatter blotches on both forearms near the elbows.
Sketched bird and ink splatter on both forearms
Ink and watercolour drawing of a feather in blue, green and yellow washes with black splatters on a white background.
Watercolour feather design
Watercolour-style tree tattoo with bare black branches and blue and yellow wash on the inner forearm and wrist.
Watercolour-style tree on a forearm
Watercolour-style anatomical heart tattoo with black linework and blue, red and orange washes across the upper chest.
Watercolour anatomical heart on chest
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a woman's profile with swirling hair and words such as keep living on the calf.
Profile and words on a calf
Close photo of a red, orange and black feather tattoo with paint-like splashes on the side of a person's ribs, in a realism style.
Red feather tattoo on the ribs