Water tattoo ideas

300 photos and flash · 22% Japanese, 20% Realism · Forearm most common

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Black and grey fine line tattoo on an upper arm showing a palm tree over water, a crescent moon, a thought bubble reading CAN I LIVE, and several small icons.
Fine line icons and palm tree on upper arm
Colour Japanese-style dragon tattoo with green scales and wave details on the side of a person's torso, above the waistband of their jeans.
Green dragon tattoo on the side of the torso
Realism tattoo on a leg showing a grey Buddha face above a temple silhouette, with a pink botanical lotus flower below.
Buddha face and lotus on a leg
Colour tattoo of a grey anchor wrapped in rope, with a red lotus and teal leaves and blue flame-like lines behind it, on the inner forearm.
Anchor and lotus on a forearm
Colour Japanese-style wave tattoo in shades of blue with white foam on the inner forearm.
Blue wave on a forearm
Black silhouette design of a girl holding a parasol while balancing on a tightrope above a crocodile rising from ripples in water.
Girl with parasol on a tightrope over a crocodile
Realism-style colour tattoo of a largebass leaping from water with a hooked lure, with a grey fisherman in a boat, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Leaping bass and fisherman on upper arm
Three photographs of a small black fine line wave tattoo on the wrist or forearm, shown against the sea, on pale skin and on darker skin.
Small wave tattoos on the wrist
Colour tattoo of a white koi fish with blue flowing fins and purple markings on the top of a foot, near the ankle.
Blue and purple koi fish on a foot
Pencil sketch of a goldfish with long flowing fins inside a circle, a fine line tattoo design shown in three stacked views.
Goldfish with flowing fins in a circle
Colour realism tattoo of a swan with a red and black beak, its wing raised over blue water, on the inner forearm of a person wearing a blue top.
Realistic swan on a forearm
Blue Japanese-style wave sleeve tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm, with white foam crests and shaded blue water.
Blue waves sleeve on shoulder and upper arm