Water tattoo ideas

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

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Realistic black and grey penguin diving head first through blue water and bubbles, tattooed on the calf.
Diving penguin with blue water on a calf
Blue wave tattoo with a curling crest and spray, shaded in a painterly style across the forearm.
Blue wave tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a dark starry night sky over a brushed shoreline on the inner forearm, in a painterly blackwork style.
Night sky and shoreline on a forearm
Realistic wolf and woman face tattoo on a forearm, with teal water bubbles and splashes of blue behind the figures.
Wolf and woman portrait on a forearm
Japanese-style wave tattoo with pale outlines over solid black ink, running along a forearm.
Stylised waves on a forearm
Realistic swan tattoo on the inner forearm, with grey and white feathers, a red beak and blue water beneath.
Swan with spread wings on a forearm
Colourful full sleeve tattoo in a pixel art style, showing a swirling tree, a yellow gem, a pixelated figure, fish and a moon across the upper arm and forearm.
Pixel art scene full sleeve
Forearm tattoo of the Aquarius water-bearer symbol, two black wave lines inside a loose teal brush-stroke circle.
Aquarius symbol in a teal circle on a forearm
Before and after side-by-side of a botanical lotus cover-up tattoo on a forearm, with the faded grey original on the left and a purple and blue version on the right.
Lotus cover-up on a forearm, before and after
Small black and grey fine line tattoo of a curling wave inside a circle on the inner forearm, in a Japanese woodcut style.
Wave in a circle on a forearm
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a full moon, clouds, pine trees and a seated woman by water across a forearm.
Moonlit pine forest and figure on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a full moon over clouds and pine trees, with a seated figure reflected in water below.
Moon, pine forest and seated figure on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a pink flamingo with a large cartoon eye and yellow beak, set against blue clouds and water, on the forearm.
Pink flamingo with clouds on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork and fine line tattoo of a curling wave and feathers running along the outer forearm.
Wave and feather on a forearm
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of mountains, pine trees and a lake across the forearm, shaded with dotwork.
Mountain lake landscape on a forearm
Japanese style full sleeve tattoo on an arm showing a koi fish, rolling waves, lotus flowers and a skull, shown from three angles.
Koi, waves and lotus full sleeve
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two mountain peaks beneath an outlined sun, with wavy water lines below, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Mountains and sun tattoo on the forearm
Fine line black tattoo of four stacked elemental symbols, a spiral swirl, a flame, a stepped earth tile and a water circle, on the forearm.
Four elemental symbols stacked on an arm
Black city skyline tattoo with a reflection on the inner wrist of a raised hand, with a waterfront skyline behind.
City skyline tattoo on a wrist
Realism style black and grey tattoo on a forearm showing a full moon over clouds, a pine treeline and a kneeling figure by water.
Moonlit forest landscape on a forearm
Colour tattoo of two purple and teal koi fish swimming through stylised blue waves, in Japanese style, on a forearm, shown twice side by side.
Purple and teal koi fish on forearm
Watercolour-style orca tattoo with blue, purple and green washes on the outer forearm.
Orca with watercolour splashes on a forearm
Black and grey forearm tattoo of mountains and a sun inside a circle, with a handwritten quote above and around it about going somewhere and having room for one more troubled soul.
Mountain and sun quote on a forearm
Small blue watercolour-style wave tattoo with black linework curling across the inner wrist, with a soft pink-tinged skin background.
Blue wave on a wrist
Fine line black ink tattoo of bare trees standing in shallow water with a low shoreline, placed on the inner forearm.
Bare trees rising from water on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a rowboat on water beneath a moon and two birds, framed by a heart-shaped rope border, on a forearm.
Rowboat in a rope heart on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a stylised wave curling inside a circle, in blues, teal and green with black outlines, on the inner forearm.
Stylised wave in a circle on a forearm
Full arm sleeve tattoo in a watercolour style showing a mermaid with flowing red hair and a green tail, with blue splashes, covering the upper arm and shoulder down to the forearm.
Watercolour mermaid full sleeve
Black and grey fine line tattoo on the inner forearm of a small figure in a pointed hat sitting on a wooden jetty beside a tree and calm water.
Small figure on a jetty, forearm
Three-panel photo of a colour Japanese-style forearm tattoo showing a blue horned sea serpent, red fish and outlined waves.
Blue sea serpent and red fish on a forearm
Colour tattoo of stylised teal and blue ocean waves with white foam crests and black outlines, on the forearm.
Stylised ocean waves on a forearm
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a curling wave inside a circle, placed on the inner forearm.
Small circular wave on a forearm
Black tattoo of snow-capped mountains under a crescent moon and stars, with horizontal water lines beneath, shaded with dotwork on the forearm.
Mountains, crescent moon and stars on a forearm
Watercolour-style blue wave tattoo with green and purple splashes wrapping around a forearm, shown in two photos.
Watercolour-style wave on forearm
Small dark geometric tattoo on the outer forearm of a woman whose face is hidden behind a camera, with silver rings and bracelets on her wrists.
Woman with camera and small forearm tattoo
Teal and black Japanese-style wave tattoo on the inner wrist, shown from three angles in a collage with a small grey tattoo on another wrist.
Teal wave tattoo on a wrist
Colour tattoo on a forearm of a cartoon child in a red top reading a book, with green ferns and a blue and grey wave beneath.
Child reading on a wave with ferns
Black typewriter-style lettering reading "Nothing gold can stay" on a forearm seen underwater, with light patterns rippling across the skin.
Quote lettering on an underwater forearm
Two side-by-side photos of colour forearm tattoos of Pokémon characters, Pikachu, Squirtle, Charmander and Bulbasaur, with leaves, water and a Poké Ball.
Pokémon characters across two forearm tattoos
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a brown cartoon bison-like creature with teal flowers and four element symbols on a forearm.
Cartoon bison and flowers on a forearm
Traditional colour tattoo of an anchor wrapped in rope, with a red rose, green waves and black droplets, on a forearm.
Anchor and rose on a forearm
Blue wave tattoo inside a black-outlined inverted triangle on a forearm, with light blue shading behind the wave.
Blue wave inside a triangle on a forearm
Three photos of black and grey forearm tattoos showing bare trees, a moon, flying birds, a horse and rider silhouette, and a gate by water, in a blackwork and realism style on the forearm.
Forest, moon and horse rider forearm tattoos
Black and grey circular tattoo of a waterfall between rocks and trees on a forearm, shaded in a realistic style.
Waterfall landscape in a circle on a forearm
Colour traditional tattoo of a largemouth bass leaping through teal waves on a forearm, with bold black outlines.
Largemouth bass through waves on a forearm
Black and grey circular tattoo of stylised sea waves with hatched linework on the inner forearm.
Circular waves on a forearm
Shaded blue and grey wave tattoo with white spray on the inner forearm, against a blurred wooden background.
Blue wave tattoo on a forearm
Blue Japanese-style wave tattoo with white foam detail running down the inside of a forearm against a plain beige wall.
Blue wave tattoo on a forearm