Water tattoo ideas

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Black and grey traditional tattoo with dotwork shading on a thigh, showing mountains, pine trees, a sunburst, roses and the script Let's be Adventurous.
Mountain sunrise and roses on a thigh
Black and grey linework tattoo on a thigh showing a gothic cathedral skyline, a rayed sun, mountains and a half-sun above banded lines.
Cityscape with sun and mountains on a thigh
Black ink tattoo of the Golden Gate Bridge with a lace-patterned lower edge on the outer thigh, with the bridge and bay visible behind.
Golden Gate Bridge silhouette on a thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a grinning shark head rising from a purple cupcake beneath a parasol, with bubbles, on the outer thigh.
Shark cupcake with parasol on thigh
Black ink tattoo of the Golden Gate Bridge with a lace-style border across the outer thigh, with the bay and red bridge visible behind.
Golden Gate Bridge in lace on a thigh
Realism style tattoo of a purple-grey storm sky with forked lightning above a wooden pier, on the upper leg.
Lightning storm over a pier on a thigh
Colour tattoo of stylised blue and teal waves with black outlines and a curled crest, on the thigh, in a Japanese-influenced style.
Stylised blue waves on a thigh
Black and grey iceberg tattoo with hatched shading on the outer thigh, sitting just above a wavy horizontal waterline.
Iceberg on the thigh
Thigh with a coloured portrait of a woman framed by flowers, a black and grey sailing ship in a rope border, and a small teal lotus with pink characters above it.
Portrait, ship and lotus tattoos on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a cartoon woman with flowing dark hair and autumn leaves on the thigh, with a red cartoon creature at the top right.
Cartoon woman with flowing hair on thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo on the outer thigh showing a row of bare trees above water, with a realistic face with closed lips in the reflection below.
Trees reflected in water with a face on the thigh
Black and grey traditional tattoo on a thigh showing mountains, pine trees, a rising sun with rays, two roses and the script Let's be Adventurous.
Mountain lake scene with script on thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a curling wave with spray inside an outlined triangle, on the outer thigh.
Wave inside a triangle on the thigh
Colourful koi fish with lotus flowers tattooed on the upper thigh, drawn with loose, watercolour-style washes of teal, green, pink and orange.
Koi fish and lotus flowers on a thigh
Black and grey fine line mermaid tattoo with flowing hair, bubbles and skulls in her tail, on the outer thigh.
Mermaid with skulls on a thigh
Colour tattoo on a thigh showing an animated-style woman with long dark hair beside a red crab and a small fish against blue water, in a neo-traditional style.
Animated woman and red crab on thigh
Colour tattoo of a green sea turtle with pink and purple plumeria flowers and blue wave shading on the outer thigh, in a neo-traditional style.
Sea turtle and plumeria on a thigh
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a stippled wave inside an outlined triangle on the side of a thigh.
Wave inside a triangle on a thigh
Colour tattoo on a thigh of a yellow duck sitting in a wooden bath tub, surrounded by small black soot sprites and star-shaped flowers.
Yellow duck in a wooden tub on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face in profile merging with a castle, trees and birds on the thigh.
Castle and woman's face blend on thigh
Watercolour-style landscape tattoo of pine trees, a red-roofed cabin and water, covering the outer thigh down towards the knee.
Watercolour forest landscape on a thigh
Black and grey blackwork tattoo on a thigh showing a castle skyline with crescent moons, mountains, a water band and stripes, with a dragon below near the knee.
Castle skyline and dragon on a thigh