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
Black and grey realism tattoo of stacked polaroid-style photographs showing a swing by water, with the script words Every summer has a story, on a upper back.
Stacked polaroids with a swing and script quote
Colour realism tattoo on the side of the torso showing a fanned hand of playing cards with a red heart, red dice and the words Roll With It on blue water.
Playing cards and dice with Roll With It lettering
Colour tattoo of a fisherman silhouetted on a boat at sunset above a leaping bass, on the upper arm.
Angler and leaping bass on an upper arm
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
Black and grey realistic shark with open jaws covering a man's back, with swirling ornaments on the shoulders and tattoo sleeves on both arms.
Realistic shark tattoo across a full back
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
Black and grey realism tattoo of a leaping bass breaking through splashing water on an upper arm.
Leaping bass breaking through water
Colour realism tattoo of an autumn lake with orange trees, blue hills and a wooden jetty, on the calf.
Autumn lakeside jetty on a calf
Realistic colour tattoo of a crocodile with open jaws emerging from water and reeds across the upper arm.
Crocodile emerging from reeds on an arm
Colour realism tattoo of an orange jellyfish with red trailing tentacles and a teal wash behind it, on the side of a torso over the ribs.
Orange jellyfish with teal wash on ribs
Colour realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a woman with downcast eyes in teal tones, with a sea turtle below her and streaks of water-like colour above.
Woman and sea turtle on upper arm
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
Full-colour realism tattoo of a mountain lake at sunset with pine trees and an autumn tree on the left, shown on a limb in two photographs.
Mountain lake landscape on a limb
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
Realistic colour tattoo of a white water lily, green lily pads and an orange koi with ripples, across a person's upper back.
Water lily and koi on upper back
Realism tattoo of a great white shark with a school of fish in blue water, on a man's back and side, with red coral at the lower edge.
Great white shark and fish tattoo on the back
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
Realistic colour tattoo of a seal's face with whiskers and bubbles on a blue background, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Realistic seal portrait on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of a muscular, bearded sea god holding a trident, with a water-tail base, on the upper arm.
Trident-bearing sea god on upper arm
Shaded purple lotus flowers and a purple butterfly tattoo on a person's lower back, with a black lace waistband visible at the bottom edge.
Purple lotus flowers and butterfly on lower back
Realism tattoo of a leaping largemouth bass with a lure, dead tree stumps and a fisherman in a boat, across a man's back and shoulder.
Leaping bass and angler across back and shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a wrecked sailing ship and a distant ship on rocky water, across a person's upper back.
Shipwreck and sailing ship across a back
Japanese-style landscape tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a grey pagoda, cherry blossom, red maple, rocks and rushing water.
Japanese pagoda landscape on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo covering a whole back, showing a winged figure standing in water beneath mountains, sun rays, birds and trees.
Full back landscape with winged figure
Black and grey realism design of Medusa, with a woman's face framed by coiled snakes and rippling water below, shown on a dark background.
Medusa with snakes in black and grey
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 realism tattoo of two palm trees above a setting sun over water, on the side of the ribs.
Palm trees and sunset on the ribs
Colour realism tattoo of a great white shark breaching above waves and a second shark with open jaws beneath the surface, on the calf.
Great white sharks on a calf
Colour tattoo of a swimming sea turtle with orange plumeria flowers and blue waves, in a Neo-trad style on the upper back.
Sea turtle and plumeria in blue waves
Realistic colour tattoo of a pale water lily with green lily pads and an orange koi on a person's upper back.
Water lily and koi on upper back
Colour realism tattoo of a mermaid with teal hair, pearls, an orange starfish and seashells across an upper arm.
Mermaid portrait with starfish on upper arm
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
Black and grey realism design of a mermaid with long flowing hair, her scaled tail curling into a circle around her, surrounded by smoke-like swirls.
Mermaid curled within a scaled tail
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a lighthouse, lotus and sailing ship across a shoulder and upper arm.
Lighthouse, lotus and sailing ship on shoulder and arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a stag with large antlers, misty pine trees and a fisherman silhouette in water, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Stag, forest and fisherman realism on upper arm
Realistic blue and green fish scale tattoo across a person's shoulder and upper arm, with small water droplets on the scales.
Blue fish scale tattoo on upper arm
Shaded blue and grey wave tattoo with white spray on the inner forearm, against a blurred wooden background.
Blue wave tattoo on a forearm
Realistic coloured tattoo of a pink lotus flower with yellow stamens and grey wash shading on a forearm.
Pink lotus flower on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of two dolphins swimming through shaded water across the top of a foot.
Realistic dolphins across the top of a foot
Colour tattoo of a yellow rubber duck wearing a white sailor hat and dog tags, sitting in a blue water splash on the calf.
Rubber duck in sailor hat on a calf
Black and grey forearm tattoo of a leafless tree in front of a full moon, with birds in the sky and dark posts above still water.
Leafless tree and full moon on a forearm
Realistic blue water splash tattoo wrapping around the inner wrist, shown from three angles against a grey background.
Blue water splash on a wrist
Realistic colour tattoo of peach roses, dark green leaves and rippling blue water across a forearm.
Roses and rippling water on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a sea turtle swimming over a teal wash, placed on the upper arm.
Sea turtle realism on upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of bare cypress trees rising from still water and a low island on the forearm.
Cypress swamp landscape on a forearm