Watercolour tattoo ideas

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Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a cat's head with black linework and ink splatter, placed across the upper back.
Watercolour cat head on a back
Colour botanical tattoo of pansies with green leaves on the outer thigh, shown beside a painted watercolour version of the same flowers being worked with a brush.
Pansy cluster tattoo on a thigh
Black Hylian crest tattoo with blue and purple watercolour splashes on a forearm.
Hylian crest with watercolour splashes on a forearm
Colourful watercolour-style yin yang tattoo with a crescent moon and paint drips on the forearm.
Yin yang with watercolour drips on a forearm
Watercolour-style lotus flower on the shoulder with black paintbrushes and a blue wash below, on a person's upper arm.
Watercolour lotus and paintbrushes on upper arm
Black and grey lotus tattoo with pink, purple and teal watercolour splashes on a forearm, with dotwork shading and dotted accents.
Lotus with watercolour splashes on a forearm
Sketch-style back tattoo of an ornate elephant framed by lotus flowers and roses, with pink watercolour splashes and black linework.
Ornate elephant with lotus and roses on back
Fine line world map tattoo with watercolour splashes in red, orange and teal on the side of the ribs.
World map with watercolour splashes on ribs
Upper arm tattoo of the words The Joke's On You in black lettering, with black Joker-style eyes and a red smile in a watercolour splatter style.
The Joke's On You lettering with Joker eyes on upper arm
Drawn tattoo design of a barn owl with stippled red roses, geometric lines and watercolour splashes on cream paper.
Owl and roses design with watercolour splashes
Black silhouette of two flying figures with purple watercolour splashes and lettering on the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Silhouetted flying figures with quote on upper back
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of Alice in a blue dress holding an umbrella, with pink and teal splashes, on the upper back.
Alice with umbrella on upper back
Geometric diamond tattoo with pink, purple, blue and green watercolour splashes on the skin of the lower torso.
Geometric diamond with watercolour splashes
Watercolour style tattoo of a blue and grey bird in flight with orange splashes, placed on the side of the ribs.
Blue watercolour bird on the ribs
Black linework origami paper boat with blue, pink and orange watercolour splashes, and a thin line running down to a small anchor on a lower leg.
Origami paper boat with watercolour splashes on calf
Fine line tattoo of a sleeping cat with green, blue and purple watercolour washes on the top of a foot.
Watercolour cat on the top of a foot
Colourful watercolour-style snowflake tattoo with paint splashes on the top of a shoulder, the flake left as pale skin.
Watercolour snowflake on a shoulder
Solid black semicolon tattoo on the inside of the wrist, surrounded by purple, blue and green watercolour-style splashes.
Semicolon with watercolour splashes on a wrist
A watercolour-style tattoo of a bird perched on a thin branch across the ribs, in loose blue, yellow, red and pink washes.
Watercolour bird on a branch on the ribs
Painted flash design of a pink crystal cluster framed by crescent moons, arrows, feathers and small stars, shown on paper over a green book.
Crystal cluster with crescent moons and arrows
Watercolour-style flower tattoo with black linework and ink splashes in pink, orange and yellow on a forearm, against a dark background.
Watercolour flowers on a forearm
Small sketch-style baby elephant tattoo with blue and purple watercolour splashes on the forearm.
Baby elephant with watercolour splashes on forearm
Full sleeve tattoo of watercolour washes in orange, red, blue and pink with black ink splatter and brush strokes, running from the upper arm to the wrist.
Watercolour splatter full sleeve
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of two hummingbirds across the upper chest and shoulder, with green, yellow and teal splashes behind them.
Two hummingbirds on chest and shoulder
Watercolour-style tattoo on the upper arm showing a teal and pink heart inside a pink and teal circle, with a dandelion, two small birds and the script words The struggle is part of the journey.
Heart, dandelion and quote on upper arm
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo on the upper back featuring a black compass rose, two white flowers with green centres, and purple, blue and pink washes.
Compass and white flowers on the upper back
Colour tattoo of a black-outlined triangle filled with watercolour-style pink, orange, purple and blue washes, on the upper arm.
Watercolour triangle with galaxy splash on upper arm
Geometric watercolour tattoo of two origami-style birds in blue, teal and pink with black outlines, on the upper arm.
Origami birds on upper arm
Black linework design of a bird of prey with spread wings over blue watercolour splashes, with the word Ravenclaw in script beneath it.
Spread-wing bird design with Ravenclaw script
A grey shaded skull tattoo with pink, blue and green watercolour splashes on the outer thigh.
Watercolour skull on a thigh
Large watercolour-style tattoo across a woman's back showing an elephant with tusks and a woman's face framed by red and pink flowers.
Watercolour elephant and woman across the back
Collage of six colourful watercolour-style tattoos, including a wolf head, a splashed bird across a woman's upper back and shoulder, an elephant on an upper arm, and an orange sun on a man's arm.
Watercolour wolf, bird, elephant and sun tattoos
Forearm tattoo of a blue and teal spiral over purple splashes and fine geometric lines, with a small number and a formula, in a watercolour-style design.
Watercolour spiral and formula on forearm
Black smiley face with X eyes and dark star shapes on a shoulder, set against teal and pink watercolour splashes.
Smiley face shoulder tattoo with watercolour splashes
Watercolour-style fine line tattoo of green leaves and red berries with script along a branch, running down a woman's spine on her back.
Leafy branch and script down the spine
Fine line dreamcatcher tattoo with a soft watercolour wash and a quote above it, on the upper arm.
Dreamcatcher with watercolour wash on upper arm
Black linework mandala with a pink watercolour triangle and rainbow splashes, tattooed on the outer thigh.
Mandala and watercolour triangle on a thigh
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a blue and purple whale with splash strokes on the upper arm of a woman in a grey vest top.
Blue and purple whale on upper arm
Forearm tattoo of a bare black tree with blue and yellow watercolour splashes in its canopy and a profile face shaped into the trunk.
Watercolour tree with profile silhouette on a forearm
Realistic eye tattoo with a dark brow, red watercolour splashes and dripping blood-red streaks, on the upper arm.
Realistic eye with red watercolour splash
Watercolour-style unicorn tattoo in blue and purple washes with black linework on the side of the ribs.
Watercolour unicorn on the ribs
Black linework lotus mandala with pink, purple and blue watercolour splashes, tattooed on the inside of a forearm.
Lotus mandala with watercolour splashes on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a black outlined anchor wrapped in rope, set over pink, purple, blue and green watercolour splashes on the lower leg.
Watercolour anchor with rope on a calf
Colour tattoo of an outlined heart with teal, purple and magenta watercolour washes and splatter marks on the inner wrist and lower forearm.
Watercolour heart on the wrist
Colour tattoo of an open book with black outline and watercolour splashes in pink, yellow, teal and orange on the forearm.
Open book with watercolour splashes
Colourful watercolour-style dreamcatcher tattoo with flowers, feathers and the word Dreamer on the side of a thigh.
Watercolour dreamcatcher on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a faceted crystal glass slipper beside a clock face with Roman numerals on the thigh, shaded in blue and teal.
Crystal slipper and clock on thigh
Black linework dreamcatcher with feathers and beads over pink, teal and yellow watercolour washes, shown as a design drawing.
Dreamcatcher with watercolour wash