Watercolour splash tattoo ideas

199 photos and flash · 16% Fine line, 12% Botanical · Forearm most common

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Illustrated design of a pigtailed character blowing pink bubble gum and holding a baseball bat, with bold lettering and watercolour splashes in pink, purple and teal.
Pigtailed character with bubble gum and bat
Fine black script reading Walkworthy beside a watercolour style cross in red, green and orange on a forearm, with transfer stencils shown above.
Cross and script on a forearm
Colourful geometric bird tattoo with watercolour splashes on the top of a foot, against a red background.
Geometric bird with watercolour splashes on a foot
Fine line heartbeat tattoo with blue, purple and pink watercolour splashes on the side of the ribs.
Heartbeat line with watercolour splashes
Black fine line origami crane tattoo with rainbow watercolour splashes behind it, on the inner forearm.
Origami crane with rainbow splashes on a forearm
Black script lettering reading 'I am not a gun' on an inner forearm, with a red splash and a thin underline swoosh, photographed inside a car.
Script phrase 'I am not a gun' on a forearm
Colour tattoo on a person's upper back and shoulder blade showing a Roman numeral clock face with autumn maple leaves and black crows in a watercolour style.
Clock, maple leaves and crows on upper back
Colour tattoo of the Cheshire Cat's grinning face with teal eyes and splashes of teal watercolour, placed on the outer thigh.
Cheshire Cat grin on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a flying songbird with a red breast and grey wings on the upper chest, finished with orange brush-stroke splashes.
Flying bird with red watercolour splashes
Colour tattoo of a wristwatch face with clock numerals fading into pink, blue and purple watercolour splashes on the inner forearm.
Watch face dissolving into watercolour on a wrist
Colour tattoo of Mickey Mouse with a watercolour splash background, placed on the calf and surrounded by grass.
Mickey Mouse watercolour calf tattoo
Side of a bare torso showing a tall Eiffel Tower tattoo on the ribs, drawn in black linework with watercolour-style splashes of red, green, blue and yellow.
Eiffel Tower on the ribs
Black fine line Deathly Hallows symbol with purple and turquoise watercolour accents, above the script words After all this time? and Always, on the forearm.
Deathly Hallows symbol with Always script on forearm
Two photos of a colour watercolour tattoo on the upper chest, with pink and teal brushstrokes, small red hearts and black script reading I'll love you forever and I'll like you for always.
Watercolour script quote on upper chest
Watercolour tattoo of blue, red and purple splashes with the script words Take a breath and run across a woman's shoulder.
Watercolour splash with script on shoulder
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a Game Boy wearing a top hat, with a laurel wreath and joystick, on the calf.
Game Boy with top hat on a calf
Black script reading 'I solemnly swear that I am up to no good' over pink, purple and blue watercolour splashes on a forearm tattoo.
Script quote over watercolour splashes on a forearm
Deathly Hallows symbol tattoo in black linework with red, green, yellow and blue watercolour splashes, on the side of the ribs.
Deathly Hallows with watercolour splashes
Colour tattoo of an ornate hamsa hand with a blue eye at its centre, surrounded by watercolour-style splashes of pink, blue and yellow, on the inner ankle.
Watercolour hamsa hand with eye on the ankle
Colourful forearm tattoo of stacked books and an open book with sketched birds over rainbow watercolour splashes.
Stacked books and flying pages on a forearm
Black line drawing of geometric origami birds with watercolour splashes in orange, blue, teal and pink, on the outer ankle and lower leg.
Geometric origami birds on the ankle
Fine line tattoo of a woman with an updo and teal and orange earring on a thigh, with a shaded cat's head in an oval frame below her.
Woman portrait and cat on a thigh
Realistic grey elephant tattoo with blue, pink and orange watercolour splashes on the side of a torso.
Elephant with watercolour splashes on the side
Colour tattoo of a pink rose, magnolia blooms and buds with blue and pink watercolour splashes on a lower calf.
Rose and magnolia with watercolour splashes on a calf
Realistic colour tattoo of a skull with red and pink roses and watercolour-style splashes on the forearm.
Skull and roses on a forearm
Watercolour-style tattoo of a black cat head with a yellow eye and fine whiskers, with blue and red ink washes, on the side of a torso over the ribs.
Watercolour black cat on the ribs
Colour tattoo of an orange and blue butterfly with black veins over teal watercolour splashes and red petals on a forearm.
Butterfly over watercolour splashes and petals
Watercolour-style tattoo on the inner forearm with a black semicolon on the left and black butterflies drifting towards the right over pink, purple and teal washes.
Semicolon and butterflies on a forearm
Watercolour-style tattoo of dandelion seeds drifting across the upper back, with pink, blue, green and orange washes beside the shoulder blade.
Watercolour dandelion seeds on upper back
Realistic colour tattoo of a red rose with a thorny stem and green leaf on a forearm, set against a teal watercolour wash.
Red rose with thorns on a forearm
Two arms show matching watercolour splash tattoos in pink, blue and teal with fine line script reading to infinity and and beyond, placed on the forearm and upper arm.
Matching watercolour splash tattoos with script
Pink origami bird patterned with white cherry blossoms, outlined in black, with pink and purple watercolour-style splashes beside it on an upper arm.
Origami bird with cherry blossoms on upper arm
Black compass rose with a faint grey dial and blue and purple watercolour splashes, tattooed on a forearm.
Compass rose with watercolour splashes on a forearm
Black outlined anchor tattoo on the forearm with a blue, purple, red and orange watercolour wash behind it.
Anchor with watercolour splash on forearm
Colour tattoo of a sunflower with orange petals and a dark centre, outlined in black and red sketchy lines, with blue watercolour splashes, on the inside of a forearm.
Sunflower with watercolour splashes on a forearm
Fine line script reading laugh your heart out with pink and orange watercolour splashes and small birds on the inner forearm.
Script quote and watercolour splash on forearm
Two mirrored elephant tattoos with black outlines and teal, purple and blue watercolour wash, placed on the tops of a pair of feet.
Matching watercolour elephants on feet
Two greyscale skull tattoos on the inner wrists, one wearing a top hat and bow tie with blue splashes, the other with a red polka dot bow and purple splashes.
Two skull wrist tattoos with watercolour splashes
Forearm tattoo of black silhouetted figures drifting across rainbow watercolour splashes, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Silhouetted figures in rainbow watercolour on forearm
Outlined TARDIS tattoo with blue and purple watercolour splashes and the words Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey in black script below it, on the thigh.
TARDIS with watercolour splashes and quote on thigh
Sketch-style TARDIS tattoo with a blue watercolour wash and a Bad Wolf sign, placed on the outer thigh.
TARDIS with Bad Wolf sign on a thigh
Watercolour-style tattoo of a deer skull with antlers and red poppies on the outer thigh.
Deer skull and poppies on a thigh
Greyscale pencil drawing of a pocket watch overlaid with red, orange and purple watercolour splashes, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Pocket watch with watercolour splashes
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of an open pocket watch with Roman numerals on a forearm, surrounded by splashes of blue, orange, green and yellow.
Pocket watch with watercolour splashes on forearm
Black outlined Hogwarts house crest tattoo with red, green, gold and blue watercolour splashes and drips on a calf.
Hogwarts crest watercolour tattoo on a calf
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a wolf's head with blue, purple, green and red splashes and drips, on the upper arm of a person in a grey vest.
Watercolour wolf head on upper arm
Back and shoulder tattoo of an abstract bird or feather in black linework with teal and pink watercolour splashes, shown in a fine line and geometric style.
Geometric bird with watercolour splashes on a back
Fine line tattoo of a musical staff, treble clef and single note with purple and pink watercolour splashes, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Musical staff and treble clef on a wrist