Watercolour wash tattoo ideas

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Upper back tattoo of three butterflies made from shaded footprints, with blue, pink and green washes and script names beneath.
Three footprint butterflies across upper back
Watercolour-style tattoo of two footprints in pink, purple, blue and teal with yellow splashes, on the inner upper arm.
Two watercolour footprints on an upper arm
Black linework owl with ornate patterned wings perched on a branch with leaves, with red watercolour wash, tattooed on a person's upper back.
Owl on a branch across the upper back
Watercolour style tattoo on the upper back with black linework circles, two hearts in red and black, and blue and purple washes.
Watercolour circles and hearts on upper back
Colour tattoo of a child sitting beneath a large red feather with butterflies rising from it, placed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Child with a red feather and butterflies on upper back
Fine line black outline tattoo of a circle filled with arcs and dots resembling Gallifreyan script, with pink and teal watercolour washes, on a lower leg.
Circular Gallifreyan-style script on the calf
Watercolour-style tattoo of a hare with an eye motif on the ribs, in brown, orange and purple washes with loose black linework.
Watercolour hare on the ribs
Watercolour-style elephant tattoo with loose black linework and rainbow washes of pink, blue, green and orange on a limb.
Watercolour elephant tattoo on a limb
Forearm tattoo of a grey open circle with black brush-like lines and red and green watercolour washes, shown in a watercolour style.
Watercolour circle and splatter on a forearm
Watercolour style tattoo of a dragonfly and dandelion seeds in teal, pink and purple across the side of a ribcage.
Dragonfly and dandelion seeds on ribs
Colourful watercolour-style abstract tattoo across the inner forearm, with pink, purple, blue, green and red washes and dark ink splatters.
Watercolour-style abstract tattoo on forearm
Watercolour-style world map tattoo in bright colour washes across the ankles and tops of both feet.
Watercolour world map across both feet
Photograph of a pastel blue and pink watercolour-style tattoo with thin black linework forming a ridge, on the lower back of a person with wavy hair.
Pastel wash ridge tattoo on lower back
Two forearms pressed together showing a fine line bird head on the left and a poppy with watercolour wash on the right, both placed on the forearm.
Bird and poppy forearm pair
Abstract compass tattoo with a blue watercolour-style wash and black ink splatter across the upper back.
Abstract compass with blue wash on upper back
Forearm tattoo of grey seed heads on tall stems above a shaded geometric star, with vertical orange and yellow streaks running beneath, in a botanical and geometric style.
Seed heads and geometric star on a forearm
Close photo of a fine line feather tattoo with soft pink, blue and orange wash on the upper chest near the shoulder.
Feather with pastel wash on upper chest
Fine line and watercolour wash tattoo of a woman in a purple top with red hair and lips, on the upper arm.
Watercolour figure of a woman on upper arm
Watercolour style tattoo of a pink flower with black ink linework and blue and pink wash splashes, on the ankle and top of a foot.
Watercolour flower on ankle and foot
Two-panel photo of colour cartoon-style tattoos on skin: two figures on a blue watercolour wash on the left, and a TARDIS, a deerstalker hat and two figures on the right.
Cartoon figures and TARDIS tattoos on skin
Watercolour style tattoo of a teal and pink dragonfly and an orange dandelion seed head on the side of the ribs.
Dragonfly and dandelion seeds on the ribs
Watercolour-style pink and purple rose tattoo with black splatter lines on the upper back.
Pink rose with watercolour splatter on upper back
Two mirrored geometric animal head designs drawn in black line over yellow and orange on the left and blue and teal on the right, shown as a drawn design rather than on skin.
Mirrored geometric animal heads in watercolour
Black linework origami crane tattoo with a blue and purple watercolour wash on the upper back, in a fine line and geometric style.
Origami crane with watercolour wash on upper back
Small fine line tree tattoo on the inner forearm, with bare black branches and a soft blue, purple and pink watercolour wash for the canopy.
Small watercolour tree on the forearm
Fine line geometric triangle tattoo with dotwork shading and a blue and purple wash, placed on the upper shoulder near the collarbone.
Fine line triangle with blue wash on shoulder
Fine line script reading not all those who wander are lost, with a watercolour wash and an orange paper plane, on the inner forearm.
Paper plane and quote on a forearm
Colourful tattoo of a black semicolon and small birds over pink, yellow and blue watercolour-style washes on the forearm.
Semicolon and birds with watercolour wash
Small watercolour-style tattoo of a bare black branch over a blue and pink wash, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Bare branch with watercolour wash on a forearm
Colour wash lettering tattoo reading Just breathe with two black semicolons and small birds, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Just breathe script and semicolons on a wrist
Black ink compass rose with feathers and compass point letters on the back of a hand, over a pink and green watercolour wash.
Compass and feathers on the back of a hand
A bare black-lined tree with pink, red and yellow watercolour-style washes across the ribs, shown in colour and in greyscale side by side.
Bare tree with watercolour wash on ribs
Watercolour drawing of a tiger head in pink, blue and orange on white paper, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Watercolour tiger head design
Colour tattoo of peony flowers and leaves with black linework and pink and purple wash shading, placed on the outer thigh.
Peony cluster on a thigh
Forearm tattoo of the script line 'Listen with your heart you will understand' beside a soft pink and grey watercolour style profile of a woman.
Script quote and profile portrait on forearm
Watercolour-style tattoo of a red and green leaf with visible veins on the shoulder blade, with soft paint-like splashes trailing to the left.
Watercolour leaf on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of a flickering orange and red flame with purple splatter and a black geometric lattice base, on the upper leg.
Flame with black geometric base on a leg
Colourful watercolour-style splash tattoo with black ink spatters and outlined bubbles wrapping around the ankle and lower leg.
Watercolour splash and bubbles on an ankle
Watercolour-style lavender sprig tattoo on the forearm, with a black Celtic knot band near the wrist.
Lavender sprig on forearm
Abstract geometric tattoo of a figure in profile with orange and teal washes on a lower leg, styled with black outlines and fragmented lines.
Abstract geometric figure on a lower leg
Two photographs of forearm tattoos: a blue bird among green leaves on the left, and an orange seahorse with a blue wash and dotted bubbles near the elbow on the right.
Bird and seahorse tattoos on forearms