Watercolour tattoo ideas

488 photos and flash · 14% Botanical, 14% Fine line · Forearm most common

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Sketch-style elephant head tattoo with red and teal watercolour washes and a compass rose on the inner forearm, above a line of dots.
Elephant head and compass on a forearm
Watercolour-style forearm tattoo of a songbird on a branch, with red berries, sketched mushrooms and an hourglass, in fine line and splashes of colour.
Bird, berries and mushrooms on a forearm
Colourful watercolour-style owl tattoo with loose black linework and blue, orange, red and purple washes on a forearm.
Watercolour owl on a forearm
Black linework lotus tattoo with blue, pink and purple watercolour splashes across a person's upper back.
Lotus with watercolour splashes on upper back
Colourful watercolour-style paint splash tattoo with red, orange, yellow, green and blue drips on the inside of a wrist.
Rainbow paint splash on the inner wrist
Colour tattoo of bare black branches over teal, purple and orange watercolour washes, covering the upper arm of a person in a red top.
Watercolour branches on an upper arm sleeve
A watercolour-style drawing of a feather in teal, navy and touches of ochre, with splashes of paint around the quill on a cream background.
Watercolour feather design
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a blue jay in profile, with black linework and splashes of purple, blue and green ink on skin.
Watercolour blue jay on a limb
Watercolour-style tattoo on the inner forearm with teal and pink splashes and black script reading Sangre, sudor y gloria.
Watercolour splash with script on forearm
Upper arm tattoo of a bare tree with a loose blue watercolour-style canopy, black branches and an orange and blue splash at the base.
Blue watercolour tree on an upper arm
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with lotus-like petals on the forearm, surrounded by blue, purple and pink watercolour splashes.
Mandala and watercolour splash on a forearm
Line drawing of a blue police box with green and cyan circular rings and a hanging pendulum, on a white background, with no body part shown.
TARDIS with rings and pendulum design
Fine line sketch of a standing figure with pink, purple and yellow watercolour washes on the side of the ribs.
Sketched figure with watercolour splashes on ribs
Wolf head tattoo on the upper back, split down the middle with a watercolour splash of colour on the left and ornate black and grey patterning on the right.
Split wolf head on upper back
Black and grey neo-traditional lotus tattoo with dotted detail and blue, teal and pink watercolour splashes on the side of the ribs.
Lotus with watercolour splashes on ribs
Four-step photo of a temporary tattoo, a blue watercolour USA outline with lettering reading land that I love, being applied to an upper arm in lettering style.
Temporary USA map tattoo applied to upper arm
Colour tattoo of three blue and teal feathers with pink tips and small beads on the outer forearm.
Watercolour feathers on a forearm
Watercolour-style design of a dark feather fading from teal to purple, with the script words where you invest your love, you invest your life.
Feather with script quote in teal and purple
Colour tattoo of a blue and purple cat's head with a purple flower on the inner forearm, shown beside a watercolour painting of the same design.
Watercolour-style cat and flower on forearm
Full arm sleeve tattoo in a watercolour style with blue, purple and orange washes and black splatter across the shoulder, upper arm and forearm.
Watercolour splatter sleeve on arm
Healed tattoo of a black-lined feather on a forearm, with blue, purple and pink watercolour-style washes behind it.
Feather with watercolour splashes on a forearm
Blue, purple and green watercolour-style flowers with long thin stems tattooed down a bare leg, from above the knee to the ankle.
Watercolour-style flowers down a leg
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a hibiscus flower with ink splatters and loose black linework on the side of a person's ribs.
Watercolour hibiscus on the ribs
Flash design of an elephant with black ornate patterning and watercolour splashes in pink, yellow and teal, with a feather above and the words you are not alone.
Watercolour elephant with feather
Upper arm tattoo of a city skyline with tall buildings, a tram and a full moon, shaded in black ink with pale teal watercolour washes and drips.
City skyline and tram on an upper arm
Mixed colour tattoo on a forearm showing a shaded woman's face with lips, overlapping teal and red triangles, watercolour splashes and a beaded necklace.
Woman's face with geometric triangles on a forearm
Blue songbird tattoo with black linework and watercolour-style splashes of teal and green, on the upper arm near the shoulder.
Blue bird with watercolour splashes on upper arm
Thin black linework ballet dancer tattoo with a soft purple and pink watercolour wash on pale skin, on the side of the body.
Sketch style ballet dancer tattoo
Forearm tattoo of a feather with a quill nib, watercolour splashes in blue, green, pink and purple, and the word Believe in script beneath.
Watercolour feather and Believe on forearm
Realistic cat head with fangs resting on a skull, with red brushstrokes and black and teal ink splashes, tattooed on a lower leg.
Cat and skull with red and black splashes on a leg
Two matching forearm tattoos of a triangle-framed circle symbol, one in blue watercolour wash and one in red, with the wrists touching.
Matching blue and red forearm symbol tattoos
Black line lotus mandala tattoo with dangling star and moon charms and blue, purple and pink watercolour splashes on a forearm.
Lotus mandala with watercolour splashes on a forearm
Two forearms shown side by side with a watercolour-style tattoo of a howling wolf, a bare tree, a flying bird and a yellow moon on the forearms.
Wolf, tree and bird across two forearms
Colour tattoo of a long feather with blue, green and yellow watercolour washes and black linework on the forearm.
Watercolour feather on forearm
Photograph of a soft coral watercolour-style rose tattoo on the side of a woman's back, beside her backless sparkly white gown.
Coral rose tattoo on a bare back
Watercolour-style wolf head tattoo on the upper arm, with black ink splashes, grey shading and orange eyes.
Watercolour wolf head on upper arm
Grey realism elephant tattoo with orange, yellow, blue and green watercolour splashes, shown on the upper arm from three angles.
Watercolour elephant on an arm
Colour tattoo of a seahorse with a yellow and grey armoured body, pink fin and green eye, set against blue watercolour splashes on a leg.
Colour seahorse with blue splashes on a leg
Blue, teal, purple and pink watercolour-style splash tattoo on a person's lower leg just above the ankle.
Watercolour splash tattoo on the ankle
Watercolour-style flash drawing of three poppies on a single black-inked stem, with red and orange petals and angular black linework.
Three poppies on a stem
Collage of four photographs showing watercolour and fine linework tattoos, including a floral sleeve, a splatter sleeve, a rib piece with a heart outline and a hummingbird on a forearm.
Watercolour and linework tattoos on arms and ribs
Watercolour-style abstract tattoo of orange, pink and blue splashes with black ink lines, running down a leg from thigh to calf.
Watercolour splash leg tattoo
Forearm tattoo of a stitched anatomical heart with a plaster, tied to a blue watercolour-style balloon and a red gift box on a string.
Anatomical heart and balloon on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a man sitting on the roof of a bus numbered 142, in a realistic style with a blue watercolour wash, on the forearm.
Man sitting on a bus with route 142
Collage of four watercolour-style tattoos: a hot air balloon on a forearm, a compass rose on the torso, a bird on an arm and an elephant on the upper arm.
Watercolour tattoos: balloon, compass, bird and elephant
Collage of ten owl tattoo designs in black and grey linework, dotwork and geometric styles, plus a few colour watercolour and geometric pieces, under the heading 36 Owl tattoo designs.
36 owl tattoo designs collage
Colourful watercolour-style feather tattoo with black linework and small symbols, including an arrow, a triangle and the number 24, on a forearm.
Watercolour feather with symbols on a forearm
Colour flash design of a stylised woman with white hair, pale eyes and dripping ink, drawn in watercolour-like washes with black linework.
Dripping portrait of a woman with white hair