Watercolour tattoo ideas

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Watercolour style tattoo of stacked books, an open book and flying birds on a forearm, with rainbow colour washes and black linework.
Stacked books, open book and birds on a forearm
Watercolour-style drawing of a feathered headdress in black, grey, teal and red washes, shown in profile on a cream background.
Feathered headdress watercolour design
Back shoulder tattoo of a bird in flight with sketchy black linework and blue, purple and pink watercolour washes, with the word freedom in script beside it.
Watercolour bird with freedom script on upper back
Realistic colour tattoo of the Joker character with white-green hair and a dark blue coat, set against blue watercolour splashes and orange embers on the upper arm.
Joker portrait tattoo on upper arm
Watercolour-style tattoo of three butterflies in orange, red and teal with splashes of colour, on the inner forearm.
Watercolour butterflies on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a vintage film camera with teal and purple washes and pink and green paint drips below it, on the forearm.
Watercolour-style camera on forearm
Colour tattoo of a goldfish in loose black linework with orange, yellow and red wash and ink dots, on a person's ribs.
Sketchy goldfish with watercolour wash on ribs
Black linework compass rose with a small S marker, set over teal, pink and red watercolour splashes and a thin red circle, on the inner forearm.
Watercolour compass rose on a forearm
Colourful watercolour-style daisy tattoo with paint splashes and drips on an upper arm, below a rolled plaid sleeve.
Watercolour daisy on upper arm
Fine line mermaid tattoo seen from behind on the forearm, with black linework and teal watercolour splashes on the scaled tail.
Mermaid with teal wash on forearm
Teal watercolour-style flower tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm, with soft blended petals and darker centre shading.
Teal watercolour flower on a wrist
Colour sketch style tattoo of a small bird with loose black linework and blue and pink washes, sitting on the upper chest beside the shoulder, with a faint swirl above it.
Sketched bird on the shoulder and chest
Watercolour and ink drawing of a howling wolf below a glowing moon with blue and pink washes, drawn on white paper as a tattoo design.
Howling wolf and moon watercolour design
Black shaded feather tattoo with soft blue, pink and purple watercolour splashes behind it, placed on the shoulder.
Feather with watercolour splashes on a shoulder
Black linework Deathly Hallows symbol and the word Always in script on a forearm, with watercolour splashes in red, green and blue.
Deathly Hallows and script on a forearm
Watercolour feather tattoo in purple, pink and blue with black birds rising from the shoulder, shown on an upper arm from two angles.
Watercolour feather with birds on upper arm
Watercolour and ink drawing on paper of a pink hand raised beside a stylised face, with yellow flowers and a large eye.
Watercolour hand and face design with flowers
Blue watercolour-style rose tattoo with sketchy black linework across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Blue watercolour rose on upper back
Realism tattoo on an upper arm of a grey portrait of a woman in a crown and veil, with pink watercolour splashes and the words WE ARE NOT AMUSED above.
Crowned portrait with pink scrollwork on upper arm
Small watercolour-style botanical tattoo of a tree with multicoloured leaves in red, yellow, green and blue and spreading roots, on a plain area of skin.
Watercolour tree with roots on skin
Fine line tattoo of a curled cat with blue, teal and pink watercolour splashes on skin, placed on the side of the body.
Watercolour cat on skin
Close-up of a black solid Triforce crest tattoo with red, blue and green watercolour splashes behind it, on the arm.
Triforce crest with watercolour splashes on an arm
Small fine line tattoo of an arrow and bow with pink and blue watercolour washes, placed on the upper back of a person with short dark hair.
Watercolour arrow and star tattoo on upper back
Two geometric origami-style birds with black outlines and blue, teal, pink and green watercolour fills, tattooed on an upper arm.
Two origami birds in watercolour on an arm
Colour tattoo of a hummingbird in flight with green, blue and purple feathers and soft purple watercolour splashes, on the side of a ribcage.
Hummingbird with watercolour splashes on ribs
Colourful abstract watercolour-style tattoo of blue, yellow, green and red brushstrokes across the top of a pale foot.
Abstract watercolour splash tattoo on the foot
Colour tattoo of a black tree silhouette with birds, watercolour splashes in blue, green, pink and purple, and Celtic knotwork roots, on an upper arm.
Tree and birds with watercolour sky on upper arm
Black ink compass rose with feathers and a watercolour wash of pink and green across the back of a hand, a fine line and watercolour style tattoo.
Compass rose with feathers on the back of a hand
Hand-drawn sketch of a wolf head with blue shading, grey pencil hatching and red and teal watercolour splashes on white paper.
Sketched wolf head with watercolour splashes
Flash design of a dreamcatcher with blue lilies at the top and purple feathers trailing below, with watercolour splashes behind it, shown on a white background.
Dreamcatcher with blue lilies design
Realistic chest tattoo of a shaded skull over a clock face with red splashes and the words too fast to live, too young to die, in black, grey and red.
Skull and clock across chest
Fine line anchor tattoo with a geometric diamond and blue watercolour splashes on the inner forearm.
Anchor and geometric shape on a forearm
Greyscale realistic drawing of a skull with a rose held in its teeth, with red watercolour splatters below, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Skull and rose with red splatter
Watercolour-style tattoo of clock faces, gears and a keyhole in pink, blue and purple across the upper back of a person with short blonde hair.
Watercolour clockwork gears on upper back
Watercolour compass rose tattoo with black linework and a letter N, set on blue, pink and orange washes across a shoulder.
Watercolour compass rose on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of a galaxy-filled unicorn silhouette inside a black triangle outline on the thigh, with a teal watercolour wash behind it.
Galaxy unicorn in a triangle on a thigh
Black silhouette tree tattoo with purple and teal watercolour washes behind the canopy, sitting on the upper back.
Black tree silhouette with watercolour splashes on the back
Colourful galaxy-style wolf head tattoo on the upper arm, with blue, purple and pink watercolour washes and small white star sparkles.
Galaxy wolf head on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a TARDIS police box outline in white negative space over a purple and red watercolour splash, on the forearm.
TARDIS with watercolour splash on forearm
Black script reading I solemnly swear that I am up to no good over blue, purple and pink watercolour splashes on a forearm.
Quote script over watercolour splashes on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a white daisy with black outlines and a yellow centre, surrounded by blue, pink, green and yellow watercolour splashes, on the upper chest.
Daisy with watercolour splashes on chest
Colourful watercolour-style sun tattoo in yellow, purple and turquoise with swirling ornament on the calf.
Watercolour sun on a calf
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of Maleficent beside a black raven inside a thorny frame, on a lower leg.
Maleficent and raven on a calf
Black linework anchor wrapped in rope with three swallows flying upward, set over teal and pink watercolour washes on skin at the side of the torso.
Anchor and swallows with watercolour splashes
Watercolour-style Cheshire Cat head with a wide grin and teal eyes, surrounded by purple and teal splashes, tattooed on a shoulder.
Cheshire Cat on a shoulder blade
Grey shaded cartoon baby elephant spraying a purple and blue watercolour splash from its trunk, tattooed on a calf.
Baby elephant spraying water on a calf
Two matching origami crane tattoos in watercolour colours, one small on a wrist and one larger on a forearm with splashes of purple and blue.
Matching origami crane tattoos on two forearms
Two people with matching multicoloured watercolour-style elephant and calf tattoos on their upper backs near the shoulder blades.
Matching watercolour elephants on two backs