Watercolour tattoo ideas

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Watercolour-style stag head with large antlers in purple, blue, pink and green, tattooed on the inner forearm of a person wearing a dark top.
Watercolour stag on a forearm
Watercolour-style tattoo of two colourful hummingbirds on the upper thigh, one hovering beside the other perched on a thin branch.
Two hummingbirds on a thigh
Full arm sleeve tattoo in a watercolour style showing a mermaid with flowing red hair and a green tail, with blue splashes, covering the upper arm and shoulder down to the forearm.
Watercolour mermaid full sleeve
Colourful watercolour-style lion head tattoo with splashes of pink, orange and purple on the centre of a man's chest.
Watercolour lion on a chest
Colourful watercolour-style butterfly tattoo with black linework and dotted outlines on the forearm.
Watercolour butterfly on the forearm
Colour tattoo of a teal and orange anchor wrapped in rope, with two birds and pink watercolour splashes, on the outer thigh.
Watercolour anchor with birds on a thigh
Drawn tattoo design of a pocket watch and chain on a blue and purple galaxy background with stars, with handwritten script, shown on paper.
Pocket watch on a galaxy design
A colourful watercolour-style butterfly tattoo with splashes of blue, pink and orange on the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Watercolour butterfly on upper back
Watercolour-style heart tattoo in pink and teal with splash details, on the forearm.
Watercolour heart on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a flower of life in black linework over blue, purple and teal watercolour splashes, on the inner upper arm.
Flower of life with watercolour splashes on upper arm
Black ink drawing of a crescent moon with lace-like detail, beaded strands, a star and a pentagram charm, set over a purple and blue watercolour wash.
Crescent moon with pentagram charm
Colour tattoo on an upper arm showing a watercolour-style blue Totoro, a small companion creature, a grey No-Face character and red flowers with green leaves.
Totoro and No-Face on upper arm
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a glowing orange and yellow orb with pink, purple and blue streaks across a woman's shoulder and upper chest, with a few small dots to the side.
Watercolour splash with glowing orb on shoulder
Watercolour-style horse head tattoo on the top of a foot, with black script lettering reading live life beneath it.
Watercolour horse head and script on a foot
Fine line tattoo of three paper planes with blue watercolour wash and dashed flight paths, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Paper planes with blue wash on a back
Small geometric dolphin tattoo with a watercolour wash in pink, blue and purple, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Geometric dolphin with watercolour wash on upper back
Back of a person with a blurred watercolour tattoo in green and grey shading over a thin black line running down the spine.
Watercolour spine line on a back
Watercolour style tattoo of a bird in flight with orange, blue and purple splashes on the side of the torso.
Watercolour bird in flight with splashes
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with a long needle and blue, green and yellow watercolour splashes on a lower leg.
Compass rose with watercolour splashes on a calf
Colourful abstract tattoo of stylised figures in loose sketched black lines and watercolour-style washes of red, orange, green and turquoise, on a forearm.
Abstract watercolour figures on a forearm
Watercolour-style lotus flower tattoo on the thigh, outlined in black with dotwork detail and blue, pink and yellow ink.
Watercolour lotus on a thigh
Abstract watercolour-style tattoo in red, orange, pink, green, blue and purple with fine dark linework across the inner forearm.
Watercolour abstract on a forearm
Watercolour-style compass tattoo with a feather above it and coloured splashes, on the forearm near the elbow.
Compass with watercolour splashes on forearm
Two painterly neo-traditional rose tattoos, one red and one blue, with green leaves, on the backs of a pair of calves.
Red and blue roses on both calves
Colour and black dotwork tattoo of a yin yang design with a lotus motif and the word Balance, on the inner forearm.
Yin yang with watercolour and mandala on a forearm
Arm sleeve tattoo of a black and grey compass rose over a vintage map backdrop, with blue watercolour splashes and a small anchor, on the forearm.
Compass rose sleeve with blue watercolour splashes
Painted tattoo design of a howling wolf in front of a crescent moon, with bold black linework and watercolour splashes in pink, orange, green and blue, shown on white paper beside coloured pencils.
Howling wolf and moon design
Line drawing of a watercolour owl perched on a branch, with fine-line feather detail and blue wash, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Blue watercolour owl perched on a branch
Small fine line tattoo of an umbrella with raindrops over a blue watercolour cloud, on the inner forearm.
Umbrella and raincloud on the forearm
Colourful watercolour-style skull tattoo in blue, pink, orange and green with black splatter marks on the upper arm.
Watercolour skull on upper arm
Two forearms with watercolour-style heart tattoos in blue, green, red and yellow, one heart outlined and one filled, shown on the forearms.
Watercolour hearts on two forearms
Fine line tattoo of a stretching cat with watercolour pink, green, purple and orange fills and a small pink heart, placed on a limb.
Stretching watercolour cat with heart
A three by three grid of nine square watercolour tiles, each with a black rune-like symbol and a printed word such as Fearless, Strength, Heal or Insight beneath it.
Nine rune symbols on watercolour tiles
Geometric cat outline tattoo on a forearm, filled with red, orange and blue watercolour-style splashes.
Geometric cat with watercolour splashes
Teal line drawing of a lion's head in profile, with its mane flowing into water splashes over a pale watercolour wash.
Lion head with flowing mane and water splash
Geometric outlined elephants in blue, orange and pink watercolour wash on the ankle, with a smaller elephant beside a larger one.
Geometric elephants on an ankle
Fine line jellyfish tattoo with a blue watercolour-style bell and dark trailing tendrils, running down the side of a woman's back and ribs.
Jellyfish tattoo along side of back
Black compass rose with rainbow watercolour splashes and the words Not all who wander are lost curved beneath it, tattooed on an upper back.
Compass rose with watercolour splash on upper back
Black ornate key tattoo over soft watercolour-style splashes of purple, pink, blue and orange on the inner wrist.
Black key over watercolour splashes on a wrist
Open book tattoo with black linework, dotwork shading and pink, blue and orange watercolour splashes on the upper back.
Open book with watercolour splashes
Red and pink watercolour-style poppies with green stems on a woman's ribs and side, in colour.
Red watercolour poppies on the ribs
Watercolour-style clock tattoo with black Roman numerals, red heart and blue and green splashes, on a man's chest.
Watercolour clock on a chest
Realistic colour tattoo of a tipped-over pink nail polish bottle and brush over newsprint and watercolour splashes, on the forearm.
Nail polish bottle on a forearm
Watercolour and sketch style wolf head tattoo on a forearm, with grey shaded fur on one side, colour splashes of teal, green, pink and orange on the other, and a small crescent moon below.
Wolf and crescent moon on a forearm
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a wristwatch with paint splashes and drips across the inner forearm.
Watercolour splash and watch on a forearm
Watercolour-style tree tattoo on the inner forearm, with bare black branches over orange, pink and blue washes and small birds above.
Watercolour tree on a forearm
Watercolour style lotus flower tattoo in blue, teal, pink, orange and yellow with black linework, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Watercolour lotus on an upper arm
Compass rose tattoo with a grey ornamental centre and blue and purple watercolour splashes on the thigh, shown in three side-by-side panels.
Compass rose with watercolour splashes on thigh