Watercolour tattoo ideas

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

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Black ink mandala with a crescent moon drawn over a blue and purple watercolour wash on white paper, styled as a tattoo design.
Mandala and crescent moon design
Flash sheet of five cartoon characters in a zombie-style neo-traditional design with bold black outlines and pastel watercolour washes, including a skull, crossed bones and a bottle.
Five cartoon characters in watercolour flash sheet
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a rearing horned creature with splashes of red, orange, blue and teal across a person's upper back.
Watercolour horned creature on a shoulder blade
Black ink feather outline with purple and pink watercolour washes on white paper, a fine line tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Watercolour feather design
Watercolour-style tattoo of a songbird with black linework, outlined stars and a small heart on the inner forearm.
Watercolour bird and stars on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of a treble clef on five staff lines with a blue and pink watercolour wash, sitting across the inner wrist and forearm.
Treble clef on staff lines across a wrist
Colour tattoo of a realistic skull, a red rose with dripping red lines and green leaves, with blue watercolour splashes, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Skull and rose on a shoulder blade
Back of a person's neck and upper back showing a fine line fleur-de-lis tattoo with blue watercolour wash, and a thin black line running down the spine to a dot.
Blue fleur-de-lis with a line down the spine
Painted watercolour peacock in blues and greens with detailed feather eye patterns on a white background, drawn as a standalone design rather than shown on skin.
Watercolour peacock with feather eyes
Watercolour style tattoo of a figure holding a blue umbrella, with rainbow paint drips running down, on the forearm.
Figure under a blue umbrella with paint drips
Colourful sketch-style snail tattoo with grass and plant details across a person's upper back, placed between the shoulder blades.
Watercolour-style snail on upper back
Black line drawing of a woman with curly hair and a curved crescent shape on the upper arm, with pink, red and teal watercolour wash.
Line art woman with watercolour wash on upper arm
Watercolour style tattoo of two black blobs with thin tendrils and rainbow splashes on a lower leg above the ankle.
Watercolour splash and black blobs on a calf
Watercolour-style geometric origami crane tattoo in rainbow colours with black linework on the inner forearm, beside white paper cranes.
Geometric origami crane on a forearm
Black linework lotus mandala with dangling star and diamond ornaments and blue, purple and pink watercolour splashes on the forearm.
Lotus mandala with watercolour splashes on forearm
Small cartoon baby elephant tattoo with its trunk raised, sketched in black linework with blue and purple watercolour splashes, on the inner forearm.
Baby elephant on a forearm
Watercolour-style pink flowers with black stems and splashes of ink tattooed across a person's upper back.
Pink watercolour flowers across a back
Close-up of a watercolour-style ribbon tattoo in blue, purple and pink with splashes of colour on the left side of a person's ribs.
Watercolour ribbon on ribs
Painted tattoo design of black butterfly silhouettes over purple, pink and blue watercolour splashes, drawn on pale paper.
Watercolour butterflies in black and purple
Photograph of a watercolour-style hourglass tattoo with blue, orange and red splashes on a woman's upper back, placed between the shoulder blades.
Watercolour hourglass on upper back
Ornate lotus flower design drawn in black linework with pink and purple watercolour washes on white paper, beside two Ecoline ink bottles and a brush.
Ornate lotus design in pink and purple ink
Black brushstroke line with crescent shapes and a pink and blue watercolour wash on a woman's upper back, running down from the neck.
Watercolour brushstroke line on upper back
Colourful hummingbird tattoo with watercolour splashes and a thin black zigzag line running down a forearm.
Hummingbird and watercolour splashes on a forearm
Realistic pink poppy tattoo with blue and pink watercolour washes and black linework, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Pink poppies with watercolour splashes on upper arm
Watercolour style tattoo of birds flying out of an open birdcage, in pink, blue and purple washes with black linework, on the upper thigh.
Birds escaping a birdcage on a thigh
Black outline diamond tattoo on a forearm, softened with teal, purple and green watercolour splashes in a fine line style.
Watercolour splash diamond on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo of a kitten's face with blue eyes and watercolour splashes in purple, blue, pink and orange, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Watercolour kitten on upper back
Watercolour-style tattoo of a glowing light bulb with a red paper boat inside, surrounded by black ink splatter, on the forearm.
Watercolour light bulb on forearm
Watercolour-style rainbow colour wheel tattoo with a pale open centre on the forearm, shown in a close-up photo.
Rainbow colour wheel tattoo on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of a serotonin molecule with purple, blue and pink watercolour splashes on the forearm.
Serotonin molecule with watercolour splashes
Two-panel photo: a black typewriter-style quote reading We're all stories in the end on a forearm, and black concentric circles with a blue watercolour wash on a forearm below.
Quote and concentric circles on a forearm
Fine line black outline tattoo of Mickey and Minnie Mouse heads with soft pink and blue watercolour splashes, on the inner wrist.
Mickey and Minnie outline on a wrist
Two side-by-side photographs of watercolour-style tattoos of the state of Illinois with a heart cut out, labelled Big Sister and Little Sister in script, on skin.
Illinois state outline with heart, big and little sister
Watercolour-style hot air balloon tattoo in green, yellow, orange and pink with black linework and swirls on a person's side ribs.
Watercolour hot air balloon on the ribs
Black linework compass rose with N, S, E and W letters, set over a purple, green and blue watercolour wash on a forearm.
Compass rose with watercolour wash on a forearm
Collage of four photos showing a black paw print tattoo with red, orange, teal and green watercolour splashes on an ankle and foot.
Watercolour paw print tattoo on ankle
Pink brushstroke cross tattoo with teal, orange and blue watercolour splashes across a person's upper back.
Watercolour cross on upper back
Shaded black and grey skull drawing with purple, blue and green watercolour splashes and drips, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Watercolour skull design
Infinity symbol tattoo with rainbow watercolour splashes, black birds and the words Love and Family in script on a forearm.
Infinity symbol with birds and watercolour splashes
Watercolour-style city skyline tattoo across the upper back in red, orange and blue, with loose black linework and ink splashes.
Watercolour city skyline across upper back
Sketch-style rabbit tattoo with blue, purple and pink watercolour washes on the upper arm.
Sketched rabbit with watercolour splashes on upper arm
Geometric black linework cat on the thigh, with blue, green, magenta and purple watercolour washes behind the lines.
Geometric cat with watercolour fills on a thigh
Bold black Deathly Hallows symbol, a triangle with a circle and vertical line, over soft rainbow watercolour-style washes on a forearm.
Deathly Hallows symbol with rainbow wash on a forearm
Watercolour-style tattoo of a fox beside a teal four-leaf clover on an arm, with sketched black linework and orange splashes.
Fox and four-leaf clover on an arm
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a red rose with yellow, teal and black ink splashes, placed on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Red rose watercolour tattoo on the upper chest
Watercolour-style tattoo of black outlined and solid stars with pink and blue washes and ink splatter on the ankle.
Watercolour stars on an ankle
Watercolour-style tattoo on the top of a foot, with black sketch linework of an abstract shape filled with rainbow colour.
Abstract watercolour sketch on the foot
Watercolour-style tattoo of a treble clef left as bare skin, with black music staff lines and notes, on an upper arm.
Treble clef and music staff over watercolour wash