Watercolour tattoo ideas

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

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Fine line black cat outline tattoo with pink and blue watercolour splashes, sitting on the forearm.
Cat outline with watercolour splashes on a forearm
Small fine line tattoo of a simple cartoon dog with a pink and blue watercolour wash, on the ankle.
Small watercolour dog on ankle
Watercolour-style tattoo on a woman's upper back, with an outlined heart, a white crescent moon, red and blue splashes and the words free indeed in script.
Watercolour heart and moon on upper back
Collage of three tattoos: a shaded clock face with gears on a shoulder, an outlined key with colour splashes on the ribs, and a compass with a feather on the upper arm.
Clock, key and compass tattoos in mixed styles
Watercolour-style tattoo of a seated fox wearing a flower crown, with blue flowers beside it, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Watercolour fox with flower crown on a wrist
Hand-drawn yin yang design with a rainbow watercolour half, a black ink mandala and lotus half, and the words find balance in brush script beneath.
Yin yang with mandala and lotus design
Colour tattoo on a forearm of a small climbing figure on a rope, surrounded by blue and green watercolour washes, with the hand raised against a blurred green background.
Climber and watercolour splashes on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a red-haired mermaid with a green tail, a blue flower, a sunflower and pink watercolour washes on an upper arm.
Mermaid with flowers on upper arm
Four photos of a yin yang tattoo with lotus and mandala detail, two in black and grey and two in watercolour colour, shown on the back and thigh.
Yin yang and lotus tattoos in four views
Watercolour-style butterfly tattoo with black outline and pink, blue and teal washes on the outer calf.
Watercolour butterfly on a calf
Watercolour-style dreamcatcher tattoo on the inner forearm, with a pink and purple flower centre and blue feathers.
Dreamcatcher with feathers on a forearm
Colourful watercolour-style hummingbird tattoo with loose splashes of green, blue, pink and purple on the upper back.
Watercolour-style hummingbird on upper back
Colourful geometric tattoo on an upper arm showing two stag antlers and deer eyes overlaid with pink, purple, teal and yellow triangles and thin black lines.
Stag and watercolour triangles on upper arm
Watercolour-style feather tattoo in blue, purple and pink with black linework, on the inner upper arm near the elbow.
Watercolour feather on upper arm
Colour tattoo of two origami-style birds with black geometric outlines and watercolour blue, teal and pink shading on the upper arm.
Origami birds with watercolour wash on upper arm
Vibrant watercolour-style feather tattoo in orange, pink, blue and green with small flying birds, on the outer thigh.
Watercolour feather with birds on a thigh
A watercolour-style kitten tattoo with splashes of blue, purple, pink and orange across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Watercolour kitten on upper back
Geometric triangle tattoo with dark speckled shading, thin black outlines and pink and teal watercolour splashes on skin.
Geometric triangle with watercolour splashes
Five watercolour sea turtle designs in green, purple, blue and brown, arranged on a white background as tattoo flash.
Five watercolour sea turtles
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a songbird with outstretched wings and rainbow paint splashes on a person's upper back.
Watercolour songbird on upper back
Black and grey drawing of a realistically shaded rose with watercolour ink splashes and a curling stem, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Shaded rose design with ink splashes
Black and grey mandala tattoo with purple, pink and blue watercolour washes on the inside of a forearm.
Mandala with watercolour splashes on a forearm
Geometric cat head tattoo with dotwork shading and watercolour splashes of pink, purple and teal on an upper arm.
Geometric cat head on upper arm
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a fox with orange, blue and purple splashes and running drips on the outer thigh.
Watercolour fox on a thigh
Watercolour-style compass with blue, purple and pink ink drips and black cursive script running down a forearm tattoo.
Watercolour compass and script on a forearm
Lower back tattoo of a bare tree, three birds and linework flowers with blue watercolour splashes, in a botanical fine line style.
Tree, birds and flowers on lower back
Forearm tattoo of a black smiley face with X eyes inside a ring, with black spikes and splatter dots, over a pink and teal watercolour wash.
Smiley face with X eyes on forearm
Colour tattoo of a watercolour-style butterfly in pinks, reds and teals with ink splatters on the inner forearm, above a small solid black circle.
Watercolour butterfly on a forearm
A watercolour-style flower tattoo in red, orange and pink with loose black linework and blue and green washes, on the side of the ribs.
Watercolour-style flower on the side ribs
Colour tattoo of a watercolour-style owl perched on a branch, with blue, purple and orange washes and splatters, on the calf.
Watercolour owl on a branch
Colour tattoo of a phoenix with spread wings and a peacock-feather tail in a soft watercolour style, on the side of a person's ribs.
Watercolour phoenix on the side ribs
Collage of four watercolour-style tattoos: a pink and blue cat on the thigh, a rainbow splash with script on the forearm, a black tree with birds on the shoulder blade, and a colourful owl on the
Watercolour cat, tree, owl and splash tattoos
Colour tattoo of a peacock feather in orange, pink, purple and blue watercolour washes on a lower leg, with the word rise in black script near the ankle.
Watercolour peacock feather with rise on a calf
Black line anchor tattoo on a calf, with soft orange, pink, purple and teal watercolour washes behind it.
Anchor with watercolour splashes on a calf
Realistic magenta poppy tattoo with black linework and blue wash across a shoulder and upper arm.
Magenta poppies across shoulder and upper arm
Colour tattoo of the Deathly Hallows symbol, a triangle, circle and vertical line in black, over red, green, yellow and blue watercolour-style splashes on skin.
Deathly Hallows symbol with watercolour splashes
Realistic wolf head tattoo in profile with green watercolour splashes, black linework foliage and pink and yellow flowers on the chest.
Wolf portrait with flowers on chest
Watercolour-style tattoo of a black feather with pink and blue splashes and a flock of black birds rising from it, on the side of the body.
Feather with birds on the side
Watercolour-style wolf head tattoo in blue, purple and yellow washes on the inner forearm, with soft splashes around the edges.
Watercolour wolf head on a forearm
Black silhouette of a child holding a balloon, with a puzzle piece pattern on the backpack, over red, purple and teal watercolour splashes on the thigh.
Child silhouette with balloon on thigh
Blue watercolour owl tattoo with loose black sketch linework and a red-brown eye, on the lower arm.
Blue watercolour owl on forearm
Matching mountain range tattoos with black outlines and purple and blue watercolour wash, shown on the inner wrists of both arms.
Twin mountain range tattoos on both wrists
Watercolour-style clock face with a black strap and paint splashes in red, blue and purple, on the inner forearm and wrist.
Watercolour clock splash on a wrist
Close photo of a multicoloured watercolour-effect world map tattoo in pink, red, blue and yellow on the outer thigh.
Watercolour world map on a thigh
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a black birdcage with leaves and splashes of colour and flying birds across the ribs and side of the torso.
Birdcage with watercolour birds on ribs
Colourful elephant tattoo with watercolour splashes and dark linework covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Elephant with watercolour splashes on upper arm
Collage of three colour tattoos: a watercolour Captain America on an arm, a sketchy watercolour portrait of a spiky-haired man, and a cartoon pin-up woman in a black catsuit.
Three character tattoos on skin
Colourful thigh tattoo mixing a realistic grey tabby cat with a blue watercolour cat, a green and pink kite, a crescent moon and paint drips.
Two cats, kite and moon on a thigh