Watercolour tattoo ideas

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Inner wrist tattoo of a black treble clef on five staff lines, with a pink, purple and blue watercolour wash at the right-hand end.
Treble clef on staff lines with watercolour wash
Watercolour-style lotus flower tattoo with black linework and pink, purple and blue washes on the forearm.
Watercolour lotus flower on a forearm
Forearm tattoo with black carpe diem script above an abstract watercolour design in pink, orange and teal, with a helix-like shape and black strokes.
Carpe diem script and watercolour forearm tattoo
Pencil-style drawing of a coiled cobra with green watercolour washes and the word Slytherin in script beneath it, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Coiled snake with Slytherin lettering
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a Totoro character surrounded by red cherry blossoms on the upper arm.
Totoro and cherry blossom on an upper arm
Watercolour-style colour tattoo of a white unicorn silhouette inside an outlined triangle over a blue and purple galaxy wash on the inner forearm.
Unicorn in a triangle on a forearm
Close photo of a watercolour origami bird tattoo with black swoosh linework and ink dots on a woman's upper chest near the shoulder.
Watercolour origami birds on upper chest
Black script lettering in Turkish over pink and blue watercolour splashes on the side of a ribcage, with a teal strap visible above.
Script lettering over watercolour splashes on ribs
Colourful watercolour-style feather tattoo with paint splashes and small birds across the thigh.
Watercolour feather on thigh
Close-up of a semicolon tattoo with a blue and purple watercolour wash and black ink splatter on an upper arm.
Semicolon with blue watercolour wash
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of dandelion seeds turning into birds across the upper back near the shoulder.
Watercolour dandelion and birds on a shoulder
Forearm tattoo of a figure in a bowler hat with a small moustache, surrounded by black dots and blue watercolour-style splashes.
Bowler hat portrait with blue watercolour splashes
Watercolour-style tattoo of a white fox silhouette sitting against pink, orange, blue and purple splashes, on the side of the ribs.
Watercolour fox silhouette on ribs
Sheet of hand-drawn bird silhouette designs, each set against a rainbow watercolour wash, with a partial hand visible at the left edge.
Bird silhouettes with rainbow watercolour washes
Watercolour-style tattoo of an eye with a purple iris and long lashes, surrounded by teal, yellow and green splashes, on the inner wrist.
Watercolour eye on the inner wrist
Colourful painterly tattoo of a Rubik's cube forming the head of a faceless figure, with paint drips, across an upper arm and shoulder.
Rubik's cube head figure on an upper arm
Forearm tattoo of a black mountain range over a blue watercolour-style wash, with thin script written beneath it.
Mountain range and blue wash on a forearm
Watercolour-style whale tattoo in blue, teal and purple with orange and pink splashes and black ink dots, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Watercolour whale on upper back
Pink botanical flower tattoo with blue and teal watercolour splashes on the outer ankle, worn with white sandals.
Pink flower with watercolour splashes on an ankle
Photograph of a sailing ship tattoo on the inner forearm, drawn with loose black brush strokes and ochre wash, with black ink splashes around the hull and sails.
Sailing ship with ink splashes on a forearm
Pen and watercolour drawing of a dragonfly with purple, pink and turquoise wings and red ink splashes on a white background.
Watercolour dragonfly design
Two matching fine line tattoos of an elephant holding a watercolour balloon, one on each of two inner forearms, with the balloons in pink and blue.
Matching elephant and balloon tattoos on forearms
Black sketched stack of books with coloured watercolour splashes in pink, green and blue, tattooed on the back of a hand.
Stacked books with watercolour splashes on a hand
Watercolour-style jellyfish tattoo in pink, purple and blue with thin black tentacle lines, on the outer upper thigh.
Watercolour jellyfish on a thigh
Ornate key tattoo with black linework and blue, pink and green watercolour washes on the forearm.
Ornate key with watercolour splashes on a forearm
Watercolour-style tattoo of a stag's head with antlers on the shoulder, in brown, pink and teal washes.
Watercolour stag on a shoulder
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a wristwatch with red, blue and pink splashes and drips, sitting on the inner wrist and forearm.
Watercolour watch tattoo on a wrist
Two views of a watercolour style upper arm tattoo with red poppies, fine black linework, a compass drawing and cursive script.
Red poppies and compass on upper arm
Black silhouette tree with a flock of birds and pink and blue watercolour wash tattooed across the upper back and shoulder.
Tree and flying birds on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of two figure silhouettes in orange, red and green watercolour washes with dripping edges, on the outer upper arm.
Watercolour figures on an upper arm
Fine line sketch of a woman with flowers in her hair and a teal watercolour wash on the ribs, with a second dark tattoo and a navel piercing on the left side.
Sketched woman with flowers on the ribs
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a barn owl perched on a branch, with sketchy black linework on skin.
Watercolour barn owl perched on a branch
Watercolour-style hare with a large eye in its head and loose ink splatters, tattooed along the side of a person's ribs.
Watercolour hare with an eye on the ribs
Watercolour-style tattoo of a mermaid with flowing red hair and a purple shell top, with a blue splash below, on the forearm.
Watercolour mermaid with red hair on forearm
Watercolour-style tattoo of a fox in orange and red tones with splashes of paint, on the upper back between the shoulder blades.
Watercolour fox on upper back
Black ink mandala with symmetrical petals and swirls drawn over a teal and green watercolour wash, shown as a design drawing rather than a tattoo on skin.
Mandala flower drawing on watercolour wash
Grid of twelve colourful watercolour-style tattoos, including a wolf, fox, owl, parrots, hummingbirds and a leopard, shown on upper arms, shoulders and a back.
Watercolour animal tattoos collection
Black linework anchor tattoo with pink, purple, blue and green watercolour splashes behind it on skin.
Anchor with watercolour splashes
Watercolour-style owl tattoo perched on a branch, with teal, purple and orange splashes, on the upper back.
Watercolour owl on a branch
Two forearms side by side: a watercolour-style rainbow arc in red, orange, yellow, green and purple on the upper arm, and a bold black brush-stroke circle on the arm below.
Watercolour rainbow arc and black brush circle on forearms
Abstract watercolour tattoo with red, purple and blue splashes and dark linework of a bird and a hand on the side of the ribs.
Abstract watercolour bird and hand on ribs
Flash sheet of twelve watercolour-style butterfly designs in orange, blue, purple, green, yellow and pink, stacked vertically on a white background.
Stacked watercolour butterfly flash sheet
Small watercolour style cat tattoo in pastel pink, orange, teal and purple washes with a dark outline, on the inner wrist.
Watercolour style cat on the wrist
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with red and blue watercolour washes on a person's limb.
Compass rose with watercolour splashes
Colour tattoo of a diving kingfisher with watercolour splashes in pink, purple and blue and black linework on the forearm, in a realistic watercolour style.
Kingfisher and watercolour splashes on a forearm
Collage of watercolour-style tattoos: a large orange fox on an upper arm, with a feather on a wrist, a flower on an arm, a hummingbird and blossoms on a thigh, and an owl on a thigh.
Watercolour fox, owl and flower tattoos
Watercolour-style tattoo of a woman in a feathered headdress with a pink flower and skull across the upper back and shoulder.
Watercolour woman in feather headdress on back
Digital tattoo design drawing of black bird silhouettes flying along a swirl of watercolour splashes, with no body placement shown.
Black birds over watercolour splashes