Watercolour tattoo ideas

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

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Realistic red poppy tattoo with watercolour-style splashes and black line swirls across the upper arm and shoulder.
Red poppies with ink swirls on shoulder
Colourful watercolour-style daisy tattoo with paint splashes and drips on an upper arm, below a rolled plaid sleeve.
Watercolour daisy on upper arm
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
Three views of a man's arm with a full sleeve tattoo of a seated Buddha, lotus flowers and grass in watercolour-style colour washes and black ink, shown on the upper arm and forearm.
Seated Buddha and lotus full sleeve
Botanical tattoo on an upper arm with purple and teal watercolour-style flowers, black linework and a geometric mandala near the elbow.
Watercolour florals and geometric motifs on an arm
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
Realistic magenta poppy tattoo with black linework and blue wash across a shoulder and upper arm.
Magenta poppies across shoulder and upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a red rose with a bud and green leaves on the shoulder and upper arm, set against a soft purple watercolour wash.
Realistic red rose with watercolour wash on shoulder
Two people sit side by side showing matching watercolour-style cherry blossom tattoos on their upper arms, with pink blossoms, green washes and black ink splatters.
Matching cherry blossom tattoos on upper arms
Watercolour-style daisy tattoo in teal, pink and yellow on the upper arm, ringed by the script words Do you suppose she's a wildflower.
Watercolour daisy with wildflower quote
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
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
Collage of four photographs showing watercolour and fine linework tattoos, including a floral sleeve, a splatter sleeve, a rib piece with a heart outline and a hummingbird on a forearm.
Watercolour and linework tattoos on arms and ribs