Watercolour tattoo ideas

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Fine line world map tattoo with watercolour splashes in red, orange and teal on the side of the ribs.
World map with watercolour splashes on ribs
Black linework origami paper boat with blue, pink and orange watercolour splashes, and a thin line running down to a small anchor on a lower leg.
Origami paper boat with watercolour splashes on calf
Fine line tattoo of a sleeping cat with green, blue and purple watercolour washes on the top of a foot.
Watercolour cat on the top of a foot
Small sketch-style baby elephant tattoo with blue and purple watercolour splashes on the forearm.
Baby elephant with watercolour splashes on forearm
Black linework design of a bird of prey with spread wings over blue watercolour splashes, with the word Ravenclaw in script beneath it.
Spread-wing bird design with Ravenclaw script
Watercolour-style fine line tattoo of green leaves and red berries with script along a branch, running down a woman's spine on her back.
Leafy branch and script down the spine
Fine line dreamcatcher tattoo with a soft watercolour wash and a quote above it, on the upper arm.
Dreamcatcher with watercolour wash on upper arm
Black linework lotus mandala with pink, purple and blue watercolour splashes, tattooed on the inside of a forearm.
Lotus mandala with watercolour splashes on a forearm
Colour tattoo of three stacked arrowheads over a dotted circle with orange watercolour washes and teal wave lines, on the outer thigh.
Three arrowheads over a watercolour circle
Collage of four tattoos: outline giraffes on forearms, watercolour hearts on wrists, a fine line clover on a wrist, and script reading I am because you are on shoulder blades.
Giraffes, hearts, clover and script tattoos
Fine line drawing of a Wanderlust script word with an arrow and a blue watercolour planet with a ring, drawn as a tattoo design on white paper.
Wanderlust script with arrow and blue planet
Small fine line tattoo of a black pine tree inside a thin circle with green watercolour wash, on the inner forearm.
Pine tree in a green watercolour circle on a forearm
Watercolour style tattoo of a stretching cat reaching towards a pink heart, outlined in fine black line with teal, pink, orange and purple washes, on a calf.
Stretching watercolour cat with heart
Watercolour-style tattoo of three butterflies in orange, red and teal with splashes of colour, on the inner forearm.
Watercolour butterflies on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a goldfish in loose black linework with orange, yellow and red wash and ink dots, on a person's ribs.
Sketchy goldfish with watercolour wash on ribs
Fine line mermaid tattoo seen from behind on the forearm, with black linework and teal watercolour splashes on the scaled tail.
Mermaid with teal wash on forearm
Black shaded feather tattoo with soft blue, pink and purple watercolour splashes behind it, placed on the shoulder.
Feather with watercolour splashes on a shoulder
Fine line tattoo of a curled cat with blue, teal and pink watercolour splashes on skin, placed on the side of the body.
Watercolour cat on skin
Small fine line tattoo of an arrow and bow with pink and blue watercolour washes, placed on the upper back of a person with short dark hair.
Watercolour arrow and star tattoo on upper back
Black ink compass rose with feathers and a watercolour wash of pink and green across the back of a hand, a fine line and watercolour style tattoo.
Compass rose with feathers on the back of a hand
Fine line anchor tattoo with a geometric diamond and blue watercolour splashes on the inner forearm.
Anchor and geometric shape on a forearm
Close-up of a small heart tattoo on a chest with a thin black sketchy outline and a rainbow watercolour fill, with red-nailed hands resting either side.
Rainbow watercolour heart on the chest
Four black-outlined arrows with feather fletching hang over blue, purple, pink and orange watercolour splashes in a fine line style on the upper arm.
Watercolour arrows on upper arm
Two forearms shown side by side: the left has a line-drawn white fox with snowflakes on a blue watercolour wash, and the right has an orange watercolour fox inside a dotted circular motif, placed on
Two fox forearm tattoos, winter and autumn
Forearm tattoo of a stag with a golden snitch, a Deathly Hallows triangle and the numerals 9 3/4, in black linework with teal and purple watercolour washes.
Stag, golden snitch and 9 3/4 on a forearm
Colour fine line tattoo of an atom with three orbits and blue, teal and purple watercolour splashes, on the side of the ribs.
Atom orbit tattoo on the ribs
Thin black branching tattoo with watercolour pink, blue and purple washes along the centre of a person's upper back.
Watercolour branch and roots down the back
Fine line constellation tattoo with a blue and purple watercolour wash on the thigh.
Constellation with watercolour wash on thigh
Fine line and watercolour tattoo on the forearm showing a small figure with yellow hair on a curved planet beside a dashed orbit, planets and blue and purple washes.
Small figure on a curved planet with watercolour sky
Flash sheet of fine line designs with black ink and pale watercolour washes, including a hand, Saturn, a birdcage, a teacup, a bicycle and a paper plane, each with a text banner.
Sticker sheet of quote-banner designs
Colourful watercolour-style flower tattoo with pink, teal and orange petals and thin black linework on the inner forearm.
Watercolour-style flower on a forearm
Black line circular emblem over a pink and blue galaxy watercolour background on a forearm.
Circular emblem over galaxy wash on forearm
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Colourful hummingbird tattoo with watercolour splashes and a thin black zigzag line running down a forearm.
Hummingbird and watercolour splashes on a forearm
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
Fine line tattoo of a serotonin molecule with purple, blue and pink watercolour splashes on the forearm.
Serotonin molecule with watercolour splashes