Watercolor tattoos are insanely creative masterpieces you can carry on your skin although they often look like they belong on canvas in an art gallery.
If you ever thought about getting one, after seeing these 25 dreamy artworks you will probably call your tattoo artist immediately.
1. Marilyn Monroe Full Sleeve
Marilyn Monroe fans are definitely going to love this one! Colorful full-sleeve tattoos are so cool and fun!
2. Butterflies Watercolor Tattoo
Butterflies are pretty on their own so using a watercolor style to tattoo them is perfect to emphasize their beauty and vibrant colors!
3. Orchids Watercolor Tattoo
Orchids symbolize beauty, grace, and charm. This design makes them look really feminine and the colors are stunning as well!
4. Hummingbird Watercolor Tattoo
Hummingbirds are such cute birds and it’s no surprise they signify positivity, luck, hope, and freedom. Here, the colors don’t look “splashed” like in many other watercolor tattoos which gives this design a neater vibe.
5. Script With Flowers Tattoo
Watercolor tattoos are so fun when combined with different one-word scripts or simple quotes. It truly gives them a bit more personality and a more interesting look.
6. Fire Lily Watercolor Tattoo
These lilies not only share the color of fire but also its symbolism, representing passion, love, and desire. It’s a beautiful design for a full-sleeve tattoo!
7. Cat Watercolor Tattoo
If you want to pay honor to your cat or you simply love cats and their playful nature, consider getting this tattoo or something similar!
8. Watercolor Tattoo Combined With Linework
The cool thing about the watercolor technique is that it can be combined with many different styles and enhance them immensely!
9. Watercolor Tattoo For Moms
This is a perfect way to always remember the tiny footprint of your baby’s foot and include it in some interesting tattoo design.
10. Poppy Flower Watercolor Tattoo
Poppy flowers are known to symbolize a lot of different things such as compassion, love, peace, and success. They are also an official birth flower for August, so you may like this design if you or someone you love was born in that month!
11. Botanical Sleeve Watercolor Tattoo
This is such a dreamy piece of art, ingrained in one’s skin! Botanical full sleeves always turn out beautiful but I think watercolor tattoos bring out the best in them!
12. Horse Watercolor Tattoo
Horses represent freedom, courage, spirit, and also heroism so it’s a perfect choice for those honoring these traits. This watercolor technique with splashed colors blends so nicely with the horse drawing.
13. Lighthouse Watercolor Tattoo
A lighthouse is a reminder of navigating challenging life situations and a hope there’s always a beacon of light in the dark.
14. Watercolor Tiger Tattoo
Tigers are magnificent creatures indeed and they are perfect for this type of tattoo since their colors turn out amazing. The pink flowers are a subtle touch of femininity that blends really nicely with the design.
15. Matching Watercolor Wedding Rings Tattoo
If you’re not a fan of wearing your wedding band, get one tattooed with your partner! This is proof that watercolor tattoos can also be subtle and delicate if that’s what you like.
16. Watercolor Fox Tattoo
We all know foxes to be highly intelligent and able to navigate tricky situations. This design is simply bursting with vibrant hues which makes it quite visually appealing.
17. Fusion Of Watercolor Style With Geometry Tattoo
Another example of combining a watercolor tattoo with another style didn’t disappoint at all! Why choose only one style when you can have them both?
18. Phoenix Watercolor Tattoo
Phoenix can be depicted in so many different ways with beautiful colorful colors that make each design unique and personal. Besides its stunning appearance, the phoenix also carries a beautiful meaning representing rebirth and resilience.
19. Underwater Life Watercolor Tattoo
If you love the underwater life, you’ll love this tattoo as well! The colors are really remarkable and the whole design is surely eye-catching!
20. Watercolor Dogs Tattoo
Many think watercolor tattoos are just splashes of paint but just look at the intricate details in this design! Who wouldn’t want to carry a tattoo of their pets forever when it’s this beautiful?
21. Alice In Wonderland Watercolor Tattoo
The whole cartoon Alice in Wonderland is so colorful that it seems like a perfect match for watercolor tattoos. It reminds us of our childhood and self-discovery but also the inevitability of growing up.
22. Watercolor Capricorn Tattoo
Zodiac signs are a representation of who we are and a testament to our individuality. Imagine your zodiac sign depicted in some creative design somewhere on your body – it would be so cool!
23. Watercolor Tattoo For Books Lovers
Book lovers, brace yourselves because this one is for you! This is a beautiful half-sleeve tattoo showing an open book and several pretty flowers. You could personalize it by choosing, for example, the birth flowers of your loved ones or any flowers you like!
24. Little Prince Watercolor Tattoo
The Little Prince book is the third world’s best-selling book so no wonder it’s a popular choice for a tattoo! Designed in this way, it gives the piece a dreamy, magical look which is the only one appropriate for this beautiful story.
25. Watercolor Wildflowers Tattoo
The side of the ribs may be one of the most painful spots to get a tattoo, but I can’t deny it looks amazing on everyone! Without the vibrant colors, the design would still be pretty but in this way, it looks way more interesting and graceful.