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I got my first tattoo the day I turned 18.
I kept it simple, a big, black sword design on my middle back. Kind of badass for a kid who had never smoked a cigarette, but I stand by it.
I haven't touched it since, though I have gotten other tattoos, two more to be precise. They probably won't be my last.
Lately I've been thinking about touching on my first tat, and spying watercolor tattoos, the latest tat craze, has me drooling to incorporate some sloppy, bright, splashes of paint across my paint.
Watercolor tattoos are exactly what they sound like: Tattoos done in the same style and color as traditional watercolor paints.
The palate is bright and the options are endless. If you're more traditional, your tattoo artist can work with you to create a stunning layout of flowers and trees.
For an edgy look, trying working in some skulls or may be a small pistol, like one woman we spotted.
Some purists aren't thrilled with the idea of breaking the ties of tradition that come from the old school more rough and tumble side of the past history of tattooing.
Thankfully, most artists however, march to the beat of their own drummer.
If you decide to get a watercolor tattoo, take the time to look up artists in your area who make it their specialty. Don't expect to get a tattoo the day you meet your artist. Instead, come with plenty of drawings and suggestions, deferring of course, to your artist above all things. You picked them for a reason: because you trust them. So prove it.
Before you head out to the shop we've rounded up 25 of the best watercolor tattoos out there to entertain and inspire you. May they start you down your watercolor tattoo road with grace and ease.
Hope you dig!
Perfection in pink
I could stare as these lovely pastels all day long but that would be creepy because I do not know its owner.
An angular wonder
The looseness of the color and the severity of the line make for a stunning composition.
Abstract and awesome
Proof that your watercolor doesn't need to be traditional to be awesome.
Is that real?
I'm almost positive she's really got a face peering out of her arm -- and I love it.
The painted creatures of the forest
How can something look ferocious and ethereal all at once?
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