There are two general categories of tattoos: black ink and coloured. Some people like to mix it up when it comes to their artwork, while others like to stick to one type of ink. For anyone who's a fan of colourful tattoos, we have a new tattoo trend [1] for you to explore: hypercolour realism.

According to Trudy Lines [2], a tattooist at the celebrity-favourite Bang Bang Tattoo [3] in New York City, watercolur tattoos [4] have been making their way out as this new, colourful ink style takes over. Hypercolour realism [5] is just what it sounds like — wildly realistic, coloured tattoos. It can be of objects or abstract designs, but the end result is a piece of body-art that looks like a true masterpiece.

"2019 was the year of boundless possibilities of micro tattoos, which started in black and grey and will turn into a trend of hypercolour realism done with single needles," Lines told POPSUGAR.

The hypercolour realism tattoo trend works best with naturally vibrant designs, like flowers [6] and other elements of nature [7], but it can carry over to almost anything. Hypercolour realism can also be mixed in with more traditional black ink tattoos to add dimension to a design.

Need some inspiration? We rounded up the best hypercolour realism tattoos found on Instagram to help get the ideas flowing, ahead.