Watercolor tattoos have been in style in the past several years, but Chinese tattoo artist, Chen Jie, has combined Chinese-style ink paintings and the intricate watercolor tattoos to a new level. /Instagram Photo

Chen has won over the hearts of over 227,000 people on Instagram. /Instagram Photo

The poetic and elegant body art works with vibrant colors and abstract inspirations have seduced increasing ink addicts. /Instagram Photo

There has long been an online debate about whether watercolor tattoos can stand the test of time. According to Tattoodo, a popular website of tattoo culture, black outlining is one of the fundamental reasons why tattoos last longer, which is absent in watercolor tattoos. /Instagram Photo

The tattoo with traditional Chinese ink painting style, however, could reverse the idea, as the paintings are noted for its nuance in tonality of black color. /Instagram Photo