Curly hair tattoo ideas

39 photos and flash · 33% Realism, 15% Fine line · Upper arm most common

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Realistic black and grey tattoo of a bearded classical bust covering the back of a hand, with the fingers forming the beard.
Classical bearded bust tattoo on the hand
Black and grey realism tattoo of an older woman with glasses, curled hair and a pearl necklace, shown within an oval on skin.
Black and grey portrait of an older woman
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a pin-up woman with curly dark hair and two cats, with an orange banner reading EAT LADY, on the upper arm.
Pin-up woman with cats on upper arm
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo of a winged classical statue and a sculpted figure with foliage, covering the upper arm and shoulder, with a forearm view alongside.
Black and grey classical sculpture sleeve
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotted shading and a bead border, running from the nape of the neck down the upper back.
Mandala tattoo on the neck and upper back
Black linework tattoo of a woman's face and curly hair built from triangular facets, placed on the outer upper thigh.
Geometric portrait on the thigh
Colour tattoo of a curly-haired boy in sunglasses with the words EAT YOUR HEART OUT above, on the upper thigh in a traditional style.
Sunglasses portrait with Eat your heart out slogan
Realism tattoo of a classical bearded bust, half in grey shading and half in warm rose tones, overlapping black rectangles on the outer thigh.
Classical bust with black blocks on thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bearded man in a paisley bandana and round glasses, with cannabis leaves behind him, on a calf.
Realistic portrait and cannabis leaves on a calf
Upper arm tattoo of a dark-haired singer in profile holding a microphone, surrounded by blue, pink and green watercolour splashes and musical notes.
Singer with watercolour music notes on upper arm
Four black and grey fine line tattoos of classical marble statue heads arranged in a grid on the outer thigh.
Four classical sculpture heads on a thigh
Photograph of a realistic colour portrait tattoo of a smiling man with dark curly hair, set against a teal wash, on the upper back.
Realistic colour portrait on upper back
Black line drawing of a woman in a headband with curly hair, framed by two open roses and an arched border of circles, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Woman portrait with roses design
Black and grey flash drawing of a cartoon-style young woman with curled hair, a red bow headband and blue and white flowers, designed as a tattoo.
Curly-haired portrait with red bow and flowers
Fine line and dotwork tattoo of a woman with curly hair hugging a dark circular galaxy with coloured planets and a ringed Saturn, placed on the upper back.
Woman embracing a galaxy on the upper back
Black outline tattoo of a heart intertwined with an infinity symbol, centred on the upper back of a woman in a purple bikini top at the beach.
Heart and infinity tattoo on upper back
Coloured pencil sketch of a neo-traditional style woman's face with curly hair, pearl necklace, drop earring and a spider, drawn as a tattoo design with script lettering below.
Woman portrait with spider and pearls sketch
Realistic black and grey portrait of a woman with curled hair blowing a pink bubble gum bubble, with pink watercolour splashes, on a forearm.
Woman blowing pink bubble gum on forearm
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
Black and grey realism tattoo of two sugar skulls, one with curled hair and a flowered hat, on an upper arm, with a script lettering piece in a second panel.
Sugar skull couple on upper arm
Neo-traditional flash design of a sugar skull framed by curly blue hair, yellow and pink flowers, red hearts and a green cross, with no body placement shown.
Sugar skull with flowers and curly hair
Black and grey realism tattoo of a man's face with curly hair, eyes closed, singing into a microphone, on the inner upper arm.
Black and grey portrait with a microphone on an upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a woman with an afro, one finger raised to her lips and a flower in her hand, placed on the upper back of a person with curly hair tied back.
Afro figure with finger to lips on upper back
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a cartoon woman with curly blonde hair, a hand cupped to her mouth, above three candy heart shapes with lettering, on skin.
Cartoon woman and candy hearts on skin
Upper back and shoulders of a person with curly red hair on a beach, showing an outlined star tattoo and several small tattoos.
Star and small tattoos on the upper back
Pencil sketch of a woman wearing a wolf headdress with feathers, with a rose and pearl strands drawn below, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Woman in wolf headdress with rose design
Black fine line geometric tattoo of arrows and diamond shapes along the side of a ribcage, with long curly hair falling beside it.
Geometric arrow tattoo on the ribs
Traditional colour tattoo of a woman's portrait with pink jacket, pink flowers and a blue banner reading Ain't No Such Thing, on the upper arm.
Portrait with flowers and banner on upper arm
Black geometric tattoo of a woman's face with curly hair, built from triangular facets, on the outer thigh.
Geometric faceted portrait on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a man with curly hair above the quote 'This is the strangest life I've ever known' on a lower leg.
Portrait and quote on a lower leg
Black and grey realism tattoo of a classical bearded head, resembling a marble sculpture, on the forearm, shown from two angles.
Classical bearded head on forearm
Colour traditional-style pin-up tattoo of a dark-haired woman in a red dress and high heels, draped in an American flag, on the side of the ribs.
Pin-up woman with American flag on ribs
A realistic colour portrait of a man in a studded black jacket, with red script lettering reading Michael Jackson, tattooed across a person's upper back.
Realistic portrait with red script on a back
Neo-traditional flash drawing of a woman with curled ram horns, red eyes and a red and black collar, drawn in pencil and ink on paper.
Horned woman portrait flash design
Red pencil sketch of a woman in profile with curly hair woven with roses and a pearl necklace, a design drawn for a possible tattoo.
Profile woman with roses in red pencil sketch
Black and grey rose tattoo in a botanical style on a woman's shoulder, with a beige off-shoulder jumper.
Rose tattoo on a shoulder
Colour traditional-style tattoo on a forearm of a cartoon woman with pink curly hair blowing a bubblegum bubble beside a milkshake, with a partly visible banner.
Cartoon woman blowing bubblegum on a forearm
Pencil sketch of a woman with curled hair and closed eyes holding an ornate hand mirror, with a pearl necklace and leaves in the background.
Woman with hand mirror and pearls sketch
Black and grey realism portrait tattoo of a young boy with curly hair and a tank top, placed on the upper arm.
Realism portrait of a young boy