Face tattoo ideas

846 photos and flash · 33% Realism, 15% Fine line · Forearm most common

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Black and grey collage tattoo on two forearms, with halftone dots, fine geometric linework, a portrait partly set in a teal block and small script.
Collage forearm sleeve with portrait and geometry
Fine line tattoo of overlapping closed-eyed faces inside a circle and cube outline on the upper arm.
Overlapping faces in a cube on upper arm
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing helicopters, a portrait style face, lightning and a red cross mark.
Realistic sleeve with helicopters and portrait
Colour tattoo of a stylised woman's face in red and orange watercolour washes with white dot splatter, on the upper arm.
Watercolour woman portrait on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a stylised face with spiky hair and a lightning bolt across one eye, on the upper arm near the elbow.
Lightning bolt face portrait on upper arm
Realism style tattoo on an upper arm showing a vintage woman with teased hair and a smiling face divided by a band of coloured geometric triangles.
Vintage portrait with geometric band on upper arm
Black ink sun and moon mandala tattoo with a face and radiating rays on a woman's shoulder, shown in a close photo with blonde hair and a white top.
Sun and moon mandala on a shoulder
Shaded tattoo of two angry eyes with brown irises and a scowling mouth on the back of a bald head, with both ears visible.
Angry eyes tattoo on the back of a head
Black fine line tattoo of a face in profile on the inner wrist and forearm, with a gold digital watch worn beside it.
Single line face in profile on a wrist
Black and grey tattoos of Disney princess faces sit on the fingers of a hand, with pale nude nail polish.
Disney princess portraits on fingers
Realistic wolf and woman face tattoo on a forearm, with teal water bubbles and splashes of blue behind the figures.
Wolf and woman portrait on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an ornate masked face with peacock feathers and paisley motifs across an upper arm and shoulder.
Ornate masked face on upper arm
Large coloured and black-and-grey tattoo on an upper arm showing a winged pale face with dark hair, flanked by a green skull and a coloured demonic face.
Winged face and skulls on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face with a chain across the mouth, covering the front of a man's neck.
Realistic woman's face with chain on neck
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pirate skull in a tricorn hat with a smaller grimacing face and pistols, wrapping the shoulder and upper arm.
Pirate skull and pistols on upper arm
Black and grey realism sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, showing a winged cherub on the upper arm and a classical sculpted face with flowing curls on the forearm.
Cherub and classical sculpture sleeve
Coloured drawing of a green man face formed from leaves in green and blue tones, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Green man face made of leaves
Black fine-line geometric tattoo of a woman's face and hair made of triangular facets, on the outer thigh.
Geometric face portrait on the thigh
Watercolour style tattoo of a woman's face with pink, purple and blue washes on the inner forearm, with a red sleeve at the edge of the frame.
Watercolour face tattoo on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face with snakes coiled around it, on a lower leg, with an open-mouthed snake head at the base.
Realistic woman's face with snakes on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman with curled blonde hair, dark lips and drop earrings, placed on the shoulder.
Realistic portrait of a woman with curled hair
Colour realism tattoo on an upper arm with a red line-drawn rose, a purple and blue-eyed face, a pair of hands and a teal geometric band near the elbow.
Rose and face on an upper arm
Black ink tattoo of a sun with a human face, a crescent moon and swirling stars, placed on the upper back.
Sun face with crescent moon and stars on upper back
Realism-style tattoo of a smiling bald man with a moustache, shaded in greys with touches of colour, on a person's chest.
Realistic portrait of a bald man on the chest
Black ink flash design of a woman's face framed by flowing hair, feathers and an octopus tentacle, drawn in blackwork linework with no placement shown.
Woman with feathers and an octopus tentacle
Neo-traditional tattoo of a pug's face in tan and blue-grey with yellow eyes, shown on a forearm.
Pug face on a forearm
Black line drawing of two eyes framed by long-nailed hands, one eye with a single tear running down the cheek, shown as a tattoo design on plain paper.
Hands framing eyes with a tear
Black and grey realism leg sleeve with a woman's face and a black cat on the calf, a three-eyed cat and ornate scrollwork with lettering on the ankle and foot.
Cat and woman portrait leg sleeve with scrollwork
Colour traditional-style tattoo on a back showing four drawn female faces above pine trees, with Thank you for being a friend lettering in black.
Four portrait faces with thank you lettering
Greyscale realism tattoo of a woman's face with red streaks and a red umbrella on the upper arm and shoulder.
Woman's face and red umbrella on upper arm
Colour tattoo on a calf combining a realistic black and grey gorilla head with a bold outlined line drawing of a bald man in glasses, set against red, blue and grey geometric shapes.
Gorilla and line-drawn face on a calf
Colourful realism tattoo of an eye and butterflies set within honeycomb hexagons on a forearm.
Eye and butterflies in a colourful honeycomb
Teal cat eyes with dark linework tattooed on the thigh, with a faint feline face outlined around them.
Cat eyes tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a large eye with dripping tears and skulls across a shoulder and upper back.
Realistic eye and skulls across back and shoulder
Black line drawing of a sleepy cloud with closed eyes and a small smile, with solid hearts falling beneath it like rain.
Sleepy cloud with falling hearts
Black and grey tattoo of a wide-eyed face wearing a pearl necklace, with a tall feathered shape rising above it, on a calf.
Grey face with pearl necklace on a calf
Two colour tattoos in a neo-traditional style: a forearm portrait of a moustached man with lightning bolts and lettering, and an upper arm portrait of a bearded man in a paper boat hat with an eye and
Two colourful portrait tattoos on forearm and upper arm
Colour realism portrait tattoo of a man in yellow aviator glasses with a cigarette in his mouth, on the inner forearm, with ink drips above and below the face.
Colour portrait of a man in yellow aviator glasses
Black and grey realism tattoo of an elderly man's face wrapped in a hood, with a pocket watch above the brow, on the shoulder.
Elderly face and pocket watch on shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bearded Viking warrior in a horned helmet, shown on the calf.
Viking warrior portrait on a calf
Solid black stencil-style design of a serene Buddha face with curled hair, topped by an Om symbol, on a plain white background.
Buddha face design with Om symbol
Colour tattoo on the inner forearm of a woman's face with hands covering her eyes, its hair and hands filled with blue and purple galaxy shading and stars, with a green shape below the chin.
Woman with hands over eyes, starry forearm tattoo
Colour tattoo of a red daruma doll with a scowling face and gold characters, framed by grey Japanese-style waves on the skin.
Daruma doll with grey waves
Sketch-style tattoo of a woman's face framed by poppies and two songbirds, with peach and teal accents, on a calf.
Woman portrait with birds and flowers on a calf
Colour realism tattoo of a character with a smeared red mouth and long dark hair, set against blurred lights, on the upper arm.
Realistic character portrait on upper arm
Black and grey crescent moon tattoo with a sleeping face, a black cat and blue beaded chains on the forearm.
Crescent moon, black cat and beaded chains on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo on the upper arm near the elbow, showing a shaded eye and nose within a circle and diamond with a diagonal black line.
Geometric circle and face fragment on upper arm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a crescent moon with a smiling face and a black cat sitting on its curve, on an arm.
Crescent moon with face and black cat on an arm