Face tattoo ideas

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

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Small black-ink sun with a human face and wavy rays, a traditional-style tattoo on the side ribs of a woman with long blonde hair.
Small black sun tattoo on the side ribs
Fine black single-line tattoo of a woman's face in profile beside a dove, with small red lips, on a forearm against white bedsheets.
Dove and woman's face in line art on forearm
Black linework tattoo of a sun with a human face and wavy rays on the side of a person's ribs, in a fine line style.
Sun with face on the ribs
Pencil sketch of a neo-traditional tattoo flash design showing a portrait with a lightning bolt across the face, sparkles and a banner with the words ZIGGY PLAYED GUITAR.
Portrait with lightning bolt and banner design
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm, with a wolf and a woman's face split by a geometric triangle and scattered diamond shapes.
Wolf and woman portrait on a forearm
Red pencil sketch of a woman's face with closed eyes, a feathered headdress and roses, drawn as a tattoo design on a sketchbook page.
Woman with feather headdress and roses sketch
Black and grey realism tattoo of a paw print with a dog's face in the central pad, on the calf.
Realistic paw print with dog face on calf
Black and grey realistic tattoo on an upper arm showing a Mayan-style circular glyph ring around a carved face, with two seated figures below.
Mayan stone carving on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of two faces in profile, almost touching, on a woman's upper back between the shoulder blades.
Two profiles almost touching on upper back
Small black fine line tattoo of a crescent moon with a face on the upper arm of a woman seen from behind, with a long braid and a black sleeveless top.
Small crescent moon with a face on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork portrait of a woman's face framed by bold black outlines and a solid black band on the upper arm.
Stippled portrait face on an upper arm
Black fine-line tattoo of two faces in profile inside a rectangular frame, placed on the thigh of a person in denim shorts.
Two profiles in a line-art frame on a thigh
Black and grey traditional wolf head tattoo on an upper arm, with a leaping cat tattoo on the forearm and further tattoos on the same arm.
Wolf head and big cat on arms
Black and grey surreal face tattoo covering a man's full back, with shaded eyes, a prominent nose and lips among flowing organic forms.
Surreal face tattoo across a full back
Black ink flash drawing of a sun with a sleeping face and moon phases above, with dotwork shading and hanging drops, on a sketchbook page.
Sun face with moon phases design
Black and grey tattoo of a sun with a human face and long wavy rays on the forearm, with a hand visible at the top left.
Sun with a face on a forearm
Blue crescent moon with a face on one forearm and a yellow and orange sun with a face on the other, both framed by fine dotted geometric lines.
Crescent moon and sun on forearms
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lioness face on the upper arm, with shaded fur, detailed eyes and a dark nose.
Lioness face portrait on upper arm
Black and grey sun and moon tattoo with stylised faces, dotwork shading and swirling clouds, on the forearm.
Sun and moon face tattoo on forearm
Full-colour realism portrait tattoo of a startled older man with white swept hair holding a card, on the calf.
Startled older man portrait on a calf
Two matching black linework tattoos on forearms, a crescent moon with a face on one arm and a sun with a face and rays on the other, both with dangling chain details.
Matching sun and moon forearm tattoos
Realism portrait tattoo on the upper arm showing a man in a suit and tie, with a red, blood-spattered effect across one side of his face.
Realistic portrait tattoo of a man with blood effect
Realism colour tattoo of the Joker character's smeared face with a red grin and purple jacket, on a calf.
Joker portrait on a calf
Pencil and red pencil design for a neo-traditional tattoo showing a woman's face framed by roses, with a fox below and red swirls behind them.
Woman, fox and roses tattoo design
Colour tattoo of a cartoon flame with white eyes and a small red mouth, sitting on the lower leg near the ankle.
Cartoon flame spirit on the lower leg
Black line drawing flash design of two eyes behind outstretched hands with solid black nails and one tear, showing no placement on the body.
Hands covering eyes with a single tear
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a simple face with one closed eye, nose and lips, on the ankle above a knitted sock.
Small line drawn face on an ankle
Black linework lion face design with a symmetrical, swirling mane on a white background, shown without a placement on the body.
Swirling lion face design
Black and grey tattoo of a sun with a face and a crescent moon, surrounded by stars and swirls, on a forearm.
Sun and crescent moon on a forearm
Realism tattoo of a woman's face partly covered by an ornate copper headpiece with chains, shown on a limb against a dark background.
Woman's face under an ornate mask
Black ink tattoo of a smiling sun with a face and spiky rays on the side of a ribcage, with a white garment falling beside it.
Sun with face on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bearded man's face with his hair tied back, sitting on the forearm.
Realistic portrait of a bearded man on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a woman's profile with a swallow in a ring of yellow dots, on the upper arm.
Profile face and swallow in a dotted circle
Black ink drawing of a sun with a face and a crescent moon with a face, a tattoo design in engraved-style linework with dotwork and hatching.
Sun and crescent moon design
Black linework tattoo of a cartoon fairy's head with a hair bun and closed eyes, placed on the calf.
Cartoon fairy head on a calf
Watercolour and ink drawing on paper of a pink hand raised beside a stylised face, with yellow flowers and a large eye.
Watercolour hand and face design with flowers
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a smiling crescent moon with a seated black cat on its lower horn, on the upper arm.
Crescent moon and cat on upper arm
Black and grey geometric lioness face tattoo with dotwork shading and a lotus-style crown, shown on the inner forearm from two angles.
Geometric lioness face on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a woman's face framed by a circle, with flowing hair, winged leaves, jellyfish-like tendrils and stippled shading, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Woman with jellyfish and winged hair in a circle
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a crescent moon with a woman's face, roses and a banner reading LA LUNA on a person's upper back.
Crescent moon with face and roses on back
Black and grey realism tattoo of four women's portrait faces arranged across the back.
Four portrait faces on a back
Black and grey realistic drawing of a cracked clock face breaking into shards, with a skull and fragmented faces, shown as a tattoo design.
Shattering clock and skull design
Three-angle photo of a full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a grey biomechanical creature with tentacles, skulls and faces in realistic shading.
Biomechanical full sleeve with tentacles and faces
Close-up photograph of a simple black tattoo of a curved line with four dots, like a minimal face, on the inside of a wrist.
Minimal face with four dots on wrist
Black and grey realism style tattoo of an upside-down woman's face with dark hair and wing-like shapes, on the outer thigh of a leg.
Upside-down woman's face on a thigh
Black and grey realism portrait tattoo of a smiling man with swept back hair and a hand resting beside his face, on the upper arm.
Black and grey portrait of a smiling man
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a female face with a bindi and extended tongue, a mandala ornament and skulls, on a forearm.
Female face with skulls on forearm
Black and grey ornamental skull face tattoo covering a person's full back, with rows of small skulls above and filigree scrollwork around the eyes.
Ornamental skull face across a full back