Face tattoo ideas

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Colour tattoo of a pixel-art creeper face with a dark block outline, placed on a calf.
Pixelated creeper face on a calf
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a calf showing a column of planets with Saturn, dotted orbit arcs, and a surreal face with roots below.
Planets and orbits with a surreal face on a calf
Black fine line tattoo of a face in profile, drawn in one continuous line, on the calf of a raised leg.
Single-line face tattoo on a calf
Neo-trad style tattoo on a calf showing a snarling bear head behind a woman's face, with grey shading and warm orange skin tones.
Bear and woman portrait on a calf
Sketchy black and grey tattoo on a calf showing a woman's face framed by two birds and poppy flowers, with peach and teal accents.
Woman's face with birds and poppies on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo on a calf and ankle showing a woman's face looking upward, reaching hands, a skull, bare branches and Roman numeral clock markings.
Realistic woman, skull and clock on a calf
Colour tattoo on a lower leg showing a black castle silhouette, yellow moon, sleeping face with closed eyes, wings, a red book and a triangular pendant, in a neo-traditional style.
Castle, moon and sleeping face on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a person with tousled hair, one hand raised to the face holding a cigarette, on the calf.
Realist black and grey portrait on a calf
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 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 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
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
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bearded Viking warrior in a horned helmet, shown on the calf.
Viking warrior portrait on a calf
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
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull merged with a woman's face, surrounded by swirling shading, on the lower leg.
Skull and woman's face on a calf
Fine line black tattoo of two kissing profiles with closed eyes inside a triangle, placed on the lower leg.
Kissing profiles in a triangle on a calf
Traditional style colour tattoo of overlapping profile faces above a collared bust, with a star ornament, shown on a lower leg.
Stacked profile faces in a bust on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a classical sculpture style face with closed eyes and wavy hair, placed on a calf.
Classical statue head tattoo on a calf
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
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
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
Realistic colour tattoo of a man in a dark brimmed hat with a red band, on the lower leg.
Realism portrait of a man in a hat on the calf
Realistic colour tattoo of a striped shield with a white star and a shaded portrait in the centre, on a calf.
Striped shield with star and portrait on calf
Two traditional colour tattoos side by side on a leg, a smiling sun with a face on the left and a teal crescent moon with a face on the right, both with a dotted chain and gemstone pendant below.
Paired sun and moon tattoos on legs
Solid black ornate key tattoo with a scrolled bow and two stylised faces, sitting on the calf in a traditional style.
Ornate key on a calf
Colour traditional-style tattoo on a calf showing a bearded man's face in a red and black checked hat, with a pipe and a pine-tree landscape.
Bearded man in plaid hat on a calf
Two lower legs with colourful neo-traditional tattoos: a rose with a figure's face on the left leg, and a rabbit in a waistcoat with a pocket watch on the right.
Rose and rabbits on two calves
Colour tattoo of a pint of stout with a face in the foam and a beer tap dripping at the top, placed on the calf in a neo-traditional style.
Stout pint with a foam face on a calf
Two neo-trad colour tattoos on a pair of calves, each showing a woman with closed eyes, a jewelled headdress and flowers.
Two ornate female portraits on calves
Realist tattoo of a chocolate-coated ice lolly with a smiling man's face on the lower leg, with melting drips and a wooden stick.
Smiling face ice lolly on a calf
Realistic tattoo portrait of a woman with dark lips and drifting orange petals, in a realism style on the calf.
Realistic portrait with orange petals on a calf
Colour geometric tattoo of a French bulldog face with blue, green and red facets on the calf, with a smaller version on the ankle below.
French bulldog face on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face on a calf, with lettering on the thigh and a winged design on the hip, shown on a bed.
Black and grey portrait tattoo on a leg
Traditional style tattoos of red roses, a panther head and a sun with a face cover the thigh and calf of a person's legs, with a small tattoo on one finger.
Traditional roses, panther and sun on legs
Colour realism tattoo of a zombie nurse wearing a red cross cap, with skulls and an eye, across the calf and ankle.
Zombie nurse and skulls on a leg
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a spiky-haired head outline with a lightning bolt shaded across the face, on a leg.
Spiky-haired head with lightning bolt on a leg
Black and grey realism tattoo of a horned goat-faced figure with spiral eyes, with a hunched creature with hands raised to its face below, on a lower leg.
Horned goat figure with spiral eyes on a calf
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a smiling cartoon teapot with dotted bubbles rising above it, on the lower leg.
Cartoon teapot with bubbles on a calf
Colour realism tattoo on a lower leg showing a pale blue portrait of a dark-haired face beside scissor blades and white snowflakes.
Blue portrait with scissor blades and snowflakes on a calf
Colour traditional-style tattoo of the Joker's grinning face with green hair on a lower leg, shown beside black velvet boots.
Joker portrait tattoo on a lower leg
Colour neo-traditional leg tattoo across the thigh and calf, showing a woman's face framed by swirling hair and jewels, with a wing and a dragon below.
Woman portrait and dragon leg sleeve
Black and grey realism portrait tattoo on a leg, with script on the thigh and a wing design on the hip, shown on a striped bed.
Leg portrait, script and bird tattoos on a bed
Black, grey and red tattoo on a calf showing a woman's face, a wolf head and a tribal band across the top and bottom of the design.
Woman's face and wolf with tribal band on calf
Realistic colour tattoo of a woman with an updo and several eyes across her face, placed on the calf.
Woman portrait with multiple eyes on a calf
Black and grey crescent moon with a face, stars and clouds, in traditional style with dotwork shading, on the lower leg.
Crescent moon with face on a calf
Realistic black and grey calf tattoo of a woman's face merging into a skull, with an eagle's head below.
Woman, skull and eagle on a calf
Realistic zombie face tattoo in brown and grey tones with pale blue eyes and yellow hair accents, across the calf.
Realistic zombie face on a calf
Black and grey botanical tattoo with flowers, leaves and a stylised face with closed eyes, running down a calf.
Floral and face design on a calf