Figure tattoo ideas

663 photos and flash · 18% Realism, 16% Fine line · Forearm most common

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Black ink drawing of two spindly, spiked figures with a crossed-bones motif and a single red drop between them, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Twin spiky figures with crossed bones and red drop
Black ink drawing of a snarling wolf behind a long-haired figure, with smoke wisps curling through the composition in dense hatched linework.
Wolf and long-haired figure in smoke
Traditional flash sheet of tattoo designs in bold colour, including a skull with crossbones, a hand with flowers, a snake and heart, mushrooms and a frog.
Traditional flash sheet with skull, hand and snakes
Line drawing flash design of a silhouetted figure on a crescent moon above a latticed heart and two roses with leaves, in a traditional style, with no body placement shown.
Silhouette figure on crescent moon with heart and roses
Black tribal-style butterfly design with flame-like wings and a coiled figure down the centre, shown on a white background.
Tribal flame butterfly design
Black line drawing of a tree with a figure in yoga tree pose, its body filled with mandala patterns, with roots below and no body placement shown.
Yoga tree pose with leafy branches and roots
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design with a spiral, a row of arrows, two figures standing in a circle and the lettering We can live like Jack and Sally if we want.
Spiral design with Jack and Sally quote
Black ink drawing of a faceless figure with long flowing hair, its body covered in botanical flowers including roses and lilies, ending in roots, on a tan background.
Faceless figure covered in flowers and roots
Line drawing of a figure with a black and purple tattoo on the upper arm and forearm, beside a blue gradient dragon design with dotwork scales and a curled tail.
Blue dragon designs with an arm tattoo outline
Black ink line drawing of a mermaid arching backwards with long flowing hair and a curling tail, in a fine line style, shown on a plain white background.
Reclining mermaid line drawing
Black blackwork flash design of a stylised dagger with an elongated figure-shaped hilt and a long pointed blade on a white background.
Stylised dagger flash design
Black line drawing of a mermaid with long flowing hair and a sweeping, finned tail curling into spirals, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Mermaid with swirling tail line drawing
Black line drawing of a spiral motif inside a rounded figure outline, with a larger spiral at the base and smaller spirals above, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Spiral motif line drawing design
Hand-drawn black ink flash design of a stylised mother and child silhouette, with no body placement shown.
Mother and child silhouette design
Black and cyan stencil-style design of a stylised standing figure with flowing hair and cyan ornamental patterns on the torso, arm and legs, shown without any body part.
Black and cyan stylised figure design
Black and grey flash design of a figure in a feathered headdress above a wolf head and dreamcatcher, with black feathers arching behind.
Feathered headdress, wolf and dreamcatcher design
Black tribal-style design of a slender fairy figure with swirling butterfly wings, drawn in solid black ink on a white background.
Tribal fairy with butterfly wings
Fine line design of a mermaid with long pastel rainbow hair and a teal tail, drawn on a plain white background.
Mermaid with flowing rainbow hair
Black ink drawing of many small symbols on a white background, including suns, horses, eyes, crescent moons, spirals and zigzags, shown as a design sheet rather than on skin.
Sheet of ink symbols and pictograms
Black ink flash design of a swirling tree with spiral branches and roots, with a small central figure, shown on a white background.
Swirling tree and figure design