Figure tattoo ideas

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

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Sepia photo of a shaded black and grey tattoo of a seated winged figure with a long braid, placed centrally on a person's mid back.
Seated winged figure with braid on mid back
Full-colour tattoo of a mermaid with blue-green scales and a flowing purple tail, arm raised, on the outer thigh.
Mermaid with raised arm on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a white rabbit holding a pocket watch, with a teacup and saucer and a small silhouette below.
White rabbit and teacup forearm sleeve
Fine line black tattoo of a short-haired figure leaning forward with a raised limb and a lettered band across the torso, placed on the calf.
Fine line figure with raised arm on a calf
Fine line black ink tattoo of a small winged figure on the lower abdomen, with two hands resting on the skin.
Small winged figure on the abdomen
Colour and black ink tattoo of a woman in a geometric patterned dress on a woman's upper arm, with scalloped fan lines and dots around the figure.
Female figure in patterned dress on upper arm
Brown linework design on a forearm showing a standing figure beside a tall cylindrical object and three small round creatures, with spirals, a star and tally marks on the hand.
Figure and creatures on a forearm with hand spirals
Fine line black tattoo of two small stick figures holding hands on the side of a ribcage, with a berry-print top and bottoms in the frame.
Tiny stick figures holding hands on the ribs
Black and grey engraved-style tattoo of a smiling crescent moon, clouds and stars in a circle on the forearm.
Crescent moon and clouds on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an abstract figure with a small red heart and leafy branch on the upper arm and shoulder.
Abstract figure and heart on upper arm
Black line drawing of a heart outline with two abstract figures inside, shown as a tattoo design on a plain pale background.
Heart outline with two abstract figures
Two matching black and grey tattoos of cartoon girls in dresses labelled Salt and Pepper, one on the upper arm and one on the forearm.
Matching salt and pepper figure tattoos
Black and grey dotwork tattoo design of three stacked circles showing a swirl, a mountain range and a pine forest, held up on paper by a hand.
Three stacked circles with landscape scenes
Black and grey woodcut-style tattoo of a moon over pine trees, clouds and logs with a seated figure, on the calf.
Woodcut forest scene with moon on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a crouching winged angel with large feathered wings across the upper back.
Winged angel across a back
Black and grey Japanese-style tattoos of clouds and swirls cover both calves, with orange canvas trainers on a wooden floor.
Japanese-style leg tattoos on calves
Solid black silhouette tattoo of a dancer in a split leap with both arms raised, shown on bare skin.
Dancer silhouette in a split leap
Colour tattoo of the Goonies Never Say Die lettering with black silhouettes of figures and a large creature above, on the outer upper arm.
Goonies Never Say Die lettering on upper arm
Small black silhouettes of four figures in flight, arranged in a diagonal line across the ankle in a fine line style.
Flying silhouettes on an ankle
Colour realism tattoo of figures walking along railway tracks through a wooded area, placed on the calf.
Figures on railway tracks on a calf
Black and grey tattoo on a calf showing a skull-faced figure embracing a long-haired figure with stitched limbs, seated on a chair.
Skull-faced and stitched doll figures on a calf
Black line drawing of a multi-armed figure holding weapons, set inside a circle of script and small symbols, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Multi-armed figure in a circular yantra design
Black and grey tribal tattoo with flame-like lines and a central figure, on the side of a bare ribcage.
Tribal design on the side of the ribs
Two black silhouette tattoos on the backs of a person's calves, one showing a man in a suit with a red tie, the other an abstract dark figure.
Silhouette figures on both calves
Fine line black tattoo on the ribs of a person in a black lace bra, showing silhouette birds flying above a small figure hung from thin lines.
Birds and a hanging figure on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a crocodile-headed figure in a long dress beside a skull-headed figure in a checked outfit, on the inner forearm.
Crocodile and skull figures on a forearm
Crossed legs showing black and grey tattoos on the thighs, including script lettering, a cluster of roses, a crescent moon with a face and a figure in a hood.
Script, roses and moon tattoos on crossed legs
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of princess figures around a script quote on the outer thigh.
Princess figures and quote on a thigh
Black and grey tattoo of a girl holding an umbrella with rain falling from it, on the inner forearm above a wrist strap.
Girl with umbrella on a forearm
Small black archer tattoo with a drawn bow and arrow sitting behind a person's ear on the neck.
Archer silhouette behind the ear
Black fine line tattoo on a forearm showing a triple moon with a peace sign above a framed figure with a dark oval face and hands pressed together.
Triple moon and framed figure on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo of a horned-helmeted warrior with raised arms and chainmail, across the forearm.
Horned warrior with chainmail on a forearm
Black silhouette tattoo of an adult and a child holding hands, placed on the side of the ribs.
Adult and child silhouette on the side
Colourful tattoo of an anime-style character holding a large ornate key, on the outer upper thigh, in a watercolour-like style.
Anime character with a large key on thigh
Small solid black silhouette tattoo of a figure with a hat-like shape on the upper arm, below a blue and white striped sleeve.
Small black silhouette tattoo on upper arm
Colour tattoo on a forearm showing an Art Nouveau style woman in an arched frame with red bell flowers, a vine and skulls below her.
Art Nouveau woman and red bells on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a smiling Vault Boy bobblehead in a blue jumpsuit, standing on a VAULT-TEC base, on the outer calf.
Vault Boy bobblehead on a calf
Black outline tattoo of interlocking figures with motion lines around them, in a bold graphic style, on the outer lower leg.
Interlocking figures tattoo on a lower leg
Black and grey outlined tattoo of a large figure surrounded by flowers and leaves, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Large grey floral figure tattoo on upper arm
Black linework tattoo on a forearm showing a city skyline, a dog and a figure bending down, with stippled dotwork shading at the lower left.
City skyline and dog on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an outlined cross with a figure on a person's shoulder blade, photographed from behind.
Outlined cross on a shoulder
Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing an anime-style girl beside a wolf-like creature with a pale masked face, with skulls at the base.
Wolf creature and girl with skulls on upper arm
A loose watercolour-style tattoo of a seated figure on a blue shape, with purple and pink washes running up the back of a leg from the calf to the thigh.
Watercolour figure tattoo on a calf
Black silhouette of an adult lifting a child overhead with a script quote beneath, tattooed on the upper arm in black ink.
Silhouette of a figure lifting a child with script quote
Black and grey tattoo of an adult and a child holding hands in silhouette, walking, on the calf.
Adult and child silhouettes on a calf
Colour tattoo of a swirling tree of life with green leaves, blue dots and two figures in its orange trunk, placed on a person's upper back.
Tree of life with two figures on upper back
Black and grey back tattoo of a winged angel, clouds and smoke on the shoulder blades, with script panels and sleeve work on the upper arms.
Winged angel and clouds across a back
Forearm tattoo of black silhouetted figures drifting across rainbow watercolour splashes, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Silhouetted figures in rainbow watercolour on forearm