Figure tattoo ideas

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

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Solid black tattoo of two stick-style figures on a forearm, one with angel-like wings and one with bat-like wings and pointed ears.
Two winged figures on a forearm
Black line-art flash sheet of twelve zodiac-style designs, including an archer, a ram, a fish, a lion, a crab, a scorpion and a pair of scales, on a white background.
Set of zodiac-style line designs
Realism leg tattoos on a pair of calves, with a sun and falcon-headed figure on the left leg and a moon and jackal-headed figure on the right.
Sun and moon leg tattoos with Egyptian deities
Black line drawing of a winged fairy with flowing hair and swirling wing lines, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Winged fairy line drawing
Neo-trad colour tattoo on a forearm showing a green multi-headed dragon beside a small figure on a grassy hill, under a starry sky with a constellation.
Dragon and figure in a night sky on a forearm
Black ink tattoo of a silhouetted figure rowing a boat over wavy lines, with a line of script beneath, on an upper arm.
Rowing boat over waves with script quote
Close photo of a black ink tattoo of three stacked symbols, a comb, a heart-shaped spiral and an abstract figure, on the side of the ribs.
Three stacked symbols on the ribs
Black ink tattoo of a stylised figure with raised arms and a looping shape, surrounded by five outlined stars, on the forearm.
Stylised figure with stars on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a semi truck with smoke, a moon and the script The Ride Home, on the calf.
Semi truck with The Ride Home script
Two hands palms down showing small black fingertip tattoos of a rose, spider, arrow and snowflake, with bolder traditional-style designs on the backs of the hands.
Finger and hand tattoos with black nails
Small watercolour-style tattoo of a seated woman with a pink bow in her hair, on the inner forearm, with a pink frilled blouse behind.
Small woman with pink bow on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork and engraved-style sleeve on the upper arm and shoulder, showing waves, a figure, a moon and a chain along the lower arm.
Engraved sea and figure upper arm sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of a winged, horned figure with hands pressed together, covering the full back of a shirtless man.
Winged horned figure tattoo across a back
Black blackwork-style flash design of a central figure surrounded by a radiating ring of keyblades on a white background.
Radial keyblade design with central figure
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two stylised figures embracing, with a large flower and leafy sprigs, on the upper thigh.
Two figures embracing with flowers on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a stylised figure in blue, green and pink wash on the upper back, with small black footprints above it near the shoulder.
Watercolour figure and footprints on upper back
Close view of a colourful traditional-style tattoo of a figure with red flowers on the outer forearm of a woman wearing a pink t-shirt and black leather skirt.
Colourful figure tattoo on a forearm
Black ink tattoo on a limb showing a large outlined circle enclosing three smaller rings with upward arrows, silhouettes and a spider, with the words keep running below.
Three circles with arrows and keep running text
Colour and black and grey tattoo of a sailor in a cap embracing a figure, framed by a ship's wheel over a red circle, on the upper arm.
Sailor embrace inside a ship's wheel on an arm
Black and grey crucifixion tattoo with red accents on a shoulder and upper arm, showing a figure on a cross, a crown of thorns, birds and rows of crosses.
Crucifixion scene on upper arm
Black tower silhouette with a red sun, two birds, a small cloaked figure and a red rose tattooed on an upper arm.
Tower silhouette with red sun and rose on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of two figures in a lightsaber duel inside a circular emblem on the upper back, with a blue sky behind them.
Lightsaber duel in a circle on the upper back
Small black fine line tattoo of four silhouette figures in a curved row, decreasing in size, on an ankle above a white sneaker.
Row of silhouette figures on an ankle
Full back tattoo in realistic colour showing a seated red fox in a green forest with ivy, toadstools and a small figure at the lower right, on a Back placement.
Fox in a forest on a full back piece
Black fine line tattoo of a woman cradling a baby, with a small heart below, on the inner forearm.
Mother and child outline on forearm
Full back tattoo in Japanese style showing a warrior figure among cherry blossoms and clouds, in mixed red, orange, cream and grey ink, on the back.
Full back Japanese warrior and cherry blossom
Solid black silhouette tattoo of dandelion seed heads lifting small human figures, placed on the side of the ribs.
Dandelion silhouettes carried by seeds
Black and grey tattoo of a hot air balloon with a figure in the basket and hatched clouds, in an engraved line style, across the back.
Hot air balloon with figure on back
Watercolour-style superhero figure in blue and red with splashed edges, tattooed on the forearm.
Watercolour superhero figure on forearm
Black silhouette tattoos of two small flying figures and a crescent with dots on the side of an ankle, above a dark shoe.
Flying silhouettes and crescent on an ankle
Realistic black and grey crucifixion tattoo covering the upper back, showing a figure on a wooden cross with a crown of thorns.
Crucifixion scene across a back
Black tree with flowers and butterflies, some in red, across a bare back, with a small silhouette figure on the right side.
Tree and butterflies across a back
Close-up of a fine line black tattoo of an abstract figure on a person's ankle, with a black strappy heel and red carpet in the background.
Fine line figure tattoo on an ankle
White line drawing of a tree of life design with a human figure in the trunk, arms raised into the branches, on a grey background, in a botanical style.
Tree of life with a figure in the trunk
Fine line black tattoo of a small figure pulling a long cord toward a light bulb, placed on the ankle and top of the foot.
Figure pulling a cord on an ankle
Four solid black silhouettes of figures in flight, arranged in a diagonal line along the side of a finger, shown on a hand with black nail polish.
Flying silhouettes along a finger
Colour tattoo of a woman with long black hair in a red dress beside black foliage, placed on the upper back.
Woman in a red dress on a upper back
Realistic tattoo of a figure in a dark suit, hat and red headband, in a one-legged pose, on the back of a calf, beside a printed reference photo.
Dancing figure in a suit on a calf
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm showing a stippled cloud, an umbrella, a long-dressed figure and a striped cup.
Cloud, umbrella and dress on a forearm
Fine line black ink tattoo of a small girl in a pinafore dress with long hair, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Small girl in a dress on the shoulder
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a face with tousled hair and clasped hands on the forearm.
Sketched portrait and hands on forearm
Black line tattoo of an oval clock face with Roman numerals and a cobweb pattern, with tiny figures on the hands, on the side of the ribs.
Clock face with small figures on the ribs
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a chandelier on a woman's upper back, with a thin line curving down to a small figure and a gem shape.
Chandelier and figure on upper back
Blue, teal and yellow watercolour-style silhouette of a figure with one arm raised, surrounded by splatter dots, tattooed on the upper arm.
Blue silhouette of a figure on upper arm
Black solid blackwork tattoo of two elongated stylised figures holding hands, placed centrally on the upper back.
Two stylised figures holding hands on upper back
Full Japanese-style sleeve tattoo on a man's arm, showing a figure in a teal robe with a sword beside cherry blossoms, waves and red roses on the upper arm and forearm.
Japanese sleeve with figure, waves and roses
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo on the forearm showing a small stick-like figure with a trailing line that runs into cursive script.
Small figure with trailing script on a forearm
Pastel neo-traditional style tattoo of a woman with flowing hair and draped fabric covering the outer upper arm.
Woman with flowing hair on an upper arm