Figure tattoo ideas

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

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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
Fine line tattoo of two divers in red and white striped swimsuits, one head first and one feet first, on the side of the torso.
Two diving figures on the side of the torso
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on the inner forearm showing a stippled running deer and a stick-like hunter with a spear, in a cave painting style.
Stippled deer and hunter on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on the forearm of pine trees, a full moon and a hill inside an oval rope border.
Moon, pines and hills in a rope frame
Colour tattoo of two figure silhouettes in orange, red and green watercolour washes with dripping edges, on the outer upper arm.
Watercolour figures on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of a Totoro outline filled with a misty forest and a dark figure holding a red umbrella, on the calf.
Totoro outline with forest scene on calf
Small black ink tattoo of two skeleton figures on the forearm near the wrist, one upside down and one standing.
Two skeleton figures on a forearm
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
Colour realism tattoo on a lower leg showing a dark silhouette of a figure with outstretched arm against green trees and an orange and red sunset.
Silhouetted figure in a sunset landscape
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a skull-headed figure in a dark cloak beneath a dotted sun with a star, on the forearm.
Skull figure with sun on forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a pink and teal castle under a blue night sky, set in a gilded scrolled frame on the thigh, with a figure in a red cloak at the lower left.
Fairytale castle in an ornate gilded frame on a thigh
Two-panel photo of a fine black line tattoo of three stick figures and hearts on an ankle and calf, with a close-up on the right of the same design filled in with blue, pink and purple.
Three stick figures and hearts on an ankle
Colour traditional-style tattoos on an upper arm and forearm, showing a rocket, snowflakes, stars, a mandala and a dark grey animal.
Rocket, snowflakes and mandala on an arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a hot air balloon with a sun face on the calf, with clouds and a small figure in the basket.
Hot air balloon with sun face on a calf
Colour tattoo across the upper back of a fine-line Art Nouveau style woman with autumn vine leaves, grapes and green swirling tendrils.
Art Nouveau woman with grape vines on back
Black and grey tattoo of a woman with curly hair and leaves, her head bowed, shown in a bold silhouette on the upper arm and shoulder.
Woman with leafy hair on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a grimacing figure in a striped red and white headband and blue collar, on a limb with a yellow-green background.
Realistic portrait of a grimacing figure in a headband
Black and grey realism tattoo of Atlas kneeling on a rock and holding up a celestial sphere, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Atlas holding a celestial sphere on the upper arm
Colour tattoo of a lakeside landscape with mountains, a large tree and two silhouetted figures, sitting on a limb.
Lakeside landscape with tree and silhouettes
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing three stacked panels: a masked figure with stitches, a close-up of lips and a nose, and an eye.
Realism panels of a mask, lips and eye on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a stylised abstract human figure in red, yellow, blue and black, sitting on the calf.
Abstract figure tattoo on a calf
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
Full arm sleeve tattoo in dotwork and geometric style, showing an eye, a mandala, rainbows and a stylised figure, running from the upper arm down the forearm.
Geometric dotwork arm sleeve with an eye
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 and grey tattoo of a female silhouette with flowing swirled hair and a small flower, with curling linework, on the side of the torso.
Swirling silhouette figure with flower
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a muscular torso, a face within swirling foliage and a tree-like form.
Black and grey sleeve with figures and tree
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a carved stone-style ring of glyphs around a central face, with two figures below.
Carved stone-style glyph ring on upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a figure in a blue robe holding a large tool under a glowing moon, with golden sparks, on a forearm.
Robed figure with moon and sparks on a forearm
Woman seen from behind with a raised arm showing a black tribal band and a coloured floral sleeve on the upper arm, and a black spider tattoo on the forearm of her lowered arm.
Floral sleeve and spider on upper arm and forearm
Large blackwork tattoo of a horned demon silhouette with a red tongue and green-tinged face on the side of the ribs, with a small sword figure and grey shading to the left.
Horned demon silhouette on the side ribs
Rear view of a person on a skateboard with a large traditional-style mushroom and skull tattoo on the back, script across the shoulders, and panda and figure tattoos on the calves.
Back, arm and leg tattoos on a skateboarder
Black and grey abstract tattoo on an upper arm with two figures, a clock face, a flower and a vertical red stripe.
Abstract figures, clock and flower on upper arm
Black and grey realism forearm sleeve tattoo with a red Fight Club label at the wrist, showing a face, figures on a street and a cityscape.
Realism forearm sleeve with Fight Club card
Back tattoo of two figures in fedoras with a script name between them, in black and grey with some red and colour detail, placed across the middle of the back.
Script name and two fedora figures on a back
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
Small Darth Vader tattoo holding a red lightsaber, shown in brown and grey ink on the forearm.
Small Darth Vader with red lightsaber
Black and grey realism tattoo of a carved Mayan stone relief with a central face and glyphs, on an upper arm.
Carved Mayan stone relief on upper arm
Blue outline tattoo of a woman with raised arms inside a stained glass style arched frame, on the upper arm.
Stained glass style woman on upper arm
A woman in a black dress and leather harness shows a sleeve of tattoos on her upper arm, shoulder and forearm, with floral and figurative details.
Tattoo sleeve on an arm and shoulder
Fine line sketch of a standing figure with pink, purple and yellow watercolour washes on the side of the ribs.
Sketched figure with watercolour splashes on ribs
Black and grey tattoo on the side of a thigh showing a solid silhouette of a figure with a chain and ring charm above it and two small shapes between them.
Silhouette figure and keyring charm on thigh
Black and grey tattoos of a stormtrooper and Darth Vader, both wearing suits and leaning in a relaxed pose, on two forearms.
Stormtrooper and Darth Vader in suits on forearms
Forearm tattoo of a stylised figure with three faces and orange hair, beside a dark tree silhouette and a small green bird, drawn in black outline with colour accents.
Multi-faced figure and tree on forearm
Black blackwork-style tattoo on the inner wrist showing a solid silhouette of a figure in a hat with outstretched arms, set inside a large A-shaped outline.
Standing figure within an A-shaped frame on a wrist
Man crouching against a wall, showing a black and grey realism tattoo of angelic figures, script lettering and roses across his shoulder, upper arm, back and ribs.
Black and grey angel and rose tattoo across back and arm
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
Watercolour style tattoo on the ribs showing two black silhouetted figures in front of a red-orange sun, with red paint drips running down.
Red sun and silhouetted figures on the ribs
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