Figure tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey sketch-style figure tattoo on the lower abdomen of a woman wearing a studded black jacket and an Iron Maiden crop top.
Figure tattoo on a midriff in studded jacket
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of three faceless figures standing on a ground line, one holding a balloon, on the lower leg.
Three sketched figures and a balloon on a calf
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
Colour and black-and-grey neo-traditional tattoo on the outer thigh showing a figure in a leafy wreath among tall stylised trees with coloured orbs and books, with a small rose below.
Stylised forest and figure on a thigh
Full-colour tattoo of Edvard Munch's painting The Scream covering the upper arm, with a swirling orange and blue sky behind the figure.
The Scream tattoo on upper arm
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
Black fine line tattoo of a soldier outline with a serif quote inside the figure, on skin in black ink.
Soldier outline with quote tattoo
Fine line black tattoo of a mother and child embracing in profile, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Mother and child profile line art on upper back
Colour tattoo on a person's upper back showing an oval view of a green valley with a winding path and distant mountains, beside an open round door, framed by black silhouettes of a tower, birds and
Open round door landscape on upper back
Close crop of a woman's tattooed arms beside a white top and black skirt printed with a Led Zeppelin concert poster, showing upper arm and forearm tattoos.
Tattooed arms with a band print skirt
Black and grey realism tattoo of a crouching figure holding a long implement against a smoky, blurred background, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Figure in motion on upper arm and shoulder
Back view of a man with a large colour Japanese style tattoo of an armoured warrior in green and red across his back, with clouds and flames on both thighs.
Full back armoured warrior tattoo with thigh pieces
Black linework tattoo of a figure with flowing hair on the side of a torso, above black studded lace-up trousers.
Linework tattoo on side above lace-up trousers
Fine line tattoo on a forearm of dandelion seeds drifting upward with script words and a dark silhouetted figure at the base, with pink and blue accents.
Dandelion seeds and script on a forearm
Mixed colour tattoo of a pair of black scissors and a red and black patterned kimono figure with a black spiral eye above, on a calf.
Scissors and kimono figure on a calf
Traditional style colour tattoo of a sugar skull figure in a sombrero and moustache, holding a green bottle and a blue skateboard, on the lower leg.
Sugar skull figure in sombrero on a calf
Full-length view of a person in a black dress with a grey tattoo sleeve on one arm, including a skull, and a star tattoo on the leg.
Skull arm sleeve and star tattoo on legs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a kneeling winged figure with light rays behind, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Winged figure with light rays on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a figure in a long dark robe with a curved horn-like form above the head, on the lower leg.
Black and grey figure in a long robe on a calf
Collage of four photographs showing watercolour and fine linework tattoos, including a floral sleeve, a splatter sleeve, a rib piece with a heart outline and a hummingbird on a forearm.
Watercolour and linework tattoos on arms and ribs
Abstract geometric tattoo of a figure in profile with orange and teal washes on a lower leg, styled with black outlines and fragmented lines.
Abstract geometric figure on a lower leg
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
Two realistic tattoos: a black and grey face merged with a city skyline on an upper arm, and a colour bird silhouette with a forest scene on a forearm.
Cityscape portrait and bird forest tattoos on arms
Back of a person with a sketchy, watercolour-style tattoo of clothes pegged on a washing line and a figure, in black linework with blue, pink and green washes.
Watercolour washing line across the back
Black ink tattoos of book spines, quotation marks and handwritten script quotes across a man's crossed forearms, in fine line style.
Book spines and literary quotes on forearms
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 linework Vitruvian figure in a circle and square on a calf, with magenta, orange and blue watercolour washes and mirrored script above and below.
Vitruvian figure with watercolour wash on a calf
Two solid black silhouette tattoos of figures sit on the backs of a person's calves, below a houndstooth skirt and red boots.
Two silhouette figures on the calves
Half sleeve on an upper arm showing a sketchy black and grey portrait of a woman in profile, with a red streak, a red umbrella and stairs below, in a realism style.
Woman portrait sleeve with red umbrella
Colour tattoo on a calf of the Vitruvian Man figure in black linework inside a circle, with pink, purple, blue and orange watercolour washes and script lines above and below.
Vitruvian figure with watercolour splashes on a calf
Abstract geometric tattoo of a figure in profile on a lower leg, with grey shading and orange and teal washes.
Abstract figure tattoo on a calf
Colour tattoo of a parent holding a child in a black outline with blue and teal shading, with Italian script below, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Parent and child with Italian script on upper back
Colour tattoo of a seated woman with flowing hair and draped robes, drawn in an Art Nouveau manner with bold black outlines, on a forearm near the wrist.
Seated woman with flowing hair on a forearm
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
Colourful realistic tattoo on a person's shoulder and upper arm, showing a nebula with stars above a tree on a path with a silhouetted figure walking towards it.
Galaxy sky and tree landscape on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo wrapping around a forearm in four panels, showing a man in a fedora with a cigar, dice, a vintage car and a figure under a street lamp.
Four-panel vintage street scene on forearm