Figure tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey realism tattoo on a calf and ankle showing a woman's face looking upward, reaching hands, a skull, bare branches and Roman numeral clock markings.
Realistic woman, skull and clock on a calf
Solid black silhouette tattoo of a standing figure with one arm raised and a cape-like shape behind it, on the outer forearm.
Black silhouette of a raised-arm figure on a forearm
Solid black silhouette of a figure in headphones above a colour cassette tape, tattooed on a forearm.
Headphone silhouette and cassette on a forearm
Black line tattoo of a woman with long flowing hair and a hand raised near her chin, in a fine line style, on the inner forearm.
Art Nouveau style woman on forearm
Black ink mountain design with a small figure on an upper arm, beside a rune-like symbol on the side of the ribs.
Mountain and rune tattoos on arm and side
Black and grey realism tattoo of a detailed eye with long lashes on the forearm, with a figure and a cross tattooed alongside it.
Realistic eye tattoo on an arm
Black and grey fine line tree with roots and falling leaves on a thigh, with a sketched design on the forearm of a seated person in denim shorts.
Bare tree on thigh with forearm sketch
Traditional tattoos on a forearm showing an elephant over a Truth banner, a star with a Beauty banner, a Freedom banner above a figure, and a heart with a Love banner.
Stacked traditional tattoos on a forearm
Small black silhouette tattoo of two figures riding a bicycle, placed on the lower back above the waistband.
Silhouette of two figures on a bicycle
Black and grey tattoo of a vintage airship with a crosshatched envelope and two small figures in a gondola, placed on the outer thigh.
Vintage airship on the thigh
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a carved Mayan style stone face within a glyph ring, covering the upper arm.
Mayan carved stone design on upper arm
Black and red sketch-style tattoo on an upper arm showing a female figure, a shaded skull, radiating lines and red gear motifs.
Sketched figure and skull on upper arm
Black ink botanical tattoo on a lower leg showing a swirling tree with a meditating figure, a small hummingbird and the word Namaste in script.
Meditating figure in a swirling tree with Namaste
Traditional colour tattoo of a black silhouette of a figure with a raised fist before a stadium, with a yellow banner reading Sincerely Yours, on a limb.
Raised fist silhouette with Sincerely Yours banner
Colour traditional tattoo on a thigh of a smiling masked figure in a top hat, with two red roses and green leaves.
Masked figure and roses on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bald, mottled face with dark eye sockets, wearing a dark suit and tie, on the calf.
Suited skull figure on a calf
Fine line black tattoo of a seated, headless figure hugging its knees, with a flowering branch rising from its neck, on the lower limb.
Seated figure with flowering branch on a limb
Lower back tattoo of the Little Prince beside a stream of birds, small stars and an orange planet, with French script beneath, in a fine line style.
Little Prince scene across the lower back
Black and white photo of a fine line geometric tattoo of nested triangles and a small solid black seated figure on the inner forearm, near the wrist.
Fine line triangles and a small seated figure on a wrist
Back of a woman with a large realistic black and grey tattoo of sphynx cats, a skull and roses covering the upper and lower back.
Sphynx cats and roses across a back
Back tattoo of an autumn tree with red and orange leaves, a bird on a branch and two black silhouettes sitting at its base.
Autumn tree with two silhouettes on the back
Black and grey tattoo on a thigh showing a seated figure in a sombrero beneath saguaro cacti and a rayed sun, drawn in dotwork within a diamond frame.
Desert scene with saguaro and sun on a thigh
Small black silhouette figures in a descending row across the ankle, shown in a simple outline style.
Four silhouette figures on an ankle
Black ink tattoo on an upper arm showing a large musical note above two solid pictogram figures standing on a band of staff lines with notes and a sound wave.
Music notes and figures on upper arm
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, featuring a grinning Joker face, a bat symbol and other dark figures.
Joker and Batman full sleeve tattoo
Seated person with bold traditional tattoos on the thigh and calf, including a red rose, a skull, a wolf head and a flower, with more tattoos on the forearm.
Traditional leg tattoos with skull and wolf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a figure hanging upside down from a chain and hook, with two vertical lines running alongside it, on a calf.
Figure hanging upside down on a calf
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo across the upper arm and forearm, showing an angel with wings, candles, a pocket watch, a skull and an eye.
Black and grey realism sleeve with angel and pocket watch
Colour tattoo of a black silhouetted figure in a top hat, set against green and purple splashes, on the forearm.
Top hat silhouette with paint splashes
Black and grey tattoo of a three-dimensional cube frame holding small figures and skeletal shapes, on the inner upper arm.
Figures inside a cube on the upper arm
Black and grey shaded tattoo of a seated winged angel with its head bowed and knees drawn up, on the upper back.
Winged angel figure on upper back
Close view of a person's legs and forearm showing a tiny grey mark on the knee and a small coloured tattoo on the forearm.
Small knee mark and coloured forearm tattoo
Close crop of a person in a navy swimsuit showing small cherry tattoos in red and green and black NO BIG lettering on the upper arm.
Cherries and NO BIG lettering on an upper arm
Black ink tattoo of a dancing figure in a hat and jacket, in a bold silhouette style, on the outer upper arm.
Dancing figure silhouette on upper arm
Four-view collage of a colour realism tattoo on a calf showing a clock, an owl, a maze, a tall-haired figure with a companion and furry creatures.
Fantasy scene with clock, owl and creatures on a calf
Black ink line drawing on white paper of a woman with billowing hair and one arm outstretched, her body trailing into flowing wisps, shown as a design sketch and not a tattoo on skin.
Flowing-haired female figure line drawing
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a silhouetted woman with long flowing pink hair, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Watercolour figure with flowing pink hair on a shoulder
Black and grey tattoo of a bearded figure hanging upside down by the ankles, shown in stippled engraving-style linework on the thigh.
Upside-down bearded figure on a thigh
Four photos of matching fine line sister tattoos, including stick figures and the words Sisters with 92 95, a mandala on the feet, and small figures on forearms.
Matching sister tattoos on wrists, arms and feet
Greyscale realism tattoo of a woman's face with red streaks and a red umbrella on the upper arm and shoulder.
Woman's face and red umbrella on upper arm
Two hands held palms out showing a black and grey realistic portrait tattoo on the back of one hand, lettering across the fingers, and a pink peony on the forearm.
Portrait hand tattoo with finger lettering
Black and grey realism tattoo of a winged figure with its head bowed and knees drawn up, above a skull, on the side of a ribcage.
Winged figure over a skull on the ribs
Partly visible tattoos on the upper arm and forearm of a rider in a full-face helmet sitting on a motorcycle.
Helmeted rider with arm tattoos on a motorcycle
Black and grey tattoo of two sketchy trees framing a small standing figure on the forearm, with grey paving stones behind.
Two trees and a figure on a forearm
Small red heart outline enclosing two black silhouette shapes, one smaller than the other, tattooed on an ankle.
Red heart and black silhouettes on an ankle
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a figure in a polka dot dress with a bouquet of dahlia-like flowers for a head, on the upper arm.
Flower-headed dancer on an upper arm
Black fine line tattoo of a vertical column of stick figure yoga poses running along the forearm.
Vertical stick figure yoga poses on forearm
Colourful full sleeve tattoo in a pixel art style, showing a swirling tree, a yellow gem, a pixelated figure, fish and a moon across the upper arm and forearm.
Pixel art scene full sleeve