Figure tattoo ideas

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Colour realism tattoo of a blindfolded, fanged figure with long flowing hair and red blood on a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Blindfolded horror figure with blood on upper back
Blue line tattoo of a figure in profile with closed eyes on the upper back, drawn in a simple outline style.
Blue outline figure on upper back
Black silhouette of a figure with two small figures beside it, with pink cherry blossoms and petals in colour, tattooed on a back.
Silhouette figure and cherry blossoms on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo across a bare back, with a spine made of stacked books, a small figure in a long dress reaching up, and a ladder and scrollwork beside it.
Book spine and reaching figure on a back
Black and grey tattoo of a winged figure with outstretched wings, seated on a bicycle, across the centre of a person's upper back.
Winged figure on a bicycle across the upper back
Grey circular medallion tattoo with a face-like figure on a person's upper back, beside colourful beaded straps and an embellished garment.
Circular medallion tattoo on upper back
Back view of a shirtless person with a large black and grey tattoo of a dense landscape scene across the back and upper arm, plus fine line bird and geometric marks on the shoulder.
Large black and grey back and arm piece
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a simple figure with raised arms and radiating lines, placed between the shoulder blades on a person's upper back.
Raised-arms figure on upper back
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
Black and grey realism tattoo of a crouching winged angel with large feathered wings across the upper back.
Winged angel across a back
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Black fine line tattoo of a thong with red fill across the lower back of a shirtless man, sitting just above his jeans waistband.
Thong outline tattoo on lower back
Back tattoo of a winged figure sitting with arms wrapped around its knees, with thin outlined wings and grey shading, placed across the upper back.
Winged figure hugging knees across a back
Black and grey tattoo of a full moon with two silhouetted figures on a spiral hill, bats and clouds, placed across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Full moon, spiral hill and bats on upper back
Colour tattoo of a crouched figure within a green crescent, with pink and red lily-like flowers and a dark plume, on a shoulder blade.
Crouched figure with lily and crescent on back
Man seen from behind with a full colour Japanese style tattoo covering his back, arms and legs, including dragons, flowers and a golden disc.
Full body Japanese style back and limb tattoo
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a dancing figure with flowing red, orange, pink and blue brushstrokes, placed on the upper back.
Watercolour dancer figure on a back
Fine line tattoo of five girls in dresses on the back, four drawn in outline and one solid black silhouette at the right.
Five girls in dresses on the back
Woman seen from behind with a large black and grey back tattoo of a flame-haired figure and a bird, plus an eye of Horus on her upper arm.
Large back piece and eye on upper arm
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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