Figure tattoo ideas

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

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Black silhouette tattoos of a figure on a forearm, with cursive script reading Michael Jackson on another forearm, photographed with the arms crossed.
Silhouette and script forearm tattoos
Black and grey eye within a triangle with radiating lines and red outline on the inner forearm, with a small red dot and thin line above.
Eye in triangle on a forearm
Small black line tattoo of a cartoon figure in a cap on the inner wrist, drawn in a fine line style.
Small cartoon figure in a cap on the wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo across a man's back showing a crucifixion scene with angels and an INRI inscription, with sleeve tattoos on both upper arms.
Crucifixion back piece with angels and sleeves
Several tattooed arms and hands wrapped together, showing a black and grey figure on a forearm, a compass design on an upper arm and small lettering on the fingers.
Intertwined tattooed arms and hands
Person seen from behind with black and grey tattoos covering the back, neck and both arms, including a winged figure on the back and a rose on the upper arm.
Heavily tattooed back and arms seen from behind
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a skull-faced figure in a black top hat above a red rose on a forearm.
Skull-faced figure in top hat with rose on forearm
Stomach tattoo of the Death Star and X-wing starfighters in black and grey with purple shading, with small coloured sheep tattoos on the wrist and forearm.
Death Star and starfighters on the stomach
Black and grey tattoo of a woman in a billowing skirt with an octopus head and tentacles, on the inner forearm.
Octopus-headed woman in a skirt on a forearm
Two matching fine line stick figure tattoos, each a pair of small figures, on the forearms of two people holding hands.
Matching stick figure tattoos on forearms
Pink outline tattoo of two embracing figures inside a heart, with a teal flower beside it, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Pink heart outline and teal flower on wrist
Solid black silhouette tattoo of a figure beside a smaller figure, with a heart-shaped loop below, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Solid black figure and heart on a wrist
Colour realism tattoo on a forearm showing the Millennium Falcon, the Death Star, an Imperial emblem and a green lightsaber against an orange explosion.
Star Wars forearm with Death Star and Falcon
Realism style black and grey tattoo on a forearm showing a full moon over clouds, a pine treeline and a kneeling figure by water.
Moonlit forest landscape on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a stylised woman with flowing hair, the word Virgo and flower motifs on the forearm.
Virgo zodiac figure and flowers on forearm
Two forearms with matching black and yellow Batman-style emblem tattoos, each with a black figure silhouette in the centre.
Matching Batman logo tattoos on forearms
Black and grey engraving-style tattoo on a forearm showing a crescent moon with a smiling face, clouds, stars and a small figure on a hillside.
Crescent moon and clouds on a forearm
Close view of forearm tattoos on a person wearing a denim shirt and denim skirt, with a dark design on the right forearm and small finger tattoos.
Forearm tattoos beside a denim outfit
Black and grey dotwork and fine line tattoo on the inner forearm of a small figure holding strings to a flock of birds, above a dotted planet and stars.
Small figure floating with birds above a planet
Fine line tattoo of a small round-headed character with three black dots on the inner wrist.
Simple outlined character on the inner wrist
Solid black silhouette tattoo of a standing figure with tousled hair on the inner forearm, in a blackwork style.
Black silhouette figure on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of three runic symbols, including a small stick-like figure, on the inner forearm.
Three runic symbols on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo on a forearm showing three silhouetted figures, wisps of smoke and a triangle, circle and line symbol beside small script.
Silhouette figures and triangle symbol on forearm
Black and grey heart tattoo with two abstract figures and a small teal heart inside, sitting on the inner wrist.
Heart with two figures on the wrist
Forearm tattoo of two black-clad figures crouched together against a red geometric triangle background, in a bold illustrative style.
Two crouching figures on a red triangle pattern
Full body Japanese style tattoo across a torso, arms and thighs, showing a scowling figure with a blade among red flames and a tiger on the arm.
Full body Japanese tattoo with a fierce figure
Colour tattoo of a horned, helmeted figure with a red visor, orange sun and flames on the forearm, shown from three angles.
Horned helmeted figure with flames on forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a single-line figure with curling swirls inside its outline, on a forearm, in a black and white photo.
Single line figure with swirls on a forearm
Two side-by-side photos of solid black silhouette tattoos on the inner wrist and forearm, one showing a winged fairy and the other a leaping pointed-hat figure.
Fairy and pointed-hat figure silhouettes on wrists
Black and grey geometric tattoo on the forearm, with nested triangles, a central figure with wing-like shapes and a vertical arrow below.
Geometric triangles and arrow on a forearm
Fine line and watercolour tattoo on the forearm showing a small figure with yellow hair on a curved planet beside a dashed orbit, planets and blue and purple washes.
Small figure on a curved planet with watercolour sky
Woman with long dark hair and a black and grey tattoo sleeve on her left arm, a dark ornamental tattoo on the back of her hand and a rose and script design on her right forearm.
Tattoo sleeve and hand piece with rose
Black and white photo of a woman wearing a stormtrooper helmet, showing black and grey tattoos on her forearm, upper arm, hands, abdomen and legs, including a script lettering piece on the stomach.
Script and rose tattoos with stormtrooper helmet
Black outline tattoo on the inner wrist showing a figure in a pointed hat beside two creatures with long tails.
Outlined figure and creatures on a wrist
Small fine line colour tattoo of a red-haired mermaid with a green tail and a figure in a green gown, on the inner forearm.
Two cartoon figures on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a large bird silhouette filled with a misty forest and a small distant figure, on the forearm.
Bird silhouette with forest scene on forearm
Realism-style colour tattoo of a turreted castle with glowing windows under a pale moon, with cloaked figures holding lanterns on the upper arm.
Castle at night with lanterns on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a robed bodhisattva figure in front of a lotus halo, running down the forearm.
Bodhisattva figure with lotus on a forearm
Two black tattoos on forearms: a solid black cap above thin outlined hair on the left, and a bearded face under a black cap on the right.
Two forearm tattoos of capped figures
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a helmeted warrior with wings on his helmet beside an armoured female figure, with a spear and flames below.
Armoured warriors with spear on forearm
Black line tattoo of a pine tree, a ribbon banner reading Prone to Wander and fern-covered hills on the forearm, with a small red accent.
Pine tree and banner on a forearm
Black and grey full arm sleeve with chrysanthemums, flower of life geometry and dotwork, with red script on the forearm, shown on both arms.
Full sleeve with chrysanthemums and sacred geometry
Forearm tattoo of a figure with spiky dark hair, drawn in sketchy black linework with pink, purple and red watercolour splashes.
Watercolour portrait with sketched linework on forearm
Black silhouette of walking figures and an animal in a line along a fine outlined mountain range, tattooed on the forearm in black ink.
Silhouette procession across mountains on arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a forearm showing a pale figure with large eyes and dark hair in an ornate oval frame, above a blue butterfly with red spots.
Pale cartoon figure and butterfly on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo on the inner forearm of a small figure in a pointed hat sitting on a wooden jetty beside a tree and calm water.
Small figure on a jetty, forearm
Fine line tattoo of a blonde figure in a flowing blue dress with a watercolour wash, shown on the forearm.
Watercolour-style girl in blue dress on forearm
Colour tattoo of a red-haired cartoon woman with closed eyes and a purple top on a forearm, with loose yellow and teal shading.
Red-haired cartoon woman on a forearm