Figure tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull with a woman's figure, long hair and arm, on a limb in a close-up photograph.
Skull and woman silhouette in realism
Black and grey realism tattoo on the calf showing a figure in a sombrero, a bullet bandolier, a skull and a sugar skull style woman with a skull face.
Skulls and a sombrero figure on a lower leg
Black and grey realism tattoo of a detailed eye with long lashes on an upper arm, with a figure tattoo to its left.
Realistic eye tattoo on an arm
Black and grey realism chest tattoo of a deer skull held between two raised hands and antlers, set against a misty landscape with a moon, across a man's chest.
Deer skull and antlers chest piece
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tall tower of books with loose pages flying off, a reader partly hidden behind an open book, across the upper back.
Tower of books on a upper back
Forearm tattoo of a seated figure on a branch against a starry galaxy, shown from two angles, with an owl silhouette formed by the sky in the right photo.
Figure on a branch in a night sky forearm tattoo
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo of stacked skulls, wisps of smoke and a shadowed figure, shown on the upper arm, shoulder and forearm from three angles.
Skulls and smoke full arm sleeve
Woman in a black slip dress taking a mirror selfie, showing a grey realism rose sleeve on her upper arm, a portrait tattoo on her forearm and a small eye tattoo on her chest.
Rose sleeve and portrait tattoo on arm
Black and grey floral leg sleeve with roses, foliage and script running from ankle to thigh, with the leg raised against a wooden jetty.
Floral leg sleeve with script
Black and grey realism tattoo on the upper arm and shoulder showing a crouched figure in front of blurred stadium-style lights.
Crouched figure in a realism piece on the shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a man with his head bowed and an arm raised, sitting across the upper back.
Realistic bowed head portrait on upper back
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an arm showing a Victorian street, a clock tower above a bridge, a gas lamp and a figure riding a penny-farthing bicycle.
Victorian city street full sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a London street scene with a clock tower, gothic buildings, a gas lamp and a figure in a top hat.
London clock tower and figure in a top hat
Realistic colour tattoo on a forearm showing a green-screen retro handheld device, a red helmeted figure and several dice including a d20.
Retro terminal and dice on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a crouched winged angel with large feathered wings and loose feathers across the upper and lower back.
Crouched angel with wings on a back
Black and grey realism sleeve on an upper arm showing a winged armoured angel with a spear standing over a fallen figure.
Winged warrior angel on an upper arm sleeve
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
Realism colour tattoo on a calf showing a woman's face framed by an ornate hair ornament, with two figures in a red fiery scene below.
Realistic portrait with fiery scene on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of two winged cherubs kissing, across a man's chest.
Kissing cherubs across a chest
Colour realism tattoo of a gold pharaoh mask with pyramids, Anubis, a scarab beetle and Egyptian figures across an upper arm.
Egyptian pharaoh and scarab on upper arm
Black and grey realism rose tattoo on the back of a hand, with a shaded smoky figure tattoo on the other hand, both visible as a man adjusts his tie.
Realistic rose and shaded design on hands
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
Realistic colour crucifixion scene tattoo on a forearm, showing a figure with long dark hair on a cross before an orange sun, with a small blood drip near the wrist.
Crucifixion scene on a forearm
Colour tattoo on the outer thigh of an oval framed night scene with a figure in a long gown reaching toward a bright starburst, surrounded by blue snowflakes.
Figure under a starburst within a snowflake frame on a thigh
Black and grey realism style tattoo of an eye inside a red triangle with radiating rays, above a solid black suited figure, on the lower leg.
Eye in a red triangle with a suited figure
Realism-style colour tattoos on both calves, with a snarling werewolf with blood dripping from its fangs on the left leg and a green zombie face above a house on the right.
Werewolf and zombie face on both calves
Black and grey realism tattoos on a woman's thighs, including an ornate hourglass or lantern design on the right thigh and a shaded rose on the hip below a black waistband.
Black and grey thigh tattoos with rose and hourglass
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lanky figure with wild hair inside a glass snow globe, on the calf.
Snow globe with a lanky figure on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a seated figure with its head bowed and hidden by hands, framed by dark trees and dripping ink lines.
Hooded figure among trees on a forearm
Realism tattoo on a calf of two men in suits shaking hands, one figure engulfed in orange flames, mirrored across the leg.
Two men shaking hands with flames on a calf
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 on a forearm showing a white rabbit holding a pocket watch, with a teacup and saucer and a small silhouette below.
White rabbit and teacup forearm sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of a crouching winged angel with large feathered wings across the upper back.
Winged angel across a back
Colour realism tattoo of figures walking along railway tracks through a wooded area, placed on the calf.
Figures on railway tracks on a calf
Colour realism tattoo of a horned-helmeted warrior with raised arms and chainmail, across the forearm.
Horned warrior with chainmail on a forearm
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
Realism leg tattoos on a pair of calves, with a sun and falcon-headed figure on the left leg and a moon and jackal-headed figure on the right.
Sun and moon leg tattoos with Egyptian deities
Black and grey realism tattoo of a semi truck with smoke, a moon and the script The Ride Home, on the calf.
Semi truck with The Ride Home script
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 and black and grey tattoo of a sailor in a cap embracing a figure, framed by a ship's wheel over a red circle, on the upper arm.
Sailor embrace inside a ship's wheel on an arm
Black and grey crucifixion tattoo with red accents on a shoulder and upper arm, showing a figure on a cross, a crown of thorns, birds and rows of crosses.
Crucifixion scene on upper arm
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
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
Realistic tattoo of a figure in a dark suit, hat and red headband, in a one-legged pose, on the back of a calf, beside a printed reference photo.
Dancing figure in a suit on a calf
Colour realism tattoo of a woman holding a glowing orb against a teal background, placed on the thigh.
Woman with glowing orb on thigh
Realism colour tattoo on an upper arm showing a man in a brown coat beside a blue police box, a Dalek and a Cyberman in a swirling blue vortex.
Sci-fi scene with police box and robots on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of four figures walking in single file across skin on the torso.
Four figures walking in a line