Figure tattoo ideas

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

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Black ink tattoo of a stylised doll with a patterned headdress and flowers on the inside of a forearm.
Doll with flowers on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a reclining figure with leafy foliage on the upper arm.
Reclining figure with foliage on upper arm
Black line drawing of a tribal-style tattoo design across the shoulder blade and upper back of a sketched male figure seen from behind, with a katana hilt at the waist.
Tribal shoulder and back design sketch
Colour tattoo of ornate bronze armour, a central framed figure and a teal wheel across a man's chest, shoulder and left arm sleeve, in a neo-traditional style.
Ornate armour chest and sleeve tattoo
Black fine line tattoo of a kneeling figure, a dark cloud and a serpent on a woman's upper back, shown from behind.
Kneeling figure, cloud and serpent on upper back
Two matching fine line black tattoos of small round-headed creatures on the inner forearms of a person wearing a grey sweatshirt.
Matching small creature tattoos on forearms
Black and grey tattoo flash drawing of a large stylised wing with a rose window motif and a small figure, shown as a design with no body placement.
Winged design with gothic rose window
Realistic black and grey winged angel tattoo spanning the upper back of a person wearing a white helmet.
Winged angel across a back
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 fine line tattoo of a winged angel with flowing swirling lines, shown on bare skin.
Flowing angel tattoo in black linework
Black and grey realism tattoo of plate armour covering a shoulder and upper arm, with an eagle emblem on the upper plate and a figure with lettering on the pauldron.
Plate armour shoulder piece with eagle
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
Close photo of a sketchy black line drawing of a ballet dancer with purple, blue and yellow wash on the upper arm.
Ballet dancer sketch on upper arm
Black and grey tattoos on a lower leg: a vertical column of geometric circles and triangles on the left, and a dark owl with a small figure on a branch on the right.
Geometric symbols and owl on lower legs
Black dotwork flash sheet showing a rose, a snake, a dagger, a praying hand, an angel, a cross and church buildings, shown as tattoo designs with no placement on the body.
Dotwork flash sheet of churches, snakes and hands
Small solid black silhouette of a figure on the lower leg near the ankle, with a leg in lace platform heels against a dark street at night.
Silhouette figure tattoo on a calf
Colour tattoo on a thigh showing a pink rose with green stem under a glass dome, with two black silhouettes facing each other, in a bold neo-traditional style.
Rose in a glass dome with two silhouettes on a thigh
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 tattoo on an upper arm of three overlapping faceless figures in suits and ties, with a diamond-patterned jacket, in a blackwork and geometric style.
Three stacked suited figures on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of three small white-faced forest spirits perched on a gnarled branch, placed on the side of the ribs.
Three forest spirits on a branch on the ribs
Black line tattoo of a one-eyed triangle figure with a bow tie and stick arms and legs, sitting on the centre of the chest.
One-eyed triangle figure on the chest
Black and grey realism tattoo of a winged figure with spread wings and a Celtic knot below, across a person's upper back.
Winged figure with Celtic knot on back
Small solid black silhouette tattoos of figures in flight, arranged in a line along the side of an index finger, held near a woman's chin.
Flying silhouettes along a finger
Photograph of a large surreal tattoo on a person's upper back and shoulder, showing a glowing blue night sky with a moon and small planets framed by swirling brown organic shapes, with a tiny standing
Night sky and moon across a shoulder blade
Colour tattoo of an orange cartoon character with a long beak-like nose and a purple robe, outlined in black on a green glow, on the upper leg.
Cartoon character tattoo on a thigh
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
Black and white photo, viewed from above, of two ornate tattoos on a person's thighs, the left showing a woman's profile within scrollwork.
Ornate thigh tattoos in black and grey
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
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a figure with dandelion seeds drifting away, on the upper arm.
Dandelion seeds drifting from a figure on upper arm
Fine line black ink tattoo on a thigh showing a woman and a man standing either side of a drawn bow and arrow.
Man and woman with a bow on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a leaping dancer silhouette with blue and green wash shading, on the lower leg above the ankle.
Dancer silhouette in blue and green wash on a lower leg
Black ink line drawing of a figure seen from behind, with antlers rising through wavy hair inside an oval hatched frame, above the words Sugar we're goin down.
Antlered figure with lyric lettering
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
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a female archer drawing a bow, with flowers in her hair, on a person's left side ribs.
Watercolour archer on the ribs
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
Teal line drawing of a mermaid with scale details and a tapering tail on a white background, shown as a design rather than on skin.
Teal mermaid line drawing
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 line drawing of a stylised mother holding a child, with an awareness ribbon around them that contains a heart, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Mother and child with ribbon and heart design
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 views of a colourful silhouette tattoo on an upper arm, showing a figure holding an umbrella above rooftops with a pink, purple and blue sky behind.
Silhouetted umbrella figure and rooftops on upper arm
Colour tattoo across the upper chest showing a girl in a blue dress standing between two armoured figures who hold a long pole, one in grey and one in red.
Three figures tattooed across a chest
Small black fine line tattoo of two stick figures holding hands on the side of the ribs, photographed against a black and white background.
Tiny stick figures holding hands on ribs
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
Fine line portrait of a woman with a floral headband and red earring on a thigh, with blue raindrops, leaves and a geometric umbrella.
Woman portrait with raindrops on a thigh
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
Book cover showing an illustrated arm with a lizard tattoo on the upper arm, with tribal spiral and figure designs below and the title Tribal Body Art Tattoos.
Tribal tattoo designs on a book cover
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