Figure tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey engraved-style tattoo of a smiling crescent moon, clouds and stars in a circle on the forearm.
Crescent moon and clouds on a forearm
Two matching black and grey tattoos of cartoon girls in dresses labelled Salt and Pepper, one on the upper arm and one on the forearm.
Matching salt and pepper figure tattoos
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a crocodile-headed figure in a long dress beside a skull-headed figure in a checked outfit, on the inner forearm.
Crocodile and skull figures on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a girl holding an umbrella with rain falling from it, on the inner forearm above a wrist strap.
Girl with umbrella on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo on a forearm showing a triple moon with a peace sign above a framed figure with a dark oval face and hands pressed together.
Triple moon and framed figure on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo of a horned-helmeted warrior with raised arms and chainmail, across the forearm.
Horned warrior with chainmail on a forearm
Colour tattoo on a forearm showing an Art Nouveau style woman in an arched frame with red bell flowers, a vine and skulls below her.
Art Nouveau woman and red bells on a forearm
Black linework tattoo on a forearm showing a city skyline, a dog and a figure bending down, with stippled dotwork shading at the lower left.
City skyline and dog on a forearm
Forearm tattoo of black silhouetted figures drifting across rainbow watercolour splashes, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Silhouetted figures in rainbow watercolour on forearm
Solid black tattoo of two stick-style figures on a forearm, one with angel-like wings and one with bat-like wings and pointed ears.
Two winged figures on a forearm
Neo-trad colour tattoo on a forearm showing a green multi-headed dragon beside a small figure on a grassy hill, under a starry sky with a constellation.
Dragon and figure in a night sky on a forearm
Black ink tattoo of a stylised figure with raised arms and a looping shape, surrounded by five outlined stars, on the forearm.
Stylised figure with stars on forearm
Small watercolour-style tattoo of a seated woman with a pink bow in her hair, on the inner forearm, with a pink frilled blouse behind.
Small woman with pink bow on a forearm
Close view of a colourful traditional-style tattoo of a figure with red flowers on the outer forearm of a woman wearing a pink t-shirt and black leather skirt.
Colourful figure tattoo on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a woman cradling a baby, with a small heart below, on the inner forearm.
Mother and child outline on forearm
Watercolour-style superhero figure in blue and red with splashed edges, tattooed on the forearm.
Watercolour superhero figure on forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm showing a stippled cloud, an umbrella, a long-dressed figure and a striped cup.
Cloud, umbrella and dress on a forearm
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a face with tousled hair and clasped hands on the forearm.
Sketched portrait and hands on forearm
Full Japanese-style sleeve tattoo on a man's arm, showing a figure in a teal robe with a sword beside cherry blossoms, waves and red roses on the upper arm and forearm.
Japanese sleeve with figure, waves and roses
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo on the forearm showing a small stick-like figure with a trailing line that runs into cursive script.
Small figure with trailing script on a forearm
Two matching forearm tattoos of a small figure floating from a bunch of pastel balloons, drawn in fine black linework with soft colour fill.
Matching balloon tattoos on two forearms
Black and grey forearm tattoo of a ruined wooden cabin and a dark silhouetted figure, with the script line Celebrate the way the night hides scars above it.
Ruined cabin and script lyric on a forearm
Colour geometric tattoo on the inner forearm of a figure with a checkered red and orange top, a stippled dotwork sphere and a faceted teal tail.
Geometric figure with faceted tail on forearm
Fine line black ink tattoo of a girl sitting on a swing on the inner wrist, one of a matching pair on a second wrist.
Matching girl on a swing tattoos on wrists
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
Black and grey lettering tattoo on a forearm, with a quote running beside a shaded drawing of a figure in a cloak on a rock.
Quote and cloaked figure on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a crowned figure in a veil, with hearts, a cross and dangling beads, on the inner forearm.
Crowned veiled figure with hearts and beads
Black and grey realism-style tattoo on a man's inner forearm, showing a figure with a fish beside it, with a gold watch on the wrist.
Black and grey forearm tattoo with fish
Two matching fine line tattoos on the inner wrists show stick figures joined by a thin line, with small red hearts.
Matching stick figure couple wrist tattoos
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a figure holding an umbrella under dripping rain, on the inner wrist.
Figure under umbrella in rain on a wrist
Close view of a woman's hands with a small black semicolon on the inner wrist and a small semicolon on the inner forearm, beside a colourful Japanese style sleeve on her other arm.
Small semicolons and a colour forearm sleeve
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on the inner forearm showing a stippled running deer and a stick-like hunter with a spear, in a cave painting style.
Stippled deer and hunter on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on the forearm of pine trees, a full moon and a hill inside an oval rope border.
Moon, pines and hills in a rope frame
Small black ink tattoo of two skeleton figures on the forearm near the wrist, one upside down and one standing.
Two skeleton figures on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a skull-headed figure in a dark cloak beneath a dotted sun with a star, on the forearm.
Skull figure with sun on forearm
Colour traditional-style tattoos on an upper arm and forearm, showing a rocket, snowflakes, stars, a mandala and a dark grey animal.
Rocket, snowflakes and mandala on an arm
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing three stacked panels: a masked figure with stitches, a close-up of lips and a nose, and an eye.
Realism panels of a mask, lips and eye on a forearm
Full arm sleeve tattoo in dotwork and geometric style, showing an eye, a mandala, rainbows and a stylised figure, running from the upper arm down the forearm.
Geometric dotwork arm sleeve with an eye
Line drawing of a figure with a black and purple tattoo on the upper arm and forearm, beside a blue gradient dragon design with dotwork scales and a curled tail.
Blue dragon designs with an arm tattoo outline
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a muscular torso, a face within swirling foliage and a tree-like form.
Black and grey sleeve with figures and tree
Realistic colour tattoo of a figure in a blue robe holding a large tool under a glowing moon, with golden sparks, on a forearm.
Robed figure with moon and sparks on a forearm
Woman seen from behind with a raised arm showing a black tribal band and a coloured floral sleeve on the upper arm, and a black spider tattoo on the forearm of her lowered arm.
Floral sleeve and spider on upper arm and forearm
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
Black and grey realism forearm sleeve tattoo with a red Fight Club label at the wrist, showing a face, figures on a street and a cityscape.
Realism forearm sleeve with Fight Club card
Small Darth Vader tattoo holding a red lightsaber, shown in brown and grey ink on the forearm.
Small Darth Vader with red lightsaber
A woman in a black dress and leather harness shows a sleeve of tattoos on her upper arm, shoulder and forearm, with floral and figurative details.
Tattoo sleeve on an arm and shoulder
Black and grey tattoos of a stormtrooper and Darth Vader, both wearing suits and leaning in a relaxed pose, on two forearms.
Stormtrooper and Darth Vader in suits on forearms
Forearm tattoo of a stylised figure with three faces and orange hair, beside a dark tree silhouette and a small green bird, drawn in black outline with colour accents.
Multi-faced figure and tree on forearm