Figure tattoo ideas

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

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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
Solid black silhouette tattoo of a figure leaning forward with long hair and a dark jacket, placed on the calf.
Leaning figure silhouette tattoo on a calf
Small black silhouette tattoo of a figure holding an umbrella and carpet bag, placed on the neck behind the ear, in a black and grey photograph.
Umbrella and figure silhouette behind the ear
Small colour pixel art tattoo of an orange creature and a figure with a red cap, placed on the upper back near the shoulder.
Small pixel art creature and figure on a shoulder
Black tattoo of a silver fern frond with a line of marching figure silhouettes and the words Lest we forget in script.
Silver fern with marching figures and script
Black silhouette of a small figure holding a bunch of balloons, with blue and pink watercolour washes and French script, tattooed on a upper back.
Silhouette figure with balloons and script
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
Black linework tattoo on an upper arm showing a city skyline, a tree, a street sign and a small creature, photographed outdoors.
City skyline and street scene on an upper arm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a bird-headed figure in a suit holding a sword, inside an oval frame with scrollwork, on an upper arm.
Bird-headed figure with sword in oval frame
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
A woman's leg covered in black and grey tattoos from thigh to calf, wearing black high heels, with a person in jeans leaning against a wall beside her.
Leg tattoos with high heels on a cobbled street
Pen sketch on grid paper of a looped, abstract seated figure with the word love in handwritten script beneath it, shown as a possible tattoo design.
Looped figure sketch with love script
Neo-traditional tattoo of a fox-headed figure under a crescent moon and star on the upper thigh, with bold black outlines and teal guide lines.
Fox-headed figure with crescent moon on thigh
Realism colour tattoo of an astronaut helmet reflecting two figures on the Moon, with a nebula above and a flag patch on the suit, on the upper arm.
Astronaut helmet with lunar reflection on upper arm
Black line drawing of a tree of life design with swirling branches, leaves and a yoga pose figure forming the trunk, on a plain white background.
Tree with yoga figure trunk
Purple line drawing of a skull decorated with roses, vines and a small figure, with banners reading At the end of the day we can endure much more than we think we can.
Skull with roses and quote banners
Realism tattoo on a thigh showing a purple nebula, a cratered planet and two dark silhouetted figures walking across a grey surface.
Nebula, planet and silhouetted figures on a thigh
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 fine line tattoos of a script word across the upper back and two outlined figures on the upper arms, on a person wearing a bear-print tank top.
Script and outlined figures on upper back and arms
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
Realism tattoo covering a man's back, made to look like cracked carved stone with a medallion, two cherubs and a skull on a placement across the back.
Carved stone back piece with skull and cherubs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a crouched figure with large butterfly wings on the outer thigh.
Winged figure tattoo on a thigh
Black line tattoos of simple dancing figures on the fingers of a hand, one figure on each of four fingers, with the outline style sitting on the Hand placement.
Dancing figures tattooed on four fingers
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a female figure with flowing dress and outstretched arms on the inner upper arm.
Watercolour splash figure on upper arm
Black and grey handprint tattoo with four standing figure silhouettes on the fingers and a red wash across the lower palm, on a person's torso.
Handprint with four standing figures
Realism tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a shattering clock face, a staircase and a small figure climbing towards a red-orange sky.
Shattering clock and stairway to a figure
A man in an inverted yoga pose shows a tall black and grey script and figure tattoo running down the centre of his back, styled as lettering, against a black background.
Vertical script and figure tattoo down a back
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
Black and grey tattoo of a dripping ink figure pointing, with detached hands, across the ribs of a bare torso.
Dripping ink figure with floating hands on ribs
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
Watercolour and ink tattoo design of a red-haired figure with lightning bolt face paint, surrounded by rockets, planets, a crystal and a sun with leaves.
Red-haired figure with rockets and planets flash
Black and grey tattoo of a smiling LEGO minifigure with outstretched arms and a bent leg, on the calf.
LEGO minifigure on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a horned dinosaur skull on a bare female figure holding a flower, across the upper arm.
Skull-headed figure holding a flower on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of five outlined figures holding hands in a circle, placed on the outer thigh.
Outlined figures dancing in a ring on a thigh
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 grey realism tattoo on the upper arm and shoulder showing a moonlit street with a tall clock tower and a figure in a top hat and long coat walking away.
Moonlit London street on upper arm
Black and grey traditional style cartoon tattoos of a rabbit, a cat and small creatures on a woman's leg, with a sleeved arm visible above.
Cartoon tattoos on a leg