Figure tattoo ideas

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

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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
Upper arm tattoo of a woman with long hair seen from behind, in grey dotwork shading, with melting red, orange, blue and purple abstract shapes below her.
Woman with long hair and melting colour on upper arm
Close-up of a solid black mother and child silhouette tattoo with a looping curved base, shown on skin.
Mother and child silhouette tattoo
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
Black and grey realism tattoo of a winged angel with dotted chains, placed centrally on a person's upper back.
Winged angel figure on upper back
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
Solid black silhouette stencil of a spiky-haired clawed figure with three long blades on each forearm, shown on a white background.
Clawed figure silhouette stencil
Black and grey portrait tattoo of a woman with ornate hair on the upper arm of a woman in a black ribbed bralette.
Female portrait tattoo on upper arm
Comic-book style tattoo on the side of the ribs showing a superhero in a blue cape and cowl holding a smaller figure in a yellow cape, in black, grey, blue and yellow ink.
Comic superhero embrace on ribs
Black and grey back tattoo of a winged figure with outstretched feathered wings and sketched geometric lines, spanning the upper back.
Winged figure across upper back
Neo-traditional flash design of a braided, dark-haired figure holding a green skull bottle, flanked by birds and roses, with a banner reading Over Your Dead Body; no body placement shown.
Braided figure with potion bottle and banner
Black ink drawing of a figure wearing a balaclava with white eye and mouth openings, holding a cigarette with smoke rising from it, on white paper.
Balaclava figure smoking, ink drawing
Watercolour style tattoo of a figure under a blue umbrella with coloured paint drips running down, on the calf.
Figure under an umbrella in watercolour rain
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a winged stone-like angel figure, a second figure and carved faces near the elbow.
Winged statue full arm sleeve
Black line drawing of four stylised female figures, each with flowers, leaves, a sun, a snowflake or a spiral, arranged as a flash design.
Four seasonal female figures in line art
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 fine line tattoo of vertical lettering running down a calf, with a small line drawing of a reclining figure across the top of the foot.
Vertical text and reclining figure on leg
Full-colour tattoo of an Art Nouveau woman in a yellow dress with red flowers in her hair, with swirling vines, across a person's upper back.
Art Nouveau woman tattoo across upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on the upper arm showing two figures with bird skulls for heads, with the words NEVER TRUST THE LIVING between them.
Two bird-skulled figures with Never Trust the Living
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a hunched winged figure with crosses behind it, on the outer upper arm.
Winged figure on upper arm
Black and grey shaded tattoo of a small pale figure in a dark fading patch on the outer thigh, with a light blue top and purple bed behind.
Black and grey figure tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an elephant-headed figure with an ornate crown on a finger of a hand.
Elephant-headed figure on a finger
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
Realism back piece of a lion and classical figures across a torso, shown in a four-panel collage in black and grey with warm brown tones.
Lion and classical figures back piece
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
Traditional style tattoo on a thigh of an orange skateboard breaking out of a black and grey television with the words GO OUTSIDE, with a coloured figure tattoo below.
Skateboard bursting from a TV on a thigh
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 and grey realism tattoo of a winged figure with head bowed and long hair, shown on skin.
Winged figure with bowed head tattoo
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo of two simple abstract figures on the outer ankle, with flip flops on the foot and a railway track behind.
Small line figures tattoo on an ankle
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
Close-up of a small fine line tattoo of a stretching figure in a yoga-like pose on the side of a person's torso, above a striped waistband.
Stretching figure tattoo on the side
Black and grey tattoo of a woman's profile wearing a headdress, shaded in soft greys, on the side of a person's ribs.
Woman in headdress profile on the ribs
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 dotwork tattoo of a large teacup balanced on a figure's head, with legs poking out of the cup, on the thigh.
Teacup balanced on a figure's head
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
Ink flash sheet with two arm wrestling figures, an anvil, a sketch of question marks and the words Forgot to be human, with splatter marks across the paper.
Arm wrestling figures and anvil flash sheet
Black and grey winged figure tattoo spanning a man's back, photographed from behind with his hands clasped.
Winged figure across a back
Seamless pattern of neo-traditional style tattoo designs on a tan background, each showing a female figure with banners, a Tardis, a Dalek, roses, wings and stars.
Repeating tattoo-style character emblems
Fine line black tattoo of a circular emblem with a crescent moon, stars and a stylised figure, placed on the upper back.
Circular moon and star emblem on upper back
Colour tattoo of cartoon characters, including a figure in a top hat and a small figure with a black bob, in a bold illustrative style on a calf.
Cartoon characters under an umbrella on a calf
Black ink design of a heart formed by two abstract figures, with a curling stem and swirled buds on the right side.
Heart formed by two figures with a swirl stem
Black and grey realistic hourglass tattoo with a skeletal figure and skull, shown across the back.
Hourglass with skull across the back