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 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 geometric tattoo of a seated woman within a diamond lattice frame on the outer thigh, with a grey skirt lifted above it.
Geometric woman figure on a thigh
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
Woman in a grey button-front dress with small black fine line tattoos on her upper arm and forearm, cropped below the chin.
Small fine line tattoos on upper arms
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
Watercolour style tattoo of a figure holding a blue umbrella, with rainbow paint drips running down, on the forearm.
Figure under a blue umbrella with paint drips
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 silhouette tattoo of a figure holding an umbrella and carpet bag, with blue and red skirt details, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Umbrella-carrying nanny silhouette on shoulder blade
Black fine-line tattoo of a figure with a large flower head and dotted skirt on the upper arm, with dotwork shading.
Flower-headed figure on upper arm
Colourful tattoo of a girl holding an umbrella, in a loose watercolour-look style with paint splashes, on the outer thigh of a person in denim shorts.
Umbrella girl on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a woman's face framed by red and pink poppies on a back, in a neo-traditional style with bold black outlines.
Poppy-crowned woman across a back piece
Man with a full back tattoo of green dragons, grey clouds and a cross, with blackletter lettering across the lower back and sleeve tattoos on his upper arms.
Japanese back piece with dragons and clouds
Black line drawing of a woman with curly hair and a curved crescent shape on the upper arm, with pink, red and teal watercolour wash.
Line art woman with watercolour wash on upper arm
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
Blue line tattoo of a figure in profile with closed eyes on the upper back, drawn in a simple outline style.
Blue outline figure on upper back
Fine line black tattoo of three small round-headed creatures with dot eyes, placed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Three small round-headed spirits on a forearm
Colourful tattoo of a child-like drawing on the inner forearm, showing a blue stick figure, a striped figure, a face and small flowers.
Child's drawing tattoo on a forearm
Black linework tattoo on a forearm showing a striped-shirt figure with a long braid, a monkey face and a wolf head, in fine line style.
Wolf, monkey and braided figure on a forearm
Black silhouette of a figure with two small figures beside it, with pink cherry blossoms and petals in colour, tattooed on a back.
Silhouette figure and cherry blossoms on upper back
Colour tattoo of a stylised figure in an ornate headdress beside a small skull, in traditional style, on the outer upper arm.
Ornate figure with skull on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of two winged cherubs kissing, across a man's chest.
Kissing cherubs across a chest
Colour tattoo on an upper arm showing four cartoon-style men with mop-top hair in a psychedelic illustrated style, surrounded by flowers and swirling patterns.
Four illustrated figures and flowers on an upper arm
Colour tattoo on a woman's upper back and shoulder blade showing a black silhouette of a tree with a swing and falling leaves against a blue, pink and orange sunset.
Tree and swing silhouette at sunset on a shoulder
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 fine line tattoo of a profile face with a curved line beside it, placed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Fine line profile tattoo on the wrist
Black linework drawing of a pointed-eared head with a branching tree motif and red accents, set in a dotted halo, shown as a tattoo design.
Horned tree-crowned head with red drips
Coloured tattoo design drawing of a blonde figure gazing into a crystal ball, framed by ornate filigree, a red book and a heart, with no body placement shown.
Crystal ball figure in an ornate frame
Close view of a person in a grey zip sweatshirt with black and grey tattoos on both forearms, one with a figure design and the other with a dense illustrative piece.
Tattooed forearms under a grey zip sweatshirt
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 outline tattoo of a smiling cartoon troll doll with a tuft of hair on an upper arm, with the hair above the head appearing to be real body hair.
Troll doll tattoo on upper arm
Small colour tattoo of a black seated figure silhouette on a blue crescent moon with pink stars, on the side of the body.
Seated silhouette on a blue crescent moon
Two matching fine line profile silhouette tattoos on forearms, one showing a figure with a feathered cap and one with hair in a bun, in black ink.
Matching profile silhouettes on forearms
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
Close photo of a solid black silhouette of a leaning figure beside shaded grey stacked books with a red ribbon, tattooed on the thigh.
Black silhouette figure beside stacked books on thigh
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
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a coastal cliff, palm tree and sea inside a triangle on the forearm.
Coastal scene inside a triangle on a forearm
Teal tribal-style design of a stylised figure with spiral motifs and a diamond at the head, with the character 陽 in dark grey at the lower left.
Tribal figure with character 陽
Colour tattoo on the leg of a spiked-crowned figure in blue and orange, posed beneath a fiery eye above dark spires.
Spiked-crowned figure beneath a fiery eye
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 blackwork tattoo of three stylised female figures in patterned robes on the outer thigh, one holding a sword and one holding a tablet marked LEX.
Three stylised figures on a thigh
Close crop of a person with lilac hair and a mint lace bustier, showing a traditional-style chest tattoo of a heart, a woman's face and the word SUGAR, with tattooed arms.
Chest and arm tattoos under a mint lace bustier
Black and grey fine line tattoo on the inner forearm of a figure in a flowing dress hanging from strings held by flying birds.
Figure swinging from birds on a forearm
Full colour leg sleeve tattoo of a grinning Cheshire Cat peering from a tree, running down the thigh and calf.
Cheshire Cat leg sleeve
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a yellow daffodil, a heart-shaped banner with lettering, and green leaves and an orange ribbon on the side of the ribs.
Daffodil and heart banner on the side ribs
Chest tattoo of two shaded pink roses, a white rabbit and a top-hatted figure around an ornate cameo portrait, in neo-traditional style with dotted linework.
Wonderland roses and cameo across chest