Figure tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey tattoo of a small silhouetted figure with soft grey shading above its head, beside a tiny Roman numeral III, on the outer thigh.
Small silhouette figure with Roman numeral on thigh
Black line tattoo sleeve of many small cartoon cats covering the upper arm and shoulder, with a few blue accents on one figure.
Cat doodle sleeve on upper arm and shoulder
Bold red figure tattoo with the number 70.3 in outlined white lettering, placed on the ankle and lower leg.
Red figure with 70.3 on the ankle
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo on a forearm showing a wooden sign reading EDGE, a seated animal, a small figure and a spiky creature along a ledge.
Sign reading EDGE and figures on a forearm
Solid black silhouette tattoo of two facing profiles on the upper arm of a woman with long hair and a raised arm.
Two facing silhouettes on the upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a dark shadowy figure with a reaching hand across a shoulder, with a swirl design continuing onto the upper arm.
Shadowy figure tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey realism style tattoo of an eye inside a red triangle with radiating rays, above a solid black suited figure, on the lower leg.
Eye in a red triangle with a suited figure
Black and grey ornate framed cameo tattoo of a figure on the outer thigh, with a partly visible coloured rose tattoo above a spiked garter on the other thigh.
Framed cameo tattoo on a thigh
Fine line tattoo of two upright symbols, one red and one black, each with a round head and horizontal bars, on the lower leg above the ankle.
Two red and black line symbols on an ankle
Colour tattoo of a palm tree on a striped island with several embracing figures, placed on the thigh above the knee.
Palm tree and embracing figures on a thigh
Sketch-style tattoo of an angular monkey holding a yellow banana, outlined in red with grey shading, on the inner forearm.
Angular monkey holding a banana on a forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on the upper arm showing an embracing couple, one with long scissor-like hands, surrounded by blue and purple snowflakes.
Embracing couple with scissor hands and snowflakes
Black and grey tattoos on a woman's upper arm and forearm, including a tall figure, an ornate rose and a winged design, with her face turned away from the camera.
Figure, rose and wings on a woman's arm
Black and grey sleeve tattoo on a forearm and upper arm, showing a storybook scene with a rabbit-like figure and a top-hatted character among other engraved details.
Storybook sleeve with rabbit and top-hatted figure
Black and grey tattoo of a feather with a swirl at its base and two silhouetted figures across the shaft, on a limb.
Feather with silhouetted figures
Seated person with a black ink traditional-style heart banner reading MOTHER and a draped figure on the inner forearm, with TAKE CARE lettering on the back of the hand.
Mother banner and take care lettering on forearm
Black linework tattoo of four cartoon animals in a row along the inner upper arm, shown in a close photograph of bare skin.
Four cartoon animals in a row on the upper arm
Black marker silhouette of a figure with a chain across the shoulder, reaching out to a small outlined star beside an outlined starburst, drawn as a tattoo design on plain white paper.
Silhouette figure with chain and star
Colour tattoo on a forearm of a small climbing figure on a rope, surrounded by blue and green watercolour washes, with the hand raised against a blurred green background.
Climber and watercolour splashes on a forearm
Colour traditional tattoo of a black Kokopelli figure in front of a red and orange sun, with a yellow, brown and red geometric flower on healed skin.
Kokopelli figure with sun and flower
Two matching bat emblem tattoos in black and yellow with a figure silhouette inside, one on each forearm.
Matching bat emblem tattoos on forearms
Black ink line drawing of a fairy with flowing hair and large wings on white paper, a tattoo design with no body part shown.
Line drawing of a fairy with wings
Black and white stencil design of an armoured figure in a segmented power suit with a large arm cannon, shown in a running pose.
Armoured figure with arm cannon stencil
Black and grey tattoo of a winged figure with outstretched wings, seated on a bicycle, across the centre of a person's upper back.
Winged figure on a bicycle across the upper back
Realism-style colour tattoos on both calves, with a snarling werewolf with blood dripping from its fangs on the left leg and a green zombie face above a house on the right.
Werewolf and zombie face on both calves
Two tattoos on a pair of calves: a colourful patchwork figure with red hair on the left and a black and grey tall figure with a bird-like head on the right.
Two character figures on lower legs
Black and white lettering design of a crescent moon with a seated silhouette figure, the script words set within the moon's black shape.
Crescent moon with seated figure and script
Solid black silhouette tattoo of four flying figures in a descending line behind an ear, on the neck.
Flying silhouettes behind the ear
Black and grey flash design of dandelion seeds drifting up from an ornate silhouette with butterflies and flowing script lettering, on a white background.
Dandelion seeds and script design
Fine line tattoo of a figure in a black swimsuit holding a red ball overhead, placed on the inner forearm.
Small figure with red ball on forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of leaves on the neck, with script and rose tattoos on the shoulders and full arm sleeves on a woman wearing a dark bustier.
Leaf neck tattoo and tattooed arm sleeves
Grey circular medallion tattoo with a face-like figure on a person's upper back, beside colourful beaded straps and an embellished garment.
Circular medallion tattoo on upper back
Four small pixel-art style characters tattooed in a vertical column on the forearm, photographed in a bathroom mirror selfie.
Four pixel-art characters down a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoos on a woman's thighs, including an ornate hourglass or lantern design on the right thigh and a shaded rose on the hip below a black waistband.
Black and grey thigh tattoos with rose and hourglass
Woman in a cropped black top and leather trousers, showing a leopard print tattoo on her upper arm, a wing tattoo on her forearm and a figure tattoo on her side.
Leopard print and wing tattoos on arm and torso
Black and grey tattoo of a chain anklet with a hanging shield-shaped medallion on the ankle.
Chain anklet with shield medallion
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lanky figure with wild hair inside a glass snow globe, on the calf.
Snow globe with a lanky figure on a calf
Black and grey tattoo of an ornate mirror frame beside a lettered quote in blackletter style, on the side of a person's ribs.
Quote and ornate mirror on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm showing a UFO beaming down over clouds, with a small floating figure above pine trees and mountains inside a triangle.
UFO and mountain scene in stacked triangles
Close-up of an open mouth with red lipstick, showing a tongue tattoo of horses, dragons and flames in muted gold and brown tones.
Painted scene tattooed on a tongue
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a seated figure with its head bowed and hidden by hands, framed by dark trees and dripping ink lines.
Hooded figure among trees on a forearm
Back view of a shirtless person with a large black and grey tattoo of a dense landscape scene across the back and upper arm, plus fine line bird and geometric marks on the shoulder.
Large black and grey back and arm piece
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm of a suited figure whose face is replaced by peonies, roses and chrysanthemums, with a hair bun at the top.
Suited figure with flowers for a face on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a simple figure with raised arms and radiating lines, placed between the shoulder blades on a person's upper back.
Raised-arms figure on upper back
Black and white mirror photo of a shirtless man with a geometric blackwork sleeve on one arm and a mandala tattoo on the shoulder.
Blackwork sleeve and shoulder mandala
Woman in white lingerie standing in a kitchen, showing a sleeve tattoo of flowers and figures across her upper arm, forearm and side.
Sleeve tattoo with flowers on arm and side
Realism tattoo on a calf of two men in suits shaking hands, one figure engulfed in orange flames, mirrored across the leg.
Two men shaking hands with flames on a calf
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a reclining figure with striped patterning, a coiled snake and feathered wings across the stomach.
Reclining figure with snake and wings on stomach