Figure tattoo ideas

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Small colour tattoo of two dark tribal-style figures forming a heart with pink flowers and swirling vines, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Heart of two figures with pink flowers on upper back
Black silhouette of two flying figures with purple watercolour splashes and lettering on the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Silhouetted flying figures with quote on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a hooded winged angel holding a skull, spread across the full back.
Winged hooded figure holding a skull on back
Black and grey tattoo across the upper back of three heart-shaped frames with script names, with a blue star and a smaller heart above.
Three hearts with script names on upper back
Black silhouette of a figure with red butterflies drifting from its head, tattooed across a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Silhouette releasing red butterflies on upper back
Black ink tattoo of a triple moon design with a central robed figure inside a circle, placed across the lower back above black waistband clothing.
Triple moon and figure on the lower back
Small black silhouette tattoo of two figures riding a bicycle, placed on the lower back above the waistband.
Silhouette of two figures on a bicycle
Lower back tattoo of the Little Prince beside a stream of birds, small stars and an orange planet, with French script beneath, in a fine line style.
Little Prince scene across the lower back
Back of a woman with a large realistic black and grey tattoo of sphynx cats, a skull and roses covering the upper and lower back.
Sphynx cats and roses across a back
Back tattoo of an autumn tree with red and orange leaves, a bird on a branch and two black silhouettes sitting at its base.
Autumn tree with two silhouettes on the back
Black and grey shaded tattoo of a seated winged angel with its head bowed and knees drawn up, on the upper back.
Winged angel figure on upper back
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a silhouetted woman with long flowing pink hair, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Watercolour figure with flowing pink hair on a shoulder
Black and grey full back tattoo of illustrated women, peacock feathers and cherubs in a detailed Art Nouveau style, shown across the upper and middle back.
Full back tattoo of figures and peacock feathers
Fine line black tattoo of a simple cartoon figure with round eyes and a small nose on the lower back, above the waistband of blue jeans.
Simple cartoon figure on the lower back
Black tattoo of a girl in a striped dress reaching upward, in a solid blackwork style, on a person's upper back below the shoulder blade.
Girl in a dress reaching up on upper back
Black blackwork and dotwork tattoo on the upper back and shoulder blade showing silhouetted flying figures, a small fairy and a dotted trail of stardust.
Silhouetted flying figures and dotted trail on upper back
Fine line botanical tree tattoo in black ink across a person's upper back, with branches, leaves and flowers and two embracing figures in the trunk.
Fine line tree across upper back
Colour Japanese style full back tattoo design showing a pig-headed figure in a patterned robe, surrounded by orange flames, clouds and a snake.
Pig-headed figure in flames, Japanese back design
Fine black line tattoo of a mother and child embracing, with a small red heart beside it, shown in close up on the back and in a wider view.
Mother and child line tattoo with red heart
Black line drawing of a tribal-style tattoo design across the shoulder blade and upper back of a sketched male figure seen from behind, with a katana hilt at the waist.
Tribal shoulder and back design sketch
Black fine line tattoo of a kneeling figure, a dark cloud and a serpent on a woman's upper back, shown from behind.
Kneeling figure, cloud and serpent on upper back
Realistic black and grey winged angel tattoo spanning the upper back of a person wearing a white helmet.
Winged angel across a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a winged figure with spread wings and a Celtic knot below, across a person's upper back.
Winged figure with Celtic knot on back
Photograph of a large surreal tattoo on a person's upper back and shoulder, showing a glowing blue night sky with a moon and small planets framed by swirling brown organic shapes, with a tiny standing
Night sky and moon across a shoulder blade
Black and grey realism tattoo across a man's back showing a crucifixion scene with angels and an INRI inscription, with sleeve tattoos on both upper arms.
Crucifixion back piece with angels and sleeves
Person seen from behind with black and grey tattoos covering the back, neck and both arms, including a winged figure on the back and a rose on the upper arm.
Heavily tattooed back and arms seen from behind
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 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
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
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 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
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
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
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 and grey winged figure tattoo spanning a man's back, photographed from behind with his hands clasped.
Winged figure across a back
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
Black and grey realistic hourglass tattoo with a skeletal figure and skull, shown across the back.
Hourglass with skull across the back
Two photographs of a full body Japanese-style tattoo: on the left a back piece seen while kneeling in water, on the right a torso and sleeves with an eagle, cherry blossom and koi.
Full body Japanese-style tattoo in two views
Three side-by-side views of a full back tattoo in colour, with blue waves and a figure on one side and orange flames on the other, shown on a bare back.
Full back piece, water and fire split, three views
Black and grey Japanese full back tattoo of a lion dog, tiger, clouds and lotus flowers, with a cicada on the upper arm.
Full back Japanese lion dog and tiger piece
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tall tower of books with loose pages flying off, a reader partly hidden behind an open book, across the upper back.
Tower of books on a upper back
Black and grey silhouette tattoo of an adult lifting a child against a circle, placed centrally on a person's upper back.
Silhouetted figure lifting a child on a back
Back view of a woman with long blonde hair and a light blue blouse, showing a small black fine line tattoo of a girl in a full skirt on the upper back.
Small girl in dress tattoo on upper back
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 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
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