Figure tattoo ideas

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

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Fine line outline tattoo of a ballet dancer in a patterned tutu on the outer thigh, drawn in blue, red and black ink.
Dancer outline tattoo on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a palm tree on a striped rainbow island with four embracing figures, placed on the front of the upper thigh above the knee.
Palm tree island with embracing figures on thigh
Three photographs of a leg covered in illustrated tattoos with bold outlines, featuring a bowler-hat figure with an umbrella, a stylised tree and a bird, placed on the thigh.
Illustrated leg tattoos in three panels
Black and grey fine line tree with roots and falling leaves on a thigh, with a sketched design on the forearm of a seated person in denim shorts.
Bare tree on thigh with forearm sketch
Black and grey tattoo of a vintage airship with a crosshatched envelope and two small figures in a gondola, placed on the outer thigh.
Vintage airship on the thigh
Colour traditional tattoo on a thigh of a smiling masked figure in a top hat, with two red roses and green leaves.
Masked figure and roses on a thigh
Black and grey tattoo on a thigh showing a seated figure in a sombrero beneath saguaro cacti and a rayed sun, drawn in dotwork within a diamond frame.
Desert scene with saguaro and sun on a thigh
Seated person with bold traditional tattoos on the thigh and calf, including a red rose, a skull, a wolf head and a flower, with more tattoos on the forearm.
Traditional leg tattoos with skull and wolf
Black and grey tattoo of a bearded figure hanging upside down by the ankles, shown in stippled engraving-style linework on the thigh.
Upside-down bearded figure on a thigh
Black and grey tattoo of a pin-up style figure with an exposed ribcage and shaded roses on the upper thigh, shown on a person lying on a white bed.
Pin-up figure with ribcage and roses on thigh
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork mandala tattoos covering a woman's thigh and calf, with a further design on her forearm, while she sits on sand.
Blackwork mandala leg sleeve on sand
Colour tattoo on a thigh showing a pink rose with green stem under a glass dome, with two black silhouettes facing each other, in a bold neo-traditional style.
Rose in a glass dome with two silhouettes on a thigh
Colour tattoo of an orange cartoon character with a long beak-like nose and a purple robe, outlined in black on a green glow, on the upper leg.
Cartoon character tattoo on a thigh
Black and white photo, viewed from above, of two ornate tattoos on a person's thighs, the left showing a woman's profile within scrollwork.
Ornate thigh tattoos in black and grey
Fine line black ink tattoo on a thigh showing a woman and a man standing either side of a drawn bow and arrow.
Man and woman with a bow on a thigh
Fine line portrait of a woman with a floral headband and red earring on a thigh, with blue raindrops, leaves and a geometric umbrella.
Woman portrait with raindrops on a thigh
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
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 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
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
Black and grey realism tattoo of a crouched figure with large butterfly wings on the outer thigh.
Winged figure tattoo on a thigh
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
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
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
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
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
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 illustrated tattoo of two figures, one kneeling and holding the head of the other, on the outer thigh.
Two figures on a thigh tattoo
Black and white photo of a woman's legs, with a Beauty and the Beast outline tattoo inside a floral wreath on the thigh and a banner tattoo on the knee.
Beauty and the Beast thigh tattoo
Black and grey floral leg sleeve with roses, foliage and script running from ankle to thigh, with the leg raised against a wooden jetty.
Floral leg sleeve with script
Black and white photo of a person in a leather harness showing a rose tattoo and an ornate framed cameo on the thigh, with a snake and star sleeve on the upper arm and forearm.
Rose and ornate cameo tattoos on thigh and arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a horned, goat-headed robed figure beside a flame and candle, with sun and moon motifs, on the thigh.
Goat-headed robed figure with flame on thigh
Black and grey tattoo of hibiscus-style flowers, leaves and branches wrapped around a female figure on the outer thigh.
Hibiscus flowers and a figure on the thigh
Black and grey dotwork and fine line tattoo of a figure with a television for a head and a braided plait, on the thigh and leg, shown in two photographs.
Figure with a television head on a leg
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
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
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
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
Full colour leg sleeve tattoo of a grinning Cheshire Cat peering from a tree, running down the thigh and calf.
Cheshire Cat leg sleeve
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 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
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
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
Full-colour tattoo of a mermaid with blue-green scales and a flowing purple tail, arm raised, on the outer thigh.
Mermaid with raised arm on a thigh
Crossed legs showing black and grey tattoos on the thighs, including script lettering, a cluster of roses, a crescent moon with a face and a figure in a hood.
Script, roses and moon tattoos on crossed legs
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of princess figures around a script quote on the outer thigh.
Princess figures and quote on a thigh