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 kneeling angel among clouds, with script lettering above, on an upper arm and shoulder.
Kneeling angel and clouds on an upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a robed figure with rays and roses on an upper arm, shown in a mirror selfie.
Robed figure and roses on upper arm
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing large angel wings, a woman's face with a cross on the forehead and an hourglass below.
Winged angel and woman sleeve tattoo
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull over a square and compass with crossed bones, on the upper arm.
Skull with square and compass on arm
Three upper arms show matching ochre and black armband tattoos with classical figures and palmette borders, in a vase-painting style.
Greek vase-style armband on three upper arms
Black and grey tattoo of a man in a hat holding an umbrella while balancing on a vertical line of umbrellas, placed on the back of the upper arm near the shoulder.
Man balancing on umbrellas on upper arm
A model in a red polka dot pencil skirt shows a colourful tattoo on her lower leg and black and grey tattoos on her arms.
Colour leg tattoo beside a red polka dot skirt
Black linework tattoo of a stylised horned figure with a web-like pattern of swirls and hatching on the inner upper arm.
Horned figure outline on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a continuous single-line human figure with a bent arm, placed on the upper arm.
Single line figure on upper arm
Black line drawing tattoos of a face and geometric figures on an upper arm, beside a grey t-shirt with a text patch.
Line drawing tattoos on an upper arm
Solid black skull tattoo on the upper arm with a row of standing figure silhouettes in the jaw area, in blackwork style.
Skull with figure silhouettes on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a painted figure with closed eyes, red lips and ornate gold and floral patterns on the outer upper arm near the shoulder.
Painted figure tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey realism full arm sleeve tattoo showing praying hands, a rosary, haloed figures, clouds and a scroll of text, shown from three angles on an upper arm and forearm.
Religious full sleeve with praying hands
Black and grey Traditional style tattoo of a wooden cross with a crucifix and a banner reading PHILIPPIANS, with 4:13 beside it, on the upper arm.
Wooden cross with banner and scripture reference
Collage of four small fine line tattoos: mountains on the ankle, a tiny heart on a finger, a small figure on the upper arm and a fox on the wrist.
Small tattoos on ankle, finger, arm and wrist
Woman in a black racerback vest top showing traditional-style tattoos on her left upper arm and forearm, including a red rose.
Traditional-style arm tattoos with rose
Black and grey tattoo of a standing multi-armed figure holding blades and torches, flanked by coiled serpents, on the upper arm.
Multi-armed figure on upper arm
Black ink mountain design with a small figure on an upper arm, beside a rune-like symbol on the side of the ribs.
Mountain and rune tattoos on arm and side
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a carved Mayan style stone face within a glyph ring, covering the upper arm.
Mayan carved stone design on upper arm
Black and red sketch-style tattoo on an upper arm showing a female figure, a shaded skull, radiating lines and red gear motifs.
Sketched figure and skull on upper arm
Black ink tattoo on an upper arm showing a large musical note above two solid pictogram figures standing on a band of staff lines with notes and a sound wave.
Music notes and figures on upper arm
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, featuring a grinning Joker face, a bat symbol and other dark figures.
Joker and Batman full sleeve tattoo
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo across the upper arm and forearm, showing an angel with wings, candles, a pocket watch, a skull and an eye.
Black and grey realism sleeve with angel and pocket watch
Black and grey tattoo of a three-dimensional cube frame holding small figures and skeletal shapes, on the inner upper arm.
Figures inside a cube on the upper arm
Close crop of a person in a navy swimsuit showing small cherry tattoos in red and green and black NO BIG lettering on the upper arm.
Cherries and NO BIG lettering on an upper arm
Black ink tattoo of a dancing figure in a hat and jacket, in a bold silhouette style, on the outer upper arm.
Dancing figure silhouette on upper arm
Greyscale realism tattoo of a woman's face with red streaks and a red umbrella on the upper arm and shoulder.
Woman's face and red umbrella on upper arm
Partly visible tattoos on the upper arm and forearm of a rider in a full-face helmet sitting on a motorcycle.
Helmeted rider with arm tattoos on a motorcycle
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a figure in a polka dot dress with a bouquet of dahlia-like flowers for a head, on the upper arm.
Flower-headed dancer on an upper arm
Colourful full sleeve tattoo in a pixel art style, showing a swirling tree, a yellow gem, a pixelated figure, fish and a moon across the upper arm and forearm.
Pixel art scene full sleeve
A woman in a white bralette and grey underwear shows a black and grey realism-style spread eagle tattoo across her lower abdomen and portrait-style tattoos on both arms.
Spread eagle wings on abdomen with arm sleeves
Black and grey horned figure tattoo on a woman's abdomen, with further tattoos visible on her upper arm and forearm, photographed from below the neck.
Horned figure tattoo on the abdomen
Black ink illustration of a cartoon figure in a long coat and dark bobbed hair on the upper arm, with a grey sleeve at the top of the frame.
Cartoon figure in a coat on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of skulls, a figure and a city skyline inside a vessel outline on the upper arm.
Skulls and cityscape in a vessel on upper arm
Black line tattoo of geometric figures and dotted circles with a sun motif, in dotwork and geometric style, on a person's upper arm and shoulder.
Geometric figures and dotwork on upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a hatched tree with a thin trunk, a small red heart, and two small figures on an upper arm.
Tree and red heart on an upper arm
Colourful tattoo on the upper arm of a woman wearing a rust denim vest over a striped top, outdoors.
Coloured upper arm tattoo under a denim vest
Realism colour tattoo on the upper arm showing a figure fishing from a wooden dock beside a lake at sunset, with mountains and trees behind.
Fishing figure on a dock in a sunset landscape
Black and grey realistic tattoo on an upper arm showing a Mayan-style circular glyph ring around a carved face, with two seated figures below.
Mayan stone carving on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo on the upper arm of a silhouetted figure with large scissors inside an ornate frame, with spiders on a web below, with a soft red wash behind.
Silhouette with giant scissors in an ornate frame
Black and grey hot air balloon tattoo with a gondola carrying two figures and a propeller, on the upper arm.
Hot air balloon and gondola on upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a reclining figure with leafy foliage on the upper arm.
Reclining figure with foliage on upper arm
Colour tattoo of ornate bronze armour, a central framed figure and a teal wheel across a man's chest, shoulder and left arm sleeve, in a neo-traditional style.
Ornate armour chest and sleeve tattoo
Black and grey realism tattoo of plate armour covering a shoulder and upper arm, with an eagle emblem on the upper plate and a figure with lettering on the pauldron.
Plate armour shoulder piece with eagle
Close photo of a sketchy black line drawing of a ballet dancer with purple, blue and yellow wash on the upper arm.
Ballet dancer sketch on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm of three overlapping faceless figures in suits and ties, with a diamond-patterned jacket, in a blackwork and geometric style.
Three stacked suited figures on upper arm
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
Several tattooed arms and hands wrapped together, showing a black and grey figure on a forearm, a compass design on an upper arm and small lettering on the fingers.
Intertwined tattooed arms and hands