Figure tattoo ideas

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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 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
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 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 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
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
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 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
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 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
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
Realism colour tattoo of an astronaut helmet reflecting two figures on the Moon, with a nebula above and a flag patch on the suit, on the upper arm.
Astronaut helmet with lunar reflection on upper arm
Realism tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a shattering clock face, a staircase and a small figure climbing towards a red-orange sky.
Shattering clock and stairway to a figure
Black and grey realism tattoo of a horned dinosaur skull on a bare female figure holding a flower, across the upper arm.
Skull-headed figure holding a flower on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo on the upper arm and shoulder showing a moonlit street with a tall clock tower and a figure in a top hat and long coat walking away.
Moonlit London street on upper arm
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a winged stone-like angel figure, a second figure and carved faces near the elbow.
Winged statue full arm sleeve
Realism-style colour tattoo of a turreted castle with glowing windows under a pale moon, with cloaked figures holding lanterns on the upper arm.
Castle at night with lanterns on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a detailed eye with long lashes on an upper arm, with a figure tattoo to its left.
Realistic eye tattoo on an arm
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo of stacked skulls, wisps of smoke and a shadowed figure, shown on the upper arm, shoulder and forearm from three angles.
Skulls and smoke full arm sleeve
Woman in a black slip dress taking a mirror selfie, showing a grey realism rose sleeve on her upper arm, a portrait tattoo on her forearm and a small eye tattoo on her chest.
Rose sleeve and portrait tattoo on arm
Black and grey realism tattoo on the upper arm and shoulder showing a crouched figure in front of blurred stadium-style lights.
Crouched figure in a realism piece on the shoulder
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 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
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 gold pharaoh mask with pyramids, Anubis, a scarab beetle and Egyptian figures across an upper arm.
Egyptian pharaoh and scarab on upper arm
Black and grey back tattoo of a winged angel, clouds and smoke on the shoulder blades, with script panels and sleeve work on the upper arms.
Winged angel and clouds across a back
Colour and black and grey tattoo of a sailor in a cap embracing a figure, framed by a ship's wheel over a red circle, on the upper arm.
Sailor embrace inside a ship's wheel on an arm
Black and grey crucifixion tattoo with red accents on a shoulder and upper arm, showing a figure on a cross, a crown of thorns, birds and rows of crosses.
Crucifixion scene on upper arm
Realism colour tattoo on an upper arm showing a man in a brown coat beside a blue police box, a Dalek and a Cyberman in a swirling blue vortex.
Sci-fi scene with police box and robots on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of an anatomical angel with feathered wings, showing muscles, veins and organs, on an upper arm.
Anatomical angel on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo on a shoulder and upper arm showing two helicopters, a pointing man's face and silhouetted figures rappelling from ropes.
Helicopters and rappelling figures on shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of Atlas kneeling on a rock and holding up a celestial sphere, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Atlas holding a celestial sphere on the upper arm
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a muscular torso, a face within swirling foliage and a tree-like form.
Black and grey sleeve with figures and tree
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a carved stone-style ring of glyphs around a central face, with two figures below.
Carved stone-style glyph ring on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a carved Mayan stone relief with a central face and glyphs, on an upper arm.
Carved Mayan stone relief on upper arm
Man crouching against a wall, showing a black and grey realism tattoo of angelic figures, script lettering and roses across his shoulder, upper arm, back and ribs.
Black and grey angel and rose tattoo across back and arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a crouching figure holding a long implement against a smoky, blurred background, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Figure in motion on upper arm and shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a kneeling winged figure with light rays behind, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Winged figure with light rays on upper arm
Two realistic tattoos: a black and grey face merged with a city skyline on an upper arm, and a colour bird silhouette with a forest scene on a forearm.
Cityscape portrait and bird forest tattoos on arms
Half sleeve on an upper arm showing a sketchy black and grey portrait of a woman in profile, with a red streak, a red umbrella and stairs below, in a realism style.
Woman portrait sleeve with red umbrella
Colourful realistic tattoo on a person's shoulder and upper arm, showing a nebula with stars above a tree on a path with a silhouetted figure walking towards it.
Galaxy sky and tree landscape on upper arm