Figure tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a figure walking beside a fox among bare trees inside a circle, on the inner wrist.
Fox and figure in a circular woodland scene
Black and white flash design of a bearded figure framed by two surfboards, anchors, waves and dotwork bands, with no body placement shown.
Symmetrical surfboard figure flash
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 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
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 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
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of butterflies lifting a hot air balloon with two small figures in the basket, placed on the calf.
Butterflies lifting a hot air balloon on a calf
Black ink drawing of a floating island with stippled mountains, pine trees, a lone figure and a light bulb in a dotted cloud, shown on paper as a tattoo design.
Floating island with mountains and light bulb
Two matching tarot-style tattoos in black and grey dotwork on the inner forearms, each showing a figure inside a patterned border.
Tarot card style forearm pair
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 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
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
Black dotwork flash sheet showing a rose, a snake, a dagger, a praying hand, an angel, a cross and church buildings, shown as tattoo designs with no placement on the body.
Dotwork flash sheet of churches, snakes and hands
Black and grey dotwork and fine line tattoo on the inner forearm of a small figure holding strings to a flock of birds, above a dotted planet and stars.
Small figure floating with birds above a planet
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a bird-headed figure in a suit holding a sword, inside an oval frame with scrollwork, on an upper arm.
Bird-headed figure with sword in oval frame
Black and grey geometric tattoo on the forearm, with nested triangles, a central figure with wing-like shapes and a vertical arrow below.
Geometric triangles and arrow on a forearm
Upper arm tattoo of a woman with long hair seen from behind, in grey dotwork shading, with melting red, orange, blue and purple abstract shapes below her.
Woman with long hair and melting colour on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on the upper arm showing two figures with bird skulls for heads, with the words NEVER TRUST THE LIVING between them.
Two bird-skulled figures with Never Trust the Living
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
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an elephant-headed figure with an ornate crown on a finger of a hand.
Elephant-headed figure on a finger
Black and grey full arm sleeve with chrysanthemums, flower of life geometry and dotwork, with red script on the forearm, shown on both arms.
Full sleeve with chrysanthemums and sacred geometry
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 traditional style tattoo on a forearm showing a figure standing on a crescent moon beside clouds and a four-point star.
Figure on a crescent moon with clouds and stars
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
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 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
Black fine-line tattoo of a figure with a large flower head and dotted skirt on the upper arm, with dotwork shading.
Flower-headed figure on upper arm
Black linework drawing of a pointed-eared head with a branching tree motif and red accents, set in a dotted halo, shown as a tattoo design.
Horned tree-crowned head with red drips
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a coastal cliff, palm tree and sea inside a triangle on the forearm.
Coastal scene inside a triangle on a forearm
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
Chest tattoo of two shaded pink roses, a white rabbit and a top-hatted figure around an ornate cameo portrait, in neo-traditional style with dotted linework.
Wonderland roses and cameo across chest
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
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
Colour and black ink tattoo of a woman in a geometric patterned dress on a woman's upper arm, with scalloped fan lines and dots around the figure.
Female figure in patterned dress on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an abstract figure with a small red heart and leafy branch on the upper arm and shoulder.
Abstract figure and heart on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo design of three stacked circles showing a swirl, a mountain range and a pine forest, held up on paper by a hand.
Three stacked circles with landscape scenes
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a crocodile-headed figure in a long dress beside a skull-headed figure in a checked outfit, on the inner forearm.
Crocodile and skull figures on a forearm
Black linework tattoo on a forearm showing a city skyline, a dog and a figure bending down, with stippled dotwork shading at the lower left.
City skyline and dog on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork and engraved-style sleeve on the upper arm and shoulder, showing waves, a figure, a moon and a chain along the lower arm.
Engraved sea and figure upper arm sleeve
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two stylised figures embracing, with a large flower and leafy sprigs, on the upper thigh.
Two figures embracing with flowers on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm showing a stippled cloud, an umbrella, a long-dressed figure and a striped cup.
Cloud, umbrella and dress on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a stylised girl with a red heart and branch motifs on a woman's upper arm and shoulder.
Stylised girl figure on upper arm
Colour geometric tattoo on the inner forearm of a figure with a checkered red and orange top, a stippled dotwork sphere and a faceted teal tail.
Geometric figure with faceted tail on forearm
Two views of a geometric dotwork tattoo on the outer thigh, with dotted lines, circles and a small figure in black ink with touches of blue.
Geometric dotwork thigh tattoo
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on the inner forearm showing a stippled running deer and a stick-like hunter with a spear, in a cave painting style.
Stippled deer and hunter on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on the forearm of pine trees, a full moon and a hill inside an oval rope border.
Moon, pines and hills in a rope frame
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a skull-headed figure in a dark cloak beneath a dotted sun with a star, on the forearm.
Skull figure with sun on forearm