Man tattoo ideas

267 photos and flash · 59% Realism, 11% Traditional · Upper arm most common

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Black and grey portrait tattoo of a man's face with lettering below it, on the inside of a forearm.
Portrait and quote on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo of a man's face with dreadlocks, moustache and beard, across the upper chest and shoulder, with green, yellow and red bands behind.
Realistic portrait of a man with dreadlocks on chest
Abstract portrait of a man in a hat on an upper arm sleeve, shaded in black and grey with green fill, red line, geometric lines and quote lettering.
Portrait of a man in a hat with quote on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a man with voluminous spiked hair and dark blue shading, covering the upper arm of a person in a white vest.
Realistic portrait of a man on upper arm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo on a forearm showing two profile faces, a man in round sunglasses and a woman with a bob, beside a sprig of blue and green leaves.
Two profile faces and leaves on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a man's face with a raised hand gesture on the forearm.
Realism portrait of a man on a forearm
Traditional-style colour tattoo on a calf showing a moustached man with a blue linework tattooed torso, beside a shaded black rose with green leaves.
Tattooed man portrait and black rose on a calf
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
Colour tattoo of a comic-style kissing couple in red and black on the back of a hand, beside a printed comic panel reference.
Comic-style kissing couple on the back of a hand
Neo-traditional colour tattoo on a thigh showing a man and a woman in portrait, with a large red rose, spider web and green leaves.
Portrait couple and red rose on a thigh
Black and grey photograph of tattooed hands buttoning a dark suit jacket, with dotwork and geometric tattoos on the hands and wrists.
Tattooed hands buttoning a dark suit jacket
Full back tattoo in black and grey realism showing a man in a hat and long coat walking down a street between tall buildings, with colourful sleeves on both arms.
Man in a hat walking a city street across a back piece
Black and white photo of a shirtless man kneeling on a bed with his back to the camera, showing a large tiger tattoo across his back and a tattooed upper arm.
Tiger tattoo across a man's back and arm
Black and grey tiger head sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm of a man wearing a tank top and snapback cap.
Tiger sleeve on a raised arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bearded classical bust wearing a ribbed beanie, placed on the forearm.
Bearded classical bust in a beanie on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo on a lower leg showing a child's face, a man in a top hat and a green landscape scene with a child holding an apple.
Film scene portraits and landscape on a calf
Four views of a black and grey full arm sleeve with red sunburst rays, a profile portrait, the words Easy Rider and a road ends sign, and a motorcyclist, placed on the upper arm and forearm.
Full sleeve with Easy Rider motif and red sunburst
Black and grey realistic tattoo of an older man with long, swept-back hair and a high forehead, placed on the side of the ribs.
Realistic grey portrait of a man on the ribs
Sketchy black and red tattoo of a man in a bowler hat with a cog over one eye, set against music staves on an upper arm.
Bowler hat portrait over music staves on upper arm
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a cartoon man in a suit above a banner reading DANGER ZONE, shown on the forearm.
Suited man portrait with Danger Zone banner
Black and grey tattoo of a man in a jacket with one arm raised and a microphone stand in his other hand, placed on the ribs.
Standing performer figure on the side of the body
Black and grey realism tattoo across a person's upper back showing a man in a tailcoat walking a tightrope, with an anatomical heart and a brain hanging from the pole.
Tightrope walker balancing heart and brain on back
Traditional style tattoo of a moustached man with red devil horns, green bow tie and laurel wreath, on the thigh.
Horned gentleman portrait on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a man's face split into angled panels with a cigarette, on the inside of a forearm.
Fractured male portrait on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a man's face partly covered by a paisley bandana, holding a handgun with smoke curling up, on the forearm.
Bandana-masked portrait with handgun and smoke
Realism-style tattoo on the upper arm showing a portrait of a man, a red classic car, a vintage microphone, flames and a Sun Records style badge.
Realism sleeve with red classic car and microphone
Colour realism tattoo of a bearded man in yellow-tinted aviator glasses on a calf, with a faded script tattoo beside it.
Realistic portrait of a man in tinted glasses
Colour realism tattoo on an upper thigh showing an older grey-haired man in a suit holding a card with a black and grey hairy creature on it.
Realistic portrait of a grey-haired man on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a blond man's torso on a black horse body, set against rainbows and purple clouds, realistically shaded on the leg.
Centaur with rainbows on a leg
Colour neo-traditional portrait tattoo on the outer thigh showing a man in a cap and smiley-face sunglasses with a cigarette in his mouth.
Portrait of a man in smiley sunglasses on a thigh
Black and white photo of a shirtless man seen from behind in boxer briefs, with a large ornate tattoo on his upper arm and shoulder and a dark tattoo on his forearm.
Back view of tattooed arms in a kitchen
Realism tattoo on a lower leg showing a shaded grey portrait of a man in large glasses, crossed Chap Stick tubes beneath him and the words HECK YES above.
Portrait with crossed lip balm tubes on a leg
Realism-style tattoo of a smiling bald man with a moustache, shaded in greys with touches of colour, on a person's chest.
Realistic portrait of a bald man on the chest
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a brick lighthouse above a moustached man in a patterned collar, on the inner forearm.
Lighthouse and moustached man on a forearm
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo covering a man's chest, abdomen, shoulders and neck, in dotwork and blackwork style.
Geometric mandala across chest and torso
Rear view of a shirtless man in black underwear with dark ornamental tattoos on his upper arm and shoulder, standing beside a steel cooker.
Man with arm tattoos in a kitchen
Man in a white vest holding a tabby kitten against his forearm, showing black ink script lettering on his chest and an ornamental tattoo on his arm and hand.
Script chest tattoo and forearm design with kitten
Realism tattoo of a bearded man with long wavy hair and a chain necklace, shown in colour on the arm.
Realistic portrait of a bearded man on an arm
Black and grey tattoo of a stylised older man with glasses, a bow tie and a goatee, with script lettering below, on the thigh.
Bold portrait with script lettering on thigh
Colour tattoo on a calf combining a realistic black and grey gorilla head with a bold outlined line drawing of a bald man in glasses, set against red, blue and grey geometric shapes.
Gorilla and line-drawn face on a calf
Black linework flash design, drawn on paper, of a bearded man in profile with a pipe, roses and rope around him.
Bearded man profile with roses and rope
Black and grey realism tattoos of a man with a moustache and a woman with long dark hair, each in an ornate frame on a forearm.
Two framed portraits on forearms
Two colour tattoos in a neo-traditional style: a forearm portrait of a moustached man with lightning bolts and lettering, and an upper arm portrait of a bearded man in a paper boat hat with an eye and
Two colourful portrait tattoos on forearm and upper arm
Colour realism portrait tattoo of a man in yellow aviator glasses with a cigarette in his mouth, on the inner forearm, with ink drips above and below the face.
Colour portrait of a man in yellow aviator glasses
Colour tattoo of a suited figure with folded arms standing on a plinth beside a large dollar sign, on a man's upper arm.
Suited figure and dollar sign on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a man's face partly covered by a cloth, with three stars and smoke, above rolled banknotes on a forearm.
Masked portrait and rolled cash on a forearm
Colour traditional style tattoo of two facing profiles inside a heart outline, framed by purple pansies and a bud, on the forearm.
Profile faces in a heart with pansies
Colour realism tattoo of an older man in a pinstriped suit and red tie on an upper arm, with the words COME ON DOWN beneath.
Portrait of an older man with lettering on upper arm