Man tattoo ideas

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

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Colour realism tattoo on a forearm showing a portrait of a bald man with glasses and a goatee in an orange hoodie, above a rolled stack of banknotes with a pink band on blue crystals.
Realistic portrait and cash bundle on a forearm
Black and grey tribal tattoo across the upper back and shoulder of a shirtless man working on the engine of a yellow car.
Tribal tattoo on the upper back while working on a car
Black and grey rose tattoo on one forearm and a bearded face tattoo on the other, shown on a person in a tweed waistcoat with a white shirt.
Rose and face tattoos on forearms
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bearded man's face with swirling hair and beard on the forearm.
Bearded man portrait tattoo on forearm
Black and grey realism chest tattoo showing two portraits beside a steamship and a framed oval scene.
Black and grey portrait chest piece
Realism-style colour tattoo of a man with swept-back hair and a downcast gaze, framed by orange flames, on the forearm.
Realistic portrait of a man with flames
Black ink tattoo on a forearm showing a handwritten quote, if you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate, beside a simple stick figure holding a briefcase.
Quote and stick figure on a forearm
Collage of four realistic tattoos on skin showing a man in a dark suit, a man riding a raptor, a raptor beside a flag, and a hand holding a rifle in front of a flag.
Realistic portrait and flag scenes collage
Realism sleeve on an upper arm with a greyscale portrait of a man, a red classic car, a vintage microphone, flames and a Sun Records style badge.
Portrait, red car and microphone upper arm sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of a man's portrait framed by a folded banknote on the upper arm.
Realistic banknote portrait on upper arm
Full-colour realism portrait tattoo of a startled older man with white swept hair holding a card, on the calf.
Startled older man portrait on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo collage covering a man's entire back, with a woman smoking, an open book, film strips, a film reel and a figure holding a pistol.
Film-themed collage across a full back
Realism portrait tattoo on the upper arm showing a man in a suit and tie, with a red, blood-spattered effect across one side of his face.
Realistic portrait tattoo of a man with blood effect
Side by side photos of two colour portrait tattoos of a moustached man with a raven and a feather, on a limb, in realism and neo-traditional styles.
Two gothic portraits of a moustached man with a raven
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on an upper arm showing a man whose head is a striped circus big top with a moustache, ruffled collar and fleur-de-lis patterned scarf.
Circus tent head portrait on upper arm
Two black and grey traditional cameo tattoos on the thighs, one showing a man in profile and one a woman with a rose in her hair, each with a scroll banner beneath.
Matching cameo portraits on thighs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bearded man's face with his hair tied back, sitting on the forearm.
Realistic portrait of a bearded man on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bearded man in a paisley bandana and round glasses, with cannabis leaves behind him, on a calf.
Realistic portrait and cannabis leaves on a calf
Several arms and hands pressed together, showing a realistic black and grey cat tattoo, banknotes, portrait tattoos and a skull on the forearms and hands.
Realism portraits and cat on hands and forearms
Two traditional-style tattoos on a pair of thighs: a bearded man in profile beside a compass and flowers, and a woman in a headscarf beside a red rose.
Portraits, compass and rose on the thighs
Neo-traditional tattoo of a moustached man with slicked-back hair holding a straight razor, set against an orange circle on the forearm.
Neo-traditional portrait with straight razor on forearm
Black and grey realism portrait tattoo of a smiling man with swept back hair and a hand resting beside his face, on the upper arm.
Black and grey portrait of a smiling man
Colour realism portrait tattoo of a man with slicked-back hair and a floral shirt, with a line of script below, on a forearm.
Portrait of a man in a floral shirt on a forearm
Full body Japanese style tattoo with dragons, chrysanthemums and clouds across the chest, arms and thighs of a man in white briefs.
Full body Japanese irezumi with dragons and chrysanthemums
Realistic colour tattoo of a man in a dark brimmed hat with a red band, on the lower leg.
Realism portrait of a man in a hat on the calf
Black and grey realistic portrait tattoo of a man's face with a moustache and ornate swirls on a forearm, with a hand resting beside a beige quilted handbag and black heels.
Grey portrait tattoo on a forearm beside a handbag
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
Realistic colour portrait tattoo of a bearded man with a white bandage across his eyes, on the calf, set against an orange glow.
Realistic portrait of a bearded man on a calf
Two sketch-style portrait tattoos of faces on a person's thighs, one in grey and blue ink and the other with orange-brown wash, viewed from the waist down.
Sketch-style portrait tattoos on both thighs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a banknote portrait with the number 100 and scrollwork on the calf, shown in two side by side photographs.
Banknote portrait with 100 on a calf
Black and white photo of a shaved-headed man seen from behind, with a large blackwork tribal tattoo across his back, shoulders and upper arm.
Blackwork tribal back and shoulder tattoo
Man seen from behind against a black background, with a dark black and grey tattoo across his left shoulder and upper arm.
Dark shoulder tattoo on a muscular back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a whale tail above a man in profile with a moustache, with a bearded man in the waves.
Whale tail and face in the sea on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo with a red sun of a moustached man in profile, wavy lines and a pentagram on an upper arm.
Moustached man portrait and pentagram on upper arm
Black dotwork drawing of a man's face inside a circle, with a red lightning bolt crossing the head and face.
Stippled portrait in a circle with red lightning bolt
A shirtless man with a black and grey ornamental tattoo sleeve on his upper arm and forearm hugs a large dark dog while seated at a table.
Man hugging a large dog, black and grey arm tattoo
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
Full-colour realism tattoo of an older man in a red and beaded feathered headdress, with a braid and layered beaded necklaces, on an upper arm and shoulder.
Realistic portrait with feather headdress on upper arm
Man with a full chest and sleeve Japanese style tattoo of peonies, koi, a lion and clouds on a dark background.
Full torso and sleeve Japanese tattoo with peonies and koi
Black and grey diptych of a shirtless man with two bold chevron stripe tattoos, one running down the side of his ribs and one from the shoulder down the upper back.
Chevron stripes along ribs and back
Black and grey portrait tattoo of a bearded man with shoulder-length hair on the upper arm, with the lettering Only Grohl can judge me below it.
Black and grey portrait with quote on upper arm
Red pencil sketch of a neo-trad tattoo design showing a sugar skull woman with pinned curls, a profile of a man with a quiff, and a Vigilante script banner.
Sugar skull woman and profile man flash
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bearded man in a collared shirt and bow tie, on the outer upper arm.
Black and grey portrait of a bearded man on upper arm
Black and grey realism portrait tattoo of a bearded man in a high collar, shaded on the upper arm.
Bearded man portrait on upper arm
Colour cartoon tattoo of a man in a cap pushing a red lawnmower, placed on the bald scalp of a person photographed from behind.
Man pushing a lawnmower tattoo on a scalp
Neo-traditional tattoo on a calf showing a black and grey realistic portrait of a man with curly hair, framed by a teal brick hood with an eye, a lantern, a globe and bright geometric shapes.
Realist portrait with eye and globe on a calf
Realism tattoo on a forearm combining an amber glass bottle, a black and white portrait of a long-haired man and a figure in a top hat.
Bottle and portrait collage on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a man's face with short spiked hair and stubble, shown on skin of the torso, with a reddish mark over one eye.
Realistic black and grey portrait of a man