Man tattoo ideas

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

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A raised fist shows a realistic red-toned portrait tattoo of a standing man on the inner forearm, against a plain white background.
Red portrait tattoo on a raised forearm
Realism back tattoo in black and grey showing a man in a hat and suit walking a narrow ledge between tall city buildings, with colour sleeves on both arms.
Man in a hat walking a ledge above a city
Black and grey realism tattoo of a vintage hot rod engine and a standing mechanic, placed on the side of the ribs.
Hot rod and mechanic on the ribs
Black and grey octopus tattoo with shaded tentacles wrapping around a man's forearm while his hand rests against his chin.
Octopus tattoo on a forearm
Colour traditional-style tattoo on a calf showing a bearded man's face in a red and black checked hat, with a pipe and a pine-tree landscape.
Bearded man in plaid hat on a calf
Realism black and grey tattoo of a man in a feathered headdress and beaded necklaces, on the calf, shown from two angles.
Feathered headdress portrait on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bearded man's face wearing a crown of thorns, on the upper arm.
Realistic crown of thorns portrait on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a screaming man with a third eye on his forehead and a tarantula on his mouth, on the outer thigh.
Screaming face with tarantula on thigh
Two cream cushions printed with black and grey traditional-style illustrations, one of a bearded man in profile with a tear and one of a woman with roses and a polka dot headscarf.
Bearded man and woman cushion designs
Colour realism portrait tattoo of a smiling bearded man with a full afro, wearing a light blue collared shirt, on the calf.
Smiling portrait tattoo on a calf
Woman seated on a striped bed showing traditional tattoos on her upper arm, forearm, hand and lower leg, including roses, an eagle and a portrait.
Traditional arm and leg tattoos with roses
Realistic black and grey portrait of a man in a feathered headdress, shown in profile, set within a geometric mandala tattooed across a back and shoulder.
Feathered portrait with geometric mandala on back
Colour traditional tattoo of a dark-haired cartoon man in a suit with orange clouds behind him and a Danger Zone banner, on a forearm.
Cartoon portrait with Danger Zone banner on forearm
Full back tattoo of black tribal patterns with chevron and spiral panels, photographed on a man's back with his arms partly tattooed.
Full back tribal pattern tattoo with sleeves
Photograph of a realistic colour portrait tattoo of a smiling man with dark curly hair, set against a teal wash, on the upper back.
Realistic colour portrait on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm showing a silhouetted man standing atop a spiral of stacked books beneath a stippled galaxy.
Silhouetted figure on stacked books under a starry sky
Black and grey traditional tattoo on the forearm showing a man in profile with a pompadour, with a couple kissing inside his silhouette.
Couple kissing within a pompadour silhouette
Colour geometric neo-traditional tattoo of a man's head with a faceted orange and red face and one visible eye, on the upper arm.
Geometric faceted male portrait on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a man with swept, wild hair holding a large blade, shown on a limb.
Realistic portrait of a man holding a blade
Black and grey realism tattoo of a banknote-style portrait wearing a bandana over the lower face, on the back of a hand.
Banknote portrait in bandana on the back of a hand
Black and grey flash drawing of a slick-haired man's face with a banner reading Don't tell me that I'll be fine, framed by two stippled roses.
Man's face with banner and roses design
Greyscale realism tattoo of a smiling man's face with curled hair and a high-collared jacket, on the upper arm.
Realistic portrait tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a man's face in profile with a script signature reading Elvis Presley beneath it, on a limb.
Portrait and script signature on a limb
Black and grey realistic portrait tattoo of a man in a pirate-style headwrap, shown on the upper arm.
Realistic pirate portrait on upper arm
Colour portrait tattoo on a calf showing a man with dark hair in a red top holding a red-haired child in a teal outfit with pink hearts.
Portrait of a man and child on a calf
Realism-style portrait tattoo of a man with swept hair, red bow tie and tweed jacket, holding a cylindrical tool, on the upper arm.
Realism portrait of a man in a bow tie on upper arm
Realistic colour portrait tattoo of a bearded man with three metal claws slashing diagonally across it, on the upper arm.
Bearded portrait with three claws on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a man's head broken into angular red, orange and brown facets with a teal line, in Geometric style on the upper arm.
Geometric portrait of a man's head on an upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a man's face in aviator sunglasses with a cigarette, with fiery orange reflections in the lenses, on the upper arm.
Realistic colour portrait with sunglasses and cigarette
Colour realism portrait tattoo of a man with dark swept hair, a moustache and a red jacket with a tie, on the calf.
Portrait of a man with moustache on a calf
Traditional style colour tattoos on two fingers of a pair of hands, showing a woman's profile with a red flower above the word MOM and a man's profile in a green bowler hat above the word DAD.
MOM and DAD profile tattoos on fingers
Colour tattoo of a man's face with a black glove and backpack equipment inside a blue angular frame, on the calf.
Man portrait with black glove on calf
Black tribal patterned tattoo covering a man's chest, shoulder, upper arm and ribs, with bold swirls and geometric shapes.
Tribal patterned chest, shoulder and arm tattoo
Neo-traditional tattoo of a moustached man in a bowler hat and a woman with pearls and earrings, beside a red rose, on an upper arm.
Man and woman portrait with rose on upper arm
Two black and grey profile tattoos on the backs of hands, one showing a man in a feathered headdress and one showing a woman with a feather headband.
Matching profile portraits on the backs of hands
Neo-traditional style tattoo on a calf showing two cartoon-style figures in jackets above the words I WANT TO BELIEVE, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Cartoon pair with 'I want to believe' on a calf
Colour realism tattoo of a man in a feathered headdress and beaded necklace, on the upper arm.
Feathered headdress portrait on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a man with slicked-back hair, a moustache and a suit and tie, placed on the forearm.
Black and grey portrait of a man on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a man and a woman embracing in front of a red heart with blue-grey flowers, shown on skin in three repeated panels.
Couple embracing in a red heart
Black silhouette of a man raising a long gun overhead and holding a chainsaw, with red blood splatters and the words Hail to the king baby, tattooed on a calf.
Chainsaw silhouette with blood splatter on calf
Black and grey realism portrait tattoo of a smiling older man with tousled hair on the outer thigh.
Black and grey portrait of a smiling man
Realism tattoo of a pale, distorted horror face with wide eyes and an open mouth, above a silhouetted man in a hat beside a street lamp, on a limb.
Horror face and silhouetted figure on a limb
Realistic colour portrait tattoo of a man with dark swept-back hair and stubble on a forearm, with a small red rune-like symbol beside it.
Realistic portrait of a man on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo of a man in aviator sunglasses and a dark jacket, placed on a forearm.
Realistic portrait with aviator sunglasses
Close photo of a traditional style tattoo showing a cartoon man with slicked back hair, eyes closed, cradling an orange creature above a grey banner that reads FISH STICKS.
Man and Fish Sticks banner tattoo
Realism portrait of a bearded man with red blood splatter and the words Don't Open and Dead Inside tattooed on a calf.
Bearded man portrait with zombie and blood splatter
Realistic colour portrait tattoo of a man with dark curly hair in a red jacket, with a small black silhouette below, on an upper arm.
Realistic colour portrait tattoo on upper arm
Black ink illustration of a cartoon man's face wearing a fedora-style hat and sunglasses, tattooed on the upper arm.
Cartoon face with hat and sunglasses on upper arm