Man tattoo ideas

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a moustached man's face covering the back of a hand, with a second face-like shape above the knuckles.
Moustached man portrait on the back of a hand
Realistic colour tattoo of a smiling man's portrait on an eagle wrapped in the American flag, perched on a branch, on the skin of the upper body.
Portrait and eagle in flag tattoo
Colour realism tattoo on a forearm showing a man in aviator glasses holding a cigarette beside an open-jawed shark, shown as a side-by-side pair of photos.
Realistic portrait and shark on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo of a man with a wide-eyed, grimacing expression and a dark headband, on the upper arm.
Realistic portrait tattoo on upper arm
Realistic colour portrait tattoo of a man with slicked-back dark hair, blue eyes and a toothy grin, on the upper arm or thigh.
Realistic colour portrait of a man
Black and grey realism tattoo of a man in glasses and a tie on the outer thigh, with a scroll banner reading Assistant Regional Manager.
Portrait of a man in glasses with banner on thigh
Realistic portrait tattoo on an upper arm of a long-haired, bearded man grinning with a gold tooth and holding a bat marked montos.
Realistic portrait of a grinning man with a bat
Realistic colour tattoo of a man with wide eyes, an open mouth and a goatee, shown on the forearm in Realism style.
Realistic colour portrait of a man on forearm
Black and grey realism portrait of a man in glasses and a tie on the upper back, with a beetroot and banners reading WE GOT THE BEETS.
Portrait with beetroot and banners on the back
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a moustached man in a high collar, a crow and full moon above his head, and a Victorian house among trees below.
Man's portrait with crow, moon and house on forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a man's face with a red and yellow headband and moustache, set against a black ink splash on the ribs.
Realistic portrait with headband on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a scowling bearded face with swirling wave-like hair across the shoulder and upper arm.
Bearded face tattoo on shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bearded man with wavy hair and intense eyes, shown on a limb of a person in dark clothing.
Bearded man portrait tattoo on a limb
Realism colour tattoo of a bald man wearing glasses and a goatee, in an orange hoodie, on the forearm against a dark background.
Realistic colour portrait of a bald man in glasses
Black and grey realism tattoo of a man with curly hair above the quote 'This is the strangest life I've ever known' on a lower leg.
Portrait and quote on a lower leg
Black and grey realism tattoo on the upper arm and shoulder showing a large Roman numeral clock behind a man in a suit and hat standing on stairs.
Clock and man in suit on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo portrait of a man with slicked-back hair and a moustache, holding a cigarette, shown on skin.
Black and grey realism portrait holding a cigarette
A realistic colour portrait of a man in a studded black jacket, with red script lettering reading Michael Jackson, tattooed across a person's upper back.
Realistic portrait with red script on a back
Realistic colour tattoo on the upper arm and shoulder showing an elderly man with white hair and tinted goggles, a clock tower, lightning and a car with light trails.
Realistic storm portrait on upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo on a calf showing a man's face on a small infant body in a red tie, beside a green dollar sign on a blue background.
Realistic portrait of a man on a baby body
Black and grey realism portrait tattoo on the back of a hand, with ornamental tattoos on the chest and forearm of a shirtless man in dark biker jeans.
Portrait on hand and ornamental chest piece
Colour realism tattoo of a man's face with half the skull and decayed flesh exposed, shown on a limb in a wide view and a close-up panel.
Realistic portrait with exposed skull
Black and grey realism tattoo of a man's face wearing a bandana, with a moustache and goatee, on the skin of a limb.
Black and grey realism portrait of a man in a bandana
Realism colour portrait tattoo of a man with tousled hair, a white shirt and maroon tie, shown on a limb against black leather.
Realistic portrait of a man on a limb
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a smiling woman above and a young man in a military side cap below.
Realistic portraits of a woman and a soldier on a forearm
Black and grey portrait tattoo of a face on the lower back of a seated person, partly showing above dark clothing.
Grey portrait tattoo on lower back
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
Black and grey realism portrait tattoo of a man with a full curly afro, with a script scroll reading Bob Marley beneath him.
Realism portrait with Bob Marley scroll lettering
Realistic black and grey portrait of a man's face framed by tribal scrollwork on an upper arm.
Realistic portrait of a man framed by tribal scrollwork
Black and grey realism tattoos of a woman and a man, one on the back of each hand, with soft shading and detailed facial features.
Two realistic portraits on the backs of hands
Black and grey realism forearm tattoo of a silhouetted man on a bridge, a domed building with spires and a pocket watch, with script lettering above.
Pocket watch and city skyline on forearm
Realistic portrait tattoo of three faces across a thigh, shaded in black, grey and skin tones.
Three realistic portraits on a thigh
Colour realism portrait of a bald man with the lettering I'D RATHER BE A BLIND MOTH, tattooed on the lower leg.
Realism portrait with quote on calf
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a man in a dark jacket playing an electric guitar, with crowd silhouettes and a script signature.
Black and grey guitarist portrait on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo of a man in a blue jumper and white collar in front of an autumn landscape, with the words YOU'RE MY BOY, BLUE below, on an upper arm.
Realistic portrait with quote on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a smiling man with slicked-back hair and a vintage car on the shoulder.
Portrait and vintage car on a shoulder
Black and grey dotwork portrait of a man in a collared shirt, with the word SOMETIMES above, on the thigh.
Black and grey portrait of a man on a thigh
Realistic tattoo of a man in a brimmed hat with his hands gripping dog tags on a beaded chain, shown in a close-up photograph.
Hands holding dog tags under a hat
Four-panel progression of a realistic portrait tattoo of a man's face with dark floral shading below, on the outer thigh, moving from purple linework to full colour.
Realistic portrait tattoo on thigh, in four stages
Realistic colour tattoo of a man and woman embracing, covering the outer thigh, with a hand with red nails resting on the hip.
Embracing couple portrait on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a man wearing a snapback cap, with a hand beside his face, on the forearm.
Realism portrait of a man in a cap
Realism colour tattoo on a calf of a man in a dark jacket aiming a pistol towards the viewer.
Realistic portrait with pistol on calf
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 tattoo of a man's face with a moustache and swept-back hair, on the outer thigh.
Black and grey portrait of a man on a thigh
Realism tattoo of a bearded wizard in a pointed hat on the upper arm, shaded in grey with warm brown tones in the long beard.
Bearded wizard portrait on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a large skull with two figures in ruffled collars, champagne glasses and a bottle in ice, on the upper arm.
Skull with two figures on upper arm
Black and grey realism portrait of a man in sunglasses with block lettering and red splashes, tattooed on a forearm.
Portrait and lettering sleeve on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo on the forearm of a man with swept-back hair in a dark jacket, his hands gripping the lapels beneath a banner reading THE KING IS DEAD.
Black and grey portrait with banner on forearm