Man tattoo ideas

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

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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 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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
Large black and grey realism tattoo across a person's back showing a man in a hat and a woman in a long dress beside a vintage car and roadside sign.
Black and grey 1930s street scene on a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a man with his head bowed and an arm raised, sitting across the upper back.
Realistic bowed head portrait on upper back
Black and grey realism style tattoo across a person's back showing a man in a suit walking a tightrope, with a heart hanging on one side and a brain on the other.
Tightrope walker balancing heart and brain on a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a stern man in a peaked cap with a cross emblem, emerging from cracked skin across the upper back.
Stern man in a cap breaking through cracked skin
Black and white photo of a shirtless man kneeling on a bed, showing a large black and grey Japanese-style tiger tattoo across his back and tattooed upper arm.
Tiger back tattoo on a kneeling man, black and grey
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
Sketchy black and red linework tattoo of three faces on a man's upper back, with vertical lettering running down the left side of the spine.
Three faces and vertical lettering on a back
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
Black and grey tattoo of a seated man holding a glass beside a line of text, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Seated man and quote on upper back
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
Black and white photo of a shirtless man seen from behind, with a small black triskelion tattoo of three spirals centred between the shoulder blades.
Triskelion tattoo on upper back
Black and white photo of a shirtless man seen from behind in a forest, with a bold black triskele tattoo on his upper back near the shoulder blade.
Triskele tattoo on upper back
Back of a shirtless man with arms outstretched, showing a black and grey Japanese style koi and lotus back tattoo with arm tattoos on the upper arms.
Koi and lotus back piece
Colour realism tattoo across a woman's back and side showing a soaring eagle, a man in a feathered headdress and a cougar head, placed on the back and ribs.
Eagle, feathers and cougar on a back and side