Portrait tattoo ideas

1,209 photos and flash · 56% Realism, 18% Neo-trad · Upper arm most common

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Black and grey realistic drawing of a lion's head in profile with a full mane, shaded in fine pencil-like detail, suitable as a tattoo design.
Realistic lion head in profile
Neo-traditional drawing of a red-haired woman with a feather headdress, a raven and an axe, shaded in black and grey with red hair.
Woman with raven and axe design
Black fine line drawing on cream paper of two dogs' heads beside poppies, leaves and star-shaped flowers, a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Two dogs with poppies and flowers
Black and grey flash drawing of a cartoon-style young woman with curled hair, a red bow headband and blue and white flowers, designed as a tattoo.
Curly-haired portrait with red bow and flowers
Neo-traditional flash drawing of a woman's face framed by flowers, a large key and a red sun, inked in black and red on paper.
Woman with key and flowers flash design
Pink line drawing of a sugar skull woman with curled hair in an oval floral frame, with a peony at the base, shown as a tattoo design.
Sugar skull portrait with peony
Pink line drawing of a woman with flowing hair and two roses tucked into it, in a realism-leaning style, shown as a tattoo design.
Woman with roses in her hair
Neo-traditional tattoo design drawing of Medusa with red and grey snake hair, shown as a pencil and ink sketch on paper with no body placement.
Medusa portrait tattoo design
Neo-traditional style line drawing of a woman with octopus tentacles and a sailing ship, shaded in red wash on a cream background.
Woman with octopus tentacles and a ship
Traditional style illustration of a woman in profile wearing two red roses in curled grey hair, with a black silhouette behind her, shown as a printed artwork on a wooden table.
Profile portrait with red roses in curled hair
Black and grey drawing of a pit bull head in profile with a solid black tribal design over one eye, shown as a flash design with no skin visible.
Pit bull head with tribal eye design
Neo-traditional tattoo design drawn on paper showing a woman wearing an ornate crown, holding a skull, in grey shading with red accents.
Neo-trad woman with crown and skull design
Purple line drawing of a barn owl, a long-haired face, a banner and ornate script lettering, shown as a tattoo flash design with no body placement.
Owl, portrait and lettering flash design
Pencil drawing of a realistic lion head with a wind-swept mane ending in curling swirls, a design suited to a tattoo, shown with no body placement.
Lion head with flowing mane
Black and grey pencil drawing of a woman in a cap with script lettering, a hand raised to her mouth and a rosary, a tattoo flash design with no placement on the body.
Pencil portrait of a woman in a script-embroidered cap
Coloured pencil sketch of a neo-traditional style woman's face with curly hair, pearl necklace, drop earring and a spider, drawn as a tattoo design with script lettering below.
Woman portrait with spider and pearls sketch
Traditional-style flash design of a profile figure looking upwards, with a blue rose, a sonic screwdriver and a banner reading Her Name Was Rose.
Her Name Was Rose banner with sonic screwdriver
Greyscale pencil drawing of a woman with sugar skull face paint and a large flower in her hair, drawn as a realistic portrait tattoo design.
Sugar skull woman portrait with flower
Black ink dotwork drawing of the Nefertiti bust in profile with a stippled headdress and ornate lace-like collar, shown on white paper held between fingers.
Nefertiti bust drawing in dotwork
Black and grey flash design of a woman's face framed by feathers, arrows and dense ornamental linework, with the word Sagittarius in script above.
Sagittarius woman with feathers and arrows
Black and white stencil-style drawing of a man's face turned slightly to the side, with swept-back hair and a heavy brow line.
Stencil-style portrait of a man's face
Illustrated lynx head tattoo flash design with amber eyes, fine linework and soft sepia shading on a beige background.
Lynx head illustration
Black line drawing of a woman with her hair in an updo and a hoop earring, shown as a single-weight fine line design on a white background.
Line drawing of a woman with an updo
Neo-traditional flash design of a woman with flowing red hair, a golden skull, a raven and dark roses, drawn with bold outlines and rich colour.
Red-haired woman with skull and raven
Neo-traditional drawing of a woman in a red patterned headscarf with red berries and a bow, shown as a tattoo design on paper with no body placement visible.
Woman with red berries and headscarf design
Black ink flash drawing of a cat's head inside an ornate oval scrollwork frame, in a fine line style that could work as a tattoo design.
Cat in an ornate oval cameo frame
Line drawing of a tattoo design showing a woman in profile inside an ornate oval cameo frame, with scrolls, flowers, a rose and butterflies, shown without a body placement.
Cameo portrait with roses and butterflies
Greyscale graphite drawing of a woman's face merging with a skull, with long hair flowing across the image, shown as a realistic tattoo design sketch.
Woman and skull graphite drawing
Pencil line drawing of a woman with wavy hair, a flower mandala above her temple and a crescent moon on her cheek, a neo-trad style tattoo design being traced by a hand with a fine pen.
Pencil sketch of a woman with flowers in her hair
Fine line pen drawing of a lynx head with amber eyes and detailed fur on a white background, shown as a tattoo design without any body placement.
Lynx head design
Neo-traditional flash design of a pin-up woman with dark wavy hair, a red rose tucked above her ear and a green dress collar.
Pin-up woman with a red rose in her hair
Black and grey realism design of an older man in profile with feathers in his hair, suited to a large tattoo piece.
Profile of an older man with feathers in hair
Front-facing grey wolf head drawn in soft wash shading, with stippled dots fading out at the edges on a white background.
Grey wolf head with dotted edges
Coloured traditional-style illustration of a woman in profile with a swallow and diamond on her neck and chest and a skull on her upper arm.
Traditional-style woman with swallow, diamond and skull
Pencil-style drawing of a woman with wavy hair, a third eye on her forehead and a halo, above crossed arrows and a leafy branch, shown as a tattoo design.
Third-eyed woman with crossed arrows and branch
Pencil and ink sketch of a tattoo design showing a woman's face framed by flowing hair, with two small birds and blossoms, in a Neo-traditional style.
Woman with birds and flowers tattoo design
Black ink line drawing of a symmetrical wolf head facing forward, with fine hatched fur and a dark nose, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Symmetrical wolf head line drawing
Traditional style flash design of a woman with a voluminous dark beehive hairstyle, red roses and a ribbon banner reading LOVE IS A LOSING GAME.
Traditional portrait with roses and banner
Traditional style flash design of a bearded sailor in a knitted cap smoking a pipe, framed by roses, rope, swallows and a sea sunset.
Sailor portrait with swallows and roses
Traditional style flash drawing of a woman's head with a red rose and green leaves in her dark hair, shown on a cream background with no body placement.
Traditional woman's head with red rose
Black ink drawing of a woman's face framed by flowing hair, feathers and a tentacle, in a fine line and dotwork style, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Woman's portrait with feathers and tentacle
Black linework tattoo design of the goddess Athena in profile wearing a crested Greek helmet with an owl perched on it, drawn on paper with no placement shown.
Athena portrait with owl and Greek helmet
Two black and white line drawings on tracing paper: a bald man with glasses above a Basic Chemistry banner and lily, and a bearded man beside an arrow-pierced rose with a Cherokee Rose banner.
Two portrait flash designs with rose and banners
Black and grey flash sheet of six vintage men's hairstyle portraits, labelled The Valentino, The Executive, City Slick, Service Man, The Playboy and Aristocrat.
Vintage men's hairstyle flash sheet
Pencil sketch of a woman wearing a wolf headdress with feathers, with a rose and pearl strands drawn below, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Woman in wolf headdress with rose design
Drawing of a woman with flowing hair and a crown of pink, purple and blue roses, shaded in grey, presented as a tattoo design.
Woman with a floral crown design
Traditional style flash drawing of a woman in profile with dark curled hair and two red flowers with green leaves, shown on a sheet of paper.
Profile woman with red flowers in hair
Traditional style flash sheet with two portrait figures in the centre, surrounded by an eye, a hand holding a cigarette, a UFO, a bee and crystals, with slogan lettering.
Flash sheet with two portraits, UFO, eye and bee