Portrait tattoo ideas

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

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Realism full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing zombie figures, character portraits and tattooed lettering in colour.
Zombie and portrait full sleeve
Large realism back tattoo in black and grey showing an Africa map, two winged angels, a compass and portraits, with a red and grey Liverpool crest on the upper arm sleeve.
Africa map and angels back piece
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face and eye with a butterfly on the forearm.
Realistic face portrait with butterfly on forearm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a smiling woman in a backwards cap with a long braid and a yellow rose below her, on a limb.
Smiling woman in a cap with a yellow rose
Neo-traditional tattoo on a forearm of a woman in a black hat with a yellow flower and eyepatch, beside a yellow rose with black shading.
Eyepatch woman and yellow rose on a forearm
Colour tattoo of the character Gollum with wide eyes and yellow teeth, in bold black outlines, on the upper arm.
Gollum portrait on upper arm
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 tattoo on the upper arm of a stylised face built from dense woven hatching, framed by heavy black brushstroke shading.
Stylised face portrait in black hatching on upper arm
Realism tattoo of a black tabby cat with green eyes in profile, shaded in black and grey with touches of colour, on a calf.
Realistic black cat portrait on a calf
Black and grey dotwork and blackwork tattoo of a woman with closed eyes and windswept hair filled with stars and moons, on the upper back.
Woman with starry flowing hair on upper back
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
Realism colour tattoo of a purple rose with water droplets across the shoulder and upper arm, above a camera lens, bird and portrait panel.
Purple rose and camera sleeve on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a white and black dog in a red jacket and bow tie, set in an ornate brown frame on the outer thigh.
Dog in a suit within an ornate frame on a thigh
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 portrait tattoo of a woman with ornate hair on the upper arm of a woman in a black ribbed bralette.
Female portrait tattoo on upper arm
Pencil and pastel flash drawing of a woman with braided hair, an anchor tattoo on her cheek and blue script across her braid, in a traditional style.
Braided hair woman with anchor and script
Colour tattoo of a serene Buddha head with closed eyes and soft blended purple and teal shading, on the inner forearm.
Blue and purple Buddha head on a forearm
Black ink flash drawing of a woman's portrait with a flower crown, braided hair, crescent moon earring and geometric collar, in a neo-traditional style.
Female portrait with flowers and geometric collar
Black and grey drawing of a woman in profile wearing a long feathered headdress with beaded bands, shown as a tattoo design.
Woman in profile wearing a feathered headdress
Black and grey realism tattoo of a sleeping baby cradled by hands, across the forearm.
Sleeping baby in realism on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman with curled hair and pearl drop earrings, placed on the outer thigh.
Black and grey realism portrait on a thigh
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 woman's face in profile with closed eyes and a fringe, set against a clock face, on a forearm.
Woman's profile portrait with clock on forearm
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
Black and grey tattoo of a panther and a spotted leopard split down the middle inside a circle, placed on a thigh.
Panther and leopard split face on thigh
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
Black and grey chest tattoo of a cameo portrait in an oval frame, surrounded by symmetrical ornate scrollwork across the upper chest.
Cameo portrait with scrollwork on chest
Black ink line drawing of a woman's face framed by flowing hair and octopus tentacles with beaded strands, shown as a tattoo design on paper with no body part visible.
Woman with octopus tentacles in her hair
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 neo-traditional tattoo of a black and white cat wearing a grey hat with a feather, set inside an ornate gold frame on a calf.
Tuxedo cat in a hat in a gilded frame
Two neo-trad colour tattoos on a pair of calves, each showing a woman with closed eyes, a jewelled headdress and flowers.
Two ornate female portraits on calves
Black line drawing of a woman in a headband with curly hair, framed by two open roses and an arched border of circles, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Woman portrait with roses design
Black and grey neo-traditional flash design of a woman in a headscarf and pearl ornament, with two roses and leaves, drawn on paper.
Woman in headscarf with roses
Colour tattoo of a cameo-framed woman in profile with a purple satin bow and floral lace border on the upper arm, in a realistic style.
Cameo portrait with purple bow on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face with curled light hair and dark lips, surrounded by star sparkles, on the outer thigh.
Black and grey portrait of a woman on thigh
Back of a man showing a large black and grey realistic tattoo of a veiled face with lowered eyes, with colourful biomechanical tattoos on both upper arms.
Veiled face back piece with biomechanical sleeves
Traditional style tattoo of a woman in a feathered headdress, with a skull in a teal circle, on the upper arm.
Woman with feather headdress and skull on 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
Realism tattoo of a Buddha head surrounded by roses on the thigh, with a floral tattoo on the forearm of a seated woman in a car.
Buddha head and roses on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head with a full mane, covering the upper arm.
Lion head on an upper arm
Realist tattoo of a chocolate-coated ice lolly with a smiling man's face on the lower leg, with melting drips and a wooden stick.
Smiling face ice lolly on a calf
Neo-traditional tattoo of a woman with curled black hair and gold ram horns, with grey and gold scrollwork, on the side of the ribs.
Horned woman portrait on the side ribs
Realistic tattoo of an adult wolf above three wolf pups on an upper arm, shaded in greys and warm browns with a pink tongue.
Adult wolf with three wolf pups on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman with sugar skull face paint, flowing hair and a crescent ornament on the forearm.
Sugar skull woman portrait on a forearm
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