Portrait tattoo ideas

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

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Realistic colour tattoo of a frowning cat face with a teal halo background on the outer forearm near the elbow.
Grumpy cat portrait on a forearm
Realistic coloured portrait tattoo of a woman with a bruised eye, hoop earring and cross necklace on a calf.
Realistic portrait of a woman with a black eye
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman in a feathered headdress on the ribs, with grey rose tattoos visible on the upper arm above.
Feathered headdress portrait on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rolled stack of banknotes with a seal and serial number on the upper arm, with a partial portrait behind.
Rolled banknotes on an upper arm
Black and grey realism back tattoo showing a large skull beside a woman's face in profile, with a skeletal hand around her neck, across the upper back.
Skull and woman's profile on a back piece
Black and grey realism tattoo of a geisha with a lotus flower and a butterfly on the upper arm and shoulder.
Geisha portrait with lotus on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a cat in profile looking left, with whiskers and scroll ornaments below, on a lower leg.
Black and grey cat portrait with scrollwork on calf
Full back tattoo in a realist portrait style, showing a woman's face with gears, butterflies, a compass and a red fingerprint across the back.
Full back portrait with gears and compass
Realistic colour tattoo of a Boston terrier's face inside a black-line scrollwork frame on the upper arm.
Boston terrier portrait in a scroll frame
Realistic black and grey portrait of a woman with sugar skull face paint and red flowers in her hair, with red beads, tattooed on the outer thigh.
Sugar skull portrait with red flowers on a thigh
Greyscale realistic lion portrait wearing a yellow crown, with red and yellow splashes, drawn as a tattoo design on a white background.
Crowned lion portrait design
Three photographs of a realistic colour tattoo of a lion's head with a full mane, covering the upper arm and shoulder of a man in a grey sleeveless top.
Realistic lion portrait on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a face inside an ornate oval frame on a thigh, with a second framed design partly visible at the lower left.
Ornate framed portrait 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
Black and grey realism tattoo of an Egyptian pharaoh with a striped nemes headdress and wings on a forearm, with a gold watch on the wrist.
Pharaoh portrait and wings on a forearm
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
Realistic tattoo of a beagle face framed by leafy scrolls, shaded in browns and tan on the outer thigh.
Beagle face with leaves on thigh
Realism portrait tattoo on a calf of a pale figure with wild dark hair, crossed metal blades over the chest and a small yellow boat detail.
Portrait tattoo with bladed hands on calf
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
Colour realism tattoo of a brown bear's face with amber eyes and a black nose, placed on the upper arm.
Realistic bear face on upper arm
Forearm tattoo of a woman's face with realistic eyes and lips, a hand near her mouth, black brushstroke streaks and red and ochre drips, shown in three side-by-side views.
Realistic face portrait with brushstrokes on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman in a feathered headdress flanked by two cats, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Woman portrait with feathered headdress on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an adult lion and its cub on the upper arm and shoulder, shown in a black and white photograph.
Lion and cub on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face framed by a wolf's head headdress, with a feathered braid and small red face marks, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Wolf headdress woman portrait on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a laughing bearded figure with arms crossed, framed by the words OMG and LOL and two crosses, on skin.
Laughing bearded figure with OMG and LOL lettering
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
Man seen from behind with a large black and grey realism tattoo of lions and flowing script across his upper back and shoulder.
Lion and script tattoo across a back
Realistic colour tattoo of a portrait with white face markings, beaded jewellery and an orange bird, on the calf.
Realistic portrait with orange bird on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoos of two men in suits shaking hands, one on each calf, seen from behind.
Two men shaking hands on calves
Black and grey realism tattoo of a hairless Sphynx cat inside an ornate scrolled frame with gemstones, on a limb.
Sphynx cat portrait in an ornate frame
Black and grey realism tattoo of a sculpted face with closed eyes and a softly shaded nose on the upper arm.
Sculpted face tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tabby cat's face with wide eyes and an open mouth, on the inner forearm, beside a photo of the real cat.
Realism tabby cat portrait on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a woman with ram horns and tulips in her hair, holding a red apple with a bite taken out.
Woman with ram horns and a red apple
Black and grey realism tattoo of a face-painted portrait with a raven above and feathers, shown on the forearm from three angles.
Face-painted portrait with raven on arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman with dreadlocks and a patterned headband, shaded portrait on the calf.
Realistic portrait of a woman with dreadlocks on a calf
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a woman in an oval cameo, surrounded by ornate scrollwork and flowers on an upper thigh.
Cameo portrait with scrollwork on thigh
Colour realism tattoo of a green-skinned, zombie-like face with dark tousled hair and a red jacket on the forearm.
Green-skinned zombie portrait on a forearm
Black and grey realistic Joker portrait with a playing card across a man's back, with sleeve tattoos on both arms.
Joker portrait across a full back
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a wolf head wearing feathers above a woman with face paint and a beaded necklace.
Wolf and woman portrait on an upper arm sleeve
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
Realism style colour tattoo on a forearm showing a wrinkled fantasy creature portrait above a smaller figure with green eyes, with a red flower at the top.
Realistic fantasy portraits on a forearm
Greyscale realistic drawing of a woman with closed eyes, a skull and roses above her head and a jawbone at her chin, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Woman with skull and roses design
Colour realism tattoo of a horned, dark-headdressed woman with green eyes and red lips on the thigh, set against a pink smoky background.
Horned character portrait on thigh
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
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a cat's head, looking downward, on the inner forearm of a person wearing a rolled plaid shirt.
Small cat head tattoo on a forearm
Realism black and grey tattoo of a veiled woman's face on the side of a finger on the Hand.
Veiled woman portrait on a finger
Black and grey realism portrait of a woman with white eyes and snakes in her hair, set within an ornate filigree frame on the thigh.
Woman with snakes in ornate frame on thigh
Colour flash design of a hummingbird, two roses and a woman's profile set within tilted polaroid frames, shaded in orange, purple and teal.
Hummingbird, roses and polaroid portrait design