Portrait tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a banknote with a bearded man's portrait and ornate border on the upper arm.
Banknote portrait tattoo on upper arm
Large back tattoo with Air Jordan lettering, winged emblem, the number 23 and a red bull head, shaded in red and grey ink alongside a grey portrait.
Air Jordan 23 and bull back piece
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a lion's head with a full mane on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Realistic lion head on upper back
Realistic black and grey tattoo on a forearm showing a domed government building above a portrait banknote and a stack of notes marked 100.
Capitol dome and banknotes on a forearm
Black and grey realism sleeve on a woman's arm, showing a scaled snake, a camera and a portrait tattooed on the forearm and upper arm.
Black and grey sleeve with snake and camera
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bearded man with long hair and a crown of thorns, looking upward, on the upper arm.
Crowned bearded portrait on upper arm
Black and grey realism drawing of a snarling tiger merged with a woman's face, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Tiger and woman portrait design
Realistic colour tattoo of a fox head on the side of a finger, with grey painted nails and a light blue knitted background.
Fox head tattoo on a finger
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
Two realistic black and grey cat head tattoos, one on the inner forearm and one on the wrist, with two hands clasped together.
Two cat head tattoos on forearm and wrist
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 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
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman with sugar skull face make-up and filigree scrollwork on the upper arm, with one hand raised to her chin.
Sugar skull woman portrait on arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a doll face with large blue eyes and freckles across the back of a hand.
Doll face tattoo on the back of a hand
Black and grey realism tattoo of a classical bearded head, resembling a marble sculpture, on the forearm, shown from two angles.
Classical bearded head on forearm
Black and grey realism lion head tattoo across a person's upper back, photographed from behind with the neck and short hair visible.
Lion head tattoo across upper back
Realistic coloured tattoo of an Egyptian queen in a striped headdress with an ankh and pyramids, with an Eye of Horus below, on the inner forearm, shown beside its pencil sketch.
Egyptian queen and Eye of Horus forearm
Black and grey portrait of a woman with red lips and red splashes, a neo-trad style tattoo on a forearm.
Woman's face and red splashes on a forearm
Black and grey realistic portrait tattoo of a woman with curled hair and a cigarette, with ornamental sleeve designs on her arms, on a person's left side ribs.
Realistic black and grey portrait on ribs
Black and grey realism full sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, showing a helicopter, two faces and lightning, with small red accents.
Realistic sleeve with helicopter and faces
Colour realism tattoo on a thigh of a red-haired child with green eyes and an open-mouthed shout, wearing a floral shirt and plaid shorts against a blue background.
Realistic child portrait on a thigh
Realistic portrait tattoo of Dobby the house elf with green eyes, shaded in grey on a thigh against a dark background.
Dobby the house elf portrait on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a fluffy dog with a bow tie inside an ornate scrollwork oval frame on an arm, shown in three views.
Dog portrait in ornate frame
Two hands clasped together showing small greyscale realism tattoos of a pug on one wrist and a dog with upright ears on the other wrist.
Pug and dog head tattoos on wrists
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tiger's head in profile on the calf, with detailed fur stripes and whiskers.
Realistic tiger head on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a French bulldog's head with upright ears on the side of a finger, shown on the back of a hand.
French bulldog portrait on a finger
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
Realistic colour portrait tattoo of a steampunk woman in a feathered top hat and brass goggles, placed on the side of the ribs.
Steampunk woman portrait on ribs
Colour portrait tattoo of a woman with a bun and ornate black and grey floral lace headdress, shaded in a realistic style across the upper arm and shoulder.
Geisha portrait with floral headdress
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a tabby cat's face with whiskers, shaded in detail on a forearm.
Realistic tabby cat head on a forearm
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 woman's face with curled light hair and dark lips, on the outer forearm.
Realism portrait of a woman on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman with red lips, roses, rolled banknotes and a building on an upper arm.
Portrait, roses and banknotes on upper arm
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
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a cat's face with blue eyes, shaded in fine detail on the inner forearm.
Realistic cat face on forearm
Realistic tattoo of a figure in a dark suit, hat and red headband, in a one-legged pose, on the back of a calf, beside a printed reference photo.
Dancing figure in a suit on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm, with bold block letters made from a dollar bill and a portrait in the centre.
Dollar bill lettering on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a skull merging with a woman's face, a castle on a hill and a rose.
Skull and face with castle on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face above two lion cubs, shaded across the upper arm.
Portrait and lion cubs on an upper arm
Black and grey realism back tattoo of a woman in a fedora with a band across her eyes, two ravens and handwritten script covering the upper back.
Woman in fedora and birds on a full back
Colourful realism tattoo of a horse's head with flowing mane, orange feathers and dark birds, covering the whole of a person's back.
Horse portrait with feathers across a full back
Colour realism tattoo of a furry creature with large dark eyes and a red headband, shown on a lower leg.
Furry creature with red headband on a calf
Colour realism tattoo of a blonde woman with her hair in a bun and red-framed sunglasses, on the upper arm.
Realistic portrait of a woman in sunglasses