Portrait tattoo ideas

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A woman in a white and dark blue swimsuit printed with a shark shows realistic black and grey tattoos on her upper arm, forearm and hand.
Tattoo sleeves and a shark print swimsuit
Black ink tattoo of a sketchy, abstract face on the forearm of a person in a white top.
Abstract face tattoo on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo of a man in a feathered headdress and beaded necklace, on the upper arm.
Feathered headdress portrait on upper arm
Seated man with traditional-style tattoos on both legs and arms, including a dagger, a framed portrait and a rose on the knee.
Legs with traditional tattoos and a framed portrait
Large colour tattoo across a person's back showing a woman's portrait, teal peacock feathers, purple peonies, a bird and a ladybird, in a realistic style.
Woman portrait with peonies and feathers on a back
Full-colour realism tattoo of a furry orange character with a large nose and open mouth, on the side of the ribs, set against a purple shadow.
Furry character tattoo on the ribs
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
Colour tattoo of an animated woman with long flowing dark hair and autumn leaves on the upper arm, shown in a close photograph.
Animated woman with flowing hair on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a grimacing woman in a head wrap, with the words Ain't nobody got time for that beneath, on an upper arm.
Grimacing portrait with quote on upper arm
Black dotwork tattoo of a woman's head with hair covering her eyes and a songbird perched on top, sitting on the forearm.
Woman with bird over eyes on forearm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a woman in a sailor cap beside an anchor, on the upper arm of a woman with long brown hair.
Sailor woman tattoo on upper arm
Woman in a white strapless dress holding a bouquet of orange and yellow flowers, with a realistic portrait tattoo on her upper arm and a colourful floral sleeve on her forearm.
Bride with tattooed arms holding a bouquet
Realistic colour tattoo of a cream cat with blue eyes inside an ornamental teal frame, on the outer thigh.
Cream cat portrait with blue eyes on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a man with slicked-back hair, a moustache and a suit and tie, placed on the forearm.
Black and grey portrait of a man on a forearm
Black geometric linework tattoo of a woman's face and hair built from triangles, sitting on the outer thigh.
Geometric woman portrait on a thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a woman with black hair, a red patterned bandana, gold chain earrings and a plaid collar, placed on the forearm.
Woman portrait with red bandana on a forearm
Black and grey Viking chest and arm sleeves, with two longships and tattooed portraits in the sails above a large Thor's hammer on the stomach.
Viking ships and Thor's hammer chest piece
Black and grey realism tattoo of a geisha with white flowers in her hair and a finger raised to her lips, on the lower leg.
Geisha with finger to lips on a calf
Black and grey realism portrait tattoo of a smiling older man with tousled hair on the outer thigh.
Black and grey portrait of a smiling man
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman in a classical helmet and cloak covering the upper arm.
Warrior woman in helmet on upper arm
Black sketched portrait with a red lightning bolt tattoo on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Sketched portrait with lightning bolt on back
Black and grey realism back tattoo showing a woman in a fedora with a band across her eyes, two birds, and handwritten script on the upper and mid back.
Realistic back piece with woman in hat and birds
Painterly colour tattoo of a lioness head on a lower leg, with orange, brown and purple shading in a realistic style.
Lioness head tattoo on a calf
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 colour tattoo of a fierce goddess with a jewelled crown and tongue out, with skulls below, on the outer thigh.
Goddess with skulls on a thigh
Black and grey portrait tattoo of two people kissing on a forearm, with shaded slicked hair and geometric shapes below.
Kissing faces portrait on a forearm
Realism tattoo on a calf showing a woman with sugar skull face paint, a red rose in her hair and a lace mandala behind her.
Sugar skull woman with red rose on calf
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
Realistic colour portrait tattoo of a man with dark swept-back hair and stubble on a forearm, with a small red rune-like symbol beside it.
Realistic portrait of a man on a forearm
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
Neo-traditional tattoo of a woman with dark curled hair and a jewelled headpiece, with a cat below her, on the outer thigh, next to a fox and a squirrel on the other leg.
Neo-trad woman and cat portrait on thigh
Colour tattoo of caricatured Doctor Who faces around a blue police box on an upper arm, with the printed design held up beside it.
Doctor Who caricatures and TARDIS on upper arm
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
Traditional style tattoo of a smiling cartoon woman with glasses and pink flowers in her dark hair, on the forearm.
Cartoon woman with flowers in her hair
Fine line black tattoo of an animated princess with flowing hair and a side braid on the upper arm.
Animated princess line drawing on upper arm
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
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a woman in profile with an updo and flower, with a rose below, on a forearm.
Profile portrait and rose on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo of a man in aviator sunglasses and a dark jacket, placed on a forearm.
Realistic portrait with aviator sunglasses
Black and grey traditional swallow with script lettering and a feathered headdress portrait on a person's upper arm.
Swallow and headdress portrait on upper arm
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a woman in profile with flowing hair and scrolls, on the outer thigh.
Profile portrait with scrollwork on a thigh
Realism portrait of a bearded man with red blood splatter and the words Don't Open and Dead Inside tattooed on a calf.
Bearded man portrait with zombie and blood splatter
Black and grey realism tattoo of a dog with its tongue out, emerging through torn skin on a person's upper back.
Realistic dog portrait tearing through skin on back
Woman in a black slip dress taking a mirror selfie, showing a grey realism rose sleeve on her upper arm, a portrait tattoo on her forearm and a small eye tattoo on her chest.
Rose sleeve and portrait tattoo on arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a woman dressed as a clown, with a red bandana, red nose and white face paint, across the top of a foot.
Clown woman with red bandana on foot
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
Black and grey tattoos on a woman's forearms, upper arm and fingers, including a dotwork mandala, a rose, flowers and a portrait of a woman in a headpiece, with her face hidden behind her hands.
Mandala, floral and portrait sleeve on arms and hands
Realistic colour portrait tattoo of a man with dark curly hair in a red jacket, with a small black silhouette below, on an upper arm.
Realistic colour portrait tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo on a forearm showing two overlapping female faces, one with a third eye, with arrows and flowing hair in a realistic shaded style.
Two faces and arrows on a forearm