Portrait tattoo ideas

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Full-colour realistic tattoo on a forearm of a sci-fi pilot in a helmet with a rebel insignia, above a starfighter.
Sci-fi pilot portrait and starfighter on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of Medusa's face framed by snakes, shown on the upper arm.
Medusa face with snakes on upper arm
Fresh and healed photos of a realistic colour tattoo of a woman with a finger to her lips and blood spatters on her face, on a forearm.
Realistic woman portrait with finger to lips on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoos of a large skull across the back and two female portrait faces on the thighs.
Skull and portrait back and leg tattoos
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head with a full mane, placed on a person's upper back.
Realistic lion head on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a dog portrait with its tongue out, with roses and flourishes, on a thigh.
Dog portrait tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey drawing of a woman with long wavy hair wearing a tiger head as a headdress, in neo-traditional style, shown with coloured pencils.
Woman with tiger headdress drawing
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pug wearing a collar, set in an ornate oval frame on the calf.
Pug portrait in an ornate frame on a calf
Realistic colour tattoo of a grotesque face with red hair and cracked skin across the back of a hand, in a realism style.
Cracked horror face portrait on the back of a hand
Monochrome drawing of a woman whose face is half skull, with a long side braid, a bow at the collar and a lace-trimmed blouse, shown as a tattoo design.
Skull-faced woman with braid and bow
Black and grey pencil drawing of a woman in profile, looking upward, with ornate swirling foliage forming her hair and shoulders.
Portrait with swirling foliage hair
Colour realism tattoo of a woman holding a glowing orb against a teal background, placed on the thigh.
Woman with glowing orb on thigh
Black and grey portrait tattoo of a face on the lower back of a seated person, partly showing above dark clothing.
Grey portrait tattoo on lower back
Realism style black and grey thigh tattoo showing a pocket watch, a top hat, a key and a framed portrait of a woman, surrounded by ornate lace patterns.
Pocket watch and portrait thigh piece
Realistic colour tattoo of a sugar skull woman framed by skeletal hands and teal scrollwork, with the words Till The End on the neck, on a forearm.
Sugar skull portrait on forearm
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a German Shepherd's head in profile, shown on the calf.
German Shepherd portrait on a calf
Realism colour tattoo on an upper arm showing a man in a brown coat beside a blue police box, a Dalek and a Cyberman in a swirling blue vortex.
Sci-fi scene with police box and robots on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo on a calf showing three film-style characters above a crystal ball and the words Harry Potter.
Harry Potter portrait tattoo on a calf
Black and grey realism portrait tattoo of a man with a full curly afro, with a script scroll reading Bob Marley beneath him.
Realism portrait with Bob Marley scroll lettering
Realistic black and grey portrait of a man's face framed by tribal scrollwork on an upper arm.
Realistic portrait of a man framed by tribal scrollwork
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face with bold crossing brushstrokes over the eyes and mouth, on the forearm.
Black and grey woman's face portrait on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoos of a woman and a man, one on the back of each hand, with soft shading and detailed facial features.
Two realistic portraits on the backs of hands
Black and grey realism tattoo of an ornate hand mirror framing a lace Venetian mask and a feather, on the forearm.
Venetian mask and hand mirror on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a face within a rolled-up 100 dollar banknote on an upper arm, with blackletter lettering visible beside it.
Portrait face on a banknote, upper arm
Black and grey realism arm sleeve showing a bearded figure and roses on the upper arm and forearm, with rose work on the chest and shoulder.
Black and grey realism arm sleeve with roses
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm of a snarling bear's head above a woman's face with dark painted stripes.
Bear headdress portrait on upper arm
Realism tattoo of a lioness face with amber eyes and whiskers, shaded in black and grey on the upper back.
Lioness face tattoo on upper back
Realistic portrait tattoo of three faces across a thigh, shaded in black, grey and skin tones.
Three realistic portraits on a thigh
Black and grey realism portrait of a smiling woman between two flags, with blackletter lettering reading Only Judy Can Judge Me, on a thigh.
Portrait of a smiling woman with lettering on thigh
Colour realism portrait of a bald man with the lettering I'D RATHER BE A BLIND MOTH, tattooed on the lower leg.
Realism portrait with quote on calf
Realistic coloured fox head tattoo on the side of a woman's thigh, with a brown floral skirt lifted above it.
Fox head portrait on upper thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a man in a dark jacket playing an electric guitar, with crowd silhouettes and a script signature.
Black and grey guitarist portrait on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a woman's face with a dark band across the eyes and a silhouetted forest of bare trees above.
Forest and face forearm tattoo
Black and grey realism tattoo on a thigh showing a woman's face under a wolf's head, with one hand resting beneath her chin.
Woman and wolf portrait on a thigh
Realism style black and grey wolf head tattoo on the upper back of a person lying face down on a bed.
Wolf head on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of two dogs' heads framed by a circular wreath of leaves and foliage, shown on pale skin.
Two dogs in a foliage wreath
Black and grey realism rose sleeve on the left arm and a lotus on the right forearm, with an eye tattoo on the chest, shown in a mirror selfie.
Rose sleeve and eye tattoo on a woman
Mixed colour sleeve tattoo on an upper arm showing a sugar skull pin-up woman, a red nautical star and a Harley-Davidson logo.
Sugar skull pin-up and nautical star on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a ginger cat's face with green eyes inside a teal knotwork frame, on the outer thigh.
Ginger cat portrait in a teal swirl frame on thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of an otter's head in profile, with long whiskers and soft shading, on a shoulder.
Otter portrait tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a snarling wolf, a woman in profile with flowing hair and bare branches, shown from three angles.
Wolves and a woman on a full arm sleeve
Realism tattoo of a spotted big cat's face with whiskers in brown and grey tones, placed on the forearm.
Realistic big cat face on forearm
Realism colour tattoo of a cyborg face in mirrored sunglasses with a glowing red eye and exposed metal skull, on the upper arm.
Cyborg face portrait on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman with dark bob hair and dark lipstick, framed by a spider web, on the outer thigh.
Gothic portrait with spider web on thigh
Colour realism tattoo of a man in a blue jumper and white collar in front of an autumn landscape, with the words YOU'RE MY BOY, BLUE below, on an upper arm.
Realistic portrait with quote on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a smiling man with slicked-back hair and a vintage car on the shoulder.
Portrait and vintage car on a shoulder
Realistic black and grey lion head tattoo with a full mane on a forearm, beside a printed lion reference image.
Realistic lion head on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork portrait of a man in a collared shirt, with the word SOMETIMES above, on the thigh.
Black and grey portrait of a man on a thigh