Portrait tattoo ideas

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

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Purple line drawing of a barn owl, a long-haired face, a banner and ornate script lettering, shown as a tattoo flash design with no body placement.
Owl, portrait and lettering flash design
Pencil drawing of a realistic lion head with a wind-swept mane ending in curling swirls, a design suited to a tattoo, shown with no body placement.
Lion head with flowing mane
Realistic grey wolf head with pink peonies and green leaves tattooed on the outer upper thigh, in a realism style with colour flowers.
Realistic wolf and peonies on a thigh
Black and grey pencil drawing of a woman in a cap with script lettering, a hand raised to her mouth and a rosary, a tattoo flash design with no placement on the body.
Pencil portrait of a woman in a script-embroidered cap
Black and grey rose and floral tattoo on a man's forearm and hand, with lettering across the knuckles, shown beside a cuff of a striped shirt and a dark suit.
Rose and floral forearm tattoo
Neo-traditional style portrait tattoo of a woman with a braided updo and flowers, with a green-edged oval frame and a peach rose below, on an upper thigh.
Woman portrait with braid and rose on thigh
Two black and grey tattoos of Art Nouveau style women in circular frames, one on each forearm.
Two Art Nouveau women on matching forearms
Coloured pencil sketch of a neo-traditional style woman's face with curly hair, pearl necklace, drop earring and a spider, drawn as a tattoo design with script lettering below.
Woman portrait with spider and pearls sketch
Colour realism tattoo of a smiling character with orange hair wearing a green top hat with a pink band and a patterned bow tie, on the calf.
Character portrait in top hat on calf
Black and grey portrait tattoo of a woman with dark hair on the lower leg, seen through black tights.
Woman portrait tattoo on the lower leg
Colour realism tattoo on a lower leg showing a pale blue portrait of a dark-haired face beside scissor blades and white snowflakes.
Blue portrait with scissor blades and snowflakes on a calf
Large realism tattoo across a bare back showing a woman in profile with a hand near her mouth, surrounded by handwritten script and red-tinged drips.
Woman portrait with script on back
Black and grey realism full arm sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, shown from five angles, featuring a banknote portrait, playing cards, stars and an 8 ball.
Full arm sleeve with banknote portrait and cards
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a woman's face framed by flowers in her hair, placed on the calf, with a second tattoo partly visible on the left leg.
Woman portrait with flowers on a calf
Traditional-style flash design of a profile figure looking upwards, with a blue rose, a sonic screwdriver and a banner reading Her Name Was Rose.
Her Name Was Rose banner with sonic screwdriver
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a dapper cat in a top hat, monocle and bow tie, framed in an ornate orange oval.
Dapper cat in top hat and monocle
Black and grey realism tattoo of a snarling jaguar above a woman's face with long hair and a painted stripe, on the upper thigh.
Jaguar and woman portrait on a thigh
Colour traditional-style tattoo of the Joker's grinning face with green hair on a lower leg, shown beside black velvet boots.
Joker portrait tattoo on a lower leg
Neo-traditional tattoo of a long-haired girl with skull-like face paint and a red rose outline on an upper arm.
Skull-faced girl and rose on upper arm
Black and grey realism chest tattoo of a snarling wolf head flanked by two figures in feathered headdresses, one a portrait and one a skull, on a man's chest.
Wolf with headdress portraits on chest
Greyscale pencil drawing of a woman with sugar skull face paint and a large flower in her hair, drawn as a realistic portrait tattoo design.
Sugar skull woman portrait with flower
Portrait tattoo of a woman with a hair bun on the lower leg, in black ink with small red details, beside a black lace-up boot.
Woman portrait tattoo on a lower leg
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a woman holding a moon, with a rose below, on the thigh, shown in a three-panel close-up collage.
Woman with moon and rose on thigh
Colour realism tattoo of a woman in an ornate headdress and draped veil, placed on the outer thigh.
Ornate woman portrait on a thigh
Traditional style tattoo of a woman's face with red cheeks and a banner beneath it, on the top of a foot above a tan leather sandal.
Traditional woman portrait on ankle
Colour realism tattoo of a geisha with a parasol and flowers in her hair, placed on the calf.
Geisha with parasol on a lower leg
Black and grey sleeve tattoo on an upper arm showing a woman in profile inside an ornate cameo frame with pearl beading, with outlined scrollwork across the shoulder.
Cameo portrait and scrollwork on upper arm
Colour portrait tattoo of a woman with long hair on an upper arm, with black ink splatter and a Roman numeral clock face below her.
Colourful woman portrait and clock on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of Medusa with snakes coiled through her hair on an arm, shown in three side-by-side panels.
Medusa portrait with snakes on an arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a long-haired woman with a clown nose and tear, with comedy and tragedy masks and a pointe shoe, on the upper arm with script lettering below.
Woman with theatre masks and script on upper arm
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a bearded figure with a crown of thorns and a yellow halo, with a red mark on the forehead, on skin.
Bearded figure with crown of thorns and halo
Colour realism tattoo of a black and tan dog with large ears, orange maple leaves and a green wash background on the forearm.
Realistic black and tan dog with maple leaves
Black ink dotwork drawing of the Nefertiti bust in profile with a stippled headdress and ornate lace-like collar, shown on white paper held between fingers.
Nefertiti bust drawing in dotwork
Black fine line tattoo of a woman's face wearing a leafy headpiece on the upper arm, with a small script tattoo below it.
Line-art woman portrait on upper arm
Black and grey feather headdress portrait tattoo on the upper arm of a woman in a black bikini, with a small triangle tattoo near the top of the shoulder.
Feather headdress portrait on upper arm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a moustached officer in a green campaign hat and aviator sunglasses, with the words Mother of God below, on a calf.
Officer portrait with Mother of God banner
Neo-traditional tattoo of a woman with dark hair beside a red rose inside an ornate gold frame, shown on the outer thigh from two angles.
Woman portrait cameo with rose on thigh
Traditional style tattoo on an upper arm showing a woman in dark judicial robes and glasses, framed by green laurels and a red banner reading SUPREME.
Robed portrait with laurels on upper arm
Realism tattoo of a one hundred dollar bill with a grey portrait and green-tinted 100 numerals, shown on a forearm in three panels.
Hundred dollar bill tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo sleeve on an upper arm and forearm showing a crowned religious figure, a veiled woman holding rosary beads, and a revolver on the chest.
Black and grey religious realism sleeve with revolver
Realistic black and grey portrait of a woman with curled hair blowing a pink bubble gum bubble, with pink watercolour splashes, on a forearm.
Woman blowing pink bubble gum on forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a bearded man with a quiff and moustache on the back of a hand, with small finger tattoos and a Believe script on the wrist.
Bearded man portrait on the back of a hand
Realistic black and grey portrait of an older man in a banknote style, with pink-tinted scrollwork and a 100 banner, tattooed on a calf.
Banknote style portrait with 100 on a calf
Colourful traditional arm sleeve on the upper arm and forearm, with a woman's face in grey and pink, a red rose, a dagger and a butterfly.
Traditional arm sleeve with woman, rose and butterfly
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman with curled hair and a pearl necklace on the thigh, beside a red heart reading I Love Lucy in script.
Realist woman portrait with heart script on thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a man with his head bowed and an arm raised, sitting across the upper back.
Realistic bowed head portrait on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a snarling lion with a full mane, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Snarling lion on an upper arm
Black and grey flash design of a woman's face framed by feathers, arrows and dense ornamental linework, with the word Sagittarius in script above.
Sagittarius woman with feathers and arrows