Portrait tattoo ideas

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

What will it cost? Try the tattoo cost calculator
Black and grey realism tattoo of a half face with one eye, nose and lips in a small rectangular panel on the upper arm.
Half face portrait on upper arm
Black and grey realism portrait tattoo on a leg, with script on the thigh and a wing design on the hip, shown on a striped bed.
Leg portrait, script and bird tattoos on a bed
Colour realism tattoo of a woman in a white headdress with closed eyes beside a tiger, on a calf, being worked on by a tattooist in blue gloves.
Realism portrait with tiger on a calf
Colour realism tattoo of a woman with pink-framed glasses, red lips and an updo, shown twice on a forearm with blue wash accents.
Realistic woman portrait with pink glasses on forearm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a lion's head with a full mane, shown on the upper leg.
Realistic lion head on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a smiling man with swept-back hair and the words The King in script, on the upper thigh.
Black and grey portrait with script on thigh
Black and white stencil-style drawing of a man's face turned slightly to the side, with swept-back hair and a heavy brow line.
Stencil-style portrait of a man's face
Tattoo of a guitarist in a headband with musical notes, rendered in neon UV ink on a leg under blacklight.
Guitarist portrait in UV ink on a leg
Illustrated lynx head tattoo flash design with amber eyes, fine linework and soft sepia shading on a beige background.
Lynx head illustration
Black and grey realism back tattoo of a woman wearing a lace mask, with roses and butterflies covering the full back.
Woman in a lace mask and roses across the back
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a sugar skull woman with long dark hair and an orange marigold, on a limb held by a hand.
Sugar skull woman with marigold flower
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's face with a full mane on the side of a finger, with red nail polish visible on the adjacent finger.
Lion portrait tattoo on a finger
Black line drawing of a woman with her hair in an updo and a hoop earring, shown as a single-weight fine line design on a white background.
Line drawing of a woman with an updo
Black and grey realism tattoo of a paw print with a dog's face in each pad, shown on the upper arm above a printed photo of the dog.
Paw print with dog portraits on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a black cat's head with yellow eyes and faceted shading on a limb, with other tattoos partly visible nearby.
Black cat head with yellow eyes
Neo-traditional flash design of a woman with flowing red hair, a golden skull, a raven and dark roses, drawn with bold outlines and rich colour.
Red-haired woman with skull and raven
Colour tattoo of a French bulldog face wearing a teal bow tie, with a fine outline and leaf details, on the inner wrist and forearm.
French bulldog portrait with bow tie on wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman with an updo and smoke, holding a revolver, on the inner forearm.
Black and grey portrait with revolver on a forearm
Black and grey traditional style forearm tattoo of a man with a pompadour haircut in profile, with script reading Love me Tender and a rose beside it.
Pompadour portrait with script and rose on a forearm
Realism colour tattoo on a calf showing a woman's face framed by an ornate hair ornament, with two figures in a red fiery scene below.
Realistic portrait with fiery scene on a calf
Neo-traditional drawing of a woman in a red patterned headscarf with red berries and a bow, shown as a tattoo design on paper with no body placement visible.
Woman with red berries and headscarf design
Traditional colour tattoo of a woman with blue eyes and a red veil that reveals a skull, held by a hand with long blue nails, on the thigh.
Veiled woman with skull on thigh
Three side-by-side photos of an illustrated tattoo of a woman with a blunt fringe and flowing hair on the upper arm, in soft brown and grey shading.
Woman with flowing hair on upper arm
Black ink flash drawing of a cat's head inside an ornate oval scrollwork frame, in a fine line style that could work as a tattoo design.
Cat in an ornate oval cameo frame
Black and grey realism tattoo on a thigh showing a man with dark swept-back hair playing a guitar, framed by peony and lily flowers.
Black and grey portrait with guitar on thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman with patterned face markings, a floral headdress and a beaded collar on the forearm.
Portrait with floral headdress on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bearded face styled like a carved stone bust, on the upper arm.
Bearded stone-effect face on upper arm
Traditional black and grey tattoo of two men in sailor collars kissing in profile, with a red flower below, on a thigh.
Two men kissing in a traditional portrait
Black and grey traditional style tattoos of two wings, a rose and a banner across the lower abdomen, with a bearded man portrait and a woman with flowers on the thighs.
Winged rose banner and thigh portraits
Line drawing of a tattoo design showing a woman in profile inside an ornate oval cameo frame, with scrolls, flowers, a rose and butterflies, shown without a body placement.
Cameo portrait with roses and butterflies
Colour realism tattoo of an older man with red face paint and a feathered headdress, on the upper arm.
Realistic portrait of a man in feathered headdress
Colour realism tattoo of a white dog in a green jacket and red tie, framed in an ornate gold border, on the calf.
Dog portrait in gilt frame on a calf
Realistic colour tattoo of a woman with an updo and several eyes across her face, placed on the calf.
Woman portrait with multiple eyes on a calf
Colour neo-traditional portrait of a woman in a headscarf with the word Faith on her brow, tattooed on the upper arm.
Woman portrait in headscarf on upper arm
Greyscale graphite drawing of a woman's face merging with a skull, with long hair flowing across the image, shown as a realistic tattoo design sketch.
Woman and skull graphite drawing
Realism style tattoo of a frowning face in round glasses and a red beanie, with lettering curved around it, on a lower leg.
Bespectacled face in red beanie on a calf
Colour tattoo on an upper arm showing four cartoon-style men with mop-top hair in a psychedelic illustrated style, surrounded by flowers and swirling patterns.
Four illustrated figures and flowers on an upper arm
Pencil line drawing of a woman with wavy hair, a flower mandala above her temple and a crescent moon on her cheek, a neo-trad style tattoo design being traced by a hand with a fine pen.
Pencil sketch of a woman with flowers in her hair
Realism tattoo of a woman's face with pink and white flowers and blue and orange butterflies on the side of the ribs.
Woman portrait with flowers and butterflies on ribs
Grey and colour portrait tattoo on a calf showing a short-haired man in a shirt and tie behind a cracked mask of a second face with a bruised eye.
Portrait and cracked mask on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a sugar skull woman with ornate filigree, long hair, smoke and a decorated pistol across the upper arm and shoulder.
Sugar skull woman with pistol on upper arm
Realistic tattoo of a bearded classical bust wearing a foliage crown, shaded in grey on the face and set against a blue wash background, on a forearm.
Bearded classical figure on a forearm
Two legs viewed from above with a colour cartoon portrait of a red-haired character in an ornate oval frame on the left thigh and a black and grey castle in a matching frame on the right thigh.
Cartoon portrait and castle tattoos on thighs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face with feathers and a pipe, covering a forearm.
Feathered portrait on a forearm
Colour neo-trad tattoo of a woman's face in an ornate gold headdress and teal jewellery, with eye motifs, on a forearm.
Neo-trad woman portrait with headdress on forearm
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a woman's face with a hand near her mouth and a Roman numeral clock on the wrist.
Realism portrait sleeve with clock
Realism tattoo of a wrinkled brown creature with orange-red hair and tusk-like teeth, on a limb.
Realistic furry creature portrait on a limb
Black and grey realism rose tattoo on the back of a hand, with a shaded smoky figure tattoo on the other hand, both visible as a man adjusts his tie.
Realistic rose and shaded design on hands