Portrait tattoo ideas

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Black and grey realism forearm sleeve tattoo with a red Fight Club label at the wrist, showing a face, figures on a street and a cityscape.
Realism forearm sleeve with Fight Club card
Colour realism tattoo on a lower leg showing a man's face with clamped eyelids, orange CLOCKWORK lettering and an orange slice.
Realistic portrait with Clockwork lettering on calf
Realism-style tattoo of a hundred dollar banknote on a forearm, with a figure in sunglasses and a cigarette in place of the portrait.
Hundred dollar bill tattoo on a forearm
Realism tattoo of the Evil Queen in a crown holding a red apple, shaded in black and grey with the apple in red, on the side of the torso.
Evil Queen holding a red apple
Realistic grey cat face tattoo with blue eyes on the back of a neck, shaded in black and grey with touches of blue.
Grey cat face tattoo on the neck
Colour realism tattoo of a woman with blonde hair, blue eyes and red lips, with pink roses below, on the upper arm.
Realistic woman portrait with roses on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a wolf head over a woman's face with red face markings, covering the upper arm.
Wolf and woman portrait on upper arm
Realism tattoo of a woman in a pirate hat holding a pistol, shown in black and grey with blue accents across the upper arm and shoulder.
Pirate woman portrait on upper arm
Realism tattoo on the outer thigh showing a bearded man's face framed by a wolf's head, with dotwork shading, leafy branches and a green wash.
Wolf and portrait on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bearded man wearing a crown of thorns, with a single tear, on a forearm.
Realistic portrait with crown of thorns on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face with sugar skull style markings and tears, with a shaded rose below, on an upper arm.
Portrait of a woman with sugar skull makeup and rose
Colour realism tattoo of the Cheshire Cat grinning above a portrait of the Mad Hatter in a red top hat, on a limb with a blue swirling background.
Cheshire Cat and Mad Hatter portrait
Full sleeve realism tattoo on an arm with horror-style portraits, a skull mask, a silhouetted figure and orange flames, with lettering at the lower wrist.
Horror-themed realism sleeve with fire background
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a long-haired man pointing, with smoke, potion bottles, a snake and a skull.
Black and grey portrait sleeve with skull and snake
Realism tattoo of a woman in a red lace masquerade mask with a red feather, shaded in black and grey on the outer thigh.
Masquerade portrait with red feather on thigh
Realism tattoo of a woman with red sugar skull face paint, blue eyes and black linework, on the upper arm.
Sugar skull portrait in red on an upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a man's face with torn, bloodied skin revealing a mechanical eye and metal, on a limb.
Realistic cyborg portrait of a man
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a crumpled banknote with a portrait and curling paper edges, shown on an arm or leg.
Crumpled banknote tattoo on a limb
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a singer with long hair, mouth wide open, gripping a microphone beside a hand with rings.
Singing performer with microphone on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman in jewelled headdress and fan of peacock-style feathers, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Ornate portrait with feather headdress on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo across a woman's back and side showing a soaring eagle, a man in a feathered headdress and a cougar head, placed on the back and ribs.
Eagle, feathers and cougar on a back and side
Realism lion head tattoo on an upper arm, shaded in brown and grey with warm red-brown tones.
Lion head on upper arm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a grey tabby cat wearing a gold crown with blue gems, framed by red roses and blue beads on the thigh.
Cat with crown and roses on a thigh
Realism tattoo of a one dollar banknote with a grey portrait on a green background, placed on the forearm near the wrist.
Dollar bill tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman with sugar skull face paint, a rose in her hood and a hand touching her chin, on a calf.
Sugar skull woman portrait on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head with a full mane, covering the upper arm.
Realistic lion portrait on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a gaunt, pale face with yellow eyes framed by rusted metal straps, on the outer thigh.
Pale creature portrait in a metal frame on a thigh
Black and grey realism portrait tattoo of a young boy with curly hair and a tank top, placed on the upper arm.
Realism portrait of a young boy
Colour realism tattoo of the Joker character's face with green hair, pale blue skin, red eyes and a red smeared smile, on the arm.
Joker character portrait tattoo on an arm
Colour realism tattoo of the Joker's grinning face with red hair and clasped green hands, on a forearm.
Joker portrait tattoo on forearm
Colour tattoo of a woman with sugar skull face paint and a finger to her lips, with a green feather at the edge, shown on a forearm.
Sugar skull woman with finger to lips on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman with sugar skull face paint and a hood, with a rose above her head, on an upper arm.
Sugar skull portrait with rose on arm
Realism tattoo of a sugar skull woman with purple eye makeup and lips, seen through torn skin on the upper arm.
Sugar skull woman tearing through skin on upper arm
Colour realism portrait tattoo of a young child in a skull bandana and beaded necklace on the calf.
Realistic child portrait on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a giraffe's head and long neck with ossicones and spotted markings, placed on a lower leg.
Giraffe head portrait on a calf
Realistic colour tattoo of a helmeted warrior's eyes and brow on an upper arm, shown in brown, bronze and blue tones.
Realistic warrior helmet and eyes on an upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a woman with sugar skull face make-up and flowing red hair, shown on a limb.
Sugar skull woman portrait on a limb
Black and grey realism tattoo of a figure in a long dark robe with a curved horn-like form above the head, on the lower leg.
Black and grey figure in a long robe on a calf
Realism colour portrait tattoo of a man with swept brown hair in a pinstriped shirt, holding a metal handheld device, on the calf.
Realistic portrait on a calf
Realism tattoo of a screaming woman with blood on her face, gripping a bloody blade, on a lower leg.
Screaming woman with bloody blade on a calf
Realism tattoo of a woman's face with black ink tears and red drips across the lips, on the forearm.
Realistic woman's face on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo on the upper arm showing a man's portrait above two armed warriors in a forest scene.
Male portrait with warriors on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face with a tear-streaked eye, with German lettering, on a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Realistic woman's face with tear on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a snarling leopard on a man's upper arm, with his hand raised to his face beside it.
Snarling leopard on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman with an updo, earrings and a necklace, holding a cigarette holder to her lips, on the upper arm.
Black and grey portrait of a woman on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a woman in profile inside an ornate silver cameo frame, surrounded by pink, peach, orange and purple roses, on a limb.
Cameo portrait with roses
Realism tattoo of a Doberman's head in black and grey with a collar and tag, on the side of the ribs.
Doberman portrait on the ribs
Colour realism tattoo of a lion's head with a full golden mane on the upper arm and shoulder, shown in a close photograph.
Lion portrait on an upper arm