Portrait tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey neo-traditional drawing of Medusa, with snakes woven through her hair and red accents, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Medusa portrait flash with snakes
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a woman wearing a rabbit-eared sugar skull mask and a teal bow, on the back of a calf.
Rabbit-eared sugar skull portrait on a calf
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a woman with a flower crown, monstera leaves and red roses on the thigh.
Woman portrait with flowers and roses on thigh
Neo-trad style colour tattoo of a pug's face inside a grey ornate scrolled frame, placed on the upper thigh.
Pug portrait in an ornate frame on a thigh
Neo-traditional tattoo of a moustached man with slicked-back hair holding a straight razor, set against an orange circle on the forearm.
Neo-traditional portrait with straight razor on forearm
Colour portrait tattoo of the Bride of Frankenstein with streaked green hair inside an ornate purple frame, on the outer thigh.
Bride of Frankenstein portrait on thigh
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a girl with long braids and a dark collar, framed by thorny branches with a skull below, on the upper thigh.
Girl portrait with braids and skull on a thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a chihuahua wearing a feathered hat and coat, framed in an oval with yellow and red roses, on a limb.
Chihuahua in a feathered hat with roses
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a woman's face in an ornate headdress with feathers and teal beads, placed on the outer thigh.
Neo-traditional woman portrait with headdress on thigh
Neo-traditional tattoo of a white dog's head looking up, framed by red roses and green leaves, on an upper arm.
Dog portrait and roses on upper arm
Red pencil sketch of a neo-trad tattoo design showing a sugar skull woman with pinned curls, a profile of a man with a quiff, and a Vigilante script banner.
Sugar skull woman and profile man flash
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a skull-faced figure in a black top hat above a red rose on a forearm.
Skull-faced figure in top hat with rose on forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo on a calf showing a black and grey realistic portrait of a man with curly hair, framed by a teal brick hood with an eye, a lantern, a globe and bright geometric shapes.
Realist portrait with eye and globe on a calf
Neo-traditional tattoo on the side of the ribs showing a woman with dark wavy hair, a small otter and autumn oak, maple and ivy leaves in red, orange and olive.
Woman with otter and autumn leaves on ribs
Shaded grey Buddha head with pink lotus flowers and cherry blossom on an upper arm and shoulder tattoo.
Buddha, lotus and cherry blossom on upper arm
Colour and grey tattoo of a mermaid inside an ornate oval frame on the outer thigh, in a neo-traditional illustrative style.
Mermaid in ornate frame on thigh
Pencil and blue pen drawing of a tiger above a woman's face with feathers, arrows and scrollwork, a neo-traditional tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Tiger and woman portrait tattoo design with feathers
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a cat with blue eyes in an ornate gold frame above white flowers and green leaves, on the thigh.
Cat portrait in ornate frame with flowers on thigh
Neo-traditional tattoo of a woman with a peony in her hair and a moth below, in black, grey and mauve on the outer thigh.
Neo-trad woman and peony on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a brown and cream dog portrait inside an ornate gold frame with a heart, a purple glow and a banner reading GRYNET, on a forearm.
Dog portrait in gold frame on forearm
Black and grey neo-traditional flash drawing of a woman with roses in her hair, her head resting beside a cat, shown on paper with no body placement.
Woman with roses and a cat design
Two colour tattoos of cats in ornate gilt-style frames on the lower legs of a person sitting on wooden stairs, placed on the calf.
Cat portraits in ornate frames on the calves
Woman seen from behind with a tattooed back, including skulls, a coloured Snow White portrait and script, and sleeve work on her arm in a neo-traditional style.
Back and arm tattoos with Snow White portrait
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a blue-haired woman with a red rose in her hair and painted sugar skull face markings, on a forearm.
Blue-haired woman with rose on forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a woman's face framed by purple roses, pearls and dark curling hair, placed on the outer thigh.
Woman's portrait with purple roses on a thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a red alien creature with large eyes inside a gold scrolled frame, with a red Om symbol, on an upper arm.
Colourful alien portrait with gold scrollwork on upper arm
Line drawing flash of a sloth in a suit and bow tie inside an ornate oval frame, with roses and leaves below, shown on paper.
Sloth in a suit within an ornate frame with roses
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a smiling woman in a backwards cap with a long braid and a yellow rose below her, on a limb.
Smiling woman in a cap with a yellow rose
Neo-traditional tattoo on a forearm of a woman in a black hat with a yellow flower and eyepatch, beside a yellow rose with black shading.
Eyepatch woman and yellow rose on a forearm
Colour geometric neo-traditional tattoo of a man's head with a faceted orange and red face and one visible eye, on the upper arm.
Geometric faceted male portrait on upper arm
Black ink flash drawing of a woman's portrait with a flower crown, braided hair, crescent moon earring and geometric collar, in a neo-traditional style.
Female portrait with flowers and geometric collar
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a black and white cat wearing a grey hat with a feather, set inside an ornate gold frame on a calf.
Tuxedo cat in a hat in a gilded frame
Two neo-trad colour tattoos on a pair of calves, each showing a woman with closed eyes, a jewelled headdress and flowers.
Two ornate female portraits on calves
Black line drawing of a woman in a headband with curly hair, framed by two open roses and an arched border of circles, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Woman portrait with roses design
Black and grey neo-traditional flash design of a woman in a headscarf and pearl ornament, with two roses and leaves, drawn on paper.
Woman in headscarf with roses
Colour tattoo of a cameo-framed woman in profile with a purple satin bow and floral lace border on the upper arm, in a realistic style.
Cameo portrait with purple bow on upper arm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a woman with curled black hair and gold ram horns, with grey and gold scrollwork, on the side of the ribs.
Horned woman portrait on the side ribs
Black and grey geisha portrait tattoo with a flower hair ornament on the back of a hand, with smoky swirling shading on the forearm above.
Geisha portrait tattoo on the back of a hand
Black and grey tattoo of a woman wearing a wolf's head like a hood, with a shaded rose and swirls, on a forearm.
Wolf-headed woman and rose on a forearm
Neo-traditional drawing of a red-haired woman with a feather headdress, a raven and an axe, shaded in black and grey with red hair.
Woman with raven and axe design
Colour tattoo of a man's face with a black glove and backpack equipment inside a blue angular frame, on the calf.
Man portrait with black glove on calf
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a forearm showing a pale figure with large eyes and dark hair in an ornate oval frame, above a blue butterfly with red spots.
Pale cartoon figure and butterfly on a forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a moustached man in a bowler hat and a woman with pearls and earrings, beside a red rose, on an upper arm.
Man and woman portrait with rose on upper arm
Colour neo-trad tattoo of a woman in a wide-brimmed black hat holding a book titled Recently Deceased, with blue crystals beside it on the skin.
Woman in a wide hat holding a book
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a woman in a flower crown, with monstera leaves and red roses, on the outer thigh.
Woman portrait with monstera and roses on a thigh
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a ginger cat in a top hat, monocle and green bow tie, framed in an oval with a teal background, on a thigh.
Cat in top hat and monocle on a thigh
Neo-traditional flash drawing of a woman's face framed by flowers, a large key and a red sun, inked in black and red on paper.
Woman with key and flowers flash design
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