Portrait tattoo ideas

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

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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
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of a bespectacled man with a faceted, geometric face, sitting on the forearm.
Geometric portrait of a man on a forearm
Traditional coloured tattoo of a woman with bobbed black hair, a blue headband and a gold feather, framed by red and yellow snakes, on the upper arm.
Flapper woman with snakes on upper arm
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 fine line tattoos of cartoon princess faces across the fingers of a hand, with long pale nails.
Princess portraits tattooed on fingers
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
Black and grey flash design of a figure in a feathered headdress above a wolf head and dreamcatcher, with black feathers arching behind.
Feathered headdress, wolf and dreamcatcher design
Neo-traditional tattoo of a woman in profile wearing a yellow flower headpiece, shaded in grey with ochre accents, on the forearm.
Woman in profile with yellow flower on a forearm
Pencil sketch of a woman with curled hair and closed eyes holding an ornate hand mirror, with a pearl necklace and leaves in the background.
Woman with hand mirror and pearls sketch
Traditional colour tattoo of a pin-up woman with a rose in her hair, a blue anchor on her neck and a red compass star, on the upper arm.
Pin-up woman with rose and compass star
Black and grey tattoo of a profile woman in Art Nouveau style, holding a flower sprig, with a circular halo behind her head.
Art Nouveau woman holding flowers
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
Neo-traditional tattoo of a woman in profile with blue skin, purple hair and a yellow fan detail, on a leg in a purple-tinted bath.
Blue-faced woman portrait on a calf
Pencil sketch of a woman's face and shoulders with peony flowers and beaded strands in her hair, drawn as a possible tattoo design in a sketchbook.
Pencil sketch of a woman with peony flowers
Traditional style tattoo of a woman's profile with dark hair strung with pearls and a sailing ship on her head, on the upper arm.
Woman profile and sailing ship on upper arm
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
Three-panel image of a woman's back: a large colour tattoo of a woman's face, red poppies and a pocket watch, and a black-and-grey spine design with a bird-like shape below.
Back tattoos with portrait, poppies and clock
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 four stylised male faces in a row across the upper back, each with flat, solid fills in pink, blue, green and red.
Four stylised faces across the upper back
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
Traditional colour tattoo of Medusa with teal and yellow snakes wrapped around her head, on an upper arm.
Medusa portrait with snakes on upper arm
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
Grid of eight illustrated princess portraits in neo-traditional tattoo flash style, each in an oval cameo frame with rose and banner details.
Eight princess portraits in tattoo flash style
Colour flash design of a stylised woman with white hair, pale eyes and dripping ink, drawn in watercolour-like washes with black linework.
Dripping portrait of a woman with white hair
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