Portrait tattoo ideas

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

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German Shepherd portrait on a calf

Colour realism tattoo on a calf showing three film-style characters above a crystal ball and the words Harry Potter.

Harry Potter portrait tattoo on a calf

Black and grey tattoo of a face with an open mouth on a calf, with the script words Run n tell that above and Homeboy below.

Portrait and script on a lower leg

Black and grey realism portrait of Frankenstein's monster in an ornate oval frame on a calf, beside a traditional pin-up tattoo with a banner.

Frankenstein portrait and pin-up on a calf

Black and grey realism tattoo of a banknote-style portrait with a Money Talks banner on the calf, shown beside a $100 bill.

Banknote portrait tattoo on a calf

Realism colour tattoo on a calf of a man in a dark jacket aiming a pistol towards the viewer.

Realistic portrait with pistol on calf

Black and grey tattoo of a woman with flowing curled hair in an Art Nouveau style, with red shading on the shoulder, on the lower leg.

Art Nouveau woman portrait on a lower leg

Black and grey realism tattoo of a young child in a leafy headpiece holding a kitten, on the outer lower leg.

Child with kitten in greyscale realism

Two traditional-style portrait tattoos of women on a calf, the upper one in black and grey and the lower one in colour with green hair and a pink shell.

Two traditional portraits of women on a calf

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

Blue-faced woman portrait on a calf

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

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

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

Colour realism tattoo of a clown-like character with smeared white and purple face paint and orange hair, on a calf.

Painted clown portrait on a calf

Colour realism tattoo of a green-faced man in a fedora, lifting his hat brim, with an orange glow behind him, on the calf.

Green-faced man in a fedora on a calf

Painterly tattoo of a woman with long dark hair in a black dress, with red splashes and black ink drips, on the calf.

Woman portrait with red splashes on a calf