Portrait tattoo ideas

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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

Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face with feathers and a pipe, covering a forearm.

Feathered portrait on a 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

Black and grey portrait tattoo on a forearm and upper arm, with knuckle lettering on the fingers and hand, photographed on a woman in a dark speckled t-shirt.

Portrait and lettering tattoos on hand and arm

Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face split into two offset halves, shown on the inner forearm.

Split woman's face on a forearm

Realistic portrait tattoo of a smiling man in a fedora and bow tie on a forearm, with a black and grey face and an orange background.

Smiling man in fedora portrait on forearm

Large realistic tattoo of a praying Virgin Mary with a halo across a shaved scalp, with tattooed forearms crossed beneath it.

Praying Madonna tattoo on a shaved scalp

Black and grey realism tattoo sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, showing a falcon head, the Eye of Horus, a queen's portrait and a pharaoh's face.

Egyptian themed sleeve with falcon and Eye of Horus

Black and grey tattoo on a forearm of a face formed from a folded banknote with a rolled bill above, shown in two side by side photographs.

Money-face portrait on a forearm

Full sleeve tattoo in realism style on the upper arm and forearm showing Darth Vader, Han Solo, Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker and the Death Star against a space background.

Star Wars characters and Death Star full sleeve

Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a footballer seen from behind, wearing a number 7 shirt with the name Cantona across the back.

Footballer seen from behind on a forearm

Colour realism tattoo on a forearm showing a man in aviator glasses holding a cigarette beside an open-jawed shark, shown as a side-by-side pair of photos.

Realistic portrait and shark on a forearm

Colour tattoo of an anthropomorphic cat in a veiled hat and lace collar, framed by black scrollwork with a red rose, on the forearm.

Cat in a veiled hat with a rose on a forearm

Realism colour tattoo on a forearm showing a bearded figure whose beard is made of tentacles, with a carved skull coin above it.

Bearded tentacled figure and skull coin on a forearm

Realism tattoo of a grinning villain face with bared teeth and wide eyes on a forearm, beside a black and white printed image of the same face.

Grinning villain face on a forearm

Cat portrait on a forearm

Realism tattoo of a woman's face behind a black lace masquerade mask with white flowers, placed on a forearm.

Masquerade mask portrait on a forearm

Realistic fox portrait on a forearm

Black and grey realism tattoo of an elephant head with a curved tusk, shown on a man's forearm.

Elephant head on a forearm

Realistic colour tattoo of a frowning cat face with a teal halo background on the outer forearm near the elbow.

Grumpy cat portrait on a forearm

Black and grey realism tattoo of an Egyptian pharaoh with a striped nemes headdress and wings on a forearm, with a gold watch on the wrist.

Pharaoh portrait and wings on a forearm

Realistic colour tattoo of a man with wide eyes, an open mouth and a goatee, shown on the forearm in Realism style.

Realistic colour portrait of a man on forearm

Forearm tattoo of a woman's face with realistic eyes and lips, a hand near her mouth, black brushstroke streaks and red and ochre drips, shown in three side-by-side views.

Realistic face portrait with brushstrokes on forearm

Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a moustached man in a high collar, a crow and full moon above his head, and a Victorian house among trees below.

Man's portrait with crow, moon and house on forearm

Black and grey realism tattoo of a tabby cat's face with wide eyes and an open mouth, on the inner forearm, beside a photo of the real cat.

Realism tabby cat portrait on a forearm

Black and grey realism tattoo of a face-painted portrait with a raven above and feathers, shown on the forearm from three angles.

Face-painted portrait with raven on arm

Colour realism tattoo of a green-skinned, zombie-like face with dark tousled hair and a red jacket on the forearm.

Green-skinned zombie portrait on a forearm

Realism style colour tattoo on a forearm showing a wrinkled fantasy creature portrait above a smaller figure with green eyes, with a red flower at the top.

Realistic fantasy portraits on a forearm

Black and grey realism style tattoo of a cat's head, looking downward, on the inner forearm of a person wearing a rolled plaid shirt.

Small cat head tattoo on a forearm

Realistic black and grey tattoo on a forearm showing a domed government building above a portrait banknote and a stack of notes marked 100.

Capitol dome and banknotes on a forearm

Black and grey realism sleeve on a woman's arm, showing a scaled snake, a camera and a portrait tattooed on the forearm and upper arm.

Black and grey sleeve with snake and camera

Realism colour tattoo of a bald man wearing glasses and a goatee, in an orange hoodie, on the forearm against a dark background.

Realistic colour portrait of a bald man in glasses

Two realistic black and grey cat head tattoos, one on the inner forearm and one on the wrist, with two hands clasped together.

Two cat head tattoos on forearm and wrist

Black and grey realism tattoo of a classical bearded head, resembling a marble sculpture, on the forearm, shown from two angles.

Classical bearded head on forearm

Realistic coloured tattoo of an Egyptian queen in a striped headdress with an ankh and pyramids, with an Eye of Horus below, on the inner forearm, shown beside its pencil sketch.

Egyptian queen and Eye of Horus forearm

Black and grey portrait of a woman with red lips and red splashes, a neo-trad style tattoo on a forearm.

Woman's face and red splashes on a forearm

Black and grey realism full sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, showing a helicopter, two faces and lightning, with small red accents.

Realistic sleeve with helicopter and faces

Two hands clasped together showing small greyscale realism tattoos of a pug on one wrist and a dog with upright ears on the other wrist.

Pug and dog head tattoos on wrists

Black and grey realism portrait tattoo on the back of a hand, with ornamental tattoos on the chest and forearm of a shirtless man in dark biker jeans.

Portrait on hand and ornamental chest piece

Black and grey realistic tattoo of a tabby cat's face with whiskers, shaded in detail on a forearm.

Realistic tabby cat head on a forearm

Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face with curled light hair and dark lips, on the outer forearm.

Realism portrait of a woman on a forearm

Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a smiling woman above and a young man in a military side cap below.

Realistic portraits of a woman and a soldier on a forearm

Realistic black and grey tattoo of a cat's face with blue eyes, shaded in fine detail on the inner forearm.

Realistic cat face on forearm

Full-colour realistic tattoo on a forearm of a sci-fi pilot in a helmet with a rebel insignia, above a starfighter.

Sci-fi pilot portrait and starfighter on forearm

Fresh and healed photos of a realistic colour tattoo of a woman with a finger to her lips and blood spatters on her face, on a forearm.

Realistic woman portrait with finger to lips on forearm

Realistic colour tattoo of a sugar skull woman framed by skeletal hands and teal scrollwork, with the words Till The End on the neck, on a forearm.

Sugar skull portrait on forearm

Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face with bold crossing brushstrokes over the eyes and mouth, on the forearm.

Black and grey woman's face portrait on a forearm

Black and grey realism tattoo of an ornate hand mirror framing a lace Venetian mask and a feather, on the forearm.

Venetian mask and hand mirror on a forearm