Portrait tattoo ideas

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Black and grey rose and floral tattoo on a man's forearm and hand, with lettering across the knuckles, shown beside a cuff of a striped shirt and a dark suit.

Rose and floral forearm tattoo

Two black and grey tattoos of Art Nouveau style women in circular frames, one on each forearm.

Two Art Nouveau women on matching forearms

Black and grey realism full arm sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, shown from five angles, featuring a banknote portrait, playing cards, stars and an 8 ball.

Full arm sleeve with banknote portrait and cards

Colour realism tattoo of a black and tan dog with large ears, orange maple leaves and a green wash background on the forearm.

Realistic black and tan dog with maple leaves

Realism tattoo of a one hundred dollar bill with a grey portrait and green-tinted 100 numerals, shown on a forearm in three panels.

Hundred dollar bill tattoo on a forearm

Black and grey realism tattoo sleeve on an upper arm and forearm showing a crowned religious figure, a veiled woman holding rosary beads, and a revolver on the chest.

Black and grey religious realism sleeve with revolver

Realistic black and grey portrait of a woman with curled hair blowing a pink bubble gum bubble, with pink watercolour splashes, on a forearm.

Woman blowing pink bubble gum on forearm

Traditional style tattoo of a bearded man with a quiff and moustache on the back of a hand, with small finger tattoos and a Believe script on the wrist.

Bearded man portrait on the back of a hand

Colourful traditional arm sleeve on the upper arm and forearm, with a woman's face in grey and pink, a red rose, a dagger and a butterfly.

Traditional arm sleeve with woman, rose and butterfly

Colour realism tattoo of a woman with pink-framed glasses, red lips and an updo, shown twice on a forearm with blue wash accents.

Realistic woman portrait with pink glasses on forearm

Colour tattoo of a French bulldog face wearing a teal bow tie, with a fine outline and leaf details, on the inner wrist and forearm.

French bulldog portrait with bow tie on wrist

Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman with an updo and smoke, holding a revolver, on the inner forearm.

Black and grey portrait with revolver on a forearm

Pompadour portrait with script and rose on a forearm

Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman with patterned face markings, a floral headdress and a beaded collar on the forearm.

Portrait with floral headdress on forearm

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

Colour neo-trad tattoo of a woman's face in an ornate gold headdress and teal jewellery, with eye motifs, on a forearm.

Neo-trad woman portrait with headdress on 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

Black silhouette tattoo of a person with tousled hair and a red stripe down the centre, on the inner forearm, above a white wristband and a beaded bracelet.

Black silhouette portrait on a forearm

Colour tattoo of a brown dog's head in a faceted, geometric style with bold black outlines, placed on the forearm.

Faceted dog portrait on a 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

Black and grey traditional sleeve tattoo on a woman's arm, featuring roses, a female portrait, a banner and a winged skull on the forearm.

Traditional sleeve with roses, portrait and winged skull

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

Black and grey traditional tattoo of a woman with arms crossed resting on a snarling tiger head, on the inner forearm.

Woman resting on a tiger head 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

Two stylised face tattoos on a person's forearms: a colourful painted-style face with red shading on the left arm and a simple black line face on the right.

Two stylised face tattoos on forearms

Nefertiti bust in dotwork on a forearm

Realistic fox portrait on a forearm

Colour tattoo of the No-Face spirit from Spirited Away in an ornate grey frame with a red background, with small soot sprites around the frame, on the forearm.

No-Face in an ornate frame on an arm

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

Elephant head on a forearm

Black and grey sleeve tattoo on an arm, with a portrait of a woman and roses on the upper arm and dotwork flowers on the forearm.

Floral sleeve with portrait on upper arm

Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a man with blond hair and glasses in a purple diamond frame, with a MATT name plate, on a forearm.

Portrait with glasses and name plate on 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

Fine line tattoo of a woman's face with flowers in her hair, placed on the forearm, shown in black ink.

Line drawn woman with flowers on 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