Portrait tattoo ideas

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Full-colour realism portrait tattoo of a startled older man with white swept hair holding a card, on the calf.

Startled older man portrait on a calf

Realism portrait tattoo on the upper arm showing a man in a suit and tie, with a red, blood-spattered effect across one side of his face.

Realistic portrait tattoo of a man with blood effect

Realism colour tattoo of the Joker character's smeared face with a red grin and purple jacket, on a calf.

Joker portrait on a calf

Side by side photos of two colour portrait tattoos of a moustached man with a raven and a feather, on a limb, in realism and neo-traditional styles.

Two gothic portraits of a moustached man with a raven

Realistic lion head on an upper arm

Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull-faced woman in a peaked military cap with an eagle insignia, with a hand at the chin, on the upper arm.

Skull-faced woman in peaked cap on upper arm

Realistic colour tattoo of an orange lily with buds and green stems on an upper arm, set against a blue background with swirling smoke and a partial face.

Orange lily with blue smoke on an arm

Black and grey realism tattoo of a crown above a pair of eyes and a paisley bandana mask on the back of a hand.

Crown and bandana portrait on the hand

Black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a realistic lighthouse, a woman's portrait and a rose, across the forearm and upper arm.

Lighthouse and portrait full sleeve

Black and grey realism full sleeve on an arm, showing classic horror film style portraits of a slicked-back vampire, a woman, and monster faces with skulls and bats, photographed from three angles.

Classic horror monster full sleeve in black and grey

Realism tattoo of a woman's face partly covered by an ornate copper headpiece with chains, shown on a limb against a dark background.

Woman's face under an ornate mask

Black and grey realism tattoo of a bearded man's face with his hair tied back, sitting on the forearm.

Realistic portrait of a bearded man on a forearm

Black and grey realism tattoo of a bearded man in a paisley bandana and round glasses, with cannabis leaves behind him, on a calf.

Realistic portrait and cannabis leaves on a calf

Several arms and hands pressed together, showing a realistic black and grey cat tattoo, banknotes, portrait tattoos and a skull on the forearms and hands.

Realism portraits and cat on hands and forearms

Realism-style black and grey tattoo of a long-haired, bearded figure in a robe, with an ornate halo and one hand raised, on the upper arm.

Robed religious figure with halo on upper arm

Realism tattoo on an upper arm of a grey portrait of a woman in a crown and veil, with pink watercolour splashes and the words WE ARE NOT AMUSED above.

Crowned portrait with pink scrollwork on upper arm

Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a sugar skull woman portrait above a pocket watch and a skull.

Sugar skull portrait and pocket watch on upper arm

Black and grey realism tattoo of four women's portrait faces arranged across the back.

Four portrait faces on a back

Black and grey realism tattoo on a thigh showing a clock with Roman numerals, a shaded rose and ornamental scrollwork.

Clock and rose thigh sleeve

Realistic colour tattoo of a terrier-type dog portrait in a scalloped oval frame, surrounded by poppies, cornflowers and daisies, with a small bee above, on the upper arm.

Dog portrait in a frame with poppies on upper arm

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

Black and grey realism tattoo of a snarling lion head with a full mane, covering the forearm.

Realistic lion head on forearm

Black and grey realism portrait tattoo of a smiling man with swept back hair and a hand resting beside his face, on the upper arm.

Black and grey portrait of a smiling man

Colour realism portrait tattoo of a man with slicked-back hair and a floral shirt, with a line of script below, on a forearm.

Portrait of a man in a floral shirt on a forearm

Black and grey realism portrait tattoo of a face on a thigh, with bat shapes and partial lettering, shown in a two-panel mirror photo.

Greyscale portrait tattoo on thigh

Realistic colour tattoo of a German Shepherd's head with pricked ears and open mouth, placed on the back of the neck.

German Shepherd head on the back of the neck

Realistic colour tattoo of a man in a dark brimmed hat with a red band, on the lower leg.

Realism portrait of a man in a hat on the calf

Realistic pug portrait with script lettering

Black and grey sleeve tattoo on a woman's arm showing a sugar skull portrait, lilies, roses and scrolling vines across the upper arm and forearm.

Black and grey sugar skull and lily sleeve

Realistic colour tattoo of a tabby cat's head above a wreath of red, pink and blue flowers on the inner wrist of a hand held up beside a real tabby cat.

Tabby cat portrait with roses on the inner wrist

Black and grey realistic portrait tattoo of a man's face with a moustache and ornate swirls on a forearm, with a hand resting beside a beige quilted handbag and black heels.

Grey portrait tattoo on a forearm beside a handbag

Realistic lion head on forearm

Realistic colour tattoo of a striped shield with a white star and a shaded portrait in the centre, on a calf.

Striped shield with star and portrait on calf

Realistic colour tattoo of a ginger tabby cat face with amber eyes and pale whiskers on a patch of skin.

Ginger tabby cat portrait tattoo

Realistic colour portrait tattoo of a bearded man with a white bandage across his eyes, on the calf, set against an orange glow.

Realistic portrait of a bearded man on a calf

Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman holding a cigarette, set within a nested diamond frame on the forearm.

Woman smoking in a diamond frame on a forearm

Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head with a full mane, sitting on the forearm.

Realistic lion head on forearm

Realism colour portrait tattoo of an elderly man with white wild hair and a moustache, wrapped around the upper arm.

Elderly man portrait tattoo on upper arm

Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman wearing a lace mask, with mechanical ribbed shapes above her head, across a person's shoulder and upper arm.

Lace-masked woman portrait on upper arm

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 realism tattoo of four men's faces in suits and caps, spread across the upper back.

Four male portraits across a back

Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face with eyes lowered, a bird and scattered petals above her hair, on the side of an upper arm.

Realism portrait of a woman with birds on an upper arm

Black and grey realism tattoo of a banknote portrait with the number 100 and scrollwork on the calf, shown in two side by side photographs.

Banknote portrait with 100 on a calf

Black and grey realism tattoo of an older bearded man in a star-spangled top hat, with stripes behind him, on a limb against a dark background.

Older man in star-spangled hat portrait

Realism tattoo of a woman with sugar skull face paint, blue eyes and red lips, shaded in grey with colour accents, on the upper arm.

Sugar skull portrait on upper arm

Black and grey tattoo of a woman with an updo, long gloves and a cigarette holder, on the outer upper arm, in a realistic portrait style.

Black and grey portrait of a woman on upper arm

Black and grey realism tattoo of large roses with leaves on a woman's thigh, beside a black and grey portrait tattoo on her other arm.

Black and grey roses on a thigh

Black and grey realism tattoo of a laurel-wreathed Roman figure in a draped toga across a man's ribs and chest, with a cherub on the upper arm.

Roman laurel-wreathed figure on ribs and chest