Portrait tattoo ideas

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

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Neo-traditional tattoo of a bearded sailor in a knit cap with a pipe, rope and red rose, on the thigh.
Bearded sailor portrait with rope and rose
Black linework tattoo of a woman's face with an elaborate bun hairstyle, beside a small skull and crossbones, on the upper arm.
Woman portrait and skull on upper arm
Coloured pencil tattoo design of a face with red spiky hair and a pale disc on the forehead, framed by two dark red roses and hands inside a yellow diamond.
Portrait with roses in a diamond frame
Colour tattoo of the Joker's grinning face with green hair on the lower leg, shown above a white sneaker.
Joker portrait tattoo on the lower leg
Colour realism tattoo of an older man in a pinstriped suit and red tie on an upper arm, with the words COME ON DOWN beneath.
Portrait of an older man with lettering on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo on a forearm showing a portrait of a bald man with glasses and a goatee in an orange hoodie, above a rolled stack of banknotes with a pink band on blue crystals.
Realistic portrait and cash bundle on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a grey tabby cat head overlapping a woman's face with a bob haircut, placed on the upper arm.
Cat and woman portrait on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a geisha with ornate hair pieces and lace trim on a forearm.
Geisha portrait with lace on a forearm
Full sleeve realism tattoo in black and grey with blue tones, showing a grinning cat, pocket watches, a girl and film strip portraits across the upper arm and forearm.
Full sleeve of clocks, cat and portraits
Black and grey realism tattoos of roses and a woman's portrait on a thigh, with a bird on the upper arm, in a greyscale photo.
Roses and portrait on a thigh and arm
Three views of a black and grey Egyptian themed full arm sleeve in realistic shading, covering the upper arm and shoulder, with a pharaoh figure, hieroglyphs and a winged figure.
Egyptian themed full sleeve in black and grey
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a long-haired cat's face with detailed fur and whiskers, placed on the upper back.
Long-haired cat portrait on upper back
Colour realism tattoo on the back of a woman's profile inside an outline map of Africa, with a beaded necklace and white and red headdress.
Woman in profile within a map of Africa
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a dog's face inside a black heart with red flowers, on the inner upper arm, with a rose tattoo on the forearm below.
Dog portrait in a heart on an upper arm
Black and grey rose tattoo on one forearm and a bearded face tattoo on the other, shown on a person in a tweed waistcoat with a white shirt.
Rose and face tattoos on forearms
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bearded man's face with swirling hair and beard on the forearm.
Bearded man portrait tattoo on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoos of four women's portraits above Stay Gold lettering in blackletter across both thighs.
Four portraits and Stay Gold lettering on thighs
Colour realism tattoo of a woman's face with blue eyes and a dark butterfly over the mouth, on the upper arm.
Realistic face and butterfly on upper arm
Two colour tattoos in a neo-trad style: a sugar skull portrait with blue hair on the calf and a sugar skull portrait with flaming red hair on the forearm, with script lettering below.
Sugar skull portraits on calf and forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a pink and purple peony with teal centres and green leaves on the forearm, with a woman's head above it.
Pink and purple peony on a forearm
Coloured flash drawing of a woman in profile with blue hair, a red bandana, a sailing ship and a wave, with neck and chest tattoos of a cat, cross, diamond and heart in a neo-traditional style.
Blue-haired woman with ship and wave
Pencil and red-accented sketch of a woman with an updo and an ornate lace-style collar, drawn in a neo-traditional portrait style as a tattoo design.
Portrait of a woman with an ornate collar sketch
Black and grey realism tattoo of a black dog's head tilted upwards, shown on the upper arm in two side-by-side photographs.
Black dog portrait on upper arm
Black and white photo of a large black and grey skull tattoo covering a person's back, with a dotwork star on the upper back and a portrait on the arm.
Skull and star back tattoo in black and grey
Black and grey realism tattoo of a classical sculpture style face with closed eyes and wavy hair, placed on a calf.
Classical statue head tattoo on a calf
Black and grey realism chest tattoo showing two portraits beside a steamship and a framed oval scene.
Black and grey portrait chest piece
Colour tattoo of a stylised face with red and black hair and a blue and red lightning bolt across the eyes, on the inner upper arm.
Stylised face with lightning bolt on upper arm
Realism colour tattoo on a forearm of a young child resting their chin on their hands beside a tabby cat, with a few older tattoos at the top edge of the arm.
Realistic child and tabby cat on a forearm
Colour tattoo of three cat heads, a calico, a grey tabby and a ginger tabby, inside a purple heart outline on an ankle.
Three cats in a heart on an ankle
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pug's face and front paws on a forearm, with soft shading behind the head.
Pug portrait tattoo on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a woman in profile with a sailing ship in her hair, red cheek circles and blue accents, on the outer thigh, shown in two photos.
Sailor woman with ship in hair on thigh
Realism-style colour tattoo of a man with swept-back hair and a downcast gaze, framed by orange flames, on the forearm.
Realistic portrait of a man with flames
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a woman's face with flowing hair beside floral and swirling motifs, extending from the shoulder to the forearm.
Woman portrait and floral full sleeve
Collage of four realistic tattoos on skin showing a man in a dark suit, a man riding a raptor, a raptor beside a flag, and a hand holding a rifle in front of a flag.
Realistic portrait and flag scenes collage
Black and grey ram head tattoo with curled horns and fine dotwork shading on a thigh, shown twice side by side.
Ram head tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey realism back tattoo showing a tiger head above a woman's profile with closed eyes, with a skull held in a hand on the side of the body.
Tiger and woman full back piece with skull
Colour tattoo of a pale, wide-eyed girl with black hair, a red rose in her hair and red tears, framed in an oval on a forearm.
Pale-faced girl portrait with red rose
Script reading The heart of an Indian beside a profile headdress tattoo on the lower back, mostly black and grey with small red accents.
Script lettering and feathered headdress on back
Tote bag printed all over with traditional-style flash designs of aliens, UFOs, hands, flowers, flames and banner lettering in colour.
Tote bag printed with tattoo flash designs
Pencil sketch of a neo-traditional tattoo flash design showing a portrait with a lightning bolt across the face, sparkles and a banner with the words ZIGGY PLAYED GUITAR.
Portrait with lightning bolt and banner design
Black and grey realism drawing of a woman looking upwards, with a human skull and three roses in her hair and feather and bead details, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Skull and roses portrait design
Bold traditional-style flash drawing of a woman in profile facing right, with red roses in her hair and on her shoulder, a green headwrap and pearl-like hair ornaments.
Profile portrait with red roses and green headwrap
Realistic colour portrait tattoo of a woman with blonde hair in a bun and tinted sunglasses, placed on a person's upper arm near the shoulder.
Realistic portrait of a woman in sunglasses on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bandana-masked banknote portrait with TRUST NO ONE and a script quote on a forearm.
Masked banknote portrait and script on forearm
Colour tattoo on an upper arm showing a woman with blonde hair, dark shaded eyes and a choker, with red roses below her hand.
Portrait of a woman and roses on an upper arm
Two matching colour tattoos of Jack Skellington and Sally in ornate black oval frames, shown side by side on upper arms.
Jack and Sally framed portraits on upper arms
Black and grey dotwork portrait of a woman's face framed by bold black outlines and a solid black band on the upper arm.
Stippled portrait face on an upper arm
Two aged, torn-edge sheets of vintage tattoo designs in grey line work, showing a woman's portrait, a dagger, roses, a bottle and a seated nude figure.
Vintage tattoo designs: woman, roses and dagger