Portrait tattoo ideas

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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
Traditional style tattoo of Christ with a crown of thorns in front of a red halo, with the words BE THOU MY VISION beneath, on the forearm.
Traditional Christ portrait with crown of thorns
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
Neo-trad style tattoo of a grey cameo portrait in a black ornate frame, set on a pink oval with dangling bead chains, on the inner forearm.
Cameo in ornate frame 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
Black fine line tattoo of a woman's face in loose, sketchy linework on the inner forearm.
Sketchy line portrait of a woman on forearm
Black and white photo of a person in a wide-brimmed hat and tank top leaning on a window frame, with tattoos visible on the forearm and upper arm.
Person in hat with arm tattoos by a window
Woman in denim overalls with a black and red fine line tattoo of a face on her upper arm and a coloured portrait tattoo on her forearm.
Fine line face on upper arm, portrait on 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
Traditional-style tattoo on the outer forearm of a person, showing a yellow crescent moon, a small star and a woman's face beside a skull.
Crescent moon, skull and woman on forearm
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
Neo-traditional tattoo of a woman's face with teal hair wrap and scalloped collar on the inner forearm.
Stylised woman portrait on a forearm
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
Small fine line tattoo of a black and white cat face with pink ears and yellow-green eyes on the inner wrist, beside a sleeping black and white cat.
Black and white cat face on a wrist
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
Shirtless man with light hair covering his face with both hands, showing a black and grey Japanese-style sleeve on one arm and a blackwork tree line on the other arm.
Man with tattooed arms, hands over face
Black stencil-style portrait of a woman with curled hair and closed eyes, tattooed on the forearm.
Woman portrait on forearm
Small fine line tattoo of a black and white cat face with pink ears and nose on the inner wrist, with a checked shirt cuff below.
Small cat face tattoo on a wrist
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
Colour tattoo of a calico cat's face with green eyes, pink nose and whiskers, in a soft illustrative style, on the forearm.
Calico cat face on forearm
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 tattoo of a stag's head with large antlers on the inner forearm, shaded with dotted texture on the face and fine lines on the fur.
Stag head with antlers on a forearm
Colour tattoo of the Joker character with green hair, a purple hat and a wide yellow-toothed grin, on the forearm.
Joker character portrait 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
Colour tattoo of an animated female character with wavy blonde hair and blue eyes, with small blue flowers on her shoulder, on the forearm.
Animated princess portrait 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
Colour tattoo of an anime girl in a red top with brown bob hair, beside three black-outlined soot sprites, on a forearm.
Anime girl and soot sprites on a forearm
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a face with tousled hair and clasped hands on the forearm.
Sketched portrait and hands 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
Neo-traditional tattoo of a grey cat with yellow eyes wearing a gold crown, shown on a forearm against a red background.
Crowned cat on a 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
Black and grey tattoo of a woman's face in a bold comic book style, with heavy black hair and lashes, on the arm.
Comic-style woman's face on the arm
Two illustrated female portraits on the forearms, one with blonde hair, a black blindfold and red lips, the other with red hair and a black gag across the mouth, in a bold neo-traditional style.
Blindfolded and gagged portraits on forearms
A seated person in a black bra and patterned underwear shows neo-traditional tattoos of two female portraits on the upper arm, a rose on the hand, and ornate scrollwork and a teal wave on the torso.
Portrait and ornamental tattoos on arms and torso
Traditional style colour tattoo of a woman in profile with dark wavy hair and a red rose, on the forearm.
Profile woman and rose on a 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
Traditional style tattoo of a heart reading I'll never let my youth cave in, with a desert scene inside, on a forearm.
Heart lyric tattoo with desert scene
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
A person reclining outdoors shows a full colour sleeve on one arm, floral and skull tattoos on the legs, and a large skull piece across the torso.
Colourful skull tattoos across legs, arm and torso