Portrait tattoo ideas

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

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Three side-by-side photos of a realistic colour lion head tattoo with a full mane and whiskers on a forearm.
Realistic lion head on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a dachshund wearing a collar and tag, placed on a person's upper back.
Dachshund portrait on upper back
Full-colour realism tattoo of an older man in a red and beaded feathered headdress, with a braid and layered beaded necklaces, on an upper arm and shoulder.
Realistic portrait with feather headdress on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a face in a hat with red BAD lettering across the upper arm and shoulder.
Realism portrait with red lettering on upper arm
Realistic black and grey lion head tattoo with a full mane and blue eyes, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Realistic lion head on upper arm
Realistic black, grey and brown wolf face tattoo with bright blue eyes on the forearm, shown in two photographs.
Realistic wolf face on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bearded man in a collared shirt and bow tie, on the outer upper arm.
Black and grey portrait of a bearded man on upper arm
Black and grey realism portrait tattoo of a bearded man in a high collar, shaded on the upper arm.
Bearded man portrait on upper arm
Realism tattoo of three kitten heads stacked vertically on a forearm, the top two in grey and the lowest in colour.
Three kitten portraits stacked on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo sleeve on an upper arm showing a woman wearing a helmet, a rose and a revolver with smoke.
Woman portrait, rose and revolver upper arm sleeve
Neo-traditional tattoo on a calf showing a black and grey realistic portrait of a man with curly hair, framed by a teal brick hood with an eye, a lantern, a globe and bright geometric shapes.
Realist portrait with eye and globe on a calf
Realism tattoo of a horse head with a flowing mane on the upper arm, shaded in black and grey.
Horse head portrait on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a banknote portrait with a weathered face, framed by bill edges, on a calf, with a partial crown tattoo below.
Banknote portrait tattoo on a calf
Realism tattoo on a forearm combining an amber glass bottle, a black and white portrait of a long-haired man and a figure in a top hat.
Bottle and portrait collage on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a man's face with short spiked hair and stubble, shown on skin of the torso, with a reddish mark over one eye.
Realistic black and grey portrait of a man
Realism tattoo of a white dog wearing a bowler hat, monocle and bow tie inside an ornate gold frame on the thigh.
Dog portrait in bowler hat and gold frame
Realism tattoo of a face's eyes, one blue and one amber, framed by black swirling ornamental linework on the upper arm.
Realistic eyes within swirling linework on arm
Realistic black and grey back tattoo of a bearded older man smoking a pipe, with hands holding a tin below, covering the back.
Bearded man with pipe on full back
Shaded grey Buddha head with pink lotus flowers and cherry blossom on an upper arm and shoulder tattoo.
Buddha, lotus and cherry blossom on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of an animated female character with a long side braid and freckles, on the upper arm.
Colour portrait of a cartoon character with a braid
Realism-style black and grey tattoo of Batman's head and chest emblem on an upper arm and shoulder.
Batman portrait on upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a tabby cat with yellow-green eyes on the upper arm, set against a red background.
Tabby cat portrait on upper arm
Realism black and grey tattoo across a torso and ribs showing an 18th century woman in period dress beside a sailing ship.
Black and grey portrait and ship across ribs
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a cat with blue eyes in an ornate gold frame above white flowers and green leaves, on the thigh.
Cat portrait in ornate frame with flowers on thigh
Three-panel progression of a realistic colour portrait tattoo of a wild-haired figure with a wide grinning face, from purple linework stencil to finished shading on skin.
Realistic portrait tattoo, stencil to finished
A raised fist shows a realistic red-toned portrait tattoo of a standing man on the inner forearm, against a plain white background.
Red portrait tattoo on a raised forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bearded figure with a radiating halo and a spread-winged dove on an upper arm.
Bearded figure with halo and dove on upper arm
Realistic black and grey wolf head tattoo on the upper chest of a person in a black top, with amber-tinted eyes and a shaded muzzle.
Realistic wolf head on upper chest
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm of a woman with sugar skull face paint and flowing hair, with a rose below her.
Sugar skull woman and rose on a forearm
Black and grey realism leg sleeve on a thigh and knee, showing a pocket watch, a large rose and flowers.
Black and grey pocket watch and rose leg sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of an Egyptian pharaoh mask with a striped nemes headdress on the upper arm.
Pharaoh death mask tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face and a skull across a person's full back, with a small rose tattoo at the nape of the neck.
Realism portrait of a woman and skull on full back
Realistic shaded cat face tattoo on the middle finger of a hand, with a silver ring on the adjacent finger.
Realistic cat face tattoo on a finger
Realism-style grey lion head tattoo with a small gold geometric accent on the forearm, framed by a black triangle outline.
Lion head with triangle on forearm
Realism black and grey tattoo of a man in a feathered headdress and beaded necklaces, on the calf, shown from two angles.
Feathered headdress portrait on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bearded man's face wearing a crown of thorns, on the upper arm.
Realistic crown of thorns portrait on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a raven perched above a woman's face with bobbed hair, on a forearm.
Raven and woman portrait on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo of a screaming man with a third eye on his forehead and a tarantula on his mouth, on the outer thigh.
Screaming face with tarantula on thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's eyes and face behind a black lace veil, shown on an arm.
Realistic portrait of a woman in lace veil
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion head with a full mane, shown on a limb of the body.
Realistic lion head portrait tattoo
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a woman wearing a crown of roses and a draped scarf, with a braided updo and realistic shading.
Dotwork portrait of a woman with a rose crown
Colour realism portrait tattoo of a smiling bearded man with a full afro, wearing a light blue collared shirt, on the calf.
Smiling portrait tattoo on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head with a lamb beneath it, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Lion and lamb on an upper arm
Realism tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals and several portrait faces on a forearm.
Pocket watch and portraits on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion wearing a crown on a finger, shown in three photos, one with a silver ring worn over it and one beside a coin for scale.
Crowned lion on a finger
Realistic black and grey portrait of a man in a feathered headdress, shown in profile, set within a geometric mandala tattooed across a back and shoulder.
Feathered portrait with geometric mandala on back
Black and grey realism style portrait tattoo with roses and script on the outer thigh of a woman in black bikini bottoms.
Portrait and roses on a thigh
Realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a Darth Vader helmet merging into a human face with a yellow-green eye and spotted face markings, shown in a two-photo collage.
Vader helmet and human face portrait on an arm