Portrait tattoo ideas

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

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Realism tattoo on a thigh showing a woman's face half turned into a skull, beside a red rose and a line of black script.
Half skull portrait and rose on thigh
Black and grey pharaoh portrait tattoos with striped nemes headdresses on two forearms, with the hands clasped together.
Pharaoh portraits on two forearms
Black fine-line tattoo of two faces in profile inside a rectangular frame, placed on the thigh of a person in denim shorts.
Two profiles in a line-art frame on a thigh
Realism sleeve on an upper arm with a greyscale portrait of a man, a red classic car, a vintage microphone, flames and a Sun Records style badge.
Portrait, red car and microphone upper arm sleeve
Colour realism tattoo of a woman with long locs and a patterned headband, set against green foliage on the outer thigh.
Realistic colour portrait of a woman on a leg
Realistic colour tattoo of the Joker character with white-green hair and a dark blue coat, set against blue watercolour splashes and orange embers on the upper arm.
Joker portrait tattoo on upper arm
Neo-traditional style illustration of a dark-haired pin-up woman with a red rose in her hair, with blue line roses shown across her shoulder as a tattoo design.
Pin-up portrait with rose and shoulder roses
Sepia pencil drawing of a woman's profile framed by two roses, petals and clockwork gears, shown as a tattoo design.
Profile portrait with roses and clockwork
Colour realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a woman with downcast eyes in teal tones, with a sea turtle below her and streaks of water-like colour above.
Woman and sea turtle on upper arm
Black and grey vintage flash sheet showing four female portrait designs wearing crowns, with flowers, a rose and Cyrillic lettering in banners.
Vintage flash sheet of crowned female portraits
Large neo-traditional sleeve tattoo on an upper arm showing a woman in profile with an owl headdress and flowing purple hair.
Owl and woman portrait on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a man's portrait framed by a folded banknote on the upper arm.
Realistic banknote portrait on upper arm
Realism and neo-traditional style tattoo of a grey and cream cat with green eyes, set in a gold beaded frame, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Cat portrait in ornate frame on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lioness face on the upper arm, with shaded fur, detailed eyes and a dark nose.
Lioness face portrait on upper arm
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
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a lion's head in profile with a full mane, placed on the upper arm.
Realistic lion head on an upper arm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a faceless woman with curled hair, painted tears and a dark lipstick mouth, on the forearm.
Faceless woman with curled hair on a forearm
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
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing a woman in a feathered headdress with a wolf above her head, drawn in neo-traditional style with red accents.
Woman with wolf headdress design sketch
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
Bold colour tattoo of a stylised woman with dark bobbed hair holding a cat, with a teal plant below, in Neo-trad style on the forearm.
Stylised woman with a cat on a forearm
Black and grey neo-traditional drawing of Medusa, with snakes woven through her hair and red accents, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Medusa portrait flash with snakes
Black ink drawing of a lion's head in profile facing right, with a flowing mane rendered in fine lines, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Lion head in profile line drawing
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
Two black and grey traditional cameo tattoos on the thighs, one showing a man in profile and one a woman with a rose in her hair, each with a scroll banner beneath.
Matching cameo portraits on thighs
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
Colour tattoo of a red-haired Art Nouveau woman framed by a golden halo and white flowers, placed on the outer thigh.
Art Nouveau woman with halo on thigh
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
Traditional style flash drawing of a witch in profile wearing a pointed hat decorated with a gold crescent moon and star.
Witch in profile with crescent moon hat
Traditional style tattoos of ships, roses and a sailor portrait on a woman's stomach and upper thigh, with her face cropped out of frame.
Ships, roses and a sailor on torso and thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a woman wearing a rabbit-eared sugar skull mask and a teal bow, on the back of a calf.
Rabbit-eared sugar skull portrait 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
Traditional-style flash design of a woman with a wolf's head above her, pearl strands, a red rose and black scrollwork, drawn on cream paper.
Wolf-headed woman with rose flash
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a woman with a flower crown, monstera leaves and red roses on the thigh.
Woman portrait with flowers and roses on thigh
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
Two traditional-style tattoos on a pair of thighs: a bearded man in profile beside a compass and flowers, and a woman in a headscarf beside a red rose.
Portraits, compass and rose on the thighs
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
Black ink portrait of a woman with flowers in her hair, labelled FRIDA KAHLO beneath it, on the inner forearm.
Frida Kahlo portrait on a forearm