Portrait tattoo ideas

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a tabby cat's face above the script word Woody, on a forearm.
Cat portrait with script name on forearm
Realism tattoo on a forearm showing a colour portrait of a woman with long curved horns, one hand resting under her chin, against a black background.
Realistic horned woman portrait on a forearm
Realistic coloured pencil drawing of a woman's face blended with a tiger's head and stripes, shown on paper as a tattoo design.
Woman and tiger portrait design
Black and grey realism roses and a woman's face on a thigh, beside a small fine line rose tattoo on the hand.
Roses and portrait on thigh, small rose on hand
Two-panel photo of a realistic blue lion head tattoo on an upper arm, showing the linework stage on the left and the finished shaded piece on the right.
Realistic lion on upper arm, before and after
Black and grey realism tattoo of the Virgin Mary with a halo and roses, sitting on an upper arm.
Virgin Mary portrait with roses on upper arm
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo of a woman's face with handwritten script, a bird and a heart, shown on an upper arm and forearm from four angles.
Woman portrait and script full sleeve
Realism full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing zombie figures, character portraits and tattooed lettering in colour.
Zombie and portrait full sleeve
Large realism back tattoo in black and grey showing an Africa map, two winged angels, a compass and portraits, with a red and grey Liverpool crest on the upper arm sleeve.
Africa map and angels back piece
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face and eye with a butterfly on the forearm.
Realistic face portrait with butterfly on forearm
Photograph of a realistic colour portrait tattoo of a smiling man with dark curly hair, set against a teal wash, on the upper back.
Realistic colour portrait on upper back
Realism tattoo of a black tabby cat with green eyes in profile, shaded in black and grey with touches of colour, on a calf.
Realistic black cat portrait on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a man with swept, wild hair holding a large blade, shown on a limb.
Realistic portrait of a man holding a blade
Realism colour tattoo of a purple rose with water droplets across the shoulder and upper arm, above a camera lens, bird and portrait panel.
Purple rose and camera sleeve on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a white and black dog in a red jacket and bow tie, set in an ornate brown frame on the outer thigh.
Dog in a suit within an ornate frame on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a banknote-style portrait wearing a bandana over the lower face, on the back of a hand.
Banknote portrait in bandana on the back of a hand
Black and grey realism tattoo of a sleeping baby cradled by hands, across the forearm.
Sleeping baby in realism on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman with curled hair and pearl drop earrings, placed on the outer thigh.
Black and grey realism portrait on a thigh
Greyscale realism tattoo of a smiling man's face with curled hair and a high-collared jacket, on the upper arm.
Realistic portrait tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face in profile with closed eyes and a fringe, set against a clock face, on a forearm.
Woman's profile portrait with clock on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a man's face in profile with a script signature reading Elvis Presley beneath it, on a limb.
Portrait and script signature on a limb
Black and grey realistic portrait tattoo of a man in a pirate-style headwrap, shown on the upper arm.
Realistic pirate portrait on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a panther and a spotted leopard split down the middle inside a circle, placed on a thigh.
Panther and leopard split face on thigh
Colour portrait tattoo on a calf showing a man with dark hair in a red top holding a red-haired child in a teal outfit with pink hearts.
Portrait of a man and child on a calf
Realism-style portrait tattoo of a man with swept hair, red bow tie and tweed jacket, holding a cylindrical tool, on the upper arm.
Realism portrait of a man in a bow tie on upper arm
Realistic colour portrait tattoo of a bearded man with three metal claws slashing diagonally across it, on the upper arm.
Bearded portrait with three claws on upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a black and white cat wearing a grey hat with a feather, set inside an ornate gold frame on a calf.
Tuxedo cat in a hat in a gilded frame
Colour tattoo of a cameo-framed woman in profile with a purple satin bow and floral lace border on the upper arm, in a realistic style.
Cameo portrait with purple bow on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face with curled light hair and dark lips, surrounded by star sparkles, on the outer thigh.
Black and grey portrait of a woman on thigh
Back of a man showing a large black and grey realistic tattoo of a veiled face with lowered eyes, with colourful biomechanical tattoos on both upper arms.
Veiled face back piece with biomechanical sleeves
Realism tattoo of a Buddha head surrounded by roses on the thigh, with a floral tattoo on the forearm of a seated woman in a car.
Buddha head and roses on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head with a full mane, covering the upper arm.
Lion head on an upper arm
Realist tattoo of a chocolate-coated ice lolly with a smiling man's face on the lower leg, with melting drips and a wooden stick.
Smiling face ice lolly on a calf
Realistic tattoo of an adult wolf above three wolf pups on an upper arm, shaded in greys and warm browns with a pink tongue.
Adult wolf with three wolf pups on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman with sugar skull face paint, flowing hair and a crescent ornament on the forearm.
Sugar skull woman portrait on a forearm
Black and grey realistic drawing of a lion's head in profile with a full mane, shaded in fine pencil-like detail, suitable as a tattoo design.
Realistic lion head in profile
Realistic tattoo portrait of a woman with dark lips and drifting orange petals, in a realism style on the calf.
Realistic portrait with orange petals on a calf
Colour realism tattoo of a man's face in aviator sunglasses with a cigarette, with fiery orange reflections in the lenses, on the upper arm.
Realistic colour portrait with sunglasses and cigarette
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head with a full mane, placed on the calf.
Realistic lion portrait on a calf
Colour realism portrait tattoo of a man with dark swept hair, a moustache and a red jacket with a tie, on the calf.
Portrait of a man with moustache on a calf
Realistic grey tattoo of a cat's head with pale blue eyes and pink nose and inner ears, on the outer forearm.
Cat head with blue eyes on a forearm
Realism tattoo of a woman in an ornate masquerade mask with red lips and a pocket watch on a forearm.
Masked woman and pocket watch on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman with sugar skull face paint and flowing hair, with a rose below, on an upper arm.
Sugar skull woman with rose on an arm
Realistic tattoo of a cat wearing a black beanie with an orange patch, shaded in grey and tan on the back of a hand.
Cat in a beanie on the back of a hand
Black and grey wolf head tattoo on the upper back, with a realistic fur half and an ornamental dotwork half.
Wolf head with ornamental half on upper back
Colour realism tattoo on the ribs showing a portrait in mirrored sunglasses with a cigarette, red Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas lettering and black bats.
Fear and Loathing portrait on the ribs
Realistic forearm tattoo of a sugar skull woman with red eyes, smoke swirls and a skull below, shaded in grey with red accents.
Sugar skull woman and skull on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rolled dollar bill with a portrait and a die beside it, on the upper arm.
Rolled banknote and dice on an arm