Portrait tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face on a calf, with lettering on the thigh and a winged design on the hip, shown on a bed.
Black and grey portrait tattoo on a leg
Black and grey realism tattoo of two figures in a loose, painterly style on the upper arm.
Two figures in black and grey on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rolled bundle of hundred dollar bills with a portrait and a large 100 on the forearm.
Rolled hundred dollar bills on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a large-eyed furry creature in a red hat, resting its chin on a hand, on a forearm.
Gizmo creature portrait on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman with an updo and tear marks, holding an old telephone receiver, on a lower leg.
Black and grey portrait of a woman with a telephone
Two black and grey profile tattoos on the backs of hands, one showing a man in a feathered headdress and one showing a woman with a feather headband.
Matching profile portraits on the backs of hands
Black and grey realism tattoo of a hairless sphynx cat in an ornate oval frame with gemstones, on the outer thigh.
Sphynx cat in an ornate frame on a thigh
Realistic colour tattoo of a seated cat within an ornate gold and teal scrollwork frame on the thigh.
Cat portrait with gold scroll frame on thigh
A woman in a white and dark blue swimsuit printed with a shark shows realistic black and grey tattoos on her upper arm, forearm and hand.
Tattoo sleeves and a shark print swimsuit
Colour realism tattoo of a man in a feathered headdress and beaded necklace, on the upper arm.
Feathered headdress portrait on upper arm
Large colour tattoo across a person's back showing a woman's portrait, teal peacock feathers, purple peonies, a bird and a ladybird, in a realistic style.
Woman portrait with peonies and feathers on a back
Full-colour realism tattoo of a furry orange character with a large nose and open mouth, on the side of the ribs, set against a purple shadow.
Furry character tattoo on the ribs
Colour realism tattoo of a grimacing woman in a head wrap, with the words Ain't nobody got time for that beneath, on an upper arm.
Grimacing portrait with quote on upper arm
Woman in a white strapless dress holding a bouquet of orange and yellow flowers, with a realistic portrait tattoo on her upper arm and a colourful floral sleeve on her forearm.
Bride with tattooed arms holding a bouquet
Realistic colour tattoo of a cream cat with blue eyes inside an ornamental teal frame, on the outer thigh.
Cream cat portrait with blue eyes on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a man with slicked-back hair, a moustache and a suit and tie, placed on the forearm.
Black and grey portrait of a man on a forearm
Black and grey Viking chest and arm sleeves, with two longships and tattooed portraits in the sails above a large Thor's hammer on the stomach.
Viking ships and Thor's hammer chest piece
Black and grey realism tattoo of a geisha with white flowers in her hair and a finger raised to her lips, on the lower leg.
Geisha with finger to lips on a calf
Black and grey realism portrait tattoo of a smiling older man with tousled hair on the outer thigh.
Black and grey portrait of a smiling man
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman in a classical helmet and cloak covering the upper arm.
Warrior woman in helmet on upper arm
Black and grey realism back tattoo showing a woman in a fedora with a band across her eyes, two birds, and handwritten script on the upper and mid back.
Realistic back piece with woman in hat and birds
Painterly colour tattoo of a lioness head on a lower leg, with orange, brown and purple shading in a realistic style.
Lioness head tattoo on a calf
Pink line drawing of a woman with flowing hair and two roses tucked into it, in a realism-leaning style, shown as a tattoo design.
Woman with roses in her hair
Black and grey portrait tattoo of two people kissing on a forearm, with shaded slicked hair and geometric shapes below.
Kissing faces portrait on a forearm
Realism tattoo on a calf showing a woman with sugar skull face paint, a red rose in her hair and a lace mandala behind her.
Sugar skull woman with red rose on calf
Realistic colour portrait tattoo of a man with dark swept-back hair and stubble on a forearm, with a small red rune-like symbol beside it.
Realistic portrait of a man on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo of a man in aviator sunglasses and a dark jacket, placed on a forearm.
Realistic portrait with aviator sunglasses
Realism portrait of a bearded man with red blood splatter and the words Don't Open and Dead Inside tattooed on a calf.
Bearded man portrait with zombie and blood splatter
Black and grey realism tattoo of a dog with its tongue out, emerging through torn skin on a person's upper back.
Realistic dog portrait tearing through skin on back
Woman in a black slip dress taking a mirror selfie, showing a grey realism rose sleeve on her upper arm, a portrait tattoo on her forearm and a small eye tattoo on her chest.
Rose sleeve and portrait tattoo on arm
Realistic colour portrait tattoo of a man with dark curly hair in a red jacket, with a small black silhouette below, on an upper arm.
Realistic colour portrait tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo on a forearm showing two overlapping female faces, one with a third eye, with arrows and flowing hair in a realistic shaded style.
Two faces and arrows on a forearm
Pencil drawing of a realistic lion head with a wind-swept mane ending in curling swirls, a design suited to a tattoo, shown with no body placement.
Lion head with flowing mane
Realistic grey wolf head with pink peonies and green leaves tattooed on the outer upper thigh, in a realism style with colour flowers.
Realistic wolf and peonies on a thigh
Black and grey pencil drawing of a woman in a cap with script lettering, a hand raised to her mouth and a rosary, a tattoo flash design with no placement on the body.
Pencil portrait of a woman in a script-embroidered cap
Colour realism tattoo of a smiling character with orange hair wearing a green top hat with a pink band and a patterned bow tie, on the calf.
Character portrait in top hat on calf
Colour realism tattoo on a lower leg showing a pale blue portrait of a dark-haired face beside scissor blades and white snowflakes.
Blue portrait with scissor blades and snowflakes on a calf
Large realism tattoo across a bare back showing a woman in profile with a hand near her mouth, surrounded by handwritten script and red-tinged drips.
Woman portrait with script on back
Black and grey realism full arm sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, shown from five angles, featuring a banknote portrait, playing cards, stars and an 8 ball.
Full arm sleeve with banknote portrait and cards
Black and grey realism tattoo of a snarling jaguar above a woman's face with long hair and a painted stripe, on the upper thigh.
Jaguar and woman portrait on a thigh
Black and grey realism chest tattoo of a snarling wolf head flanked by two figures in feathered headdresses, one a portrait and one a skull, on a man's chest.
Wolf with headdress portraits on chest
Greyscale pencil drawing of a woman with sugar skull face paint and a large flower in her hair, drawn as a realistic portrait tattoo design.
Sugar skull woman portrait with flower
Colour realism tattoo of a woman in an ornate headdress and draped veil, placed on the outer thigh.
Ornate woman portrait on a thigh
Colour realism tattoo of a geisha with a parasol and flowers in her hair, placed on the calf.
Geisha with parasol on a lower leg
Colour portrait tattoo of a woman with long hair on an upper arm, with black ink splatter and a Roman numeral clock face below her.
Colourful woman portrait and clock on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of Medusa with snakes coiled through her hair on an arm, shown in three side-by-side panels.
Medusa portrait with snakes on an arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a long-haired woman with a clown nose and tear, with comedy and tragedy masks and a pointe shoe, on the upper arm with script lettering below.
Woman with theatre masks and script on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a black and tan dog with large ears, orange maple leaves and a green wash background on the forearm.
Realistic black and tan dog with maple leaves