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 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
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a dog face on the side of the ribs, built from geometric hatched lines.
Geometric dog face tattoo on the ribs
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
Colour traditional tattoo of a geisha with a half-skull face and flower hair pins on the back of a hand.
Geisha and skull portrait on the back of a hand
Black and grey character face tattoo on the back of a hand, with tattooed neck, rings and watch, in a black and white photo of a person in a dark suit.
Character tattoo on the back of a hand
Traditional flash design laid out across a white body silhouette, covering the arms and torso with an eagle, snakes, dragon, peacock, pin-up, reaper and portrait.
Full-body traditional flash on a white silhouette
A woman's leg covered in black and grey tattoos from thigh to calf, wearing black high heels, with a person in jeans leaning against a wall beside her.
Leg tattoos with high heels on a cobbled street
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a cartoon girl with large eyes and a hair bun, placed on the upper back.
Sketchy cartoon girl on upper back
Woman seen from behind with a tattooed back, including skulls, a coloured Snow White portrait and script, and sleeve work on her arm in a neo-traditional style.
Back and arm tattoos with Snow White portrait
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
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a blue-haired woman with a red rose in her hair and painted sugar skull face markings, on a forearm.
Blue-haired woman with rose on forearm
Traditional-style flash design on paper showing two oval portraits with honeycomb, bees, a flying saucer and an atom, above two scrolled banners in colour.
Two illustrated portraits with banners and bees
Traditional black and grey tattoo of a woman with curled hair and a cat inside a heart shape, on the lower leg.
Heart-framed woman and cat on a calf
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
Colour tattoo of the Joker holding a vintage camera on the calf, with green hair, a white face and a wide red grin.
Joker holding a vintage camera on a calf
Black and grey dotwork fox head with a geometric line base on the inner forearm, shown against a light knitted fabric.
Fox head with geometric lines on forearm
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 tattoo on the outer thigh of a dark-haired girl with a long plait, with small framed faces pinned across her body in a manga-style line drawing.
Girl with pinned portrait panels on thigh
Neo-traditional tattoo of a woman's face framed by purple roses, pearls and dark curling hair, placed on the outer thigh.
Woman's portrait with purple roses on a thigh
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
Woman seated on a striped bed showing traditional tattoos on her upper arm, forearm, hand and lower leg, including roses, an eagle and a portrait.
Traditional arm and leg tattoos with roses
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
Colour tattoos of two cartoon women in ornate gold frames, one with glasses and a green jacket, one with a black bob and red jacket, on the upper thighs.
Two cartoon portraits in gold frames on thighs
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
Small fine line tattoo of a French bulldog head with red inner ears on the lower back above jeans, beside a photo of a white French bulldog.
French bulldog head tattoo on lower back
Colour tattoo of a brown bear's face with geometric facets and watercolour splashes, on the upper arm of a man in a grey shirt.
Geometric bear on upper arm
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
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 line drawings in a traditional style, including a heart with a cabin and pine trees, drawn on a wooden hand mannequin.
Traditional heart, cabin and portrait flash on a wooden hand
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a red alien creature with large eyes inside a gold scrolled frame, with a red Om symbol, on an upper arm.
Colourful alien portrait with gold scrollwork on upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo of a dark-haired cartoon man in a suit with orange clouds behind him and a Danger Zone banner, on a forearm.
Cartoon portrait with Danger Zone banner on forearm
Line drawing flash of a sloth in a suit and bow tie inside an ornate oval frame, with roses and leaves below, shown on paper.
Sloth in a suit within an ornate frame with roses
Traditional colour tattoo of an embracing couple in a rope heart frame, with a crescent moon, sun and red flower, on a forearm.
Embracing couple in rope heart on forearm
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
Traditional style flash design of a woman with curled hair, two blue roses, an eyeball and a banner reading I only have eyes for you.
Pin-up woman with roses and eyeball banner
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