Portrait tattoo ideas

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Realistic tattoo of a grey alien bust with large black eyes on a lower leg, set against a purple and blue halo.

Grey alien bust on a calf

Black and grey realism tattoo of a stern man in a peaked cap with a cross emblem, emerging from cracked skin across the upper back.

Stern man in a cap breaking through cracked skin

Large realistic tattoo of a praying Virgin Mary with a halo across a shaved scalp, with tattooed forearms crossed beneath it.

Praying Madonna tattoo on a shaved scalp

Black and grey realism tattoo of a man's face with curly hair, eyes closed, singing into a microphone, on the inner upper arm.

Black and grey portrait with a microphone on an upper arm

Black and grey realism tattoo sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, showing a falcon head, the Eye of Horus, a queen's portrait and a pharaoh's face.

Egyptian themed sleeve with falcon and Eye of Horus

Tiger head in profile on the upper back

Black and grey realism tattoo of a moustached man's face covering the back of a hand, with a second face-like shape above the knuckles.

Moustached man portrait on the back of a hand

Black and grey tattoo on a forearm of a face formed from a folded banknote with a rolled bill above, shown in two side by side photographs.

Money-face portrait on a forearm

Realistic colour tattoo of a smiling man's portrait on an eagle wrapped in the American flag, perched on a branch, on the skin of the upper body.

Portrait and eagle in flag tattoo

Realism portrait of a woman in a headdress on upper arm

Black and grey realism tattoo of a horror character in a fedora with a bladed glove, on the upper arm.

Horror character portrait with bladed glove

Black and grey realistic tattoo of a standing wolf facing forward, placed on the outer upper thigh.

Realistic standing wolf on the thigh

Full sleeve tattoo in realism style on the upper arm and forearm showing Darth Vader, Han Solo, Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker and the Death Star against a space background.

Star Wars characters and Death Star full sleeve

Colour realism tattoo of a woman's portrait with her hands forming a heart and the word Home beneath them, on a limb above a tiled floor.

Realism portrait of a woman with heart-shaped hands

Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face with wavy hair on the outer thigh, with the wearer lying down in socks.

Realistic female portrait tattoo on thigh

Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a footballer seen from behind, wearing a number 7 shirt with the name Cantona across the back.

Footballer seen from behind on a forearm

Realism tattoo of a pug's face and shoulders in brown and grey shading on an upper arm.

Realistic pug portrait on upper arm

Black and grey realistic tattoo of a face with dark eyes and cracked skin texture across the back of a hand, shown in Realism style on the hand.

Realistic face tattoo on the back of a hand

Black and grey realism tattoo of a French bulldog's head on the middle finger of a hand.

French bulldog portrait on a finger

Realistic colour tattoo of a revolver wrapped in a pink ruffled garter with a bow and heart charm, on the outer thigh.

Revolver and garter on a thigh

Colour realism tattoo on a forearm showing a man in aviator glasses holding a cigarette beside an open-jawed shark, shown as a side-by-side pair of photos.

Realistic portrait and shark on a forearm

Realism tattoo of a bearded older man with flowing hair and swirling smoke across the back of a hand, shown in greys and browns against a pale background.

Bearded man portrait on the back of a hand

Realistic colour tattoo of a lion's head with a flowing mane in orange, yellow and purple tones, on a person's upper back.

Realistic lion head on upper back

Realism colour tattoo on a calf of a scarred horror villain in a teal brimmed hat, with long metal blades on a glove, set against a red background.

Horror villain with bladed glove on a calf

Colour realism tattoo of a woman with sugar skull face paint, red autumn leaves and a keyhole on her forehead, on a calf.

Sugar skull portrait with autumn leaves on a calf

Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull-faced woman with roses and a swallow on the thigh of a person lying on a white bed.

Skull portrait and roses on a thigh

Colour tattoo of an anthropomorphic cat in a veiled hat and lace collar, framed by black scrollwork with a red rose, on the forearm.

Cat in a veiled hat with a rose on a forearm

Realistic colour tattoo of a woman in a feathered headdress resting her hand on her chin, with an owl below, on the outer thigh.

Headdress portrait and owl on thigh

Realism colour tattoo on a forearm showing a bearded figure whose beard is made of tentacles, with a carved skull coin above it.

Bearded tentacled figure and skull coin on a forearm

Realism tattoo of a grinning villain face with bared teeth and wide eyes on a forearm, beside a black and white printed image of the same face.

Grinning villain face on a forearm

Realistic colour tattoo of a blue-skinned alien face wearing goggles, with red lips, on the upper arm.

Blue alien face with goggles on upper arm

Colour realism tattoo of a man with a wide-eyed, grimacing expression and a dark headband, on the upper arm.

Realistic portrait tattoo on upper arm

Realistic colour portrait tattoo of a man with slicked-back dark hair, blue eyes and a toothy grin, on the upper arm or thigh.

Realistic colour portrait of a man

Black and grey shaded tattoo of two kissing profiles framed in a circle, on the upper arm.

Two profiles kissing in a circle

Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a sugar skull woman framed by roses and a butterfly, covering the upper arm and shoulder.

Sugar skull woman and roses on upper arm

Colour tattoo of a cat wearing a top hat, monocle and bow tie inside an oval frame above a red rose, on the upper arm.

Cat in top hat and monocle with rose on upper arm

Black and grey realism back tattoo of a sheriff in a wide-brimmed hat aiming a revolver, with a city skyline, a road and zombies around him.

Sheriff and zombies back piece

Cat portrait on a forearm

Black and grey realism tattoo of a clown face with a tear and $100 bills on the lower leg.

Clown face with tear and hundred dollar bills

Realism tattoo of a woman's face behind a black lace masquerade mask with white flowers, placed on a forearm.

Masquerade mask portrait on a forearm

Colour tattoo of a barn owl inside an ornate gold scrollwork frame with purple gems, on the outer thigh.

Barn owl in an ornate gilded frame on a thigh

Realism tattoo of a grinning clown in a red, white and blue striped top hat and red bow tie, sitting on a calf.

Clown portrait with top hat on a calf

Realistic fox portrait on a forearm

Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face with ornate filigree above the eyes and a clock face with Roman numerals across the cheek, on an upper arm.

Black and grey portrait with clock face on upper arm

Black and grey realism tattoo of a man in glasses and a tie on the outer thigh, with a scroll banner reading Assistant Regional Manager.

Portrait of a man in glasses with banner on thigh

Colour realism tattoo of a dark-haired figure with smudged eye makeup and hands pressed together in prayer, shown on a limb.

Realism portrait of a figure with hands clasped

Black and grey realism tattoo of an elephant head with a curved tusk, shown on a man's forearm.

Elephant head on a forearm

Realistic penny coin on the ribs