Portrait tattoo ideas

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Black and grey realistic tattoo of a woman with wavy hair and eyes closed, with a small rose outline beside her, on a person's upper back.
Black and grey portrait of a woman on the back
Traditional back tattoo of a woman's face framed by red roses, two swallows and a heart with clasped hands, covering the full back.
Traditional back piece with woman, roses and swallows
Realistic grey and pink tattoo of a geisha in a kimono with cherry blossom branches, covering the upper back.
Geisha portrait with cherry blossom on a back
Black and grey realism portrait of a woman with a city scene and "Ride or Die" script, tattooed across a full back.
Realist woman portrait and script across a full back
Full back tattoo in realistic colour showing masked figures, a clown face, a skull and a gas mask, with tattooed sleeves visible at the sides.
Full back piece of masked figures and a clown
Black and grey realism tattoo of the Bride of Frankenstein and Frankenstein's monster face to face inside a heart with a spiderweb, on the upper back.
Bride of Frankenstein and monster in a heart
Full back tattoo in black and grey realism showing the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign, poker chips, dice, city towers and two large portraits across the upper back.
Las Vegas back piece in black and grey
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head and mane with front paws, covering most of a person's upper back.
Realistic lion tattoo across the back
Back view of a person with a large greyscale skull tattoo across the back, portrait tattoos down the thighs and a sleeve on the arm, wearing a purple thong.
Skull and portrait back and leg tattoos in greyscale
Two-panel photo of a person lying on white bedding, with pastel mermaid scale tattoos covering the legs and hips and yellow and green fins on the thighs and calves.
Pastel mermaid scale tattoo across legs and back
Realistic wolf head tattoo with shaded grey and brown fur across a person's upper back, with their head turned away from the camera.
Wolf head on upper back
Large realism tattoo on a person's back showing a woman's face framed by a feathered wing, red cherry blossom, lotus flowers and Japanese-style waves.
Realist woman portrait with lotus on a back
Colour traditional-style tattoo on a back showing four drawn female faces above pine trees, with Thank you for being a friend lettering in black.
Four portrait faces with thank you lettering
Full back tattoo in black and grey realism showing several portraits, a woman in a white dress, vintage motorcycles, a motel sign and a Route 66 shield on the back.
Full back realism scene with motorcycles and portraits
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a black dog and a brown dog with red roses and a rope border, on a person's upper back near the shoulder.
Two dogs and roses on the upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of roses over the shoulder and a skull-faced woman on the back, shown from behind.
Roses and skull portrait across back
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a long-haired cat's face with detailed fur and whiskers, placed on the upper back.
Long-haired cat portrait on upper back
Colour realism tattoo on the back of a woman's profile inside an outline map of Africa, with a beaded necklace and white and red headdress.
Woman in profile within a map of Africa
Black and white photo of a large black and grey skull tattoo covering a person's back, with a dotwork star on the upper back and a portrait on the arm.
Skull and star back tattoo in black and grey
Black and grey realism back tattoo showing a tiger head above a woman's profile with closed eyes, with a skull held in a hand on the side of the body.
Tiger and woman full back piece with skull
Script reading The heart of an Indian beside a profile headdress tattoo on the lower back, mostly black and grey with small red accents.
Script lettering and feathered headdress on back
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 four women's portrait faces arranged across the back.
Four portrait faces on a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of four men's faces in suits and caps, spread across the upper back.
Four male portraits across a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a dachshund wearing a collar and tag, placed on a person's upper back.
Dachshund portrait on upper back
Realistic black and grey back tattoo of a bearded older man smoking a pipe, with hands holding a tin below, covering the back.
Bearded man with pipe on full back
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 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
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
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
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
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
Black and grey dotwork and blackwork tattoo of a woman with closed eyes and windswept hair filled with stars and moons, on the upper back.
Woman with starry flowing hair on upper back
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
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
Black line drawing of a woman with a red rose and small olive accents, a fine line style tattoo on the upper back between the shoulder blades.
Line drawn woman holding a rose on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of an Art Nouveau style woman within a circular frame, covering the middle of a person's upper back.
Art Nouveau woman in a circle on upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a woman's face framed by flowers, a lace-like headdress and arrows, across the upper back of a woman seen from behind.
Woman portrait with flowers on a back
Watercolour style Joker face tattoo with green hair and a red grin, with ink splatter and sketched lines, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Joker face tattoo on upper back
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
Black sketched portrait with a red lightning bolt tattoo on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Sketched portrait with lightning bolt on back
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
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
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 tattoo of a man with his head bowed and an arm raised, sitting across the upper back.
Realistic bowed head portrait on upper back
Black and grey realism back tattoo of a woman wearing a lace mask, with roses and butterflies covering the full back.
Woman in a lace mask and roses across the back
Full back tattoo in realism style showing a red-haired woman in a red hood holding a lantern, with a snarling wolf above her on the upper back.
Lantern-carrying woman and wolf on a back