Portrait tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey portrait tattoo of a man's face with lettering below it, on the inside of a forearm.
Portrait and quote on a forearm
Black and grey star and geometric tattoo on one forearm and a shaded religious portrait on the other, with a diamond-set watch on the wrist.
Star and portrait tattoos on forearms
Black fine line tattoo of a faceted geometric woman wearing a flower crown, with roses below, on the inner forearm.
Geometric portrait with roses on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a man's face with a raised hand gesture on the forearm.
Realism portrait of a man on a forearm
A person with hands over their face wears a brown fedora and grey t-shirt, showing colourful figurative tattoos on both forearms and small tattoos on the fingers.
Colour forearm tattoos and finger tattoos
Neo-traditional tattoo of a woman in profile with curled dark hair, orange spiked rays and a teal hair ornament, on the inner forearm.
Neo-trad woman profile on a forearm
Black and grey realistic full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a woman's portrait, an angel wing and a skull.
Realistic sleeve with woman, wing and skull
Forearm with a dense black and grey geometric mandala tattoo, with diamond and star motifs, in front of a wall of mandala and floral drawings.
Mandala forearm tattoo on a wall of designs
Black and white photo of two people embracing, with LOVE tattooed across the knuckles and black-and-grey lettering and a portrait tattoo on the forearms.
Embracing couple with knuckle lettering
Four views of a black and grey full arm sleeve with red sunburst rays, a profile portrait, the words Easy Rider and a road ends sign, and a motorcyclist, placed on the upper arm and forearm.
Full sleeve with Easy Rider motif and red sunburst
Realism tattoo of a woman with sugar skull face paint, blue eyes and red lips, shaded in grey on the forearm.
Sugar skull woman portrait on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bearded face with long hair, labelled Jesus, on the inner forearm.
Jesus portrait on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a face merged with a city skyline, barbed wire and birds, with bold lettering below on the forearm.
City skyline and face double exposure on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo sleeve on a forearm showing a car, a compass, a folded map, smoke and a grey portrait of a face.
Realism sleeve with car and compass on forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a tabby cat's head with green eyes and a pink nose, framed by olive leaves on a branch, on a forearm.
Tabby cat portrait with leaves on a forearm
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a cartoon man in a suit above a banner reading DANGER ZONE, shown on the forearm.
Suited man portrait with Danger Zone banner
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
Black line tattoo of a woman with long flowing hair and a hand raised near her chin, in a fine line style, on the inner forearm.
Art Nouveau style woman on forearm
Black and grey tattoo on a forearm showing a cartoon top-hatted, monocled figure holding a cane beside a banknote with a portrait.
Monopoly banker and banknote on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a man's face split into angled panels with a cigarette, on the inside of a forearm.
Fractured male portrait on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a man's face partly covered by a paisley bandana, holding a handgun with smoke curling up, on the forearm.
Bandana-masked portrait with handgun and smoke
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of a woman's face with a butterfly covering her eyes, placed on the forearm.
Butterfly over a woman's face on forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a woman's face in a flower crown and leaves, drawn in a minimal continuous-line style on the forearm.
Line art woman with flower crown on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a woman's face with closed eyes and blunt fringe, with a large clock face and gears behind her.
Realistic woman's face and clock on forearm
Black and grey collage tattoo on two forearms, with halftone dots, fine geometric linework, a portrait partly set in a teal block and small script.
Collage forearm sleeve with portrait and geometry
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing helicopters, a portrait style face, lightning and a red cross mark.
Realistic sleeve with helicopters and portrait
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion and two roses covering the upper arm and forearm as a full sleeve.
Lion and roses realism sleeve
Black and grey tattoo of a horned woman with a raven perched on her horns and dark leaves below, on a forearm, in a realism and blackwork style.
Horned woman and raven on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a smiling dog with a collar on the inner forearm.
Dog portrait tattoo on a forearm
Photograph of a realistic colour tattoo of a Siamese cat with blue eyes on a forearm, shown in two side-by-side close-up views.
Realistic Siamese cat on a forearm
Realism tattoo on a lower leg showing a shaded grey portrait of a man in large glasses, crossed Chap Stick tubes beneath him and the words HECK YES above.
Portrait with crossed lip balm tubes on a leg
Two colour tattoos of sugar skull portraits, one on a calf and one on a forearm, with script lettering below the forearm piece.
Sugar skull portraits on calf and forearm
Two hands held palms out showing a black and grey realistic portrait tattoo on the back of one hand, lettering across the fingers, and a pink peony on the forearm.
Portrait hand tattoo with finger lettering
Black and grey realism tattoos of a man with a moustache and a woman with long dark hair, each in an ornate frame on a forearm.
Two framed portraits on forearms
Two colour tattoos in a neo-traditional style: a forearm portrait of a moustached man with lightning bolts and lettering, and an upper arm portrait of a bearded man in a paper boat hat with an eye and
Two colourful portrait tattoos on forearm and upper arm
Colour realism portrait tattoo of a man in yellow aviator glasses with a cigarette in his mouth, on the inner forearm, with ink drips above and below the face.
Colour portrait of a man in yellow aviator glasses
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman with sugar skull face paint and roses, covering a forearm.
Sugar skull woman and roses on a forearm
Colour tattoo on the inner forearm of a woman's face with hands covering her eyes, its hair and hands filled with blue and purple galaxy shading and stars, with a green shape below the chin.
Woman with hands over eyes, starry forearm tattoo
Colour tattoo of Captain America in a realistic style on a forearm, showing his blue cowl, white star and part of his red and white shield.
Captain America portrait on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a dog's face on a forearm, with the words my heart my soul in script beside it.
Realistic dog portrait with script on forearm
Realism tattoo of the Joker on a forearm, shown in black and grey with green accents on his grin and hand.
Joker portrait on a forearm
Two panels show a cat portrait tattooed on a forearm: a purple linework sketch on the left and a realistic black and grey version on the right.
Cat portrait on a forearm, sketch and finished
Black and grey realism tattoo of a man's face partly covered by a cloth, with three stars and smoke, above rolled banknotes on a forearm.
Masked portrait and rolled cash on a forearm
Black and white photo of tattooed forearms and hands gripping a skateboard, with a traditional rose and a woman's portrait on the left forearm and a heart design on the back of the right hand.
Tattooed hands and forearms gripping a skateboard
A woman in a white bralette and grey underwear shows a black and grey realism-style spread eagle tattoo across her lower abdomen and portrait-style tattoos on both arms.
Spread eagle wings on abdomen with arm sleeves
Sketch-style tattoo of a woman's head and shoulders with swept-up hair on the inner forearm, shaded in grey and black with touches of red.
Vintage woman portrait sketch on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo on a forearm showing a portrait of a bald man with glasses and a goatee in an orange hoodie, above a rolled stack of banknotes with a pink band on blue crystals.
Realistic portrait and cash bundle on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a geisha with ornate hair pieces and lace trim on a forearm.
Geisha portrait with lace on a forearm