Portrait tattoo ideas

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Neo-trad woman profile on a 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

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

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 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 neo-traditional tattoo of a dog's face inside a black heart with red flowers, on the inner upper arm, with a rose tattoo on the forearm below.

Dog portrait in a heart on an upper arm

Two colour tattoos in a neo-trad style: a sugar skull portrait with blue hair on the calf and a sugar skull portrait with flaming red hair on the forearm, with script lettering below.

Sugar skull portraits on calf and forearm

Neo-traditional tattoo of a pink and purple peony with teal centres and green leaves on the forearm, with a woman's head above it.

Pink and purple peony on a forearm

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

Bold colour tattoo of a stylised woman with dark bobbed hair holding a cat, with a teal plant below, in Neo-trad style on the forearm.

Stylised woman with a cat on a forearm

Neo-traditional tattoo of a moustached man with slicked-back hair holding a straight razor, set against an orange circle on the forearm.

Neo-traditional portrait with straight razor on forearm

Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a skull-faced figure in a black top hat above a red rose on a forearm.

Skull-faced figure in top hat with rose on forearm

Colour tattoo of a brown and cream dog portrait inside an ornate gold frame with a heart, a purple glow and a banner reading GRYNET, on a forearm.

Dog portrait in gold frame on forearm

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

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

Neo-traditional tattoo on a forearm of a woman in a black hat with a yellow flower and eyepatch, beside a yellow rose with black shading.

Eyepatch woman and yellow rose on a forearm

Black and grey tattoo of a woman wearing a wolf's head like a hood, with a shaded rose and swirls, on a forearm.

Wolf-headed woman and rose on a forearm

Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a forearm showing a pale figure with large eyes and dark hair in an ornate oval frame, above a blue butterfly with red spots.

Pale cartoon figure and butterfly on a forearm

Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a woman with black hair, a red patterned bandana, gold chain earrings and a plaid collar, placed on the forearm.

Woman portrait with red bandana on a forearm

Black and grey tattoos on a woman's forearms, upper arm and fingers, including a dotwork mandala, a rose, flowers and a portrait of a woman in a headpiece, with her face hidden behind her hands.

Mandala, floral and portrait sleeve on arms and hands

Colour tattoo of a French bulldog face wearing a teal bow tie, with a fine outline and leaf details, on the inner wrist and forearm.

French bulldog portrait with bow tie on wrist

Colour neo-trad tattoo of a woman's face in an ornate gold headdress and teal jewellery, with eye motifs, on a forearm.

Neo-trad woman portrait with headdress on forearm

Colour tattoo of a brown dog's head in a faceted, geometric style with bold black outlines, placed on the forearm.

Faceted dog portrait on a forearm

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

Black and grey sleeve tattoo on an arm, with a portrait of a woman and roses on the upper arm and dotwork flowers on the forearm.

Floral sleeve with portrait on upper arm

Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a man with blond hair and glasses in a purple diamond frame, with a MATT name plate, on a forearm.

Portrait with glasses and name plate on forearm

Neo-trad style tattoo of a grey cameo portrait in a black ornate frame, set on a pink oval with dangling bead chains, on the inner forearm.

Cameo in ornate frame on a forearm

Neo-traditional tattoo of a woman's face with teal hair wrap and scalloped collar on the inner forearm.

Stylised woman portrait on a forearm

Black and grey portrait of a woman with red lips and red splashes, a neo-trad style tattoo on a forearm.

Woman's face and red splashes on a forearm

Colour tattoo of a calico cat's face with green eyes, pink nose and whiskers, in a soft illustrative style, on the forearm.

Calico cat face on forearm

Colour tattoo of the Joker character with green hair, a purple hat and a wide yellow-toothed grin, on the forearm.

Joker character portrait on a forearm

Neo-traditional tattoo of a grey cat with yellow eyes wearing a gold crown, shown on a forearm against a red background.

Crowned cat on a forearm

Two illustrated female portraits on the forearms, one with blonde hair, a black blindfold and red lips, the other with red hair and a black gag across the mouth, in a bold neo-traditional style.

Blindfolded and gagged portraits on forearms

A seated person in a black bra and patterned underwear shows neo-traditional tattoos of two female portraits on the upper arm, a rose on the hand, and ornate scrollwork and a teal wave on the torso.

Portrait and ornamental tattoos on arms and torso

Realistic colour tattoo of a sugar skull woman framed by skeletal hands and teal scrollwork, with the words Till The End on the neck, on a forearm.

Sugar skull portrait on forearm

A person reclining outdoors shows a full colour sleeve on one arm, floral and skull tattoos on the legs, and a large skull piece across the torso.

Colourful skull tattoos across legs, arm and torso

Colour neo-traditional tattoo of an anthropomorphic cat in a veiled hat with a red rose, set in a black scrollwork frame on a forearm.

Veiled cat portrait with rose on a forearm

Neo-traditional tattoo of a woman in a feather headdress with an owl above her head, shown on the forearm in red, orange and black.

Owl and feather headdress portrait on forearm

Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a sugar skull woman with blue eyes and red lips, framed by purple roses and leaves, on a forearm.

Sugar skull woman with roses on a forearm

A black linework sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a crowned queen with ornamental scrollwork and a lion or animal motif near the wrist.

Crowned queen sleeve in linework

Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of a bespectacled man with a faceted, geometric face, sitting on the forearm.

Geometric portrait of a man on a forearm

Woman in profile with yellow flower on a forearm