Portrait tattoo ideas

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Abstract portrait of a man in a hat on an upper arm sleeve, shaded in black and grey with green fill, red line, geometric lines and quote lettering.

Portrait of a man in a hat with quote on upper arm

Colour realism tattoo of a man with voluminous spiked hair and dark blue shading, covering the upper arm of a person in a white vest.

Realistic portrait of a man on upper arm

Black and grey realism portrait tattoo on an upper arm, showing a figure with a fringed hairstyle, clasped hands and a pendant necklace.

Greyscale portrait tattoo on upper arm

Neo-trad woman and peony on upper arm

Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face with a butterfly on the upper arm.

Woman portrait with butterfly on upper arm

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

Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a Yoda-like character with large ears and a wrinkled face, on the upper arm.

Yoda portrait tattoo on upper arm

Colour tattoo of a painted figure with closed eyes, red lips and ornate gold and floral patterns on the outer upper arm near the shoulder.

Painted figure tattoo on upper arm

Realistic colour tattoo of a black and white cow face with purple daisies, sitting on the upper arm near the shoulder.

Realistic cow and daisies on upper arm

Black and grey lion head tattoo with a detailed mane in fine line and dotwork style on the upper arm.

Lion head with flowing mane on upper arm

Traditional style colour tattoo of a woman in a pirate tricorn hat with a skull and crossbones, shown on the upper arm.

Pirate woman with skull hat on upper arm

Woman in profile with banner on upper arm

Full sleeve with Easy Rider motif and red sunburst

Traditional style tattoo of a winking woman in a patterned headscarf with a banner reading NEVER AGAIN, on an upper arm.

Winking pin-up with Never Again banner on upper arm

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

Sketchy black and red tattoo of a man in a bowler hat with a cog over one eye, set against music staves on an upper arm.

Bowler hat portrait over music staves on upper arm

Black and grey realism tattoo of a cat in a top hat, monocle and bow tie inside a beaded oval frame on the upper arm.

Cat in top hat and monocle in a frame

Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a bearded man wearing a crown of thorns above a veiled woman with eyes lowered, framed by flowing drapery.

Realistic religious portrait sleeve on upper arm

Colour tattoo of a long-haired cat in a scalloped oval frame with a pink background and a banner reading BIXBY, on the upper arm.

Cat portrait in oval frame on upper arm

Black and grey realism tattoo of a bulldog's wrinkled face covering the upper arm and shoulder of a bearded man in a black vest.

Realistic bulldog portrait on upper arm

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

Abstract sketch-style tattoo of a woman's face with blue and purple brushstrokes on the upper arm.

Abstract woman portrait on upper arm

Colour realism portrait tattoo on an upper arm, set in an ornate red and orange circus-style frame with a monkey, an elephant and a peacock, and lettering reading Michael Jackson.

Circus-framed portrait tattoo on upper arm

Black and grey dotwork tattoo on an upper arm showing a blindfolded woman with an apple on her head, with a leafy sprig to the left.

Blindfolded woman with apple on upper arm

Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a woman's face framed by swirling hair and pearl strands, covering the upper arm and shoulder.

Woman portrait with pearls on upper arm sleeve

Red-capped profile with crows on upper arm

Realism-style tattoo on the upper arm showing a portrait of a man, a red classic car, a vintage microphone, flames and a Sun Records style badge.

Realism sleeve with red classic car and microphone

Black and grey Japanese style tattoo of a woman's face with flowing hair and swirling feathers, with vertical kanji beside her, on the upper arm.

Woman portrait with kanji on upper arm

Fine line tattoo of a woman's face wearing a leaf crown with soft coloured wash, on the upper arm.

Line drawn woman in a leaf crown

Colour traditional-style tattoo of a dollar sign over a banknote portrait, surrounded by red and orange flames, on the upper arm.

Dollar sign and banknote in flames

Realistic colour tattoo of a lion's face with a full orange and black mane, shown on the upper arm.

Realistic lion portrait on upper arm

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

Colour tattoo of a stylised woman's face in red and orange watercolour washes with white dot splatter, on the upper arm.

Watercolour woman portrait on upper arm

Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a stylised face with spiky hair and a lightning bolt across one eye, on the upper arm near the elbow.

Lightning bolt face portrait on upper arm

Realism style tattoo on an upper arm showing a vintage woman with teased hair and a smiling face divided by a band of coloured geometric triangles.

Vintage portrait with geometric band on upper arm

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

Realism tattoo of a sugar skull woman with a cross on her forehead, cracked hands and a red rose, on the upper arm.

Sugar skull portrait with rose on upper arm

Colour neo-traditional portrait tattoo on the outer thigh showing a man in a cap and smiley-face sunglasses with a cigarette in his mouth.

Portrait of a man in smiley sunglasses on a thigh

Colour traditional tattoo of a woman with a hair bun, red flowers and a blue banner reading Stay True, on an upper arm.

Traditional pin-up portrait with banner on upper arm

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 tattoo of a character with a smeared red mouth and long dark hair, set against blurred lights, on the upper arm.

Realistic character portrait on upper arm

Realistic colour tattoo of a hairless Sphynx cat with large blue eyes, wrapped around the upper arm.

Sphynx cat portrait on an upper arm

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

Realism colour tattoo of a tan dog's face in an ornate gold frame, with pink roses below, on the upper arm.

Dog portrait in ornate frame with roses

Black linework tattoo of a woman's face with an elaborate bun hairstyle, beside a small skull and crossbones, on the upper arm.

Woman portrait and skull on upper arm

Colour realism tattoo of an older man in a pinstriped suit and red tie on an upper arm, with the words COME ON DOWN beneath.

Portrait of an older man with lettering on upper arm

Traditional style tattoo of a grey tabby cat head overlapping a woman's face with a bob haircut, placed on the upper arm.

Cat and woman portrait on upper arm

Full sleeve realism tattoo in black and grey with blue tones, showing a grinning cat, pocket watches, a girl and film strip portraits across the upper arm and forearm.

Full sleeve of clocks, cat and portraits