Portrait tattoo ideas

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Neo-traditional tattoo of a woman in profile wearing a feather headdress and peony flower, placed on an upper arm.
Neo-trad woman and peony 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
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
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
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
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
Large neo-traditional sleeve tattoo on an upper arm showing a woman in profile with an owl headdress and flowing purple hair.
Owl and woman portrait on upper arm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a white dog's head looking up, framed by red roses and green leaves, on an upper arm.
Dog portrait and roses on upper arm
Shaded grey Buddha head with pink lotus flowers and cherry blossom on an upper arm and shoulder tattoo.
Buddha, lotus and cherry blossom on upper arm
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 red alien creature with large eyes inside a gold scrolled frame, with a red Om symbol, on an upper arm.
Colourful alien portrait with gold scrollwork on upper arm
Colour geometric neo-traditional tattoo of a man's head with a faceted orange and red face and one visible eye, on the upper arm.
Geometric faceted male portrait on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a cameo-framed woman in profile with a purple satin bow and floral lace border on the upper arm, in a realistic style.
Cameo portrait with purple bow on upper arm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a moustached man in a bowler hat and a woman with pearls and earrings, beside a red rose, on an upper arm.
Man and woman portrait with rose on upper arm
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
Neo-traditional tattoo of a long-haired girl with skull-like face paint and a red rose outline on an upper arm.
Skull-faced girl and rose on upper arm
Colour neo-traditional portrait of a woman in a headscarf with the word Faith on her brow, tattooed on the upper arm.
Woman portrait in headscarf on upper arm
Realistic sphynx cat in a grey suit, monocle and spotted bow tie inside an ornate black frame, tattooed on the upper arm.
Sphynx cat in monocle and bow tie on upper arm
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 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
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of a hairless Sphynx cat with blue eyes and a blue scarf on the upper arm.
Sphynx cat portrait with blue scarf
Neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing a woman's face framed by blue hair, with three grey cats with yellow eyes above her head.
Woman with blue hair and three cats on upper arm
Black and grey neo-traditional style tattoo of a cartoon girl with her hair in a bun, chin resting on her hands, inside an ornate scrolled frame on the upper arm.
Cartoon girl in a scrolled frame on an arm
Colour tattoo of an Art Nouveau style woman with red hair and white flowers, with teal and white swirls, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Art Nouveau woman upper arm sleeve
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a woman in profile wearing a striped head wrap, framed by a gold laurel wreath on the upper arm.
Profile portrait in a laurel wreath on upper arm
Colour tattoo of an Art Nouveau style woman with red hair and white flowers on an upper arm, set against a green background.
Art Nouveau woman with red hair on upper arm
Neo-trad style colour tattoo of a grinning clown with a striped top hat and red bow tie on the upper arm.
Clown portrait with top hat on upper arm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a smiling woman with an updo and purple headband, beside a blue rose and green leaves on an arm.
Woman portrait with blue rose on arm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo on an upper arm showing a split portrait of a red-haired woman and a man in a dark suit, with a UFO and green beam.
Split portrait with UFO and green beam on upper arm
Colour tattoo of an Art Nouveau style woman with red hair and white roses in a circular frame, placed on the upper arm and shoulder.
Art Nouveau woman with white roses on upper arm
Pastel neo-traditional style tattoo of a woman with flowing hair and draped fabric covering the outer upper arm.
Woman with flowing hair on an upper arm
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
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing a woman's face with teal markings, feathers, a compass and a jaguar head.
Neo-trad woman and jaguar on upper arm
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
Mixed colour sleeve tattoo on an upper arm showing a sugar skull pin-up woman, a red nautical star and a Harley-Davidson logo.
Sugar skull pin-up and nautical star on upper arm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a woman's face framed by teal hair, octopus tentacles and peach shells, on the upper arm.
Woman portrait with teal hair and tentacles on upper arm
Colour tattoo on an upper arm in a neo-trad and realism style, showing a woman's portrait in an ornate frame with a wolf, a bird and red roses.
Woman portrait with wolf and bird on upper arm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a woman with waved hair and orange earrings, holding a fan with a hand and eye design, on an upper arm.
Portrait of a woman with a fan on the upper arm
Colour tattoo on an upper arm showing an Art Nouveau woman in profile holding pink flowers, set within a round floral frame in neo-traditional style.
Art Nouveau woman with flowers on an upper arm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a woman's face with swept dark hair and yellow scroll accents, on the upper arm.
Woman's face portrait on upper arm
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