Portrait tattoo ideas

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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

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

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 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

Red-capped profile with crows on upper arm

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

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

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

Black and white photo of a woman in a studded leather jacket showing a heart tattoo on her chest and sleeve tattoos on both arms.

Sleeved arms and heart chest tattoo

Traditional flash design laid out across a white body silhouette, covering the arms and torso with an eagle, snakes, dragon, peacock, pin-up, reaper and portrait.

Full-body traditional flash on a white silhouette

Woman seated on a striped bed showing traditional tattoos on her upper arm, forearm, hand and lower leg, including roses, an eagle and a portrait.

Traditional arm and leg tattoos with roses

Traditional style tattoo of a woman in a feathered headdress, with a skull in a teal circle, on the upper arm.

Woman with feather headdress and skull on arm

Traditional style tattoo of a woman in a patterned headband with a rose in her hair and large roses below, on the upper arm.

Traditional woman portrait with roses on upper arm

Woman with a cigar and an open polka dot dress, showing a black and grey portrait tattoo on her upper arm and a red rose tattoo on her forearm.

Rose and portrait tattoos on arms

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

Seated man with traditional-style tattoos on both legs and arms, including a dagger, a framed portrait and a rose on the knee.

Legs with traditional tattoos and a framed portrait

Black and grey traditional tattoo of a woman in a sailor cap beside an anchor, on the upper arm of a woman with long brown hair.

Sailor woman tattoo on upper arm

Black and grey traditional swallow with script lettering and a feathered headdress portrait on a person's upper arm.

Swallow and headdress portrait on upper arm

Traditional style tattoo on an upper arm showing a woman in dark judicial robes and glasses, framed by green laurels and a red banner reading SUPREME.

Robed portrait with laurels on upper arm

Colourful traditional arm sleeve on the upper arm and forearm, with a woman's face in grey and pink, a red rose, a dagger and a butterfly.

Traditional arm sleeve with woman, rose and butterfly

Traditional-style woman with swallow, diamond and skull

Black and grey traditional tattoo of a woman's face with a bindi and ornate headdress, surrounded by a mandala, on the upper arm.

Ornate woman portrait with mandala on upper arm

Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a woman with closed eyes and a flower crown, with a lace-collared dress, on the upper arm.

Woman with flower crown on upper arm

Traditional-style colour tattoo of a pin-up woman with knitting needles in curled hair and a banner reading I love yarn, on the upper arm.

Pin-up knitter with I love yarn banner

Black and grey traditional sleeve tattoo on a woman's arm, featuring roses, a female portrait, a banner and a winged skull on the forearm.

Traditional sleeve with roses, portrait and winged skull

Traditional colour tattoo of a woman's portrait with pink jacket, pink flowers and a blue banner reading Ain't No Such Thing, on the upper arm.

Portrait with flowers and banner 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

Colour traditional tattoo on an upper arm of a woman in glasses and a dark robe with a lace collar, framed by a laurel wreath and a banner reading SUPREME.

Portrait with laurel wreath on upper arm

Black and grey tattoo of a man's head filled with flowers, wheat and an eye, with a checked collar and bow tie, on an upper arm.

Man's face filled with flowers on 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

Black and grey tattoos on a person's back and upper arm showing a horned beast with roses, a woman with roses on the right shoulder, and script above.

Beast and rose with woman portrait on shoulders

Colour Traditional-style tattoo of a cartoon woman with brown hair, glasses and a green jacket above a banner reading MISUNDERSTOOD, on an upper arm.

Cartoon character with misunderstood banner on arm

Woman in a lace bra and open plaid shirt, showing a traditional-style rose and bird tattoo on her ribs, script lettering on her upper chest, and a rose and portrait design on her thigh.

Rose and bird tattoos on torso and thigh

Traditional style tattoo of a woman with a red feather headdress, blue beads and a cross, on the upper arm.

Woman with feather headdress on upper arm

Black and grey traditional tattoo of a woman with curled hair, spider web markings over her eyes and a hanging spider earring, on an upper arm.

Woman with spider web face and spider earring

Traditional style tattoo of a moustached man with slicked hair inside a rope frame, above a red rose with green leaves, on an upper arm.

Traditional man portrait and rose on an 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

Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman in an oval frame with a large rose and script lettering across the upper arm and shoulder.

Portrait and rose on upper arm

Traditional coloured tattoo of a woman with bobbed black hair, a blue headband and a gold feather, framed by red and yellow snakes, on the upper arm.

Flapper woman with snakes on upper arm

Traditional colour tattoo of a pin-up woman with a rose in her hair, a blue anchor on her neck and a red compass star, on the upper arm.

Pin-up woman with rose and compass star

Woman profile and sailing ship on upper arm

Traditional colour tattoo of Medusa with teal and yellow snakes wrapped around her head, on an upper arm.

Medusa portrait with snakes on upper arm

Nurse portrait in profile on an arm