Profile tattoo ideas

302 photos and flash · 22% Traditional, 19% Fine line · Upper arm most common

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Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo on a calf showing a raised hand with two fingers beside a dark silhouette of a horned profile.
Hand and horned silhouette on a calf
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a profile head filled with roses and flowers, with a striped tie beneath, on the inner forearm.
Floral profile on a forearm
Two forearm photographs showing a black linework tattoo of a woman in profile wearing a fox head headdress, with teal accents, in dotwork and geometric style on the forearm, plus a hand and
Profile woman and fox headdress on forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a classical bearded bust with curled beard and grape-like clusters, on the side of the ribs.
Classical bearded bust in dotwork on ribs
Neo-traditional hourglass tattoo on the outer thigh, showing a sunset above and a moon and stars over dotwork sand, inside a black diamond frame.
Hourglass with sunset and night sky on thigh
Black and grey tattoo on the side ribs of a torso, showing a profile made of connected dots and lines filled with a mosque skyline, clouds and birds.
Profile of minarets and clouds on the ribs
Black ink dotwork drawing of the Nefertiti bust in profile with a stippled headdress and ornate lace-like collar, shown on white paper held between fingers.
Nefertiti bust drawing in dotwork
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on the inner forearm showing a woman's profile with a hand raised to her face and a black cat sitting in a round hand mirror.
Woman and black cat in a mirror on forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a woman with a cat's head in profile, with a hair bun and dotwork shading on the shoulder, on a forearm.
Woman with cat head in profile on forearm
Black ink line drawing of a face in profile with a radiating mandala, dotwork and a feather across the forehead and cheek, shown as a tattoo design.
Mandala and feather face profile design
Black and grey ornate lion head tattoo in profile with a patterned geometric mane, on the upper back over the shoulder blade.
Ornate lion head on upper back
Black dotwork tattoo of the Egyptian queen Nefertiti in profile, wearing her crown, on the inner forearm, with another hand holding the arm.
Nefertiti bust in dotwork on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a lion head in profile, with a flowing mane and tribal-style patterns in fine line and dotwork, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Ornamental lion head in profile
Black and grey ink drawing of a lion in profile with an ornate patterned mane, in a blackwork and dotwork style.
Ornate lion in profile
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a woman in a feathered headdress drawing a bow, on the side of the ribs.
Feathered archer woman on the ribs
Black dotwork and line tattoo of a bearded man in profile with swept-up hair, shown on an upper arm beside its original design drawing.
Bearded profile portrait on an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a feathered archer drawing a bow, placed on the upper back.
Feathered archer with bow on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an Art Nouveau woman in profile, wreathed in ivy and peonies, on the outer thigh.
Art Nouveau woman with ivy and peonies on a thigh