Realism tattoo ideas

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a rose with a long stem and serrated leaves, on the side of the torso.
Realistic black and grey rose with stem
Colour realism tattoo across the upper arm and shoulder showing a sunset over the sea, palm trees, sharks, sea turtles, clownfish, anemones and coral.
Underwater sunset sleeve with turtles and clownfish
Black and grey realism tattoo of a half face with one eye, nose and lips in a small rectangular panel on the upper arm.
Half face portrait on upper arm
Realism tattoo of red lips parted to show teeth, set against torn black and grey paper on an arm.
Realistic red lips with torn paper
Black and grey realism portrait tattoo on a leg, with script on the thigh and a wing design on the hip, shown on a striped bed.
Leg portrait, script and bird tattoos on a bed
Realistic grey lipstick tattoo with a red tip on the middle finger, above red script lettering across the hand, shown on a light-skinned hand with red nails.
Lipstick and red script on a hand
Two black and white magpies in flight tattooed on the upper back of a woman with short auburn hair, one hand resting on her shoulder.
Two magpies in flight on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of the Deathly Hallows symbol on a folded cloth, ringed by the words 'The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death', on the upper back.
Deathly Hallows on a cloth with circular quote
Colour realism tattoo of a pale pink rose with water droplets and green leaves on a forearm, flanked by two black and grey versions of the same design.
Realistic rose with water droplets on forearm
Black and grey pencil drawing of a jellyfish with long trailing tentacles, shown as a tattoo design on paper, realism style.
Jellyfish design in pencil shading
Black and grey realism tattoo of a wolf's head framed by fine line peonies, poppies and a sunflower, placed across the upper back.
Wolf head with flowers on upper back
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a snarling tiger head with bared teeth and whiskers on an upper arm.
Snarling tiger head on an upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a woman in a white headdress with closed eyes beside a tiger, on a calf, being worked on by a tattooist in blue gloves.
Realism portrait with tiger on a calf
Realistic feather tattoo wrapped in black ribbon swirls with a script letter M and small star on the upper back, shaded in grey and muted pink.
Feather with ribbon and letter M on upper back
Black and grey botanical tattoo of large flowers, leaves and branches covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Large floral tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of thigh and calf muscle anatomy in fine hatched linework, running down the outside of a woman's leg.
Muscle anatomy tattoo down a thigh and leg
Colour realism tattoo of the Cheshire Cat's grinning face with bright blue eyes on a limb, shown in two side-by-side views.
Cheshire Cat grin tattoo in colour
Black and grey realism tattoo of an owl set in a yin yang circle, with a barn owl style pale half, on the upper thigh.
Owl in a yin yang circle on a thigh
Realistic black raven in flight with wings and tail breaking up into ink splatter, with fine red lines behind it, drawn as a tattoo design on a pale grey background.
Raven in flight dissolving into ink splatter
Colour realism tattoo of a lion's head across a woman's upper back, framed by black mandala-style ornament and teal shading on the shoulder.
Realistic lion with mandala ornament on upper back
Black and grey realistic skull with roses inside overlapping geometric triangles on a forearm, with the word Believe on the wrist, shown beside its flash design.
Skull and roses in triangles on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of praying hands wrapped in a scroll banner reading Lord forgive me for my past wrongs and future sins, on the upper arm.
Praying hands with banner on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a London street scene with a clock tower, gothic buildings, a gas lamp and a figure in a top hat.
London clock tower and figure in a top hat
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rose set within a coin-style medallion with banner text, across the back of a hand.
Black and grey rose in coin on hand
Black and grey realism tattoo across a man's back and shoulder showing a hockey mask, a bladed glove, a doll face, chains and a knife, with quotes in the design.
Horror film characters across back and shoulder
Realistic colour tattoo of a striped-sleeved, bladed glove with long claws ripping through torn, bloodied skin on a person's upper back.
Bladed glove tearing through skin on upper back
A black and grey realism rose sleeve covering the shoulder, upper arm and forearm of a person wearing a dark top, with leaves filling the gaps between the blooms.
Black and grey rose sleeve
Colour realism tattoo of a woman with pink-framed glasses, red lips and an updo, shown twice on a forearm with blue wash accents.
Realistic woman portrait with pink glasses on forearm
Colour tattoo of a feather breaking into small flying birds with the script Love Dad beneath it, on the calf.
Feather dissolving into birds on a calf
Colour tattoo of a galaxy with a ringed planet, smaller planets and a yellow nebula across the shoulder and upper arm.
Galaxy and ringed planet on a shoulder
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a lion's head with a full mane, shown on the upper leg.
Realistic lion head on a thigh
Realistic colour tattoo on a forearm showing a green-screen retro handheld device, a red helmeted figure and several dice including a d20.
Retro terminal and dice on a forearm
Realistic tattoo of a red rose under a glass dome with fallen petals, shaded in grey with red highlights, on a person's upper arm.
Rose under glass dome on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a compass-style symbol inside a ring of runic characters, shaded to look like weathered stone, on the forearm.
Compass symbol inside a runic ring on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tall stack of worn old books with banded spines, placed on the side of the ribs.
Stacked old books on the ribs
Black and grey Japanese style samurai in horned helmet and armour covering a full sleeve on the upper arm and forearm, with blossom above the shoulder.
Samurai in armour full sleeve tattoo
Black and grey realism tattoo of a surfer riding a curling wave above hibiscus flowers on the upper arm and shoulder.
Surfer riding a wave with hibiscus flowers
Black and grey realistic snake tattoo running in an S-curve along the side of a bare torso, above black lace underwear.
Snake tattoo on a side torso
Black and grey realism tattoo of two crossed feathers with a stippled quill tip on the upper arm.
Crossed feathers on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a crouched winged angel with large feathered wings and loose feathers across the upper and lower back.
Crouched angel with wings on a back
Close-up photo of a photorealistic colour tattoo of a gold pocket watch with Roman numerals and a beaded chain, on skin.
Realistic pocket watch and chain tattoo
Realism tattoo of grey shaded roses and an ornate heart locket with a red ribbon across the shoulder and upper back, with the date 23.08.2013 written below.
Roses and heart locket on a shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a smiling man with swept-back hair and the words The King in script, on the upper thigh.
Black and grey portrait with script on thigh
Realistic colour floral tattoo of red roses, peonies and pale chrysanthemums on a person's upper back and shoulder.
Red rose and peony bouquet on the shoulder blade
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two peony flowers with leaves and a small bee, on the upper arm.
Black and grey peonies with a bee on upper arm
Full colour botanical tattoo of three sunflowers with green leaves and buds running diagonally down the side of the ribs.
Sunflower trio on the ribs
Colour tattoo of a pink cherry blossom branch and a shaded blue butterfly across the lower abdomen, in a realistic botanical style.
Cherry blossom branch and butterfly on abdomen
Realistic chest tattoo of an owl with spread wings in orange, yellow and grey, with fine geometric lines below, placed on the centre of a man's chest.
Owl with spread wings on a chest