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Traditional Portrait tattoos

12 tattoos · 10 artists · 7 studios

Artists who have actually done this

Traditional Figure Geometric ArmTraditional Dagger and Portrait Upper Arm

Zoe

Malaka Tattoo · Los Angeles

Why this artist

  • 2 matching tattoos of 63 in the portfolio
  • 10 Traditional tattoos in total
  • 5 Portrait tattoos in total
  • 19 Complex tattoos in total
  • Medium piece: $500–1,000 (estimate)
Crying Heart Head Traditional Forearm

Anthony Papallo

Three Kings Brooklyn · New York

Why this artist

  • 1 matching tattoo of 9 in the portfolio
  • 8 Traditional tattoos in total
  • Traditional is the main style in 1 of the matching tattoos
  • 1 Portrait tattoos in total
  • 8 Complex tattoos in total
  • Medium piece: $400–600 (estimate)
Dia de los Muertos Woman ThighLady Head in a Wide-Brim Hat Bicep

Claudia Cutter

Allied Tattoo · New York

Why this artist

  • 2 matching tattoos of 10 in the portfolio
  • 10 Traditional tattoos in total
  • 2 Portrait tattoos in total
  • 4 Complex tattoos in total
  • Medium piece: $400–600 (estimate)
Woman in Tiger Headdress Traditional Upper Arm

Crystal Thorns

Black Atlas · Chicago

Why this artist

  • 1 matching tattoo of 7 in the portfolio
  • 1 Traditional tattoos in total
  • Traditional is the main style in 1 of the matching tattoos
  • 1 Portrait tattoos in total
  • 6 Complex tattoos in total
  • Medium piece: $500–750 (estimate)

Compare all 10 artists →

Studios: Allied Tattoo, New York (4) · Malaka Tattoo, Los Angeles (3) · Studio City Tattoo, Los Angeles (1) · Think Tank Tattoo, Denver (1) · Black Atlas, Chicago (1) · Three Kings Brooklyn, New York (1)

The tattoos

12 tattoos
ⓘPhotos where your subject, style or placement is the main one come first, then healed work, then the newest. How we know →
Realism and old school tattoo of man portrait with anchor
Bearded Man Portrait and Anchor Realism →
Old school tattoo of heart-shaped head with crying face on the forearm
Crying Heart Head Traditional Forearm →
Old school tattoo of woman wearing a tiger-head headdress with tiger head on the upper arm
Woman in Tiger Headdress Traditional Upper Arm →
black & grey traditional (old school) tattoo of female figure on the upper arm
Traditional Figure Geometric Arm →
black with color accents traditional (old school) tattoo of dagger & knife on the upper arm
Traditional Dagger and Portrait Upper Arm →
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of deity figure on the forearm
Color Traditional Demon Mask Forearm →
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of female figure on the forearm
Lady Head and Racing Skull Forearm →
black & grey traditional (old school) tattoo of female figure on the upper arm
Lady Head in a Wide-Brim Hat Bicep →
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of female figure on the upper arm
Woman with a Flower Crown Upper Arm →
colorful neo-traditional and traditional (old school) tattoo of female figure on the upper arm
Woman with Cigarette Upper Arm →
black & grey chicano and traditional (old school) tattoo of female figure on the thigh
Dia de los Muertos Woman Thigh →
colorful japanese (irezumi) and traditional (old school) tattoo of female figure on the forearm
Geisha Head and Mount Fuji Forearm →

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