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Traditional Male Figure tattoos

Style ⚓ Traditional Subject 🚹 Male Figure

14 tattoos · 11 artists · 9 studios

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Placement 💪 Forearm 4 🦵 Thigh 4 🔙 Back 2 🦿 Calf 2

City 📍 Chicago 5 📍 Durban 3 📍 Seattle 2

Artists who have actually done this

Sailor Man Traditional ForearmEagle-Man and Panther-Snake Traditional BackRider and Horse Traditional Back

Nick Colella

Great Lakes Tattoo · Chicago

Why this artist

  • 3 matching tattoos of 14 in the portfolio
  • 14 Traditional tattoos in total
  • Traditional is the main style in 2 of the matching tattoos
  • 3 Male Figure tattoos in total
  • Male Figure is the main element in 1 of the matching tattoos
  • Medium piece: $400–700 (estimate)
Woman Holding a Head Traditional ForearmHorse Traditional Forearm

Mike Dalton

Great Lakes Tattoo · Chicago

Why this artist

  • 2 matching tattoos of 14 in the portfolio
  • 14 Traditional tattoos in total
  • Traditional is the main style in 2 of the matching tattoos
  • 2 Male Figure tattoos in total
  • Medium piece: $400–700 (estimate)
Circus Acrobats Traditional Thigh

Melissa Daye

True Love · Seattle

Why this artist

  • 1 matching tattoo of 5 in the portfolio
  • 1 Traditional tattoos in total
  • Traditional is the main style in 1 of the matching tattoos
  • 2 Male Figure tattoos in total
  • Male Figure is the main element in 1 of the matching tattoos
  • Medium piece: $300–550 (estimate)
Luchador Traditional Thigh

Simon Velez

Three Kings Brooklyn · Brooklyn

Why this artist

  • 1 matching tattoo of 11 in the portfolio
  • 9 Traditional tattoos in total
  • Traditional is the main style in 1 of the matching tattoos
  • 1 Male Figure tattoos in total
  • Male Figure is the main element in 1 of the matching tattoos
  • Medium piece: $300–550 (estimate)

Compare all 11 artists →

Studios: Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago (5) · Trade Mark Tattoo, Durban (2) · Kak Lucky, Cape Town (1) · Cherry Bomb, New York (1) · Supergenius Tattoo, Seattle (1) · Fine Line, Durban (1)

The tattoos

14 tattoos
ⓘPhotos where your subject, style or placement is the main one come first, then healed work, then the newest. How we know →
Old school tattoo of trapeze Acrobats on the thigh
Circus Acrobats Traditional Thigh →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🚹 Male Figure🦵 Thigh
Melissa Daye →True Love
Old school tattoo of masked wrestler in a cape on the thigh
Luchador Traditional Thigh →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🚹 Male Figure🦵 Thigh
Simon Velez →Three Kings Brooklyn
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of male figure on the forearm
Sailor Man Traditional Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🚹 Male Figure💪 Forearm
Nick Colella →Great Lakes Tattoo
black & grey traditional (old school) tattoo of male figure on the calf
Man Wrestling Knight with Lettering →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🚹 Male Figure🦿 Calf
Sheldon Shaw →Fine Line
black & grey traditional (old school) tattoo of male figure on the upper arm
Man Head Upper Arm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🚹 Male Figure🦾 Upper Arm
Anthony Stewart →Supergenius Tattoo
black & grey traditional (old school) tattoo of male figure on the forearm
Sailor Bust Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🚹 Male Figure💪 Forearm
Phil →Kak Lucky
Old school tattoo of rearing Horse with rider on the thigh
Horse Traditional Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐴 Horse🦵 Thigh
Mike Dalton →Great Lakes Tattoo
Old school tattoo of woman in jewelry with severed bearded head on the forearm
Woman Holding a Head Traditional Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)💋 Pin-up💪 Forearm
Mike Dalton →Great Lakes Tattoo
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of bird on the back
Eagle-Man and Panther-Snake Traditional Back →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🚹 Male Figure🔙 Back
Nick Colella →Great Lakes Tattoo
Old school tattoo of skull with a snake with surfer figure holding a surfboard on the calf
Skull with Snake and Surfer Traditional Calf →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)💀 Skull🦿 Calf
Anna Marin →De La Ink
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of male figure on the forearm
Plague Doctor Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🚹 Male Figure💪 Forearm
Ash →Trade Mark Tattoo
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of dagger & knife on the thigh
Severed Head and Dagger Portrait →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🚹 Male Figure🦵 Thigh
Clay →Cherry Bomb
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of horse on the back
Rider and Horse Traditional Back →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐴 Horse🔙 Back
Nick Colella →Great Lakes Tattoo
black with color accents traditional (old school) tattoo of horse on the chest
Knight on Horseback Chest →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐴 Horse🫁 Chest
Bryce →Trade Mark Tattoo

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