Animal head tattoo ideas

90 photos and flash · 32% Geometric, 21% Dotwork · Forearm most common

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Pencil sketch of an abstract geometric design with overlapping angular planes, a spiral and small circles, drawn in black and grey as a possible tattoo design.
Geometric pencil sketch of an abstract animal head
Black tribal-style wolf head design with red eyes and stylised leaf-like shapes beneath, shown on a white background with no body placement.
Black wolf head with red eyes design
Black line drawing of a stylised creature head in profile with a spiked crest and a spiral curl at the back, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Stylised creature head in profile with spiral
Black ink drawing of a snarling bear head surrounded by intricate geometric patterns, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Snarling bear head with ornate linework
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design: two stylised animal heads face each other to form a heart, with Celtic knotwork braids and scroll ornament below.
Knotwork heart with two animal heads
Traditional style design of a snarling black panther head in profile, with white outlines, red mouth and a yellow eye, shown as a flat enamel pin rather than on skin.
Snarling black panther head
Flash sheet of four black line-art geometric animal heads, a stag, a dragon, a wolf and a lion, each with a name and short motto beneath.
Four geometric animal sigils on a flash sheet
Black and grey ornamental drawing of a wolf head built from dense, intricate patterned linework, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Ornamental wolf head design
Black ink drawing of a geometric stag head with antlers, shaded with dotwork and facets, on white paper beside a black pen.
Geometric stag head design in dotwork
Black outline geometric wolf head design on a white background, drawn with straight angular lines and a solid black eye, suitable as a Geometric style tattoo design.
Geometric wolf head line drawing
Black tribal-style bull head design with swirling horns and ornamental linework, shown on a white background with no body placement.
Tribal bull head design
Two black and grey tattoo designs on a white background: a shaded realism lion head on the left and an etched-style wolf head on the right.
Lion and wolf head designs
Black and grey ink drawing of a stag, wolf and bear head stacked one above another in a realistic style, on a light grey background.
Stacked stag, wolf and bear heads
Black ink drawing of a cougar face inside a circle with a hexagon and dashed construction lines, shown as a tattoo flash design.
Cougar head in a circle and hexagon
Grey and muted-colour drawing of a Green Man face made of leaves, set within Celtic interlace knotwork and two stylised animal heads, shown as a tattoo design.
Green Man with Celtic knotwork design
Bold black and white tribal-style tiger head drawing facing forward, with heavy solid linework on the stripes, brow and muzzle.
Tribal tiger head design
Two mirrored geometric animal head designs drawn in black line over yellow and orange on the left and blue and teal on the right, shown as a drawn design rather than on skin.
Mirrored geometric animal heads in watercolour
Black line drawing of a stylised wolf head in profile with a single red eye, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Stylised wolf head in profile
Black and grey flash design of a wolf head inside an inverted triangle, with three moon phases above the eyes.
Wolf head in inverted triangle
A black and grey bear head flash design with detailed fur linework and shading, shown on a sepia watercolour background.
Bear head design in sepia tones
Black and grey drawing of an ornate bison head framed by a mandala pattern of dots, fine lines and symmetrical ornamentation, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Ornate bison head mandala design
Black line drawing of a geometric stag head with branching antlers and faceted patterned panels, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Geometric stag head line design
Bold black ink drawing of a treble clef with a stylised animal head at the top, shown on a white background with no body placement visible.
Treble clef with an animal head design
Black and grey drawing of a tall Norse-style design with interlaced knotwork, a central round knot, a sword-like form and stylised animal heads, shown on plain paper.
Norse knotwork and beast design