Animal portrait tattoo ideas

67 photos and flash · 60% Realism, 19% Dotwork · Forearm most common

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a lynx head centred on a person's upper back, with ear tufts and a steady gaze.
Lynx head on upper back
Two thigh tattoos side by side: a shaded wolf with a woman's face in a red geometric frame on the left, and a leopard with feathers in black linework on the right.
Wolf and leopard thigh tattoos
Black geometric wolf head tattoo with dotwork and blackwork shading on the upper arm, with small touches of pale teal.
Geometric wolf head on the upper arm
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a Siamese cat's head with bright blue eyes and whiskers, on the inner forearm.
Realistic Siamese cat head on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a snarling black panther head with yellow eyes, sitting on the calf.
Black panther head on a calf
Realism tattoo of a leopard face in orange and black on the side of a finger.
Leopard face on a finger
Black and grey realism tattoo of a horse head with a flowing mane across the forearm.
Horse head portrait on a forearm
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a snarling bear head with scrolling foliage above and feathers below, on the inside of a forearm.
Snarling bear head on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a cat's face on the inner thigh of a leg, with a real orange cat resting beside it on a floral duvet.
Grey cat portrait tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tabby cat's face on a forearm, held up beside a real tabby cat being carried by the body.
Realism cat portrait tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lioness face on the middle finger of a hand, with shaded tattoo work visible on the forearm.
Lioness face on a middle finger
Black linework fox head in profile with pink roses and green leaves on the inner forearm near the wrist, in a botanical style.
Fox portrait with roses on a wrist
Colourful neo-traditional fox head tattoo with geometric ornament across the upper back of a person with tied-up red hair.
Fox head with geometric ornament on back
Black and grey tattoo of a French bulldog head in a geometric linework style, shown on skin with the body part not visible.
French bulldog head in line and shading
Black and grey tattoo of a hare's head inside a dotwork diamond frame, placed on the upper arm.
Hare in a diamond frame on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a wolf head with detailed fur and blue-grey eyes, placed on the chest.
Realistic wolf head on chest
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a seated tabby cat with a small heart on its chest, framed by thin geometric circles and lines, on the forearm.
Tabby cat with heart on forearm
Black and grey design drawing of a wolf's head with intricate dotwork and geometric patterns across the face and hanging feathers below, shown without a body placement.
Ornamental wolf head with feathers
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a gorilla's head on a forearm, set against a pink and red wash of background ink.
Gorilla portrait on a forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a grey lynx with amber eyes, pearl necklace and red gem pendant, placed on the upper thigh.
Lynx portrait with pendant on thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a hairless sphynx cat face with large ears and wide eyes, on the inner forearm.
Sphynx cat face on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a seal's face with whiskers and bubbles on a blue background, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Realistic seal portrait on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a white bull terrier's head on an arm, shown beside a reference photo of the dog.
Bull terrier portrait on a forearm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a horse head wearing a bridle, with flowing mane, on the upper arm.
Realistic horse head with bridle on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an adult lion, a lioness and two cubs on the upper arm and shoulder.
Lion family portrait on the shoulder
Fine line tattoo of a grey tabby cat sitting inside a circle of small purple and red flowers and green leaves, on the upper thigh.
Tabby cat in a flower wreath on the thigh
Realism tattoo of a tiger's face with bright blue eyes and black and grey fur markings, across the inner forearm.
Tiger eyes tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a panda's head and shoulders on the outer thigh.
Panda portrait on the thigh
Two black and grey neo-traditional tattoos on the thighs, a bear head with a peony and a stag head with antlers and a mountain scene.
Bear and stag tattoos on two thighs
Realism tattoo of three kitten heads stacked vertically on a forearm, the top two in grey shading and the bottom one in colour.
Three kitten heads stacked on a forearm
Black and grey fox head tattoo on the inner forearm, its left side merging into leaves, berries and sprigs in fine line and dotwork shading.
Fox head with botanical foliage on a forearm
Black and grey shaded tattoo of a deer's head with large antlers on the outer thigh, in a realistic style.
Deer head with antlers on a thigh
Two neo-traditional tattoos side by side on the upper thighs, a grey raccoon with a red rose and a fox with a blue rose, both in bold colour.
Raccoon and fox with roses on thighs
Black linework drawing of a fox head wreathed in flowers and leaves, shown as a botanical tattoo design on a white print against a wooden background.
Fox with flower crown design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tabby cat's face on the inner forearm, with shaded fur stripes and whiskers.
Tabby cat portrait on the inner forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a wolf's head above a full moon with a howling wolf silhouette.
Wolf portrait and howling wolf under a moon
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bear's head and fur merging into a pine forest on the forearm.
Bear and pine forest on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a cat's face above a sleeping cat, with clouds behind them, on a forearm.
Cat portrait and sleeping cat on a forearm
Geometric wolf head tattoo in grey, blue and tan on the outer thigh, built from flat faceted shapes.
Geometric wolf head on a thigh
Greyscale pencil drawing of a front-facing lion head with a full, flowing mane, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Realistic lion head drawing
Black and grey tattoo of a realistic wolf head on the upper arm, with the right half of the face filled with an ornamental mandala-style pattern.
Wolf head with mandala pattern on upper arm
Pen drawing of a hairless sphynx cat head in dotted linework, a flash design for a tattoo with no body placement shown.
Sphynx cat head dotwork design
Black and grey realistic lion head tattoo on the side of a finger, with the mane and face shaded in fine detail.
Realistic lion head tattoo on a finger
Colour tattoo of a ginger cat head with pink roses and leaves on the wrist, drawn in fine line style.
Ginger cat and roses on a wrist
Black and grey bear head tattoo in realism and dotwork style, with a pine forest fading in below it, on a lower leg.
Bear above a pine forest on a lower leg
Two forearms with clasped hands, each bearing two colour tattoos of anthropomorphic animals in suits, including a hawk, a bear, a leopard and a cat, placed on the inner forearms.
Four animal portraits in suits on two forearms
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an elephant head with raised trunk over a geometric mandala, on the upper arm.
Dotwork elephant with geometric mandala on upper arm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a red fox head with gold scrollwork and pink flowers on the upper arm.
Fox head with pink flowers on an upper arm