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 two lions' heads across a person's upper back, with soft smoky shading behind them.
Two lions on upper back
Flash design of a tiger head with orange and yellow shading, framed by bold black tribal flame shapes on a white background.
Tiger head within tribal flames
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head with a flowing mane on the side of a torso, above the waistband.
Lion head tattoo on the side ribs
A dotwork and mandala-patterned cat tattoo in black, grey and red on a forearm, shown beside a photo of the real white and brown cat it depicts.
Ornamental cat tattoo on a forearm
Colour realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm showing a roe deer with antlers above a lynx face, set against a soft green and orange watercolour-style background.
Deer and lynx realism sleeve on an upper arm
Woman seated with a realistic black and grey animal portrait on one leg and a colourful cat, ladybird and hummingbird sleeve on her arm.
Animal sleeves with cat, ladybird and bird
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a fox head framed by leaves and small triangles, shown on paper as a tattoo design.
Fox head with leaves and triangles
Colour tattoo of a grey and white cat's face with yellow eyes and black outlines on the inner forearm, in a faceted neo-traditional style.
Faceted cat head on a forearm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a wolf's head and front paw across a forearm, with a printed photograph of a wolf visible behind the arm.
Realistic wolf portrait on a forearm
Realistic black cat head tattoo with yellow eyes, shaded in black and grey, on the side of a torso near the ribs.
Realistic black cat head on the side
Black and grey realistic wolf head tattoo with triangle and circle linework on the forearm, with a printed wolf photo reference beside it.
Wolf head with geometric lines on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a wolf's head above a moon with a howling wolf silhouette, on the inner forearm.
Realistic wolf head and moon on a forearm
Black and grey geometric wolf head tattoo with dotwork shading and triangular details on the forearm.
Geometric wolf head on forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a smiling cat wearing round glasses, a ribbed beanie and a striped jumper, on the forearm.
Bespectacled cat in a beanie and jumper
Realism tattoo of a wolf face with an eagle head above it on the upper arm, in black and grey with yellow eyes.
Wolf and eagle on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a roaring lion with a full mane across the upper arm and shoulder.
Roaring lion on upper arm and shoulder
Black ink drawing of a howling wolf head with ornamental patterned fur, shown as an unplaced tattoo design on paper.
Howling wolf head ink design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tiger's face above a partly visible ape, with grass at the top, on a limb.
Realistic tiger portrait with grass and ape on a limb
A tall vertical flash sheet of nine circular illustrated animal portraits, each with a one-word caption such as BEHOLD, PROTECT, LAUGH and FLY, in muted colour.
Animal portrait flash sheet with one-word captions