Animal tattoo ideas

1,159 photos and flash · 27% Fine line, 19% Realism · Forearm most common

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A small solid black silhouette of a squirrel drawn in ink on lined paper, shown as a tattoo design sketch.
Black silhouette squirrel design on paper
Black ink pen drawing of a wolf head in fine line hatching, set inside a dashed geometric frame, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Wolf head pen drawing in a geometric frame
Black ink drawing of a deer skull with large branching antlers on a pale beige textured background.
Deer skull with antlers drawing
Geometric wolf head line drawing with blue eyes on a grey gradient background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Geometric wolf head design
Black and grey drawing of a wolf head in profile with bold tribal linework flowing behind it, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Wolf head with tribal armband design
Black ink drawing of a cat head in profile, filled with dotwork and fine linework patterns, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Ornate cat head in black linework
Red tribal-style cat face design on a white background, drawn with bold, flowing linework and no body placement shown.
Tribal cat face design
Black ink flash drawing of a cat in profile with interlaced Celtic knotwork across its body and a curled tail.
Celtic knotwork cat design
Black line drawing of two faceted, origami-style cats sitting face to face, a geometric tattoo design with no body part visible.
Two geometric origami-style cats facing each other
Black tribal-style wolf head design set within a circle, drawn on a light background, with bold swirling linework and shaded areas.
Tribal wolf head in a circle
Grey tribal-style wolf head design drawn in flowing lines on a dark textured background, shown as a standalone design with no body part visible.
Tribal wolf head design
Black ink tribal design of a bull's head with long horns, drawn inside a circle on white paper, shown as a design rather than a tattoo on skin.
Tribal bull head inside a circle
Black ink drawing of a bear in side profile, its body filled with stripes, scallops, triangles and dots, shown as a blackwork-style design on white paper.
Patterned bear outline in black ink
Sketched wolf head tattoo design with loose ink linework and shading on tan paper, shown as a flash drawing.
Wolf head sketch flash design
Realistic black and grey wolf head holding a red rose in its mouth, shown as a tattoo design on a plain grey background.
Wolf with a red rose in its mouth
Black and white ornate panda face design with mandala-style patterned linework, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Ornamental panda face design
Black line drawing of a wolf's face seen from the front, with sketched fur strokes and no shading, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Wolf face line drawing
Black ink design of an elephant head formed into a heart shape, filled with dense ornamental patterns on a plain off-white background.
Ornate elephant head in a heart shape
A collection of black cat silhouette flash designs, several containing a black and white yin yang symbol, with no body placement shown.
Black cat silhouettes with yin yang symbols
Black line drawing of a knotwork beast with interlaced ribbon bands and scroll terminals, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Norse interlace beast design
Black tribal-style rhino design drawn in bold marker on white paper, with a hand holding a marker at the right edge.
Tribal rhino design drawn on paper
Black tribal-style frog design with a spiral on its body, shown as a flat drawing on a white background with no body placement.
Tribal frog design
Black and grey pencil-style drawing of a lion's head with a long, flowing mane tapering to a point, a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Lion head with flowing mane
Black line drawing of a howling wolf head built from angular geometric facets, shown as a tattoo design on plain paper with no body part visible.
Geometric wolf head line drawing
Black ink design of a giraffe head and neck filled with swirls, dots and geometric panels, drawn on a white background.
Ornate giraffe head design in black ink
Black ink line drawing on beige paper of a giraffe head whose neck is formed from musical staves and notes, shown as a tattoo design.
Giraffe with a music staff neck
Black and white flash sheet of pencil sketches of leaping hares above a bold ink line drawing of a running hare, with no tattoo placement shown.
Running hare sketches and ink study
A grid of black and grey ornamental silhouette designs of birds and animals, including a swan, toucan, owl, heron, cat and butterfly, drawn as flash for tattoo use.
Ornamental black and grey animal and bird designs
Black line drawing of a giraffe whose neck and body are formed from the flowing script word Stalld, in a fine line style, shown as a design on a white background.
Giraffe drawn with script lettering
Black line flash sheet of thirteen stylised animals, including a giraffe, lion, tiger and zebra, drawn as simple designs with no body placement shown.
Animal flash sheet in bold black line
Solid black silhouette of a giraffe head and neck with angular white patches, shown as a stencil-style flash design with no body placement.
Giraffe head silhouette design