Animal tattoo ideas

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

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Black, grey and red snarling panda head tattoo with loose ink splatters across the upper chest and shoulder.
Snarling panda with ink splatter on chest
Teal and grey Cheshire Cat tattoo with a wide grin and green eyes, shaded in a realistic style on the thigh.
Cheshire Cat grin on a thigh
Black and grey realistic drawing of a wolf's head facing forward, shown as a tattoo design on a pale background.
Realistic wolf head design
Small black paw print tattoos in a fine line style sit on the skin behind a person's ear, on the neck.
Paw print tattoos behind an ear
Back of a person's neck and ear showing a small black fine line unicorn tattoo on the neck beside the ear.
Small unicorn tattoo on the neck
Cartoon cow tattoo with black outline, black spots and a pink muzzle, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Cartoon cow on upper back
Fine line black outline tattoo of a sitting cat with a curled tail on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Outline cat with curling tail on a wrist
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm showing a night forest with pine trees, mountains, a tent and an animal on a floating rock base, with a close-up panel beside it.
Night forest scene on a forearm
Black dotwork and fine line tattoo of a fox head with a vertical line and small diamond between the eyes, on the inner forearm.
Fox head on a forearm
Black and grey sketch-style wolf head tattoo on the inner forearm of a person wearing a dark top and a thin wrist bracelet.
Wolf head on a forearm
Illustrated lynx head tattoo flash design with amber eyes, fine linework and soft sepia shading on a beige background.
Lynx head illustration
Fine line black outline of a small elephant tattoo on the outer side of an ankle, against pale skin and a white sheet.
Small elephant outline on an ankle
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a long-legged elephant carrying a stack of cubes on its back, on the outer calf.
Elephant with stacked cubes on a calf
Black and white ink drawing of a rabbit skull with long curved ears, shaded with fine hatching and stippling, shown as a tattoo design.
Rabbit skull design with tall ears
Realism tattoo of a sitting chocolate Labrador with its head tilted, in black and grey shading on the ankle.
Sitting chocolate Labrador on an ankle
Colour tattoo of a black cat's head with yellow eyes and faceted shading on a limb, with other tattoos partly visible nearby.
Black cat head with yellow eyes
Black and grey realism tattoo of a standing bison with a small bird flying above it, on an area of skin at the side of a limb.
Bison and bird on the upper leg
Black and grey geometric fox head tattoo with a wheat sprig on the outer thigh, drawn in dotwork and fine line shading.
Geometric fox head on a thigh
Two small black and grey realistic tattoos, an owl on the left wrist and a fox on the right wrist, photographed on pale forearms with hands held together.
Owl and fox tattoos on wrists
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a family of elephants walking across the inner upper arm, with shaded trunks and bodies.
Elephant family walking across an upper arm
Black outline tattoo of a stylised animal head with flowing lines, fine line style, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Outlined animal head on a forearm
Fine line drawing of a leaping rabbit in black ink on a cream background, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Leaping rabbit line drawing
Colour tattoo of a cartoon giraffe wearing a pink bow, in a neo-traditional style, on a limb.
Cartoon giraffe with pink bow
Black line drawing of a geometric wolf head above two crossed arrows, shown as a flash design in the Geometric style with no body placement visible.
Geometric wolf head with crossed arrows
Arm tattoo of cartoon rabbits in a single red-brown ink on the upper arm, with a partial design visible at the top right.
Cartoon rabbits in red-brown ink on upper arm
Small colour tattoo of a red fox beside dark leafy branches on the inner wrist, drawn in a fine line style.
Fox and leafy branch on the wrist
Photorealistic colour tattoo of a red squirrel holding food, set against green foliage on a lower leg.
Realistic red squirrel on a lower leg
Three small black paw print tattoos in a diagonal line on the inner forearm near the wrist, in a fine line style.
Three paw prints on a forearm
Solid black silhouette tattoo of a cat in profile on the inner forearm, with a simple, bold outline.
Black cat silhouette on a forearm
Black and white stylised creature design with a large spiral on its body and small bud-like sprigs along its back, shown on a plain white background.
Stylised black creature with spiral and sprigs
Black and grey photo of a small fine line stag head tattoo on the upper back, just below the nape of the neck.
Small stag head tattoo on upper back
Fine line black outline tattoo of a stocky dog walking to the right, placed on the lower leg near the ankle.
Walking dog outline on an ankle
A small black kangaroo silhouette tattoo on the inner forearm, close to the wrist, with a white event wristband below it.
Small kangaroo tattoo on a forearm
Black tribal-style fox design with bold solid shapes, stripe patterns and spiral motifs on a white background, shown as a stencil-style drawing with no body placement.
Tribal fox design with swirls
Geometric wolf head tattoo on the inner forearm, drawn in fine black lines with the right side washed in turquoise.
Geometric wolf head on a forearm
Black and white photo of a woman seen from behind, with her hands in her hair, showing a small realistic wolf head tattoo on her upper back near the neck.
Wolf head tattoo on upper back
Black line tattoo of a sloth hanging from a leafy branch, with dotted shading on its body, on the upper arm.
Sloth hanging from a branch on an arm
Fine line pen drawing of a lynx head with amber eyes and detailed fur on a white background, shown as a tattoo design without any body placement.
Lynx head design
Fine black geometric line tattoo of a dog in profile on the outside of an ankle, above a tan suede boot.
Geometric dog outline on an ankle
Fine-line outline of a standing deer with the word 'always' written in script across its body, tattooed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Deer outline with 'always' on a wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of a wolf's head on a forearm, with dark silhouettes of a bird and another animal set against clouds below.
Wolf head and silhouettes on a forearm
Black wolf head tattoo in bold outline with a diamond-patterned mane, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Wolf head tattoo on the inner wrist
Black and grey realistic wolf head tattoo on the side of a person's middle finger, shown against a light striped background.
Realistic wolf head on a finger
Front-facing grey wolf head drawn in soft wash shading, with stippled dots fading out at the edges on a white background.
Grey wolf head with dotted edges
Two matching fine line geometric cat tattoos in black ink, one on each ankle.
Matching geometric cat tattoos on ankles
Black and grey realism tattoo of a snarling wolf walking towards the viewer, covering the outer thigh.
Snarling wolf on a thigh
Colour geometric tattoo of a fox head on a forearm, built from red, orange, grey and tan triangular facets with black outlines.
Geometric fox head on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tiger's face inside a feather, on the side of the ribs.
Tiger face in a feather on the ribs