Animal tattoo ideas

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

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Colour tattoo of a frog in dot-art style, with green dots, yellow and olive fills and black crosshatching, on the calf.
Dot-art frog on a calf
Black and grey ornamental wolf head tattoo with detailed patterned fill on the outer thigh of a person sitting on a sun lounger.
Ornamental wolf tattoo on a thigh
Black outline tattoo of three elephants walking in a row, each smaller than the last, on the forearm.
Three elephants walking in a line
Black linework drawing of a wolf head with swirling flourishes, a jewelled brooch and dotted detailing, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Ornamental wolf head design
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of two wolf heads with pink blossoms and leaves running along a forearm.
Two wolf heads and pink blossoms on a forearm
Black and grey realistic wolf head tattoo across the upper back of a person lying face down on a bed.
Realistic wolf head on a back
Colour tattoo of a brown dog's head in a faceted, geometric style with bold black outlines, placed on the forearm.
Faceted dog portrait 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
Black and grey realism tattoo of a penguin with a white chest and raised beak on the upper arm.
Penguin tattoo on the upper arm
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a walking tabby kitten with a trail of paw prints on the forearm.
Tabby kitten and paw prints on forearm
Black ink line drawing of a round, smiling cartoon bat with its wings wrapped around its body, shown as a tattoo design.
Chubby bat with wrapped wings
Neo-traditional tattoo of a snarling grey wolf head pierced by an arrow and dagger with red splatter, on the forearm.
Wolf head with arrow on a forearm
Small colour tattoo of a black and white cat's face with green eyes and pink ears on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Black and white cat face on the wrist
Black fine line geometric fox tattoo, sitting upright with angular outlines, on the upper arm of a person holding the arm.
Geometric fox on an upper arm
Hand-drawn tattoo design of a fox with an orange body, white-tipped tail, green leaves and blue swirls on white paper, with no placement shown.
Fox with leaves and swirls design
Sketch-style rabbit tattoo with blue, purple and pink watercolour washes on the upper arm.
Sketched rabbit with watercolour splashes on upper arm
Black blackwork tattoo of a striped tiger with a curling tail on the calf, shown in a close photo against a dark background.
Striped tiger tattoo on a lower leg
Fine line tattoo of a stylised fox running along the side of the ribs, in blue-grey ink, with a teal top lifted above it.
Fox tattoo on the ribs
Pencil and red pencil sketch of a snarling wolf overlapping an antlered stag, drawn as a design study for a tattoo.
Wolf and stag pencil design sketch
Geometric black linework cat on the thigh, with blue, green, magenta and purple watercolour washes behind the lines.
Geometric cat with watercolour fills on a thigh
Black script letter beside a solid paw print tattoo on the outer ankle, photographed against a leopard print rug.
Paw print and script letter on an ankle
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tiger's head in profile on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Tiger head in profile on the upper back
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo on a forearm showing a wooden sign reading EDGE, a seated animal, a small figure and a spiky creature along a ledge.
Sign reading EDGE and figures on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tiger's eyes and striped face within a feather, on the inner forearm.
Tiger eyes within a feather on a forearm
Colourful giraffe tattoo with pink, orange and yellow spots and teal outlines, on the ankle and heel.
Colourful giraffe on an ankle
Black line tattoo of two cats holding paws on the inner forearm, drawn in a fine line style with light dotwork shading.
Two cats holding paws on a forearm
Fine line outline tattoo of two elephants with trunks touching, on the side of a bare torso near the ribs.
Two elephants tattoo on the side ribs
Black line flash design of two faceted, origami-style elephants on white paper, suited to a geometric tattoo.
Two geometric origami-style elephants
Colour tattoo of a white wolf with a red sun-like marking on its forehead and red-rimmed eyes, shaded in blue and purple, on a person's forearm.
White wolf with red sun marking on forearm
Small solid black silhouette tattoo of an animal on the inner forearm near the wrist, beside a blue cord bracelet and a dark beaded bracelet on sand.
Small black animal silhouette on a wrist
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a standing wolf facing forward, placed on the outer upper thigh.
Realistic standing wolf on the thigh
Black ink line drawing of a symmetrical wolf head facing forward, with fine hatched fur and a dark nose, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Symmetrical wolf head line drawing
Black paw print tattoo on the inner wrist of a hand with red and green painted nails, with a cream dog blurred in the background.
Black paw print tattoo on the wrist
Black fine line tattoo of an elephant with a raised trunk on a pale area of skin.
Minimal elephant line tattoo on skin
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a fox head in profile with a small bird on a branch, leaves and a rose on skin.
Fox, bird and rose tattoo
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a cat in a striped jumper standing upright on a lower leg above black peep-toe heels.
Cat in a striped jumper on a calf
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a seated fox in outline on the inner ankle of a bare foot, shown on a wooden floor.
Fox outline on an ankle
Colourful geometric tattoo of a stylised animal with a curled tail on the forearm, shaded in orange, yellow and magenta.
Geometric stylised animal on a forearm
Realism tattoo of a pug's face and shoulders in brown and grey shading on an upper arm.
Realistic pug portrait on upper arm
Black fine line tattoo of a cat drawn as one continuous outline, sitting on the side of a lower leg.
Single-line cat on a lower leg
Small watercolour-style cat silhouette in rainbow colours on the inner wrist, shown in a close photo of the arm.
Watercolour cat on the inner wrist
Black geometric linework wolf head tattoo on a forearm, held by a hand, with a person in grey shorts and sneakers standing behind.
Geometric wolf head on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a howling wolf head with wisps of smoke rising above it, on a forearm.
Howling wolf with smoke on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of three small elephants walking in a row across the forearm, in black ink.
Three elephants walking on a forearm
Traditional-style colour tattoo on a thigh showing a pig, a cow and a hen above the words 'My body will not be a tomb for other creatures', framed by flowers.
Pig, cow and hen heads with lettering on a thigh
Black linework tattoo of four cartoon animals in a row along the inner upper arm, shown in a close photograph of bare skin.
Four cartoon animals in a row on the upper arm
Black tribal-style frog design drawn in bold interlocking linework on a white background, with no body placement shown.
Tribal frog design
Six neo-traditional tattoo flash designs on paper showing a ram skull, a deer skull, a moth, a fennec fox, a red panda and a bird with peonies, all in bright colour.
Neo-traditional animal designs on flash sheets