Animal tattoo ideas

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

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Black ink flash sheet of six Celtic-style interlace designs, including animal knotwork bands, a round knot and a rectangular panel with a triskele.
Celtic interlace flash sheet
Black and white line drawing of a wolf head in profile with a solid black raven overlapping its neck, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Wolf and raven head design
Black tribal tattoo of an animal head above a paw print with spiral details, on the outer upper arm.
Tribal animal and paw design on upper arm
Solid black panda face tattoo with round ears and a simple muzzle on the forearm, shown against a green and navy checked fabric.
Panda face tattoo on a forearm
Black tribal-style bear design with flowing white cut-out patterns on its body, shown as a stencil-like drawing on a white background.
Tribal bear design
Black ink tattoo on an upper arm showing a dark animal silhouette inside an oval with mushrooms, leaves and swirling linework.
Animal, mushrooms and leaves on an upper arm
Black geometric wolf head tattoo with bold linework and shaded facets on the outer forearm.
Geometric wolf head on forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a wolf's head emerging from a torn shape, with pale hands gripping it, on the forearm.
Wolf head held by hands on a forearm
Black knotwork tattoo of two interlaced animals with spiral details across the upper back, with a black triangular design on the shoulder.
Interlaced beast knotwork on a back
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
Black and grey sketch style tattoo of a dog's head in profile with loose crosshatched lines, on the outer thigh.
Sketchy dog head on a thigh
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
Black and white photo of a solid black heart outline with a paw print on the side of a person's torso, in a blackwork style.
Heart and paw print on the side
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
Black tribal-style fox with a curling tail and swirl detailing, tattooed on the upper back.
Tribal fox on upper back
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a curled animal inside a circle with radiating stripes, on the outer upper arm.
Curled animal in a circle on upper arm
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 ornamental tattoo of a mandala-patterned animal silhouette with dotwork detail on the upper thigh, under a yellow skirt.
Mandala-patterned animal on thigh
Black ink lion head tattoo in profile on the side of the ribs, with a bold, hatched mane in a blackwork style.
Lion head in profile on the ribs
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
Small black giraffe head tattoo in a blackwork style on the side of a finger, next to a gold solitaire ring.
Giraffe head tattoo on a finger
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