Animal tattoo ideas

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

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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
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
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 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
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
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a fox head with a dagger driven through it, placed centrally on the chest.
Fox head pierced by a dagger on the chest
Two mirrored black and grey dotwork tattoos on the calves, each showing a curled squirrel-like animal beside a hedgehog-like animal, framed by flowers and berries.
Mirrored animal and floral calf tattoos
Black geometric dotwork tattoo of a wolf's head with angular facets and stippled shading, on the lower leg.
Geometric wolf head on a calf
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a hairless cat's head in profile with a diamond-shaped eye, set against outlined triangles on the inner forearm.
Hairless cat head with geometric triangles on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a cat's head in profile on the inner forearm of a person wearing a dark floral top.
Cat portrait on a forearm
Black and grey wolf tattoo in mid-stride across the forearm, framed by fine dotted triangles and lines.
Running wolf with dotted geometry on forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a Siamese cat's face with pointed ears on the upper thigh, shaded with fine stippling and linework.
Siamese cat face on a thigh
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a bare tree whose roots curl into a circle of foliage and roses around two curled animals, placed on the ankle and lower calf.
Bare tree and curled foxes on an ankle
Black and grey geometric wolf head tattoo with faceted linework and dotwork shading, running along the inner forearm.
Geometric wolf head on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two adult elephants and three calves walking in a line across the upper back.
Elephant family walking across upper back
Two matching black and grey dotwork wolf head tattoos with dotted triangles, one on each forearm.
Two wolf heads on forearms
Two black and grey dotwork tarot card tattoos on the lower legs, showing The Chariot on the left and Strength with the numeral VIII on the right.
Tarot cards The Chariot and Strength on legs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a spotted fawn with its head lowered, on the side of a person's ribs.
Spotted fawn on side ribs
Black ink drawing of a bison, with its front half realistically shaded and its rear half built from faceted geometric panels and dotwork, on a white background.
Geometric bison design in black ink
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a howling wolf head in front of a pale moon on the upper arm.
Howling wolf with moon on upper arm
Black dotwork and geometric linework tattoo of a leaping animal with a curled tail and a dotted arc above it, shown on skin in a circular crop.
Geometric leaping animal with dotted arc
A flash sheet of sixteen paw print designs in a four by four grid, including solid black, stippled dotwork, tribal, rainbow and coloured outline versions.
Paw print flash sheet, sixteen designs
Black and grey photograph of a small dotwork hedgehog tattoo on the upper left chest, above a black lace bra.
Small hedgehog tattoo on upper chest
Black and grey dotwork lace dreamcatcher tattoo with three feathers and beads on the upper back, with part of another animal tattoo visible to the left.
Lace dreamcatcher on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a pug's face with a diamond pattern across the forehead, placed on the calf.
Pug face tattoo on a lower leg
Black and grey realistic tattoos of a pair of scissors on one forearm and a cat's head on the other forearm, with shading in a dotwork style.
Scissors and cat on two forearms
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a sleeping fox curled up on the inner upper arm, drawn with stippled dotwork shading.
Sleeping fox curled up on an upper arm
Fine black line tattoo of a cat in profile with a dotted echo outline on the inner forearm.
Cat outline on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on the inner forearm of a larger four-legged animal bowing its head to nuzzle a small rabbit.
Animal nuzzling a rabbit on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a wild cat face with spotted markings on an upper arm, beside a rolled-up dark patterned sleeve.
Wild cat face on upper arm
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a stylised animal head inside a circle, with dotwork shading and loose overlapping lines, on a forearm.
Sketched animal head inside a circle on a 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 and grey dotwork tattoo of a sleeping animal curled around a smaller animal, set in an oval frame beneath a heart shape, on a lower leg.
Sleeping animals in a heart frame on a calf
Black and grey traditional tattoos on a forearm and upper arm, including a swallow, a rose and dotwork dots, with a bird head on the hand.
Traditional arm sleeve with rose and swallow
Black and grey tattoo of a stag's head with large antlers on the inner forearm, shaded with dotted texture on the face and fine lines on the fur.
Stag head with antlers on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a forest with trees and animal silhouettes in a circle on the inner wrist, held by a hand with sage green nail polish.
Forest scene in a circle on a wrist
Black dotwork tattoo of a geometric fox inside a coffin-shaped outline on the forearm, with the hand held open below.
Geometric fox in a coffin outline on forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a bear walking in profile across the upper chest, with stippled fur and a bold outline.
Walking bear on upper chest
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 fine line tattoo of a small stag head with branching antlers on the upper back, between the shoulder blades.
Small stag antlers on upper back
Black fine line tattoo of a walking bear in front of stippled pine trees and a crescent moon, on the calf.
Bear, pine trees and crescent moon on a calf
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 and grey dotwork tattoo on a calf showing a flying saucer beaming up a small animal beneath mountains, pine trees and a planet inside a diamond frame.
UFO beam over mountains in a diamond frame
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 and grey dotwork tattoo of a curled, sleeping fox with closed eyes and pointed ears on the ankle.
Curled sleeping fox on an ankle
Small black and grey dotwork elephant head tattoo on the side of a finger, with red painted nails visible.
Small elephant head on a finger
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a hare pierced by three arrows, covering the upper arm.
Hare with arrows on an upper arm
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