Animal tattoo ideas

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

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Colour realism tattoo of Animal from the Muppets, mouth open with wild red hair, across the upper chest and collarbone area.
Animal from the Muppets on the chest
Small greyscale realistic wolf head tattoo on a finger of a hand with blue painted nails.
Small realistic wolf head on a finger
Black and grey realism tattoo of clouds and an animal on a thigh, with a small line tattoo above the waistband of black underwear.
Black and grey clouds tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a cougar walking towards the viewer, covering the upper arm of a person wearing a white t-shirt.
Cougar walking on an upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a German Shepherd's head with pricked ears and open mouth, placed on the back of the neck.
German Shepherd head on the back of the neck
Realistic colour tattoo of a ginger tabby cat face with amber eyes and pale whiskers on a patch of skin.
Ginger tabby cat portrait tattoo
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a small spotted fawn standing side on, on the inner forearm of a pale-skinned person wearing a white lace top.
Fawn tattoo on the inner arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an elephant walking towards the viewer, placed on the outer thigh of a person wearing black shorts.
Realistic elephant tattoo on a thigh
Realistic black, grey and brown wolf face tattoo with bright blue eyes on the forearm, shown in two photographs.
Realistic wolf face on a forearm
Realism tattoo of three kitten heads stacked vertically on a forearm, the top two in grey and the lowest in colour.
Three kitten portraits stacked on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a small animal with a pointed snout, surrounded by flowers and leaves, on the upper thigh.
Hedgehog and flowers on a thigh
Black and white photo of two hands with realistic shaded lion head tattoos on the fingers.
Lion heads tattooed on two fingers
Black and grey wolf head tattoo on the outer thigh, half in geometric linework and half in realistic shading, with blue eyes.
Half geometric, half realistic wolf on a thigh
Black and grey realistic full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a deer head among leaves with an animal head and ribbon-like lines below.
Realistic deer and foliage full sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of a howling wolf below a full moon, with smoky shading across a person's upper back and shoulder.
Howling wolf and moon on upper back
Black and grey wolf head tattoo on the forearm, realistic shading on one side and ornate floral mandala pattern on the other.
Wolf head with mandala half on a forearm
Small black and grey realistic tattoo of a walking elephant with its trunk curled, sitting on the ankle.
Walking elephant on an ankle
Realistic black and grey wolf head tattoo on the upper chest of a person in a black top, with amber-tinted eyes and a shaded muzzle.
Realistic wolf head on upper chest
Realistic shaded cat face tattoo on the middle finger of a hand, with a silver ring on the adjacent finger.
Realistic cat face tattoo on a finger
Black and grey realism tattoos showing a spread-wing design on the stomach, a realistic animal sleeve on the arm and a rose on the back of the hand.
Winged design on stomach and realistic arm sleeve
Black and grey lion tattoo on the upper arm, split between a geometric faceted left side and a realistic shaded right side within large triangles.
Geometric and realistic lion on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head with a lamb beneath it, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Lion and lamb on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a humpback whale on the upper arm, with the arm raised and flexed.
Whale on an upper arm
Black and grey realism wolf head tattoo on the middle finger of a hand with blue nails.
Wolf head tattoo on a finger
Black and grey realism tattoo of an elephant head with its trunk extended, on the forearm of a person wearing a grey top.
Elephant tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey wolf head tattoo on the outer thigh, half realistic fur and half ornate mandala pattern, with dotwork along the edges.
Half-realistic wolf head on a thigh
Black and grey wolf head tattoo on the outer thigh, realistic shading on one half and intricate ornamental dotwork on the other.
Wolf head with ornamental pattern on thigh
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a bear paw print with shaded toe pads and a textured main pad, shown on skin.
Bear paw print in black and grey
Black and grey realism tattoo of an adult elephant walking with a calf on the side of a person's neck, photographed from behind with hair pinned up.
Elephant and calf tattoo on the neck
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tiger's head on the middle finger of a hand with dark glitter nail polish.
Tiger head tattoo on a finger
Two views of a wolf head tattoo on an upper arm, with a realistic grey wolf and green eyes beside a blue and green watercolour wash and thin geometric triangle lines.
Wolf head with watercolour wash on upper arm
Realistic pencil drawing of a black wolf and a white wolf curled together in a yin yang circle, with red and blue eyes.
Yin yang wolves pencil design
Black and grey realistic wolf head tattoo on the forearm, with a smaller silhouetted animal scene below it.
Realistic wolf head above a silhouette scene
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head with a full mane, covering the upper arm.
Lion head on an upper arm
Small black and grey realistic tattoo of a French bulldog lying down, placed on the inner forearm of a person wearing a red sleeve.
French bulldog on a forearm
Black and grey butterfly tattoo on upper back with tiger faces shaded into the wings, with a touch of blue on the right wing.
Tiger-wing butterfly on upper back
Realistic tattoo of an adult wolf above three wolf pups on an upper arm, shaded in greys and warm browns with a pink tongue.
Adult wolf with three wolf pups on upper arm
Black and grey realistic drawing of a lion's head in profile with a full mane, shaded in fine pencil-like detail, suitable as a tattoo design.
Realistic lion head in profile
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a wolf's head in profile on an upper arm, with detailed fur and a light-catching eye.
Realistic wolf head on an arm
Black and grey wolf head tattoo on the upper back, with a realistic fur half and an ornamental dotwork half.
Wolf head with ornamental half on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a snarling wolf head over a ram with curled horns, on the outer thigh of a person wearing denim shorts.
Wolf and ram head on thigh
Small black and grey shaded tattoo of a seated panda on the upper arm, with a grey t-shirt sleeve visible.
Seated panda on an upper arm
Black and grey realism wolf head tattoo on an upper thigh, framed by a dotwork mandala above and a geometric flower of life pattern below.
Wolf head with mandala and geometric pattern on thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of an elephant with its trunk raised, shown on a limb.
Elephant with raised trunk
Black and grey realism back tattoo of an owl, gorilla, frog, leopard, elephant and giraffe covering the full back.
Animal collage across a back in black and grey
Black and grey wolf head tattoo across the upper back, one half drawn as realistic fur and the other half filled with ornate mandala patterns.
Wolf head with mandala back piece
Colour realism tattoo of the Muppets character Animal wearing aviator sunglasses, with a red nose and open mouth, on the calf against a blue splash background.
Animal from the Muppets on a calf
Black and grey realistic tiger face tattoo with blue eyes, covering the calf of a leg.
Realistic tiger face on a calf