Animal tattoo ideas

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

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Fine line tattoo of a corgi in black outline on the side of a finger, held up against a pale brick wall.
Corgi outline on a finger
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 fine line tattoo of a sleeping cat curled up with its tail wrapped around, on the forearm, with soft grey shading.
Sleeping cat curled up on an arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an elephant on the centre of a chest, with a grey fabric strap visible at the edge of the frame.
Fine line elephant on the chest
Fox face tattoo with a crown motif and teal ornamental swirls on the thigh, drawn in grey linework and shading.
Fox face tattoo on thigh
Black fine line geometric elephant tattoo made of angular facets, on the upper arm of a person wearing a floral patterned sleeve.
Geometric elephant on an upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a brown horse rearing on the side of a torso, with a partial lion head tattooed behind it on the ribs.
Realistic horse tattoo on the ribs
Single-line fine line drawing of a wolf head in profile facing left, with pointed ears and a flowing ruff of fur, in dark blue ink on white.
Wolf head in profile line drawing
Black and grey realism lion head tattoo across a person's upper back, photographed from behind with the neck and short hair visible.
Lion head tattoo across upper back
Black and white line drawing of stylised, interlocking beasts arranged in two vertical columns, suggesting a tattoo design sheet.
Stylised beasts in a vertical line drawing
Colourful geometric bear head tattoo in pink, purple and teal on the upper thigh of a person wearing a teal skirt.
Geometric bear head on a thigh
Black wolf silhouette tattoo standing on a rocky outline with one foreleg raised, placed on the upper chest near the shoulder.
Wolf silhouette on upper chest
Small solid black giraffe silhouette tattoo on the back of a hand near the wrist, against a dark background.
Giraffe silhouette on the back of a hand
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
Small solid black paw print tattoo on the ankle, with a silver coin resting above it on a plastic-wrapped surface.
Small paw print tattoo on ankle
Colour realism tattoo of two giraffes with heads close together, one adult and one young, on the upper thigh of a person in denim shorts.
Two giraffes on a thigh
Black and grey geometric bear head with fractured sketch lines and pine trees beneath it, tattooed on a forearm.
Geometric bear head on a forearm
Small fine line tattoo of two grey cats sitting side by side on the inside of an ankle.
Two small cats on an ankle
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a spotted fawn standing side on, placed on the outer arm.
Small fawn tattoo on an arm
Black and white photo from behind of a man in a flat cap and vest with a butterfly tattoo on his forearm and a black-and-grey animal design on his upper arm.
Tattooed arm and shoulder of a man in a flat cap
Close-up of a leaping fox tattoo on the ribs, with an orange-filled front half and a black geometric linework tail and back.
Geometric fox leaping across the ribs
Black line drawing of a bear in profile built from angular geometric segments, shown as a standalone design with no body placement visible.
Geometric bear line drawing
Black and grey tattoo of a cat's face with fine hatched fur and blank circular eyes, placed on the back of a hand.
Cat face on the back of a hand
Black and grey geometric fox tattoo in fine line with hatched shading, sitting on the upper back near the base of the neck.
Geometric fox on upper back
Realistic grey giraffe head and neck tattoo on the upper arm, set against blue, pink and yellow watercolour splashes.
Giraffe with watercolour splash on upper arm
Black tribal-style drawing of a wolf with its head raised and jaw open in a howl, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Howling wolf tribal design
Colour tattoo of a crouching orange fox with a long bushy tail curling up the upper arm, shaded in black and grey.
Crouching fox on an upper arm
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
Three small solid black paw print tattoos sit on an ankle above a black high-heeled shoe, with rolled denim jeans beside them.
Three paw prints on an ankle
Fine line black outline tattoo of a small animal with a curled tail on the side of a finger, with purple berries and green leaves behind.
Small animal outline on a finger
Black geometric wolf head tattoo with bold linework and shaded facets on the outer forearm.
Geometric wolf head on forearm
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 tattoo of a standing giraffe with a dotted spot pattern, on the side of an ankle.
Giraffe tattoo on an ankle
Small black fine line outline of a sitting cat tattooed on the neck just behind the ear, with a diamante stud earring visible.
Outline cat tattoo behind the ear
Blue watercolour-style fox tattoo on a person's upper chest, with paint-like splashes trailing up towards the shoulder.
Blue watercolour fox on chest
Small fine line tattoo of a black and white cat face with pink ears and nose on the inner wrist, with a checked shirt cuff below.
Small cat face tattoo on a wrist
Small black ink elephant tattoo filled with swirl patterns, with its trunk raised, on a patch of skin under warm lighting.
Ornamental elephant tattoo with swirls
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
Small black outline of a sitting cat with a curled tail on a forearm, filled with pink, purple and blue watercolour-style splashes.
Outline cat with watercolour splashes on a forearm
Black and grey geometric tattoo of a rabbit head built from angular facets, with a diamond shape across the forehead, on the forearm.
Geometric rabbit head on a forearm
Six continuous fine-line drawings of seated and stretching cats in pale gold on a dark brown background, shown as a tattoo flash design.
Six line-drawn cats on a flash sheet
Small realistic black and grey tattoo of a tiger's head on the inner wrist and forearm, with a woven bracelet visible at the bottom left.
Tiger head on the inner wrist
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
Fine line tattoo of three elephants walking in a row on the forearm, in black ink on pale skin.
Three elephants walking in a line
Black and grey wolf head tattoo with loose splashed ink strokes across the upper chest and shoulder of a shirtless man.
Wolf head on chest and shoulder
Fine line black tattoo of a small rodent with a curling tail and leaves, placed on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Rodent with leafy tail on upper chest