Animal tattoo ideas

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

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Black ink flash drawing of a cat in profile with interlaced Celtic knotwork across its body and a curled tail.
Celtic knotwork cat design
Realism tattoo of an Australian Shepherd's head in brown, tan and grey tones with one blue eye, sitting on the upper back below the shoulder blade.
Australian Shepherd portrait on upper back
Colourful traditional-style tattoos of framed animal and floral scenes and a red rose on bare legs, with pink glitter heels on white bedding.
Framed and floral leg tattoos with pink heels
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 outline tattoo of a rabbit sitting in profile, with tapered lines and no shading, on skin.
Sitting rabbit outline tattoo
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
Realistic coloured fox head tattoo on the side of a woman's thigh, with a brown floral skirt lifted above it.
Fox head portrait on upper thigh
Black line drawing of two faceted, origami-style cats sitting face to face, a geometric tattoo design with no body part visible.
Two geometric origami-style cats facing each other
Realism style black and grey wolf head tattoo on the upper back of a person lying face down on a bed.
Wolf head on upper back
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
Small grey paw print tattoo on the back of a person's neck, with dark hair pulled up and a grey top visible below.
Paw print tattoo on the back of the neck
Small black panda face tattoo made of simple solid shapes, placed on the upper shoulder beside a white strap top.
Small panda face tattoo on a shoulder
Small black fine line tattoo of a walking elephant with a raised trunk, its body filled with fingerprint-like swirls, on a forearm.
Fingerprint-patterned elephant on forearm
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 and grey realism tattoo of an otter's head in profile, with long whiskers and soft shading, on a shoulder.
Otter portrait tattoo on a shoulder
Fine line black outline tattoo of a small elephant on the side of a person's ribs, below a white top.
Small elephant outline on the ribs
Black and grey tattoo of a seated fox on a rock beside pine trees, placed on the inner forearm.
Seated fox with pine trees on forearm
Grey tribal-style wolf head design drawn in flowing lines on a dark textured background, shown as a standalone design with no body part visible.
Tribal wolf head design
Small black silhouette tattoo of a collie dog's head in profile, placed on the side of the torso above the waistband of jeans.
Collie head silhouette on the side of the torso
Black and grey engraved-style tattoo of two cats on the inner forearm, shown from three angles.
Two cats on a forearm
Colour geometric tattoo of a seated fox in faceted orange and red tones with black details on the outer thigh.
Geometric orange fox on the thigh
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 linework tattoo of a stylised horse head with flowing mane on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade, photographed from behind.
Black linework horse head on upper back
Neo-trad colour tattoo on an upper arm showing a half white faceless mask with red marks beside a half grey wolf with yellow eyes and red trim.
Split white mask and wolf on upper arm
Small red fox tattoo with a black outline and white chest, sitting on the inner wrist and forearm of a light-skinned arm.
Red fox on a wrist
Two hands held together, each with a realistic black and grey lion head tattooed on the finger, shown in a realism style.
Lion and lioness finger tattoos
Traditional black and grey back tattoo of a large moth with filigree ornament above an animal and a row of roses, with a small red rose on the upper arm.
Moth, animal and roses across a back
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
Sketched wolf head tattoo design with loose ink linework and shading on tan paper, shown as a flash drawing.
Wolf head sketch flash design
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a rhinoceros head with detailed wrinkled skin and two horns, shown on a area of bare skin.
Realistic rhino head tattoo
Black tribal tattoo of a stylised animal with a curled head and flowing tail on the upper arm and shoulder.
Tribal animal tattoo on upper arm
Black fine line tattoo of a bear on the inner forearm, with the sleeve rolled up and a map beneath the arm.
Bear tattoo on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a snarling panther head with blue-outlined eyes and red mouth, on the inner upper arm.
Traditional panther head on upper arm
Realistic black and grey bear paw print with claw marks tattooed on the calf, shaded to look like torn skin.
Bear paw print with claw marks on a calf
Realism colour tattoo of a Rottweiler's head with tan markings and open mouth on the upper arm.
Rottweiler portrait on an upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a sitting cat in profile with a single dot for the eye, on the inner forearm.
Minimal cat outline on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tabby cat's face on the middle finger of a hand, with yellow-green eyes and shaded fur.
Tabby cat face on a finger
Black line tattoo of a curled-up sleeping cat with hatched shading on the forearm.
Curled sleeping cat on a forearm
Small black and grey fine line tattoo of a sitting sloth on the forearm, shaded in soft grey tones.
Small sloth on a forearm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a wolf's head in profile, with detailed fur and a light eye, across the upper arm.
Realistic wolf head on an upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a grazing animal with a few grass strokes on the scalp of a bald head, with white hair around the edges.
Grazing animal tattoo on a scalp
Black tribal-style fox with a curling tail and swirl detailing, tattooed on the upper back.
Tribal fox on upper back
Close up of a small solid black giraffe silhouette tattoo placed behind a person's ear, with long dark hair visible at the right.
Small giraffe tattoo behind the ear
Small black and grey tattoo of a moose silhouette on the outer side of an ankle.
Moose silhouette on an ankle
Realistic black and grey wolf head holding a red rose in its mouth, shown as a tattoo design on a plain grey background.
Wolf with a red rose in its mouth
Black ink tattoo of a small row of elephants, decreasing in size from left to right, across the inner wrist and forearm of an outstretched hand.
Row of elephants on a wrist
Black and grey shaded tattoo of a spotted fawn standing in profile on the back of a neck, with brown hair above it.
Grey shaded fawn on the nape