Animal tattoo ideas

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

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Watercolour-style tattoo of a leaping fox in pink and blue with loose black sketch linework on the shoulder.
Watercolour fox on shoulder
Two panels show a cat portrait tattooed on a forearm: a purple linework sketch on the left and a realistic black and grey version on the right.
Cat portrait on a forearm, sketch and finished
Bold black tribal tattoo of a howling wolf head in blackwork linework, on a lower leg with visible body hair.
Tribal howling wolf head on a calf
Geometric bear tattoo made of grey, black and blue triangular facets, shown on the upper arm of a person in a white sleeve.
Geometric bear on upper arm
A small black and grey realistic tattoo of a tiger cub sitting on the inner forearm of a person wearing a red polka dot sleeve.
Tiger cub on a forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo sleeve on an upper arm showing a red fox face among green leaves, with a fox tail and a dark animal's clawed paws below.
Fox and foliage sleeve on upper arm
Black ink brush-style tattoo of a wolf head across a man's upper back and shoulder blade, with splattered ink lines.
Brush-style wolf head on upper back
Colour tattoo of a tiger face with a black tribal flame outline, placed on the upper arm of a person in a white vest.
Tiger face tattoo on upper arm
Traditional colour tattoo of an antlered animal head with red roses and a yellow Montana banner on an upper arm.
Antlered animal head and roses on upper arm
Black and grey realistic fawn tattoo with a spotted coat on the upper back, with hair visible above and a beaded necklace at the lower edge.
Fawn tattoo on the upper back
Realism colour tattoo of two dachshund heads, one red-brown and one black and tan, on a lower leg against a blue and green background.
Two dachshunds portrait on a calf
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an elephant walking across the inner wrist and lower forearm.
Elephant on the wrist
Colour tattoo of a seated pink cat with blue eyes and patterned lace-like shading, on the forearm.
Patterned pink cat on an arm
Two forearm tattoos in a loose watercolour style: a leaping fox in orange and black on the left, and a grey wolf with a teal wash on the right.
Fox and wolf tattoos on forearms
Arm with a colourful traditional-style sleeve of a rabbit and an animal design on the forearm and upper arm, worn with a white camisole and belt.
Colour animal sleeve on an arm
Close photo of a small black fine line elephant outline tattoo on the inner wrist of a hand with painted nails, against a pale sky.
Small elephant outline on a wrist
Colour tattoo of a seated fox filled with orange swirling linework and purple shading at the tail, on the inner forearm.
Ornamental fox on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a snarling bear head in orange, red and black on the back of a hand, with dark patterned ink on the wrist above.
Snarling bear head on the back of a hand
Black ink drawing of a cartoon giraffe with a large head, heart-shaped spots and hatched shading on a white background.
Cartoon giraffe with heart spots
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a hairless sphynx cat head on a calf, with large ears and closed eyes.
Sphynx cat head on a lower leg
Three small solid black paw print tattoos on an ankle, shown beside a black high-heeled shoe and rolled light blue jeans.
Three small paw prints on an ankle
Black and grey realism tattoo of a wolf standing among bare birch trees on the inner forearm, with small birds at the top.
Black wolf among bare trees on a forearm
Fine line black elephant tattoo on the inner wrist, shown beside a braided bracelet and a maroon jumper sleeve.
Single line elephant on the inner wrist
Fine line black tattoo of a cat with an arched tail, seen from the front, on the lower leg.
Single-line cat tattoo on a lower leg
Sketch-style tattoo of a monkey holding a shell, with black linework and soft red and blue wash, on the front of a thigh.
Watercolour-style monkey on a thigh
Small black paw print tattoo on the inner wrist of a raised hand, with a silver bracelet and rings nearby.
Paw print on inner wrist
Pencil drawing of a wolf with its head raised in a howl, set in front of a large moon, shown in soft graphite shading with no body placement.
Howling wolf and moon pencil drawing
Black outline tattoo of a row of small elephants walking across the top of a foot, in a fine line style.
Row of elephants across a foot
Fine line tattoo of a cat outline on the inner wrist and forearm, drawn in thin dark grey ink.
Fine line cat outline on wrist
Black linework geometric dog head tattoo with hatched shading on the upper thigh.
Geometric dog head on a thigh
Black and grey drawing of a wolf head filled with geometric patterns and fine stippling, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Ornate wolf head design
Black single-line drawing of a seated cat in profile and a dog's head and shoulders in profile, shown as a tattoo design on white with no body part visible.
Cat and dog line drawing
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a curled, sleeping cat with a scaled fish tail inside a circle, on the forearm.
Curled cat with fish tail on forearm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a koala face with a branch behind it, shown on skin.
Realistic koala face tattoo
Fine line black tattoo of a small fox sitting on the inner wrist, with the hand raised against a blurred brown background.
Small fox on the inner wrist
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a long-haired cat's face with detailed fur and whiskers, placed on the upper back.
Long-haired cat portrait on upper back
Small fine-line outline tattoo of a sitting fox on the back of a person's neck, with dark hair pinned up and a teal wall behind.
Small fox outline on the neck
Tiny solid black rabbit silhouette tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, beside a light blue wristband.
Small rabbit silhouette on the wrist
Colour tattoo of two hedgehogs among red, orange and yellow autumn leaves on a forearm, with dark outlines and soft shading.
Hedgehogs among autumn leaves on a forearm
Giraffe head tattoo with mandala-style linework and a blue to yellow gradient, shown across three angled panels on a forearm.
Mandala giraffe head on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a charging bull in one continuous line, placed on the inner upper arm.
Single-line bull on upper arm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a fox head in profile with a yellow rose and black leaves on a forearm.
Fox and yellow rose on a forearm
Ink drawing of a wolf's head with dense hatched fur, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Ornate wolf head design
Small shaded grey elephant tattoo on the side of a foot, with a cord anklet on the other ankle, against a polka dot sheet.
Grey elephant tattoo on a foot
Small solid black silhouette of a galloping horse tattooed on the back of a person's neck, with short dark hair visible above.
Galloping horse silhouette on the neck
Fine line black outline tattoo of a small elephant with its trunk raised, on the side of a torso below a red top.
Small elephant outline on the side ribs
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a hatched tree with a thin trunk, a small red heart, and two small figures on an upper arm.
Tree and red heart on an upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a stretching cat on the upper back between the shoulder blades, photographed from behind against a pale sandy background.
Stretching cat on upper back