Animal tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a black dog's head tilted upwards, shown on the upper arm in two side-by-side photographs.
Black dog portrait on upper arm
Solid black silhouette tattoo of a walking cat on the inner forearm near the wrist, against a dark grey fabric background.
Black cat silhouette on a forearm
Black blackwork tattoo of four bats in flight across the top of a foot, with stippled wing detail, above red painted toenails.
Four bats in flight on a foot
Black linework tattoo of a walking cat built from circles and straight lines, on the inner forearm.
Geometric walking cat on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pug's face and front paws on a forearm, with soft shading behind the head.
Pug portrait tattoo on a forearm
Black line drawing of a stylised animal leaping beside a blossom branch and curling cloud shapes, in a Japanese-influenced flash style.
Stylised animal with blossom branch
Fine line black tree tattoo covering the calf, with a small solid black animal silhouette sitting near the ankle.
Branching tree and animal silhouette on a calf
Black and grey ram head tattoo with curled horns and fine dotwork shading on a thigh, shown twice side by side.
Ram head tattoo on a thigh
Seated fox tattoo with black fine-line outline and orange watercolour wash on pale skin.
Watercolour fox outline tattoo
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an owl face beneath a crown, with ornate scrollwork below, on the forearm.
Owl with crown and ornamental scrollwork
Black and grey fine line drawing of a small sitting rabbit with long upright ears and stippled shading, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Sitting rabbit line drawing
Fine line outline tattoo of a seated cat on the outer ankle, shown in dark blue-black ink against pale skin.
Small outline cat on an ankle
Small grey-shaded elephant head tattoo on the side of a finger, shown in a close photo of a hand resting on a dark blue surface.
Small elephant head on a finger
Black and grey tattoo of a snarling bear head with two snakes, a triangle and a dotwork sun on the forearm.
Bear head with snakes on a forearm
Black and red stag tattoo with large antlers, set within thin red circles on the calf, drawn with shaded linework.
Stag with antlers on a calf
Small colour tattoo of a curled lion cub with a black outline and yellow and orange fill on the inner wrist.
Curled lion cub on a wrist
Black and grey tattoo of two elephants on the inner wrist and lower forearm, shown against white bedding.
Two elephants on the wrist
Fine line black ink tattoo of an elephant in a vintage engraving style, placed on the inner forearm and wrist.
Engraved elephant on a forearm
Close photograph of a bold red cartoon fox tattoo with black outlines and spiky ears, sitting on the forearm, with a partial second tattoo visible at the bottom edge.
Red cartoon fox tattoo on an arm
Pencil sketch of a fox head in profile, with geometric triangles, dotwork and hatched patterning over the eye and cheek, drawn on a spiral notebook page.
Geometric fox head pencil sketch
Black and grey realism tattoo of a paw print with a dog's face in the central pad, on the calf.
Realistic paw print with dog face on calf
Black continuous-line drawing of a standing deer with antlers on a white background, a fine line design with no body placement shown.
One line deer drawing
Black line flash design of two cartoon lion cubs facing each other inside a heart outlined with dots, drawn on paper.
Two lion cubs in a beaded heart
Solid black tribal-style ram with a spiral horn tattooed on the upper arm.
Tribal ram on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of an elephant on long, spindly legs across the upper back of a woman seen from behind.
Surreal elephant on upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a fox looking back over its shoulder, on a limb of bare skin.
Fox looking back in fine line
Black and grey traditional wolf head tattoo on an upper arm, with a leaping cat tattoo on the forearm and further tattoos on the same arm.
Wolf head and big cat on arms
Black ink drawing of a sitting cat built from angular geometric facets filled with fine parallel hatching, shown on a plain white background.
Geometric cat design in black ink
Realism style tattoo of a standing tabby cat with brown and grey striped shading on the inner forearm, shown beside another hand with white painted nails.
Tabby cat on the inner forearm
Small black and grey shaded rabbit tattoo on a forearm, with the rabbit seated and its head turned to the side.
Small shaded rabbit tattoo on an arm
Black and grey line drawing of a lion head with an ornate mandala-style mane and patterned face, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Ornamental lion head line drawing
Black geometric panda tattoo in fine line with solid black fills, sitting on the outer forearm of a person with arm hair.
Geometric panda on a forearm
Black and grey tattoos on a forearm: a small fine line Deathly Hallows triangle symbol near the wrist and a solid black animal silhouette on the inner forearm.
Deathly Hallows and animal silhouette on forearm
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
Fine line tattoo of a spotted fawn in black ink on the inner forearm, shown against a white textured cloth.
Fawn tattoo on the forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of two cats curled into a yin yang circle on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Yin yang cats on a forearm
Small black fine line fox tattoo on the inner wrist of a raised hand, set against a blurred background of stacked firewood.
Small fox on the inner wrist
Small black fine line tattoo of a cartoon animal with a rounded body and raised arm, on the inner forearm, with grey patterned fabric at the wrist.
Small outlined cartoon animal on a forearm
Fine line outline of a small elephant tattooed on the side of a finger, shown against a dark background.
Small elephant on a finger
Small greyscale realistic wolf head tattoo on a finger of a hand with blue painted nails.
Small realistic wolf head on a finger
Small solid black paw print tattoo on the side of a finger, shown in a black and white photo.
Small paw print tattoo on a finger
Black solid-fill horse silhouette tattoo across the side of a person's ribs, in a blackwork style.
Horse silhouette on the ribs
Black fine line dolphin tattoo on the upper back near the shoulder blade, shown in a black and white photograph.
Dolphin on the upper back
Blue, green and purple geometric lion head tattoo on the forearm, shown in a close-up and a full view.
Geometric lion tattoo on a forearm
Fine line black outline tattoo of a stretching cat on a forearm, shown in a close-up and a wider photo.
Fine line cat outline on a forearm
Black and white ornamental flash design of a wolf head with detailed linework, dotted shading and patterned feathers, with no body placement shown.
Ornate wolf head design in black ink
Black line drawing of a rearing horse built from triangular geometric facets on a plain white background.
Geometric rearing horse line design
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