Animal tattoo ideas

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

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Three black turtle tattoos on a forearm, above a black and yellow cord bracelet with a metal hook clasp.
Three turtles on a forearm
Fine line outline of a small dog with a teal collar on the inner forearm, above a striped top.
Outlined dog with teal collar on a wrist
Black and white photo of a small fine line tattoo of a geometric, origami-style dog head on the inner forearm.
Geometric dog head on a forearm
Black and grey brushstroke tattoo of a wolf head on the forearm, with loose ink splashes fading around the design.
Brushstroke wolf head on a lower arm
Black and grey tattoo of a cat stretched upwards with its paws raised, shown on a forearm beside a white lace sleeve.
Cat tattoo on a forearm
Pink cartoon elephant tattoo with blue and green watercolour splashes on the forearm, outlined in black.
Pink elephant with watercolour splashes on forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a rat facing left, with hatched fur and a long curled tail, on the inner forearm.
Rat outline on the forearm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a cartoon elephant wearing a decorated blanket, on the inner forearm.
Elephant with patterned blanket on a forearm
Small solid black paw print tattoo, four prints in a loose diagonal group on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Four paw prints on a forearm
Person seen from behind with a traditional style back piece of a dark panther-like creature among flames, skull and goblet motifs, and tattooed arms on a plain wall background.
Full back and sleeve tattoos seen from behind
Two wrists side by side, one with a shaded grey realistic cat head tattoo and the other with a lighter fine line cat head, both in black ink.
Cat head tattoos on two wrists
Small solid black paw print tattoo on the inner wrist, beside a blue and grey woven bracelet, in a simple style.
Small paw print tattoo on a wrist
Colour geometric tattoo of a tiger's head on the outer forearm, built from pink, teal, orange and black facets.
Geometric tiger head on a forearm
Small single-line black outline tattoo of a cat on the inner wrist, shown against a pale forearm and the palm of a hand.
Small cat outline on the inner wrist
Solid black silhouette of a prancing horse with a flowing mane on the inside of a forearm, set against a blurred green background.
Black horse silhouette on a forearm
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a caracal head with tufted ears on a forearm, drawn with loose, scratchy linework.
Caracal head sketch on forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a cat's face with whiskers and shaded ears, on the inner wrist of a forearm.
Cat face tattoo on the wrist
Black and grey ornamental wolf head tattoo with feather and floral motifs on the inside of a forearm.
Ornamental wolf head on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tiger's face with a detailed eye and whiskers across the inner forearm.
Tiger face on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a wolf's head with a forest backdrop, running down the outer forearm.
Realistic wolf portrait on a forearm
Fine black line geometric wolf head tattoo with faceted panels and sharp ears, placed on the forearm.
Geometric wolf head on a forearm
Small black outline tattoo of an elephant facing right with its trunk curled, placed on the inner wrist in a fine line style.
Small elephant outline on the wrist
Two forearms with geometric wolf head tattoos in grey and teal on the left and blue on the right, placed on the inner forearm.
Matching geometric wolf heads on forearms
Black linework geometric fox tattoo on the forearm, built from angular triangular facets in a Geometric style.
Geometric fox on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a paw print with realistic eyes inside the toe pads, shown on a forearm.
Paw print with realistic eyes on the forearm
Black and grey engraved-style crest tattoo with a lion-like figure and a curling banner bearing partly visible lettering, on the inner forearm.
Engraved crest with banner on forearm
Fine line tattoo of a seated dog in black ink on the forearm of a person wearing a red checked shirt.
Small outline dog on a forearm
Two matching black line tattoos on the skin, a fox outline with the word always and a stag outline with antlers and the word protego, in a fine line style.
Matching fox and stag outline tattoos
Small realistic black and grey tiger head tattoo on the inner wrist, with a hand and woven bracelet visible.
Tiger head on the inner wrist
Black and grey fine line tattoos on a forearm, including small script reading BE IT and an outlined animal on the lower arm, with the wearer's arms crossed over a dark jacket.
Fine line lettering and animal tattoos on forearms
Small black and grey fine line tattoo of a smiling sloth hanging on the inner forearm.
Small sloth tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm showing an anatomical heart with poppies growing from it and two curled animals resting inside.
Anatomical heart with poppies on a forearm
Fine line black outline tattoo of a small fluffy dog on the inside of a forearm near the wrist, with a blurred dog resting beside it.
Fluffy dog outline tattoo on a forearm
Four small colour guinea pig tattoos in a row on the inner forearm, with a photo of four real guinea pigs on a red towel below.
Four guinea pig tattoos in a row on a forearm
Small black and grey tattoo of an upside-down cat with legs raised and tail hanging, placed on the forearm below a lace sleeve.
Upside-down cat on a forearm
Photograph of a realistic colour tattoo of a Siamese cat with blue eyes on a forearm, shown in two side-by-side close-up views.
Realistic Siamese cat on a forearm
Tattoo on the inner wrist of a solid black animal silhouette sitting above three shaded purple flowers with green leaves and loose petals.
Black animal figure over purple flowers on a wrist
Small black outline tattoo of a baby elephant in fine line style on the inner wrist.
Small elephant outline on a wrist
Colourful giraffe head tattoo on the inner forearm, drawn in purple, pink, blue and teal with a soft watercolour look.
Watercolour giraffe head on forearm
Black and grey tattoo of three small rearing horses in a line with a dashed trail and a puff of smoke on the inner forearm, near the wrist.
Three rearing horses on a forearm
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a wolf head in profile on the forearm, with loose hatched linework and shaded fur.
Sketched wolf head on a forearm
Fine line black outline of a small elephant tattooed on the inner wrist, with a hand raised in the background.
Small elephant outline on the inner wrist
Traditional style tattoo of a woman in profile wearing a feathered headdress, with an animal head below, on the inner forearm.
Feathered headdress woman on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bat peeking out from its wing, placed on a forearm against a textured white wall.
Realistic bat wrapped in its wing on a forearm
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
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
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