Animal tattoo ideas

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

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Realistic grey-shaded wolf head design holding a red rose in its mouth, drawn on a pale background with no body placement shown.
Wolf head with a red rose
Watercolour-style tattoo on the side of the torso showing the Deathly Hallows triangle symbol, a sketched animal and the script Expecto Patronum.
Deathly Hallows and Patronus on the side
Three black turtle tattoos on a forearm, above a black and yellow cord bracelet with a metal hook clasp.
Three turtles on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a German Shepherd's head on skin, shown beside a greyscale photo of the same dog.
German Shepherd portrait tattoo beside its reference photo
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
Orange and amber seated fox tattoo in a flat, geometric style on the upper arm of a woman lying on a bed.
Seated fox on an upper arm
Small black and grey fine line tattoo of two cartoon ducks walking side by side on the lower torso, with soft grey shading under their feet.
Two cartoon ducks on the torso
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
Fine line black outline tattoo of an elephant head on the side of a person's torso, near the hip.
Elephant head outline on the side of the body
A small solid black lion silhouette tattoo on the top of a foot, shown in a solid black silhouette style.
Small black lion silhouette on a foot
Black silhouette of a cat seen from behind, sitting above a diagonal trail of black paw prints on a white background, shown as a flash design.
Cat silhouette with paw print trail
Fine line geometric animal head tattoo in black ink on the outer thigh of a person wearing a black skirt and cream jumper.
Geometric animal head on thigh
Close-up of a small fine line outline of a paw print in pale ink on the inner wrist, with silver nail polish on the fingers above.
Outlined paw print on the inner wrist
Realistic wolf head design with amber eyes and blue-grey fur shading, drawn on a plain white background, with no body placement shown.
Realistic wolf head design
Fine line black ink tattoo of a small rabbit in profile on pale skin, set against a blurred green background.
Small rabbit tattoo on skin
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 ink splatter drawing of a snarling wolf's face with bared teeth and narrowed eyes on a white background.
Snarling wolf head in ink splatter
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
Black line tattoo of a faceted, origami-style animal on the outer thigh, in a geometric style.
Geometric origami-style animal on thigh
Traditional style tattoo of a raccoon in an ornate oval frame with green leaves, on the top of a foot.
Raccoon in a frame on a foot
Colour tattoo of a cartoon baby giraffe with large teal eyes, yellow body and dark spots, on skin.
Cartoon giraffe with large teal eyes
Pink cartoon elephant tattoo with blue and green watercolour splashes on the forearm, outlined in black.
Pink elephant with watercolour splashes on forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a blue hippo with black outlines and floral and mushroom motifs filling its body, placed on a shoulder.
Blue hippo with floral pattern on shoulder
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
Neo-traditional tattoo of a ram head with curled horns, a red crescent moon and a red rose on the thigh.
Ram head with rose and crescent moon
Black ink drawing of a giraffe with a very long neck and spotted body on a plain white background, a design with no body placement shown.
Tall black ink giraffe design
Watercolour style Hogwarts crest tattoo in red, yellow, green and blue on the thigh, outlined in fine black linework with paint-like drips.
Watercolour Hogwarts crest tattoo on thigh
Fine line tattoo of a sleeping cat with green, blue and purple watercolour washes on the top of a foot.
Watercolour cat on the top of a foot
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
Black ink tribal-style drawing of a howling wolf head in profile on a white background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Howling wolf tribal design
Minimalist black line drawing of a koala clinging to a thin branch, shown as a tattoo design on plain white.
Koala clinging to a branch line drawing
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
Black and grey line drawing of a wolf's head in profile, with flowing strokes forming the fur, on a grey textured background.
Wolf head in profile line drawing
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
Black and grey realism tattoo of a cat's face covering the back of a hand, with detailed fur and whiskers.
Realistic cat face on the back of a hand
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a small sitting rabbit seen from behind and to the side, placed on the outer ankle.
Small sitting rabbit on an ankle
Flash sheet of twelve black and white Celtic knot designs, each labelled with a code from C10 to C74, shown without a body placement.
Celtic knot flash sheet with twelve designs
Colour tattoo of three rabbits in blue and red clothing inside a gold scrolled frame with a heart, on the thigh.
Storybook rabbits in an ornate frame on a thigh
Small black and grey wolf tattoo shaded in soft greys on a person's upper back, below the shoulder blade, with auburn hair falling to one side.
Small grey wolf on upper back
Small black and grey fine line tattoo of a fox sitting upright with its tail curled beside it, placed on the skin behind a person's ear.
Sitting fox tattoo behind the ear
Black and grey flash design of a stylised hare with swirling linework, grey shading and curled tail on a white background.
Stylised hare line drawing
Geometric linework cat head tattoo with grey shading and red accents on the shoulder of a woman seen from behind.
Geometric cat head on a shoulder
Black and grey tattoo of a seated, stylised cat with a curled tail, placed on the back of a person's neck.
Seated cat tattoo on the back of the neck
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