Animal tattoo ideas

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

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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
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
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 geometric wolf head tattoo with hatched linework and solid black areas, placed on the thigh in a blackwork style.
Geometric wolf head on a leg
Black ink wolf head tattoo with ornamental floral patterns on the outer thigh, shown in a photo of a leg on a wooden floor.
Wolf head with ornamental detail on thigh
Solid black blackwork tattoo of a dog's head in profile, with a white muzzle and eye, on the outer ankle.
Dog head silhouette on an ankle
Black line drawing of a standing bulldog looking upwards, drawn with bold tapering strokes as a tattoo flash design.
Stylised bulldog line drawing
Close-up of a small solid black cat tattoo on the outer rim of an ear, shown in a simple blackwork silhouette style.
Black cat tattoo on the ear
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
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 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 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 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 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 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 blackwork tattoo of two cats curled into a yin yang circle on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Yin yang cats on a forearm
Black solid-fill horse silhouette tattoo across the side of a person's ribs, in a blackwork style.
Horse silhouette on the ribs
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 tribal-style lizard tattoo with a long curling tail wrapping down towards the heel, on the outer ankle and lower leg.
Black tribal lizard on an ankle
Black tribal-style kangaroo tattoo with swirl detail and two lines of coordinates on the outside of an ankle, above white canvas trainers.
Tribal kangaroo with coordinates on an ankle
Black ink drawing of a stylised leaping fox filled with ornamental swirls, shown as a blackwork tattoo design with no body placement.
Ornamental leaping fox design
Solid black tribal-style howling wolf head tattoo on a forearm, with bold blackwork linework and a spiral pattern in the neck.
Tribal howling wolf on a forearm
Solid black blackwork tattoo of a paw print with a wolf head in silhouette inside the main pad, on the lower leg.
Wolf head within a paw print on a lower leg
Small black blackwork tattoo of a spiky hedgehog-like animal on a patch of skin with fine body hair.
Small tribal hedgehog tattoo
Bold black tribal-style design of a wolf leaping to the right, shown as a solid silhouette on a white background.
Leaping wolf tribal design
Black and grey dotwork and linework tattoo of a snarling bear head with bared teeth on a forearm.
Snarling bear head on a forearm
Black tribal howling wolf tattoo on the lower leg, drawn in bold solid black linework with spiral details.
Tribal howling wolf on a lower leg
Black linework tattoo of a faceted geometric giraffe head with hatched shading and solid black spots, sitting on the upper arm.
Geometric giraffe head on upper arm
Black tribal-style sitting cat design with bold solid shapes and swirling lines, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement visible.
Tribal sitting cat design
Black and grey photo of a solid black silhouette of a cat tattooed on the neck behind the ear, in a blackwork style.
Black cat silhouette tattoo behind the ear
Bold black ram head tattoo with small red accents at the eyes, placed on the side of a person's ribs.
Ram head tattoo on the side ribs
Black ink tribal-style fox design drawn on white paper, seated with its bushy tail curled round in front of it.
Tribal fox design with swirling tail
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a curled, striped animal inside a circle on a thigh, with a fine line rose partly visible below.
Striped animal curled in a circle on a thigh
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a bear silhouette with white constellation lines and star dots, on the outer ankle.
Bear silhouette with constellation on ankle
Solid black bear silhouette in a blackwork design, with white spiral swirls and dots cut into the body, shown as a flat drawing with no body placement.
Black bear silhouette with spirals
Bold black tribal-style fox design on a white background, drawn in solid black shapes with a stylised head and flowing body, suitable as a blackwork tattoo flash.
Tribal fox design in solid black
Black ink tribal-style design of a howling wolf head in profile, drawn on white paper, with bold solid shapes and spiral details.
Tribal howling wolf head design
Black tribal design of a howling wolf with a paw print inside a swirling band, shown as a flat drawing on a white background.
Tribal howling wolf with paw print
Black ink elephant covered in geometric patterns, tattooed on the side of a person's ribs.
Ornate patterned elephant on the ribs
Black tribal-style bear head design on a white background, drawn as a flash sheet with no body placement shown.
Tribal bear head design
Two black and grey geometric tattoos on a pair of calves, a shaded panda on the left leg and a fine line origami-style elephant on the right.
Geometric panda and elephant on calves
Solid black bison silhouette with the word Roam in white script across its body, a blackwork tattoo on the inner upper arm.
Roam bison silhouette on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm showing a night forest with pine trees, mountains, a tent and an animal on a floating rock base, with a close-up panel beside it.
Night forest scene on a forearm
Black and grey sketch-style wolf head tattoo on the inner forearm of a person wearing a dark top and a thin wrist bracelet.
Wolf head on a forearm
Black blackwork tattoo of a striped tiger with a curling tail on the calf, shown in a close photo against a dark background.
Striped tiger tattoo on a lower leg
Black geometric dotwork tattoo of a wolf's head with angular facets and stippled shading, on the lower leg.
Geometric wolf head on a calf
Black tribal-style design of a sitting cat with one paw raised, drawn in bold solid black linework on a white background.
Tribal-style sitting cat design
Black and grey sketch-style blackwork tattoo of a deer, fox and wolf stacked vertically on a forearm, shown from two angles.
Deer, fox and wolf stacked on a forearm