Animal tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey lion head tattoo with a detailed mane in fine line and dotwork style on the upper arm.
Lion head with flowing mane on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork bear head tattoo with geometric shading on the side of the ribs.
Geometric bear head on the ribs
Small black fine line tattoo of a fox with stippled shading on the inner upper arm of a person wearing a yellow top.
Stippled fox on the upper arm
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
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a leaping stag with a human face and arrows piercing its body, placed on the upper chest near the shoulder.
Stag with a human face and arrows on the shoulder
Pencil drawing of a wolf head split down the middle, realistic shading on the left and ornate black ink pattern on the right, shown as a tattoo design.
Split wolf head design
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
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 ram head tattoo with curled horns and fine dotwork shading on a thigh, shown twice side by side.
Ram head tattoo on a thigh
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
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
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 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
Colourful geometric giraffe head tattoo in dotwork shading on the upper arm of a person wearing a black lace bra strap.
Geometric giraffe head on upper arm
Fine line tattoo of three small elephants walking in a row across the side of the body, with dotted patterns on their bodies.
Three elephants walking in a row
Black and grey geometric wolf head tattoo in dotwork shading on the forearm, with henna-decorated hands resting beside it.
Geometric wolf head on a forearm
Two black and grey wolf head tattoos in dotwork style on forearms, each framed by fine dotted triangle lines.
Two wolf head forearm tattoos
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a wolf head framed by a teal dreamcatcher and dotwork beads on the forearm.
Wolf head with dreamcatcher on forearm
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a wolf head with ornate filigree patterns across the forehead, cheeks and ruff, on a white background.
Ornamental wolf head 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 and grey dotwork fox head with a geometric line base on the inner forearm, shown against a light knitted fabric.
Fox head with geometric lines on forearm
Black and grey lion tattoo on the upper arm, split between a geometric faceted left side and a realistic shaded right side within large triangles.
Geometric and realistic lion on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a humpback whale on the upper arm, with the arm raised and flexed.
Whale on an upper arm
Black and grey wolf head tattoo on the outer thigh, half realistic fur and half ornate mandala pattern, with dotwork along the edges.
Half-realistic wolf head on a thigh
Black and grey wolf head tattoo on the outer thigh, realistic shading on one half and intricate ornamental dotwork on the other.
Wolf head with ornamental pattern on thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an upside-down bat with folded wings on a forearm, beside a denim jacket sleeve.
Upside-down bat on a forearm
Black and grey fine line bat in flight tattooed on the ribs, with stippled dotwork shading on its wings and body.
Bat in flight on the ribs
Black and grey wolf head tattoo on the upper back, with a realistic fur half and an ornamental dotwork half.
Wolf head with ornamental half on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of a seated rabbit covered in ornate geometric patterns and dotwork shading, placed on the upper thigh.
Ornate patterned rabbit 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
Small black and grey shaded tattoo of a seated panda on the upper arm, with a grey t-shirt sleeve visible.
Seated panda on an upper arm
Black and grey realism wolf head tattoo on an upper thigh, framed by a dotwork mandala above and a geometric flower of life pattern below.
Wolf head with mandala and geometric pattern on thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two adult elephants leading three calves in a line across the upper back.
Elephant family walking across the upper back
Black and grey geometric lion head tattoo with dotwork shading on the outer thigh.
Geometric lion head on a thigh
Black and grey fine line giraffe tattoo with dotwork spots and soft shading on a limb, facing left with its legs visible.
Giraffe tattoo on a limb
Black and grey photograph of a small fine line stag head tattoo with branched antlers, placed centrally on the upper back between the shoulder blades.
Small stag head on upper back
Forearm tattoo of running wolves that move from coloured geometric facets on the left to black dotwork on the right.
Running wolves along a forearm
Close-up of a traditional style tattoo of a smiling sloth hanging from a branch in bold black outline with dotted fur shading, on the lower leg.
Sloth hanging from a branch on a leg
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on an upper arm showing a skeletal animal, a crescent moon, a large flower and dotted geometric lines.
Skeletal animal, moon and flower on upper arm
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of an upright hare pierced by arrows on the upper arm, with dotwork shading in the fur.
Hare with arrows on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork and geometric paw tattoos with claws on the tops of both bare feet, with black toenail polish.
Matching paw tattoos on both feet
Black ink drawing of a cat skull with stippled shading above a single open eye, on a plain light background, shown as a tattoo design.
Cat skull and eye design
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 dotwork and fine line tattoo of a fox head with a vertical line and small diamond between the eyes, on the inner forearm.
Fox head on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a long-legged elephant carrying a stack of cubes on its back, on the outer calf.
Elephant with stacked cubes on a calf
Black and grey geometric fox head tattoo with a wheat sprig on the outer thigh, drawn in dotwork and fine line shading.
Geometric fox head on a thigh