Bear tattoo ideas

185 photos and flash · 18% Fine line, 17% Realism · Forearm most common

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Colour flash design of a cartoon kitty, a care bear, a pastel pony, cupcakes and a lollipop on purple clouds, with no body placement shown.
Cartoon cupcakes and pastel characters design
Colour tattoo of Winnie the Pooh holding a heart-shaped balloon made of puzzle pieces, on skin.
Winnie the Pooh holding a puzzle-piece heart balloon
Full sleeve tattoo in pastel colour on an upper arm and forearm, showing cartoon bears, a pony, rainbow, clouds, stars and hearts.
Pastel cartoon bears and ponies full sleeve
Black and grey forearm tattoo of a pine forest with a small bear walking along a solid black band at the base, shown from two angles.
Pine forest and bear on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a bear with flowers, leaves and a small ship on the outer thigh, with a hand holding fabric above it.
Bear and flowers on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a bear head in front of a pink and teal sunset, with a blossoming branch and leaves, on the upper arm.
Bear head, sunset and branch on upper arm
Two matching pink teddy bear tattoos, each holding a red heart, on the inner forearm or wrist of two people side by side.
Matching teddy bear tattoos on wrists
Fine line black outline tattoo of a walking bear on the inside of an ankle, shown against a teal and white background.
Small bear outline on an ankle
Neo-trad style tattoo on a calf showing a snarling bear head behind a woman's face, with grey shading and warm orange skin tones.
Bear and woman portrait on a calf
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a bear wearing a top hat and riding a unicycle, with stars, a crescent moon and branches, on the thigh.
Bear in a top hat riding a unicycle
Black and grey dotwork bear head tattoo with geometric shading on the side of the ribs.
Geometric bear head on the ribs
Woman in a black racerback vest top showing traditional-style tattoos on her left upper arm and forearm, including a red rose.
Traditional-style arm tattoos with rose
Black ink drawing of a snarling bear head surrounded by intricate geometric patterns, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Snarling bear head with ornate linework
Small colour fine line tattoo of a yellow bear with a tiny pink butterfly on the inner wrist, shown against a pale forearm.
Small bear and butterfly on a wrist
Black ink fine line tattoo of Winnie the Pooh holding a balloon beside a handwritten quote about being different, shown on skin.
Winnie the Pooh with balloon and quote
Black and grey realism tattoo of a roaring bear with a smaller bird head beneath it on the upper arm.
Roaring bear with bird on upper arm
Black fine line geometric tattoo of an animal face with angular facets on the inside of a forearm.
Geometric animal face on forearm
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a snarling bear head with scrolling foliage above and feathers below, on the inside of a forearm.
Snarling bear head on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a bear beneath pine trees, a bare tree and a snowy mountain, shown from two angles.
Bear and forest scene on a forearm
Black and grey sketch-style bear tattoo with a geometric line base on the lower leg, shown in a close photo of the calf and ankle.
Sketched bear with geometric base on a lower leg
Cartoon tattoo of two bears, one large and one small, shaded in browns and tan on the inner forearm of a person with dark hair.
Two cartoon bears on a forearm
Black bold paw print above the words BROTHER BEAR in blocky hand-drawn lettering on a cream background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Bear paw print with Brother Bear lettering
Colour tattoo of a brown bear wearing a blue collared shirt and orange spotted tie on an upper arm, set against an orange glowing sun.
Bear in shirt and tie on upper arm
Black fine line tattoo of a row of old books on a shelf with a small bear leaning against them, on the ribs of a person in a white patterned top.
Row of books with a bear on a ribs tattoo
Black and grey bear head tattoo with ornamental geometric shading on the side of the ribs, with an arrow tattoo partly visible beside it.
Bear head tattoo on the ribs
Fine line black outline of a bear on a middle finger, with a small red star on the finger beside it, shown on a hand resting on a white rug.
Bear outline and red star on fingers
Geometric bear tattoo made of grey, black and blue triangular facets, shown on the upper arm of a person in a white sleeve.
Geometric bear on upper arm
Colour tattoo sleeve on an upper arm showing a roaring bear above a watercolour landscape with a small black bear silhouette below.
Roaring bear watercolour arm sleeve
Traditional style tattoo of a snarling bear head in orange, red and black on the back of a hand, with dark patterned ink on the wrist above.
Snarling bear head on the back of a hand
Black and grey tattoos on two calves, one of a standing bear and the other of a snarling bear face, photographed outdoors with mountains behind.
Bear tattoos on both calves
Black ink tattoo of the words Bears, Beets, Battlestar Galactica in a typewriter-style font across the outer thigh.
Typewriter text quote on a leg
Colourful geometric bear face tattoo on the upper arm, built from pink, teal, purple and orange facets with soft gradient shading.
Geometric bear face on upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo on the chest of a C-shaped emblem with red and blue stripes and stars, with a blue bear standing on a baseball bat.
Bear on a bat within a C emblem on the chest
Colour tattoo of a snarling black bear head inside an orange C with blue outline, sitting on the upper arm.
Bear head in a C logo on upper arm
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
Overhead view of many small temporary tattoo designs, including animals, flowers, lettering and simple line motifs, scattered around a silver tin marked SUPER.
Temporary tattoo designs around a metal tin
Black tribal tattoo of a bear paw print above an animal head in an oval, on the upper arm.
Tribal bear paw and animal head on upper arm
Small fine line tattoo of a cartoon bear in yellow and tan with grey outlines, plus a tiny red mark, on the inner wrist.
Small bear tattoo on the inner wrist
Colour tattoo of the outline of California filled with the state flag, showing a red star, a brown bear, a green stripe and the words California Republic, on the side of the torso.
California flag state outline on the side
Flat black, red and white drawing of a bear paw with five curved claws above a snarling bear face, in a bold Northwest Coast style.
Bear paw with claws and bear face design
Black and grey tattoo of a pine forest with a small bear at the base, shown from two angles on the lower leg.
Pine forest band with bear on a lower leg
Small colour tattoo of Winnie the Pooh lying on his side with a red top, placed on the forearm.
Winnie the Pooh on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a yellow cartoon bear floating from a blue-grey balloon, with small bees around it, on the upper arm near the shoulder.
Bear with balloon and bees on upper arm
Colour tattoo of Winnie the Pooh seen from behind, looking up at a pink and blue butterfly perched on his nose, outlined in bold black on skin.
Winnie the Pooh with a butterfly
Black and grey drawing of a snarling bear face inside a bear paw print, with shaded claws and teeth.
Snarling bear paw design
Close-up of a black bear silhouette tattoo on the outer thigh, filled with bold curved bands of red, teal, orange, yellow and blue.
Striped abstract bear on the thigh
Two colour traditional tattoos on the thighs, one of a bear-like animal and one of a horned animal framed by red roses, with a drink held between the legs by a pool.
Traditional rose and animal thigh tattoos