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
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
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
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
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 drawing of a snarling bear face inside a bear paw print, with shaded claws and teeth.
Snarling bear paw design
Three geometric line-art designs of a stag, a bear and a howling wolf in black linework on a white background, shown as tattoo flash with no body placement.
Geometric deer, bear and wolf designs
Black linework flash design of a totem pole topped by a spread-winged eagle, with stacked animal faces and patterned wings, shown on a white background.
Eagle and animal totem pole design
Monochrome traditional flash sheet of lumberjack designs including a bear, log cabin, pin-up with a saw, axe, truck and bearded man, with no body part shown.
Lumberjack themed flash sheet
Black and grey flash design of a warrior's face framed by an eagle, a bear, a wolf and a Celtic knot, set within a cracked stone opening.
Warrior face with eagle, bear and wolf design
Black and tan illustrated design of a bear face framed by a mandala and cloud scrolls, drawn in a geometric ornamental style with no body placement shown.
Bear face with mandala and clouds
Black and grey illustration of a standing bear filled with geometric mandala-style patterns, drawn on a plain white background, shown as a tattoo design.
Ornamental bear design
Solid black stencil design of a panda with flowing swirl shapes behind it, shown on a white background with no body placement.
Panda stencil design
Black and grey ink drawing of a stag, wolf and bear head stacked one above another in a realistic style, on a light grey background.
Stacked stag, wolf and bear heads
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
Black dotwork drawing of a walking bear filled with pine trees and birds, shown on white paper as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Bear silhouette filled with pine forest
Black tribal-style bear head design on a white background, drawn as a flash sheet with no body placement shown.
Tribal bear head design
Black line drawing flash sheet of seventeen small animal face designs, each numbered and labelled, including bear, fox, owl and hippo.
Animal face flash sheet with numbered labels
Black and cream drawing of a panda face styled as a sugar skull, with round ears, dotwork shading and floral ornament, shown as a tattoo flash design.
Panda sugar skull design
Black ink drawing of a walking bear filled with pine trees and flying birds, shaded with dots and fine hatching on white paper.
Bear silhouette filled with pine forest
White line drawings of traditional tattoo flash motifs, including an eagle, skulls, a hand, a bear and a skeleton, on a black fabric tapestry hung against a white wall.
Traditional flash sheet on black fabric
Black line flash sheet of traditional-style designs with banners, including a microphone, teapot, coffin, bear with dagger, and a rabbit in a top hat.
Traditional flash sheet with banner designs
Black and grey drawing of a black bear standing upright on its hind legs, mouth open in a roar, on a white background.
Standing black bear roaring
Bear paw print filled with Celtic knotwork in copper tones on a black background, shown as a design rather than on skin.
Bear paw with Celtic knotwork
Neo-traditional design drawing of a woman wearing a black bear head as a headdress, framed by a ring of gold and red feathers on a black background.
Woman with bear headdress and feather crown
Black and grey ink drawing of a stag, wolf and bear heads stacked one above another, shown as a realistic tattoo design on a white background.
Stag, wolf and bear stacked heads
Black and grey design drawing of snarling wolves and a bear with flowers, leaves and bees inside a black circle, with no body placement shown.
Snarling wolves and bear in a circle
Black ink dotwork drawing of a walking bear whose body is filled with pine trees, with birds flying above, shown on white paper beside a gel pen.
Bear silhouette filled with a pine forest
A black and grey bear head flash design with detailed fur linework and shading, shown on a sepia watercolour background.
Bear head design in sepia tones
Black tribal-style bear design with flowing white cut-out patterns on its body, shown as a stencil-like drawing on a white background.
Tribal bear design
Black line drawing of a bear in profile built from angular geometric segments, shown as a standalone design with no body placement visible.
Geometric bear line drawing
Pencil sketch of a pin-up woman with three bears and Just Right script in Neo-trad and lettering styles, drawn as a tattoo design.
Pin-up portrait with bears and Just Right script
Black ink drawing of a bear in side profile, its body filled with stripes, scallops, triangles and dots, shown as a blackwork-style design on white paper.
Patterned bear outline in black ink
Black tribal-style bear design snarling in profile with clawed paws, drawn in solid black on a grey background, with no body placement shown.
Snarling tribal bear with claws
Black design of a bear in profile walking to the right, with a pine forest filling its body against a white background.
Bear silhouette filled with pine forest
Black and white ornate panda face design with mandala-style patterned linework, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Ornamental panda face design
Black line drawing of Winnie the Pooh holding a large balloon, with Piglet and a butterfly beside him, shown as a design for a tattoo.
Winnie the Pooh floating with a balloon
Vertical strip of five black line-art flash designs on cream, including a moth with BERN CITY text, a lobster, a beetle and two animal faces, in a monoline geometric style.
Five line-art creature flash designs
Black line flash sheet of thirteen stylised animals, including a giraffe, lion, tiger and zebra, drawn as simple designs with no body placement shown.
Animal flash sheet in bold black line