Bear tattoo ideas

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

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Full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm in neo-traditional style, showing a snarling brown bear head against a starry night sky with green and yellow swirls.
Colour sleeve with bear and night sky
Realism tattoo of a bear paw print pressed into cracked earth, with claw marks above it, on a person's calf.
Bear paw print in cracked earth on a calf
Colour cartoon tattoo of a brown bear with an open mouth above a tan teddy bear with a fanged face, in a bold outlined neo-traditional style on the side of the ribs.
Cartoon bears on the ribs
Colourful geometric bear tattoo in blue, pink, purple and red on a woman's upper back beside the shoulder blade.
Geometric bear on a shoulder blade
Colour sleeve tattoo on the upper arm showing Care Bears on clouds beneath a crescent moon, with stars, a rainbow and a pastel castle, plus a grey Grumpy Bear in an inset.
Care Bears sleeve with moon and clouds
Colour tattoo of Winnie the Pooh in a red top beside a small green balloon on the side of the torso.
Winnie the Pooh with a balloon on the side of the body
Small outlined teddy bear tattoo in a fine line style on the side of the ribs, below the underarm.
Teddy bear tattoo on the side ribs
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
Close-up of a colourful geometric bear head tattoo in pink, purple and green on a woman's upper arm, in a geometric style.
Geometric bear on an upper arm
Black and grey photograph of two matching geometric bear head tattoos in black linework, one on each thigh above the knee.
Geometric bear heads on two thighs
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 dotwork and linework tattoo of a snarling bear head with bared teeth on a forearm.
Snarling bear head on a forearm
Two photos of a black and grey blackwork forest tattoo on a forearm, showing pine trees and a small bear silhouette fading into dark ground near the wrist.
Black forest scene with a bear on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoos of a script word across the upper back and two outlined figures on the upper arms, on a person wearing a bear-print tank top.
Script and outlined figures on upper back and arms
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
Colour tattoo of a brown bear's face with geometric facets and watercolour splashes, on the upper arm of a man in a grey shirt.
Geometric bear on upper arm
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
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a bear paw print with shaded toe pads and a textured main pad, shown on skin.
Bear paw print in black and grey
Traditional-style colour tattoo of a blue cartoon bear wearing a bandana and holding a HUG LIFE band, placed on the ribs.
Blue cartoon bear with Hug Life belly band
Black and grey tattoo of the state of California on the upper arm, showing a bear, pine trees, a bridge and the word California.
California state outline tattoo on upper arm
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
Close crop of a woman's left arm showing a traditional-style red rose and bear tattoo on the upper arm and a darker design on the forearm.
Rose and bear tattoos on upper arm and forearm
Realistic black and grey bear paw print with claw marks tattooed on the calf, shaded to look pressed into cracked ground.
Bear paw print on a calf
Fine line tattoo of a bear built from overlapping circles and arcs, with Roman numerals inside, on the forearm.
Geometric bear with Roman numerals
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
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
Back view of a woman with a faceted geometric bear tattoo in navy, purple and pink on her upper back near the shoulder blade.
Geometric bear on the upper back
Colour tattoo of a bear silhouette filled with a teal and pink aurora sky and pine trees, placed on the upper thigh.
Bear with aurora sky on a thigh
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing an orange bear beneath green trees and a cabin with smoke rising from its chimney, with teal triangles below.
Bear, cabin and trees on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a snarling bear in front of a moonlit pine forest, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Snarling bear and forest on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a panda's head and shoulders on the outer thigh.
Panda portrait on the thigh
Two black and grey neo-traditional tattoos on the thighs, a bear head with a peony and a stag head with antlers and a mountain scene.
Bear and stag tattoos on two thighs
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
Colour tattoo of a teddy bear in green dungarees and braces, shaded in browns and greens on a limb.
Teddy bear in green dungarees
Painterly tattoo of a panda face above a pink galaxy heart, with black ink drips and red washes, on a lower leg.
Panda and galaxy heart on a calf
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
Colour tattoo of a green cartoon bear holding coloured balloons that spell ASS and HOLE, with a cannabis leaf on its belly, on the thigh.
Care Bear with balloons and cannabis leaf
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 fine line tattoo of a bear built from overlapping circles and dotted lines, with Roman numerals X and VI, on a pale arm.
Geometric bear with Roman numerals
Colour tattoo of a green bear with a shamrock badge hugging a pastel pony with a rainbow mane and ice cream cutie marks, in traditional style with bold black outlines.
Green bear hugging a pastel pony on a limb
Fine line tattoo of a cartoon bear and small cub with light teal shading on a blue base, placed on the upper chest.
Bear and cub on the upper chest
Realistic black and grey bear paw print tattoo on a calf, with claw marks appearing to tear through the skin.
Bear paw tattoo on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a snarling bear's head with bared teeth and a detailed nose, on the upper arm.
Snarling bear head on upper arm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a snarling bear in a feathered headdress above a skull and beaded necklace, on a lower leg.
Bear in feathered headdress with skull on a calf