Bear tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a bear's head and shoulders with flame-like shapes on an upper arm and shoulder, shown in two side-by-side views.
Realistic bear and flames on upper arm
Black, grey and red snarling panda head tattoo with loose ink splatters across the upper chest and shoulder.
Snarling panda with ink splatter on chest
Full back tattoo in bold colour with the word Boston, a roaring bear, Red Sox, Bruins and Celtics motifs and a Patriots figure, shown on a man's back.
Boston sports back piece with bear and team mascots
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
Colour tattoo of a grumpy blue bear in a red fez, brown jacket and red bow tie, placed on the thigh.
Grumpy-style bear in a fez on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a cartoon bear holding a mug beside a donut and strawberry, set in a pink heart with a yellow and teal scalloped border, on the thigh.
Cartoon bear with donut in a heart frame on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bear's head and fur merging into a pine forest on the forearm.
Bear and pine forest on a forearm
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
Woman in a black racerback top showing colourful traditional-style tattoos on her upper arm and forearm, including a bear and a rose.
Colourful tattoos on a woman's arm
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 fine line tattoo of a cartoon bear holding a balloon on a string, with small insects around it, on pale skin.
Cartoon bear holding a balloon
Colourful neo-trad style full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing 1980s cartoon characters, bears, stars and a rainbow.
Full sleeve of 1980s cartoon characters and stars
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
Black fine line tattoo of a reclining bear with one paw raised, shaded with hatched linework on a forearm, with a folded map beneath.
Hatched bear on a forearm
Colour tattoo on the upper arm of Winnie the Pooh and Piglet walking through snow beside a bare tree, in a storybook illustration style.
Pooh and Piglet walking in snow on an upper arm
Black and grey realism back tattoo showing a wolf, two bears, a moose and pine forest across the full back.
Wildlife back piece with wolf, bears and moose
Black and grey photo of a geometric bear outline tattoo made of angular single lines on the inner forearm, with a grey sleeve pushed up at the left.
Geometric bear outline on a forearm
Black and grey bear head tattoo in realism and dotwork style, with a pine forest fading in below it, on a lower leg.
Bear above a pine forest on a lower leg
Traditional colour tattoo of two bears framed by red and orange flowers and antlers, shown on a limb.
Two bears, antlers and flowers on a limb
Black bear inside a rust-orange oval with small leaf details on the upper arm of a person wearing a grey vest top.
Bear in an oval on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a stag, wolf and bear stacked vertically on the outer thigh, above black lace stocking tops.
Stag, wolf and bear stacked on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a bear silhouette filled with the Golden Gate Bridge, pine trees, mountains and orange poppies, sitting on the thigh.
Bear silhouette with Golden Gate Bridge on thigh
Small solid black panda tattoo on the inner ankle, shown in simple bold shapes with no shading.
Panda silhouette on an ankle
Two forearms with clasped hands, each bearing two colour tattoos of anthropomorphic animals in suits, including a hawk, a bear, a leopard and a cat, placed on the inner forearms.
Four animal portraits in suits on two forearms
Colour realism tattoo of a brown bear's face with amber eyes and a black nose, placed on the upper arm.
Realistic bear face on upper arm
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 line work panda face tattoo with yellow, orange and teal geometric shapes, placed on the upper torso.
Geometric panda face on the chest
Fine line black tattoo of a bear built from overlapping circles and geometric lines, with Roman numerals inside the body, shown on pale skin.
Geometric circle bear with Roman numerals
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 snarling bear head tattoo framed by a chevron border across the upper back.
Snarling bear head on a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a moonlit mountain landscape with pine trees, a log cabin, a deer and wildlife across the upper arm and shoulder.
Mountain cabin and wildlife scene on upper arm
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
Colour tattoo of two cartoon bears in space helmets among stars, a donut and a ringed planet, inside a bear-head shaped galaxy outline.
Cartoon bears in a galaxy bear outline
Small fine line tattoo of a yellow bear with a tiny red butterfly on the inner wrist, shown in a close photo.
Small bear and butterfly on a wrist
Solid black panda face tattoo with round ears and a simple muzzle on the forearm, shown against a green and navy checked fabric.
Panda face tattoo on a forearm
Matching blackwork and dotwork bear paw tattoos with ornate feather-like patterning on the top of both feet.
Bear paws with ornate patterning on both feet
Colour tattoo of a bear silhouette filled with pine trees and a purple to orange sunset, in neo-traditional style on the forearm.
Bear silhouette with pine forest and sunset
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
Colour tattoo of a bear silhouette filled with mountains, pine trees and a lake, with bold black outlines, on the inner forearm.
Bear silhouette filled with mountain landscape
Fine line black outline tattoo of a small bear holding a string to a large balloon, on the side of the ribs.
Bear floating from a balloon on the ribs
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 and grey dotwork tattoo of Winnie the Pooh reaching up towards a honey pot on skin.
Winnie the Pooh reaching for honey
Colourful geometric bear head tattoo in pink, purple and teal on the upper thigh of a person wearing a teal skirt.
Geometric bear head on a thigh
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 and grey geometric bear head with fractured sketch lines and pine trees beneath it, tattooed on a forearm.
Geometric bear head on a forearm
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