Big cat tattoo ideas

170 photos and flash · 55% Realism, 10% Traditional · Forearm most common

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Two colour lion tattoos on forearms: a seated orange and yellow lion on the left, and a walking blue and purple lion on the right.
Two stylised lions on forearms
Realism tattoo of a snarling lion head with a full mane, shaded in black, grey and brown on the forearm.
Snarling lion portrait on a forearm
Pencil sketch design of a tiger head with ink swirls and splatter dots, drawn as a possible tattoo flash without placement on the body.
Sketched tiger head with ornamental swirls
Realism style black and grey tattoo of a white tiger head with bright blue eyes, placed on the forearm.
White tiger head on a forearm
Colour geometric tattoo of a tiger's head on the outer forearm, built from pink, teal, orange and black facets.
Geometric tiger head on a forearm
Traditional black and grey tattoo of a snarling panther head with bared teeth and droplets, placed on a calf.
Snarling panther head on a calf
Colourful realistic lion head tattoo with a stylised multicoloured mane on the upper arm, shown in two side by side views.
Lion head tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a big cat's face framed by geometric spikes and dots, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Stippled big cat face in geometric frame
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head and mane with front paws, covering most of a person's upper back.
Realistic lion tattoo across the back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tiger's face with intense eyes and whiskers, sitting on the outer thigh of a person in a dark setting.
Realistic tiger head on a thigh
Realistic colour tattoo of a snarling black panther head with yellow eyes, sitting on the calf.
Black panther head on a calf
Realistic black and grey lion face tattoo with a full mane on a forearm, with a blurred lion picture behind it.
Realistic lion portrait on a forearm
Small solid black lion silhouette tattoo on the upper chest near the collarbone, shown on a woman wearing a grey cardigan.
Small lion silhouette on the upper chest
Split before and after image of a leg: a faded small tattoo on the left, and on the right a black and grey realism tiger with red petal accents covering the calf.
Tiger cover-up on a calf
Black tribal-style panther design with flowing curved lines, clawed paws and a curled tail, shown on a white background as a flash drawing.
Tribal panther design, black silhouette
Black and grey photograph of a snarling big cat head tattoo on an upper chest, with the shading breaking up into fine dots toward the shoulder.
Snarling big cat dotwork on upper chest
A bold black panther tattoo with green eyes and a snarling face, in a blackwork style, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Black panther on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion head with a full mane on the upper thigh.
Lion head on thigh
Small realistic black and grey tiger head tattoo on the inner wrist, with a hand and woven bracelet visible.
Tiger head on the inner wrist
Realism tattoo of a leopard face in orange and black on the side of a finger.
Leopard face on a finger
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a snarling tiger head inside a cross on the inner forearm of a person wearing grey clothing.
Tiger head inside a black cross on a forearm
Close view of a bold black lion silhouette tattoo with a flowing mane on a forearm, in a blackwork style, with a second part of the design on the adjoining arm.
Lion silhouette on a forearm
Watercolour-style drawing of a tiger head with black linework and pink, blue and orange washes, shown as a design on white paper.
Watercolour tiger head design
Traditional style flower tattoo with blue petals, a black centre ringed in orange and green leaves with red tips, on the upper arm, with a partial yellow big cat head above it.
Traditional flower on upper arm
Small watercolour-style tiger face tattoo in purple and blue ink on the inner wrist.
Tiger face on the inner wrist
Colourful watercolour-style tiger head tattoo with blue paint drips and splatter marks on the lower leg, shown on a calf.
Watercolour tiger head on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a roaring big cat with blue eyes and a compass below, on the forearm.
Roaring big cat and compass on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a lion head with a flowing, patterned mane, shown as a fine line tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Ornamental lion head drawing
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lioness face on the middle finger of a hand, with shaded tattoo work visible on the forearm.
Lioness face on a middle finger
Realism tiger head tattoo on a calf, shown in three views, with black, grey and orange brushstroke accents.
Tiger head on a calf
Colour realism tattoo of a tiger's head with orange fur, black stripes and yellow eyes, on the outer upper arm.
Realistic tiger head on upper arm
Traditional style design of a snarling black panther head in profile, with white outlines, red mouth and a yellow eye, shown as a flat enamel pin rather than on skin.
Snarling black panther head
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's face with a shaded mane on the side of a finger, shown on a hand resting on a dark leather surface.
Lion face tattoo on a finger
Realism black and grey tattoo of a tiger's eye, cheek stripes and whiskers across a forearm.
Tiger face on a forearm
Black and grey traditional wolf head tattoo on an upper arm, with a leaping cat tattoo on the forearm and further tattoos on the same arm.
Wolf head and big cat on arms
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lioness face on the upper arm, with shaded fur, detailed eyes and a dark nose.
Lioness face portrait on upper arm
Two hands held together, each with a realistic black and grey lion head tattoo on a finger.
Lion head tattoos on two fingers
Black and grey realism tattoo of a resting lioness with grass detail, placed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Resting lioness tattoo on upper back
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a lion's head in profile with a full mane, placed on the upper arm.
Realistic lion head on an upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a tiger's face across the upper back, with amber eyes, orange and black fur and pale whiskers.
Tiger face on upper back
Blue, green and purple geometric lion head tattoo on the forearm, shown in a close-up and a full view.
Geometric lion tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey geometric lioness face tattoo with dotwork shading and a lotus-style crown, shown on the inner forearm from two angles.
Geometric lioness face on a forearm
Black ink line drawing of a stylised lion head in profile with a flowing mane and a curling tail, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Stylised lion head in profile with curled tail
Black and grey realism tattoo of a male lion and a lioness side by side on the upper arm.
Lion and lioness portrait on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a cougar walking towards the viewer, covering the upper arm of a person wearing a white t-shirt.
Cougar walking on an upper arm
Black and grey realism and dotwork tattoo of a lion's face with mandala patterning and a small skull on the inner forearm.
Lion and mandala on a forearm
Detailed black linework drawing of a lion in profile, with a patterned mane and a rust-tinted head, shown as a design for a tattoo.
Ornate lion in profile
Black and grey realism tattoo of a crouching cougar with its tail curled up, on the side of a person's torso.
Crouching cougar on the side of the body