Big cat tattoo ideas

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

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Geometric big cat face tattoo in orange, red and black with grey-green shading on the forearm.
Geometric big cat face on a forearm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a lion's head with a full mane on the forearm, shown in profile looking to the right.
Realistic lion head on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head with a full mane, sitting on the forearm.
Realistic lion head on forearm
Black and grey realism drawing of a snarling tiger face with bared fangs and detailed whiskers, pinned to a white wall.
Snarling tiger face drawing
Black and grey realism tattoo of a roaring lion head with a full mane, placed on the calf.
Roaring lion on a lower leg
Black and white photo of two hands with realistic shaded lion head tattoos on the fingers.
Lion heads tattooed on two fingers
Black and grey realism tiger head tattoo wrapped around the middle finger of a hand resting on a wooden table.
Tiger head on a finger
Two neo-traditional tattoos of snarling big cat heads, an orange tiger and a black panther with green eyes, on a pair of thighs.
Tiger and panther heads on thighs
Realistic colour tattoo of an adult male lion, a lioness and a cub on skin along the side of the torso.
Realistic lion family tattoo on the side
Black ink tattoo of a stylised big cat face framed by lotus petals and a mandala ornament, shown on a limb.
Big cat face with lotus mandala
Traditional style tattoo of a snarling black panther with a raised curled tail, yellow claws and red accents, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Snarling black panther on the upper back
A black and grey realism tattoo of a tiger walking towards the viewer with bamboo leaves, covering a person's back.
Tiger and bamboo across a full back
Black and grey tattoo of a snarling tiger head with bared fangs and bold shading, photographed on skin.
Snarling tiger head tattoo
Colour tattoo of a tiger with black shaded stripes, creeping head first down the side of the ribs, with its tail curling above the shoulder line.
Tiger crawling down the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion head with a full mane, shown on a limb of the body.
Realistic lion head portrait tattoo
Traditional style black panther head tattoo with yellow eyes and a red open mouth on the forearm near the wrist.
Black panther head on forearm
Black and grey roaring lion tattoo with angular linework and stippled shading across the upper arm and shoulder.
Roaring lion on an upper arm
Black dotwork tattoo of a snarling big cat head in profile, with bared fangs, on the calf.
Snarling big cat head in dotwork
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tiger's head on the middle finger of a hand with dark glitter nail polish.
Tiger head tattoo on a finger
Black ink drawing of a snarling lion head with flowing, ornate mane linework and a single drop hanging from its mouth, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Lion head in black ink line drawing
Black and grey realism tattoo of an adult lion, a lioness and two cubs on the upper arm and shoulder.
Lion family portrait on the shoulder
Black and grey tattoo of a panther and a spotted leopard split down the middle inside a circle, placed on a thigh.
Panther and leopard split face on thigh
Colourful seated lion tattoo on the inner forearm, drawn in a bold stylised neo-trad style with orange, red and yellow tones.
Seated lion on a forearm
Black and grey butterfly tattoo on upper back with tiger faces shaded into the wings, with a touch of blue on the right wing.
Tiger-wing butterfly on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head with a full mane, placed on the calf.
Realistic lion portrait on a calf
Colourful lion head tattoo on the upper thigh, drawn with loose black linework over watercolour-style washes of red, orange, yellow and teal.
Watercolour lion head on thigh
Realism tattoo of a tiger's face with bright blue eyes and black and grey fur markings, across the inner forearm.
Tiger eyes tattoo on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a cougar face inside a circle with a hexagon and dashed construction lines, shown as a tattoo flash design.
Cougar head in a circle and hexagon
Black and grey pencil drawing of a lion head facing forward, with a full mane and detailed shading, shown as a tattoo design.
Realistic lion head drawing
Black and grey realistic tiger face tattoo with blue eyes, covering the calf of a leg.
Realistic tiger face on a calf
Black and white flash drawing of a snarling spotted leopard gripping a knife, with a pistol across the front and Cyrillic lettering above and below.
Snarling leopard with knife and pistol
Black and grey dotwork big cat head tattooed on the back of a hand, set against a solid black geometric triangle with script lettering beside it.
Roaring big cat on the back of a hand
Black line drawing of a tiger's face, front on, with bold stripes and tapering fur strokes on a white background, shown as a design rather than on skin.
Tiger head stencil design
Traditional style tattoo of a snarling leopard entwined with a black and blue snake on a lower leg, in red, blue and black ink.
Leopard and snake wrapped around a leg
Bold black and white tribal-style tiger head drawing facing forward, with heavy solid linework on the stripes, brow and muzzle.
Tribal tiger head design
Black line drawing of a stylised tiger walking forward, with ornamental swirls and patterned panels across its body and a curling tail, shown on a white background.
Ornamental tiger line drawing
Black tribal-style lion head design facing left with a flowing mane, drawn as bold line art on a plain white background.
Tribal lion head design in profile
Colour realism tattoo of a snarling tiger head with bared teeth and green eyes, sitting on the calf.
Snarling tiger head on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a snarling lion with a full mane, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Snarling lion on an upper arm
A colourful lion head tattoo in pink, orange, purple and teal with splashes of paint, placed on a person's chest.
Watercolour lion on chest
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a snarling tiger head with bared teeth and whiskers on an upper arm.
Snarling tiger head on an upper arm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a lion's head with a full mane, shown on the upper leg.
Realistic lion head on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a big cat's head framed by geometric mandala ornaments on the calf, shown in three side-by-side views.
Big cat head with geometric mandala on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of an adult lion with two lion cubs on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Lion and two cubs on a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tiger's face inside a feather, on the side of the ribs.
Tiger face in a feather on the ribs
Large black and grey realism tiger tattoo covering a man's back, with bamboo leaves framing the big cat as it steps forward.
Tiger and bamboo back piece
Split photo showing a black and grey panther tattoo on the side of the ribs on the left, and the same skin area faded after removal on the right.
Black panther tattoo on ribs, before and after removal
Black and grey realism tattoo of a snarling tiger with bared fangs and long whiskers across the upper arm and shoulder.
Snarling tiger on upper arm