Big cat tattoo ideas

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

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Black blackwork tattoo of a striped tiger with a curling tail on the calf, shown in a close photo against a dark background.
Striped tiger tattoo on a lower leg
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tiger's head in profile on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Tiger head in profile on the upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a leopard's head and a rose on a forearm, with a moth near the bottom edge, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Leopard and rose on a forearm
Neo-traditional tattoos on the tops of both feet, showing a black panther head with orange flame accents and ornate scrollwork, with a crescent moon above the left ankle.
Panther and crescent moon on both feet
Black and grey drawing of a snarling tiger head framed by two lotus flowers, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Tiger head with lotus flowers
Traditional black panther head tattoo with blue eyes, pale whiskers and open yellow-fanged mouth on a thigh.
Black panther head on a thigh
Pencil drawing of a realistic lion head with a full mane, set above a cluster of lilies, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Realistic lion head with lilies
Realistic colour tattoo of a lion's head with a flowing mane in orange, yellow and purple tones, on a person's upper back.
Realistic lion head on upper back
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a woman with arms crossed resting on a snarling tiger head, on the inner forearm.
Woman resting on a tiger head on a forearm
Blue tribal tattoo of a big cat with flame-like motifs across a man's shoulder and upper arm, shown in profile against a white vest.
Tribal big cat tattoo on shoulder
Traditional style flash drawing of a snarling black panther head with yellow eyes and an open red mouth, drawn on textured paper.
Snarling panther head flash
Three photographs of a realistic colour tattoo of a lion's head with a full mane, covering the upper arm and shoulder of a man in a grey sleeveless top.
Realistic lion portrait on upper arm
Colour tiger tattoo on the upper arm, framed by a black tribal band with swirling and triangular patterns.
Tiger within a tribal band on upper arm
Two large cat tattoos on a pair of calves, a colour tiger on the left leg and a black panther on the right, both in a bold Japanese and traditional style.
Tiger and panther on the calves
Black ink pen sketch of a snarling tiger head in profile with a skull over its face, drawn in cross-hatching with no tattoo styling or body placement shown.
Tiger skull pen sketch
Neo-traditional leopard head with an orange gem on its brow, framed by red flowers, tattooed on the upper arm.
Leopard head with red flowers on upper arm
Black and grey geometric lion head tattoo with dotwork shading and orange, red and teal circles on a forearm.
Geometric lion head with coloured circles
Black and grey realism tattoo of an adult lion and its cub on the upper arm and shoulder, shown in a black and white photograph.
Lion and cub on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a black panther prowling among red roses and yellow flowers on a limb covered in clear plastic wrap.
Black panther with roses and flowers
Realism style black and grey tattoo of a roaring lion's head with a detailed mane covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Roaring lion head on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tiger walking towards the viewer across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Walking tiger across a back and shoulder
Photograph of a realistic colour tattoo of a tiger's face with orange, black and white fur on a forearm, with a printed tiger reference photo behind it.
Realistic tiger head on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a tiger face on the upper arm, split down the middle between a geometric triangulated left half and a realistic shaded right half.
Split tiger face on an upper arm
Black and grey realistic tiger head with a body extending down the upper arm, shown on a shirtless man in a studio.
Realistic tiger on upper arm and shoulder
Black and grey tattoo of a big cat's head on the ankle of a person sitting on a bed in rolled denim jeans.
Big cat tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey ink drawing of a lion in profile with an ornate patterned mane, in a blackwork and dotwork style.
Ornate lion in profile
Black and grey realism tattoo of two lions' heads across a person's upper back, with soft smoky shading behind them.
Two lions on upper back
Small black and grey realistic tattoo of a lion's head with a full mane, placed on the upper arm.
Realistic lion head on upper arm
Realistic black and grey lion head tattoo roaring on the upper arm, surrounded by shaded clouds.
Roaring lion with clouds on upper arm
Flash design of a tiger head with orange and yellow shading, framed by bold black tribal flame shapes on a white background.
Tiger head within tribal flames
Black and grey realism tattoo of a leopard's face with shaded nose and spotted markings, placed on a shoulder.
Leopard face in black and grey realism
Black tribal lion design in mid-stride with a flowing mane and raised front paw, drawn on a plain white background.
Tribal lion design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head with a flowing mane on the side of a torso, above the waistband.
Lion head tattoo on the side ribs
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a walking lion with a full mane on the upper arm and shoulder.
Walking lion on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tiger's head in profile on the calf, with detailed fur stripes and whiskers.
Realistic tiger head on a calf
Small realistic black and grey tattoo of a tiger's head on the inner wrist and forearm, with a woven bracelet visible at the bottom left.
Tiger head on the inner wrist
Colour geometric tattoo of a tiger head in pink, teal and dark faceted linework, sitting on the forearm.
Geometric tiger head on forearm
Traditional style tattoo of red flowers with dark leaves forming bands around both knees, with a black panther on the left calf.
Red flower knee bands with a panther
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head with a full mane, placed on a person's upper back.
Realistic lion head on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tiger walking towards the viewer with bamboo leaves, covering the whole of a person's back.
Walking tiger and bamboo across a full back
Black and grey tattoo of a lion's face split into square tiles with realistic shading, on the upper arm.
Lion face broken into square tiles
Black line drawing of a tiger's face viewed head on, with flowing fur strokes and detailed eyes, in a fine line style.
Tiger face line drawing
Realism tattoo of a lioness face with amber eyes and whiskers, shaded in black and grey on the upper back.
Lioness face tattoo on upper back
Realistic colour tattoo of a jaguar's face with yellow eyes and black rosette spots on the forearm, set against a green and yellow watercolour background.
Realistic jaguar head on a forearm
Black panther tattoo on the upper arm, with blue glowing outlines visible under ultraviolet light.
Black panther tattoo on upper arm under UV light
Realistic colour tattoo of a roaring lion with bared fangs and a green eye, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Roaring lion on upper arm and shoulder
Traditional style tattoo of a snarling black panther head wearing an orange crown, with yellow eyes, red mouth and fangs, shown on a forearm in two side by side photos.
Crowned panther head on a forearm
Realism tattoo of a lioness and cub wrapped across a forearm, shaded in greys with warm brown tones and blue-grey shadows.
Lioness and cub on a forearm