Big cat tattoo ideas

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

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Realism tattoo of a spotted big cat's face with whiskers in brown and grey tones, placed on the forearm.
Realistic big cat face on forearm
Two hands held together, each with a realistic black and grey lion head tattooed on the finger, shown in a realism style.
Lion and lioness finger tattoos
Black ink drawing of an ornamental big cat face filled with dotwork, linework and geometric patterns, shown as a tattoo design.
Ornamental big cat face in black ink
Realistic black and grey lion head tattoo with a full mane on a forearm, beside a printed lion reference image.
Realistic lion head on a forearm
Two tattooed hands crossed over a denim jacket, one showing a black and grey wolf head and the other a colour tiger head, both in traditional style on the backs of the hands.
Wolf and tiger hand tattoos
Traditional style tattoo of a snarling panther head with blue-outlined eyes and red mouth, on the inner upper arm.
Traditional panther head on upper arm
Realism-style colour tattoo of a snarling black panther with yellow eyes and a curled tail, across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Snarling black panther on upper back
Pencil drawing of a lion with a full mane walking towards the viewer, shaded in black and grey on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Walking lion pencil drawing
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a snarling leopard head with an orange eye, pink flowers and green leaves across the back of a hand.
Leopard head and pink flowers on the hand
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a snarling tiger with green foliage and a grey circular ornament on the inner forearm.
Snarling tiger on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tiger standing among ferns on the outer thigh of a person wearing dark shorts.
Tiger and ferns on a thigh
Realistic colour tattoo of a tiger's head with a dark stare and whiskers, covering the upper arm and shoulder of a person in a white vest.
Realistic tiger head on upper arm
Colourful realistic tattoo of a leopard crouched through orange, blue and yellow paint-like washes on a forearm.
Leopard with watercolour wash on a forearm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a tiger's head with lotus flowers on the forearm, shown against a dark background.
Tiger head and lotus on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tiger's face and eye wrapping across the inner forearm, with stripes and whiskers.
Tiger face on a forearm
Black and grey pencil sketch of a tiger stalking downward with its tail curling above it, drawn as a tattoo design on a plain pale background.
Pencil sketch of a tiger with curling tail
Red and orange lion head tattoo on an upper arm, shown beside a photo of a real lion in long grass with the tattoo design pasted over its head.
Lion head tattoo on upper arm
Black tribal-style tiger design with flowing stripes and a snarling face, drawn on a plain white background with no body placement shown.
Tribal tiger design in black linework
Black tribal-style leopard design standing upright with raised paws and a curling tail, drawn as a flash sheet with no body part shown.
Tribal leopard standing on hind legs
Black and grey realistic lion tattoo running down a forearm, showing the face, mane and front paws in fine shading.
Realistic lion portrait on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head with a full mane, covering the upper arm.
Realistic lion portrait on upper arm
Black tribal-style line drawing of a panther walking towards the viewer on a white background, shown as a standalone tattoo design with no body placement.
Tribal panther walking, black line design
Traditional style panther head tattoo with green eyes and an open red mouth on an upper arm, shown beside an edited image of the design placed over a cougar.
Snarling panther head tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a snarling leopard on a man's upper arm, with his hand raised to his face beside it.
Snarling leopard on an upper arm
Painted Japanese style tiger flash design with orange fur, black stripes and a striped tail curling upward, shown head down on a cream background.
Orange tiger in a descending pose
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tiger walking towards the viewer, shown on the forearm.
Tiger walking towards the viewer