Cat tattoo ideas

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Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a cat with blue eyes in an ornate gold frame above white flowers and green leaves, on the thigh.
Cat portrait in ornate frame with flowers on thigh
Pencil and ink flash drawing of a neo-traditional maneki-neko lucky cat with a raised paw, a fan and a bell collar, surrounded by leaves and flowers.
Maneki-neko lucky cat design with flowers
Black and grey neo-traditional flash drawing of a woman with roses in her hair, her head resting beside a cat, shown on paper with no body placement.
Woman with roses and a cat design
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of two cats, pink and purple flowers and a butterfly on the outer thigh.
Two cats and flowers on a thigh
Two colour tattoos of cats in ornate gilt-style frames on the lower legs of a person sitting on wooden stairs, placed on the calf.
Cat portraits in ornate frames on the calves
Colour tattoo of a grey cartoon cat floating from pink, teal and purple flower balloons, with small hearts, on an upper arm.
Cartoon cat on flower balloons on upper arm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a black cat and a brown tabby touching noses inside a pearl-edged heart with pink flowers, on the thigh.
Two cats in a pearl heart on a thigh
Pencil drawing of a tattoo flash design showing a cat in a top hat and bow tie inside a beaded oval cameo frame, with a rose and leaves below, on a sepia sheet of paper.
Cat in top hat cameo with rose, pencil flash
Colour tattoo of a grey cat holding a blue sprinkled donut inside a pink heart with lace edging, on the back of a lower leg.
Grey cat with donut in a pink sprinkled heart
Neo-traditional tattoo of a woman's face framed by purple roses, pearls and dark curling hair, placed on the outer thigh.
Woman's portrait with purple roses on a thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of Hello Kitty wearing an eye patch, holding a revolver, with blue PEW PEW lettering behind on skin.
Hello Kitty with eye patch and revolver
Colour tattoo of a faceted geometric orange cat with a green eye, above two red roses, on the side of the ribs.
Geometric cat and roses on ribs
Colour tattoo of the Cheshire Cat grin with teal eyes and swirling smoke on a calf, in a neo-trad style.
Cheshire Cat tattoo on a calf
Colour tattoo of Hello Kitty dressed as a nurse, holding a syringe and a test strips canister, with the word Diabetic beneath, on the upper arm.
Hello Kitty nurse with syringe on upper arm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a tabby cat with green eyes and olive leaves on the inner upper arm.
Tabby cat portrait with leaves on upper arm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a grey cat with a pink rose and green leaves on a forearm, shown from three angles.
Cat and rose on a forearm
Colour tattoo on a limb of a grey tabby cat with a raised paw, a woman with red hair holding purple irises, in a neo-traditional style.
Tabby cat and woman with irises
Neo-traditional tattoo of a grey cat with teal eyes, a pink collar and bow, and pink and purple flowers, on a limb.
Grey cat with teal eyes and pink bow
Matching colour tattoos of sphynx cat heads with crystals above, one in green and blue and one in orange and red, on two forearms.
Matching sphynx cat tattoos on forearms
Full back tattoo in bright colour showing a large white cat with a blue and red rose, surrounded by flowers and skulls, in a Japanese and neo-traditional style.
Cat, roses and skulls across a back
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a grey cartoon cat with large green eyes and round glasses, sitting on a stack of orange and red books, with starburst motifs on a limb.
Cartoon cat with glasses on a stack of books
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a cat with a jewelled brooch, pearl necklace and the name Mila in script, on the arm.
Cat with jewel brooch and Mila script
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a black and white cat wearing a grey hat with a feather, set inside an ornate gold frame on a calf.
Tuxedo cat in a hat in a gilded frame
Black line drawing of a fluffy kitten with a bow and a ball of yarn, framed by swirling cloud motifs, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Kitten with a ball of yarn and bow
Mirrored neo-traditional tattoo of a grey cat head with pink balloons and gold bells on the upper thighs.
Mirrored cat heads with balloons and bells
Colour tattoo of a white cat with black markings curled on a crescent, beneath a katana, with teal flames and pink petals, on the forearm.
White cat with katana on a forearm
Black and grey neo-traditional design of a cat's face inside a heart-shaped dotted and lace-edged frame, printed on a cream tote bag.
Cat in a heart-shaped ornate frame
Black and grey cartoon cat with musical notes and a hot rod on an upper arm, in a neo-traditional style.
Cartoon cat driving a hot rod on an upper arm
Neo-traditional style tattoo of a cat's head wearing a feathered headdress, pearl strands and a gem, with a small butterfly below.
Cat head with feathers and pearls
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of the grinning Cheshire Cat hanging upside down with a striped tail on the forearm, shown in a wide view and a close-up.
Cheshire Cat on a forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a calf of a black cat with sugar skull face paint and skeletal ribs, above a red rose with orange flowers.
Sugar skull cat and rose on a calf
Colour tattoo of a spotted maneki-neko lucky cat in front of red sunburst rays and purple lotus flowers, on the side of the abdomen.
Lucky cat with sunburst and lotus on the abdomen
Neo-traditional tattoo on a forearm of a crescent moon with a woman's face in profile, a black cat sitting on the crescent, and blue beaded chains below.
Crescent moon and black cat on forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a hairless cat in a green knitted beanie holding a teal yarn ball, with black script reading Trouble below, on a thigh.
Sphynx cat in a beanie with Trouble script
Neo-traditional colour tattoo on a forearm showing a grey tabby cat head, a white mouse, blue flowers, green leaves and a red rose, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Cat, mouse and rose on a forearm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a ginger cat in a top hat, monocle and green bow tie, framed in an oval with a teal background, on a thigh.
Cat in top hat and monocle on a thigh
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a cat in a top hat and monocle, with roses, an apple and a One Love script on the calf.
Cat in top hat with One Love script
Neo-trad colour tattoo of a three-eyed cat with starry galaxy eyes and a cosmic background, on a calf.
Three-eyed cat with galaxy eyes on a calf
Colour tattoo on a forearm of a cat-faced matryoshka doll in purple with a pink yarn ball, in a neo-traditional style.
Cat-faced matryoshka doll holding a yarn ball
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a white cat in a black ornate frame with pink and red roses, on the lower leg.
White cat portrait in an ornate frame with roses
Colour realism tattoo of a Siamese cat with blue eyes framed by red peony flowers and green leaves on an upper arm, shown in a full view and a close-up.
Siamese cat and peonies on an arm
Black and grey pencil drawing of a sphynx cat with a third eye and winged eyes, beside a snake and roses, as a tattoo design.
Sphynx cat with snake and roses design
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of two Siamese cats in an ornate grey frame on the outer thigh.
Siamese cats in an ornate frame on a thigh
Pencil and ink tattoo design of three sphynx cats stacked above a crescent moon, with flame-like lines behind them, drawn on paper in a neo-traditional style.
Three sphynx cats with a crescent moon
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a cat face with red poppies and blue flowers, placed on the upper thigh.
Cat face with poppies on a thigh
Vibrant colour tattoo of a hairless cat wearing a bow tie, shown on the inside of a woman's forearm.
Colourful cat in a bow tie on a forearm
Colour tattoo of Hello Kitty dressed as Link from Zelda, standing beside the Master Sword on a pedestal, in a bold neo-trad style on skin.
Hello Kitty as Link beside the Master Sword
Neo-traditional tattoo of a woman with dark curled hair and a jewelled headpiece, with a cat below her, on the outer thigh, next to a fox and a squirrel on the other leg.
Neo-trad woman and cat portrait on thigh