Cat tattoo ideas

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Neo-traditional tattoo of a grey cat with yellow eyes wearing a gold crown, shown on a forearm against a red background.
Crowned cat on a forearm
Colour tattoo on skin of an anthropomorphic cat wearing a top hat, monocle and red bow tie inside an ornate oval frame, in a neo-traditional style.
Cat in top hat and monocle in an oval frame
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a black cat with green eyes, a beaded necklace and gold cross, surrounded by red roses, on the outer thigh.
Black cat with roses and cross on thigh
Two matching realistic colour tattoos of tabby cat faces with purple and teal banners and scrollwork, shown side by side on the legs.
Matching cat portraits with name banners
Two pencil flash designs on translucent paper: a cat above an ornate shield with a rose and flowers, and a filigree heart locket with a key and ribbon, in a neo-traditional style.
Cat with rose and heart locket with key
Neo-traditional tattoo of a black cat silhouette on a red oval panel within an ornate black and grey frame, on the forearm.
Black cat in ornate frame on forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a green grinning cat-like creature with glowing pink eyes, bony yellow claws and a striped tail, on a lower leg.
Green grinning cat creature on a calf
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of an anthropomorphic cat in a veiled hat with a red rose, set in a black scrollwork frame on a forearm.
Veiled cat portrait with rose on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a tabby cat's face with green eyes, surrounded by autumn leaves and blackberries, on the outer thigh in a neo-traditional style.
Tabby cat with blackberries and leaves on a thigh
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a brown cat wearing peacock feathers and a gem headpiece, with a red heart gem and red flowers below, on a forearm.
Cat with peacock feathers on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a purple horned cat with a third eye and feathered wings, surrounded by peach cloud motifs, on a lower leg.
Purple horned cat with third eye on a calf
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a cat head framing a night beach scene, with a UFO beaming up a black cat, on a leg.
Cat head with UFO and beach scene
Two arms pressed together showing matching colourful neo-traditional lucky cat tattoos on the upper arms, one orange and one teal, with flowers and hearts.
Matching lucky cat tattoos on upper arms
Neo-trad tattoo on a forearm showing a cat in a red headscarf, a grey bird with a pink ribbon and a pink heart with a dotted border.
Cat, bird and heart on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a cat filled with galaxy and nebula patterns, holding a ringed orange planet, on the forearm.
Galaxy cat holding a ringed planet on a forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a grey Egyptian-style cat with a gold cobra, gold collar and orange eyes, covering a person's upper back.
Egyptian cat and cobra on a back
Black ink line drawing of a cat-faced matryoshka doll holding a mouse within a scalloped frame, a neo-traditional tattoo design sketch.
Cat-faced matryoshka doll with a mouse
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a multi-eyed grey cat holding a goldfish bowl above a pink rose, placed on a limb.
Cat with goldfish bowl and rose
Collage of colourful neo-traditional tattoos of donuts, cakes, a cat with ice cream, candy canes and cupcakes on arms and legs.
Collage of colourful sweet treat tattoos
Neo-trad style tattoo on a lower leg showing a tabby cat's head inside a space helmet, surrounded by colourful nebula clouds and a small black bat.
Cat in a space helmet with nebula on a calf
Colour tattoo of a black and white cat stretching over a blue skeletal cat on the calf, in a Japanese-inspired neo-traditional style.
Black and white cat with skeletal cat on a calf
Colour neo-trad tattoo of a tiger face with butterfly wings, green eyes and a pink nose, on a leg with bold black outlines.
Tiger face with butterfly wings on a leg
Two matching neo-traditional cat tattoos with crowns, one ginger and one tabby, on the tops of a pair of feet.
Crowned cat tattoos on both feet
Pencil-style tattoo design drawn on paper showing a hairless cat in profile beside a cluster of blossoms, in black and grey neo-traditional linework.
Hairless cat profile with blossom sprigs
Colour tattoo of a faceted grey and blue cat head with yellow eyes and a pink nose, sitting on the forearm in a geometric style.
Geometric cat head on a forearm
Colour tattoo of two cartoon cats in an ornate gold frame on a blue background, with a banner reading Darling, on an upper arm in neo-traditional style.
Two cartoon cats in a gold frame with Darling banner
Two colour tattoos of a white cartoon cat in an ornate gold or silver frame, one with a pink ribbon banner and one with a pink bow, both on the thigh.
White cartoon cat in ornate frame on thigh
Colour neo-trad style tattoo of a cat beside a grey moon and green crystals on a galaxy background, on the upper arm.
Cat, moon and galaxy on an upper arm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a black cat with yellow eyes beneath a teal banner, framed by red roses and green leaves on the thigh.
Black cat portrait with roses on a thigh
Neo-traditional tattoo of a black kitten in a blue patterned teacup with a pink bow and pink blossoms, on a limb.
Black kitten in a teacup with blossoms
Colour tattoo of a grinning cat with glowing teal eyes and swirling blue smoke on a calf, in a realistic style.
Grinning cheshire cat on a calf
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of an anthropomorphic ginger cat in a green top hat, monocle and green coat, set within an ornate gold frame on the upper arm.
Dapper cat in top hat and monocle on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a black sugar skull cat with pink roses, green bones and red hearts on a person's upper back, in a neo-traditional style.
Sugar skull cat on upper back
Colour tattoo of an anthropomorphic cat in a top hat, monocle and velvet jacket, framed in gold with a red bow, on a limb.
Dapper cat portrait in a gold frame
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a black cat with yellow eyes, red roses and green leaves on the outer thigh, framed by gold scrollwork and a teal banner.
Black cat portrait with roses on a thigh
Colour tattoo of the Cheshire Cat with a wide toothy grin and bright green eyes, surrounded by blue swirling smoke, on a lower leg.
Cheshire Cat grin tattoo on a calf
Two colour neo-traditional tattoos side by side: a hairless cat with a pearl necklace on an upper arm, and a Siamese cat in an ornate gold frame with white flowers on a thigh.
Two neo-traditional cat tattoos on arm and thigh
Colour neo-trad tattoo of a winged white cat with a red ear and a gold keyhole, set against a purple and yellow moon on an arm.
Winged cat with keyhole on an arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a sugar skull style cat face with pink, orange and yellow detailing on the upper arm, with a pink rose above it.
Sugar skull cat on upper arm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a hairless cat's head with orange and grey shading and a yellow eye, set in orange and black swirls on the back of a hand.
Hairless cat on the back of a hand
Neo-traditional tattoo on a forearm of a dagger with a white cat head at the hilt, a beaded heart guard, crescent moons and stars in pastel rainbow colours.
Pastel cat dagger with heart guard on forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a black panther with yellow accents and flower details, running along the inner forearm.
Black panther with yellow flowers on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a grey cat with green eyes and a small mouse, set against pink and purple paint-like splashes on the upper arm.
Grey cat with pink and purple splashes on upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a stitched purple cat character with a heart eyepatch, a grey mouse and a heart balloon on an upper arm.
Stitched cat with heart balloon on upper arm
Two maneki-neko lucky cat tattoos on a seated person's thighs in grey shading, beside a colour neo-traditional cartoon black cat tattoo on the top of a foot.
Maneki-neko thigh tattoos and cartoon cat on foot
Neo-traditional tattoo of a grey tabby cat wearing a gold crown with blue gems, framed by red roses and blue beads on the thigh.
Cat with crown and roses on a thigh
Neo-traditional colour tattoo on a forearm showing a grey cat head with yellow eyes, a dragonfly above, and a red poppy among gold scrolling leaves.
Cat, dragonfly and poppy on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a grey tabby cat wearing a golden jewelled crown, with small stars and a pink backdrop, on a limb.
Crowned cartoon cat with stars