Cat tattoo ideas

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Black and grey tattoo of a cat stretched upwards with its paws raised, shown on a forearm beside a white lace sleeve.

Cat tattoo on a forearm

Two wrists side by side, one with a shaded grey realistic cat head tattoo and the other with a lighter fine line cat head, both in black ink.

Cat head tattoos on two wrists

Realistic black and grey tattoo of a Siamese cat's head with bright blue eyes and whiskers, on the inner forearm.

Realistic Siamese cat head on a forearm

Realistic colour tattoo of a grey cat with blue eyes resting on a purple checked blanket, on the forearm.

Grey cat with blue eyes on a forearm

Colour realism tattoo of a long-haired cat with green eyes on the inner forearm, set against a red circle and teal wash.

Long-haired cat portrait on forearm

Black and grey cat tattoo wearing a collar on a person's ribs, next to a blackwork tribal band on the forearm.

Seated cat on ribs with tribal forearm band

Small black and grey tattoo of an upside-down cat with legs raised and tail hanging, placed on the forearm below a lace sleeve.

Upside-down cat on a forearm

Black and grey realism tattoos of cats with ornamental scrollwork and a tower on two forearms, with script lettering above the wrists.

Cats, scrollwork and tower on two forearms

Photograph of a realistic colour tattoo of a Siamese cat with blue eyes on a forearm, shown in two side-by-side close-up views.

Realistic Siamese cat on a forearm

Black and grey realism tattoo of a tabby cat's face on a forearm, held up beside a real tabby cat being carried by the body.

Realism cat portrait tattoo on a forearm

Black and grey realism tattoo of two cat heads stacked vertically on the inner forearm, with the wearer's hand and blue nail varnish visible below.

Two cat heads stacked on a forearm

Two panels show a cat portrait tattooed on a forearm: a purple linework sketch on the left and a realistic black and grey version on the right.

Cat portrait on a forearm, sketch and finished

Full sleeve realism tattoo in black and grey with blue tones, showing a grinning cat, pocket watches, a girl and film strip portraits across the upper arm and forearm.

Full sleeve of clocks, cat and portraits

Realistic tattoo of a cat with blue eyes and long whiskers on a forearm, with a wing shape above it in a realistic style.

Realistic cat portrait on a forearm

Realism colour tattoo on a forearm of a young child resting their chin on their hands beside a tabby cat, with a few older tattoos at the top edge of the arm.

Realistic child and tabby cat on a forearm

Realism style tattoo of a standing tabby cat with brown and grey striped shading on the inner forearm, shown beside another hand with white painted nails.

Tabby cat on the inner forearm

Black and grey realism tattoo of a walking tabby kitten with a trail of paw prints on the inner forearm.

Tabby kitten and paw prints on a forearm

Realistic black and grey tattoo of an upside-down cat with dark points on the inner forearm, beside a white lace sleeve.

Upside-down cat on a forearm

Black and grey fine line tattoo of a seated tabby cat with a small heart on its chest, framed by thin geometric circles and lines, on the forearm.

Tabby cat with heart on forearm

Several arms and hands pressed together, showing a realistic black and grey cat tattoo, banknotes, portrait tattoos and a skull on the forearms and hands.

Realism portraits and cat on hands and forearms

Torso of a person in a white vest top, with black and grey realism style tattoo sleeves on both arms showing a cat, a skull and a ship.

Black and grey sleeve with cat and skull

Black and white photo of a hand resting on a white cat, showing a realistic grey forest sleeve tattoo with pine trees on the forearm.

Forest sleeve tattoo on a forearm with a cat

Realistic colour tattoo of a tabby cat's head above a wreath of red, pink and blue flowers on the inner wrist of a hand held up beside a real tabby cat.

Tabby cat portrait with roses on the inner wrist

Full colour realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm showing a tabby cat in a bow tie and top hat, a second cat with orange eyes, and butterflies.

Cat and butterfly sleeve on an arm

Realism tattoo of three kitten heads stacked vertically on a forearm, the top two in grey and the lowest in colour.

Three kitten portraits stacked on a forearm

Grey cat and roses on a wrist

Colour tattoo of a black cat silhouette filled with realistic pink roses and green leaves on the forearm.

Black cat silhouette filled with pink roses

Black and grey realism tattoo of a tabby cat's face above the script word Woody, on a forearm.

Cat portrait with script name on forearm

Realism tattoo of a black cat's head and shoulders with yellow eyes and a red collar, on the forearm, shown beside the printed reference photo.

Black cat portrait tattoo on a forearm

Realistic grey tattoo of a cat's head with pale blue eyes and pink nose and inner ears, on the outer forearm.

Cat head with blue eyes on a forearm

Realism tattoo of three kitten heads stacked vertically on a forearm, the top two in grey shading and the bottom one in colour.

Three kitten heads stacked on a forearm

Black and grey Cheshire Cat face tattoo with blue eyes and realistic shading, beside handwritten script on the inner forearm.

Cheshire Cat face and script on forearm

Black and grey realism tattoo of a seated long-haired cat with soft shading, on the inner forearm of a person's arm.

Seated fluffy cat tattoo on a forearm

Black and grey realism tattoo of a tabby cat's face on the inner forearm, with shaded fur stripes and whiskers.

Tabby cat portrait on the inner forearm

Two side-by-side tattoos on an arm: a pastel faceted geometric cat on the left and a shaded realistic cat within a gold scrollwork frame on the right.

Geometric cat and realistic cat tattoos

Black and grey realism tattoo of a cat's face above a sleeping cat, with clouds behind them, on a forearm.

Cat portrait and sleeping cat on a forearm

Realistic green cat eyes with black liner tattooed side by side on the inside of a forearm.

Green cat eyes on a forearm

Realistic black and grey tattoo of a walking tabby kitten with a trail of paw prints on the forearm.

Tabby kitten and paw prints on forearm

Colour tattoo on the inner forearm of a tabby cat with blue eyes peeking over a coffee cup, with the words all you need is love and more coffee in a realistic style with lettering.

Cat peeking over coffee cup with lettering

Colour tattoo of an anthropomorphic cat in a veiled hat and lace collar, framed by black scrollwork with a red rose, on the forearm.

Cat in a veiled hat with a rose on a forearm

Cat portrait on a forearm

Colour realism tattoo of the Cheshire Cat grinning with blue stripes and wide blue eyes, with a blue caterpillar below it, on a forearm.

Cheshire Cat and caterpillar on a forearm

Realistic colour tattoo of a frowning cat face with a teal halo background on the outer forearm near the elbow.

Grumpy cat portrait on a forearm

Colour realism tattoo of a cat's head with green eyes and blue, purple and orange fur, beside a cherry blossom branch on a forearm.

Calico cat portrait with cherry blossom

Realistic tattoo of a black and white cat with grasses behind it, shown in two photos of the same forearm.

Black and white cat portrait on a forearm

Black and grey realism tattoo of a tabby cat's face with wide eyes and an open mouth, on the inner forearm, beside a photo of the real cat.

Realism tabby cat portrait on a forearm

Black and grey realism style tattoo of a cat's head, looking downward, on the inner forearm of a person wearing a rolled plaid shirt.

Small cat head tattoo on a forearm

Black and grey realistic tattoos of a pair of scissors on one forearm and a cat's head on the other forearm, with shading in a dotwork style.

Scissors and cat on two forearms