Elephant tattoo ideas

638 photos and flash · 29% Fine line, 15% Dotwork · Forearm most common

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Black and grey realism tattoo of an elephant's head inside an ornate baroque frame on the thigh, shown in a main view and a close-up.
Elephant in an ornate frame on a thigh
Black and grey realism elephant tattoo with a dotwork mandala and sunflowers on an upper arm.
Elephant with mandala and sunflowers on upper arm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of three elephants walking in a line with linked trunks, above script lettering, on the side of a person's ribs.
Three elephants and script on the ribs
Realistic colour tattoo of an amber eye with a vertical pupil and a reflected savanna scene with elephants and trees, on the forearm.
Realistic eye with savanna reflection on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of the Hindu deity Ganesha with an ornate headdress and script on the trunk, across the back of a hand.
Ganesha tattoo on the back of a hand
Realism tattoo of an elephant facing forward with two red roses, placed on the front of a thigh.
Elephant and roses on a thigh
Realistic blue-grey design of an elephant, tiger, panda and rhinoceros heads stacked beneath a full moon, with black ink drips down the lower edge.
Stacked animal heads with a full moon
Colour realism portrait tattoo on an upper arm, set in an ornate red and orange circus-style frame with a monkey, an elephant and a peacock, and lettering reading Michael Jackson.
Circus-framed portrait tattoo on upper arm
Realistic grey-shaded elephant head tattoo framed by colourful mandala patterns on a thigh, with denim shorts visible at the top.
Realistic elephant with mandala on thigh
Black and grey tattoo of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha with ornate patterned linework forming an Om symbol on skin.
Ganesha within an Om symbol
Large realistic grey elephant head tattoo across a person's upper back, with a trunk formed of vertebrae and muted brown tusks.
Elephant head with vertebrae trunk across back
Upper arm tattoo with a grey shaded elephant head framed by a red rose, a yellow rose and dark roses, in a neo-traditional style.
Elephant and roses on an upper arm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of an elephant walking towards the viewer, with white tusks, on the calf.
Realistic elephant tattoo on a calf
Realism tattoo of a grey elephant with a pink flower on the back of a neck.
Realistic elephant tattoo on the neck
Black and grey realism tattoo of an elephant head with a lotus mandala above and sunflowers at the sides, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Elephant and lotus mandala on upper arm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of two adult elephants and three young walking in a line across the upper back, with stippled shading.
Elephant family walking across upper back
Drawn flash design of an elephant head with pastel lotus petals above and below, framed by black ink swirls and dot ornaments.
Elephant and lotus flash design
Black and grey realism tattoo of three elephants walking in a line with small birds and a flower above, on the side of a woman's ribs.
Three elephants and birds on ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of an elephant head with a small square symbol on its forehead, placed on the outer thigh.
Elephant head on the thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of an elephant framed by roses on the upper thigh of a person wearing a grey top.
Elephant and roses on the thigh
Colour realism tattoo of a dancing Ganesha with a red hibiscus flower on a thigh, set against a purple and orange watercolour wash.
Dancing Ganesha on the thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm of two adult elephants raising their trunks to form a heart, with a small calf standing between them.
Two elephants and a calf on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an elephant walking towards the viewer, placed on the outer thigh of a person wearing black shorts.
Realistic elephant tattoo on a thigh
Realistic colour tattoo of an adult elephant and its calf walking under an orange sunset, on the forearm.
Elephant and calf with sunset on a forearm
Small black and grey realistic tattoo of a walking elephant with its trunk curled, sitting on the ankle.
Walking elephant on an ankle
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a front-facing elephant with bamboo stalks behind it, on the outer thigh.
Realistic elephant with bamboo on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of an elephant head with its trunk extended, on the forearm of a person wearing a grey top.
Elephant tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an adult elephant walking with a calf on the side of a person's neck, photographed from behind with hair pinned up.
Elephant and calf tattoo on the neck
Black and grey realism tattoo of an elephant facing the viewer, with tusks, wrinkled trunk and grass at the base, covering the upper arm.
Realistic elephant portrait on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an elephant herd walking across a savanna on a person's upper back.
Elephant herd on upper back
Realistic colour tattoo of an animal eye with a vertical pupil, showing a savanna scene with an elephant and trees reflected inside, on a forearm.
Animal eye with savanna scene on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an elephant with its trunk raised, shown on a limb.
Elephant with raised trunk
Black and grey realism back tattoo of an owl, gorilla, frog, leopard, elephant and giraffe covering the full back.
Animal collage across a back in black and grey
Black and grey realism tattoo of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha with an ornate headdress on the back of a hand, holding two black pencils.
Ganesha tattoo on the back of a hand
Realism colour tattoo of an adult elephant and calf walking through green grass across a man's upper arm.
Elephant family on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an elephant with a raised trunk and mandala patterns on its body, on an upper arm.
Ornate elephant on an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two adult elephants leading three calves in a line across the upper back.
Elephant family walking across the upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha wearing an ornate crown, across the back of a hand holding two pencils.
Ganesha portrait on the back of a hand
Black and grey realism tattoo of an elephant riding a unicycle with a banner reading ELEVATE and birds in flight above, on a person's side ribs.
Elephant on a unicycle with birds on the ribs
Black and grey realism style elephant head with a jewelled headdress and lotus flower on a thigh, set on a dotted mandala.
Elephant and lotus on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha wearing an ornate jewelled crown, with red accents on the trunk and forehead, on an upper arm.
Ganesha portrait on upper arm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a family of elephants walking across the inner upper arm, with shaded trunks and bodies.
Elephant family walking across an upper arm
Black and grey fine line elephant head in profile inside a circle, with geometric lines and dotted circles, on the upper arm.
Elephant head in a geometric circle on upper arm
Black and grey shaded Ganesha tattoo wearing an ornate crown, placed across the lower back.
Ganesha portrait on the lower back
Grey shaded realism tattoo of a young elephant raising its trunk towards a sprig of leaves, on the lower back.
Elephant raising a branch on the lower back
Black and grey elephant tattoo with dense ornamental patterning and realistic shading on the outer thigh.
Ornate elephant on a thigh
Black and grey realism and dotwork elephant tattoo with a lotus mandala above and sunflowers on the upper arm.
Elephant with lotus mandala on upper arm
Triptych of a black and grey elephant tattoo with red roses, a dahlia and a lotus on the lower leg, in a neo-traditional style with shading.
Elephant with roses and dahlia on a calf