Lion tattoo ideas

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Black ink tribal-style lion design with swirling linework and a flame-like tail, drawn on paper as a tattoo flash sketch.
Tribal lion with flame tail
Flash sheet of seven black silhouette emblems on a tan background, including a lion head, boar, ram, serpent, fox, a creature with a spiral tail and a ring of eyes, with Japanese title text.
Seven Deadly Sins emblem flash sheet
Black ink line drawing of a lion head with a mandala-style pattern filling the mane and face, drawn on plain paper as a tattoo design.
Mandala lion head line drawing
Shaded pencil drawing of a Scottish heraldic lion on a shield, flanked by thistles, a sword and banners reading Scotland and Forever, a design suited to a tattoo.
Scottish lion crest with thistles and banners
Black and grey drawing of a lion head with green eyes, framed by scrolling ornamental shapes in a heart outline, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Lion head in ornate heart frame
Hand-drawn tattoo design of a lion's head framed by sunflowers, hibiscus and other flowers in blue, purple, pink and orange wash, shown as a drawing on paper.
Lion head with sunflowers and hibiscus
Black line drawing of a roaring lion head in a geometric dotwork style, shown as a tattoo design on torn tracing paper against a wooden surface.
Roaring lion head line design on tracing paper
Geometric lion head design in blue tones with a triangular grid overlay and halftone shading, shown as a standalone drawing on a white background with no body placement.
Geometric lion head in blue
Black ink drawing of a standing lion, filled with paisley, mandala and swirl ornament, on white paper.
Ornate lion line drawing
Pencil drawing of a lion and a skull merged into one design, with a tribal flourish below the jaw, suitable as a tattoo flash.
Lion and skull hybrid pencil sketch
Graphite pencil drawing of a tattoo design showing a crowned lion, a wolf, roses, a sun, a dragon head and antlers, rendered in a realistic style with no body placement shown.
Crowned lion, wolf and dragon pencil design
Black ink drawing of a lion's head in an ornate, patterned style with a detailed mane, suited to a tattoo design.
Ornamental lion head line drawing
Black line drawing of a Japanese shishi lion with peonies and swirling waves, styled as a tattoo design on paper, with no body placement shown.
Japanese shishi lion with peonies and waves
Sepia sketch of a lion's head with a flowing mane, drawn as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Lion head sketch design
Black ink drawing of a lion head in profile with a flowing mane and the word Leo in script, drawn as a tattoo design on white paper.
Lion head design with Leo script
Line drawing of a lion head with an ornate geometric mane shaded from orange at the top to blue and purple below, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Ornate lion head with geometric mane
A grid of twelve black line drawings of the zodiac signs, in a thin single-weight linework style, with no tattoo placement shown.
Twelve zodiac line drawings in a grid
Black tribal-style lion design stepping forward with a flowing, flame-like mane, drawn on a white background as a tattoo design.
Tribal lion stepping forward
Pen and grey ink drawing of a lion head in profile with a flowing mane, a lioness head below it, and purple blossom sprigs, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Lion and lioness with purple flowers
Black linework drawing of a woman with long wavy hair, wearing a lion head headdress, earrings and beaded necklaces, as a fine line tattoo design.
Woman with lion headdress line drawing
Pen drawing of a lion head built from angular geometric facets and hatched lines, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Geometric lion head line drawing
Pencil sketch of a lion's head in profile behind a woman with long, wavy hair partly covering one eye, drawn on cream paper.
Lion and woman with flowing hair sketch
Black dotwork drawing of a lion head with lilies, paw prints, a dreamcatcher and peacock feathers, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Lion, lilies and dreamcatcher design
Purple stencil of a geometric lion with a mandala crown on skin, beside the matching black linework transfer design on paper.
Lion and mandala stencil with geometric pendant
Black ink line drawing of a lion's head in profile, with a dense, ornamental mane and patterned face, shown as a tattoo design.
Ornate lion in profile line drawing
Black ink drawing of a lion head with a flowing, patterned mane, shown as a fine line tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Ornamental lion head drawing
Black lettering flash sheet of short phrases in assorted script and serif fonts, including Vampire, Love Bites, Bitten and Join the pack, with no tattoo shown on skin.
Lettering flash sheet of vampire and werewolf phrases
Sheet of twelve black tribal-style zodiac designs on white, including a ram, bull, crab, lion, scales and goat, in flowing swirled linework.
Twelve tribal zodiac designs in black
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing a woman's face framed by flowing hair and feathers above a wolf or lion head, with a butterfly below, drawn on translucent paper.
Woman, wolf and butterfly design sketch
Black and white line drawing of a lion's face framed by a mane of flowers and leaves, in a detailed botanical style, shown as a design with no body placement.
Lion head with a floral mane
Flash sheet of four black line-art geometric animal heads, a stag, a dragon, a wolf and a lion, each with a name and short motto beneath.
Four geometric animal sigils on a flash sheet
Black and grey ornamental drawing of a roaring lion head with a mane of stylised patterns and eyes, in a blackwork and dotwork style.
Ornamental lion head in black and grey
Pencil sketch of a lion head in profile with a flowing mane and the word Leo in script beneath, drawn as a tattoo design.
Lion profile sketch with Leo script
Black line flash design of two cartoon lion cubs facing each other inside a heart outlined with dots, drawn on paper.
Two lion cubs in a beaded heart
Pencil drawing of a roaring lion head in profile, with a full flowing mane and small beads hanging from the mane.
Roaring lion head in profile
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design showing a lion's head in profile, a lamb, chain links, lilies and an anchor, in a realistic shaded style.
Lion, lamb and anchor design
Black and grey line drawing of a lion head with an ornate mandala-style mane and patterned face, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Ornamental lion head line drawing
Bold black outline design of a lion cub in a curled pose, with the script words Remember who you are beneath it, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Lion cub outline with Remember who you are script
Pencil sketch of a lion's head in profile with its mane flowing into lotus and blossom flowers, drawn as a tattoo design on paper.
Lion and lotus flower design sketch
Black linework lion face design with a symmetrical, swirling mane on a white background, shown without a placement on the body.
Swirling lion face design
Black ink drawing of a lion's head in profile facing right, with a flowing mane rendered in fine lines, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Lion head in profile line drawing
Black ink line drawing of a stylised lion head in profile with a flowing mane and a curling tail, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Stylised lion head in profile with curled tail
Detailed black linework drawing of a lion in profile, with a patterned mane and a rust-tinted head, shown as a design for a tattoo.
Ornate lion in profile
Neo-traditional flash drawing of a cartoon lion cub surrounded by pink blossom, green leaves and a dotted border, drawn on white paper.
Cartoon lion cub with pink blossom
Black and grey pen sketch of a front-facing lion's head with a dark shaded patch over one eye, shown as a tattoo design without a placement on skin.
Lion head sketch with shaded eye
Black and grey tribal line design of a mermaid riding a large fish decorated with sun motifs, paw prints and a small lion, shown without any body placement.
Tribal fish and mermaid design
Realistic grey lion head with a yellow crown and splashes of red, drawn as a tattoo design on a plain grey background with no body part shown.
Lion wearing a crown
Pen sketch of a lion's head framed by lotus flowers and blossom sprigs, drawn as a tattoo design on cream paper with no body placement shown.
Lion and lotus flower design sketch