Lion tattoo ideas

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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
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
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
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 on grid paper of a maned lion wearing a crown beside a lioness wearing a tiara-style crown, drawn as a possible tattoo design.
Lion and lioness with crowns, pen sketch
Two black and grey tattoo designs on a white background: a shaded realism lion head on the left and an etched-style wolf head on the right.
Lion and wolf head designs
Black and grey realistic drawing of a lion's head in profile with a full mane, shaded in fine pencil-like detail, suitable as a tattoo design.
Realistic lion head in profile
Black and grey pencil drawing of a lion head facing forward, with a full mane and detailed shading, shown as a tattoo design.
Realistic lion head drawing
Black and grey pencil drawing of a crowned lion with a cross above its head, holding a heart in its paw, in a realistic style.
Crowned lion holding a heart
Pencil drawing of a realistic lion head with a wind-swept mane ending in curling swirls, a design suited to a tattoo, shown with no body placement.
Lion head with flowing mane
Pen sketch of a lion head framed by lotus flowers and blossom branches, drawn in blue ink on cream paper, shown as a flash design.
Lion and lotus flower design sketch
Greyscale pencil drawing of a front-facing lion head with a full, flowing mane, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Realistic lion head drawing
Pencil drawing of a realistic lion head with a full mane, set above a cluster of lilies, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Realistic lion head with lilies
Greyscale realistic lion portrait wearing a yellow crown, with red and yellow splashes, drawn as a tattoo design on a white background.
Crowned lion portrait design
Black and grey realism drawing of a lion wearing a patterned knit beanie, set against a circle filled with geometric triangles, as a tattoo design.
Lion in a knit beanie with geometric backdrop
Black and grey realistic drawing of a lion head whose mane dissolves into bare tree branches and a faint moon, on a grungy parchment background.
Lion head merging into a tree on textured paper
Black and grey drawing of a roaring lion with a detailed crown on its head, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background with no body placement.
Roaring lion wearing a crown
Pencil drawing of a lion with a full mane walking towards the viewer, shaded in black and grey on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Walking lion pencil drawing