Lion tattoo ideas

536 photos and flash · 43% Realism, 13% Geometric · Forearm most common

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Colourful Japanese style tattoo of a green shishi lion with a grey curled mane and orange swirling background, on the outer forearm.
Green shishi lion on a forearm
Black and grey merlion tattoo with a fish tail on the thigh, with a partly visible coloured design at the left edge.
Merlion tattoo on the thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face framed by a lion's head on the upper arm.
Woman's face with lion headdress on upper arm
Black and grey geometric lion head tattoo in dotwork and fine line on a person's upper back, with a small cross tattoo on the right shoulder.
Geometric lion head on upper back
Watercolour and ink drawing of a lion's head in profile, framed by a mane of fine linework and small white and blue flowers, shown as a tattoo design on cream paper.
Lion head with flowers in watercolour
Black and grey realism back tattoo of a crowned lion above a lamb, with Romans 1:16 script lettering across the lower back.
Crowned lion and lamb on back
Black dotwork and line tattoo of a geometric lion head in profile beside a vertical arrow, on pale skin.
Geometric lion head with vertical arrow
Full colour Japanese sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing foo dogs, peonies and waves against a plain wall.
Japanese lion and peony full arm sleeve
Black ink drawing of a geometric lion head in profile on white paper, with angular mane lines and stippled dotwork shading, showing no body placement.
Geometric lion head design
Three-panel meme comparing a realistic black and grey roaring lion tattoo on the upper arm with a cheaper lion and a crude outlined cat head with red detail.
Three lion tattoos compared by price
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head wearing a crown, placed centrally on a woman's upper back.
Crowned lion on upper back
Back of a woman with her hands in her hair, covered in a colourful full back tattoo of cartoon characters, a mermaid and a castle.
Full back piece of cartoon characters and castle
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion wearing a crown with a lettered banner and a hanging chain, on the upper arm.
Realistic lion with crown and chain on upper arm
Vertical strip of five black line-art flash designs on cream, including a moth with BERN CITY text, a lobster, a beetle and two animal faces, in a monoline geometric style.
Five line-art creature flash designs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a crowned lion head on the forearm of a person in a blue checked shirt, against a brick wall.
Crowned lion on a forearm
Red and orange lion head tattoo on an upper arm, shown beside a photo of a real lion in long grass with the tattoo design pasted over its head.
Lion head tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion head in profile with a full mane and Gurmukhi script above it, on a person's upper back.
Realistic lion head with script on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head with flowing mane and ornate scrollwork across a shoulder blade, shown from two angles.
Lion portrait with scrollwork on a shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head with a full mane on the inside of a forearm.
Lion head tattoo on a forearm
Black ink lion head tattoo in profile on the side of the ribs, with a bold, hatched mane in a blackwork style.
Lion head in profile on the ribs
Realism-style colour tattoo of a lion's head in profile on the upper arm, set against a green, yellow, orange and red sunset wash.
Lion head profile on upper arm
Black and grey ornamental lion head tattoo with blue eyes and a blue gem crown on the outer upper thigh.
Ornamental lion head with blue gem on thigh
Single-colour blue tattoo on a forearm showing a Scottish saltire with a lion-like figure and black Gaelic-style lettering at the wrist.
Blue saltire and lion on a forearm
Collage of colourful geometric tattoos of animals, flowers and boats, shown on arms and legs in faceted blue, purple and red ink.
Collage of geometric animal and botanical tattoos
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a small lion cub beside the script words Remember who you are, placed on the top of a foot near the ankle.
Lion cub and script quote on foot
Black and grey shield crest tattoo on the inner forearm, showing animal figures and an open book in fine linework with soft shading.
Shield crest tattoo on a forearm
Black ink tattoo of five Egyptian hieroglyphs stacked in a vertical line down a person's upper back, including an ankh, two lions and a falcon.
Vertical Egyptian hieroglyph tattoo on upper back
Black and grey pencil-style drawing of a lion's head with a long, flowing mane tapering to a point, a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Lion head with flowing mane
Black and grey realism lion head with sunflowers and leaves tattooed on the side of a torso above jeans, beside the navel.
Lion and sunflower on the side of a torso
Black and grey realism tattoo of a roaring lion with a full mane across the upper arm and shoulder.
Roaring lion on upper arm and shoulder
Black and grey Japanese style tattoo of a guardian lion with open jaws, a small demon on a pedestal and waves, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Japanese guardian lion on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo across a woman's back and side showing a soaring eagle, a man in a feathered headdress and a cougar head, placed on the back and ribs.
Eagle, feathers and cougar on a back and side
Black and grey realistic lion head tattoo with a full mane, shown on the arm or leg with the lion facing forward.
Realistic lion head on a limb
Realism lion head tattoo on an upper arm, shaded in brown and grey with warm red-brown tones.
Lion head on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head with a lamb below it, covering the upper arm.
Lion and lamb on upper arm
Pencil sketch design of a woman with long flowing hair, a lion's head and two lotus flowers, drawn in teal ink on tan paper.
Woman and lion with lotus flowers sketch
Black and grey tattoo of a lion in a top hat, monocle, bow tie and tailored waistcoat and jacket, on the inner forearm.
Anthropomorphic lion in top hat on a forearm
Black and grey realistic lion tattoo running down a forearm, showing the face, mane and front paws in fine shading.
Realistic lion portrait on a forearm
Black and grey lion head tattoo across a man's upper back and shoulder, realistic on the left and geometric with dotwork shading on the right.
Half realistic, half geometric lion on shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head with a full mane, covering the upper arm.
Realistic lion portrait on upper arm
Pencil outline drawing of a tribal-style lion head with a flowing mane, shown on a sheet of paper on a purple bedspread, as a tattoo design.
Tribal lion head line drawing
Two colour neo-traditional tattoos side by side, a lioness with flowers on the thigh and a lion with a swirling mane on the upper arm.
Lioness and lion neo-trad tattoos
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo of a lion, elephant, leopard, rhinoceros and buffalo with protea flowers, shown on an upper arm and forearm from two angles.
Black and grey realism animal sleeve
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an arm showing a lion, elephant, leopard, rhinoceros and buffalo with flowers, from shoulder to forearm.
Safari animals realism sleeve
Realistic colour tattoo of a lion's head with a chain and padlock across the upper arm, in the realism style.
Realistic lion and chain on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork lion head with flowing mane set inside a lightning bolt outline, tattooed on a limb.
Lion head inside a lightning bolt
Cartoon lion cub curled up in soft tan and green ink, with the words kumbuka wewe ninoni in black script above, tattooed on the side of the body.
Lion cub and script on the side
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lioness face with detailed eyes, whiskers and shaded fur, on the forearm.
Lioness face on a forearm