Lion tattoo ideas

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a male lion and a lioness side by side on the upper arm.
Lion and lioness portrait on upper arm
Black and grey realism and dotwork tattoo of a lion's face with mandala patterning and a small skull on the inner forearm.
Lion and mandala on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a snarling lion head with a full mane, covering the forearm.
Realistic lion head on forearm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a lion's head with a full mane on the forearm, shown in profile looking to the right.
Realistic lion head on forearm
Black and grey lion head tattoo with a swirling, lined mane, shaded face and fine linework, on the outer thigh.
Lion head with swirling mane on thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a roaring lion in front of a pale moon, with leaves and paws, covering a person's upper back, with a small green tribal dragon on the right shoulder.
Roaring lion and moon on a back piece
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head with a full mane, sitting on the forearm.
Realistic lion head on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion head across a forearm, resting on a pale table.
Realistic lion head on a forearm
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
Colour realism tattoo of a griffin with an eagle head, white and grey wings and a golden lion body, set against a pale blue and pink cloud background on a limb.
Griffin with eagle head and wings on clouds
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head covering the back of a hand, with the mane extending towards the wrist and pale pink nails and gold rings visible.
Realistic lion portrait on the back of a hand
Three side-by-side photos of a realistic colour lion head tattoo with a full mane and whiskers on a forearm.
Realistic lion head on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a roaring crowned lion with a flag and spear on a person's upper back and shoulder.
Crowned lion with flag on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a roaring lion head with a full mane, placed on the calf.
Roaring lion on a lower leg
Realistic black and grey lion head tattoo with a full mane and blue eyes, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Realistic lion head on upper arm
Realistic lion face tattoo in brown and black shading, with a detailed mane, amber eyes and whiskers, on a person's skin.
Realistic lion face tattoo
Black and white photo of two hands with realistic shaded lion head tattoos on the fingers.
Lion heads tattooed on two fingers
Black and grey realism leg sleeve on a thigh and calf showing a lion, daisies, a pocket watch and a scroll banner with lettering.
Lion, daisies and pocket watch leg sleeve
Realistic colour tattoo of an adult male lion, a lioness and a cub on skin along the side of the torso.
Realistic lion family tattoo on the side
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head framed by a dreamcatcher with feathers, on the outer thigh.
Lion and dreamcatcher on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head with a full mane on the back of a clenched hand, beside a gold signet ring and a gold chain ring.
Lion head tattoo on a clenched hand
Realistic brown and grey lion head tattoo across the upper back of a person facing away from the camera.
Realistic lion head on upper back
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
Realism-style grey lion head tattoo with a small gold geometric accent on the forearm, framed by a black triangle outline.
Lion head with triangle on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoos showing a spread-wing design on the stomach, a realistic animal sleeve on the arm and a rose on the back of the hand.
Winged design on stomach and realistic arm sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion head with a full mane, shown on a limb of the body.
Realistic lion head portrait tattoo
Black and grey lion tattoo on the upper arm, split between a geometric faceted left side and a realistic shaded right side within large triangles.
Geometric and realistic lion on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head with a lamb beneath it, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Lion and lamb on an upper arm
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 realism tattoo of a lion wearing a crown on a finger, shown in three photos, one with a silver ring worn over it and one beside a coin for scale.
Crowned lion on a finger
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion with a detailed, feathered mane covering the shoulder and upper arm, shown from three angles.
Lion with ornate mane on a shoulder and upper arm
Two-panel photo of a realistic blue lion head tattoo on an upper arm, showing the linework stage on the left and the finished shaded piece on the right.
Realistic lion on upper arm, before and after
Black and grey realism back tattoo of a crowned lion above a lamb, with the script Romans 1:16 along the bottom.
Lion and lamb back tattoo with Romans 1:16
Black and grey realism tattoo of an adult lion, a lioness and two cubs on the upper arm and shoulder.
Lion family portrait on the shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of two lions' heads side by side with leaves and partial script lettering along the bottom edge, shown on skin.
Two lions with leaves in black and grey realism
Black and grey lion face tattoo with overlapping geometric black bars and white gaps, sitting on the inner forearm.
Lion face with geometric blocks on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head with a full mane, covering the upper arm.
Lion head on an upper arm
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 realism tattoo of a lion's head with a full mane, placed on the calf.
Realistic lion portrait on a calf
Colourful watercolour-style lion head tattoo with splashes of pink, orange and purple on the centre of a man's chest.
Watercolour lion on a chest
Realism back piece of a lion and classical figures across a torso, shown in a four-panel collage in black and grey with warm brown tones.
Lion and classical figures back piece
Realistic colour tattoo of a lion head with orange and blue halves and yellow eyes, on an upper arm.
Split-colour lion head on an upper arm
Realism tattoo of a greyscale lion head with pink cherry blossom branches and a pink lotus flower on the upper arm.
Lion, cherry blossom and lotus on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head inside an ornate scrolled heart frame, centred on the upper back.
Lion head in an ornate heart on upper back
Realistic lion head tattoo in brown and tan shading on an upper arm, being worked on by a tattooist wearing blue gloves.
Realistic lion head tattoo on upper arm
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
Painterly colour tattoo of a lioness head on a lower leg, with orange, brown and purple shading in a realistic style.
Lioness head tattoo on a calf
Split image showing a faded lion outline on a bare upper back on the left and a black and grey realism roaring lion tattoo on the shoulder on the right.
Roaring lion realism, before and after