Lion tattoo ideas

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Black and grey lion face tattoo with loose ink splatter on the calf of a leg, in a realistic style.
Lion face tattoo on a lower leg
Black and grey realism leg sleeve on the thigh and calf showing a lion head, daisies, a pocket watch and a scroll banner with lettering.
Lion, pocket watch and banner leg sleeve
Black and grey dotwork tattoos of The Chariot and Strength tarot cards, one on each calf.
Chariot and Strength tarot tattoos on legs
Colour realism tattoo of a lion's head with a blended orange and rainbow mane, shown on the calf.
Lion head on a lower leg
Black and grey realism lion head with daisies and a pocket watch on a full leg sleeve, running from the thigh to the calf.
Lion and pocket watch leg sleeve
Colour tattoo on a leg of two cartoon lion cubs nuzzling inside a pink outlined heart tied with a red bow, placed on the calf.
Two cartoon lions in a heart with a bow
Traditional colour tattoo on a calf showing a lion's head behind a woman's profile, with two pink roses and green leaves below.
Lion and woman with roses on a calf
Two people sit side by side with black lion and skull tattoos on their thighs, green sugar skull tattoos below them, and hands clasped between their legs.
Matching lion and sugar skull leg tattoos
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a lion head with a flowing orange, yellow and blue mane on a calf, against a red brick wall.
Colourful lion head on a calf
Colour tattoo of a cartoon lion cub sitting on a lower leg, with a curled tail and shaded orange fur.
Cartoon lion cub on a lower leg
Black and grey realism tattoo of a roaring lion head with a full mane, placed on the calf.
Roaring lion on a lower leg
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
Colour tattoo of the Hogwarts crest with a HOGWARTS banner above it and a Latin motto ribbon below, on the calf.
Hogwarts crest on a calf
Large black tribal-style lion tattoo with crescent motifs on the back of a calf, with two blue crescents above and one black crescent below.
Tribal lion on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head with a full mane, placed on the calf.
Realistic lion portrait on a calf
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
Black tribal lion head tattoo with bold solid linework and a flowing mane, on the calf of a leg with a white sneaker visible at the lower left.
Tribal lion head on a calf
Colourful watercolour-style lion head tattoo with purple, orange, green and blue splashes and paint drips on a calf.
Watercolour lion head on a calf
Black and grey realism leg sleeve on the thigh and calf showing a lion head, sunflowers, a clock face and scrolled lettering.
Lion and clock leg sleeve in black and grey
Black linework tattoo of the Strength tarot card, showing a woman with an infinity symbol above her head beside a lion, on the calf.
Strength tarot card on a calf
Two black and grey dotwork tarot card tattoos on the lower legs, showing The Chariot on the left and Strength with the numeral VIII on the right.
Tarot cards The Chariot and Strength on legs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head wearing a jewelled crown, placed on the calf.
Crowned lion head on a lower leg
Black and grey realism leg sleeve tattoo of a lion with daisies, a pocket watch and a scroll banner, running from the thigh down the calf.
Lion and flower leg sleeve
Colour tattoo on a leg of the character Scar from The Lion King, split into angular coloured panels, with lion silhouettes under a teal moon above.
Scar from The Lion King in geometric colour
Black and grey realism leg sleeve on a thigh and calf, showing a lion head, daisies, a pocket watch, a skull and lettering.
Lion and flower leg sleeve with pocket watch
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a snarling lion with raised claws above a red rose, sitting on the calf.
Snarling lion and rose on a calf
Black outlined Hogwarts house crest tattoo with red, green, gold and blue watercolour splashes and drips on a calf.
Hogwarts crest watercolour tattoo on a calf
Three matching black and brown lion cub tattoos with the words Remember who you are, shown on the calves and ankles of three people.
Matching lion cub tattoos on three legs
Colour tattoo of a red-maned lion cub with a black outline, placed on the calf.
Red lion cub on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head with a full mane on a person's lower leg.
Realistic lion head on a calf
A black and grey lion head tattoo in a loose ink-splash style on the front of a man's lower leg, with a baby's foot in the foreground.
Black ink lion head on a calf
Black-ink geometric lion head tattoo made of angular outlined facets, placed on a calf and shown in a black and white photo.
Geometric lion head on a calf