Lion tattoo ideas

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion head with roses and fragments of script on the upper arm and shoulder.
Lion head and roses on upper arm
Black and grey back tattoo of a shaded map of the British Isles with a dashed route, compass rose, ships, a sea serpent, two heraldic beasts and a banner, placed across the upper and lower back.
British Isles treasure map across a back
Realism tattoo of a snarling lion head with a full mane, shaded in black, grey and brown on the forearm.
Snarling lion portrait on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's face wearing a feathered headdress, on the inner forearm.
Lion in feathered headdress on a forearm
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 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
Realism tattoo of a shaded grey lion head with red gerbera daisies and an orange sunburst, placed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Lion and red gerbera daisies on a back
Colourful realistic lion head tattoo with a stylised multicoloured mane on the upper arm, shown in two side by side views.
Lion head tattoo on upper arm
Realism tattoo of a lion wearing a feathered headdress, with blue eyes and red face paint, on the forearm.
Lion in feathered headdress on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lioness wearing a crown with a pearl necklace and a rose below, on the inner forearm.
Lioness with crown and rose on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head and mane with front paws, covering most of a person's upper back.
Realistic lion tattoo across the back
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
Realistic black and grey lion face tattoo with a full mane on a forearm, with a blurred lion picture behind it.
Realistic lion portrait on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion wearing a crown, shown on the outer forearm.
Crowned lion on a forearm
Realistic greyscale tattoo of a crowned lion above a scroll banner and roses, on an upper arm.
Lion with crown and roses on upper arm
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 realism tattoo of a lion and lioness with a rose and scrollwork across a thigh.
Lion and lioness with rose on thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion head with a full mane on the upper thigh.
Lion head on thigh
Realistic black and grey lion wearing a feathered headdress with a teal band, tattooed across a person's ribs.
Lion in feather headdress on ribs
Black and grey realistic lion head tattoo with a flowing mane on the upper arm, beside a matching smaller lion on the forearm.
Matching lion tattoos on upper arm and forearm
Black and grey realistic lion head tattoo with a flowing mane and a yellow eye, sitting on the shoulder.
Realistic lion head on a shoulder
Realistic colour tattoo of a lion's face with a full orange and black mane, shown on the upper arm.
Realistic lion portrait on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion and two roses covering the upper arm and forearm as a full sleeve.
Lion and roses realism sleeve
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 Japanese style sleeve tattoo on a forearm, showing a foo dog, an oni mask, a skull, a pagoda and swirling clouds.
Japanese sleeve with lion, oni and pagoda
Black and grey realism tattoo of a griffin with spread wings and a lion's body, covering the upper back.
Black and grey griffin on upper back
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
Realistic colour tattoo of a lion's head in profile on a person's upper back, with a soft red wash behind it and a flowered tattoo at the left edge.
Realistic lion head on a shoulder blade
Black and grey crowned lion head tattoo centred on the upper back of a woman lying on white bedding.
Crowned lion head on the upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lioness with three lion cubs across a person's upper back.
Lioness and three cubs on a back
Black and grey realism lion head tattoo on the inner wrist, with the fist raised above it.
Lion head on a wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of a roaring big cat with blue eyes and a compass below, on the forearm.
Roaring big cat and compass on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lioness face on the middle finger of a hand, with shaded tattoo work visible on the forearm.
Lioness face on a middle finger
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a lion with a dreadlocked mane and small coloured beads on the upper arm and shoulder.
Realistic lion with dreadlock mane on upper arm
Colour tattoo on a thigh of a butterfly whose wings show lion faces with yellow eyes, beside a purple lily and an orange tiger lily, with black vine swirls.
Lion-winged butterfly with lilies on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a snarling lion head with bared fangs on the upper arm.
Snarling lion head on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's face with a shaded mane on the side of a finger, shown on a hand resting on a dark leather surface.
Lion face tattoo on a finger
Realism tattoo of a roaring lion head and clawed paw tearing through skin on a leg, in black and grey with red and yellow accents.
Roaring lion tattoo on a leg
Greyscale lion head tattoo with pink flowers and leaves on a person's upper arm and shoulder, in a neo-traditional style.
Lion head with pink flowers on upper arm
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 realism tattoo of a lioness face on the upper arm, with shaded fur, detailed eyes and a dark nose.
Lioness face portrait on upper arm
Two hands held together, each with a realistic black and grey lion head tattoo on a finger.
Lion head tattoos on two fingers
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion wearing a feathered headdress, shown from two angles on the side of the ribs.
Lion in feather headdress on ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a resting lioness with grass detail, placed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Resting lioness tattoo on upper back
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a lion's head in profile with a full mane, placed on the upper arm.
Realistic lion head on an upper arm
Black and grey realism lion head tattoo on a forearm, with the arm raised against a brick paved ground.
Shaded lion head on a forearm
Full-colour realistic tattoo of a lion head with a dark mane and amber eyes, on a limb of the body.
Realistic lion head portrait