Mane tattoo ideas

483 photos and flash · 42% Realism, 11% Neo-trad · Upper arm most common

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Black and grey pencil drawing of a Japanese-style dragon design with a spiked mane, scaled body and clawed foot, shown as a flash sketch.
Dragon design with spiked mane and claws
Watercolour-style unicorn tattoo in blue and purple washes with black linework on the side of the ribs.
Watercolour unicorn on the ribs
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
Line drawing of a lion head with an ornate geometric mane shaded from orange at the top to blue and purple below, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Ornate lion head with geometric mane
Flash design of a horse head with a sugar skull face and red roses in its dark flowing mane, in a neo-traditional style.
Sugar skull horse with roses
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
Black tribal-style lion design stepping forward with a flowing, flame-like mane, drawn on a white background as a tattoo design.
Tribal lion stepping forward
Pen and grey ink drawing of a lion head in profile with a flowing mane, a lioness head below it, and purple blossom sprigs, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Lion and lioness with purple flowers
Pen drawing of a lion head built from angular geometric facets and hatched lines, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Geometric lion head line drawing
Close view of a bold black lion silhouette tattoo with a flowing mane on a forearm, in a blackwork style, with a second part of the design on the adjoining arm.
Lion silhouette on a forearm
Traditional colour tattoo of a snarling lion head with a black mane, bared teeth and red mouth, on the outer thigh.
Snarling lion head on thigh
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
Pencil sketch of a lion's head in profile behind a woman with long, wavy hair partly covering one eye, drawn on cream paper.
Lion and woman with flowing hair sketch
Black and grey lion head tattoo wearing a crown of pink roses and peonies, on the inner forearm.
Lion head with roses on a forearm
Black dotwork drawing of a lion head with lilies, paw prints, a dreamcatcher and peacock feathers, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Lion, lilies and dreamcatcher design
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
Purple stencil of a geometric lion with a mandala crown on skin, beside the matching black linework transfer design on paper.
Lion and mandala stencil with geometric pendant
Colourful watercolour-style lion head tattoo on the upper arm, with an orange realistic half and a purple, teal and green galaxy-style half.
Watercolour lion on upper arm
Black ink line drawing of a lion's head in profile, with a dense, ornamental mane and patterned face, shown as a tattoo design.
Ornate lion in profile line drawing
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
Close-up of a black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a lion's head framed by feathers and leaves on skin.
Lion head with feathers in dotwork blackwork
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 lion head tattoo on the inner wrist, with the fist raised above it.
Lion head on a wrist
Black ink drawing of a lion head with a flowing, patterned mane, shown as a fine line tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Ornamental lion head drawing
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
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
Black and grey lion head with lotus and blossom flowers tattooed on the outer thigh, in a Japanese-influenced style.
Lion and lotus on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a blue-grey and green Eastern-style dragon coiling across a person's upper back, shown in a Japanese style.
Blue and green dragon across a back
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a purple-maned unicorn with a red rose, pink hearts and green sparkles on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Unicorn and rose on the inner wrist
Neo-traditional tattoo of a snarling hyena head with bared teeth and dripping blood, shaded in grey and brown with touches of red, on the side of a limb.
Snarling hyena head with blood on an arm
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 sketch-style tattoo of a lion's head in profile, surrounded by lotus and blossom flowers, on the outer thigh.
Lion head with flowers on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a pink cartoon pony with a teal curly mane and tail, surrounded by purple flowers and star sparkles, on the inner forearm.
Pink pony and flowers on a forearm
Black and grey fine line unicorn head tattoo with soft shading and flowing mane, placed on the upper back near the shoulder.
Unicorn head on upper back
Black and white line drawing of a lion's face framed by a mane of flowers and leaves, in a detailed botanical style, shown as a design with no body placement.
Lion head with a floral mane
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
Three-panel photo of a neo-traditional horse tattoo with a feathered headdress and red accents on the upper arm.
Horse with feather headdress on an upper arm
Black and grey ornamental drawing of a roaring lion head with a mane of stylised patterns and eyes, in a blackwork and dotwork style.
Ornamental lion head in black and grey
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 sketch of a lion head in profile with a flowing mane and the word Leo in script beneath, drawn as a tattoo design.
Lion profile sketch with Leo script
Black line drawing of a horse head in profile with a windswept mane, shown as a flash design on a white background.
Horse head with flowing mane
Colour tattoo of a plump pink cat with a unicorn horn and rainbow mane and tail, with small outlined hearts, on the calf.
Pink unicorn cat on a calf
Black line-work tattoo of a lion's head with the word Courage in script and DEAR HEART in capitals below, on the forearm of a person with long auburn hair.
Lion and courage lettering on a forearm
Pencil drawing of a roaring lion head in profile, with a full flowing mane and small beads hanging from the mane.
Roaring lion head in profile
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 line drawing of a lion head with an ornate mandala-style mane and patterned face, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Ornamental lion head line drawing