Mane tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey realistic tattoo of a lion's head with a full mane, shown on the upper leg.
Realistic lion head on a thigh
Black tribal-style rampant lion tattoo with a flowing mane and raised paw, centred on the upper back.
Tribal rampant lion on the upper back
Black and grey realism sleeve on an upper arm showing a lion's head with a full mane, a clawed paw at the forearm, and cream blossoms wrapped around a pale band.
Lion and blossom sleeve on the arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's face with a full mane on the side of a finger, with red nail polish visible on the adjacent finger.
Lion portrait tattoo on a finger
Black and grey Japanese style dragon design with clouds, scales and claws, drawn on paper with no body placement shown.
Black and grey dragon with clouds
Black tribal-style dragon design with a horse-like head and curling tail ending in outlined bubbles, drawn on paper.
Tribal seahorse dragon design with bubbles
Black line drawing of a deer-like creature with a flowing mane, with the words NEVER RUN above and FROM ANYTHING IMMORTAL below, on a white background.
Deer-like creature with NEVER RUN lettering
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a horse head framed by flowing mane in a heart shape, shown healed on skin beside its original line drawing.
Horse head in a heart of flowing mane
Realistic colour tattoo of a lion wearing a red and gold crown, with green grass in the foreground, on a forearm.
Lion wearing a crown on a forearm
Pen sketch of a lion head framed by lotus flowers and blossom branches, drawn in blue ink on cream paper, shown as a flash design.
Lion and lotus flower design sketch
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a unicorn rising from a teacup of pearls and purple crystals, with sparkling stars on a pink and lilac background, on a forearm.
Unicorn in a crystal teacup on a forearm
Black and grey realism lion head in profile with tribal swirl patterns across the face, tattooed on the upper arm and shoulder.
Lion head with tribal swirls on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rampant winged lion with a flowing mane, covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Winged lion on shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head in three-quarter profile, with a full mane and detailed whiskers, on skin.
Realistic lion head tattoo
Black linework tattoo of a unicorn head inside overlapping diamond outlines with dotwork shading, on the forearm.
Unicorn head in geometric frames on a forearm
Black and grey realism lion head tattoo with tribal swirl linework across a person's chest.
Lion head with tribal swirls on the chest
Realistic black and grey lion face tattoo with blue eyes across the back of a hand, with light blue painted nails.
Realistic lion face on the back of a hand
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a grey unicorn head with a purple mane, a pink rose and small green diamonds, on the inner forearm.
Unicorn and rose on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a roaring lion head with a flowing, patterned mane, drawn on white paper beside a pen.
Geometric lion head drawing
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head with a flowing mane above two roses on an arm, shown against a black background.
Lion and roses arm sleeve
Black and grey pencil-style drawing of a horse head framed by sweeping, flowing mane lines, suitable as fine line tattoo flash.
Horse head within flowing mane
Black and grey realism tattoo of an adult lion with two lion cubs on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Lion and two cubs on a back
Three photos of lion tattoos on an upper arm and shoulder: a realistic roaring lion in black and grey, a shaded lion head with a mane, and a rough, mostly grey lion design with red fill.
Lion tattoos at three price points
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion with a flowing mane and a pocket watch beside it, with a Leo star sign above, on the upper leg, shown from three angles.
Lion and pocket watch on the upper leg
Black and grey realism lion face tattoo on the side of a finger, with a shaded mane and detailed eyes and nose.
Lion face tattoo on a finger
Black and grey lion face with ornate mandala-style petals behind it, tattooed on the side of a ribcage.
Lion and mandala on the ribs
Fine line llama head in profile with a patterned neck band, a flowing feathered mane and teal and burgundy leaves, drawn on a pale background.
Llama head with patterned mane and leaves
Purple line drawing of a leaping lion pierced by two arrows, with a banner reading BE NOT AFRAID across its body, in a traditional tattoo flash style.
Leaping lion with arrows and banner
Close-up of a realistic grey lion head tattoo on the back of a hand, with long pale ombre nails and yellow slides visible in the background.
Realistic lion head on the back of a hand
Black and grey lion head tattoo on the thigh, realistic shading on the left side of the face and fine line floral mandala patterns filling the right side.
Lion head with floral mandala on thigh
Greyscale pencil drawing of a front-facing lion head with a full, flowing mane, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Realistic lion head drawing
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head framed by swirling, flowing mane on the outer thigh.
Lion head with swirling mane on thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a galloping horse with a soft shaded mane, sitting on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Running horse on upper back
Black and grey realism lion head tattoo on a forearm, with an infinity symbol and Hebrew lettering below it.
Lion head and infinity symbol on a forearm
Realism black and grey tattoo of a snarling lion on the back of a hand, with a rosary and cross running down the side of the hand.
Snarling lion tattoo on the back of a hand
Colour realism-style tattoo of a lion's head with a shaded mane, set over a red, orange, yellow and green Africa outline with the words The Motherland beneath, on an upper arm.
Lion over an Africa map on the upper arm
Black and grey realistic lion head tattoo on the side of a finger, with the mane and face shaded in fine detail.
Realistic lion head tattoo on a finger
Black line tattoo of a crowned lion head inside a geometric mandala circle, with dotwork shading on the face, on the forearm.
Crowned lion in geometric mandala on forearm
Black tribal-style lion face design on a white background, with tapering lines forming the mane, eyes and nose.
Tribal lion face line design
Pencil drawing of a lion head with a flowing, swirling mane, shaded in soft greys as a tattoo design.
Lion head pencil sketch
Black and green drawing of a stylised horse head with a swirling mane, shown as a design on a white background.
Swirling horse head design
Black and grey realism style lion tattoo with lotus and cherry blossom flowers across the upper arm, shown in three side-by-side photographs.
Lion and lotus flowers on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a lion head inside a dreamcatcher with hanging feathers, placed on the side of the ribs.
Lion and dreamcatcher on the ribs
Two black tribal-style horse head designs on plain backgrounds, one on the left with floral motifs in its mane and one on the right with swirling linework, shown as drawings with no body placement.
Two tribal horse head designs
Black and grey tattoo of a lion's head with a full mane and two shaded roses, on the upper arm and shoulder, with script above it.
Lion head and roses on upper arm
Black geometric lion head tattoo in fine linework on the upper thigh.
Geometric lion head on a thigh
Black and grey ornate lion head tattoo in profile with a patterned geometric mane, on the upper back over the shoulder blade.
Ornate lion head on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of an adult lion with a mane beside a small cub on rocky ground, placed on the side of the ribs.
Adult lion and cub on the ribs