Tail tattoo ideas

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Black and grey realism dragon tattoo with spread wings across a person's back, with the head turned to the right and mouth open.
Black and grey dragon across a back
Black and grey phoenix tattoo with spread wings and a long flowing tail across a bare back, in a Japanese-influenced style.
Phoenix tattoo across a woman's back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a mermaid sitting on a rock with long hair blowing, placed on the outer thigh.
Mermaid sitting on a rock on the thigh
Green-tailed mermaid tattoo in soft grey shading across a woman's upper and mid back, with rocks and waves below her tail.
Mermaid tattoo across a back
Grey shaded scorpion tattoo with blue blackletter word Scorpio above it, on the side of a person's ribs.
Shaded scorpion with Scorpio lettering on ribs
Colour realism tattoo of a fox with feathered wings among green leaves and branches, running across a person's back and ribs.
Winged fox among branches across back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a mermaid with long flowing hair and a scaled tail, covering a person's upper back.
Mermaid across the upper back
Realistic black cat tattoo with blue eyes, stretching with its tail raised, on the side of a foot near the ankle.
Stretching black cat on a foot
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a skeletal raptor dinosaur running across the upper back near the shoulder blade, shown in two photos.
Skeletal raptor dinosaur on a shoulder
Black and grey shaded dragon tattoo running from the shoulder down the upper arm, with its horned head resting on the shoulder.
Black and grey dragon across shoulder and arm
Realistic black and grey dragon tattoo with spread wings and a long curled tail across a man's upper back and shoulder blade.
Winged dragon across a back
Black and grey tattoo of a mermaid sitting on a rock with birds in the sky, on the outer thigh of a person lying on a wooden floor.
Mermaid on a rock with birds on a thigh
Realism style tattoo of a rearing skeletal winged horse with a barbed tail on the forearm, with partial script lettering below.
Skeletal winged horse on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a chickadee in flight across the upper chest.
Chickadee in flight on the chest
Black and grey realism tattoo of a crouching cougar with its tail curled up, on the side of a person's torso.
Crouching cougar on the side of the body
Small black and grey realism tattoo of a humpback whale diving on the upper chest near the shoulder.
Humpback whale on the shoulder
Black and grey realistic winged dragon tattoo across a woman's upper back, with wings spread and head turned to the right.
Winged dragon across a back
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 dragon tattoo with a coiled tail and a small line of script beneath it, on a person's left side ribs.
Black and grey dragon tattoo on the ribs
Realistic black, grey and pink striped animal tail tattoo curling down the centre of a person's back.
Striped animal tail across the back
Black and grey realistic scorpion tattoo with a raised, sculpted look on the shoulder blade, curling tail above a segmented body and pincers.
Realistic scorpion on a shoulder blade
Colour tattoo of a black cat silhouette filled with realistic pink roses and green leaves on the forearm.
Black cat silhouette filled with pink roses
Realism tattoo of a black cat's head and shoulders with yellow eyes and a red collar, on the forearm, shown beside the printed reference photo.
Black cat portrait tattoo on a forearm
Realistic tattoo of a small blue and brown wren with a long tail on the inner wrist and forearm.
Blue wren on the inner wrist
Colour realism tattoo of a blue dragon and a red dragon facing each other to form a heart shape on the upper back.
Blue and red dragons forming a heart on back
Realistic green winged dragon lizard tattoo with shaded scales and a long curled tail, on the upper back of a woman with dark hair.
Green winged dragon lizard on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a roaring dinosaur with open jaws and raised claws, placed on the upper thigh.
Roaring dinosaur on an upper thigh
Black and grey realistic scorpion tattoo with shaded tail and claws on the outer upper arm of a person in a white top.
Realistic black and grey scorpion on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a mermaid seated on rocks, gazing away with wind-blown hair and small birds around her, on the outer thigh.
Mermaid and birds on a 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
Shaded colour mermaid tattoo with purple and teal scales and an orange starfish, placed across a person's upper back.
Mermaid with starfish on upper back
Colour tattoo of a purple and black dragon in a realistic style across a person's upper back, with orange and pink clouds behind it.
Purple dragon across upper back
Black and grey realism design of a mermaid with long flowing hair, her scaled tail curling into a circle around her, surrounded by smoke-like swirls.
Mermaid curled within a scaled tail
Black and grey realism tattoo of a reclining mermaid with a scaled tail curling above her, across the side ribs of a torso.
Reclining mermaid tattoo on the side ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a Siamese style cat with an ankh, scarab and winged collar on the thigh.
Egyptian cat with ankh and scarab on thigh
Realistic squirrel tattoo in shaded grey and brown on a thigh, with a festival award plaque held beside the leg.
Squirrel tattoo on a thigh
Realistic coloured tattoo of a fox with feathered wings, leafy branches and a long curling tail across a person's back and side.
Fox with feathered wings across a back
Realism-style colour tattoo of a snarling black panther with yellow eyes and a curled tail, across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Snarling black panther on upper back
Realism tattoo of a galloping horse with a flowing dark mane and red clouds behind it, on the outer thigh.
Running horse with flowing mane on a leg
Colour realism tattoo of a peacock in profile, with blue and green plumage and a detailed eye, running from the ribs to the hip.
Peacock tattoo along the side ribs and hip
Realistic black cat with purple-tinged eyes peeking over cream paws, with script reading Wherever I may be let the wind blow free below it on the upper arm.
Black cat peeking over paws with script
Colourful realistic tattoo of a leopard crouched through orange, blue and yellow paint-like washes on a forearm.
Leopard with watercolour wash on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a small walking kitten with its tail raised, sitting on the lower back of a person wearing jeans and a black top.
Realistic kitten tattoo on the lower back
Black and grey realistic dragon tattoo with a scaled body and spiked head wrapping across an upper arm, with shaded smoke-like details behind it.
Black and grey dragon on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a skeletal raptor-like dinosaur in shaded dotwork on the inner forearm.
Dinosaur skeleton on a forearm