Tiger tattoo ideas

223 photos and flash · 35% Realism, 17% Japanese · Upper arm most common

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Black ink traditional flash sheet of butterflies and moths, including a central moth with a woman's face, skulls, tigers and a lantern, on cream paper.
Butterfly and moth flash sheet
Realism tiger head tattoo in orange, black and grey on an upper arm, with a small Om symbol tattoo above it.
Snarling tiger head on upper arm
Black and grey snarling tiger with pink blossoms and green leaves in a Japanese style, covering a forearm.
Tiger and blossom on a forearm
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo of a Buddha, lotus flowers and a tiger across the upper arm and forearm.
Buddha, lotus and tiger sleeve
Black and grey Japanese-style tattoo of a roaring tiger with clouds and flowers across a person's chest and shoulder.
Roaring tiger tattoo on chest and shoulder
Coloured Japanese-style flash design of a roaring tiger among bamboo and swirling clouds, with a small frog holding a leaf in the lower right corner.
Tiger and bamboo flash with frog in rain
Pencil sketch design of a tiger head with ink swirls and splatter dots, drawn as a possible tattoo flash without placement on the body.
Sketched tiger head with ornamental swirls
Black ink flash drawing of a tiger head with hanging feathers, crystals, beads and a heart beneath, a tattoo design on paper.
Tiger head with dreamcatcher design
Realism style black and grey tattoo of a white tiger head with bright blue eyes, placed on the forearm.
White tiger head on a forearm
Black and white photo of a shirtless man kneeling on a bed with his back to the camera, showing a large tiger tattoo across his back and a tattooed upper arm.
Tiger tattoo across a man's back and arm
Realistic black and grey tiger face with bright blue eyes and feathers tattooed on the forearm, shown against a window with blinds.
Tiger eyes and feathers on a forearm
Colour geometric tattoo of a tiger's head on the outer forearm, built from pink, teal, orange and black facets.
Geometric tiger head on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a tiger curled into a circle, with bold stripes and a skull-like shape formed in the negative space, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Curled tiger design in black ink
Black and grey tiger head sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm of a man wearing a tank top and snapback cap.
Tiger sleeve on a raised arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a tiger head with blue eyes and a city skyline above a club crest, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Realistic tiger head with blue eyes on upper arm
Black and white line drawing of a tiger and a dragon around a yin yang circle, above a pavilion roof and stacked bars, shown as a design with no body placement.
Tiger and dragon with yin yang design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tiger's face with a detailed eye and whiskers across the inner forearm.
Tiger face on a forearm
Black and grey tiger head tattoo on the middle finger of a hand, shown in a close photo against a dark background.
Tiger head tattoo on a finger
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tiger's face with intense eyes and whiskers, sitting on the outer thigh of a person in a dark setting.
Realistic tiger head on a thigh
Black and grey Japanese style full back tattoo of a helmeted warrior, swirling clouds and a tiger, with a peony on the upper arm.
Full back warrior and tiger piece
Split before and after image of a leg: a faded small tattoo on the left, and on the right a black and grey realism tiger with red petal accents covering the calf.
Tiger cover-up on a calf
Realistic blue-grey design of an elephant, tiger, panda and rhinoceros heads stacked beneath a full moon, with black ink drips down the lower edge.
Stacked animal heads with a full moon
Calvin and Hobbes tattoo on an upper arm, with the boy and tiger lying in grass beside a dark tree and the words I suppose it will all make sense when we grow up.
Calvin and Hobbes quote on upper arm
Small realistic black and grey tiger head tattoo on the inner wrist, with a hand and woven bracelet visible.
Tiger head on the inner wrist
Bright, cartoon-style leopard and tiger cubs tattooed on an upper arm, set against a pastel sky and grass.
Leopard and tiger cubs on upper arm
Colour Japanese style tattoo of a tiger and pink lotus flower with blue waves on the outer thigh of a woman's leg.
Tiger and lotus on a thigh
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a snarling tiger head inside a cross on the inner forearm of a person wearing grey clothing.
Tiger head inside a black cross on a forearm
Colour cartoon tattoos of a striped tiger on the lower leg and a small cartoon boy with spiky hair on the ankle, with black strappy heels worn beside them.
Cartoon tiger and boy on ankles
Close view of a man's neck with black and grey script and a winged design, and his hands with traditional-style tattoos including a red-ribbed tiger and a rose, and knuckle lettering.
Neck script, wing and hand tattoos
Black and grey tattoo of a striding tiger with a curling tail and water splashes, across the left ribs of a bare torso.
Striding tiger on the ribs
Traditional-style illustration of a cartoon princess in a cameo frame, with a tiger tattoo on her upper arm and Arabic script on a banner below.
Cartoon princess with tiger tattoo on banner
Watercolour-style drawing of a tiger head with black linework and pink, blue and orange washes, shown as a design on white paper.
Watercolour tiger head design
Small watercolour-style tiger face tattoo in purple and blue ink on the inner wrist.
Tiger face on the inner wrist
Colour tattoo of the cartoon character Tigger in an orange and black striped bouncing pose on a forearm, with a small pink arrow above him.
Tigger cartoon tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey Japanese style tiger tattoo with flowers and a skull across a person's thigh and hip.
Tiger, flowers and skull on a thigh
Traditional style tiger head tattoo in black and grey with a red open mouth and pale blue eyes, placed on the upper chest near the shoulder, with a white tiger below bearing a similar head design.
Tiger head tattoo on upper chest
Colourful watercolour-style tiger head tattoo with blue paint drips and splatter marks on the lower leg, shown on a calf.
Watercolour tiger head on a calf
A small black and grey realistic tattoo of a tiger cub sitting on the inner forearm of a person wearing a red polka dot sleeve.
Tiger cub on a forearm
Eight pencil and ink drawings of chest piece tattoo designs, including mandalas, lace, a tiger, scrollwork and swallows with roses.
Chest piece design sketches collage
Colour tattoo of a tiger face with a black tribal flame outline, placed on the upper arm of a person in a white vest.
Tiger face tattoo on upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a roaring tiger and a green snake with a red disc and flames, on the upper arm.
Roaring tiger and snake on upper arm
Realism tiger head tattoo on a calf, shown in three views, with black, grey and orange brushstroke accents.
Tiger head on a calf
Full-colour Japanese style flash drawing of a snarling tiger among bamboo leaves and clouds, with a small frog below, shown without a body placement.
Tiger, bamboo and frog flash design
Colour realism tattoo of a tiger's head with orange fur, black stripes and yellow eyes, on the outer upper arm.
Realistic tiger head on upper arm
Black and grey realistic drawing of a tiger's face with a direct gaze and detailed whiskers, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Realistic tiger face drawing
Realism black and grey tattoo of a tiger's eye, cheek stripes and whiskers across a forearm.
Tiger face on a forearm
Watercolour-style tiger head tattoo in orange, blue and black with small script beneath it, on the side of a torso over the ribs.
Watercolour tiger head with script on ribs
Black and grey realism back tattoo showing a tiger head above a woman's profile with closed eyes, with a skull held in a hand on the side of the body.
Tiger and woman full back piece with skull