Tiger tattoo ideas

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

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Pencil sketch of a striped tiger descending head first with its tail curled at the top, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Descending tiger pencil sketch
Blue tribal tattoo of a big cat with flame-like motifs across a man's shoulder and upper arm, shown in profile against a white vest.
Tribal big cat tattoo on shoulder
Colour tiger tattoo on the upper arm, framed by a black tribal band with swirling and triangular patterns.
Tiger within a tribal band on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a snarling tiger head framed by bamboo leaves, running down the side of the ribs.
Snarling tiger and bamboo on the ribs
Two large cat tattoos on a pair of calves, a colour tiger on the left leg and a black panther on the right, both in a bold Japanese and traditional style.
Tiger and panther on the calves
Black ink pen sketch of a snarling tiger head in profile with a skull over its face, drawn in cross-hatching with no tattoo styling or body placement shown.
Tiger skull pen sketch
Realism tattoo of a grey tiger head with blue eyes beside two red roses with green leaves, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Tiger and red roses on upper back
Colour tattoo of a cartoon baby tiger with large blue eyes, orange and black stripes and a black-tipped tail, on skin.
Cartoon baby tiger with blue eyes
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a lion, a roaring gorilla and a tiger above a rose, a cross and a pagoda.
Lion, gorilla and tiger black and grey sleeve
Flash sheet of twelve black brush-style Chinese zodiac characters in a grid, each labelled in English with its animal name.
Chinese zodiac characters flash sheet
Black ink drawing of a snarling tiger with bold stripes climbing over rocks, shown as a tattoo design in black and grey.
Tiger on rocks ink design drawing
Traditional style arm sleeve with a tiger head, an all-seeing eye, a skull, a snake and a rose on a forearm and upper arm, in black outline with red, green and blue colour.
Traditional sleeve with tiger, eye and snake
Traditional style flash sheet of ten designs, including a green bird, a spider web, a red and black Spider-Man head, snakes, praying hands and a jack-o-lantern, with banner lettering.
Traditional flash sheet of mixed designs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tiger walking towards the viewer across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Walking tiger across a back and shoulder
Photograph of a realistic colour tattoo of a tiger's face with orange, black and white fur on a forearm, with a printed tiger reference photo behind it.
Realistic tiger head on a forearm
Colour tattoo of the cartoon characters Calvin and Hobbes lying under a dark tree with falling leaves, placed on the side of the ribs.
Calvin and Hobbes asleep under a tree on the ribs
Black and grey tattoo of a tiger face on the upper arm, split down the middle between a geometric triangulated left half and a realistic shaded right half.
Split tiger face on an upper arm
Black and grey traditional sleeve on a forearm and upper arm, featuring a tiger head, an eagle, a feathered chief, a snake and roses.
Black and grey traditional sleeve with tiger, eagle and
Black and grey realistic tiger head with a body extending down the upper arm, shown on a shirtless man in a studio.
Realistic tiger on upper arm and shoulder
Colour cartoon tiger leaping down the ankle and a small cartoon boy standing on the top of the foot, with partial quote lettering on the other ankle.
Cartoon tiger and boy on the ankle
Black and grey full back tattoo of a woman with a halo and a tiger head below, framed by roses and skulls, seen from behind beside a window.
Full back tattoo of a woman with a tiger
Black and grey cartoon tattoo of a tiger pushing a spiky-haired boy in a wagon, on the upper arm, in bold outline style.
Cartoon tiger and boy in a wagon
Traditional style colour tattoo of a circus performer with a red parasol balancing on a tiger, placed on the outer thigh.
Circus performer riding a tiger on a thigh
Flash design of a tiger head with orange and yellow shading, framed by bold black tribal flame shapes on a white background.
Tiger head within tribal flames
Coloured pencil drawing of a tiger's green-gold eyes and striped brow with rainbow drips, a design that could work as tattoo flash.
Tiger eyes with rainbow drips
Black and grey realism drawing of a snarling tiger merged with a woman's face, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Tiger and woman portrait design
Black and grey neo-traditional drawing of a snarling tiger head surrounded by blossoms and fruit, shown as a tattoo design on paper rather than on skin.
Tiger head with blossoms design
Flash design of a silver dragon coiling around an orange tiger that is mid-roar, with Chinese characters at the lower right, in Japanese-style tattoo artwork.
Silver dragon and tiger design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tiger's head in profile on the calf, with detailed fur stripes and whiskers.
Realistic tiger head on a calf
Traditional flash collage showing a purple skull with a LOVE KILLS SLOWLY banner, pin-up women, a koi fish, a mermaid, a dragon head and roses.
Traditional flash collage with skull and pin-ups
Flash sheet of 30 small tattoo designs in Japanese style, pairing kanji characters with animals, flowers and symbols such as a rose, tiger, koi carp and dragon, each with an English label.
Kanji and animal tattoo flash sheet
Small realistic black and grey tattoo of a tiger's head on the inner wrist and forearm, with a woven bracelet visible at the bottom left.
Tiger head on the inner wrist
Full back tattoo in orange, purple and grey showing a Clemson University tiger paw, the words CLEMSON UNIVERSITY, the date 1889, a clock tower, a football player and a lying tiger, on the back.
Clemson University tiger full back piece
Watercolour-style drawing of a cartoon white tiger cub with blue eyes holding a pink blossom branch, a flash design suitable for a tattoo, with no placement shown.
Cartoon white tiger cub with blossom branch
Colour geometric tattoo of a tiger head in pink, teal and dark faceted linework, sitting on the forearm.
Geometric tiger head on forearm
Black and grey realistic tiger head tattoo framed by fine line circles and arrows on the upper arm.
Tiger head in geometric circles on upper arm
A gold and orange design of a tiger's face and striped markings forming butterfly wings, with antennae, on a black background.
Tiger and butterfly hybrid design in gold
Black and grey drawing of a woman with long wavy hair wearing a tiger head as a headdress, in neo-traditional style, shown with coloured pencils.
Woman with tiger headdress drawing
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tiger walking towards the viewer with bamboo leaves, covering the whole of a person's back.
Walking tiger and bamboo across a full back
Realistic colour tattoo of a tiger's green eyes with orange, black and white stripes across the fur, on a person's back.
Tiger eyes tattoo on the back
Three side-by-side photographs of a colour tattoo of a tiger face with cream circles on a person's leg.
Orange tiger tattoo on a leg
Full back tattoo in Japanese style showing a roaring tiger, a coiled snake, flowers and wave motifs, in black and grey shading.
Tiger and snake back piece
Black line drawing of a tiger's face viewed head on, with flowing fur strokes and detailed eyes, in a fine line style.
Tiger face line drawing
Bare back covered in a colourful traditional-style tattoo of a yellow tiger-like figure, an anchor, a ship and a row of roses above a banner.
Large back piece with tiger, anchor and roses
Colourful tiger tattoo with black stripes across the side of the ribs, shaded in loose orange, pink and yellow washes.
Watercolour-style tiger along the ribs
Colour tattoo of a tiger paw print with a tiger face and black stripes in each toe pad, shown on skin.
Tiger paw print tattoo
Watercolour drawing of a tiger head in pink, blue and orange on white paper, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Watercolour tiger head design
Colour tattoo of a tiger face with striped butterfly wings and green eyes, with black outlines and drips, on a person's shoulder blade.
Tiger face with butterfly wings on shoulder