Wolf tattoo ideas

564 photos and flash · 33% Realism, 16% Geometric · Forearm most common

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Black ink drawing of a wolf head filled with geometric and floral patterns, shown on white paper beside a Sharpie marker.

Patterned wolf head drawing in black ink

Black and grey wolf head tattoo with three roses on each side and a geometric line design above, placed on the chest below the breasts.

Wolf head and roses on the chest

Geometric sketch-style wolf head tattoo on the inner forearm, with a branch and a teal flower below, set against a red brick wall.

Geometric wolf head on forearm

Black and grey dotwork and blackwork tattoo on the thigh showing a wolf above a mountain campsite with a tent, pine trees and flowers.

Wolf and campsite in a circular dotwork design

Tribal howling wolf head design

Painted tattoo design of a howling wolf in front of a crescent moon, with bold black linework and watercolour splashes in pink, orange, green and blue, shown on white paper beside coloured pencils.

Howling wolf and moon design

Geometric wolf head tattoo in dark outline, with blue and purple dreamcatcher feathers hanging below it on a forearm.

Geometric wolf with dreamcatcher on forearm

Black and grey realism wolf head tattoo with smoky swirls across a woman's shoulder and upper back.

Wolf head tattoo on a shoulder

Black tribal design of a howling wolf with a paw print inside a swirling band, shown as a flat drawing on a white background.

Tribal howling wolf with paw print

Woman seen from behind in a forest with a black and grey wolf head tattoo on her upper back.

Wolf head tattoo on a woman's back

Flash sheet titled Choose Your GOT Tattoo, showing twelve black line drawings of Game of Thrones house sigils and Valyrian phrases.

Game of Thrones house sigil flash sheet

Two matching geometric wolf head tattoos in blue, teal and grey on the upper arms, one on each arm, with denim sleeves rolled up.

Matching geometric wolf heads on upper arms

Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a snarling wolf and a skull with geometric lines and triangles on a forearm.

Wolf and skull with geometric lines on forearm

Black fine line tattoo of a howling wolf whose body dissolves into swirling tendrils, on the inner wrist of a hand with white French tip nails.

Howling wolf with swirling linework on a wrist

Flash sheet of eight tribal-style wolf designs in red, blue, green, gold, purple, black and white, with no body placement shown.

Multicoloured tribal wolf flash sheet

Black and grey pencil design of symmetrical blackletter-style lettering with four wolf heads and flowing ornamental lines, drawn as a flash design for a tattoo.

Symmetrical blackletter lettering with four wolf heads

Forearm tattoo of running wolves that move from coloured geometric facets on the left to black dotwork on the right.

Running wolves along a forearm

Close-up of a black and grey wolf skull tattoo with red watercolour splashes on the inner forearm.

Wolf skull on the inner arm

Black and grey traditional style flash drawing of a snarling wolf head with a dagger above it, an all-seeing eye in a triangle, and two roses below, on paper with no body placement shown.

Wolf head with dagger and roses flash design

Black and grey dotwork chest tattoo of a howling wolf on a rock beneath a full moon, moon phases, pine forest and mountains, placed across the chest.

Wolf, forest and moon phases on a chest

Black and red tribal tattoo of two intertwined wolves with heart and swirl motifs, across the upper back.

Two tribal wolves across the upper back

Realistic grey wolf head with pink peonies and green leaves tattooed on the outer upper thigh, in a realism style with colour flowers.

Realistic wolf and peonies on a thigh

Traditional style tattoo of a snarling wolf head with a red tongue and bared teeth, placed on the upper arm.

Snarling wolf head on an upper arm

Wolf head with poppies

Greyscale drawing of a realistic wolf head framed by bold black tribal bands, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.

Wolf head with tribal blackwork bands

Realism black and grey tattoo of a large skull across the chest and stomach, with the word INSOMNIA above it and further tattoos on the neck, upper arm and forearm.

Full torso skull and dark imagery tattoo

Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a red wolf head with orange eyes, a dagger and a beaded pendant, on a forearm.

Red wolf head with dagger on a forearm

Watercolour and sketch style wolf head tattoo on a forearm, with grey shaded fur on one side, colour splashes of teal, green, pink and orange on the other, and a small crescent moon below.

Wolf and crescent moon on a forearm

Black and grey realism chest tattoo of a snarling wolf head flanked by two figures in feathered headdresses, one a portrait and one a skull, on a man's chest.

Wolf with headdress portraits on chest

Traditional style flash drawing of a cartoon wolf wearing a yellow hat with a black band and green feather, and a green bow tie.

Cartoon wolf in a yellow hat

Black tribal-style design of a wolf head tilted back and howling, drawn in bold solid black linework on a white background.

Tribal howling wolf head design

Pencil sketch of a wolf head with branching antlers and long feathers trailing from its muzzle, drawn on white paper as a tattoo design.

Wolf with antlers and feathers sketch

Black lettering tattoo of a four-line quote in a serif typeface across the side of a ribcage, with a hand and ring visible above.

Quote tattoo along the ribs

Black tribal-style wolf head design with swirling linework across the ears, eyes and muzzle, shown on a white background.

Tribal wolf head design

Black ink tattoo of a howling wolf filled with bare tree branches, in blackwork style, on the upper arm.

Howling wolf filled with tree branches on upper arm

Black and grey realism tattoo of a bear's head and shoulders with flame-like shapes on an upper arm and shoulder, shown in two side-by-side views.

Realistic bear and flames on upper arm

Black and grey realistic drawing of a wolf's head facing forward, shown as a tattoo design on a pale background.

Realistic wolf head design

Black and grey realism tattoo of a wolf's head framed by fine line peonies, poppies and a sunflower, placed across the upper back.

Wolf head with flowers on upper back

Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a snarling wolf with red roses and gold accents on the calf.

Snarling wolf and red rose on a calf

Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a howling wolf with geometric leaves on the inner forearm.

Howling wolf and geometric leaves on a forearm

Black and grey drawing of a tree of life with two wolves inside a circular Celtic knot border, shown as a tattoo design.

Tree of life with wolves in a Celtic knot circle

Black and grey sketch-style wolf head tattoo on the inner forearm of a person wearing a dark top and a thin wrist bracelet.

Wolf head on a forearm

Black and grey fine line tattoo of a running wolf pierced by arrows, with the words WINTER IS COMIN beneath it, on the calf.

Running wolf with arrows and lettering on a calf

Stylised wolf head in profile

Neo-trad tattoo design drawing of a woman with a feathered headdress, animal skulls and red gemstones, shown in grey pencil with red accents.

Neo-trad woman with feathered headdress

Painted flash design of three stylised wolves, one made of blue water, one of orange flame and one of green leaves, on white paper beside markers.

Three elemental wolves in water, fire and leaves

Black handwritten lettering reading BAD WOLF on the upper back, with a small dot inside the O, in a loose lettering style.

Bad Wolf lettering on upper back

Black and grey sketch of a howling wolf head merging into a butterfly wing, with flowing lines and curled swirls, drawn as a tattoo design on plain paper.

Howling wolf with butterfly wing design