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Traditional Animals tattoos · LGBTQ+ friendly

Studio 🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly Style ⚓ Traditional Subject Animals

108 tattoos · 38 artists · 13 studios

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Placement 💪 Forearm 43 🦿 Calf 14 🦾 Upper Arm 14 🦵 Thigh 13 🔙 Back 9 🤷 Shoulder 4

City 📍 Chicago 52 📍 Richmond 16 📍 Cape Town 13 📍 New York 9 📍 Seattle 5 📍 Los Angeles 5

Artists who have actually done this

Gorilla Traditional ShoulderSnake and Rose Traditional ForearmPanther and Dagger Traditional Forearm

Nick Colella

Great Lakes Tattoo · Chicago

Why this artist

  • 11 matching tattoos of 14 in the portfolio
  • 14 Traditional tattoos in total
  • Traditional is the main style in 7 of the matching tattoos
  • 11 Animals tattoos in total
  • Animals is the main element in 4 of the matching tattoos
  • Medium piece: $500–750 (estimate)
Rose Snake and Skull Traditional Upper ArmSnake Rose and Skull Traditional ForearmSkull and Snake Traditional Forearm

Mario Desa

Great Lakes Tattoo · Chicago

Why this artist

  • 10 matching tattoos of 14 in the portfolio
  • 14 Traditional tattoos in total
  • Traditional is the main style in 4 of the matching tattoos
  • 10 Animals tattoos in total
  • Animals is the main element in 4 of the matching tattoos
  • Medium piece: $500–750 (estimate)
Butterfly and Skull Traditional Upper ArmFish Traditional ForearmFish Vase with Flowers Traditional Forearm

Nick Osbourn

Great Lakes Tattoo · Chicago

Why this artist

  • 9 matching tattoos of 14 in the portfolio
  • 14 Traditional tattoos in total
  • Traditional is the main style in 6 of the matching tattoos
  • 9 Animals tattoos in total
  • Animals is the main element in 5 of the matching tattoos
  • Medium piece: $500–750 (estimate)
Praying Mantis and Yin Yang ForearmManeki-neko Traditional CalfTiger Head with Dagger Forearm

Erik Gillespie

Great Lakes Tattoo · Chicago

Why this artist

  • 6 matching tattoos of 14 in the portfolio
  • 14 Traditional tattoos in total
  • Traditional is the main style in 5 of the matching tattoos
  • 6 Animals tattoos in total
  • Animals is the main element in 4 of the matching tattoos
  • Medium piece: $500–750 (estimate)

Compare all 38 artists →

Studios: Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago (51) · Kak Lucky, Cape Town (12) · Salvation Tattoo Gallery, Richmond (10) · Cherry Bomb, New York (9) · Loose Screw Tattoo, Richmond (6) · True Love, Seattle (5)

The tattoos

108 tattoos
ⓘPhotos where your subject, style or placement is the main one come first, then healed work, then the newest. How we know →
Old school tattoo of leopard head with open jaws on the calf
Leopard Head Traditional Calf →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐆 Panther & Leopard🦿 Calf
Autumn Richmond →Loose Screw Tattoo
Old school tattoo of gorilla head on the forearm
Gorilla Head Traditional Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🦍 Ape & Monkey💪 Forearm
Mike Dalton →Great Lakes Tattoo
Old school tattoo of gorilla face on the shoulder
Gorilla Traditional Shoulder →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🦍 Ape & Monkey🤷 Shoulder
Nick Colella →Great Lakes Tattoo
Old school tattoo of black panther on the back
Black Panther Traditional Back →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐆 Panther & Leopard🔙 Back
Nick Colella →Great Lakes Tattoo
Old school tattoo of roaring panther on the upper arm
Roaring Panther Traditional Upper Arm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐆 Panther & Leopard🦾 Upper Arm
Grant Sawyer →Salvation Tattoo Gallery
Old school tattoo of scorpion on the forearm
Scorpion Blackwork Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🦂 Scorpion💪 Forearm
Grant Sawyer →Salvation Tattoo Gallery
Old school tattoo of patterned alligator on the calf
Alligator Traditional Calf →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐊 Alligator & Crocodile🦿 Calf
Ali →Birdhouse Tattoo
Old school tattoo of black Panther on the forearm
Black Panther Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐆 Panther & Leopard💪 Forearm
Danica →Cherry Bomb
Old school tattoo of lizard on the forearm
Gecko Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🦎 Lizard & Gecko💪 Forearm
Clay →Cherry Bomb
Old school tattoo of eagle on the thigh
American Traditional Eagle Thigh →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🦅 Eagle🦵 Thigh
Dillon Wallis →Studio City Tattoo
Old school tattoo of mackerel on the calf
Mackerel Traditional Calf →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐟 Fish🦿 Calf
Leaf Bullis →True Love
Old school tattoo of black panther head on the neck
Black Panther Head Traditional Neck →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐆 Panther & Leopard🦒 Neck
Micki Gregory →Loose Screw Tattoo
Old school tattoo of pelican on the calf
Pelican and Red Sun Traditional Calf →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐦 Bird🦿 Calf
Autumn Richmond →Loose Screw Tattoo
Old school tattoo of orangutan on the calf
Orangutan with Axe Traditional Calf →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🦍 Ape & Monkey🦿 Calf
Mario Desa →Great Lakes Tattoo
Old school tattoo of tiger Head on the upper arm
Tiger Head Traditional Upper Arm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐯 Tiger🦾 Upper Arm
George Long →True Love
Old school tattoo of maneki-neko lucky cat on the calf
Maneki-neko Traditional Calf →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐈 Cat🦿 Calf
Erik Gillespie →Great Lakes Tattoo
Old school tattoo of eagle with snake on the back
Eagle, Snake and Skull Traditional Back →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🦅 Eagle🔙 Back
Mario Desa →Great Lakes Tattoo
Old school tattoo of moth with skull markings with skull on the thigh
Moth with Skull Markings Traditional Thigh →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🦋 Butterfly🦵 Thigh
Autumn Richmond →Loose Screw Tattoo
Old school tattoo of eagle with arrows piercing the eagle on the forearm
Eagle Pierced by Arrows Traditional Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🦅 Eagle💪 Forearm
Rick Dobran →The FALL
Old school tattoo of rearing Horse with rider on the thigh
Horse Traditional Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐴 Horse🦵 Thigh
Mike Dalton →Great Lakes Tattoo
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of fish on the forearm
Fish Traditional Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐟 Fish💪 Forearm
Nick Osbourn →Great Lakes Tattoo
black & grey traditional (old school) tattoo of panther & leopard on the forearm
Black Panther Traditional Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐆 Panther & Leopard💪 Forearm
Nick Osbourn →Great Lakes Tattoo
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of wolf on the forearm
Wolf in Top Hat Traditional Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐺 Wolf💪 Forearm
Nick Osbourn →Great Lakes Tattoo
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of panther & leopard on the thigh
Panther and Baby Traditional Thigh →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐆 Panther & Leopard🦵 Thigh
Nick Osbourn →Great Lakes Tattoo

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