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Traditional Animals tattoos

Style ⚓ Traditional Subject Animals Detail ✏️ Medium

136 tattoos · 58 artists · 21 studios

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Placement 💪 Forearm 52 🦾 Upper Arm 19 🦵 Thigh 17 🦿 Calf 16 🫃 Stomach 6 🔙 Back 5

City 📍 New York 32 📍 Seattle 32 📍 Portland 29 📍 Denver 11 📍 Cape Town 8 📍 Richmond 8

Artists who have actually done this

Three Horse Heads and Roses Traditional BackFrog Samurai and Skull TraditionalBear Head Traditional Chest

Daniel

Arrow & Sword · Seattle

Why this artist

  • 10 matching tattoos of 30 in the portfolio
  • 16 Traditional tattoos in total
  • Traditional is the main style in 10 of the matching tattoos
  • 16 Animals tattoos in total
  • Animals is the main element in 10 of the matching tattoos
  • 23 Medium tattoos in total
  • Medium piece: $400–600 (estimate)
Traditional Woman Portrait with Snake Upper ArmTraditional Snake ForearmTraditional Swallow Forearm Color

Nik O'Hara

Icon Tattoo · Portland

Why this artist

  • 7 matching tattoos of 12 in the portfolio
  • 12 Traditional tattoos in total
  • Traditional is the main style in 6 of the matching tattoos
  • 7 Animals tattoos in total
  • Animals is the main element in 5 of the matching tattoos
  • 11 Medium tattoos in total
  • Medium piece: $400–550 (estimate)
Black Rose and Snake Traditional CalfChameleon on a Skull Traditional CalfMoth and Crescent Moon Traditional Calf

Anna Marin

De La Ink · Denver

Why this artist

  • 5 matching tattoos of 16 in the portfolio
  • 13 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 3 of the matching tattoos
  • 14 Medium tattoos in total
  • Medium piece: $350–550 (estimate)
Moth with Skull Markings Traditional ThighDeath’s-Head Moth with Skull Traditional ThighPelican and Red Sun Traditional Calf

Autumn Richmond

Loose Screw Tattoo · Richmond

Why this artist

  • 4 matching tattoos of 14 in the portfolio
  • 5 Traditional tattoos in total
  • Traditional is the main style in 4 of the matching tattoos
  • 9 Animals tattoos in total
  • Animals is the main element in 4 of the matching tattoos
  • 11 Medium tattoos in total
  • Medium piece: $400–600 (estimate)

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Studios: Icon Tattoo, Portland (29) · Allied Tattoo, New York (14) · Arrow & Sword, Seattle (14) · Cherry Bomb, New York (9) · Kak Lucky, Cape Town (8) · De La Ink, Denver (7)

The tattoos

136 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 bear head on the chest
Bear Head Traditional Chest →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐻 Bear🫁 Chest
Daniel →Arrow & Sword
Old school tattoo of wolf head on the back
Wolf Head Traditional Back →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐺 Wolf🔙 Back
Daniel →Arrow & Sword
Old school tattoo of wolf head on the forearm
Wolf Head Traditional Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐺 Wolf💪 Forearm
Chris Greenewald →Arrow & Sword
Old school tattoo of tiger head on the forearm
Tiger Head Traditional Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐯 Tiger💪 Forearm
Chris Greenewald →Arrow & Sword
Old school tattoo of spider on the neck
Spider Traditional Neck →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐞 Insect🦒 Neck
Daniel →Arrow & Sword
Old school tattoo of tiger head
Green-Eyed Tiger Head Traditional →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐯 Tiger
Daniel →Arrow & Sword
Old school tattoo of tiger head
Teal-Eyed Tiger Head Traditional →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐯 Tiger
Daniel →Arrow & Sword
Old school tattoo of eagle on the upper arm
Eagle Traditional Upper Arm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🦅 Eagle🦾 Upper Arm
Daniel →Arrow & Sword
Old school tattoo of panther head on the upper arm
Panther Head Traditional Upper Arm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐆 Panther & Leopard🦾 Upper Arm
Daniel →Arrow & Sword
Old school tattoo of circus Elephant on the thigh
Circus Elephant Traditional Thigh →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐘 Elephant🦵 Thigh
Simon Velez →Three Kings Brooklyn
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 black Panther on the forearm
Black Panther Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐆 Panther & Leopard💪 Forearm
Danica →Cherry Bomb
Old school tattoo of mackerel on the calf
Mackerel Traditional Calf →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐟 Fish🦿 Calf
Leaf Bullis →True Love
Old school tattoo of frog Band with alligators on the upper arm
Crocodile and Musical Frogs Upper Arm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐸 Frog🦾 Upper Arm
Kyler Martz →Icon Tattoo
Old school tattoo of eagle on the stomach
Eagle and Sun Traditional Stomach →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🦅 Eagle🫃 Stomach
Chris Greenewald →Arrow & Sword
Old school tattoo of horse heads with roses on the back
Three Horse Heads and Roses Traditional Back →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐴 Horse🔙 Back
Daniel →Arrow & Sword
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 rearing Horse with rider on the thigh
Horse Traditional Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐴 Horse🦵 Thigh
Mike Dalton →Great Lakes Tattoo
Old school tattoo of tiger head with purple roses on the back
Tiger Head and Roses Traditional Back →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐯 Tiger🔙 Back
Daniel →Arrow & Sword
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 flower on the forearm
Moth and Flower Traditional Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🦋 Butterfly💪 Forearm
Senem Büyükbalci →Slave to the Needle Ballard
Old school tattoo of samurai frog
Frog Samurai and Skull Traditional →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐸 Frog
Daniel →Arrow & Sword
Old school tattoo of spider with flower on the shoulder
Flower Spider Traditional Shoulder →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐞 Insect🤷 Shoulder
Mitch Wolff →True Love
Old school tattoo of butterfly with spider Web on the stomach
Moth and Spiderweb Traditional Chest →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🦋 Butterfly🫃 Stomach
Senem Büyükbalci →Slave to the Needle Ballard

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