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Traditional Animals tattoos

Style ⚓ Traditional Subject Animals Ink 🟣 Purple

185 tattoos · 76 artists · 27 studios

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Placement 💪 Forearm 80 🦾 Upper Arm 26 🦿 Calf 23 🦵 Thigh 19 🔙 Back 12 🥋 Ribs & Side 6

City 📍 Seattle 38 📍 New York 38 📍 Chicago 37 📍 Portland 27 📍 Richmond 11 📍 Denver 8

Artists who have actually done this

Snake and Rose Traditional ForearmPanther and Dagger Traditional ForearmEagle and Snake Traditional Calf

Nick Colella

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 5 of the matching tattoos
  • 11 Animals tattoos in total
  • Animals is the main element in 2 of the matching tattoos
  • 12 Purple tattoos in total
  • 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

  • 9 matching tattoos of 14 in the portfolio
  • 14 Traditional tattoos in total
  • Traditional is the main style in 3 of the matching tattoos
  • 10 Animals tattoos in total
  • Animals is the main element in 3 of the matching tattoos
  • 13 Purple tattoos in total
  • Medium piece: $500–750 (estimate)
Snake and Dagger ForearmEagle and Snake ForearmEagle with Text Forearm

Anthony Stewart

Supergenius Tattoo · Seattle

Why this artist

  • 7 matching tattoos of 18 in the portfolio
  • 18 Traditional tattoos in total
  • Traditional is the main style in 3 of the matching tattoos
  • 8 Animals tattoos in total
  • Animals is the main element in 3 of the matching tattoos
  • 15 Purple tattoos in total
  • Medium piece: $400–600 (estimate)
Traditional Spider ForearmTraditional Panther ForearmTraditional Insect Forearm

Brian Ramirez

Dovetail Tattoo · Austin

Why this artist

  • 5 matching tattoos of 14 in the portfolio
  • 14 Traditional tattoos in total
  • Traditional is the main style in 4 of the matching tattoos
  • 5 Animals tattoos in total
  • Animals is the main element in 4 of the matching tattoos
  • 14 Purple tattoos in total
  • Medium piece: $350–550 (estimate)

Compare all 76 artists →

Studios: Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago (36) · Icon Tattoo, Portland (25) · Supergenius Tattoo, Seattle (18) · Allied Tattoo, New York (18) · Three Kings Brooklyn, New York (10) · White Lotus Tattoo, Seattle (8)

The tattoos

185 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 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 centipede in red and black on the stomach
Centipede Traditional Stomach →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐞 Insect🫃 Stomach
Ashtyn Ann →De La Ink
Old school tattoo of eagle head on the forearm
Eagle Head Traditional Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🦅 Eagle💪 Forearm
Nikita Egorov →Three Kings Brooklyn
Old school tattoo of eagle on the calf
Eagle Traditional Calf →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🦅 Eagle🦿 Calf
Nikita Egorov →Three Kings Brooklyn
Old school tattoo of black panther on the ribs & side
Panther Traditional Ribs →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐆 Panther & Leopard🥋 Ribs & Side
Nikita Egorov →Three Kings Brooklyn
Old school tattoo of eagle with snake on the upper arm
Eagle and Snake Traditional Upper Arm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🦅 Eagle🦾 Upper Arm
Brenn Cox →Three Kings Brooklyn
Old school tattoo of scorpion on the forearm
Scorpion Traditional Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🦂 Scorpion💪 Forearm
Simon Velez →Three Kings Brooklyn
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 patterned alligator on the calf
Alligator Traditional Calf →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐊 Alligator & Crocodile🦿 Calf
Ali →Birdhouse Tattoo
Old school tattoo of lizard on the forearm
Gecko Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🦎 Lizard & Gecko💪 Forearm
Clay →Cherry Bomb
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 eagle on the calf
Eagle with a Flower Traditional Calf →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🦅 Eagle🦿 Calf
Brenn Cox →Three Kings Brooklyn
Old school tattoo of wind-up toy monkey with cymbals on the thigh
Wind-up Cymbal Monkey Traditional Thigh →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🦍 Ape & Monkey🦵 Thigh
Brenn Cox →Three Kings Brooklyn
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 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 wolf in a studded punk vest on the thigh
Punk Wolf in a Studded Vest Traditional Thigh →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐺 Wolf🦵 Thigh
Lorena Skunkrocker →Three Kings Brooklyn
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
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of fish on the forearm
Fish Traditional Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐟 Fish💪 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
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of horse on the chest
Grim Reaper Japanese Chest →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐴 Horse🫁 Chest
Chip Douglas →Great Lakes Tattoo
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of insect on the forearm
Praying Mantis and Yin Yang Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐞 Insect💪 Forearm
Erik Gillespie →Great Lakes Tattoo
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of snake on the forearm
Snake Head Traditional Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐍 Snake💪 Forearm
Erik Gillespie →Great Lakes Tattoo

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