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Traditional Animals tattoos

Style ⚓ Traditional Subject Animals Ink 🔴 Red

204 tattoos · 79 artists · 28 studios

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Placement 💪 Forearm 82 🦾 Upper Arm 29 🦵 Thigh 24 🦿 Calf 24 🔙 Back 13 🫃 Stomach 7

City 📍 Seattle 49 📍 New York 42 📍 Chicago 40 📍 Portland 27 📍 Richmond 11 📍 Denver 8

Artists who have actually done this

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
  • 14 Red tattoos in total
  • Medium piece: $500–750 (estimate)
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 Red tattoos in total
  • Medium piece: $500–750 (estimate)
Bear Head Traditional ChestSpider Traditional NeckGreen-Eyed Tiger Head Traditional

Daniel

Arrow & Sword · Seattle

Why this artist

  • 6 matching tattoos of 30 in the portfolio
  • 16 Traditional tattoos in total
  • Traditional is the main style in 6 of the matching tattoos
  • 16 Animals tattoos in total
  • Animals is the main element in 6 of the matching tattoos
  • 19 Red tattoos in total
  • Medium piece: $400–600 (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 Red tattoos in total
  • Medium piece: $400–600 (estimate)

Compare all 79 artists →

Studios: Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago (39) · Icon Tattoo, Portland (25) · Supergenius Tattoo, Seattle (18) · Allied Tattoo, New York (18) · Three Kings Brooklyn, New York (13) · Cherry Bomb, New York (8)

The tattoos

204 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 tiger head
Teal-Eyed Tiger Head Traditional →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐯 Tiger
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 eagle on the stomach
Eagle and Sun Traditional Stomach →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🦅 Eagle🫃 Stomach
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 wolf head on the forearm
Wolf Head Traditional Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐺 Wolf💪 Forearm
Chris Greenewald →Arrow & Sword
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 spider with flower on the shoulder
Flower Spider Traditional Shoulder →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐞 Insect🤷 Shoulder
Mitch Wolff →True Love
Old school tattoo of crab with rose on the thigh
Rose Crab Traditional Thigh →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🦀 Crab🦵 Thigh
Brenn Cox →Three Kings Brooklyn
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 butterfly with spider Web on the stomach
Moth and Spiderweb Traditional Chest →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🦋 Butterfly🫃 Stomach
Senem Büyükbalci →Slave to the Needle Ballard
Old school tattoo of skull with snake on the upper arm
Skull and Snake Traditional Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)💀 Skull🦾 Upper Arm
Frank Phoenix →Slave to the Needle Wallingford
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 dagger with scorpion on the calf
Dagger and Scorpion Traditional Calf →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🗡️ Dagger & Knife🦿 Calf
Brenn Cox →Three Kings Brooklyn
Old school tattoo of bound Woman with flames on the upper arm
Witch at the Stake Traditional Upper Arm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🚺 Female Figure🦾 Upper Arm
Luna →True Love
Old school tattoo of spider Web with eyeball Spider on the thigh
Spider Web Traditional Thigh →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🕸️ Spider Web🦵 Thigh
Nick Osbourn →Great Lakes Tattoo
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

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