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Realism Whip Shading Animals tattoos

Style 🖼️ Realism Technique 🌫️ Whip Shading Subject Animals

48 tattoos · 19 artists · 10 studios

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Placement 🦾 Upper Arm 16 👕 Full Sleeve 9 💪 Forearm 7 🦵 Thigh 5 🔙 Back 3 ✋ Hand 2

City 📍 Los Angeles 14 📍 Austin 12 📍 Seattle 6 📍 Upland 5 📍 Concord 4 📍 Denver 4

Artists who have actually done this

Lion, Roses and Pocket Watch Full SleeveEagle and Cityscape SleeveEagle and Stars Full Sleeve

Marco Inkman

Art Collector · Los Angeles

Why this artist

  • 5 matching tattoos of 11 in the portfolio
  • 11 Realism tattoos in total
  • Realism is the main style in 1 of the matching tattoos
  • 10 Whip Shading tattoos in total
  • 5 Animals tattoos in total
  • Animals is the main element in 1 of the matching tattoos
  • Medium piece: $400–600 (estimate)
Bird in Cupped Hands Upper Arm PieceLion Head Upper Arm PieceColour Dog Portrait Forearm Piece

Sylvester James

The Gallery Tattoo Studio · Concord

Why this artist

  • 4 matching tattoos of 9 in the portfolio
  • 9 Realism tattoos in total
  • Realism is the main style in 3 of the matching tattoos
  • 9 Whip Shading tattoos in total
  • 4 Animals tattoos in total
  • Animals is the main element in 2 of the matching tattoos
  • Medium piece: $400–600 (estimate)
English Bulldog Portrait ThighElephant and Stag RibsTiger and Roses Upper Arm

Jim Down

Studio City Tattoo · Los Angeles

Why this artist

  • 4 matching tattoos of 11 in the portfolio
  • 11 Realism tattoos in total
  • Realism is the main style in 2 of the matching tattoos
  • 10 Whip Shading tattoos in total
  • 4 Animals tattoos in total
  • Animals is the main element in 1 of the matching tattoos
  • Medium piece: $400–600 (estimate)
Winged Form and Foliage Leg SleeveMan Portrait and Wolf Leg SleeveRaven Realism Chest

Cory James

Lost Edge Tattoo · Austin

Why this artist

  • 3 matching tattoos of 8 in the portfolio
  • 8 Realism tattoos in total
  • Realism is the main style in 2 of the matching tattoos
  • 8 Whip Shading tattoos in total
  • 3 Animals tattoos in total
  • Animals is the main element in 2 of the matching tattoos
  • Medium piece: $350–550 (estimate)

Compare all 19 artists →

Studios: Lost Edge Tattoo, Austin (9) · Art Collector, Los Angeles (8) · Studio City Tattoo, Los Angeles (6) · Six Feet Under Tattoo Parlor, Upland (5) · West Seattle Tattoo, Seattle (5) · The Gallery Tattoo Studio, Concord (4)

The tattoos

48 tattoos
ⓘPhotos where your subject, style or placement is the main one come first, then healed work, then the newest. How we know →
Cover-upRealism tattoo of purple octopus on the forearm
Purple Octopus Cover-Up Forearm →
🖼️ Realism🐙 Octopus & Squid💪 Forearm
Jose Rodriguez III →West Seattle Tattoo
Realism tattoo of bison on the forearm
Black and Grey Bison Forearm →
🖼️ Realism🦬 Bison & Bull💪 Forearm
Toby Linwood →Tattoo 34
black & grey realism tattoo of cat on the forearm
Horror Cat Forearm →
🖼️ Realism🐈 Cat💪 Forearm
Nika Urban →Dovetail Tattoo
black & grey realism tattoo of bird on the shoulder
Ostrich Shoulder →
🖼️ Realism🐦 Bird🤷 Shoulder
Wendi Ramirez →Dovetail Tattoo
black & grey realism tattoo of panther & leopard on the full sleeve
Roaring Leopard Forearm Sleeve →
🖼️ Realism🐆 Panther & Leopard👕 Full Sleeve
Marco Inkman →Art Collector
black & grey realism tattoo of lion on the stomach
Lion Portrait Stomach →
🖼️ Realism🦁 Lion🫃 Stomach
Jim Down →Studio City Tattoo
black & grey realism tattoo of wolf on the upper arm
Wolf Portrait Upper Arm →
🖼️ Realism🐺 Wolf🦾 Upper Arm
Jose Rodriguez III →West Seattle Tattoo
black & grey realism tattoo of lion on the hand
Roaring Lion Hand Tattoo →
🖼️ Realism🦁 Lion✋ Hand
Daniel Sas →West Seattle Tattoo
black & grey realism tattoo of animals on the forearm
Frog and Ferns Sleeve →
🖼️ RealismAnimals💪 Forearm
Micaeah Ramos →Tattoo 34
black & grey realism tattoo of lion on the upper arm
Lion Head Upper Arm Piece →
🖼️ Realism🦁 Lion🦾 Upper Arm
Sylvester James →The Gallery Tattoo Studio
black & grey realism tattoo of bird on the full sleeve
Swallows and Branches Sleeve →
🖼️ Realism🐦 Bird👕 Full Sleeve
Sylvester James →The Gallery Tattoo Studio
colorful realism tattoo of animals on the back
Roaring Tiger Back Piece →
🖼️ RealismAnimals🔙 Back
Leonardo Velasquez →Lost Edge Tattoo
black with color accents realism tattoo of animals on the upper arm
Roaring Lion with Blue Eye →
🖼️ RealismAnimals🦾 Upper Arm
Gabriel García →Lost Edge Tattoo
black & grey realism tattoo of bird on the full sleeve
Winged Form and Foliage Leg Sleeve →
🖼️ Realism🐦 Bird👕 Full Sleeve
Cory James →Lost Edge Tattoo
Realism tattoo of raven with talons with swirling smoke on the chest
Raven Realism Chest →
🖼️ Realism🐦 Bird🫁 Chest
Cory James →Lost Edge Tattoo
black with color accents realism and surrealism tattoo of horse on the calf
Pegasus Taking Flight Calf →
🖼️ Realism🐴 Horse🦿 Calf
Sude →Art Collector
black & grey realism tattoo of lion on the upper arm
Lion and Constellation Upper Arm →
🖼️ Realism🦁 Lion🦾 Upper Arm
Saul Sawooli Vargas →Studio City Tattoo
black & grey realism tattoo of bird on the back
Raven and Wolf Back Piece →
🖼️ Realism🐦 Bird🔙 Back
Nika Urban →Dovetail Tattoo
black & grey realism tattoo of bird on the full sleeve
Eagle and Cityscape Sleeve →
🖼️ Realism🐦 Bird👕 Full Sleeve
Marco Inkman →Art Collector
black & grey realism tattoo of elephant on the ribs & side
Elephant and Stag Ribs →
🖼️ Realism🐘 Elephant🥋 Ribs & Side
Jim Down →Studio City Tattoo
black & grey geometric and realism tattoo of wolf on the forearm
Geometric Wolf Forearm →
📐 Geometric🐺 Wolf💪 Forearm
Jason Lukach →Think Tank Tattoo
black & grey japanese (irezumi) and realism tattoo of lion on the upper arm
Fu Dog Guardian Lion Upper Arm Piece →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🦁 Lion🦾 Upper Arm
Alex Correa →Six Feet Under Tattoo Parlor
black & grey realism tattoo of bird on the full sleeve
Eagle and Stars Full Sleeve →
🖼️ Realism🐦 Bird👕 Full Sleeve
Marco Inkman →Art Collector
Realism and japanese tattoo of steam locomotive on the back
Colour Scene Full Back Piece →
🖼️ Realism🚂 Train🔙 Back
Henry Powell →Six Feet Under Tattoo Parlor

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