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Traditional Animals tattoos

Style ⚓ Traditional Subject Animals Detail ✏️ Complex

67 tattoos · 39 artists · 18 studios

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Placement 💪 Forearm 19 🦿 Calf 13 🦾 Upper Arm 11 🦵 Thigh 9 🔙 Back 8 🫃 Stomach 3

City 📍 New York 24 📍 Seattle 11 📍 Richmond 8 📍 Portland 7 📍 Cape Town 4 📍 Denver 4

Artists who have actually done this

Eagle with a Flower Traditional CalfFlying Fish Traditional ForearmScorpion Traditional Upper Arm

Brenn Cox

Three Kings Brooklyn · New York

Why this artist

  • 5 matching tattoos of 20 in the portfolio
  • 10 Traditional tattoos in total
  • Traditional is the main style in 5 of the matching tattoos
  • 12 Animals tattoos in total
  • Animals is the main element in 5 of the matching tattoos
  • 17 Complex tattoos in total
  • Medium piece: $400–600 (estimate)
Scorpion Traditional ForearmPanther and Flowers Traditional Upper ArmTiger Head Traditional Stomach

Simon Velez

Three Kings Brooklyn · New York

Why this artist

  • 3 matching tattoos of 11 in the portfolio
  • 9 Traditional tattoos in total
  • Traditional is the main style in 3 of the matching tattoos
  • 5 Animals tattoos in total
  • Animals is the main element in 3 of the matching tattoos
  • 9 Complex tattoos in total
  • Medium piece: $400–600 (estimate)
Eagle Head Traditional ForearmCobra and Rose Traditional CalfEagle Traditional Calf

Nikita Egorov

Three Kings Brooklyn · New York

Why this artist

  • 3 matching tattoos of 8 in the portfolio
  • 8 Traditional tattoos in total
  • Traditional is the main style in 3 of the matching tattoos
  • 4 Animals tattoos in total
  • Animals is the main element in 3 of the matching tattoos
  • 6 Complex tattoos in total
  • Medium piece: $400–600 (estimate)
Bird Traditional ThighEagle Traditional ThighParrot and Flowers Traditional Upper Arm

James Cumberland

Salvation Tattoo Gallery · Richmond

Why this artist

  • 4 matching tattoos of 15 in the portfolio
  • 15 Traditional tattoos in total
  • Traditional is the main style in 2 of the matching tattoos
  • 5 Animals tattoos in total
  • Animals is the main element in 2 of the matching tattoos
  • 9 Complex tattoos in total
  • Medium piece: $300–450 (estimate)

Compare all 39 artists →

Studios: Three Kings Brooklyn, New York (17) · Salvation Tattoo Gallery, Richmond (8) · Allied Tattoo, New York (7) · White Lotus Tattoo, Seattle (5) · Icon Tattoo, Portland (4) · Kak Lucky, Cape Town (4)

The tattoos

67 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 eagle with snake on the forearm
Eagle and Snake Traditional Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🦅 Eagle💪 Forearm
Dan Huber →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 flying fish with patterned wings on the forearm
Flying Fish Traditional Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐟 Fish💪 Forearm
Brenn Cox →Three Kings Brooklyn
Old school tattoo of scorpion on the upper arm
Scorpion Traditional Upper Arm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🦂 Scorpion🦾 Upper Arm
Brenn Cox →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 pigeon wearing a patterned scarf on the calf
Pigeon with a Scarf Traditional Calf →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐦 Bird🦿 Calf
Thom Wayne →Three Kings Brooklyn
Old school tattoo of black panther climbing on the calf
Panther Traditional Calf →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐆 Panther & Leopard🦿 Calf
Thom Wayne →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 tiger head on the stomach
Tiger Head Traditional Stomach →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐯 Tiger🫃 Stomach
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 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 black panther with flowers on the upper arm
Panther and Flowers Traditional Upper Arm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐆 Panther & Leopard🦾 Upper Arm
Simon Velez →Three Kings Brooklyn
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
black with color accents traditional (old school) tattoo of panther & leopard on the calf
Black Panther Traditional Calf →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐆 Panther & Leopard🦿 Calf
Harmony Furman →Salvation Tattoo Gallery
Old school tattoo of bat with heart with a dagger on the chest
Bat and Sacred Heart Traditional Stomach →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🦇 Bat🫁 Chest
Christos Tejada →Three Kings Brooklyn
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of bird on the thigh
Bird Traditional Thigh →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐦 Bird🦵 Thigh
James Cumberland →Salvation Tattoo Gallery
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of eagle on the thigh
Eagle Traditional Thigh →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🦅 Eagle🦵 Thigh
James Cumberland →Salvation Tattoo Gallery
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of tiger on the forearm
Tiger Head Traditional Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐯 Tiger💪 Forearm
Frank Phoenix →Slave to the Needle Wallingford
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of owl on the forearm
Owl Traditional Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🦉 Owl💪 Forearm
Senem Büyükbalci →Slave to the Needle Ballard
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of elephant on the calf
Colour Elephant Traditional Calf →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐘 Elephant🦿 Calf
Sean →Kak Lucky

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