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Traditional Animals tattoos

Style ⚓ Traditional Subject Animals Ink 🟠 Orange

195 tattoos · 79 artists · 28 studios

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Placement 💪 Forearm 82 🦾 Upper Arm 29 🦿 Calf 23 🦵 Thigh 21 🔙 Back 11 🥋 Ribs & Side 6

City 📍 Seattle 45 📍 Chicago 38 📍 New York 38 📍 Portland 28 📍 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 Orange 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 Orange 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 Orange tattoos in total
  • Medium piece: $400–600 (estimate)
Butterfly and Skull Traditional Upper ArmFish Traditional ForearmWolf in Top Hat Traditional Forearm

Nick Osbourn

Great Lakes Tattoo · Chicago

Why this artist

  • 6 matching tattoos of 14 in the portfolio
  • 14 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 3 of the matching tattoos
  • 11 Orange tattoos in total
  • Medium piece: $500–750 (estimate)

Compare all 79 artists →

Studios: Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago (37) · Icon Tattoo, Portland (26) · Supergenius Tattoo, Seattle (18) · Allied Tattoo, New York (18) · Three Kings Brooklyn, New York (10) · White Lotus Tattoo, Seattle (8)

The tattoos

195 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
Green-Eyed Tiger Head Traditional →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐯 Tiger
Daniel →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 tiger head
Teal-Eyed Tiger Head Traditional →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐯 Tiger
Daniel →Arrow & Sword
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 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 eagle on the thigh
American Traditional Eagle Thigh →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🦅 Eagle🦵 Thigh
Dillon Wallis →Studio City Tattoo
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 samurai frog
Frog Samurai and Skull Traditional →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐸 Frog
Daniel →Arrow & Sword
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 egyptian queen
Egyptian Queen and Cobra Traditional →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🚺 Female Figure
Chris Greenewald →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 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 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

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