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Traditional tattoos on the Back

Style ⚓ Traditional Placement 🔙 Back

31 tattoos · 17 artists · 10 studios

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Subject 🐦 Bird 6 🌹 Rose 5 🐆 Panther & Leopard 4 🐍 Snake 4 🌸 Flower 4 🐯 Tiger 4

City 📍 Chicago 10 📍 Portland 8 📍 Seattle 5 📍 Brooklyn 4 📍 New York 2

Artists who have actually done this

Eagle-Man and Panther-Snake Traditional BackTiger Traditional BackBlack Panther Traditional Back

Nick Colella

Great Lakes Tattoo · Chicago

Why this artist

  • 7 matching tattoos of 14 in the portfolio
  • 14 Traditional tattoos in total
  • Traditional is the main style in 4 of the matching tattoos
  • 7 Back tattoos in total
  • Medium piece: $400–700 (estimate)
Traditional Symmetric Mask Back PieceThree Women in Japanese Interior Back PieceTraditional Bird Back Piece

Alena Chun

Icon Tattoo · Portland

Why this artist

  • 4 matching tattoos of 12 in the portfolio
  • 12 Traditional tattoos in total
  • Traditional is the main style in 3 of the matching tattoos
  • 4 Back tattoos in total
  • Medium piece: $300–500 (estimate)
Three Horse Heads and Roses Traditional BackTiger Head and Roses Traditional BackWolf Head Traditional Back

Daniel

Arrow & Sword · Seattle

Why this artist

  • 3 matching tattoos of 30 in the portfolio
  • 16 Traditional tattoos in total
  • Traditional is the main style in 3 of the matching tattoos
  • 5 Back tattoos in total
  • Medium piece: $300–550 (estimate)
Tiger and Snake Traditional BackEagle, Snake and Skull Traditional Back

Mario Desa

Great Lakes Tattoo · Chicago

Why this artist

  • 2 matching tattoos of 14 in the portfolio
  • 14 Traditional tattoos in total
  • Traditional is the main style in 2 of the matching tattoos
  • 2 Back tattoos in total
  • Medium piece: $400–700 (estimate)

Compare all 17 artists →

Studios: Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago (10) · Icon Tattoo, Portland (8) · Arrow & Sword, Seattle (3) · Allied Tattoo, Brooklyn (2) · Cherry Bomb, New York (2) · Three Kings Brooklyn, Brooklyn (2)

The tattoos

31 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 horse heads with roses on the back
Three Horse Heads and Roses Traditional Back →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐴 Horse🔙 Back
Daniel →Arrow & Sword
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 wolf head on the back
Wolf Head Traditional Back →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐺 Wolf🔙 Back
Daniel →Arrow & Sword
Old school tattoo of panther head with roses on the back
Panther, Roses and Chains Traditional Back →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐆 Panther & Leopard🔙 Back
Frida Sedgwick →Three Kings Brooklyn
Old school tattoo of coiled tiger with roses on the back
Tiger with Roses Traditional Back →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐯 Tiger🔙 Back
Rick Dobran →The FALL
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 black panther on the back
Black Panther Traditional Back →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐆 Panther & Leopard🔙 Back
Nick Colella →Great Lakes Tattoo
Old school tattoo of disco ball on the back
Disco Ball Back →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)⭐ Stars🔙 Back
Audrey →Cherry Bomb
Old school tattoo of central woman portrait with roses on the back
Traditional Full Back Piece →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🚺 Female Figure🔙 Back
Bryce Shearer →Icon Tattoo
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of dragon on the back
Giant Dragon Traditional Back →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐉 Dragon🔙 Back
Matt "Beatdown" Ziolko →Great Lakes Tattoo
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of skull on the back
Tiger and Snake Traditional Back →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐯 Tiger🔙 Back
Mario Desa →Great Lakes Tattoo
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of bird on the back
Eagle-Man and Panther-Snake Traditional Back →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🚹 Male Figure🔙 Back
Nick Colella →Great Lakes Tattoo
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of tiger on the back
Tiger Traditional Back →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐯 Tiger🔙 Back
Nick Colella →Great Lakes Tattoo
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of horse on the back
Horses Traditional Back →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐴 Horse🔙 Back
Nick Colella →Great Lakes Tattoo
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of flower on the back
Flower Bouquet Traditional Back →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🌸 Flower🔙 Back
Julie Bolene →Slave to the Needle Ballard
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo on the back
Let Me Be Frank Hot Dog →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🔙 Back
Audrey →Cherry Bomb
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of deity figure on the back
Traditional Jesus Christ Back Piece →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🛐 Deity Figure🔙 Back
Nik O'Hara →Icon Tattoo
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of skull on the back
Traditional Skull Back Piece →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)💀 Skull🔙 Back
Kyler Martz →Icon Tattoo
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of mask on the back
Traditional Symmetric Mask Back Piece →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🎭 Mask🔙 Back
Alena Chun →Icon Tattoo
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of bird on the back
Traditional Bird Back Piece →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐦 Bird🔙 Back
Alena Chun →Icon Tattoo
black & grey traditional (old school) tattoo of owl on the back
Traditional Owl Full Back →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🦉 Owl🔙 Back
Alena Chun →Icon Tattoo
Old school and blackwork tattoo of two swallows with stave sigil on the back
Swallows and Stave Sigil Traditional Back →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐦 Bird🔙 Back
Christos Tejada →Three Kings Brooklyn
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of horse on the back
Rider and Horse Traditional Back →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐴 Horse🔙 Back
Nick Colella →Great Lakes Tattoo
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of flower on the back
Fairy and Rose Traditional Back →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🌸 Flower🔙 Back
Nick Colella →Great Lakes Tattoo

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