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Traditional tattoos on the Back

Style ⚓ Traditional Placement 🔙 Back Ink 🟣 Purple

21 tattoos · 15 artists · 9 studios

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Subject 🐯 Tiger 4 🐍 Snake 3 🌸 Flower 3 🐉 Dragon 3 🐦 Bird 3 🌹 Rose 3

City 📍 Chicago 8 📍 Portland 5 📍 Brooklyn 3 📍 Seattle 2

Artists who have actually done this

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

Nick Colella

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 3 of the matching tattoos
  • 7 Back tattoos in total
  • 12 Purple tattoos in total
  • Medium piece: $400–700 (estimate)
Traditional Symmetric Mask Back PieceTraditional Bird Back Piece

Alena Chun

Icon Tattoo · Portland

Why this artist

  • 2 matching tattoos of 12 in the portfolio
  • 12 Traditional tattoos in total
  • Traditional is the main style in 2 of the matching tattoos
  • 4 Back tattoos in total
  • 9 Purple tattoos in total
  • Medium piece: $300–500 (estimate)
Tiger with Roses Traditional Back

Rick Dobran

The FALL · Vancouver

Why this artist

  • 1 matching tattoo of 6 in the portfolio
  • 4 Traditional tattoos in total
  • Traditional is the main style in 1 of the matching tattoos
  • 1 Back tattoos in total
  • 4 Purple tattoos in total
  • Medium piece: CA$300–550 (estimate)
Panther, Roses and Chains Traditional Back

Frida Sedgwick

Three Kings Brooklyn · Brooklyn

Why this artist

  • 1 matching tattoo of 8 in the portfolio
  • 2 Traditional tattoos in total
  • Traditional is the main style in 1 of the matching tattoos
  • 3 Back tattoos in total
  • 5 Purple tattoos in total
  • Medium piece: $300–550 (estimate)

Compare all 15 artists →

Studios: Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago (8) · Icon Tattoo, Portland (5) · Allied Tattoo, Brooklyn (2) · Think Tank Tattoo, Denver (1) · Cherry Bomb, New York (1) · Slave to the Needle Ballard, Seattle (1)

The tattoos

21 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 with purple roses on the back
Tiger Head and Roses Traditional Back →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐯 Tiger🔙 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
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
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
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of dragon on the back
Eagle and Snake Traditional Back →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐉 Dragon🔙 Back
Nick Colella →Great Lakes Tattoo
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of bird on the back
Traditional Bird and Floral Back Piece →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐦 Bird🔙 Back
Bryce Shearer →Icon Tattoo
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of moon on the back
Traditional Seascape Back Piece →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🌙 Moon🔙 Back
Jake Bray →Think Tank Tattoo
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of moon on the back
Werewolf and Red Moon Back Piece →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🌙 Moon🔙 Back
Harrison Bergin →Allied Tattoo
colorful japanese (irezumi) and traditional (old school) tattoo of dragon on the back
Japanese Dragon Back Piece →
🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)🐉 Dragon🔙 Back
Xty →Allied Tattoo

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