Black & Grey Traditional Tiger Tattoo

Pale eyes look straight out from under a heavily striped brow in this black and grey tiger portrait, the muzzle framed by long white whiskers. Fine, pencil-like shading builds the fur from the rounded ears down to a thick ruff, which fades out softly at the base instead of ending on a hard outline.

A realistic face in shades of grey

Although the name points to traditional tattooing, the drawing follows the realistic black and grey style: no color, no bold outlines and no flat fills, only graded tones of black that give the face its depth. The calm, frontal pose keeps the design compact, so it sits well on a forearm, a calf or a shoulder blade. Our article what does a tiger tattoo mean looks at the meanings often given to the animal in tattoo art, and other portraits and full-body designs fill our tiger temporary tattoo collection.

Size and application

The design measures 6 x 10 cm. It is applied to the skin with a dampened sponge. The listed ingredients include acrylates copolymer, propylene glycol, petrolatum, linseed oil and soybean oil, with iron oxide and titanium dioxide among the pigments.