Royal Tiger Tattoo

Drawn entirely in black ink, this tiger is built from short hatched strokes, like an engraving or a pen sketch. Its head is turned a little to the left, the eyes calm and watchful under heavy brows, and the thick ruff of the cheeks and the line of the shoulders fade out into loose lines toward the bottom.

A pen and ink portrait

There is no color and no background here: the bare skin plays the part of the light fur, and the density of the strokes does the shading, darkest along the stripes and around the eyes. The full ruff around the face recalls a Siberian tiger, and the quiet, steady expression gives the drawing its regal air. Our article on what a tiger tattoo means explores the symbols behind the big cat, and more designs in ink and in color fill our tiger temporary tattoo collection.

Size and application

The design comes on a sheet of 15x21 cm and is applied with a moistened sponge. The listed ingredients include an acrylates copolymer, propylene glycol, petrolatum, linseed and soybean oils, mineral oil and color pigments such as iron oxides and titanium dioxide.