Tigers are a rather iconic species if I do say so myself. Their lovely stripes and ferocious yet collected disposition makes for a totally awesome beast-form to strive for. In my search for the perfect image of a tiger to reflect on during my daily meditation time I happened upon this fabulous “Korean Tiger” print by artist Nancy Reed*. I thought wowie, that’s fantastic – it’s so full of majesty, so full of excellence!

Und so the tiger icon collection began. Across the entire internets of the world I scoured and found the greatest. And a couple of the least, just for larfs.

*We’re on the hunt for more images from Nancy Reed. If you’ve got any info on this artist / designer, send a shout! Love to have a chat wit her!

The following collection is made of tigers from the following contributors: HelloGiants, Female First, Tashi Mannox (tattoo artist), Tigers Hawks Snakes Tattoo Design (book), Yoso Tattoo studio (blog), 彫倭 Akilla a.k.a. Horiyamato, Robert Pesina (artist), Dejavu Tattoo Studio Chiangmai Thailand, Proud to be Sober, Hughbone, Mod Complex, Heaven’s Tattoo, Braunschweig, Melanie Favreau, Rob Merrill Tattoo, augrust, Full Moon Tattoo, Pimpstress Pnai, Jon Mirro (artist), Rock Monkey, Justin Dion, KP Tattoo, Anthony at Dee Why Tattoo in Sydney Australia, Dug Grave, Relborn, Francis Tattoo, Uber Sleuth, and Tony Da Tiger. Then of course there’s Jakuchu (artist), Keith Diffenderfer (artist), and Xiaobaosg Singapore.

This post rips through the flesh of the World Famous Design Junkies ancient category for the tiger is the oldest of creatures! Iconized since the beginning of iconization. Below you’ll find first four or so photos of the Nancy Reed print, then a mini collection of tiger tattoos (because that’s where it becomes serious business with tigers) and a couple paintings and illustrations. Peek around and fear naught! For these are only on the internets.

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