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Anubis tattoo ideas: canid, head, figure

Three Anubis-inspired tattoo studies compare animal form, portrait and standing figure. The Met has a record of Anubis as a recumbent canid, providing a specific reference for that subject choice. This original sheet is modern art: its striped headcloth, decorative collar, robe and curved-top staff are imaginative details. Long muzzles and upright ears connect the studies visually. The drawings are not archaeological reconstructions or evidence of a historical tattoo lineage.

Curated concept artwork. Placement tags suggest adaptations of flat designs; they are not on-skin previews.

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Anubis: canid, portrait and robed figure

Three original AI Anubis-inspired tattoo drawings compare a recumbent canid on a plain base, a frontal head with a striped cloth and a robed standing canid-headed figure holding a curved-top staff. Cloth, collar and staff are modern imagined details.

View design and prompt

Left: recumbent canid on a base: A long-eared canid lies with extended front paws and a curved tail on a plain rectangular base, wearing an imagined collar.
Center: frontal head and striped cloth: A long narrow muzzle and two tall upright ears sit inside a striped headcloth above a decorative collar.
Right: robed canid-headed figure: A fully clothed standing figure has a side-facing canid head, layered robe, visible feet and one upright curved-top staff.

A starting brief for your artist

Choose the recumbent canid, frontal head or robed standing figure. Mark the full ear-to-base height and decide which modern cloth, collar and staff details to retain. Supply an identified primary reference for any additional scene, inscription or historical claim before asking an artist to add it.

Details to decide together

Keep the recumbent canid’s front paws and long tail readable against the base.
Reserve a clear muzzle outline inside the striped headcloth portrait.
Include both ear tips, robe hem, feet and the staff end in the standing figure boundary.

Choose a form and label its details

The museum record supports the recumbent canid subject. Clothing and staff on this sheet remain modern artistic choices.
Form	Detail to confirm
Recumbent canid	Complete paws, tail and plain rectangular base.
Frontal portrait	Long muzzle within an imagined striped headcloth.
Robed figure	Modern robe and curved-top staff with complete feet.

The Met: Anubis as a recumbent canid