Claw tattoo ideas

236 photos and flash · 26% Japanese, 19% Realism · Upper arm most common

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Black and grey tattoo of the Cancer zodiac crab symbol inside a ring of shaded crab claws, placed on the upper arm.
Crab zodiac symbol on upper arm
Black and grey dragon tattoo with flaming tail wisps and clawed feet wrapping down the inner forearm, shown in a shaded realistic style.
Black and grey dragon on a forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a green grinning cat-like creature with glowing pink eyes, bony yellow claws and a striped tail, on a lower leg.
Green grinning cat creature on a calf
Full-colour Japanese style dragon design with green scales, red fins and clouds on black, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement visible.
Green and red dragon design with wind chime
Black panther tattoo on the upper arm, with blue glowing outlines visible under ultraviolet light.
Black panther tattoo on upper arm under UV light
Black tribal dragon design on a white background, rearing up with spiked wings, clawed forelimbs and a curled tail, shown as a flat flash drawing.
Tribal dragon silhouette design
Black and grey pencil sketch of a dragon head in profile with swept-back horns, spiked crest and open jaw, drawn as a tattoo design.
Dragon head pencil sketch
Japanese style full back tattoo design in colour, showing a blue oni demon, a dragon head and a scaled serpent with red claws on a torso outline.
Oni and dragon full back design
Black and grey drawing of a coiled, scaled dragon with fin-like crest and clawed feet, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Black and grey coiled dragon design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a horned demon with glowing eyes and clawed hand, with smoke and stone ruins, covering a person's full back.
Horned demon across a full back
Realistic black and grey bear paw print with claw marks tattooed on the calf, shaded to look like torn skin.
Bear paw print with claw marks on a calf
Solid black cartoon cat with wide white eyes and scratch marks, tattooed on skin in a bold, simple cartoon style.
Cartoon black cat clawing at skin
Black tribal-style bear design snarling in profile with clawed paws, drawn in solid black on a grey background, with no body placement shown.
Snarling tribal bear with claws
A watercolour and ink dragon design with blue, violet and red washes, drawn as a flash sheet suitable for a tattoo.
Watercolour dragon design in blue and violet
Traditional style tattoo of a snarling skeletal wolf with a bold black outline and red tongue, across the side of a torso on the ribs.
Skeletal wolf on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo on an arm showing a face with dark lips and bared teeth, with clawed hands and thin white linework below.
Realistic face and clawed hands on an arm
Bold black-outlined winged griffin tattoo with pink accents across the back of a person's neck.
Winged griffin on the back of the neck
Black line tattoos on a forearm show a stippled bird head, a wireframe icosahedron and a bird claw, in a fine line and geometric style.
Bird head, icosahedron and claw on a forearm
Black tribal-style dragon design with bold solid shapes and interlaced curling tail, shown as a flash drawing on a plain white background.
Tribal dragon design in solid black
Realism style colour tattoo of a bladed claw glove with blood-dripping slashes above script reading Psalm 23:4, on the side of the ribs.
Bladed claw glove with Psalm 23:4 on ribs
Black and white line drawing of a snarling tiger climbing with a curled tail, in a bold Japanese-style design.
Snarling tiger design in a climbing pose
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a horned owl with a third eye and clawed feet, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Horned owl with third eye on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a wolf head over a woman's face with red face markings, covering the upper arm.
Wolf and woman portrait on upper arm
Black and grey Japanese-style dragon tattoo across a man's shoulder and chest, with further tattoos on his upper arm, forearm and ribs.
Dragon shoulder and chest piece on a muscular torso
Neo-trad style tattoo of a blue and teal lobster with patterned fill and black outlines, on a person's calf.
Ornate blue lobster on a calf
Realistic dragon head with horns, scales and clawed feet in a shaded, colour style across the upper arm and shoulder.
Realistic dragon head and claws on upper arm
Black line drawing of a Japanese-style dragon coiling upward beside a flaming pearl, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Dragon and flaming pearl line drawing
Painted dragon design with spread bat-like wings, clawed feet and a long scaled tail coiled at the bottom, shown on a plain background with no body placement.
Winged dragon with coiled scaled tail
Colour Japanese-style tattoo of a brown spotted lion dog with green swirling clouds, wrapped across the outer thigh.
Japanese lion dog on the thigh
Colour tattoo of a small gremlin-like creature standing on the calf, with a grey shadow of a hand and claw behind it.
Gremlin creature with shadow on a calf
Colour Japanese-style dragon tattoo with green scales and wave details on the side of a person's torso, above the waistband of their jeans.
Green dragon tattoo on the side of the torso
Hand-drawn neo-traditional design of a golden dragon coiled around a grey skull, shown as a flash sheet with no body placement.
Golden dragon coiled around a skull
Realistic colour tattoo on a forearm showing a red, clawed creature with an open toothed mouth against a dark cloudy sky.
Red clawed creature with open jaws on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a clawed hand tearing through skin, placed on the shoulder and upper back.
Hand tearing through skin on a shoulder
Japanese style tattoo of a white tiger prowling among red flowers and dark waves across the upper arm and shoulder.
White tiger with red flowers and waves on upper arm
Drawing of a long white dragon entwined with green vines and leaves, holding a small red orb, shown as a tattoo design on a brown background.
White dragon with green vines
Colour tattoo of a pink and orange dragon with horns and whiskers coiling down the upper thigh, in a Japanese-influenced style.
Pink dragon coiled around a thigh
Black and grey shaded Japanese-style dragon tattoo with scaled body and clawed feet, coiling down a calf.
Eastern dragon coiled down a lower leg
Full sleeve tattoo of a grey Japanese dragon with red flames on a man's arm, shown from shoulder to wrist in two views.
Japanese dragon full sleeve with red flames
Painted Japanese style tiger flash design with orange fur, black stripes and a striped tail curling upward, shown head down on a cream background.
Orange tiger in a descending pose
Full-colour painted drawing of a winged dragon with horns, glowing orange eyes and a scaled, coiled tail on a white background, offered as a tattoo design.
Winged dragon with coiled serpent tail
Black and grey tattoo of a skeletal raptor-like dinosaur in shaded dotwork on the inner forearm.
Dinosaur skeleton on a forearm
Colour Japanese-style tattoo of a red dragon with yellow whiskers, teal cloud shapes and black claws on a lower leg.
Red Japanese dragon on a calf
Digital drawing of a green fanged creature with claws, framed by orange and red flame scrolls, in a Japanese-influenced tattoo design.
Green fanged creature with flame scrolls