Claw tattoo ideas

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

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Full back tattoo of a red-eyed dragon with open jaws, lightning and a stone tower, in realism style, placed across the back with sleeve tattoos visible on both arms.
Dragon and castle across a back
Black and grey realism dragon tattoo with spread wings across a person's back, with the head turned to the right and mouth open.
Black and grey dragon across a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a howling werewolf in front of a full moon and dark trees on an upper arm.
Howling werewolf under a moon
Grey shaded scorpion tattoo with blue blackletter word Scorpio above it, on the side of a person's ribs.
Shaded scorpion with Scorpio lettering on ribs
Black and grey realistic dragon with a shaded head and scaled body, claws gripping a sphere, tattooed on the upper arm.
Black and grey dragon gripping a sphere on upper arm
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a skeletal raptor dinosaur running across the upper back near the shoulder blade, shown in two photos.
Skeletal raptor dinosaur on a shoulder
Realism tattoo of a roaring lion head and clawed paw tearing through skin on a leg, in black and grey with red and yellow accents.
Roaring lion tattoo on a leg
Colour realism tattoo of a snarling werewolf with a glowing orange eye and a clawed hand, shown in two side-by-side photos on the lower leg.
Snarling werewolf with clawed hand on a calf
Realistic black and grey dragon tattoo with spread wings and a long curled tail across a man's upper back and shoulder blade.
Winged dragon across a back
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a zipper opening on a forearm, revealing a skeletal claw beneath the skin.
Unzipping skeletal claw on a forearm
Side-by-side photo: on the left, the bare upper arm shows pale, raised textured skin; on the right, the same arm carries a black and grey realistic sleeve of a skeletal figure with a hooded head.
Black and grey skeletal sleeve on upper arm
Realism-style wolf head tattoo with orange eyes and red torn-skin effect on the upper arm.
Snarling wolf bursting through skin on upper arm
Black and grey drawing of a snarling bear face inside a bear paw print, with shaded claws and teeth.
Snarling bear paw design
Black and grey realistic winged dragon tattoo across a woman's upper back, with wings spread and head turned to the right.
Winged dragon across a back
Realistic black and grey biomechanical dragon with spread wings and a glowing red mouth, with red flames along the bottom, tattooed across a man's back.
Biomechanical dragon across a full back piece
Realistic colour tattoo of a bladed metal glove with long curved fingers and dripping blood, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Bladed glove tattoo on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a roaring dinosaur head with claws on the side of a neck, set against a crosshatched background.
Roaring dinosaur on the side of the neck
Black and grey Japanese-style dragon tattoo with scaled body, wings and clawed feet across an upper arm, shown in four close-up panels.
Black and grey dragon on an arm
Black and grey realism full back tattoo of a dragon above a yin yang symbol, set among carved-looking clouds, waves and a Greek key border.
Dragon and yin yang full back piece
Black and grey realistic scorpion tattoo with a raised, sculpted look on the shoulder blade, curling tail above a segmented body and pincers.
Realistic scorpion on a shoulder blade
Realistic colour portrait tattoo of a bearded man with three metal claws slashing diagonally across it, on the upper arm.
Bearded portrait with three claws on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a large bird with spread wings across a person's upper back, shown from behind.
Realistic bird with spread wings on a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of the Chucky doll with clawed hands raised, across an upper arm.
Chucky doll on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a roaring dinosaur with open jaws and raised claws, placed on the upper thigh.
Roaring dinosaur on an upper thigh
Three-view photo of a full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a shaded grey dragon head at the shoulder with red blossom branches and smoke down the arm, in a Japanese style.
Dragon and cherry blossom full sleeve
Realistic colour tattoo of a striped-sleeved, bladed glove with long claws ripping through torn, bloodied skin on a person's upper back.
Bladed glove tearing through skin on upper back
Black and grey realism sleeve on an upper arm showing a lion's head with a full mane, a clawed paw at the forearm, and cream blossoms wrapped around a pale band.
Lion and blossom sleeve on the arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of claws tearing through skin on the upper chest, with small stars visible inside the tear.
Claws tearing through skin on chest
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rampant winged lion with a flowing mane, covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Winged lion on shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a horror character in a fedora with a bladed glove, on the upper arm.
Horror character portrait with bladed glove
Realism colour tattoo on a calf of a scarred horror villain in a teal brimmed hat, with long metal blades on a glove, set against a red background.
Horror villain with bladed glove on a calf
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a dinosaur head with a textured, brush-stroked background, on the side of the torso.
Realistic raptor head on the side of the torso
Black and grey realism forearm tattoo of ravens in flight over a pine forest, with a large raven perched at the lower forearm, shown from two angles.
Ravens and pine forest on a forearm
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
Black and grey tattoo of a skeletal raptor-like dinosaur in shaded dotwork on the inner forearm.
Dinosaur skeleton on a forearm