Creature tattoo ideas

223 photos and flash · 14% Neo-trad, 13% Realism · Forearm most common

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Two matching fine line black tattoos of small round-headed creatures on the inner forearms of a person wearing a grey sweatshirt.
Matching small creature tattoos on forearms
Black line tattoo of a snarling monster with clawed hands reaching above the words Grrr Argh, shown on bare skin in a close-up photo.
Snarling monster with Grrr Argh lettering
Colour traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing a red and black emblem with red triangles, dark swirling shapes with red eyes, and a grey medallion with green leaves.
Red and black emblem with leaves on upper arm
Torso of a person in a white vest top, with black and grey realism style tattoo sleeves on both arms showing a cat, a skull and a ship.
Black and grey sleeve with cat and skull
Three-angle photo of a full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a grey biomechanical creature with tentacles, skulls and faces in realistic shading.
Biomechanical full sleeve with tentacles and faces
Colourful tattoo on the outer thigh showing a pastel cloud with a masked face, soot sprites, stars, rainbow drips and a small mouse-like creature.
Soot sprites and masked cloud on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a cartoon bird-like creature with wide eyes and an open orange beak, above a furry orange figure, on the inside of a forearm.
Cartoon bird-like creature on a forearm
Drawing of two mirrored tribal-style fox designs facing each other, one in black ink and one in magenta, on a pale background.
Mirrored tribal fox pair in black and magenta
Black and grey tattoo of three small white-faced forest spirits perched on a gnarled branch, placed on the side of the ribs.
Three forest spirits on a branch on the ribs
Blue and black pencil drawing of a stylised fox-like creature with a long, curling, swirl-patterned tail, on white paper.
Swirl-tailed fox design in blue
Black line drawing of a tree with an eagle perched on top, a curled creature in the trunk and serpents coiled among the roots, with dotted shading in the canopy.
Tree with eagle and serpents design
Colour tattoo of the Pokémon Vulpix, a orange fox-like creature with a flowing tail, on the forearm, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Vulpix tattoo on a forearm
Back view of a person with pastel rainbow updo hair and a small grey and pink cartoon character tattoo on the upper back near the neck.
Cartoon character tattoo on upper back
Two tribal-style creature tattoos on an arm, the upper one in red and black with a fox-like head and the lower one in blue and black with a long tail.
Two tribal creature tattoos on an arm
Colour cartoon tattoo of a brown bear with an open mouth above a tan teddy bear with a fanged face, in a bold outlined neo-traditional style on the side of the ribs.
Cartoon bears on the ribs
Two black and grey fine line tattoos: a geometric Totoro-style creature on the forearm and a peacock feather along the ribs.
Totoro-style creature and feather tattoos
Sheet of six tribal-style creature designs in red, green, blue, purple, brown and teal on a white background, with no body placement shown.
Six tribal-style creature designs in colour
A shirtless man in a black-trousered headstand against a black background shows a large back tattoo and forearm tattoos.
Headstand pose showing a back tattoo
Small colour pixel art tattoo of an orange creature and a figure with a red cap, placed on the upper back near the shoulder.
Small pixel art creature and figure on a shoulder
Fine line black ink outline of a Totoro-style creature on the ankle, with a small black line and round motif below it on a second ankle, shown beside maroon sneakers.
Totoro outline on an ankle
Black and grey tattoo of a horned, long-tailed creature sitting on the lower abdomen beside the navel.
Horned monster on the lower abdomen
Black linework tattoo on an upper arm showing a city skyline, a tree, a street sign and a small creature, photographed outdoors.
City skyline and street scene on an upper arm
Fine line black tattoo on a shoulder showing two facing profiles with a small red rose, in a fine line style.
Profile pair and rose on a shoulder
Black and grey dotwork heart tattoo on the forearm showing two stylised figures, one with a toothed open mouth and one with a long beaked head, reaching to hold hands.
Heart with two stylised figures holding hands
Two thigh tattoos on a seated person: pink roses in colour on the left thigh and a black and grey castle with a creature and rose on the right thigh.
Roses and castle tattoos on two thighs
Colour tattoo of a teal dragon head with green eyes, purple accents and yellow claws, in a Japanese style, on a lower leg, shown in a two-panel photo.
Teal dragon head on a calf
Neo-traditional tattoo of a horned woman with a three-eyed creature above her head, a crescent moon, and a compass star, on the inner forearm.
Horned woman and moon on a forearm
Flash sheet of five blue flat-colour creature designs, including a flame spirit, a masked face, a mushroom-shaped figure, a cat-like face and a large round creature with whiskers.
Blue character flash sheet of five creatures
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a red alien creature with large eyes inside a gold scrolled frame, with a red Om symbol, on an upper arm.
Colourful alien portrait with gold scrollwork on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a green cartoon dinosaur with blue spiky tufts and an open purple mouth, in neo-trad style on the calf.
Green cartoon dinosaur on a calf
Black and grey traditional style cartoon tattoos of a rabbit, a cat and small creatures on a woman's leg, with a sleeved arm visible above.
Cartoon tattoos on a leg
Black outline tattoo on the inner wrist showing a figure in a pointed hat beside two creatures with long tails.
Outlined figure and creatures on a wrist
Black and grey tattoo of a grotesque face with multiple eyes and an open, toothed mouth, shaded on the upper back.
Grotesque half-human, half-creature face
Black ink illustration of two horned monster creatures and a smaller figure with a crown-like crest, shown on the outer calf in a fine stippled drawing style.
Fantasy creatures tattoo on a lower leg
Black line tattoo of a simple doodled creature with dot eyes and a striped base, above a row of pine trees and the words i am not a gun, on a back shoulder.
Doodle creature and pines on upper back
Bold black tribal-style creature tattoo with a small red accent, running along the forearm.
Tribal creature on a forearm
Photograph of a large multicoloured tribal-style tattoo running down a person's back along the spine, with black, red, green, yellow and blue sections.
Multicoloured tribal design down a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a creature with ridged scales and two gripping hands tearing through skin across the centre of the back.
Creature tearing through skin on back
Black script lettering reading dance magic dance, ending in a small cartoon creature with blue flame-like details, tattooed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Dance magic dance script with a creature
Colour burger tattoo and script lettering on a person's forearm and upper arm, with a second small tattoo on the lower right arm, worn beside a blue ringer t-shirt.
Burger and script tattoos on arms
Close view of a small black ink creature tattoo with flowing, tribal-like linework sitting behind a woman's ear, beside a stud earring.
Small black creature tattoo behind the ear
Realistic tattoo of a teal eye set within dark, textured scaly skin on a forearm, with a red lower lid line and blue accents.
Realistic eye within textured skin on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a large-eyed furry creature in a red hat, resting its chin on a hand, on a forearm.
Gizmo creature portrait on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a Totoro-style character framed by peony-like flowers and grape clusters on the upper arm and shoulder, with dotwork shading.
Totoro-style character with flowers on upper arm
Black and white symmetrical design inside a circle, with stylised creature forms, ovals and a central diamond, shown as a flat drawing rather than a tattoo on skin.
Symmetrical circular black and white design
Colour tattoo of a yellow and blue Seuss-style bird with swirling feathers and handwritten lettering on a thigh.
Seussian bird and quote on a thigh
Black line tattoo of a small round antlered creature with hatched shading on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Antlered creature on a wrist
Black fine line tattoo of a mechanical creature with script lettering reading you can't take and the sky from the, on the ankle and top of a foot.
Script and robot outline on a foot