Creature tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two round soot-like sprites with large eyes and a faceted black crystal across the shoulder and upper arm.
Two soot sprites and a crystal on a shoulder
Close photo of a coloured tattoo of a green-faced creature with tendril-like hair on the sole of a foot, set on a blue wash, against grass.
Green-faced creature tattoo on a sole
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a grey cartoon creature with big eyes and blue patterned markings, framed by pink flowers and green leaves on a calf.
Cartoon creature with flowers on a calf
A colourful Japanese-style tattoo sleeve covering a leg from thigh to calf, with a yellow creature, a red fish and green clouds.
Colourful Japanese-style leg sleeve
Colour tattoo of the Goonies Never Say Die lettering with black silhouettes of figures and a large creature above, on the outer upper arm.
Goonies Never Say Die lettering on upper arm
Black ink tattoo of a bold kanji character above a small fuzzy black creature with white eyes, on the upper back.
Kanji and soot sprite on upper back
Realistic colour tattoo of a snarling Predator alien face with bared teeth and glowing eyes, placed on a limb.
Predator alien face tattoo
Pink flash sheet of black and pink gothic designs including a skull, werewolf head, skeleton, coffin, raven and eyes.
Gothic flash sheet with skulls, skeleton and creature
Two colour cartoon creature tattoos on forearms, a purple one on the left arm and an orange one on the right, shown side by side.
Two matching cartoon creatures on forearms
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo on the outer thigh showing a fierce mythical creature head with ornate detailing, a compass-like motif and fine trailing lines.
Large mythical creature tattoo on a thigh
Colour tattoo of the Pokémon Umbreon in black and grey with teal and yellow details, on the calf.
Umbreon tattoo on a lower leg
Colourful tattoo on the thigh of a grey-toned cloud with a masked face, black soot sprites, stars and a small grey creature, in a bright illustrative style.
Colourful cloud and soot sprites on a thigh
Black and grey tattoo of a bald grey alien with a scowling expression, wearing a suit and tie, on the forearm.
Grey alien in a suit on a forearm
Flash sheet of horror tattoo designs in black and pink, including a skull, werewolf head, open mouth with fangs, skeleton, coffin, raven and creature head on a pink background.
Horror flash sheet with skulls, skeleton and coffin
Close view of a person in ripped denim shorts showing a colourful traditional-style tattoo of a fanged creature on the stomach, with a snake and rose on the upper arm and roses and lettering on the
Traditional tattoos on torso, arm and thigh
Realism style colour tattoo on a forearm showing a wrinkled fantasy creature portrait above a smaller figure with green eyes, with a red flower at the top.
Realistic fantasy portraits on a forearm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a red creature wearing a gold crown, with an open toothed mouth, on a lower leg.
Red creature with crown on lower leg
Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing an anime-style girl beside a wolf-like creature with a pale masked face, with skulls at the base.
Wolf creature and girl with skulls on upper arm
Small traditional-style colour tattoo of a green creature with a ribbon banner wrapped around its body, on the upper thigh.
Green creature with ribbon banner on thigh
Two colourful cartoon cat tattoos, one on each foot, with bows and sweets on the left foot and glasses and balloons on the right.
Cartoon cat tattoos on two feet
Realism style black and grey tattoo of a wrinkled humanoid creature in a suit and tie, with a small red shadow, on a person's calf.
Grey creature in a suit on a calf
Watercolour-style drawing of the cartoon character Stitch sitting beside the word OHANA in thin handwritten lettering on a cream background.
Stitch sitting beside the word Ohana
Black ink pen sketch of a dotwork cat creature with a leaf above and a lotus flower below, drawn on a sketchbook page.
Dotwork cat with leaf and lotus design
Realistic colour tattoo of a large-eyed, big-eared furry creature standing on a calf, shaded in browns, pinks and grey.
Gremlins-style creature on a calf
Black and white line drawing of stylised, interlocking beasts arranged in two vertical columns, suggesting a tattoo design sheet.
Stylised beasts in a vertical line drawing
Black and grey Mickey Mouse playing a guitar on one forearm, beside a colourful neo-traditional Halloween sleeve with pumpkins and a green creature on the other arm.
Mickey Mouse and Halloween sleeve on forearms
Two photos of a traditional style tattoo on an upper leg or arm, showing a brown creature with an open toothed mouth and eyes on stalks above red flowers and green leaves.
Open-mouthed creature with red flowers
Colour tattoo of a small cartoon fox with a flowing orange tail on the side of a hip, and a small round orange and black flame tattoo on the wrist of a hand resting on dark denim.
Fox creature and flame circle tattoos on hand and hip
Close-up of three small black fuzzy creature tattoos on the neck behind an ear, with a purple plug earring visible above them.
Three small black fuzzy creatures behind the ear
Large back tattoo of fantasy creatures among trees under a full moon, with grey shaded linework and blue and yellow background wash, across the upper back.
Creature forest scene across a back
Black and grey tattoo of a textured creature with eye-like details on the back of a hand, with a fern-like tattoo continuing up the forearm.
Grey textured creature tattoo on the back of a hand
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a horned demon, skulls and a tentacled creature across the chest and upper arm.
Horned demon and skulls across chest and arm
Angled photo of a Japanese-style tattoo flash drawing on paper, with white clouds, teal and red washes, and a feathered creature set against black.
Japanese cloud and creature design on paper
Black and grey tattoo of a winged, horse-like dragon with a long tail, running across the side of the torso.
Winged dragon horse on the side of the body
Watercolour-style tattoo of a fox-like creature with flowing orange tails on the upper arm.
Fox creature with flame tails on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a crowned creature sailing a boat under a crescent moon and stars, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Crowned creature in a sailboat on the upper back
Colour realism tattoo of a furry creature with large dark eyes and a red headband, shown on a lower leg.
Furry creature with red headband on a calf
Solid black flash design of a stylised dragon-like creature with a curling spiral tail and sweeping wing-like spikes, on a white background.
Black silhouette dragon with spiral tail
Rainbow-coloured illustration of a stylised sword with Celtic knotwork panels and small creature figures on a black background, shown as a design rather than on skin.
Stylised sword with Celtic knotwork
Black silhouette tattoo of a creature with pink inner ears and a trailing tail of small star dots on the outer upper arm.
Black creature with a star trail on the upper arm
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a Totoro character surrounded by red cherry blossoms on the upper arm.
Totoro and cherry blossom on an upper arm
Small solid black tattoo of a round fuzzy creature with two large white eyes, placed on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Small fuzzy black creature on upper chest
Black ink drawing of two spindly, spiked figures with a crossed-bones motif and a single red drop between them, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Twin spiky figures with crossed bones and red drop
Pink flash sheet of black and pink horror designs including a skeleton, werewolf head, coffin, raven, snake, bats, eyes and a severed hand.
Horror flash sheet with skeleton and werewolf
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
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a circle with concentric wavy lines and a central shape, on the upper arm.
Circular wood-grain style motif on an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a horned demon with ram horns, wings and clawed hands on an upper arm.
Horned demon with wings on upper arm
Black and grey lettering reading DON'T LAUGH with a small downward arrow, tattooed on the lower abdomen above a black waistband, with larger black and grey tattoos higher up the torso.
Small Don't Laugh lettering on the lower belly