Creature tattoo ideas

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

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Colour tattoo of a blue TARDIS police box shaded in a realistic style on a forearm, with black script and a black line drawing above it.
TARDIS police box on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a stretched yellow unicorn-like creature trailing a rainbow across the forearm, in a cartoon style.
Yellow unicorn creature over a rainbow on a forearm
Full arm sleeve tattoo of hammerhead shark silhouettes swimming over classical ruins in teal, with a torn orange section and a small red creature on the forearm.
Hammerhead sharks over ruins on an arm sleeve
Black and white photo of a fine line geometric tattoo of nested triangles and a small solid black seated figure on the inner forearm, near the wrist.
Fine line triangles and a small seated figure on a wrist
Colour cartoon creatures with black outlines covering a forearm, including a turtle-like figure and a round creature with a yellow-eyed face, placed on the forearm.
Colourful cartoon creatures on a forearm
Four views of a black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a fantasy castle, a hooded figure, a female elf warrior and skulls from shoulder to wrist.
Fantasy castle and warrior full sleeve
Close photograph of a bold red cartoon fox tattoo with black outlines and spiky ears, sitting on the forearm, with a partial second tattoo visible at the bottom edge.
Red cartoon fox tattoo on an arm
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Bold black tribal-style creature tattoo with a small red accent, running along the forearm.
Tribal creature on a forearm
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
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 line tattoo of a small round antlered creature with hatched shading on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Antlered creature on a wrist
Fine line black tattoo of three small round-headed creatures with dot eyes, placed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Three small round-headed spirits on a forearm
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo on a forearm showing a wooden sign reading EDGE, a seated animal, a small figure and a spiky creature along a ledge.
Sign reading EDGE and figures on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of two fluffy round creatures with big eyes and thin legs on the inside of a wrist and forearm.
Two fluffy black creatures on a wrist
Realistic colour tattoo of a smoking caterpillar beside a brass hookah, in teal and orange, wrapping around a forearm.
Caterpillar with hookah on a forearm
Brown linework design on a forearm showing a standing figure beside a tall cylindrical object and three small round creatures, with spirals, a star and tally marks on the hand.
Figure and creatures on a forearm with hand spirals
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 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
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
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
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
Black blackwork tattoo of a winged creature with dripping ink and splatter marks across the forearm.
Dripping winged creature on a forearm
Black and grey Traditional style tattoo of a horned goat-like creature with a fish tail curling into an S shape, shaded on the inner forearm.
Horned goat-fish creature on forearm
Two matching cartoon-style creature tattoos with black outlines and googly eyes, one brown and one pink, on the inner wrists.
Matching cartoon creature wrist tattoos
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
Colour tattoo of a vertical column of cartoon creatures, including a black cat, a fire sprite and small black soot sprites, on the forearm.
Stacked cartoon creatures on a forearm
Realism tattoo of a grey skull with red blood dripping from the nose, above a snarling creature with glowing red eyes and fangs, on a forearm.
Skull and red-eyed creature on a forearm