Creature tattoo ideas

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

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Black and white pen drawing of a stippled cat-like creature with large ears, circular eyes and a crescent-shaped dotted tail, shown on paper.
Stippled cat creature drawing
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two wolf-like creatures locked together in a circular frame on the upper arm.
Two wolf-like creatures entwined on upper arm
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
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
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 ink flash design of a white silhouetted creature framed by swirling waves, scale patterns and fine dotwork.
Silhouette within swirling waves
Black and grey traditional dotwork tattoo on the upper arm showing a toothed creature, a beaked figure in a plaid shirt and a spider web.
Toothed creature and beaked figure with spider web
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
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
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
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 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 white flash sheet of three stylised bat head designs stacked vertically, with engraved wings and stippled shading.
Three stacked bat head designs in black ink
Neo-traditional flash design of a stylised creature head with a swirling purple and orange body, black linework and dotted accents, with no body placement shown.
Swirling creature with curled tail