Creature tattoo ideas

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Woman in profile with horned creature on thigh

Black and grey realism tattoos of a dragon beside crystals on one thigh and a winged griffin with pumpkins on the other, both on the upper thighs.

Dragon and griffin thigh tattoos

Colour realism tattoo on an upper thigh showing an older grey-haired man in a suit holding a card with a black and grey hairy creature on it.

Realistic portrait of a grey-haired man on a thigh

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

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

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

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 and grey shaded tattoo of a hunched, horned creature with a snout and clawed hands, sitting on the outer thigh.

Seated horned creature on a thigh

Mixed colour and black linework tattoo of an anime-style girl with a white masked spirit, a dragon and small black soot sprites on the thigh.

Anime girl and spirits on a thigh

Neo-traditional colour tattoo on the thigh showing a hand holding paintbrushes and pencils, framed by pink flowers and green leaves.

Hand holding paintbrushes and pencils on thigh

Watercolour-style tattoo of a Totoro-like character with red flowers on the outer thigh of a person lying beside a floral fabric.

Totoro and red flowers on a thigh

Colour traditional tattoo of a red-rimmed eye with blue tears on a leg, with a butterfly above it and a green creature below.

Eye with tears and butterfly on a leg

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

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

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

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

Colour realism tattoo of blue-green scales showing through torn skin on the outer thigh.

Blue scales under torn skin on a thigh

Colour realism tattoo of a gaunt, pale face with yellow eyes framed by rusted metal straps, on the outer thigh.

Pale creature portrait in a metal frame on a thigh