Dinosaur tattoo ideas

88 photos and flash · 19% Realism, 15% Dotwork · Upper arm most common

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Small black outline tattoo of a cartoon T-rex on the ankle, in a fine line style.
Cartoon dinosaur on an ankle
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a smiling pink baby triceratops surrounded by flowers, leaves and hearts, with RAWR lettering below, on the thigh.
Pink baby triceratops with flowers and RAWR lettering
Realism colour tattoo of a raptor hatching from a cracked egg, with a banner reading YOU BRED RAPTORS? and green leaves on skin.
Raptor hatching from an egg with banner
Traditional style tattoo of a reptile head with spiny ridges and clawed forelimbs on the back of a hand.
Reptile head on the back of a hand
Black and mustard flash sheet on a pale blue ground showing a Pip-Boy, power armour helmet, Nuka-Cola bottle, ray gun, laptop, dinosaur, bottle caps and other objects.
Fallout-themed flash sheet of props and objects
Black and grey tattoo of a raptor standing on an open hand, with a small plant beside it, on the outer thigh.
Raptor standing on a hand on the thigh
Black ink pen drawing of a dinosaur head with a exposed skeletal skull and spine overgrown with thin tendrils, shaded with fine stippled dots and textured scales.
Dinosaur skull with tendrils pen drawing
Black and grey realism tattoo of a roaring kaiju head with spiked dorsal plates, placed across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Kaiju head on upper back
Fine line black tattoo of a small cartoon dinosaur with back plates, placed on the upper arm in a black and white photo.
Small dinosaur outline on upper arm
Traditional colour tattoo of a green dinosaur head with yellow spots, red flowers and a banner reading Hold on to your butts, on the thigh.
Green dinosaur with roses and banner
Black ink tattoo of a stylised long-necked dinosaur filled with spirals, dots and geometric patterns, placed on the ankle.
Ornamental dinosaur on an ankle
Black and grey realism tattoo of two raptor dinosaurs in a misty forest on an upper arm, with a striped shirt sleeve visible.
Two raptors in a forest on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of two raptor dinosaurs among trees and ferns, across a person's upper arm.
Two raptors in a forest on the upper arm
Black linework flash design of a cartoon T-rex with feathered crest and leafy wreath, with the words We Need More Teeth, drawn in fine line on paper.
T-rex with leaves and We Need More Teeth
Fine line outline tattoos of a triceratops on a finger, a T-rex on another finger and a brontosaurus on the wrist, in black ink on pale skin.
Three small dinosaur tattoos on fingers and hand
Flash sheet of black line-drawn geometric animals, including a fox, a horse, a deer and a dinosaur, alongside diamonds and faceted hearts on a white background.
Geometric animal and gem flash sheet
Solid black silhouette design of a theropod dinosaur skeleton in side view, shown on a plain white background with no body placement.
Dinosaur skeleton silhouette design
Close photo of a black and pink dinosaur tattoo with small birds around it, placed on the side of the torso near the navel.
Pink dinosaur tattoo with scattered birds on torso
Black and grey stegosaurus tattoo on the upper arm, drawn with fine hatched linework and stippled shading in a vintage engraving style.
Stegosaurus tattoo on the upper arm
Small solid black dinosaur silhouette tattoo on the inner wrist of a hand raised palm-out, with blue denim jeans at the left edge of the frame.
Small dinosaur silhouette on a wrist
Black outline tattoo of a long-necked dinosaur on the inside of a lower lip, with the mouth held open.
Dinosaur tattoo on inner lower lip
Fine line flash sheet of a house, ginkgo leaf, polar bear, pine trees, dinosaur, hand and a scorpio constellation in black ink on cream.
Woodland flash sheet of fine line motifs
Colour tattoo of a grey kaiju monster breathing a blue flame, surrounded by red flames and orange clouds, on the lower leg.
Kaiju monster breathing fire on a calf
Collage of four realistic tattoos on skin showing a man in a dark suit, a man riding a raptor, a raptor beside a flag, and a hand holding a rifle in front of a flag.
Realistic portrait and flag scenes collage
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of an open-mouthed dinosaur head holding a pink cupcake with a cherry, on a calf.
Dinosaur holding a cherry cupcake on a calf
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a skeletal raptor dinosaur running across the upper back near the shoulder blade, shown in two photos.
Skeletal raptor dinosaur on a shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a triceratops skull with stippled shading on the outer thigh and hip.
Triceratops skull on the thigh
Black and grey tattoo of a dinosaur skull with long teeth on the inner forearm, against a plain grey wall.
Dinosaur skull on a forearm
Overhead view of many small temporary tattoo designs, including animals, flowers, lettering and simple line motifs, scattered around a silver tin marked SUPER.
Temporary tattoo designs around a metal tin
Colour tattoo of a stegosaurus with teal body, yellow and pink zigzag markings and pink back plates, on the upper arm against a white sheet.
Stegosaurus tattoo on upper arm
Pastel coloured flash design of a triceratops and two dinosaur heads with pink roses, ferns and leaves, framed by a banner reading dinosaurs eat man and woman inherits the earth.
Dinosaurs, roses and banner flash design
Small black and grey shaded triceratops tattoo on the side of the ribs, with a lace edge of clothing visible above it.
Small triceratops tattoo on the side ribs
Black outline drawing of a dinosaur with a carousel-style rope pole, scrolled saddle and ribbon bows, on a sketchbook page, as a tattoo design.
Carousel dinosaur line drawing
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a small raptor style dinosaur with a curled tail, on the calf.
Dotwork raptor on a calf
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a Tyrannosaurus rex skull with open jaws on the forearm.
T-rex skull on a forearm
Colour traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing a green raptor head with open jaws, two red roses with green leaves, and the words Life uh finds a way.
Raptor head and red roses with lettering
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a snarling red-mouthed T-rex with olive and salmon scales, wrapping around a lower leg.
Neo-trad T-rex on a lower leg
Two mirrored black and grey dinosaur skull tattoos with fern fronds across the upper chest and shoulders.
Twin dinosaur skulls with ferns on chest
Colour tattoo of Jesus with a halo riding a T-rex, with a banner reading FUCK YEAH, on the upper arm.
Jesus riding a T-rex with banner
Small blue sauropod dinosaur tattoo on a forearm, with the arm held out beside a wooden fence and green foliage.
Blue sauropod dinosaur on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a green kaiju monster with an open mouth and red and orange details, set within a black circle with waves, on the thigh.
Kaiju monster in a circle on a thigh
Solid black dinosaur skeleton tattoo running along the inside of a forearm, shown in two stacked photos.
Dinosaur skeleton tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a roaring dinosaur head with claws on the side of a neck, set against a crosshatched background.
Roaring dinosaur on the side of the neck
Black fine line tattoo of a walking dinosaur with a trail of footprints running up the side of a foot near the ankle.
Dinosaur and footprints on a foot
Colour tattoo of a cartoon dinosaur in green and blue with the word RAWR above it and a pink heart, shown on a limb.
Cartoon dinosaur with RAWR and a heart
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 dotwork stegosaurus tattoo with a bold outline on the lower leg, with a partial dark tattoo visible at the top of the frame.
Stegosaurus tattoo on a lower leg
Pink cartoon raptor peering over lilac banners that read CHAOS IS WHAT KILLED THE DINOSAURS, DARLING, on a pale pink background.
Pink raptor with lilac banner lettering