Dinosaur Tattoos! Got any? Plans to get any? (or share your favorites!)

[dinodamage]

Wanted to start a new dinosaur tattoo thread!

I'll start with my most recent ink, a ceratosaurus that was a collaboration between me and my artist, Rempe (link to his instagram)
Currently a WIP, color will come later!



I provided the initial draft to try and ensure it was fairly accurate whilst still being stylized, and he refined it in his style.
I debated on being an ultra-nerd and keeping it to jurassic plants only, but... in the end I decided a more traditional flower worked better with the composition. However, this is the first part to an ongoing sleeve, so I'll be adding some cycads or ferns eventually.

And next, not dinosaurs but I have two other tattoos from him. An alligator on my left arm and a crocodile on my right! The croc was meant to be a kaprosuchus but came out a bit more extant croc-like, which is still cool! I can't fault the guy for not being a paleo nerd like me and these are still some of the most unique crocodilian tatts I've personally seen (not-so-humble brag).



and lastly, to share some cool artists/tattoos I've found


ankylosaur by konstantin.tattoos


styracosaurus by pink.madzilla

I have a TON more liked/bookmarked on instagram so I'm happy to keep sharing.

[Bread]

Those look fantastic!

I've wanted Tyrannosaurus footprints along my tricep/bicep area or on my upper back (right or left). But never been committed to it. Maybe one day, and I would for sure post it.

[Duna]

Wow, those are super cool tatoos! I like the style of yours!

[dinodamage]

@Bread thanks so much! And whoa, that would be awesome, hope you can get that some day! It took me a long time to commit to finally getting a tattoo, but def worth it imo

@Duna thank you! I didn't figure out the kind of style I wanted my tattoos to be until I was 30 but tbh I'm glad I waited. Bold n bright!

[Gwangi]

Great tattoos, I particularly like the Ankylosaurus. I have tattoos, a sperm whale fighting a giant squid and a little shark, but I don't have any dinosaur tattoos. Eventually I would like to get a dinosaur or other prehistoric animal and I have a folder full of possible ideas on my computer.

[dinodamage]

@Gwangi yea the ankylosaur is cool- I rarely see them in tattoos.

Your tatts sound rad! I hope to get a sea critter myself but currently undecided.

And ah yea same here, soooo many ideas.

[BlueKrono]

I don't currently have any dinos, just a turtle, a frog, a mudpuppy, a snake, a symbol, and a couple of tardigrades. I have one planned for my forearm of an old-school plesiosaur battling a Tylosaurus. They'll be based on my favorite plesiosaur toy - a scaly green squeaker from an unknown company, and the Carnegie Tylosaurus. I'd also like to get the Carnegie Spinosaurus tattooed someday, but not sure where yet.

[Gwangi]

@Gwangi yea the ankylosaur is cool- I rarely see them in tattoos.

Your tatts sound rad! I hope to get a sea critter myself but currently undecided.

And ah yea same here, soooo many ideas.

Well, I might as well share it. This picture is from when it was fresh, it's more faded now, the squid has lost virtually all of its color.



I would be interested in seeing your tattoos @BlueKrono, they sound interesting.

[bmathison1972]

I have three tattoos, but they are all sports accomplishments, two for Ironman triathlons and one for the Hood to Coast relay race 

[BlueKrono]

@Gwangi I almost never put pics up on this site anymore. The necessity of uploading them to an external site and then pasting them here just became too cumbersome when I stopped using a computer a couple years ago. It's really cut down on my use of the DTF and especially sharing my newest acquisitions.

[Gwangi]

@Gwangi I almost never put pics up on this site anymore. The necessity of uploading them to an external site and then pasting them here just became too cumbersome when I stopped using a computer a couple years ago. It's really cut down on my use of the DTF and especially sharing my newest acquisitions.

I don't blame you. I don't do it much anymore and I still use a computer. I've gone to the dark side, my dinosaur pictures get posted to Instagram and Facebook.

[Halichoeres]

Maybe one day I'll get my Vitruvian Bothriolepis as a tattoo:

[Gwangi]

THAt is an awesome and original tattoo idea @Halichoeres!

[Libraraptor]

Yeah, that is a great concept inndeed!

[WitcherClo]

Not quite a dinosaur but I got the Ophthalmosaur specimen I described for my dissertation on my arm :)


I'm trying to add it as an image it doesnt seem to be working. Heres the link if anyone's interested :)

https://flic.kr/p/2nHGs3Y

[Gwangi]

Not quite a dinosaur but I got the Ophthalmosaur specimen I described for my dissertation on my arm


I'm trying to add it as an image it doesnt seem to be working. Heres the link if anyone's interested

https://flic.kr/p/2nHGs3Y

That's great. I've always liked fossil specimen tattoos. And the benefit of them vs. life reconstructions is that you don't have to worry about inaccuracies.

[DinoToyForum]

Not quite a dinosaur but I got the Ophthalmosaur specimen I described for my dissertation on my arm


I'm trying to add it as an image it doesnt seem to be working. Heres the link if anyone's interested

https://flic.kr/p/2nHGs3Y

Hey and welcome! To post images you need to use the image file address (not the web page address). I've edited your post for you.

[DinoToyForum]

Not quite a dinosaur but I got the Ophthalmosaur specimen I described for my dissertation on my arm


I'm trying to add it as an image it doesnt seem to be working. Heres the link if anyone's interested

https://flic.kr/p/2nHGs3Y

That's great. I've always liked fossil specimen tattoos. And the benefit of them vs. life reconstructions is that you don't have to worry about inaccuracies.

This is my thinking, too! If I were to get a tattoo (I'm not) then it would have to be a fossilised skeleton like this, rather than a life restoration.

[Pliosaurking]

Welcome to the forum @WitcherClo!
That's a really nice looking tattoo

[Kapitaenosavrvs]

Not quite a dinosaur but I got the Ophthalmosaur specimen I described for my dissertation on my arm :)


I'm trying to add it as an image it doesnt seem to be working. Heres the link if anyone's interested :)

https://flic.kr/p/2nHGs3Y

That's great. I've always liked fossil specimen tattoos. And the benefit of them vs. life reconstructions is that you don't have to worry about inaccuracies.

This :D I never got a Dinosaur Tattoo, because of this. Fossils are planned, but nothing that i have planned so far. I draw my tattoos for myself if possible. My left Arm, Shoulder and Chest are full. Stomach left side is unfinished since 2019 :D But also full. Wanted some Fossils and Cephalopods on my left Leg, maybe. I have mostly Space/Cosmic Horror and a tiny tad spiritualism/occultism and Geometry. So a lot of Arms and Tentacles  :D No Colour.

Nice Idea of a Thread. Interesting.


@Halichoeres fantastic Idea!