/r/ImaginaryMonsters

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Pictorial art of monsters from the past or present, such as angels, demons, strange WTF creatures, drooling brutes, innocent-looking oddities, mythical hybrids, an image from a bestiary, etc. Yes, you can submit drawings of your own imaginary monsters.

We strongly encourage the crediting of artists by their real name.

The Imaginary Network:

r/ImaginaryCharacters

r/ImaginaryLandscapes

r/ImaginaryMonsters

r/ImaginaryTechnology

A multi-reddit of The Imaginary Network


Pictorial art of monsters from the past or present, such as angels, demons, strange WTF creatures, drooling brutes, innocent-looking oddities, mythical hybrids, an image from a bestiary, etc. Perhaps your submission will inspire an illustrator or comic-book artist. Yes, you can submit drawings of your own imaginary monsters :) No photos, please.


No AI art

Please credit the artist by their real name and link to source. Please take 5 minutes to use Google Image Search or TinEye

Use the actual title of the artwork: Don't retitle an artist's piece, even if the relation between the title and the piece is unintuitive. Do not create a title for an untitled piece either.

No links to collections of wallpapers or a portfolio: Please link to one image, and post a link to the gallery in the comments

Self-submissions: Flair reserved for artists posting their own work (Original Content/'OC'): Click the word 'flair' under your post's title then click 'Self-submission' and Save. Leave a comment about your piece. Warning: Self-promotion without community engagement may result in a ban.

3 submissions max. every 24 hours

No shortened URLs

Reposts of submissions already posted to this subreddit are OK after 8 months

No politics, including sexual politics

No subreddit marketing

No obvious Card art

Moderators may remove posts/comments at their discretion


Reddit alumnus hueypriest said Imaginary Monsters is "awesome" in a comment about mentioning it on reddit's blog and alumna cupcake1713 says it's "one of the creepiest subreddits"


Header image: a crop of "Corak The Hunter" by Philip Herman


Requests: For payable requests, try r/HungryArtists, r/ArtStore, r/DesignJobs or Dribbble. Or you can search the deviantArt Job offers or Services forums. For casual requests, try r/picrequests


Friends: r/Art - all things art related, post what inspires you; r/CharacterDrawing - for fans of role-playing games; r/Comicbookart - an appreciation of the art form; r/DeviantArt - share your work and the work of others; r/drawing - for artists who particularly enjoy drawing; r/Painting - painting methods, techniques, and tips; r/SpecArt - Explore the visual aspects of imagined worlds; r/Wallpapers; r/WTFArt - experimental and unusual art


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/r/ImaginaryMonsters

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The Orpachokra by Bobby Rebholz

6 Comments
2024/12/01
12:09 UTC

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Strange Cargo by Phase Runner

2 Comments
2024/12/01
12:04 UTC

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Hoppin' round doodle

0 Comments
2024/12/01
08:24 UTC

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The CutHead In No Mans Land

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2024/12/01
08:03 UTC

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George Costanza is the Joker (Why, is everyone, so serious?)

3 Comments
2024/12/01
02:36 UTC

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Drake by Antonio J. Manzanedo

2 Comments
2024/12/01
01:34 UTC

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Art by @Oniku_kui_tai

3 Comments
2024/12/01
01:32 UTC

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MUMMY'S TOMB / Drawing by Gary Wray (me) - 1993

0 Comments
2024/11/30
22:18 UTC

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Sengooki

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2024/11/30
21:32 UTC

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Paranyxasaurus. A made up dinosaur.

1 Comment
2024/11/30
20:11 UTC

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Seventh son by Falucho (me)

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2024/11/30
20:09 UTC

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Flashlight, by ckjm

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2024/11/30
20:05 UTC

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Human extinction exhibition by Sarcoma @doomedsarcoma

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2024/11/30
19:26 UTC

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Sausage Octopus by Rappenem (me!)

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2024/11/30
17:34 UTC

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Sun Dogs and Broken Spectres

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2024/11/30
14:57 UTC

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''Worthless'', by Gus Barreira.

2 Comments
2024/11/30
14:37 UTC

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Quitters Never Win, Digital, Gus Fink, 2024.

5 Comments
2024/11/30
14:28 UTC

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A Wolf O' Lantern (Art Credit: Kumacapra - Instagram)

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2024/11/30
14:08 UTC

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Dead Meat by Noely Ryan

2 Comments
2024/11/30
11:13 UTC

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Gibbet the Scorned by Nikola Matkovic

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2024/11/30
11:04 UTC

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Worm by Yan Lv (NSFW)

57 Comments
2024/11/30
11:03 UTC

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owl by えすてぃお

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2024/11/30
00:54 UTC

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Elegiosa

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2024/11/29
21:25 UTC

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cold hallway

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2024/11/29
20:55 UTC

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Leslie ate a whole box of cornstarch and now he has a tummy ache. I don’t know what he expects me to do about it. I can’t take it anymore. I am at my limit. by Crab Creatures @CrabCreatures

2 Comments
2024/11/29
19:03 UTC

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We are the prey...

16 Comments
2024/11/29
18:11 UTC

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the moon v2 by me

4 Comments
2024/11/29
16:44 UTC

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Ghoul by me italomateusart

1 Comment
2024/11/29
16:05 UTC

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Using referance gave me these sketches

0 Comments
2024/11/29
16:00 UTC

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Dark Rider by Alexey Virus

6 Comments
2024/11/29
12:29 UTC

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