/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

394,800 Subscribers

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Centaur by Hitori Mi

1 Comment
2024/07/17
10:05 UTC

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Megalodon Encounter by Raph Lomotan

1 Comment
2024/07/17
09:56 UTC

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Woodkins, Bruiser.2 - v_de_rosa

0 Comments
2024/07/17
05:29 UTC

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Lucky Star by me :)

3 Comments
2024/07/16
23:17 UTC

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Gorgon. By me.

2 Comments
2024/07/16
23:10 UTC

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Pale Lord

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2024/07/16
21:53 UTC

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Madonna and child, ink and acrylic on canvas, by me. Thank you for looking!

2 Comments
2024/07/16
20:05 UTC

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I had no idea what this would turn into when I started, I was just experimenting with the smudge feature

3 Comments
2024/07/16
17:16 UTC

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Boitatá by Thiago Lehmann

1 Comment
2024/07/16
17:00 UTC

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Monster boyfriends

0 Comments
2024/07/16
14:43 UTC

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Unraveler's Sideshow from "Hank: Drowning On Dry Land" video game, by @cioncept

1 Comment
2024/07/16
11:14 UTC

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Totem: Life (Cat Princess) oil painting

2 Comments
2024/07/16
11:03 UTC

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Excadrill i made in photoshop using weasels <3 (this isnt AI)

0 Comments
2024/07/16
10:19 UTC

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Good Hunting by Jakub Rozalski

4 Comments
2024/07/16
10:02 UTC

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Demon by Antonio J. Manzanedo

1 Comment
2024/07/16
09:17 UTC

119

Creatures...

2 Comments
2024/07/16
01:17 UTC

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The Drifting Fox (Limbus Company) @algro778

1 Comment
2024/07/15
16:40 UTC

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Dan Schneider, the Nickelodeon foot collector.

15 Comments
2024/07/15
15:06 UTC

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The Oracle - another painting I did with the same theme

0 Comments
2024/07/15
15:06 UTC

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Rotseeker, by me, digital, 07.2024

14 Comments
2024/07/15
14:17 UTC

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“Octopodius Maximus”

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2024/07/15
12:32 UTC

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A Fantastic Day to Be Alive and Happy, Graphite and Charcoal on Paper, Randy Ortiz, 2018.

1 Comment
2024/07/15
10:24 UTC

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Horned Teeth by Toni Muntean

1 Comment
2024/07/15
10:16 UTC

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Parasites by Pedro Barahona

6 Comments
2024/07/15
10:08 UTC

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Tubin' Round doodle

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2024/07/15
07:42 UTC

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Woodkins, Collector - v_de_rosa

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2024/07/15
06:41 UTC

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Real eyes [OC]

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2024/07/14
21:48 UTC

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Fractured by me

1 Comment
2024/07/14
20:32 UTC

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Charm Monster- Pathfinder, Paizo Publishing by Ben Wootten

1 Comment
2024/07/14
19:47 UTC

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the dark lady by me

1 Comment
2024/07/14
18:44 UTC

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