/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


subreddits created by One_Giant_Nostril

/r/ImaginaryMonsters

405,767 Subscribers

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Pigeon by Alena Kuzminykh

1 Comment
2024/12/20
11:35 UTC

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Medusa, by me

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2024/12/20
10:46 UTC

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"The Pinnacle of Punishment." By me (OBSID13N)

Lebewohl Vom Krampus

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2024/12/20
06:11 UTC

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Happy THAC0 Thursday

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2024/12/20
05:56 UTC

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Art by @MON_2501

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2024/12/20
03:53 UTC

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Alwahsh Almuqadas, Crimsoneyedkeeper (me), Fountain pen and digital screentone, 2024

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2024/12/20
03:13 UTC

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GIANT ROBOT OF DESTRUCTION / Comic Panel by Gary Wray (me) 1979

2 Comments
2024/12/19
23:18 UTC

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Big teeth by me italomateusart

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2024/12/19
21:33 UTC

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Forest Crawler by Noely Ryan

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2024/12/19
16:33 UTC

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Petalhead by Ben Wanat

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2024/12/19
11:22 UTC

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BEETLEJUICE! BEETLEJUICE! BEETLEJUICE!

4 Comments
2024/12/19
03:19 UTC

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WALKING NIGHTMARE / Comic Panel by Gary Wray (me) 1981

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2024/12/18
23:38 UTC

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The halt doors (Art by myself)

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2024/12/18
21:43 UTC

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Mare-dusa by Charlotte Belland

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2024/12/18
14:49 UTC

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Baroness Frankenstein by David Gaillet

23 Comments
2024/12/18
11:48 UTC

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Malphas, me, mixed media, 2024

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2024/12/18
05:17 UTC

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Worlds end..

An old art piece of mine

8 Comments
2024/12/18
01:53 UTC

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T04 by Li HH

2 Comments
2024/12/17
22:54 UTC

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DRAGON ATTACK / Comic Panel by Gary Wray (me) 1979

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2024/12/17
21:12 UTC

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Chucky Finster Gets Infected… (Greasy-Eyed_Dino)

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2024/12/17
20:59 UTC

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untitled by 翔太郎

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2024/12/17
16:53 UTC

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Série d'atrocité, by Jack Hillside (me)

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2024/12/17
16:45 UTC

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Celestial Emperor, 2024 [OC]

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2024/12/17
15:26 UTC

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Grasping Tentacles by Josh Guglielmo

2 Comments
2024/12/17
11:10 UTC

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Dark Vessel by Maxim Bazhenov

4 Comments
2024/12/17
08:29 UTC

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Demon Muppet by Maxim Bazhenov

2 Comments
2024/12/17
08:27 UTC

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Punishment

Tormented, he hang as years gone by. So much time has passed that the giant forgotten why he was being punished.

4 Comments
2024/12/17
07:32 UTC

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Echoes of Flesh

0 Comments
2024/12/17
06:06 UTC

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Gas Wraith (By me)

1 Comment
2024/12/17
02:29 UTC

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IT CONQUERED THE WORLD / Painting by Gary Wray (me) 2010

2 Comments
2024/12/17
01:30 UTC

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