Black and grey realism tattoo of a sugar skull woman with roses and a skull on the upper arm.

Enlarged with AI from a smaller original

Sugar skull woman and roses on upper arm

Realism · Upper arm · Black and grey · Photo

A realistic black and grey tattoo of a woman with sugar skull face markings, flowing hair and roses behind her head. A detailed skull and a rose sit below her on the arm. Smooth tonal shading and fine detail give depth, and the image shows a wide view beside a close-up of the same piece.

Find an artist for this

Take it to an artist as a reference. A good artist will make it yours rather than copy someone else's tattoo.

A story inspired by this tattoo · fiction

Dear Tomas,

Keep reading

The roses came up along the harbour wall the week after you sailed, red as the ones Mam kept in the tin vase, and I have been cutting them for the chapel every Sunday because nobody else will climb the wall. Mrs Achterberg says it is bad luck to pick from a wall that holds the sea back. I told her the wall has held for two hundred years and I have never once seen it thank anyone.

Papa's paints are still in the back of the boatshed. I found them on Thursday when the tide took the slip. Under the tarpaulin was the figurehead he carved for the Marigold before the fire, the woman with the lace round her eyes that the fishermen would not look at. He had washed her face in the grey he used for ghosts, then left her unfinished. I have been finishing her. I added the petals at her temples and a small skull in the corner, the way he liked to hide things where only the gulls would see them.

Last night the boats came in early and Captain Renfrew stood on the quay with his cap in his hands, looking up at her. He said nothing for a long time. Then he asked who had made the roses, and I said nobody made them, they just grew where they were put.

Write me back and tell me whether the Azores light is still green. I will keep the lamp lit on the sill until you do. Love, Ada

More like this

Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman with sugar skull face paint, flowing hair and a crescent ornament on the forearm.
Sugar skull woman portrait on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a sugar skull woman with ornate filigree, long hair, smoke and a decorated pistol across the upper arm and shoulder.
Sugar skull woman with pistol on upper arm
Realism tattoo on a calf showing a woman with sugar skull face paint, a red rose in her hair and a lace mandala behind her.
Sugar skull woman with red rose on calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a sugar skull woman with flowing hair and birds above, sitting on the upper thigh.
Sugar skull woman on thigh
Realistic zombie face tattoo in brown and grey tones with pale blue eyes and yellow hair accents, across the calf.
Realistic zombie face on a calf
Realism tattoo of a sugar skull woman with red roses in her hair and teal eyes, placed on the thigh.
Sugar skull woman with roses on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a cracked skull with water droplets and a pocket watch, shown on the outer thigh, with a close-up detail panel beside it.
Realistic skull and pocket watch on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull merged with a pocket watch with Roman numerals and gears, on the upper arm.
Skull and pocket watch on upper arm
Five views of a black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing Jesus with a crown of thorns, skulls, roses, a praying figure and an eye.
Black and grey realism full sleeve with religious and skull
Black and grey realism tattoo of a crowned skull with smoke swirls across a forearm.
Crowned skull on a forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo on the thigh of a skull in an ornate oval cameo frame, with red roses, a beaded chain and a pendant.
Skull in cameo frame with red roses on a thigh
Black and grey neo-traditional skull set within a rose outline, tattooed on an upper arm, shown in two side-by-side close-up photographs.
Skull and rose on an upper arm

From the plentytattoo archive, uploaded by a user. Is this your work? Ask for credit or removal.