Animal skull tattoo ideas

48 photos and flash · 44% Dotwork, 40% Botanical · Thigh most common

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Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a horned animal skull framed by fine geometric lines on the forearm.
Horned animal skull with geometric lines
Fine line black ink tattoo of a deer skull with antlers on the upper thigh, shown beside a light pink frilled hem.
Deer skull with antlers on the thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of an animal skull with flowers and leaves on the outer thigh.
Animal skull and flowers on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork wolf head above an animal skull, framed by geometric diamond outlines, on the outer thigh.
Wolf head and skull on a thigh
Black and grey tattoos of a human skull, an antelope skull, an animal skull and a bird skull, one on each finger of a clenched hand.
Animal skulls across four fingers
Black and grey flash design of a woman wearing a wolf over her head, with a rose in her hair, skull choker, crossed arrows and a heart.
Wolf-headed woman with rose and arrows
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of an animal skull with red, yellow and blue roses and a ribbon banner, on the outer thigh.
Animal skull and roses on a thigh
Two pen sketches of tattoo designs: a left panel with a skull, roses and geometric lines, and a right panel with a bull skull, moths and dotwork shading.
Skull and rose designs in pen sketches
Pen and dotwork drawing on paper of three cat designs: two skulls and a hairless sphynx cat head, with black drawing pens beside them.
Cat skulls and sphynx cat flash sheet
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a rose, two pansies and an animal skull with leaves, shown on a limb.
Rose, pansies and animal skull
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an animal skull with two roses, leaves and a triangle, on the outer thigh.
Animal skull and roses on a thigh
Black and grey ink drawing of a ram skull with large curled horns, rendered in fine hatching on a plain light background.
Ram skull with curled horns
Black and grey ram skull tattoo with curled horns on the middle finger of a clenched hand, shown against a dark background.
Ram skull tattoo on a finger
Black and grey line drawing of a horned animal skull framed by roses and leaves, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Horned skull with roses design
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of an animal skull set among purple roses and green leaves, on the upper leg.
Animal skull and purple rose
Colour tattoo of an animal skull with red poppies and green fern fronds on the side of a person's ribs, in a neo-traditional style.
Animal skull with poppies on ribs
Colour tattoo of an animal skull surrounded by purple and orange flowers and green leaves on a thigh, in a botanical neo-traditional style.
Animal skull and flowers on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a forest scene with a stag silhouette, a hunter figure and a large skull.
Forest, stag and skull on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of animal skulls with antlers and leaves on the outer thigh, in a botanical style.
Animal skulls and leaves on a thigh
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a horned animal skull with leaves and flowers on the upper arm, shown in a black and white photograph.
Horned animal skull and leaves on upper arm
Close-up of a black and grey wolf skull tattoo with red watercolour splashes on the inner forearm.
Wolf skull on the inner arm
Fine line black tattoo of two overlapping triangles and a small dot on the back of a hand, which rests on an animal skull.
Overlapping triangles and dot on the hand
Black and grey traditional cat skull tattoo with dotwork shading and bold outlines, on a limb with other tattoos partly visible at the edges.
Cat skull tattoo in black and grey
Pencil sketch of an animal skull with curved horns wearing a feather headdress, with a diamond shape on the cheek, drawn on paper.
Animal skull with feather headdress sketch
Two traditional-style thigh tattoos: a purple rose with an animal skull on the left thigh, and a black and grey cat head with a red rose on the right thigh.
Animal skull and cat with roses on thighs
Tattoo of an animal skull with green leaves and pale pink roses on the upper arm and shoulder, shown on a woman in a purple top.
Animal skull and roses on upper arm
Forearm tattoo of an ornamental animal skull with dotwork swirls, surrounded by red poppies and buds in a botanical style.
Animal skull and poppies on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a hairless cat skull with large ears and fangs, placed centrally on the chest.
Cat skull on the chest
Neo-traditional tattoo of a horned animal skull surrounded by leaves and red berries across an upper arm and shoulder.
Horned animal skull with foliage on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an animal skull wreathed in a peony and leaves, placed on the outer thigh.
Animal skull and peony on a thigh
Colour tattoo of an animal skull with red poppies, dark seed heads and green leaves on the outer thigh, in a botanical neo-traditional style.
Animal skull and poppies on a thigh
Black and grey shaded feline skull tattoo with two fangs on the calf, outlined with a thin teal edge.
Feline skull tattoo on a calf
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a crocodile-headed figure in a long dress beside a skull-headed figure in a checked outfit, on the inner forearm.
Crocodile and skull figures on a forearm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of an animal skull with a yellow crescent moon, a red rose and green leaves on a forearm, with a black snake coiled below.
Animal skull, rose and snake on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of red roses and a horned animal skull with grey shading on the front of a thigh, with grey stockings and white bedding behind.
Red roses and horned skull on a thigh
Black and grey forearm tattoo of an animal skull with fangs, a feathered wing and a shaded rose, with a partly visible ribbon banner above.
Skull, wing and rose on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a horned animal skull with roses across the centre of a person's chest, above a black lace top.
Horned animal skull and roses on a chest
Line drawing design of a horned human skull above a snarling wolf skull, with bones and crescent shapes, in navy ink with gold speckles on a cream background.
Horned skull over wolf skull design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a ram skull with large curled horns on the outer thigh.
Ram skull on the outer thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a reptile skull in profile on the outer forearm.
Reptile skull tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of an animal skull surrounded by leaves and berries, on the outer thigh.
Animal skull with foliage on thigh
Colour realism tattoo of an animal skull with pink and red roses on the forearm near the elbow, against a blurred floral dress and kitchen background.
Animal skull and roses on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a skull, shells and peony flowers across a woman's hip and thigh, shown from the side against a white wall.
Skull and peony flowers across hip and thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a cat skull with whiskers on the back of a person's neck.
Cat skull tattoo on the back of the neck
Black and grey dotwork and linework tattoo of a cat skull with a crescent moon above it and a lotus shape below, on bare skin.
Cat skull with crescent moon and lotus
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an animal skull with long canine teeth, with an arrow running vertically through it, on a person's lower leg.
Animal skull pierced by an arrow on a calf
Black and grey thigh tattoo of two animal skulls, a poppy and an anatomical heart inside an ornate oval frame, with dotwork and geometric shading.
Skulls, poppy and heart in an oval frame
Black and grey realism tattoo of an ornate horned mask with floral filigree and a hanging rope, across a forearm.
Ornate horned mask with rope on a forearm