Hood tattoo ideas

62 photos and flash · 39% Realism, 29% Traditional · Upper arm most common

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a hooded winged angel holding a skull, spread across the full back.

Winged hooded figure holding a skull on back

Black and grey traditional tattoo of a grim reaper in sunglasses holding a scythe beside a palm tree and moon, on a forearm.

Grim reaper and palm tree on a forearm

Black and grey flash design of a hooded skeleton pushing a cart of skulls, with a hammer and sickle on the cart side and Cyrillic lettering above and below.

Hooded skeleton pushing a cart of skulls

Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a hooded grim reaper with a scythe in front of a gothic church and a gravestone.

Grim reaper and church on upper arm

Black and grey realism tattoo of an elderly man's face wrapped in a hood, with a pocket watch above the brow, on the shoulder.

Elderly face and pocket watch on shoulder

Black and grey realism back tattoo showing a hooded grim reaper, a winged woman, hourglasses and a skeletal hand, with clouds and a ship on the upper arm.

Grim reaper and winged woman across a back

Large traditional-style back tattoo of a hooded grim reaper holding a rifle, with arched Sons of Anarchy lettering above and California below, placed across the upper and middle back.

Grim reaper lettering across a back piece

Traditional style grim reaper with a red scythe and dotwork shading, tattooed on the calf.

Grim reaper with scythe on a calf

Traditional colour tattoo of a hooded grim reaper holding a scythe whose blade is a dripping pepperoni pizza slice, with bold black outlines.

Grim reaper with pizza slice scythe

Black and grey realism tattoo of a rearing cobra with a raised hood and coiled body on the upper arm.

Cobra tattoo on upper arm

Black and grey traditional grim reaper tattoo with dotted shading, a scythe, falling tears and the words O heaven knows we'll soon be dust, on a limb.

Grim reaper with quote on a limb

Grey line-art flash design of a rearing cobra with a diamond lattice pattern on its hood and body, shown on a plain white background.

Rearing cobra with diamond pattern

Black and grey realism tattoo of a hooded grim reaper with glowing orange eyes, holding a scythe and wrapped in chains, on a lower leg.

Grim reaper with scythe and chains on a calf

Colour tattoo of the cartoon character Kenny from South Park, in an orange parka and hood with a black outline, on a lower leg.

Kenny from South Park on a calf

Black and grey realism tattoo of a hooded skull with a laurel wreath and a skeletal hand gripping a scythe, on the upper arm.

Grim reaper skull with laurel on upper arm

Realism colour tattoo of a hooded woman wearing a blood-stained respirator above a graveyard scene, placed on the calf.

Hooded woman in a bloodied mask on a calf

Neo-traditional tattoo on a calf showing a black and grey realistic portrait of a man with curly hair, framed by a teal brick hood with an eye, a lantern, a globe and bright geometric shapes.

Realist portrait with eye and globe on a calf

Japanese style flash drawing of a grey cat with a scowling face and one blue eye, wearing a red hood with gold floral patterns, set against blue clouds on a pale background.

Cat in a red hood with clouds

Neo-traditional tattoo on a thigh of a hooded, blindfolded woman with a black raven, a hand holding rope and an orange crescent moon.

Blindfolded woman and raven on a thigh

White line drawing of a hooded grim reaper holding a scythe, with the words A WASTED LIFE IS WORSE THAN DEATH above and below, on a black background.

Grim reaper with scythe and slogan

Colour tattoo of the cartoon character My Melody in a red hood with small green and pink flowers, on a forearm against red polka-dot fabric.

My Melody character on a forearm

Colour traditional-style tattoo of a cartoon black cat in a hood on the thigh, with grey scrollwork above it.

Cartoon black cat tattoo on a thigh

Skull in feathered headdress on a calf

Black ink tattoos on an arm in a traditional style, showing a hooded skull, crossbones, an eye and the words BYE BYE, with a spiral tattoo on the hand.

Skull, crossbones and BYE BYE on an arm

Black and grey tattoo of a woman's face framed by a black hood with cat ears, with small stars and a bell collar, on the upper arm.

Cat-eared woman portrait on an upper arm

Realistic colour tattoo of a plague doctor mask with a dark hood and glowing orange lens, on the lower leg.

Plague doctor mask on a calf

Colour tattoo of an Ewok holding a staff beside a horned creature with an open mouth, on the calf.

Ewok and alien creature on a calf

Realistic black and grey cobra with its hood raised, coiling down the upper arm, shown in a photo of a tattoo on skin.

Realistic cobra on an upper arm

Black and grey traditional tattoo of a hooded grim reaper skull with the words DEAD SERIOUS beneath it, on an upper arm.

Grim reaper with DEAD SERIOUS lettering

Black and grey realism tattoo of a hooded grim reaper holding a scythe and hourglass on the upper arm.

Grim reaper with scythe and hourglass on upper arm

Black and grey realism tattoo of a sugar skull woman in a hood, with a keyhole above her brow and roses at the lower left, photographed on skin.

Sugar skull woman with keyhole and roses

Realistic coloured tattoo of an Ewok with an orange hood on the upper arm, with a tribal design and a skull tattoo nearby.

Ewok tattoo on upper arm

Black blackwork tattoo of a triangular hooded emblem filled with Celtic knotwork, on the forearm.

Celtic knotwork emblem on a forearm

Full back tattoo in realism style showing a red-haired woman in a red hood holding a lantern, with a snarling wolf above her on the upper back.

Lantern-carrying woman and wolf on a back

Traditional style tattoo of a grim reaper holding a scythe beside a red heart pierced by an arrow, on a lower leg.

Grim reaper with scythe and heart on a calf

Four small pixel-art style characters tattooed in a vertical column on the forearm, photographed in a bathroom mirror selfie.

Four pixel-art characters down a forearm

Traditional style tattoo of a grim reaper holding a scythe under a wreath of orange and pink flowers, with other tattoos visible around it on a limb.

Grim reaper with scythe and flower wreath

Realism tattoo of a pug's head peeking out of a red hood on the lower leg, shaded in black, tan and grey with bold red ink.

Pug peering from a red hood

Colour traditional tattoo of a crowned queen in a blue hood inside an ornate gold frame, on the calf.

Crowned queen in a gold frame on a calf

Pencil drawing of a hooded grim reaper skull holding a pocket clock with Roman numerals, with smoky shading on sepia paper.

Grim reaper holding a melting clock

Colour traditional tattoo of a cartoon character in a white hood set within a red rose and green leaves, on the side of the ribs.

Cartoon character and rose on ribs

Colour neo-trad tattoo of Little Red Riding Hood with large orange eyes and a wolf on the upper arm, shown in three mirrored panels.

Little Red Riding Hood and wolf on upper arm

Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a hooded grim reaper with a skull face holding out a hand above skull coins, with wispy smoke behind.

Hooded reaper with skull coins on upper arm

Black and grey photograph of a small tattoo of a white-faced masked spirit with floral details, on the outer upper arm of a person in a white t-shirt.

Masked spirit tattoo on upper arm

Hooded woman and skull on upper arm

Black and grey realism tattoo of a hooded bird with a visible ribcage perched on a clock, on the back of a calf.

Hooded bird with ribcage on a clock on a calf

Black and grey traditional grim reaper skull with star-shaped eyes and dotwork shading, above the words SING ME TO SLEEP, on a lower leg.

Grim reaper with lettering on a calf

Black and grey Traditional style tattoo of a hooded grim reaper holding a scythe, shaded in grey, on the side of a person's ribs.

Grim reaper with scythe on ribs