Skull tattoo ideas

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Large black and grey realism tattoo across a full back showing a top-hatted goblin holding a lantern, with bats, mushrooms and skulls.
Top-hatted goblin with money bag on a full back
Pen drawing of a skull surrounded by ornate scrolls and leaves, drawn as a tattoo design on cream paper.
Skull with ornate scrollwork design
Black and white flash drawing of a skull submerged in dark liquid inside a corked glass bottle, in a blackwork style.
Skull in a glass bottle
Three photos of a tan and black treasure map tattoo with a compass rose, red cross, skull and crossed swords, scrollwork and the script Not all treasure is silver and gold, on the upper chest.
Treasure map with skull and script on chest
Blue ultraviolet-lit photo of a stacked skulls tattoo with swirling eye sockets running down the forearm.
Stacked skulls on a forearm under UV light
Two pink and black butterfly tattoos with skull faces, one on each side of a person's upper chest.
Twin skull butterflies on the chest
Flash sheet of five cartoon characters in a zombie-style neo-traditional design with bold black outlines and pastel watercolour washes, including a skull, crossed bones and a bottle.
Five cartoon characters in watercolour flash sheet
Loose, sketchy black and grey skull with rabbit ears and ink splatter tattooed on the outer thigh, with a touch of pale blue.
Skull with rabbit ears on a thigh
Black and grey traditional back piece showing an eagle, a steamship inside a heart-shaped frame with flowers, and a snake coiled around a skull on the neck.
Traditional back piece with eagle and ship
Black and grey traditional skull and crossed swords tattoo on an upper arm, just below a dark sleeve, in a black and white photograph.
Skull and crossed swords on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a galleon at sea with a skull in storm clouds, on the upper arm.
Galleon and skull in storm clouds
Black and white tattoo flash sheet with designs including a origami crane, feather, cross, sugar skull, anchor, heart, diamond and geometric triangles.
Black and white tattoo flash sheet
Black and grey flash design of three stacked skeletons, one gripping a dagger, with no body placement shown.
Three skeletons with a dagger design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch, a skull and two roses with a butterfly on the side of the torso.
Pocket watch, skull and roses on ribs
Large colour neo-traditional tattoo on a person's upper back showing a cupcake with a skull, a cartoon cat with a pink bow, pansies, a lollipop and broken hearts.
Cupcake, cartoon cat and pansies on the back
Neo-traditional owl and sugar skull tattoo with purple roses on a lower leg, shown in grey shading with purple accents.
Owl and sugar skull on a calf
Two forearms resting on white bedding show black line tattoos, including a cactus, Chinese characters, mandalas and a rose on the forearms and hands.
Forearm sleeve of roses, mandalas and cactus
Black ink drawing of a cat skull with stippled shading above a single open eye, on a plain light background, shown as a tattoo design.
Cat skull and eye design
White line drawing of a sugar skull with a rose across the crown and floral patterns in the eye sockets, shown on a black background.
Sugar skull with rose design
Traditional style colour tattoo of a grim reaper holding a bouquet of red, orange and yellow flowers, placed on the forearm.
Grim reaper with flowers on a forearm
Black and grey skull tattoo with a peony flower on the inner forearm, shaded in a realistic style.
Skull and peony on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a realistic skull, a red rose with dripping red lines and green leaves, with blue watercolour splashes, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Skull and rose on a shoulder blade
Red kiss-mark lips tattoo with a skull and crossbones cut into the negative space, on skin just below a lace edge.
Kiss-mark lips tattoo with skull and crossbones
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a snarling bear in a feathered headdress above a skull and beaded necklace, on a lower leg.
Bear in feathered headdress with skull on a calf
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a human skull merged with a spiral sea shell, placed on a limb.
Skull and spiral shell on a limb
Black and grey realism tattoo on skin showing two facing skulls, a skeletal hand, three butterflies, a rose and swirling smoke.
Two skulls, butterflies and rose in black and grey
Black and grey tattoo of two pairs of mirrored skeletons reaching their arms towards each other across the ribs.
Mirrored skeletons across the ribs
Black and grey skull tattoo covering a man's back, with an ornamental frame and a triangle and eye motif above it.
Skull and eye back tattoo
Neo-traditional flash design of two skulls facing each other, surrounded by purple roses and an ornate frame, drawn on cream paper.
Two skulls and purple roses in an ornate frame
Solid black skull design in a blackwork style, with a silhouetted lineman climbing a utility pole down the centre of the face, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Skull with lineman climbing a utility pole
Close view of a hand with a small black linework tattoo on the side of one finger, resting on a black book beside a rose gold digital watch.
Small finger tattoo beside a watch and book
Black ink line drawing of a woman with long dark hair, eyes closed, leaning in to kiss a skull held in her hand, on a white background.
Woman kissing a skull, line drawing
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo on the upper back showing a cupcake with a skull cherry, a cartoon cat with a pink bow, a lollipop, purple flowers and broken hearts.
Cupcake, cat and broken hearts on upper back
Colour tattoo of Hello Kitty styled as a sugar skull, with a pink bow and black outlines, on the upper shoulder.
Sugar skull Hello Kitty on a shoulder
Black and white dotwork drawing of a skull wearing a crown of roses, shown as a tattoo design on a plain background.
Skull with a crown of roses
Black and grey dotwork skull with a beaded, draped chain ornament tattooed across the centre of the chest.
Skull with beaded drape across the chest
Colour Traditional-style sugar skull tattoo with red roses, a diamond and flowers on the lower leg, shown on a calf.
Sugar skull and roses on a calf
Traditional style tattoo on a person's upper back showing a dagger with a golden hilt, an eye on the blade, red drops of blood and a skull below.
Dagger with eye and skull on upper back
Pencil drawing of a sugar skull with diamond-filled eyes, framed by two shaded roses and leaves, as a tattoo design on sketchbook paper.
Sugar skull with roses pencil design
Colour realism tattoo of a woman in a white headdress with closed eyes beside a tiger, on a calf, being worked on by a tattooist in blue gloves.
Realism portrait with tiger on a calf
Colourful skull tattoo with blue, pink and orange paint-like splashes and drips across the upper arm and shoulder.
Watercolour skull with feather splashes on upper arm
Black and grey realistic skull with roses inside overlapping geometric triangles on a forearm, with the word Believe on the wrist, shown beside its flash design.
Skull and roses in triangles on a forearm
Traditional style flash design of a skull in a pirate hat beside a sailing ship, with an 'As You Wish' banner, a yellow flower and a crown above, on a dark teal background.
Skull and sailing ship with banner and flower
Colourful sugar skull illustration with ornate patterns in red, teal and cream, shown as a standalone design with no skin visible.
Decorated sugar skull design
Black ink drawing of a ram skull with curled horns, stippled and hatched, with an eye and radiating rays above it, on a cream background.
Ram skull with eye and rays
Two flash designs of cupcakes in ornate frames, one pink with a bone and skulls reading Brains, one blue with a lilac bow reading Sweet, in a neo-traditional style.
Brains and Sweet cupcake flash pair
Black ink drawing of an ornate sugar skull design with diamond eyes, a cross on the nose and a spider web across the crown, shown on cream paper.
Sugar skull with diamond eyes
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