Skull tattoo ideas

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Black ink drawing of a barn owl perched on a stippled skull within a diamond frame, a dotwork and blackwork tattoo design shown on tracing paper with no body placement.
Barn owl on a skull tattoo design
Black and grey tattoo of a skeletal woman with flowers in her hair and a crown, inside a circle of lettering, on a limb.
Skeletal woman in a circle with light bulbs
Colour traditional tattoo of an hourglass filled with skeletons and skulls, beside a red rose and a coffin, on the upper arm, with a swallow tattoo at the edge of the frame.
Hourglass with skeletons and coffin on upper arm
Digital 3D render of a woman in black lace lingerie with a rose on one arm, a dark tattoo sleeve on the other, a koi fish on one thigh and a dreamcatcher on the other.
Woman in lingerie with tattoos on arms and thighs
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a skull with an exposed brain on top, shown on the forearm.
Skull with exposed brain on forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a sugar skull woman with long dark hair and an orange marigold, on a limb held by a hand.
Sugar skull woman with marigold flower
Black and white ink drawing of a rabbit skull with long curved ears, shaded with fine hatching and stippling, shown as a tattoo design.
Rabbit skull design with tall ears
Black and grey traditional style tattoo on an upper arm showing an anchor, a skull, a ribbon banner with lettering and five-pointed stars.
Anchor, skull and stars on an arm
Colour botanical tattoo of a longhorn skull surrounded by succulents, lavender and trailing thyme on the outer thigh.
Longhorn skull with succulents on a leg
Neo-trad tattoo design drawing of a woman with a feathered headdress, animal skulls and red gemstones, shown in grey pencil with red accents.
Neo-trad woman with feathered headdress
Black and grey flash sheet of separate tattoo designs including a bird, skull, anchor, key, compass rose, moth, butterfly and a sailing ship, with no body placement shown.
Black and grey tattoo flash sheet
Black and cream drawing of a panda face styled as a sugar skull, with round ears, dotwork shading and floral ornament, shown as a tattoo flash design.
Panda sugar skull design
Neo-traditional flash design of a woman with flowing red hair, a golden skull, a raven and dark roses, drawn with bold outlines and rich colour.
Red-haired woman with skull and raven
Black and grey skeletal anglerfish tattoo with a small skull above it on an upper arm, photographed on a bed.
Skeletal anglerfish on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on the upper arm, a hamsa hand with an eye in its palm merged with a skull.
Hamsa and skull on the upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull in an ornate oval frame with a death's head moth and beaded chain below, on a woman's upper back.
Skull in ornate frame with moth on back
Flash design of a cracked skull wearing a black gas mask, with green smoke curling around it on a white background.
Skull in gas mask with green smoke
Black and grey realism style cameo tattoo of a skull woman with a red rose in her hair, set in an ornate frame on the forearm.
Skull cameo with rose on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a sugar skull framed by red and pink roses and white flowers, running across a woman's back and ribs in a realistic style.
Sugar skull and roses across back and ribs
Black and grey sugar skull tattoo surrounded by roses, leaves and a butterfly, shown on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Sugar skull with roses on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of two roses framing a skull on a forearm, shaded against a dark background.
Stacked roses and skull on a forearm
Illustration of a hairless cat with black and grey tattoo designs of roses, a swallow, a wing and '7 Lives' script, wearing a maroon bow with a skull charm.
Tattooed hairless cat with rose and swallow
Black line drawing flash design of a skull with dollar-sign eyes and the words Eyes Only For You set in a circle around it, shown on a plain white background with no body placement.
Skull with dollar eyes and circular lettering
Traditional colour tattoo of a woman with blue eyes and a red veil that reveals a skull, held by a hand with long blue nails, on the thigh.
Veiled woman with skull on thigh
Black and grey tattoo of a dinosaur skull and ribcage on the side of a person's torso, above the waistband of dark jeans.
T-rex skeleton tattoo on the side of a torso
Black and grey pencil flash design of praying hands, dice, playing cards, a winged pocket watch, roses, skulls and a banner reading Such is life, in a neo-traditional style.
Such is life flash with skulls, dice and praying hands
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
Black and grey flash sheet of several skulls wreathed in smoke and flame, shown as tattoo designs with no body placement.
Smoky skull flash sheet
Black linework skull tattoo on a forearm, with red outlined flowers, a grey-shaded eye socket and grey shading on the teeth.
Skull and red flower on a forearm
Black and grey sugar skull tattoos with floral detail on two fingers, with a silver ring on a neighbouring finger.
Sugar skull tattoos on two fingers
Black and grey realism tattoo of two sugar skulls, one with curled hair and a flowered hat, on an upper arm, with a script lettering piece in a second panel.
Sugar skull couple on upper arm
Colour tattoo on a thigh of a green pony with pink hair and dripping red blood, set within a black-outlined scrollwork frame above a small skull.
Zombie pony and skull in a scroll frame on a thigh
Black and grey realism back piece showing a skeleton skull and a woman with sugar skull make-up and a rose in her hair, with coloured roses on the upper arm.
Skeleton and sugar skull back piece
Realistic graphite drawing of an octopus with tentacles wrapped around a human skull, shown as a tattoo design sketch on paper.
Octopus wrapped around a skull
Black and grey skull tattoo with ornamental shapes on the back of a hand, which is holding a black ceramic skull mug.
Skull tattoo on the back of a hand
Black and grey skull tattoo with overlaid geometric lattice lines on the thigh, shaded in a stippled engraved style.
Skull with geometric lattice on thigh
Black and grey line drawing of a pair of scissors with a skull-like blade guard, wrapped in a ribbon, with the word Capricorn beneath it.
Capricorn scissors and ribbon design
Greyscale graphite drawing of a woman's face merging with a skull, with long hair flowing across the image, shown as a realistic tattoo design sketch.
Woman and skull graphite drawing
Black blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a skull with spiral eyes inside a triangle, with stylised lettering above, on the inside of a forearm.
Skull in triangle on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an eye on the back of a hand, with heavily shaded fingers and bone-like detail on the middle finger.
Realistic eye tattoo across the back of a hand
Colour tattoo of a stylised figure in an ornate headdress beside a small skull, in traditional style, on the outer upper arm.
Ornate figure with skull on upper arm
Black and grey sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing skulls, dice, pistons, playing cards, flames and a motorcycle engine, shown from three angles.
Skull, dice and engine full arm sleeve
Black and grey tattoo of stacked skulls and skeletons with a knife, shaded and detailed, on the upper arm.
Stacked skulls and skeletons with a knife on upper arm
Black and grey Neo-trad back tattoo of a woman holding a set of scales, with roses, a skull and feathered wings across the back.
Woman with scales and skull on full back
A tattooed man in a black t-shirt printed with a horned skull, tentacles and a band logo, with colourful tattoos on both forearms and upper arms.
Man in black tee with tattooed arms
Black outline and blue tattoo of two skeletons facing each other and holding hands, placed on the thigh.
Two skeletons holding hands on a thigh
Black and grey realistic skull tattoo with black ink splashes and red brush strokes on the side of the torso, above the hip.
Realistic skull with black ink splashes on the side
Black and grey abstract skull tattoo with loose brush-like strokes on the outer thigh.
Abstract skull on the thigh