Skull tattoo ideas

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Realism tattoo of a shaded skull with a red rose above it and red and black splatter effects, on a person's upper back.
Skull and red rose on upper back
White line drawings of traditional tattoo flash motifs, including an eagle, skulls, a hand, a bear and a skeleton, on a black fabric tapestry hung against a white wall.
Traditional flash sheet on black fabric
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
Solid black stencil design of a pair of lips with a skull-like face and teeth cut out in white against a plain background.
Lips and skull stencil design
Black linework tattoo on an upper leg showing the words BAD LUCK IS BETTER THAN NO LUCK, a skull and crossed bones, with a hand touching the skin.
Skull, bones and quote tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey pencil drawing of a cracked skull with a moth, two brushes and a dagger-like pencil, above a geometric mandala, shown as a tattoo design.
Skull, moth and mandala design
Colourful sugar skull tattoo design with roses, gem-set eyes and ornate scrollwork on a black background, shown as a flash drawing.
Sugar skull with roses and gem eyes
Line drawing of a shaded skull with black tribal swirls and spiky beige rays behind it, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Skull with tribal swirls flash design
Shaded black and grey skull drawing with purple, blue and green watercolour splashes and drips, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Watercolour skull design
Large back tattoo in a Japanese style showing a grey skull in a red swirl-patterned robe beside black linework blossom branches, on a person lying face down.
Skull in red robe with blossom branch on back
Pastel illustration of a sugar skull with a pink bow, a flower on the forehead and heart-shaped eyes, on a cream background with pink flowers.
Pastel sugar skull with pink bow
Realistic black and grey skull tattoo with an orange glow inside one eye socket showing a small building, shown on a limb in a Realism style.
Realistic skull with fiery eye socket
Geometric skull tattoo with a crown of pink roses on the outer upper thigh, with black linework and pastel triangles filling the skull.
Geometric skull with rose crown on a thigh
A cream flash sheet of many small black line drawings, including keys, skulls, hearts, a syringe, an eye, a pyramid and a hamburger, in a fine line style with no body placement shown.
Small flash sheet of black line tattoo designs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of three death's-head moths stacked down a forearm, framed by triangle outlines and crescent moons.
Three death's-head moths on a forearm
Line drawing of a profile skull wearing a feathered headdress with beaded bands, braids and ribbons, in pale blue and pink ink on cream paper.
Skull in feathered headdress in profile
Neo-traditional flash design of a sugar skull framed by curly blue hair, yellow and pink flowers, red hearts and a green cross, with no body placement shown.
Sugar skull with flowers and curly hair
Illustrated design of a woman with a sugar skull face, a feather headdress, roses, butterflies and a skull, drawn in a mixed black, grey and colour style.
Sugar skull woman with feather headdress
Neo-traditional colour tattoo on the upper arm of a panda head with open jaws over a skull, with bamboo stalks and red blood splatter.
Panda and skull with bamboo on an upper arm
Sketchbook page of hand-drawn tattoo flash in red and blue pencil, including a spider, umbrella, eye, apple, dagger and chainsaw, with no body placement shown.
Sketchbook page of spider, umbrella and chainsaw flash
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull breaking through dark torn skin on a forearm, with glossy highlights on the cranium.
Realistic skull emerging from torn skin on a forearm
Black ink flash sheet of a floating island with pine trees, a snail on mushrooms, fern sprigs and hanging crystals in fine line style.
Floating island, snail and mushroom flash sheet
Mirror selfie of a torso and both arms covered in colour and black and grey tattoos, including a sugar skull face with dotwork shading on the stomach and roses and a skull on the chest.
Torso and arm sleeves with skulls and lotus flowers
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
Neo-trad style flash drawing of a bearded skull in a sailor cap, with a hand gripping a bottle, on an aged parchment background.
Bearded skull in sailor cap holding a bottle
Close-up of leggings printed with traditional-style tattoo flash designs, including a geisha head, owl, cat, skulls and roses, worn on the legs.
Tattoo flash print leggings
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
Traditional style hourglass tattoo with LIVE FOR TODAY banners, flowers, a skull and a rose across the side of the ribs, in black, grey and pale pink.
Hourglass with banners and skull on ribs
Black and grey realism skull tattoo on an upper arm, framed by outlined roses, a compass star and a pocket watch.
Skull, rose and compass on upper arm
Black and white line drawing of an hourglass with a beach scene inside the lower bulb and the words TIME OF YOUR LIFE on banners, shown on a starry black background.
Hourglass beach scene flash design
Black and grey pirate skull illustration wearing a skull-print bandana, an eye patch and a hoop earring, above crossed bones.
Pirate skull with crossed bones
Two hands with colourful neo-traditional tattoos on the backs: a cartoon robot holding a wrench on the left and a grinning green-capped face on the right.
Cartoon robot and grinning face on both hands
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
Black ink line drawing of a skeletal couple kissing within an oval rope frame, with a floral-patterned figure and a large rose below, shown as a tattoo design.
Skeleton couple kissing in a rope frame with roses
Colour rose and grey linework hand tattoo on a person's lower left leg, with legs resting on a car dashboard and a camera in the lap.
Rose and hand tattoo on a calf
Black and grey drawing of a skull built from US dollar bill engraving, with a pyramid eye, ornate scrollwork and the word HATE across the teeth.
Dollar bill skull design
Neo-traditional flash design of a pale blue fictional character with red hair, surrounded by roses, vines, a skull and a banner reading I Sense There's Something in the Wind, shown without a body
Sally with roses, skull and banner design
Black and grey dotwork and fine line tattoo of a cat skull with whiskers above the word WILDCATS and a swash underline, on a limb.
Cat skull with Wildcats lettering
Colour tattoo of Sally and Jack Skellington's split face on a calf, drawn in a bold outlined cartoon style.
Sally and Jack split face on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a deer skull with antlers and orchid sprigs on the outer thigh and hip.
Deer skull and orchids on a thigh
Neo-trad style tattoo of a shaded grey skull with a red polka-dot bow and heart-shaped eyes, crossed with scissors and the script words I Run with Scissors, on the thigh.
Skull and scissors with script on a thigh
Colour tattoo on a person's upper back showing two skull-faced portraits, a raised hand and red and blue geometric blocks, with a small hummingbird tattoo to the left.
Skull portraits and hummingbird on upper back
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing a skull with a pink rose, a feather, a songbird and beaded chains, with a pencil drawn in the lower right.
Skull, rose and feather design sketch
Black and grey tattoo on the outer thigh of two skulls, candelabra and hanging chains, shaded with dotwork stippling.
Skulls and candelabra 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
Neo-trad tattoo of a goat skull with curved horns and an orange chrysanthemum on the forearm, set against an orange sun.
Goat skull and chrysanthemum on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo on a forearm showing a skull within a tarot-style card labelled LA MORT, with a hand pinching a small object below it and a dotwork ornament at the base.
Skull tarot card and hand on forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a shaded skull framed by paisley filigree across the upper back and shoulder blade, shown in a close-up and a detail panel.
Skull and paisley on a shoulder blade