Skull tattoo ideas

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Black ink blackwork tattoo of an astronaut helmet, a skull and a ringed planet stacked down the outer thigh.
Helmet, skull and planet on a thigh
Pencil drawing of a neo-traditional skull surrounded by roses, a crossbone and spider webs, designed as a tattoo.
Skull with roses and crossbones drawing
Two colour forearm tattoos: a grey jar labelled Frog's Breath with a green frog and flames on the left, and a jar labelled Deadly Nightshade with a skull in smoke and two butterflies on the right.
Frog's Breath and Deadly Nightshade jars on forearms
Colour neo-traditional sugar skull tattoo with avocado eyes, onion rings, chilli peppers and a lime wedge, on a leg.
Sugar skull made of avocado, onion and chilli
Black ink flash drawing of an eye within a planchette shape, a woman in an Art Nouveau style frame, and a death's head moth below, with no body placement shown.
Eye, planchette and death's head moth design
Engraved-style skull with red roses, blue flowers and a songbird on a woman's upper arm, shown in a vintage illustration style.
Skull with roses and bird on upper arm
Colour traditional-style sugar skull tattoo decorated with red, blue and purple roses and green leaves, on the outer thigh.
Sugar skull with roses on a thigh
Realism style skull wearing a gold crown above a grey banner reading True till death, tattooed on a calf in mixed grey and colour ink.
Skull and crown with banner on a calf
Three views of a wooden artist's hand drawn with a black and grey sphynx cat with a third eye and crescent moon on the palm, a bird skull with crossed bones on the forearm, and PURR EVIL lettering on
Sphynx cat and bird skull designs on a wooden hand
Neo-traditional coloured pencil design of a pink octopus wrapped around a blue anchor, with a cream skull and a banner reading NO MANS LAND.
Octopus with anchor and skull design
Realistic black and grey skull tattoo with red accents in the eye sockets, nose and open mouth, on a leg.
Realistic skull tattoo on a leg
Gold metallic bull skull temporary tattoo with turquoise feathers and navy horns, shown on a person's lower back above denim shorts.
Gold bull skull temporary tattoo on lower back
Greyscale tattoo design of a shaded skull with crossed pistols and two red roses, drawn as a flash sheet with no body placement shown.
Skull with crossed pistols and red roses
Black and grey sugar skull tattoo with roses in the eye sockets and a diamond on the forehead, on the side of the thigh.
Sugar skull with roses and diamond on thigh
Black dotwork tattoo on a thigh showing wildflowers rising from an animal skull and ribcage, framed by dotted geometric lines and a circle.
Wildflowers and skeleton on a thigh
Black line drawing flash design of a winged pincushion with two skulls on pins and a curled banner reading Sew or Die, in a traditional style.
Winged pincushion with skulls and Sew or Die banner
Black and grey tattoo on a calf showing a skull-faced figure embracing a long-haired figure with stitched limbs, seated on a chair.
Skull-faced and stitched doll figures on a calf
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm, showing a barn owl face on one half and a skull on the other, divided by a vertical line.
Owl and skull split design on a forearm
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing an ornate crowned key, a ribbon, a potion bottle with a skull and a Drink Me banner, shown without a body placement.
Key and potion bottle with Drink Me banner
Pink flash sheet of black and pink gothic designs including a skull, werewolf head, skeleton, coffin, raven and eyes.
Gothic flash sheet with skulls, skeleton and creature
Back of a shaved head showing a grey shaded skull above a black linework pattern of triangles and diamonds, placed on the scalp.
Skull and geometric triangles on a shaved head
Colour tattoo of a sugar skull wearing a gold crown, with diamond-shaped eyes, on the upper arm.
Sugar skull with crown on upper arm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a winged hooded figure with a skull face and eyes in its feathers, covering a man's back and shoulders.
Winged skull figure across a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of an owl perched on a human skull with leaves below, on a man's forearm.
Owl and skull on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a sugar skull woman with red and grey roses, plus grey butterflies and leaves, running down a woman's ribs and side back.
Sugar skull and roses down the ribs
Black linework tattoo of a skull with a serpent coiled beneath it on the forearm, in a traditional style.
Skull and serpent on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a sailing ship, eagle and skull on a thigh, framed by red clouds and lightning bolts above teal waves.
Sailing ship, eagle and skull on a thigh
Realistic tattoo of a skull submerged in amber whisky inside a glass bottle, shown on the upper arm.
Skull in whisky bottle on upper arm
Purple line drawing of a mermaid in a pirate hat holding a pipe beside a treasure chest, skulls and a shipwreck, shown as a tattoo flash design.
Mermaid pirate with treasure chest and skulls
Colour biomechanical skull with a coiled spine tattoo on a lower leg, set against red and grey shading in a realistic style.
Biomechanical skull and spine 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
Traditional style arm sleeve with a tiger head, an all-seeing eye, a skull, a snake and a rose on a forearm and upper arm, in black outline with red, green and blue colour.
Traditional sleeve with tiger, eye and snake
Close-up of a red kiss mark lips tattoo on skin, with a skull and a cross-like motif inside the lips.
Red lips kiss mark with skull
Black and grey blackwork skull tattoo with dotted and mandala-like patterns on the upper arm, with the jaw open.
Ornate skull with mandala patterns on upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo of a skeleton-faced black cat, a red rose and blue flowers above a banner reading Siempre en mi corazon, on the upper arm.
Skeleton cat and rose banner on upper arm
Black and white sugar skull design with floral scrollwork, a cross on the forehead and flowers around the eye sockets, shown as a tattoo flash drawing.
Sugar skull design with flowers and cross
Two side-by-side photos of a colour traditional tattoo of a rooster standing on a shaded skull, with wheat stalks and an orange flower, on the upper leg.
Rooster, skull and flower on a thigh
Fine line flash sheet in black ink showing a moth, skull, cat, blackberry, hands, sprigs and a sleeping fawn, arranged on a pale grey background.
Botanical and animal flash sheet
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a skull with a red rose, paintbrush and spray can on a lower leg.
Skull, rose and paintbrush on a calf
Realistic black and grey skull wearing a red paisley bandana, tattooed on the upper arm and shoulder.
Skull in red bandana on upper arm
Black line drawing of a sugar skull with floral ornaments, heart-shaped eyes and a decorative scroll jaw, shown as a design on white.
Sugar skull line drawing
Black and grey realism style skull tattoo on the upper arm, with a maroon top and part of a shoulder in view.
Small skull on an upper arm
Colour rose and grey shaded skull tattoo with leaves on the upper back near the shoulder blade, in a realistic style.
Rose and skull on the shoulder blade
Bold black and red tattoo of a skull with a gunman in silhouette, set against a red flame outline, on a person's calf.
Punisher skull and gunman on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a spider whose abdomen is a human skull, placed on the upper arm and shoulder.
Spider with skull body on upper arm
Two black sugar skull tattoos with floral detailing, one on each thigh, shown in a fine line style.
Sugar skull tattoos on both thighs
Stippled green and teal line drawing of a zombie skull with swept-back hair and a jaw hanging open, shown as a tattoo design with no placement on the body.
Zombie skull with swept hair
Two people hold hands, each with a matching black and grey tattoo of a skull with a snake coiled around it on the forearm.
Matching skull and snake forearm tattoos