Skull tattoo ideas

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Small black and grey longhorn skull tattoo on the lower back, beside white lace underwear.
Longhorn skull on lower back
Full back tattoo of a shaded grey skull with red poppies, a helicopter and a line of black lettering, with painterly black and red splashes.
Skull and poppies across a full back
Back of a person with a watercolour-style tattoo of superhero emblems, including a hammer, bat, skull and spider, running down the spine on the back.
Superhero emblems watercolour back piece
Colour sugar skull tattoo with a pink bow, teal flower eyes and heart details on the upper back, in a traditional style.
Sugar skull with pink bow on upper back
Black and grey realism back tattoo showing a large skull beside a woman's face in profile, with a skeletal hand around her neck, across the upper back.
Skull and woman's profile on a back piece
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a skull wearing a feathered headdress, covering the upper back.
Skull in feather headdress across a back
Colour traditional tattoo of a coiled rattlesnake over a waving orange banner reading Don't Tread On Me, with a skull and rope on the upper back.
Rattlesnake and Don't Tread On Me banner
Colour tattoo of a crescent moon with a sugar skull face, roses and sparkling stars on the upper back, in a neo-traditional style.
Sugar skull moon with roses on upper back
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
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
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
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
Black and grey realism tattoo covering a full back, showing a raven perched on bare branches above a skull among roots, with script down the right side.
Raven and skull tree on a full back
Solid black tattoo of a stylised skull with two white eyes and a spiral tail, centred on a woman's upper back.
Spiral skull on upper back
Black and grey full back tattoo of a woman with a halo and a tiger head below, framed by roses and skulls, seen from behind beside a window.
Full back tattoo of a woman with a tiger
Realistic grey skulls with red daisy-like flowers and black swirling linework across a person's upper back.
Two skulls and red flowers on a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of roses, leaves and thorny stems with a skull on the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Black and grey roses and skull on upper back
Black and grey realism style tattoo on a man's upper back showing an hourglass, a pocket watch, a skull and two roses.
Hourglass, skull and roses on a back
Traditional style tattoo of a grey skull with orange banners reading EVERYDAY IS HALLOWEEN, a bat and a spider on a web, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Skull banner with bat and spider on back
Black and grey tattoo of skull-winged butterflies with smaller faded butterflies across a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Skull and butterfly wings on a shoulder blade
Black and grey skull tattoo with ornate filigree covering the back, with a diamond motif above the skull.
Ornate skull across a back
Black and grey neo-traditional style tattoo of roses, paisley scrollwork and a skull-like motif across a shoulder and upper back.
Rose and paisley shoulder back tattoo
Man seen from behind with a large black and grey skull tattoo covering his back, with mandala designs in the eye sockets and on his shoulder, and a geometric cross on his forearm.
Full back skull tattoo with mandalas
Colour tattoo of an ornate swirling bird across a person's upper back, with a colourful sleeve on the arm of the person embracing them, including a skull and roses.
Ornate bird on back and skull sleeve on arm
Back tattoo of a skeleton holding an open fan beside a large skull, set on a red flame and psychedelic pattern background, with flowers below and a colourful sleeve on the arm.
Full back skeleton and fan tattoo
Black and grey photograph of a realistic skull tattoo surrounded by shaded roses on a woman's upper back and shoulder.
Skull and roses across the upper back
Black and grey Japanese style skull tattoo with curling waves and cherry blossom flowers across a person's upper back and shoulder.
Skull, waves and blossom on a back piece
Black and grey realism tattoos of a large skull across the back and two female portrait faces on the thighs.
Skull and portrait back and leg tattoos
Black and grey realism back tattoo showing a hooded grim reaper beside a winged woman, with clouds and a sleeve design on the arm.
Grim reaper and winged woman across a back
Black and grey blackwork skull tattoo covering the back, with mandala ornament, dotwork on the upper arm and a geometric cross on the other arm.
Black and grey skull across a back piece
Man seen from behind in a black Lucky 13 t-shirt, with traditional tattoos of a rose, an anchor and a spider web on his forearms and upper arms.
Traditional arm tattoos with a Lucky 13 tee
Black and grey back tattoo showing Snow White holding a poisoned apple, Alice with a pocket watch and Jack Skellington, with roses and music notes, beside a colour sleeve on the upper arm.
Disney-themed back piece with Snow White and Alice
Black and grey realism tattoo across a person's upper back showing lilies, a hummingbird, a skull and scrollwork.
Lilies, hummingbird and skull on a back
Black and grey photograph of two people seen from behind in lace underwear, showing bow tattoos on the thighs, two of them with skulls at the centre.
Bow tattoos on thighs in black lace
Colourful traditional-style sugar skull tattoo with red roses on a woman's upper back, seen from behind.
Sugar skull and roses on upper back
Black and grey skull tattoo across the back of a shirtless man, with arm tattoos including a Star of David on the right arm.
Skull back tattoo with arm sleeves
Woman seen from behind in a backless lace dress, with traditional-style red roses and a skull tattooed on her upper arm and forearm, holding a white bouquet on a beach.
Rose and skull arm tattoos at a beach wedding
Collage of twelve close-up tattoos inspired by Harry Potter, including the Deathly Hallows symbol, a broom, a wand, Platform 9 3/4 and the word Always, on forearms, neck, back, chest and ankle.
Harry Potter themed tattoos in a twelve-photo collage
Watercolour-style tattoo of a woman in a feathered headdress with a pink flower and skull across the upper back and shoulder.
Watercolour woman in feather headdress on back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull and a clock face with Roman numerals across a man's upper back and shoulder.
Skull and clock across a back
Colour tattoo of a turquoise sugar skull with red and orange marigolds and green leaves on a woman's upper back and shoulder, in a traditional style.
Sugar skull and marigolds on a shoulder blade
Rear view of a person on a skateboard with a large traditional-style mushroom and skull tattoo on the back, script across the shoulders, and panda and figure tattoos on the calves.
Back, arm and leg tattoos on a skateboarder
Back view of a person with lilac hair in a ponytail wearing a white skull cutout vest, with a small coloured floral tattoo visible on the upper back.
Small floral tattoo on upper back
Woman seen from behind, sitting in grass, with a black and grey owl tattoo with a central eye across her upper back and a neck tattoo.
Owl tattoo across the upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull with a clock face and pocket watch across a person's upper back.
Skull and pocket watch across a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of lilies, scrolling vines and a skull running down the back, with the upper back and shoulder visible.
Lilies, swirls and skull on a back piece
Shaded grey skull with rose details in its eye sockets, beside a red rose outlined in black, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Skull with roses and a red rose on shoulder