Skull tattoo ideas

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Traditional style tattoos of roses, a top-hat skull and a red heart on the arms and thigh of a person wearing a gingham shirt and black skirt.
Traditional arm and thigh tattoos on a woman
Black linework tattoo of roses, a skull and a diamond on a woman's thigh, with smaller floral tattoos on her upper arm.
Rose, skull and diamond thigh tattoo
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
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
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
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
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
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 skull tattoo with overlaid geometric lattice lines on the thigh, shaded in a stippled engraved style.
Skull with geometric lattice on thigh
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 abstract skull tattoo with loose brush-like strokes on the outer thigh.
Abstract skull on the thigh
Black and grey traditional tattoos covering a bent leg, including a skull with a Before Dishonor banner, a swallow, a peacock and a pin-up head on the lower thigh.
Traditional leg sleeve with skulls and swallows
Black and grey rose, skull and script tattoo covering the outer thigh and calf of a woman wearing grey shorts and white trainers.
Rose and skull leg sleeve with script
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
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
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 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
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
Colour realism tattoo of a skull-shaped cluster of sunflowers, roses and butterflies on the upper thigh.
Floral skull tattoo on a thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a skull wearing a red, blue and purple feathered headdress on the outer thigh.
Skull in feathered headdress on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull-faced woman with roses and a swallow on the thigh of a person lying on a white bed.
Skull portrait and roses on a thigh
A man in grey underwear wearing a wristwatch shows a black and grey sleeve of skulls and roses on his forearm, with a larger dark design on his thigh.
Forearm sleeve and thigh piece in grey
Colour sugar skull tattoo decorated with flowers and pink roses on the upper leg, in neo-traditional style.
Sugar skull with roses on a thigh
Colour realism tattoo of a green and yellow skull merged with a blue butterfly wing and a red rose, on a thigh.
Skull and butterfly wing on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a death's head moth, two skulls and a white rose, with fragments of script, on the thigh.
Moth, skulls and rose on a thigh
Two traditional tattoos of skull-marked moths on the back of a person's thighs, one in colour and one in black and grey, with an eye and a crescent moon above them.
Twin skull moths on the thighs
Two hands with a colour nautical star on the back of one hand, LOVE on the knuckles, and Japanese-style dragon and koi tattoos on the arms and legs behind them.
Nautical star and Japanese sleeve on hands
Realistic colour tattoo of a grey skull on a dripping, blood-red cupcake, placed on the side of a thigh.
Skull and blood-dripping cupcake on a thigh
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a cat skull with ferns, mushrooms, oak leaves and acorns on the thigh, shown in two photos.
Cat skull with fern and oak on thigh
Two raised legs in black platform sandals show traditional tattoos of red roses, a skull and a sun on the thighs and calves, against floral wallpaper.
Traditional tattoos across both legs
Colour tattoo of a sugar skull with bicycle wheel eyes, a red sawtooth halo and two lines of lettering, on the thigh, in a neo-traditional style.
Sugar skull with bicycle eyes on a thigh
Black and grey tattoos on a bare thigh and a hand holding a coffee mug, with two dogs asleep on white bedding beside them.
Black and grey skull tattoo on a thigh
Close view of black and grey tattoos on a tanned thigh, including a mandala on the upper thigh, a skull with floral detail on the outer thigh and a sun design lower down, while the wearer holds half a
Mandala, skull and sun tattoos on thighs
Black and grey realism tattoo of an hourglass with a skull in its lower bulb and two roses, on the outer thigh.
Hourglass with skull and roses on a thigh
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
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
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
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
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
Two black sugar skull tattoos with floral detailing, one on each thigh, shown in a fine line style.
Sugar skull tattoos on both thighs
Black and grey fine line mermaid tattoo with flowing hair, bubbles and skulls in her tail, on the outer thigh.
Mermaid with skulls on a thigh
Black and grey photograph of a blackwork ornamental skull tattoo on the upper thigh, with the face cropped out of frame.
Ornamental skull on the upper thigh
Neo-traditional tattoo on the thigh of Jack Skellington holding a red-ribboned bow over a stitched ragdoll Sally with a red heart, in grey shading with red accents.
Jack and Sally stitched ragdoll tattoo on thigh
Black and grey tattoo of stacked animal heads, including what appear to be an owl and a deer skull with antlers, on the front of a thigh in a black and white photo.
Stacked animal figures on a thigh
Black and grey sugar skull tattoo with ornamental detail on the outer upper thigh of a woman wearing a black dress.
Sugar skull on the thigh