Skull tattoo ideas

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Realism black and grey sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, with teal swallows, a pocket watch, a Roman numeral clock face, and a skull and rose on the back.
Realism clock, bird and skull sleeve
Full sleeve tattoo in grey shading on an upper arm and forearm, showing a skull, an alien-like figure and mechanical pipes and tubes.
Biomechanical skull sleeve on an arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a red and white striped lighthouse with lightning bolts and waves on a man's upper arm, with a skull and nautical elements nearby.
Lighthouse and lightning sleeve on an arm
Colour tattoo of Jack Skellington with snowflakes on a blue background, shown on an arm in a neo-traditional style.
Jack Skellington and snowflakes on an arm
Black and grey biomechanical full arm sleeve tattoo with skulls, pistons and engine parts, shown on the upper arm and forearm.
Biomechanical sleeve with skulls and pistons
Black line drawing of a woman with long hair and closed eyes, showing a Japanese-style sleeve of cherry blossoms, a koi-like fish and a skull on her arm.
Woman with Japanese-style sleeve and skull
Black and grey poppy tattoo with stems and a bud running down a woman's upper arm, with a small skull and trumpet below, in a botanical and traditional style.
Poppies with skull and trumpet on upper arm
Black and grey tattoos of roses and a skull on a woman's upper arm and forearm, with a dark band tattoo on the wrist, while she wears a black sleeveless dress.
Rose and skull tattoos on an arm
Three views of a black and grey skull tattoo with red splashes and lines of text on an upper arm sleeve.
Skull and red splashes on upper arm sleeve
Colour tattoo of a hummingbird on a branch with pink peonies, green leaves, a beaded chain, a skull and a key, on an upper arm.
Hummingbird, peonies and key on an upper arm
Black and grey full arm sleeve tattoo of a diver in a vintage helmet, a skull and boxy machinery, shown from three angles across the upper arm, forearm and hand.
Diver, skull and machinery full arm sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull overlaid with a Roman numeral clock face and handwritten script, on the upper arm.
Skull and clock face on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of a green-hatted skull with yellow shamrocks and a black hat band, on the upper arm, in a traditional style.
Green top hat skull with shamrocks on upper arm
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of an owl above a sugar skull with floral ornament, on the upper arm, shown in a three panel collage.
Owl and sugar skull on upper arm
Colourful watercolour-style skull tattoo in blue, pink, orange and green with black splatter marks on the upper arm.
Watercolour skull on upper arm
Colour Neo-trad tattoo on an upper arm of a pale, dark-haired illustrated girl with a cross on her forehead, holding a bottle with a skull label, surrounded by orange leaves and berries.
Pale girl with bottle and leaves
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a hooded grim reaper skull with the words DEAD SERIOUS beneath it, on an upper arm.
Grim reaper with DEAD SERIOUS lettering
Colour illustration of a botanical sleeve design with a golden skull, pink roses, green vines and blue butterflies, shown beside a character with a tattooed upper arm and forearm.
Skull, roses and butterflies sleeve design
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a horned animal skull with leaves and flowers on the upper arm, shown in a black and white photograph.
Horned animal skull and leaves on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a blue and grey yarn skull with crossed knitting needles and the words KNIT FAST and DIE WARM, on the upper arm.
Yarn skull with knitting needles and lettering
Black and grey realism tattoo of a hooded grim reaper holding a scythe and hourglass on the upper arm.
Grim reaper with scythe and hourglass on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull wrapped in banknotes, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Skull wrapped in banknotes on upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a human skull framed by pink roses and grey scrollwork on the upper arm and shoulder.
Realistic skull and roses on an upper arm
Black and grey skull tattoo with pink cherry blossom petals and red swirls on a person's upper arm, in a Japanese influenced style.
Skull and cherry blossom on upper arm
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo of stacked skulls, wisps of smoke and a shadowed figure, shown on the upper arm, shoulder and forearm from three angles.
Skulls and smoke full arm sleeve
Two-panel photo of colour traditional tattoos on an upper arm and forearm, including a blue rose, a woman's face, a skull cross, a winged heart labelled Rocker and a shield reading Victory or Death.
Traditional rock-themed arm tattoos
Traditional tattoo on the inner upper arm showing a red rose, a hand holding an envelope marked R.I.P. and a skull on the wrist.
Rose, hand and envelope on upper arm
Realism black and grey tattoo of a large skull across the chest and stomach, with the word INSOMNIA above it and further tattoos on the neck, upper arm and forearm.
Full torso skull and dark imagery tattoo
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a shaded skull and crossed swords within a flame-like black shape on the upper arm.
Skull and crossed swords on upper arm
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 and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a skull with a daisy on the upper arm, an eye on the forearm and a cube pattern near the wrist.
Skull and daisy full sleeve with eye and cube pattern
Neo-traditional tattoo of a long-haired girl with skull-like face paint and a red rose outline on an upper arm.
Skull-faced girl and rose on upper arm
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
Black and grey traditional skull and crossed swords tattoo on an upper arm, just below a dark sleeve, in a black and white photograph.
Skull and crossed swords on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a galleon at sea with a skull in storm clouds, on the upper arm.
Galleon and skull in storm clouds
Colourful skull tattoo with blue, pink and orange paint-like splashes and drips across the upper arm and shoulder.
Watercolour skull with feather splashes on upper arm
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 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
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 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
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
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
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
Realistic coloured tattoo of an Ewok with an orange hood on the upper arm, with a tribal design and a skull tattoo nearby.
Ewok tattoo on upper arm