Skull tattoo ideas

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Realism and neo-traditional chest tattoo of a skull held by skeletal hands, flanked by paisley-bandana skulls and red roses.
Skulls and red roses on a chest
Realistic skull tattoo with shaded black and grey bone, red and blue roses and a torn skin effect, on the calf.
Skull and roses on a calf
Black and grey realistic skull with a shaded rose above it, a small cross and dark scrollwork, tattooed on a forearm and shown from two angles.
Skull and rose on a forearm
Realism style tattoo on the hip and thigh showing a grey owl with spread wings, two red roses and a grey skull with scrollwork.
Owl, roses and skull on a hip
Black and grey ram skull tattoo with curled horns on the middle finger of a clenched hand, shown against a dark background.
Ram skull tattoo on a finger
Realistic chest tattoo of a shaded skull over a clock face with red splashes and the words too fast to live, too young to die, in black, grey and red.
Skull and clock across chest
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull with shaded bony shapes across the back of a hand, with small lettering on the fingers.
Realistic skull on the back of a hand
Side-by-side photo: on the left, the bare upper arm shows pale, raised textured skin; on the right, the same arm carries a black and grey realistic sleeve of a skeletal figure with a hooded head.
Black and grey skeletal sleeve on upper arm
Greyscale realistic drawing of a skull with a rose held in its teeth, with red watercolour splatters below, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Skull and rose with red splatter
Realistic colour tattoo of a Star Wars space battle covering a man's back, with the Death Star, Millennium Falcon, X-wings and TIE fighters, plus a roses and skull sleeve on his arm.
Star Wars space battle across a full back piece
Black and grey realistic skull tattoo wrapped in swirling smoke on a man's chest, with another tattoo partly visible on the upper arm.
Realistic skull with smoke on chest
Black and grey realism tattoo of a hooded grim reaper with glowing orange eyes, holding a scythe and wrapped in chains, on a lower leg.
Grim reaper with scythe and chains on a calf
Large realistic grey back tattoo across the upper back, showing bats, a full moon, a gothic castle and a skeletal face, with small red roses.
Gothic full back piece with bats and castle
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull breaking through torn skin on the upper arm and shoulder.
Skull emerging through torn skin on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull wearing a feathered headdress, covering the side of a thigh and hip.
Skull in feathered headdress on a thigh
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo of a crowned skull and a compass over a map, across a forearm and upper arm.
Crowned skull and compass sleeve on an arm
Black and grey drawing of a snarling bear face inside a bear paw print, with shaded claws and teeth.
Snarling bear paw design
Realism tattoo on a thigh showing a skull, a woman's face with red lips and a red rose, with red and blue ink splashes.
Skull, woman and rose on a thigh
Realistic coloured tattoo of a shaded skull with a butterfly, a pink rose and a rosary with a cross on a limb.
Skull, butterfly and rose with rosary beads
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a skull, an eye in a triangle, a rose, a pocket watch and a compass.
Skull, rose and pocket watch on an upper arm
Black and grey realistic eye tattoo on the back of a hand, with the fingers shaded solid black and skull-like details on the middle fingers.
Realistic eye tattoo on the back of a hand
Two mirrored black and grey dinosaur skull tattoos with fern fronds across the upper chest and shoulders.
Twin dinosaur skulls with ferns on chest
Realism tattoo of a shaded skull merging into a spiral galaxy with stars, placed on the side of the ribs.
Skull and spiral galaxy on the side ribs
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an arm, shown from three angles, with roses, a pocket watch, a crown, playing cards and a skull on the upper arm and forearm.
Black and grey full sleeve with roses and pocket watch
Black and grey realism tattoo of a cracked skull with water droplets and a pocket watch, shown on the outer thigh, with a close-up detail panel beside it.
Realistic skull and pocket watch on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a crowned skull with a Roman numeral pocket watch and club symbols on an upper arm and shoulder.
Crowned skull and pocket watch on upper arm
Colour tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a sugar skull woman with a cigarette beside red roses and a skull, with black ink splashes.
Sugar skull woman and roses on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a hooded skull with a laurel wreath and a skeletal hand gripping a scythe, on the upper arm.
Grim reaper skull with laurel on upper arm
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing skulls, horned creatures, a dagger and wolf-like heads among smoky clouds.
Black and grey full sleeve with skulls and beasts
Realism tattoo on a forearm combining an amber glass bottle, a black and white portrait of a long-haired man and a figure in a top hat.
Bottle and portrait collage on a forearm
Four angled views of a full arm sleeve in black and grey realism with red roses, skulls, a clock and women's faces, covering the upper arm and forearm.
Black and grey realism sleeve with skulls and roses
Greyscale pencil drawing of a human skull blending into a rose with curling petals, shown as a tattoo design on paper with no body placement.
Skull and rose pencil drawing
Coloured drawing of a raven perched on a skull among red roses, with a bee and a blue butterfly, in a detailed botanical realism style.
Raven, skull and roses design
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing an eye with a heart and Q on the pupil, above a rose wrapped in banknotes and a skull.
Eye, rose and banknotes on a forearm
Two realism skull tattoos on the inner forearms near the wrists: a skull with a red polka-dot bow on the left and a grey skull in a top hat and bow tie on the right.
Matching skull tattoos on the wrists
Realism black and grey tattoo across a torso and ribs showing an 18th century woman in period dress beside a sailing ship.
Black and grey portrait and ship across ribs
Black ink drawing of a longhorn bull skull flanked by roses and feathers on a pale background, shown as a tattoo design.
Bull skull with roses and feathers
Realistic coloured tattoo of a rainbow trout, antlers and a deer skull across a man's upper back and shoulder blade.
Trout, antlers and skull on a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a Roman numeral clock face above a skull and an ornate key on the forearm.
Clock, skull and key on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face and a skull across a person's full back, with a small rose tattoo at the nape of the neck.
Realism portrait of a woman and skull on full back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a human skull wrapped in octopus tentacles, spanning the shoulder and upper back.
Skull and octopus tentacles on shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull with octopus tentacles across the back of a shaved head, with ear piercings visible on either side.
Octopus and skull on a shaved head
Black and grey realism tattoo sleeve on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a rose, a skull with a compass star and a sailing ship.
Black and grey skull and ship sleeve
Realism tattoo of a skull with glowing teal eye sockets and shaded bone detail across the back of a hand.
Realistic skull with teal eye sockets on the hand
Black and grey realistic pencil drawing of a skull wearing a knitted beanie, with a full beard and a pipe in its teeth, shown as a tattoo design.
Skull in beanie with beard and pipe
Greyscale realism tattoo of a skull with exposed clockwork gears beneath Roman numeral XII, with smoke swirls below, on a forearm.
Skull with clockwork gears and Roman numerals
Black and grey realism chest tattoo of a winged pocket watch flanked by roses, with a skull and beads below, on a shirtless man's chest.
Winged pocket watch, roses and skull chest piece
Two arms show a full sleeve tattoo of skulls, swirling forms and hands in realistic grey shading with bright pink bands, worn on the upper arm and forearm.
Full sleeve of skulls and swirls in grey and pink