Skull tattoo ideas

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a rose merged with a skull on the inner forearm of a person wearing a light t-shirt.
Rose and skull on a forearm
Colour tattoo on a thigh of a skull formed from roses and daisies, with a black and grey butterfly and a purple and teal starry galaxy inside the skull.
Skull of roses and daisies with galaxy fill on thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull in an hourglass with a chain and lightning background, on a forearm.
Skull hourglass on a forearm
Black and white photo of two thigh tattoos: a sketchy pocket watch with a banner on the left thigh and a shaded skull on the right thigh.
Skull and pocket watch tattoos on thighs
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
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch, skull and roses on the side of the ribs, with a butterfly and swirling ornament.
Pocket watch, skull and roses on ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull with fading butterflies and handwritten script on the outer thigh.
Skull, butterflies and script on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo on the calf showing a figure in a sombrero, a bullet bandolier, a skull and a sugar skull style woman with a skull face.
Skulls and a sombrero figure on a lower leg
Greyscale illustration of a skull with a cracked clock face on its crown, Roman numerals and red accents in the eye sockets, shown as a tattoo design.
Skull and clock face design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a shaded skull with angular frame lines and a dagger below, on the outer forearm.
Skull and dagger on a forearm
Black and grey realistic skull tattoo with smoky shading on the side of a ribcage, with a white top lifted above it.
Shaded skull tattoo on the ribs
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 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
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch, skulls and a rose on both forearms, shown in a mirrored pair.
Pocket watch, skulls and rose on both forearms
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 realism tattoo of a cherub above a skull merged with a woman's face, with hands holding a rosary, on a limb.
Cherub, skull and rosary realism tattoo on a limb
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
Black and grey realism chest tattoo of a snarling wolf head flanked by two figures in feathered headdresses, one a portrait and one a skull, on a man's chest.
Wolf with headdress portraits on chest
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull with scrolling ornament and a shaded rose, sitting on the upper back.
Skull and rose on upper back
Black and grey pencil drawing of a shaded skull with a rose growing from its jaw and a triangle grid below, shown on white paper as a tattoo design.
Skull, rose and triangle design on paper
Large black and grey realism tattoo across a full back showing a top-hatted goblin holding a lantern, with bats, mushrooms and skulls.
Top-hatted goblin with money bag on a full back
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
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch, a skull and two roses with a butterfly on the side of the torso.
Pocket watch, skull and roses on ribs
Black and grey skull tattoo with a peony flower on the inner forearm, shaded in a realistic style.
Skull and peony on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a realistic skull, a red rose with dripping red lines and green leaves, with blue watercolour splashes, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Skull and rose on a shoulder blade
Black and grey realism tattoo on skin showing two facing skulls, a skeletal hand, three butterflies, a rose and swirling smoke.
Two skulls, butterflies and rose in black and grey
Colour realism tattoo of a woman in a white headdress with closed eyes beside a tiger, on a calf, being worked on by a tattooist in blue gloves.
Realism portrait with tiger on a calf
Black and grey realistic skull with roses inside overlapping geometric triangles on a forearm, with the word Believe on the wrist, shown beside its flash design.
Skull and roses in triangles on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull in an ornate oval frame with a death's head moth and beaded chain below, on a woman's upper back.
Skull in ornate frame with moth on back
Black and grey realism style cameo tattoo of a skull woman with a red rose in her hair, set in an ornate frame on the forearm.
Skull cameo with rose on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a sugar skull framed by red and pink roses and white flowers, running across a woman's back and ribs in a realistic style.
Sugar skull and roses across back and ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of two roses framing a skull on a forearm, shaded against a dark background.
Stacked roses and skull on a forearm
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
Realistic graphite drawing of an octopus with tentacles wrapped around a human skull, shown as a tattoo design sketch on paper.
Octopus wrapped around a skull
Greyscale graphite drawing of a woman's face merging with a skull, with long hair flowing across the image, shown as a realistic tattoo design sketch.
Woman and skull graphite drawing
Black and grey realism tattoo of an eye on the back of a hand, with heavily shaded fingers and bone-like detail on the middle finger.
Realistic eye tattoo across the back of a hand
Black and grey realistic skull tattoo with black ink splashes and red brush strokes on the side of the torso, above the hip.
Realistic skull with black ink splashes on the side
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
Black and grey realism tattoo of a crowned skull holding a sword across a full sleeve on the upper arm and shoulder, shown from three angles.
Crowned skull with sword on a full upper arm sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of a sugar skull woman with ornate filigree, long hair, smoke and a decorated pistol across the upper arm and shoulder.
Sugar skull woman with pistol on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull with roses and pocket watches on a lower leg, shown from two angles.
Skull, roses and pocket watches on a calf
Five views of a black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing Jesus with a crown of thorns, skulls, roses, a praying figure and an eye.
Black and grey realism full sleeve with religious and skull
Black and grey realistic skull tattoo with the numbers 666 above the eye sockets, covering the back of a hand.
Realistic skull with 666 on the hand
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo of skulls, lotus flowers and smoke on an upper arm and forearm, shown from three angles.
Skulls and flowers full sleeve