Skull tattoo ideas

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A person reclining outdoors shows a full colour sleeve on one arm, floral and skull tattoos on the legs, and a large skull piece across the torso.
Colourful skull tattoos across legs, arm and torso
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull with white blossom flowers on an upper arm, shaded with dark smoky bands.
Skull and blossom on an upper arm
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 engraved-style tattoo of an anglerfish on the upper arm, with a skeleton curled inside its body.
Anglerfish with skeleton on upper arm
Black and white photo of a hand-drawn crown above a grinning skull-like face tattoo on an upper arm, in a sketchy outline style.
Crown and grinning skull on upper arm
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an arm showing manga-style women, bats, a skull, a checkerboard and an eye in a sunburst.
Black and grey manga-style full sleeve
Full sleeve realism tattoo in black and grey showing a sugar skull woman, skulls and roses across the upper arm and forearm, photographed from three angles.
Black and grey sugar skull sleeve with roses
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 realistic skull tattoo wrapped in a bandana, shown on the upper arm.
Realistic skull with bandana on upper arm
Traditional style full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, with a ship, swallows, a shark, a pin-up and banner lettering, shown in three photographs.
Traditional sailor full sleeve in three views
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a skeleton, a grinning skull and a pumpkin face.
Skull and skeleton full sleeve
Close-up photo of a colour tattoo of a zombified Hello Kitty head with a red bow, shown in bold black outline on the upper arm.
Zombie Hello Kitty tattoo on upper arm
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
Black and grey engraved skull tattoo on a woman's upper arm near the shoulder, with a white vest top and layered necklace visible.
Engraved skull tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull and pocket watch with roses and leaves across a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Skull and pocket watch on upper arm
A man in a dark grey t-shirt with a Washington state map print shows black and grey tattoos of a snake, geometric shapes and a skull on his forearms and upper arm.
Arm tattoos with snake and skull under a home t-shirt
Black and grey tattoo of a skull with soft shading and dripping splatter effects on the upper arm of a person in a white vest top.
Shaded skull with drips on upper arm
Black tribal-style tattoo with symmetrical owl-like and skull-like motifs on the upper arm of a person in a black sleeveless top.
Black tribal upper arm tattoo
Colourful skull tattoo on an upper arm with a purple, pink and blue nebula and small white stars filling its cranium and the space above it.
Galaxy skull on upper arm
Realism-style black and grey tattoo of a large skull and eye across a man's chest and stomach, with a snake and flowers on the shoulder and arm.
Black and grey skull and eye torso tattoo
Traditional style flower and rose tattoos cover a person's forearms, upper arms, thighs and calves, with their hands resting on a seated dog.
Floral tattoos on legs and arms with a dog
Black and grey traditional grim reaper skull tattoo with a scythe and floral wreath on the upper arm.
Grim reaper skull with scythe on upper arm
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
Colour neo-traditional sugar skull tattoo with dark red roses, a green vine and a spade on the upper arm.
Sugar skull with roses on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull and ornate pocket watch with feathered wings on the upper arm.
Skull and pocket watch with wings
Colour realism tattoo of red roses, a shaded grey skull and green leaves across an upper arm.
Roses and skull on an upper arm
Colour neo-trad tattoo of two sugar skulls, roses and a sunflower covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Sugar skulls and roses on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a large skull with two figures in ruffled collars, champagne glasses and a bottle in ice, on the upper arm.
Skull with two figures on upper arm
Heavily tattooed forearms crossed over a white t-shirt, with a Japanese-style koi fish and red flowers on one forearm and a traditional skull and crossbones on the upper arm.
Koi fish and skull tattoos on crossed arms
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing a dog in a blue hooded robe with clasped hands, framed by yellow and red roses and a winged skull.
Dog in hooded robe with roses and skull
Realism tattoo of a grey shaded skull with red roses and dotwork mandala shapes on an upper arm.
Skull and red roses on upper arm
Back view of a woman on a beach in a striped bikini, showing black and grey botanical sleeve tattoos with roses and leaves on both upper arms and forearms.
Floral sleeve tattoos on a woman at the beach
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
Black and grey realistic full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a shaded rose above a skull with smoky background shading.
Rose and skull full sleeve
Black and grey sugar skull tattoo of a skeletal figure with a flower headpiece and ribcage, shaded across the upper arm.
Sugar skull figure with flowers on upper arm
Realism style tattoo of a shaded grey skull with red roses, leaves and grey scrollwork across the upper arm and shoulder.
Skull and red roses on an upper arm and shoulder
Realism tattoo of an owl with an orange eye and a skull on a man's upper arm and shoulder, with the words POWER and WISDOM and red sketch lines.
Owl and skull upper arm tattoo
Realism colour tattoo on the upper arm showing a golden skull medallion above a bearded figure in a hat with tentacle-like facial hair.
Skull medallion and tentacled figure on arm
Black and grey skull beneath a crown, with two red roses and ink splatter tattooed across an upper arm.
Skull, crown and roses on upper arm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a cartoon bird wearing a purple bow with a small skull, with feathers and music notes, on the upper arm.
Colourful cartoon bird on upper arm
Realistic tattoo on the upper arm of a stitched, bleeding doll-like figure in a striped top, with a smiley face and a graveyard behind it, in black, grey and red.
Stitched doll with graveyard on upper arm
Full sleeve realism tattoo on an arm with horror-style portraits, a skull mask, a silhouetted figure and orange flames, with lettering at the lower wrist.
Horror-themed realism sleeve with fire background
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a long-haired man pointing, with smoke, potion bottles, a snake and a skull.
Black and grey portrait sleeve with skull and snake
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull peeling back stitched skin with a stylised SOX logo, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Skull with stitched skin on upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a stitched purple cat character with a heart eyepatch, a grey mouse and a heart balloon on an upper arm.
Stitched cat with heart balloon on upper arm
Colour neo-trad tattoo of sugar skulls, red roses and a purple flower across the upper arm and shoulder.
Sugar skulls and roses on an upper arm
Realistic grey skull with a red-rimmed eye and black scrollwork on an upper arm tattoo, with a red rose at the lower edge.
Skull with rose and scrollwork on upper arm
Two photographs of a black and grey realism full sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, with a winged armoured angel, a skeleton with wings and a skull.
Full sleeve of angels, skeleton and skull in grey