Skull tattoo ideas

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull merged with a Roman numeral clock face and an eye, with a bare tree and birds, on an upper arm.
Skull, clock and eye on upper arm
Realistic skull tattoo in shaded greys and reds on the back of a hand, with partial script tattoos above the wrist.
Realistic skull tattoo on the hand
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull with a money bag, banknotes, diamonds, stars and music notes on the upper arm, shown from three angles.
Skull, money bag and diamonds on upper arm
Black and grey script lettering runs down a man's side over the ribs, while another man's arm shows a realistic skull sleeve from upper arm to forearm.
Script on ribs and skull sleeve on arm
Realistic black and grey calf tattoo of a woman's face merging into a skull, with an eagle's head below.
Woman, skull and eagle on a calf
Realism tattoo of a shaded skull with a red rose above it and red and black splatter effects, on a person's upper back.
Skull and red rose on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a hairless cat skull with large ears and fangs, placed centrally on the chest.
Cat skull on the chest
Black and grey pencil drawing of a cracked skull with a moth, two brushes and a dagger-like pencil, above a geometric mandala, shown as a tattoo design.
Skull, moth and mandala design
Realistic black and grey skull tattoo with an orange glow inside one eye socket showing a small building, shown on a limb in a Realism style.
Realistic skull with fiery eye socket
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull breaking through dark torn skin on a forearm, with glossy highlights on the cranium.
Realistic skull emerging from torn skin on a forearm
Mirror selfie of a torso and both arms covered in colour and black and grey tattoos, including a sugar skull face with dotwork shading on the stomach and roses and a skull on the chest.
Torso and arm sleeves with skulls and lotus flowers
Black and grey realism skull tattoo on an upper arm, framed by outlined roses, a compass star and a pocket watch.
Skull, rose and compass on upper arm
Black and grey drawing of a skull built from US dollar bill engraving, with a pyramid eye, ornate scrollwork and the word HATE across the teeth.
Dollar bill skull design
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
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
Black and grey tattoo on a forearm showing a skull within a tarot-style card labelled LA MORT, with a hand pinching a small object below it and a dotwork ornament at the base.
Skull tarot card and hand on forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a shaded skull framed by paisley filigree across the upper back and shoulder blade, shown in a close-up and a detail panel.
Skull and paisley on a shoulder blade
Black and grey skull tattoo with roses, butterflies and a cobweb on an upper arm and shoulder, shown in two side-by-side views.
Skull and roses on an upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a skull-shaped cluster of sunflowers, roses and butterflies on the upper thigh.
Floral skull tattoo on a thigh
Realistic colour tattoo of an amber skull beneath a black bare tree with grey splatter marks, on the upper arm.
Skull and bare tree on upper arm
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
Realism colour tattoo on a forearm showing a bearded figure whose beard is made of tentacles, with a carved skull coin above it.
Bearded tentacled figure and skull coin on a forearm
Full back tattoo of a shaded grey skull with red poppies, a helicopter and a line of black lettering, with painterly black and red splashes.
Skull and poppies across a full back
Realism chest tattoo of two grey skulls with roses and lilies, and a red anatomical heart bound by a chain, across the chest and shoulders.
Skulls, roses and anatomical heart on chest
Realistic colour tattoo sleeve on a calf showing a velociraptor, a triceratops, a tyrannosaurus head and a volcanic sunset over water.
Dinosaur scene sleeve on a calf
Realistic red and grey skull tattoo across the back of a hand, with smoky swirls on the forearm and small symbols on the fingers.
Realistic skull on the back of a hand
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
Black and grey realism chest tattoo of a skull with dark branching tree patterns and a scalpel blade in its eye socket, with fine line surgical instruments above.
Skull with branching trees and a scalpel on chest
Realistic drawing of a cracked grey skull with a red rose at its side and black ink dripping from the jaw, shown as a tattoo design on a plain grey background.
Skull and red rose design
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 realism style flash design of a skull wearing a feather headdress, with a rope, banner and arrow below, not shown on skin.
Skull in feather headdress with banner
Charcoal-style drawing of a skull wearing a black paisley bandana, with a dagger through the jaw, a rosary and a cross hanging below, as a tattoo design.
Skull in bandana with dagger and rosary
Close-up of a grey and red biomechanical skull tattoo with realistic shading across the upper arm and shoulder.
Biomechanical skull on upper arm
Black and grey realistic skull tattoo wearing a bandana and a studded eye patch, shown on a limb.
Realistic skull with bandana and eye patch
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull wrapped in octopus tentacles across the upper arm, shown in a full view and a close-up.
Skull and octopus tentacles on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bird skull inside a pale diamond lattice on a forearm, with the Roman numeral VII above and Fig. 1 below.
Bird skull in a diamond outline on a forearm
Black and grey realistic skull tattoo covering the back of a hand, with a tribal pattern continuing up the forearm.
Shaded skull on the back of a hand
Black and grey realism back tattoo showing a large skull beside a woman's face in profile, with a skeletal hand around her neck, across the upper back.
Skull and woman's profile on a back piece
Black and grey shaded feline skull tattoo with two fangs on the calf, outlined with a thin teal edge.
Feline skull tattoo on a calf
Black and grey realistic skull tattoo with ornamental shading on an upper arm, photographed at a steep angle.
Realistic skull on an upper arm
Black and grey shaded skull tattoo with vine details covering the back of a hand against a black background.
Shaded skull with vines on the back of a hand
Realistic tattoo of a grey skull with red tissue visible through a star-shaped tear in skin, on an area of upper leg or arm.
Skull inside a torn star
Realistic colour tattoo of a skull wreathed in orange and red roses, pink blossoms and a pale butterfly, on a forearm.
Skull with roses and butterfly on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a skull with red and pink roses and watercolour-style splashes on the forearm.
Skull and roses on a forearm
Realistic skull tattoo with a dotwork ornament across the back of a hand, shaded in tan, brown and black.
Realistic skull tattoo on the back of a hand
Realistic sugar skull tattoo with painted flowers, a red cross and a red stethoscope on the side of the ribs.
Sugar skull with stethoscope on the ribs
Two arms show black and grey full sleeve tattoos with a samurai warrior and skull on the left arm and ravens, swords and a skull on the right, both covering the upper arm and forearm.
Samurai and skull full sleeves