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
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 realism tattoo of a reptile skull in profile on the outer forearm.
Reptile skull tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a sailing pirate ship with a skull and crossbones on its sail, shown on a forearm from three angles.
Pirate ship with skull sail on a forearm
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
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a standing fox beside a skull and pine trees within a circle, on a forearm.
Fox and skull in a dotwork forest
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 realism tattoo of a skull with a rose and a butterfly on the forearm, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Realistic skull, rose and butterfly on a forearm
Coloured skull and snake tattoo with green glowing eyes and green scale detail, placed on a forearm.
Skull and snake on a forearm
Black outline tattoo of a skull wearing a feathered headdress on the inner forearm, shown in a black and white photograph.
Skull in feathered headdress on a forearm
Black and grey tattoos on two forearms, showing a shaded rose and leaves on the left arm and a banner, snake and skull on the right forearm.
Rose and banner lettering on forearms
Colour realism tattoo of an animal skull with pink and red roses on the forearm near the elbow, against a blurred floral dress and kitchen background.
Animal skull and roses on a forearm
Close-up of a small fine line black skull tattoo in side profile on the inner wrist of a raised hand with red painted nails.
Small fine line skull on inner wrist
Black traditional-style tattoo of a skull with a serpent coiling down the forearm, ending in a small skull at the tail.
Skull and serpent on a forearm
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
Traditional style colour tattoo on a forearm of a grim reaper holding a scythe, a rose and a banner reading MISOGYNY, with DEATH TO above.
Grim reaper and rose with banner on forearm
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
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
Fine line tattoo of a dinosaur skull in red and cyan outline on the forearm, with a slight offset that gives a doubled, 3D-glasses effect.
Dinosaur skull outline on forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a suited figure with a horned bull skull head aiming a revolver, on the inner forearm.
Bull skull gunman on forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a grey key with a red ribbon banner and skull-shaped bow on the forearm, with red script across the banner.
Key with skull bow and banner on a forearm
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a skeleton in a jacket riding a motorcycle across the forearm, with the handlebars gripped and a trailing shadow behind.
Skeleton rider on a motorcycle on a forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a golden hourglass with black wings, olive branches and skulls on a limb.
Hourglass with wings and olive branches
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 script lettering with shaded edges across a man's forearm, placed on the forearm, with a skull tattoo partly visible at the bottom right.
Script name lettering on a forearm
Two forearms held together showing black linework tattoos: a wolf head in a feather headdress with antlers on the left forearm, and antlers with a wolf skull and foliage on the right.
Wolf in feather headdress and antlers on forearms
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
Black and grey shaded tattoo of a unicorn skull with a horn and flowing mane on the outer forearm, with hands clasped behind the back.
Unicorn skull tattoo on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a skull wearing a flat cap and bandana with a cigarette, above and below the words WORKING CLASS, on a forearm.
Skull in flat cap with cigarette
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
Realism tattoo of a shaded skull with blue and grey tones across the back of a hand, with smoky grey and purple shading running up the forearm.
Shaded skull on the back of a hand
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a skull-headed figure in a dark cloak beneath a dotted sun with a star, on the forearm.
Skull figure with sun on forearm
Traditional style colour tattoo on a forearm showing a purple yarn skull with crossed knitting needles and orange banners reading KNIT FAST and DIE WARM.
Yarn skull with knitting needles on a forearm
Black and grey traditional tattoo on a forearm showing a skull within an ace of spades, banners reading Life is a gamble, roses, a crown and dice.
Ace of spades skull with dice and roses on forearm
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
Traditional-style sugar skull tattoo with a red rose, grey leaves and a small diamond shape on the forearm.
Sugar skull and red rose on a forearm
Collage of twelve close-up tattoos inspired by Harry Potter, including the Deathly Hallows symbol, a broom, a wand, Platform 9 3/4 and the word Always, on forearms, neck, back, chest and ankle.
Harry Potter themed tattoos in a twelve-photo collage
Traditional style tattoo of a reptile skull with open jaws and teeth, surrounded by leaves and a pocket watch, on the inner forearm.
Reptile skull and leaves on forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two skulls facing each other above a rose, on a forearm.
Two skulls and a rose on a forearm
Black and grey skull tattoo in an ornate scrolled frame with a candelabra-style ornament below, on the inner forearm.
Skull in ornate frame with chandelier on forearm
Black and grey tattoo of cartoon characters Jack and Sally inside an ornate baroque frame on a forearm.
Jack and Sally in an ornate frame on a forearm
Realistic forearm tattoo of a bone-coloured skull with glowing teal eyes above a red and orange flaming skull.
Skulls and flames on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of skulls and swirling smoke-like forms covering a forearm.
Black and grey skull sleeve on forearm
Neo-traditional style tattoo of a melting skull with red eyes and nasal cavity on the forearm, set against a grey and red smoky wash.
Melting skull with red eyes on a forearm
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
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
Black and grey realism tattoo of rolled dollar bills and banknotes with a skull at the lower edge, on a forearm near the elbow.
Rolled dollar bills and skull on forearm
Realism tattoo on a forearm of a grey skull tipping a skeletal hand holding an amber Jack Daniel's bottle, with a black label and shaded background.
Skull drinking from a whiskey bottle on forearm