Skull tattoo ideas

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull with clockwork gears and a hand holding a clock face, on the upper arm.
Realistic skull with clockwork gears on upper arm
Black and grey realism sleeve on an arm showing roses, a skull, a bird and leaves, with the upper arm and forearm visible.
Black and grey rose and skull arm sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull wearing an ornate feathered headdress across the upper arm and shoulder.
Skull in feather headdress on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an hourglass with a skull in its lower bulb and two roses, on the outer thigh.
Hourglass with skull and roses on a thigh
Realism style skull wearing a gold crown above a grey banner reading True till death, tattooed on a calf in mixed grey and colour ink.
Skull and crown with banner on a calf
Realistic black and grey skull tattoo with red accents in the eye sockets, nose and open mouth, on a leg.
Realistic skull tattoo on a leg
Greyscale tattoo design of a shaded skull with crossed pistols and two red roses, drawn as a flash sheet with no body placement shown.
Skull with crossed pistols and red roses
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a winged hooded figure with a skull face and eyes in its feathers, covering a man's back and shoulders.
Winged skull figure across a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of an owl perched on a human skull with leaves below, on a man's forearm.
Owl and skull on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a sugar skull woman with red and grey roses, plus grey butterflies and leaves, running down a woman's ribs and side back.
Sugar skull and roses down the ribs
Realistic tattoo of a skull submerged in amber whisky inside a glass bottle, shown on the upper arm.
Skull in whisky bottle on upper arm
Colour biomechanical skull with a coiled spine tattoo on a lower leg, set against red and grey shading in a realistic style.
Biomechanical skull and spine on a calf
Realistic black and grey skull wearing a red paisley bandana, tattooed on the upper arm and shoulder.
Skull in red bandana on upper arm
Black and grey realism style skull tattoo on the upper arm, with a maroon top and part of a shoulder in view.
Small skull on an upper arm
Colour rose and grey shaded skull tattoo with leaves on the upper back near the shoulder blade, in a realistic style.
Rose and skull on the shoulder blade
Black and grey realism tattoo of a spider whose abdomen is a human skull, placed on the upper arm and shoulder.
Spider with skull body on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull with ornamental swirls and outlined petals across an upper arm.
Skull and filigree swirls on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo covering a full back, showing a raven perched on bare branches above a skull among roots, with script down the right side.
Raven and skull tree on a full back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull partly wrapped in smoke, shown on the back of a hand against a black background.
Realistic skull in smoke on the back of a hand
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull with two roses and smoky shading on the inner forearm.
Skull and roses on a forearm
Shirtless man with a realistic black and grey skull and red sunburst tattoo across his chest and stomach, with geometric linework and red and grey sleeves on both arms.
Skull and geometric full torso and sleeve tattoo
Black and grey realistic drawing of a skull with a cluster of roses and leaves, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Skull and roses design
Colour realism tattoo of a grey skull with glowing teal eyes above a smaller red skull, on the inner forearm against a dark background.
Glowing teal skull and red skull on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a hooded grim reaper with a skull face holding out a hand above skull coins, with wispy smoke behind.
Hooded reaper with skull coins on upper arm
Greyscale realistic drawing of a woman with closed eyes, a skull and roses above her head and a jawbone at her chin, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Woman with skull and roses design
Realistic grey skulls with red daisy-like flowers and black swirling linework across a person's upper back.
Two skulls and red flowers on a back
Black and grey tattoos of a shaded skull, ship wheel and snake on a forearm, with an anchor and roses on the back of the hand.
Skull, ship wheel and anchor on forearm and hand
Realism-style tattoo design of a grey shaded skull in front of a Roman numeral clock face, with a pink rose, red poppies and black filigree swirls.
Skull, clock and roses tattoo design
Black and grey drawing of a horned owl with feathers above a skull, framed by a botanical wreath of leaves and flowers, designed as a tattoo.
Owl and skull with botanical wreath
Two side-by-side black and grey realism skull tattoos on a torso, one wearing a hat with a banner reading Til my last day, the other with a veil, rose and a banner reading Til my last breath.
Two black and grey skulls with banner scrolls
Black and grey drawing of a shaded skull with feathered wings, butterflies and a compass, sketched on tracing paper beside a pen.
Winged skull with butterflies design
Three views of a black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a skull, feather-like shading and fine geometric patterns from shoulder to wrist.
Black and grey skull and feathers full sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rose, a human skull and a clock face with Roman numerals, placed on the shoulder and upper back.
Realistic rose, skull and clock on a shoulder
Realistic black and grey crowned skull tattoo across the back of a hand, with dark tattoo work on the forearm above.
Crowned skull on the back of a hand
Black and grey realistic skull with an ornate padlock and key tattooed on the upper arm.
Skull, padlock and key tattoo
Black and grey pencil drawing of a woman with closed eyes wearing a wolf head, flanked by two roses and a skull within an ornate frame.
Woman with wolf headdress, roses and skull
Black and grey realistic pirate skull tattoo wearing a bandana, shown in a close photograph of the skin.
Realistic pirate skull with bandana
Black and grey forearm tattoo of an animal skull with fangs, a feathered wing and a shaded rose, with a partly visible ribbon banner above.
Skull, wing and rose on a forearm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a skull merged with a Roman numeral clock face and gears, across the side of a torso on the ribs.
Skull and clock mechanism on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of roses, leaves and thorny stems with a skull on the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Black and grey roses and skull on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a horned animal skull with roses across the centre of a person's chest, above a black lace top.
Horned animal skull and roses on a chest
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull, a pocket watch held in a hand and a rose on a forearm, shown in two photographs.
Skull, pocket watch and rose on a forearm
Black and grey realism style tattoo on a man's upper back showing an hourglass, a pocket watch, a skull and two roses.
Hourglass, skull and roses on a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skeleton couple with sugar skull detailing, surrounded by butterflies, swirls and a rose on a veil.
Skeleton couple with butterflies and rose
Black and grey realism leg sleeve on a thigh and calf, showing a lion head, daisies, a pocket watch, a skull and lettering.
Lion and flower leg sleeve with pocket watch
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a shaded skull with red butterflies, black lace and beaded chains on the upper arm and shoulder.
Skull with butterflies and lace on upper arm
Black and grey realistic skull tattoo with ink splatter and mechanical detail on a forearm, photographed on a wooden surface.
Realistic skull tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals and roses, with a skull above, on a shoulder and upper arm.
Pocket watch and roses on a shoulder