Skull tattoo ideas

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Black and grey poison bottle tattoo with a stippled skull and crossbones on a forearm, with a partial bird and rose at the left edge.
Poison bottle with skull and crossbones
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a horned animal skull framed by fine geometric lines on the forearm.
Horned animal skull with geometric lines
Black and grey blackwork tattoo on the forearm of a bottle with a jagged crown top, holding a skull and a white skeletal figure.
Skull and skeleton in a black bottle
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a grim reaper in sunglasses holding a scythe beside a palm tree and moon, on a forearm.
Grim reaper and palm tree on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of an owl above an ornate sugar skull on the inner forearm.
Owl and sugar skull on a forearm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a skull with flowers growing from its crown, shaded with dotwork, on a forearm.
Skull with flowers on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm showing a large wolf head above a seated wolf holding a skull, with leafy sprigs and a feathered wing beside it.
Wolf cradling a skull on a forearm
Black and white photo of a large black and grey skull tattoo covering a person's back, with a dotwork star on the upper back and a portrait on the arm.
Skull and star back tattoo in black and grey
Black and grey realism and dotwork tattoo of a lion's face with mandala patterning and a small skull on the inner forearm.
Lion and mandala on a forearm
Black and grey skull tattoo with a mandala, roses and leaves on a forearm, in ornamental dotwork and fine line.
Skull and mandala on a forearm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a compass rose with scrollwork above a skull on a forearm, with dotwork shading.
Compass rose and skull on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a Tyrannosaurus rex skull with open jaws on the forearm.
T-rex skull on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork and traditional tattoos on a forearm and hand, including a large bee, planets, a dotted constellation and crystals.
Bee, planets and crystals on forearm and hand
Two matching black and grey fine line tattoos on a pair of forearms, one showing a stag head and one a deer skull, both inside thin geometric circles.
Matching stag and skull tattoos on forearms
Two black and grey forearm tattoos in a traditional style: a hanging flower with leaves on the left, and a skull within an ace of spades playing card with a skeletal hand on the right.
Flower and ace of spades skull on forearms
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a skull inside overlapping geometric circles and fine lines, with a small bee below, on a forearm.
Skull with geometric circles and a bee on a forearm
Black and grey forearm tattoo of a skull on a card labelled LA MORT, held by a hand above a geometric mandala, in a dotwork style.
Skull and hand tarot card on a forearm
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a skull with a snake coiling through it, on the forearm.
Skull and snake on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a full skeleton with a skull and laurel wreath, on the inner forearm.
Skeleton and laurel wreath on a forearm
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a skull with branches and a rose on the forearm.
Skull and rose on a forearm
Black and grey skull hourglass tattoo with stippled shading and hatched linework on the inner forearm.
Skull hourglass on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm showing a tarot-style card labelled LA MORT with a skull, a hand holding the card edge, and a mandala below.
La Mort tarot skull and hand on forearm
Black and grey skull tattoo with a peony flower on the inner forearm, shaded in a realistic style.
Skull and peony on a forearm
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 blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a skull with spiral eyes inside a triangle, with stylised lettering above, on the inside of a forearm.
Skull in triangle on a forearm
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a bird skull with a long beak, surrounded by orchids and leaves, on the inner forearm.
Bird skull with orchids on a forearm
Forearm tattoo of an ornamental animal skull with dotwork swirls, surrounded by red poppies and buds in a botanical style.
Animal skull and poppies on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of three death's-head moths stacked down a forearm, framed by triangle outlines and crescent moons.
Three death's-head moths 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 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 dotwork tattoo on a forearm, showing a barn owl face on one half and a skull on the other, divided by a vertical line.
Owl and skull split design on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a crocodile-headed figure in a long dress beside a skull-headed figure in a checked outfit, on the inner forearm.
Crocodile and skull figures on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a skull with blossoming flowers and leaves growing from its crown, on a forearm.
Skull with flowers on a forearm
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 skull tattoo with peonies and leaves, shaded in dotwork, on the forearm.
Skull and peony on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a horned demon, skulls and a tentacled creature across the chest and upper arm.
Horned demon and skulls across chest and arm
Black and grey blackwork skull tattoo covering the back, with mandala ornament, dotwork on the upper arm and a geometric cross on the other arm.
Black and grey skull across a back piece
Black and grey dinosaur skull tattoo on a heavily tattooed forearm, with roses, a skull and mandala patterns nearby.
Dinosaur skull and roses on a forearm
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
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
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
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 a skeletal raptor-like dinosaur in shaded dotwork on the inner forearm.
Dinosaur skeleton on a forearm