Skull tattoo ideas

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Black ink flash drawing of a skull with octopus tentacles curling around its crown and sides, with black ink dripping from the jaw.
Skull with octopus tentacles
Man seen from behind with a large black and grey skull and ornamental dotwork tattoo covering his back, plus a dark geometric motif on his upper arm.
Skull and ornament back piece
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
Solid black skull tattoo on the upper arm with a row of standing figure silhouettes in the jaw area, in blackwork style.
Skull with figure silhouettes on upper arm
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 dotwork tattoo of a skull filled with mountains and pine trees, placed on a calf.
Skull with mountain landscape on a calf
Black and white drawing of six forearms and hands, each with a different traditional-style tattoo design including a mandala, skull, rose, eye in a triangle and crossed bones.
Six hands with black ink tattoo designs
Black and white blackwork design of a skull within interlaced knotwork, framed by a scalloped petal border.
Skull and knotwork in a petal ring
Solid black silhouette design of a theropod dinosaur skeleton in side view, shown on a plain white background with no body placement.
Dinosaur skeleton silhouette design
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 dotwork skull tattoo with curled horns and a stippled crescent moon, placed on the thigh.
Horned skull with crescent moon on thigh
Black ornamental sugar skull tattoo with swirling filigree detail on the inner wrist, shown against a misty river scene.
Ornate sugar skull on the inner wrist
Two black sugar skull tattoos with floral ornaments, one on each thigh, shown in black ink on skin.
Sugar skull tattoos on both thighs
Black and grey blackwork design of an elephant head with ornate mandala panels, radiating lines and a skull below the trunk, shown as a flash drawing with no placement on the body.
Elephant head with skull and mandala
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 ink flash design of a death's head moth above an animal skull framed by roses, leaves and a beaded drop pendant, in a blackwork and fine line style.
Death's head moth over a skull and roses
Large blackwork tattoo of a grinning shadowy creature with sharp claws and pale eyes on a person's upper back, with a small skull-like figure holding a bone at its lower left.
Grinning shadow creature on upper back
Black ink tattoo of an ornate elephant with a skull below it on the upper thigh, with a small sun and crescent moon on the legs and an ornamental forearm tattoo beside it.
Elephant, sun and crescent moon on thighs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a horned skull with a shaded crescent and pale circle, on the upper thigh.
Horned skull dotwork on thigh
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a skull wearing a feathered headdress, covering most of a person's back.
Feathered skull headdress across a back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an animal skull with two roses, leaves and a triangle, on the outer thigh.
Animal skull and roses on a thigh
Black and white flash design of a skull wearing a feathered headdress above two crossed axes, with no body placement shown.
Skull in feather headdress with crossed axes
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a skull with roses, palm trees and a sunset over waves, on the outer thigh.
Skull with roses and palm trees on a thigh
Four black ink flash designs on a beige background: a skull with a bandana and feather, a feather headdress, a skull with a feather headdress, and a dreamcatcher with feathers.
Four skull and feather designs on beige
Black and grey engraving-style tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder, with a wolf, skeletons, a bird, an eye, a snake and a crescent moon.
Engraved skeleton and beast scene on upper arm
Solid black dinosaur skeleton tattoo running along the inside of a forearm, shown in two stacked photos.
Dinosaur skeleton tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey flash sheet of gothic tattoo designs including a moth, owl, ghost, coffin, dagger, cat and crossed bones, drawn in dotwork and bold outlines.
Black and grey gothic flash sheet
Overhead photo of black and grey blackwork tattoos on a thigh and calf, including a skull with a sun motif and a mandala, with henna and gold temporary designs on a hand.
Black and grey mandala and skull tattoos on legs
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a ram skull and a deer skull with antlers, framed by leaves and a flower, on the outer thigh.
Animal skulls and leaves on a thigh
Black ink drawing of a skull in side profile wearing a feathered headdress, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Skull in feathered headdress, side profile
Black ink drawing of a horned wolf with a third eye resting above a stippled skull, with a feather beside it, in a dotwork style.
Horned wolf and skull design
Black ink flash design of a winged owl beneath an all-seeing eye in a triangle, with a skull, banner and geometric patterns on a cream background.
Owl, all-seeing eye and skull tattoo design
Two clasped hands, each ring finger carrying a black band tattoo of angular geometric marks, with grey skulls in the background.
Matching band tattoos on two ring fingers
Black and grey drawing of a skull filled with bold tribal patterns, spirals and woven shapes, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Tribal-patterned skull design
Black blackwork tattoo of a skeletal creature with a long curling spine-like tail, placed on the side of the ribs.
Skeletal creature with a curled tail on the ribs
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of floral swirls and vines on the side of a torso above the hip, with a jeans waistband and rhinestone skull buckle visible.
Black floral swirl tattoo on the side of the torso
Black and white dotwork and hatched drawing of a skull wearing a ribbed knitted beanie, shown on a white background.
Skull in a knitted beanie
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a snarling wolf and a skull with geometric lines and triangles on a forearm.
Wolf and skull with geometric lines on forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a ram skull, antlers and leaves on the outer thigh of a standing person in black shorts and knee socks.
Skull, antlers and leaves on a thigh
Black and grey dagger piercing a shaded skull in front of a shield-shaped banner, tattooed on the calf.
Dagger and skull on a calf
Solid black flash design of a small skull with crossbones set within a sweeping dark shape, shown on a white background.
Skull and crossbones in a black silhouette
Black filigree skull drawing on a white background, with scrolling leaves and lace-like linework across the cranium and jaw, shown as a flash design rather than on skin.
Lace-style skull design
Black and grey skull hourglass tattoo with stippled shading and hatched linework on the inner forearm.
Skull hourglass on a forearm
Black and white flash drawing of a skull submerged in dark liquid inside a corked glass bottle, in a blackwork style.
Skull in a glass bottle
Solid black skull design in a blackwork style, with a silhouetted lineman climbing a utility pole down the centre of the face, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Skull with lineman climbing a utility pole
Black ink drawing of a barn owl perched on a stippled skull within a diamond frame, a dotwork and blackwork tattoo design shown on tracing paper with no body placement.
Barn owl on a skull tattoo design
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 two-panel tattoo on an upper arm in an engraved style, showing scales and a solid polyhedron on the left and a skeleton holding an hourglass above a skull on the right.
Two-panel engraving tattoo on an upper arm