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Traditional Skull tattoos · LGBTQ+ friendly

Studio 🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly Style ⚓ Traditional Subject 💀 Skull

30 tattoos · 15 artists · 10 studios

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Placement 💪 Forearm 11 🦿 Calf 6 🦵 Thigh 5 🦾 Upper Arm 4 🔙 Back 2

City 📍 Chicago 16 📍 Cape Town 3 📍 New York 3 📍 Richmond 3 📍 Los Angeles 2

Artists who have actually done this

Rose Snake and Skull Traditional Upper ArmSnake Rose and Skull Traditional ForearmSkull and Snake Traditional Forearm

Mario Desa

Great Lakes Tattoo · Chicago

Why this artist

  • 7 matching tattoos of 14 in the portfolio
  • 14 Traditional tattoos in total
  • Traditional is the main style in 2 of the matching tattoos
  • 7 Skull tattoos in total
  • Medium piece: $400–700 (estimate)
Cactus and Skull Traditional CalfSpiked Skull Traditional ForearmSkull and Yin Yang Traditional Forearm

Danni Nievera

Great Lakes Tattoo · Chicago

Why this artist

  • 3 matching tattoos of 14 in the portfolio
  • 14 Traditional tattoos in total
  • Traditional is the main style in 2 of the matching tattoos
  • 3 Skull tattoos in total
  • Skull is the main element in 1 of the matching tattoos
  • Medium piece: $400–700 (estimate)
Butterfly and Skull Traditional Upper ArmSkull and Pistol Traditional ForearmSpider Web Traditional Thigh

Nick Osbourn

Great Lakes Tattoo · Chicago

Why this artist

  • 4 matching tattoos of 14 in the portfolio
  • 14 Traditional tattoos in total
  • Traditional is the main style in 1 of the matching tattoos
  • 4 Skull tattoos in total
  • Medium piece: $400–700 (estimate)
Moth with Skull Markings Traditional ThighDeath’s-Head Moth with Skull Traditional Thigh

Autumn Richmond

Loose Screw Tattoo · Richmond

Why this artist

  • 2 matching tattoos of 14 in the portfolio
  • 5 Traditional tattoos in total
  • Traditional is the main style in 2 of the matching tattoos
  • 2 Skull tattoos in total
  • Medium piece: $300–550 (estimate)

Compare all 15 artists →

Studios: Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago (16) · Kak Lucky, Cape Town (3) · Cherry Bomb, New York (3) · Loose Screw Tattoo, Richmond (2) · Studio City Tattoo, Los Angeles (1) · Birdhouse Tattoo, Portland (1)

The tattoos

30 tattoos
ⓘPhotos where your subject, style or placement is the main one come first, then healed work, then the newest. How we know →
traditional (old school) tattoo of skull on the shoulder
Skull and Bones Shoulder →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)💀 Skull🤷 Shoulder
Raa →Apollo Tattoo Studio
black & grey traditional (old school) tattoo of skull on the forearm
Skull and Yin Yang Traditional Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)💀 Skull💪 Forearm
Danni Nievera →Great Lakes Tattoo
black & grey traditional (old school) tattoo of skull on the calf
Dinosaur Skull Traditional Calf →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)💀 Skull🦿 Calf
Grant Sawyer →Salvation Tattoo Gallery
Old school tattoo of skull with flames on the forearm
Skull in Flames Traditional Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)💀 Skull💪 Forearm
Mike Dalton →Great Lakes Tattoo
traditional (old school) tattoo of skull on the upper arm
Cowboy Skull Upper Arm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)💀 Skull🦾 Upper Arm
Ali →Birdhouse Tattoo
black & grey traditional (old school) tattoo of skull on the calf
Checkered Skull Mask Calf →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)💀 Skull🦿 Calf
Gareth Doye →Kak Lucky
Old school tattoo of moth with skull on the moth on the thigh
Death’s-Head Moth with Skull Traditional ... →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🦋 Butterfly🦵 Thigh
Autumn Richmond →Loose Screw Tattoo
Old school tattoo of moth with skull markings with skull on the thigh
Moth with Skull Markings Traditional Thigh →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🦋 Butterfly🦵 Thigh
Autumn Richmond →Loose Screw Tattoo
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of music & instruments on the forearm
Skull and Sheet Music Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)💀 Skull💪 Forearm
Mike Dalton →Great Lakes Tattoo
black & grey traditional (old school) tattoo of chain on the calf
Chained Skull Calf →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)💀 Skull🦿 Calf
Jade →Kak Lucky
Old school tattoo of cactus with cattle skull on the calf
Cactus and Skull Traditional Calf →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🌵 Cactus & Desert🦿 Calf
Danni Nievera →Great Lakes Tattoo
Old school tattoo of eagle with snake on the back
Eagle, Snake and Skull Traditional Back →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🦅 Eagle🔙 Back
Mario Desa →Great Lakes Tattoo
Old school tattoo of coffin with plague doctor bird mask on the forearm
Plague Doctor Coffin Traditional Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🎭 Mask💪 Forearm
Jade →Kak Lucky
Old school and realism tattoo of bold-outline peony with screaming skull on the upper arm
Peony and Screaming Skull Traditional Upper Arm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🪷 Peony🦾 Upper Arm
Raven Lennox →Real Gone
Old school tattoo of spider Web with eyeball Spider on the thigh
Spider Web Traditional Thigh →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🕸️ Spider Web🦵 Thigh
Nick Osbourn →Great Lakes Tattoo
black & grey traditional (old school) tattoo of dagger & knife on the calf
Dagger and Skull Calf →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🗡️ Dagger & Knife🦿 Calf
Audrey →Cherry Bomb
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of cat on the forearm
Cat on Skull and Crossbones →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐈 Cat💪 Forearm
Danica →Cherry Bomb
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of skull on the back
Tiger and Snake Traditional Back →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐯 Tiger🔙 Back
Mario Desa →Great Lakes Tattoo
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of insect on the forearm
Spiked Skull Traditional Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐞 Insect💪 Forearm
Danni Nievera →Great Lakes Tattoo
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of firearm on the forearm
Skull and Pistol Traditional Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🔫 Firearm💪 Forearm
Nick Osbourn →Great Lakes Tattoo
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of dagger & knife on the thigh
Skull and Dagger Traditional Thigh →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🗡️ Dagger & Knife🦵 Thigh
Nick Osbourn →Great Lakes Tattoo
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of heart on the forearm
Skull and Snake Traditional Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)❤️ Heart💪 Forearm
Mario Desa →Great Lakes Tattoo
black with color accents traditional (old school) tattoo of flower on the ankle & foot
Skull, Daisy and Rose Foot →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🌸 Flower🦶 Ankle & Foot
Anthony Romero →Studio City Tattoo
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of butterfly on the upper arm
Butterfly and Skull Traditional Upper Arm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🦋 Butterfly🦾 Upper Arm
Nick Osbourn →Great Lakes Tattoo

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