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Traditional Linework Skull tattoos

Style ⚓ Traditional Technique ➰ Linework Subject 💀 Skull

22 tattoos · 17 artists · 9 studios

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Placement 💪 Forearm 10 🦿 Calf 6 🦵 Thigh 2 🦾 Upper Arm 2

City 📍 New York 11 📍 Seattle 3 📍 Cape Town 3 📍 Austin 2

Artists who have actually done this

Flaming Skull Candle ForearmSpider Skull Calf

Harrison Bergin

Allied Tattoo · New York

Why this artist

  • 2 matching tattoos of 5 in the portfolio
  • 5 Traditional tattoos in total
  • Traditional is the main style in 2 of the matching tattoos
  • 5 Linework tattoos in total
  • 2 Skull tattoos in total
  • Skull is the main element in 2 of the matching tattoos
  • Medium piece: $400–600 (estimate)
Chained Skull CalfPlague Doctor Coffin Traditional Forearm

Jade

Kak Lucky · Cape Town

Why this artist

  • 2 matching tattoos of 16 in the portfolio
  • 9 Traditional tattoos in total
  • Traditional is the main style in 2 of the matching tattoos
  • 16 Linework tattoos in total
  • 2 Skull tattoos in total
  • Skull is the main element in 1 of the matching tattoos
  • Medium piece: R2,200–3,300 (estimate)
Motorhead Snaggletooth Upper Arm PieceHula Girl with Anchor and Skulls Forearm Piece

Sara Purr

White Lotus Tattoo · Seattle

Why this artist

  • 2 matching tattoos of 11 in the portfolio
  • 11 Traditional tattoos in total
  • Traditional is the main style in 1 of the matching tattoos
  • 11 Linework tattoos in total
  • 2 Skull tattoos in total
  • Skull is the main element in 1 of the matching tattoos
Grim Reaper Neon Sign CalfDagger and Skull Calf

Audrey

Cherry Bomb · New York

Why this artist

  • 2 matching tattoos of 12 in the portfolio
  • 10 Traditional tattoos in total
  • Traditional is the main style in 1 of the matching tattoos
  • 12 Linework tattoos in total
  • 2 Skull tattoos in total
  • Medium piece: $400–600 (estimate)

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Studios: Allied Tattoo, New York (7) · White Lotus Tattoo, Seattle (3) · Kak Lucky, Cape Town (3) · Cherry Bomb, New York (3) · Dovetail Tattoo, Austin (2) · Pure Ink, New York (1)

The tattoos

22 tattoos
ⓘPhotos where your subject, style or placement is the main one come first, then healed work, then the newest. How we know →
black & grey traditional (old school) tattoo of skull on the calf
Checkered Skull Mask Calf →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)💀 Skull🦿 Calf
Gareth Doye →Kak Lucky
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of skull on the calf
Skull in a Headdress Calf →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)💀 Skull🦿 Calf
Chris Kast →Allied Tattoo
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of skull on the forearm
Flaming Skull Candle Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)💀 Skull💪 Forearm
Harrison Bergin →Allied Tattoo
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of skull on the calf
Spider Skull Calf →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)💀 Skull🦿 Calf
Harrison Bergin →Allied Tattoo
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of skull on the upper arm
Cowboy Skull with Bandana Bicep →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)💀 Skull🦾 Upper Arm
Andy Perez →Allied Tattoo
black & grey traditional (old school) tattoo of skull on the upper arm
Motorhead Snaggletooth Upper Arm Piece →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)💀 Skull🦾 Upper Arm
Sara Purr →White Lotus 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 coffin with plague doctor bird mask on the forearm
Plague Doctor Coffin Traditional Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🎭 Mask💪 Forearm
Jade →Kak Lucky
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
black & grey traditional (old school) tattoo of skull on the thigh
Skull Cherries Thigh →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)💀 Skull🦵 Thigh
Frank Benavides →Dovetail Tattoo
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of flower on the forearm
Skull, Books and Flowers Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🌸 Flower💪 Forearm
Sam Silioski →Allied Tattoo
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of rose on the forearm
Coffin with Skull and Roses Forearm Piece →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🌹 Rose💪 Forearm
Neil Wilson →Six Feet Under Tattoo Parlor
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of skull on the forearm
Traditional Cosmonaut Skull Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)💀 Skull💪 Forearm
Mick O'Herien →Pure Ink
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of female figure on the forearm
Lady Head and Racing Skull Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🚺 Female Figure💪 Forearm
Xty →Allied 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 hands on the thigh
Hand Skull and Barbed Wire Thigh Piece →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🤲 Hands🦵 Thigh
Jessica Noel →White Lotus Tattoo
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of grim reaper on the calf
Grim Reaper Neon Sign Calf →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)⚰️ Grim Reaper🦿 Calf
Audrey →Cherry Bomb
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of grim reaper on the stomach
Grim Reaper Stomach Piece →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)⚰️ Grim Reaper🫃 Stomach
Sky James →Think Tank Tattoo
black & grey traditional (old school) tattoo of dagger & knife on the forearm
Snake, Dagger and Skull Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🗡️ Dagger & Knife💪 Forearm
Xty →Allied Tattoo
black & grey traditional (old school) tattoo of anchor on the forearm
Hula Girl with Anchor and Skulls Forearm Piece →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)⚓ Anchor💪 Forearm
Sara Purr →White Lotus Tattoo
colorful lettering and traditional (old school) tattoo of rose on the forearm
Skull and Roses Lettering Forearm →
✍️ Lettering🌹 Rose💪 Forearm
Brian Ramirez →Dovetail Tattoo

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