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Traditional Skull tattoos

Style ⚓ Traditional Subject 💀 Skull Detail ✏️ Complex

20 tattoos · 18 artists · 11 studios

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Placement 💪 Forearm 7 🦾 Upper Arm 4 🦿 Calf 3 🦵 Thigh 2

City 📍 Brooklyn 10 📍 Seattle 4 📍 Portland 2

Artists who have actually done this

Winged Hat Skull Traditional CalfCowboy Skull Traditional Upper Arm

Thom Wayne

Three Kings Brooklyn · Brooklyn

Why this artist

  • 2 matching tattoos of 12 in the portfolio
  • 7 Traditional tattoos in total
  • Traditional is the main style in 2 of the matching tattoos
  • 5 Skull tattoos in total
  • Skull is the main element in 2 of the matching tattoos
  • 11 Complex tattoos in total
  • Medium piece: $300–550 (estimate)
Lady Head and Racing Skull ForearmSnake, Dagger and Skull Forearm

Xty

Allied Tattoo · Brooklyn

Why this artist

  • 2 matching tattoos of 9 in the portfolio
  • 9 Traditional tattoos in total
  • 2 Skull tattoos in total
  • 3 Complex tattoos in total
  • Medium piece: $300–550 (estimate)
Cowboy Skull Traditional Forearm

Nikita Egorov

Three Kings Brooklyn · Brooklyn

Why this artist

  • 1 matching tattoo of 8 in the portfolio
  • 8 Traditional tattoos in total
  • Traditional is the main style in 1 of the matching tattoos
  • 2 Skull tattoos in total
  • Skull is the main element in 1 of the matching tattoos
  • 6 Complex tattoos in total
  • Medium piece: $300–550 (estimate)
Cowboy Skull Upper Arm

Ali

Birdhouse Tattoo · Portland

Why this artist

  • 1 matching tattoo of 5 in the portfolio
  • 5 Traditional tattoos in total
  • Traditional is the main style in 1 of the matching tattoos
  • 1 Skull tattoos in total
  • Skull is the main element in 1 of the matching tattoos
  • 2 Complex tattoos in total
  • Medium piece: $200–350 (estimate)

Compare all 18 artists →

Studios: Three Kings Brooklyn, Brooklyn (5) · Allied Tattoo, Brooklyn (5) · White Lotus Tattoo, Seattle (2) · Studio City Tattoo, Los Angeles (1) · Dovetail Tattoo, Austin (1) · Think Tank Tattoo, Denver (1)

The tattoos

20 tattoos
ⓘPhotos where your subject, style or placement is the main one come first, then healed work, then the newest. How we know →
Old school tattoo of skull in a cowboy hat on the upper arm
Cowboy Skull Traditional Upper Arm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)💀 Skull🦾 Upper Arm
Thom Wayne →Three Kings Brooklyn
Old school tattoo of skull with cowboy hat on the forearm
Cowboy Skull Traditional Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)💀 Skull💪 Forearm
Nikita Egorov →Three Kings Brooklyn
Old school tattoo of skull with a cigarette with winged tricorn hat on the calf
Winged Hat Skull Traditional Calf →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)💀 Skull🦿 Calf
Thom Wayne →Three Kings Brooklyn
traditional (old school) tattoo of skull on the upper arm
Cowboy Skull Upper Arm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)💀 Skull🦾 Upper Arm
Ali →Birdhouse Tattoo
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of skull on the back
Traditional Skull Back Piece →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)💀 Skull🔙 Back
Kyler Martz →Icon Tattoo
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of skull on the calf
Skull in a Headdress Calf →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)💀 Skull🦿 Calf
Chris Kast →Allied Tattoo
black with color accents traditional (old school) tattoo of skull on the upper arm
Biomech Screaming Skull Sleeve →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)💀 Skull🦾 Upper Arm
Noel C →Allied Tattoo
Old school tattoo of skull with dagger on the forearm
Skull and Dagger Traditional Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)💀 Skull💪 Forearm
Simon Velez →Three Kings Brooklyn
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of skull on the calf
Skull in Frame with Snake Traditional Calf →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)💀 Skull🦿 Calf
Janet Lucero →Slave to the Needle Wallingford
black & grey traditional (old school) tattoo of rose on the upper arm
Skull and Roses Traditional Upper Arm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)💀 Skull🦾 Upper Arm
Bruce Rivera →Slave to the Needle Ballard
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 tattoo of hyena in a leather jacket on the ribs & side
Punk Hyena in a Leather Jacket Traditional Ribs →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)💀 Skull🥋 Ribs & Side
Lorena Skunkrocker →Three Kings Brooklyn
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 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
black & grey chicano and traditional (old school) tattoo of female figure on the thigh
Dia de los Muertos Woman Thigh →
🎭 Chicano🚺 Female Figure🦵 Thigh
Claudia Cutter →Allied Tattoo

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