Levi Stocke’s traditional tattoos cover his arms from shoulder to wrist. The sleeves mix a green skull, red flowers, dice, eyes and a striped tiger, with thick outlines and solid color that keep each image distinct.
He told Inked in January 2026 that his interest started when he saw his great-uncle’s Navy tattoos as a child. Stocke also recalled an early winged-dice tattoo that was later covered by a Rock of Ages back piece. That history speaks to his taste in classic imagery, but it doesn’t tell us what every design means to him.
The green skull, red flower and checkerboard sleeve
A green skull sits inside a large red flower on Stocke’s upper arm. Dark sockets and teeth give the face definition, while broad red and orange petals open around it. The cool green against the warm flower makes the skull the first thing you notice.
Lower on the arm, a black-and-light checkerboard cuts across the rounded flowers and curling lines. Its straight edges give the eye a break from the curves and lead it toward the wrist. The pattern is simple, but it helps vary the sleeve.
People may read a skull and flower as symbols, but Stocke hasn’t shared a specific meaning for this design. What’s visible is the contrast between the hollow face and soft petals. Both images also have enough room to read clearly; smaller versions would lose some of that detail.
The framed eye and dice on his forearm
An eye sits at the center of an ornate frame on Stocke’s outer forearm. Its curled border echoes the neighboring shapes, while the dark pupil draws focus. The result is easy to read without needing to assign it a religious or hidden meaning.
Near the wrist, dice add hard edges and small, evenly placed dots. They contrast with the eye’s flowing frame and make the lower sleeve feel less uniform. Stocke has said his first tattoo was winged dice, later covered on his back; that doesn’t establish that the wrist dice are the same design.
The forearm placement keeps both motifs visible in relaxed poses, even when a short sleeve covers the upper arm. They’re substantial images, but they don’t need the space of a chest or shoulder piece.
The bold eye and heart tattoos at his elbows
A rounded eye marks one elbow, and a red heart crossed by a dark line sits on the other. Both have strong central shapes that stay recognizable as the joints bend. They give the densely detailed sleeves a couple of clear stopping points.
The elbow eye differs from the framed one on his forearm: it uses the rounded joint as part of its shape, while the smaller eye sits within a border. The heart and cross may suggest religious imagery to some viewers, but Stocke hasn’t explained why he chose it.
The two arms share thick outlines and a mix of dark and bright color without mirroring one another. The neckline also shows more traditional color below his beard, while the elbows remain the clearest features in this raised-arm view.
The inner-arm hand design and wrist flower
A large hand-shaped image runs along the inside of Stocke’s forearm, its long fingers pointing toward the elbow. Dark shading around the lighter form keeps it distinct from the busy sleeve. It can be hard to see in a straight-on pose and becomes clearer when he lifts or turns his arm. It’s a tattoo of a hand, separate from the one raised near his hair.
On the opposite wrist, a layered flower carries the sleeve toward the hand. Its pointed petals have dark edges that stand apart from the surrounding ink. Narrow lettering on the hand changes the look again: it’s finer and more open than the colored images above it.
The hand, flower and script use different kinds of line, so the area doesn’t read as one crowded block. Each has its own shape, while the wrist flower helps connect the sleeve to the hand.
The roaring tiger on his upper-arm sleeve
A striped tiger’s head fills another part of Stocke’s upper arm. Its open mouth, pointed teeth and lighter muzzle stand out against the dark stripes and surrounding color. The face follows the curve of the arm and remains easy to recognize without showing the whole animal.
Viewers may associate a tiger with strength or aggression, but Stocke hasn’t said that’s why he chose this one. He has explained the meaning of a different tattoo: a shark on his leg with the words Stay Afloat, which he connected to finding his way through life in Los Angeles. That example offers some context for his approach without assigning meanings to the rest of the sleeve.
The tiger, like the skull and flowers, is detailed enough to stand on its own and still fits into the larger sleeve. The Windsor Smith campaign film below shows the tattoos in motion.