Bone tattoo ideas

172 photos and flash · 35% Realism, 17% Dotwork · Forearm most common

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a spine, ribcage and shoulder blade across a person's upper back, photographed in a bath.
Spine and ribcage tattoo across the back
Design reading YOU'RE ALREADY DEAD, with each letter formed from bones such as ribs, vertebrae and a skull, in white on a black background.
You're Already Dead bone lettering
Realism tattoo of a shaded human skull in brown and grey tones across the upper arm and shoulder.
Realistic skull on upper arm
Flash drawing of a skull wreathed in daisies, with stippled white linework and yellow centres on a dark background.
Skull with daisy crown
Drawn tattoo design of a skeletal ribcage and pelvis with a pink rose and a blue insect wing, in a realistic style on white paper.
Ribcage, pelvis and rose with blue insect wing
Black ink drawing of a tattoo design showing an owl with a skull above it, a moth, a crescent moon, antlers and crossed bones, rendered in dotwork and linework.
Owl, skull and moth tattoo design drawing
Realistic black and grey tattoo across the top of a foot, showing peeled-back skin, muscle and toe bones in a realism style.
Anatomical foot tattoo with exposed muscle
Colour tattoo of an owl wearing round glasses above crossed bones, in neo-traditional style, on the inner lower arm.
Owl wearing glasses on a lower arm
Black ink pen drawing of a dinosaur head with a exposed skeletal skull and spine overgrown with thin tendrils, shaded with fine stippled dots and textured scales.
Dinosaur skull with tendrils pen drawing
Traditional-style tattoo of a black sheep head with curled black wool, crossed bones and a banner reading Black Sheep, on the forearm.
Black sheep head with banner on forearm
Realism tattoo on an upper arm of a large skull over crossed bones, with a draped red cloth and a second skull below.
Skull and crossbones with red cloth on upper arm
Black and grey back tattoo of a biomechanical ribcage with a laced corset design running down the spine and swirling detail over the shoulders.
Biomechanical ribcage and laced corset on back
Realistic black and grey skull tattoo with wispy dark shading across the inner forearm, shown in a close photograph.
Shaded skull on a forearm
Black ink pen drawing of a realistic human skull seen from the front, built from cross-hatched shading on a dark background.
Pen and ink skull drawing
Black and grey realism drawing of a skull wearing a feathered headdress, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Realistic skull with feathered headdress design
Realistic drawing of a butterfly whose wings are human skulls, shaded in sepia and brown tones on a beige background.
Skull-winged butterfly design
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a woman with a partly skull-like face, pearl headband and bones, on the inner forearm, with cracked branch lines near the wrist.
Skull-faced woman with bones on a forearm
Traditional-style flash design of a glowing jack-o'-lantern nested in a purple rose with green leaves and an orange and red flame above, drawn on white paper.
Jack-o'-lantern rose flash design
Black and grey fine line tattoo of three stacked vertebrae inside dotted circles and guide lines on the inner forearm.
Three vertebrae with geometric lines on a forearm
Realistic purple rose with grey skulls tattooed on a forearm, with smooth shading and highlights on the petals and bone.
Purple rose and skulls on a forearm
Pencil sketch of a spade shape made from two skulls and jawbones with teeth, shown as a standalone tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Skull spade design sketch
Black and grey script quote tattoo framed by two antler shapes on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Antler and script quote on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of a snake skeleton wrapping around the outer thigh, with the skull near the front and the spine curling round the leg.
Snake skeleton wrapped around a thigh
Left panel shows a pale bone-shaped tattoo on an arm under blue ultraviolet light; right panel shows the same arm in ordinary light with no visible design.
Bone design under UV light on an arm
Black and grey realism skull tattoo with bone and organic detail covering the upper arm and shoulder of a woman in a dark vest top.
Realistic skull on upper arm
Two colour tattoos on the thighs: a ribcage wrapped in yellow and grey flowers on the left, and an anatomical heart with a mountain landscape on the right.
Ribcage and heart thigh tattoos
Black and grey photograph of a man's back and raised arms covered in skeletal anatomy tattoos, including a skull, ribcage, spine and spiders.
Skeletal back and arms tattoo, black and grey
Realism tattoo of a shaded grey skull wrapped in green leaves and water droplets, on the outer thigh.
Skull with green leaves on a thigh
Black ink line drawing of a living hand clasping a skeletal hand, shown as a flash design on a pale background.
Two hands clasped, one skeletal, in black line
Realism tattoo of a graveyard, crosses, skulls and bones under a red lightning sky, covering a full back.
Graveyard and skulls across a full back
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a skeletal raptor dinosaur running across the upper back near the shoulder blade, shown in two photos.
Skeletal raptor dinosaur on a shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a triceratops skull with stippled shading on the outer thigh and hip.
Triceratops skull on the thigh
Black and grey tattoo of a cat skull with anatomical labels, drawn in an engraved illustration style, on the outer thigh.
Labelled cat skull on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of two stacked skulls with a ribcage and skeletal hand on an upper arm.
Skulls and skeleton ribcage on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a dinosaur skull with long teeth on the inner forearm, against a plain grey wall.
Dinosaur skull on a forearm
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 and grey realism tattoo of ribs wrapping over the shoulder blade on a person's upper back.
Ribcage tattoo over shoulder blade
Black and grey Halloween graveyard tattoo on an upper arm, showing a black cat, two jack-o'-lanterns, a gravestone marked RIP, a cross and a skull.
Halloween graveyard scene on an upper arm
A blue glowing skeletal arm and hand tattoo on a forearm, shown under dark ultraviolet-style lighting in a dim room.
Glowing skeleton arm and hand tattoo
Realistic colour skull tattoo covering a person's entire back, shown from behind with ochre bone tones and teal and black shading.
Large realistic skull across a back
Three-angle photo of a full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a grey biomechanical creature with tentacles, skulls and faces in realistic shading.
Biomechanical full sleeve with tentacles and faces
Black and grey dancing skeleton tattoo on a lower leg, with one arm raised and a small bird perched on the raised hand, in a traditional style.
Dancing skeleton on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull with shaded bony shapes across the back of a hand, with small lettering on the fingers.
Realistic skull on the back of a hand
Colourful neo-traditional sleeve tattoo showing Hello Kitty, teddy bears, cherries, red roses and a heart-eyed skull wrapped around an arm.
Hello Kitty and skull sleeve tattoo
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a purple zombie hand rising through a green banner reading CREEPIN IT REAL, with a bone at the base.
Zombie hand and CREEPIN IT REAL banner
Pen and ink tattoo design of a rose, ribcage, spine and pelvis with a blue insect wing, drawn in a botanical anatomical style.
Rose, ribcage and blue wing anatomy design
Black and grey realism tattoo of stacked vertebrae running down the back of a person's neck, seen from behind.
Vertebrae tattoo on the back of the neck
Chest tattoo of a red heart with grey crossed bones and the script words Beautiful Tragedy running across the upper chest, in a lettering style with soft shading.
Heart and crossed bones with script on chest