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 skull breaking through dark torn skin on a forearm, with glossy highlights on the cranium.
Realistic skull emerging from torn skin on a forearm
Black ink flash sheet of a floating island with pine trees, a snail on mushrooms, fern sprigs and hanging crystals in fine line style.
Floating island, snail and mushroom flash sheet
Black and grey pirate skull illustration wearing a skull-print bandana, an eye patch and a hoop earring, above crossed bones.
Pirate skull with crossed bones
Black and grey sketched tattoo of a finger bone running along the back of a hand and index finger.
Finger bone tattoo on the hand
Side-by-side X-ray of an arm with a metal plate and screws, and a realistic tattoo of a split, bloody wound with screws on the upper arm.
Open wound and bone plate tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey paw print tattoo with bone-shaped name banners on a lower leg.
Paw prints with name bones on a calf
Black and grey dotwork and traditional tattoo of a skeletal hand cupping a crescent moon on a calf, with other coloured tattoos visible at the edges of the frame.
Skeletal hand holding a crescent moon on a calf
Woman with a raised hand showing a black and grey realism skeleton hand tattoo that runs from the fingers down onto the forearm.
Skeleton hand tattoo running onto the forearm
Realistically shaded forearm tattoo of a horse merging into a grey skeletal frame, with teal butterflies drifting off across the skin.
Horse and skeleton with blue butterflies on forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a whale skeleton running from the wrist up the forearm and onto the upper arm, showing the skull, ribs, spine and tail fluke.
Whale skeleton tattoo on forearm
Black and grey dotwork skull tattoo with a torn skin effect, placed over the elbow.
Skull with torn skin on an elbow
Black and grey realism chest tattoo of a skull with dark branching tree patterns and a scalpel blade in its eye socket, with fine line surgical instruments above.
Skull with branching trees and a scalpel on chest
Back of a woman's neck showing a black and grey dotwork-style tattoo of an eye inside a triangle formed by bones, placed at the centre of the nape.
All-seeing eye within crossed bones on neck
Close-up of a grey and red biomechanical skull tattoo with realistic shading across the upper arm and shoulder.
Biomechanical skull on upper arm
Fine line tattoo of five small bones in a row on the inner upper arm, in black ink.
Five small bones on an upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of the bones of a foot, showing metatarsals and toe bones with shaded depth, on the top of a foot.
Realistic skeletal foot tattoo
Realistic black and grey tattoo of bones, tendons and muscle tissue across the top of a foot, with the toes visible above it.
Realistic skeletal foot tattoo
Pencil and ink drawings of a dotwork geometric cat head with a triangle and a cross with blackletter lettering, shown as tattoo design sketches.
Geometric cat head and cross designs
Realistic tattoo of a grey skull with red tissue visible through a star-shaped tear in skin, on an area of upper leg or arm.
Skull inside a torn star
Colourful neo-trad tattoo of a skeleton with a glowing skull and heart across the upper arm and shoulder.
Skeleton and skull on upper arm
Pencil drawing of a hooded grim reaper skull holding a pocket clock with Roman numerals, with smoky shading on sepia paper.
Grim reaper holding a melting clock
Realistic skull tattoo with a dotwork ornament across the back of a hand, shaded in tan, brown and black.
Realistic skull tattoo on the back of a hand
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull wearing an ornate feathered headdress across the upper arm and shoulder.
Skull in feather headdress on upper arm
Pencil drawing of a neo-traditional skull surrounded by roses, a crossbone and spider webs, designed as a tattoo.
Skull with roses and crossbones drawing
Realistic black and grey skull tattoo with red accents in the eye sockets, nose and open mouth, on a leg.
Realistic skull tattoo on a leg
Black and grey skeleton hand forming an OK sign in dotwork shading with bold black outlines, on a forearm beside partly visible colour tattoos.
Skeleton hand making OK sign on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull partly wrapped in smoke, shown on the back of a hand against a black background.
Realistic skull in smoke on the back of a hand
Black ink line drawing of a skeletal hand making the rock horns gesture, shown as a tattoo flash design on a pale background.
Skeleton hand in rock horns gesture
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a bone bound with rope, shown on the inner forearm of a person wearing dark clothing.
Rope-wrapped bone on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a ribcage bursting through pink flesh on the top of a foot, with blue bones and dark shadowed tissue.
Ribcage tearing through skin on the foot
Two mirrored chicken wing tattoos on a person's upper back, shaded in brown and orange with black outlines and small white bone tips.
Mirrored chicken wing tattoos on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a hairless cat with three glowing eyes and crossed bones, on the side of a ribcage.
Hairless cat with crossed bones on ribs
Black and grey tattoo of a leopard print heart with crossed bones on the upper chest, between the collarbones.
Leopard print heart and crossed bones on chest
Black and grey pencil drawing of a ribcage shaped into a heart, with the words HERE LIES THE BONES OF A BROKEN HEART across the centre, shown as a tattoo design.
Ribcage heart with lettering
Black ink drawing of a mermaid skeleton with long flowing hair, swimming beside two fish skeletons, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Skeletal mermaid with fish skeletons
Illustrated fox with a pocket watch, leaves and hands, drawn in red, black and grey linework with stippled shading, in the style of a tattoo design.
Fox and pocket watch illustration
Collage of four neo-traditional cartoon pet tattoos, including a chihuahua in a horseshoe and a cat asleep in a teacup, with a central photo of a puppy and kitten.
Cartoon pet tattoos in a four-panel collage
Black ink drawing of three human skulls stacked on top of each other in front of an open-sided coffin outline, shown in cream on a black background.
Stacked skulls on a coffin drawing
Line drawing design of a horned human skull above a snarling wolf skull, with bones and crescent shapes, in navy ink with gold speckles on a cream background.
Horned skull over wolf skull design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull with ridged, textured bone across the back of a hand, resting on a dark leather surface.
Realistic skull on the back of a hand
Black line drawing of a ribcage with two hands with long nails covering the centre of the chest, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Ribcage with hands over the chest
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a dinosaur skull with long teeth on the inner upper arm.
Dinosaur skull on the upper arm
Colourful neo-traditional style tattoo of a sugar skull cat with crossed bones, scissors, a comb and autumn leaves on an upper arm.
Sugar skull cat with autumn leaves on upper arm
Black and grey realistic skull tattoo with heavy shading and speckled texture on a forearm, photographed in a studio with blue tape.
Realistic skull on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a tattoo design showing a ribcage, pelvis and winged insect with a flower and leaves, drawn in fine linework with no body placement shown.
Ribcage, pelvis and insect design
Black ink drawing of two spindly, spiked figures with a crossed-bones motif and a single red drop between them, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Twin spiky figures with crossed bones and red drop
Black and grey engraved-style tattoo of an anglerfish on the upper arm, with a skeleton curled inside its body.
Anglerfish with skeleton on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull with a rose and a butterfly on the forearm, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Realistic skull, rose and butterfly on a forearm