Bone tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey pen and wash drawing of a cracked skull with a gaping jaw and jagged teeth, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Cracked skull with jagged teeth
Black ink dotwork drawing of a planchette with a central eye, crescent moons, a bone, leaves and YES and NO lettering beneath a burst of rays.
Planchette with eye, moons and YES NO lettering
Coloured pencil flash design of an eye inside a triangle, crossed by a bloodied spear and a bone, surrounded by leaves and green highlights, drawn on kraft paper.
Eye in a triangle with spear and bone
Black line drawing of a skeletal hand making the rock horns gesture, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Skeleton hand making rock horns sign
Pencil drawing of a woman with closed eyes and long flowing hair holding a skull, surrounded by ribs, a spine and bones, with a soft yellow glow behind her.
Woman with skull and bones design
A large black and grey biomechanical ribcage tattoo with laced corset details and scrollwork across a woman's bare back.
Biomechanical ribcage back piece
Small black ink tattoo of two skeleton figures on the forearm near the wrist, one upside down and one standing.
Two skeleton figures on a forearm
Realistic black and grey ribcage tattoo with thin vines across the back of a hand, shading up towards the wrist.
Ribcage tattoo on the back of a hand
Large black and grey dotwork skull tattoo with cracked bone detail on the upper leg, shown beside a pair of white shorts.
Cracked skull on the upper leg
Traditional style tattoo of a skeletal hand in a pinch gesture with the words THE END beside it, shaded with dotwork on a leg.
Skeleton hand with THE END lettering
Traditional flash sheet of coloured designs including a flask with a LET'S COOK ribbon, scales with BETTER CALL SAUL, and a gas mask, all with black outlines on cream paper.
Flash sheet of TV-themed designs with quoted phrases
Colour tattoo of a ribcage, red rose, ear and red-winged moth on a forearm, set against a soft green wash.
Ribcage, rose and moth on a forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a dark beast skull above green-lit skulls and a ribcage, on a limb with a red blood-splash background.
Neo-trad skull creature with bones on a limb
Colour tattoo of a black sugar skull cat with pink roses, green bones and red hearts on a person's upper back, in a neo-traditional style.
Sugar skull cat on upper back
Realistic forearm tattoo of a bone-coloured skull with glowing teal eyes above a red and orange flaming skull.
Skulls and flames on a forearm
Pen sketch of a tattoo design showing a skull, roses and a banner reading Dead men tell no tales, in a neo-trad lettering style.
Skull and banner lettering design
Black and grey realism tattoo on the side ribs showing skin peeled back to reveal metal gears, pipes and bone-like forms.
Torn skin revealing mechanical ribs
Black and grey skeletal dragon tattoo with ribbed wings and a long curled tail, across the outer thigh.
Skeletal dragon on a thigh
Pencil sketch flash design of a skull with crossed bones, spiderweb lines and roses, drawn in a bold neo-traditional style.
Skull, roses and spiderweb sketch
Traditional flash design of a skeleton with crossed arms inside a black coffin-shaped bottle with a red cap.
Skeleton in a coffin-shaped bottle
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull peeling back stitched skin with a stylised SOX logo, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Skull with stitched skin on upper arm
Vertical flash sheet of black and grey engraved designs, including a skull with candle, an eye, crossed bones, hands, scales and a plague doctor, with Latin lettering.
Vertical sheet of occult and engraved motifs
Realistic 3D skeletal ribcage tattoo across the back of a hand and fingers, shaded in grey with dark blue shadows.
Skeletal ribcage tattoo across the hand
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skeletal hand with detailed bones, shown on the back of a hand held in a horns gesture against a black background.
Skeletal hand tattoo on the back of a hand
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a cupcake with bat, bone, skull and crescent moon motifs on the inner forearm.
Halloween cupcake on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a shaded skull with a star of arrows above it, sitting on the upper arm and shoulder of a person in a black top.
Black and grey realism skull on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull with an exposed eye and an ace of spades card fan, on the upper arm.
Skull and playing cards on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a skeletal raptor-like dinosaur in shaded dotwork on the inner forearm.
Dinosaur skeleton on a forearm