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
Realism tattoo of a shaded human skull in brown and grey tones across the upper arm and shoulder.
Realistic skull on upper arm
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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 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 realism tattoo of ribs wrapping over the shoulder blade on a person's upper back.
Ribcage tattoo over shoulder blade
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 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
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
Greyscale pencil drawing of a human skull blending into a rose with curling petals, shown as a tattoo design on paper with no body placement.
Skull and rose pencil drawing
Realism tattoo of a skull with glowing teal eye sockets and shaded bone detail across the back of a hand.
Realistic skull with teal eye sockets on the hand
Realism tattoo across the top of a foot showing shaded muscle fibres, tendons and bone-like forms in black and grey ink, with the toes visible above.
Anatomical muscle and bone tattoo on a foot
Black and grey realism skull tattoo with red shading in the eye socket and mouth, placed on the upper back.
Realistic skull with red accents on upper back
Pencil drawing of nine skull details framed in a honeycomb of hexagons, a design sketch for a tattoo with no body placement shown.
Skulls arranged in a honeycomb hexagon grid
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull overlaid with a Roman numeral clock face and handwritten script, on the upper arm.
Skull and clock face on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo on the top of a foot, showing muscle, tendons and bone as if the skin has peeled back over the toes.
Anatomical muscle and bone tattoo on a foot
Black and grey realism tattoo of an eye on the back of a hand, with heavily shaded fingers and bone-like detail on the middle finger.
Realistic eye tattoo across the back of a hand
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
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
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 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
Close-up of a grey and red biomechanical skull tattoo with realistic shading across the upper arm and shoulder.
Biomechanical skull on 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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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