Skeleton tattoo ideas

238 photos and flash · 20% Traditional, 19% Realism · 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
Flash design of a grey stippled skeletal ribcage, spine and pelvis filled with red, orange and yellow roses and green leaves, on a white background, in a botanical realism style.
Skeleton ribcage and pelvis with red and yellow roses
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
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo of a haunted house, bats, a full moon and skeletal figures across the shoulder and arm, shown from three angles.
Haunted house and graveyard full sleeve
Black ink drawing of a skeletal ribcage and pelvis with a peony rose and a winged insect, drawn on plain white paper as a tattoo design.
Skeleton torso with rose and insect
Black ink drawing of a ribcage, spine and pelvis with a peony, rose stems and a moth wing, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Ribcage, pelvis and moth with peony
Black and grey cameo tattoo on the forearm showing a skeletal woman with a pink rose in her hair, set in an ornate scrolled frame.
Skeleton cameo with rose on a forearm
Black and grey realism back tattoo showing a hooded grim reaper, a winged woman, hourglasses and a skeletal hand, with clouds and a ship on the upper arm.
Grim reaper and winged woman across a 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 two stacked skulls with a ribcage and skeletal hand on an upper arm.
Skulls and skeleton ribcage on upper arm
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a zipper opening on a forearm, revealing a skeletal claw beneath the skin.
Unzipping skeletal claw on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of ribs wrapping over the shoulder blade on a person's upper back.
Ribcage tattoo over shoulder blade
Realism style tattoo of a rearing skeletal winged horse with a barbed tail on the forearm, with partial script lettering below.
Skeletal winged horse on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skeleton embracing a sugar skull woman with a rose in her hair, covering the back, with sleeves on both arms.
Skeleton and sugar skull couple on full back
Side-by-side photo: on the left, the bare upper arm shows pale, raised textured skin; on the right, the same arm carries a black and grey realistic sleeve of a skeletal figure with a hooded head.
Black and grey skeletal sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of two skeletons embracing and touching skulls, placed on the outer thigh.
Embracing skeletons on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a hand holding a reflective sphere that mirrors a room with a seated skeleton in a suit.
Hand holding a reflective sphere on upper arm
Black and grey realistic hourglass tattoo with a skeletal figure and skull, shown across the back.
Hourglass with skull across the back
Black and grey realism style cameo tattoo of a skull woman with a red rose in her hair, set in an ornate frame on the forearm.
Skull cameo with rose on a forearm
Black and grey realism back piece showing a skeleton skull and a woman with sugar skull make-up and a rose in her hair, with coloured roses on the upper arm.
Skeleton and sugar skull back piece
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing an angel with a spear, a woman's portrait, a skeleton and a chained figure.
Full sleeve of angels and a woman's portrait
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 tattoo of Jack Skellington inside an ornate oval frame on a calf.
Jack Skellington in an ornate frame on a calf
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
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a winged hooded figure with a skull face and eyes in its feathers, covering a man's back and shoulders.
Winged skull figure across a back
Black and white photograph of a black and grey tattoo of the bones of a foot and ankle, shaded in a realistic anatomical style, on the top of a bare foot.
Foot skeleton tattoo on the ankle
Black and grey realism tattoo of a hooded bird with a visible ribcage perched on a clock, on the back of a calf.
Hooded bird with ribcage on a clock on a calf
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 realism tattoo of a skeleton couple with sugar skull detailing, surrounded by butterflies, swirls and a rose on a veil.
Skeleton couple with butterflies and rose
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull-faced marching band figure in a plumed shako, kicking one leg up and holding a sabre, on the side of a torso.
Skull-faced drum major on the side
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
Colour realism tattoo of an anatomical angel with feathered wings, showing muscles, veins and organs, on an upper arm.
Anatomical angel on upper arm
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a skeleton, a grinning skull and a pumpkin face.
Skull and skeleton full sleeve
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
Colour realism tattoo of a skeleton bride in a lace veil with red flowers, a ribcage and a moth, on an upper arm against a purple wash.
Skeleton bride with lace veil and red flowers on an upper
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a skeleton, an all-seeing eye in a triangle, snakes and a horned figure.
Black and grey skeleton and horned figure sleeve
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
Two photographs of a black and grey realism full sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, with a winged armoured angel, a skeleton with wings and a skull.
Full sleeve of angels, skeleton and skull in grey
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skeleton in a fedora and suit playing a double bass, across the ribs.
Skeleton double bass player on ribs
Black and grey pen drawing of a seahorse whose body is formed from segmented vertebrae, shown in profile on a white background.
Seahorse drawing with vertebrae body
Realism style Halloween sleeve tattoo on the upper arm and shoulder, showing a skull-faced character, carved jack-o-lanterns, a bare tree and snowflakes in mostly grey shading with coloured pumpkins.
Halloween sleeve with skull character and pumpkins
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skeletal drum major in a plumed shako hat and baton, with lettering above and below, on the side of the ribs.
Skeleton drum major on ribs
Black and grey tattoo of a skeletal raptor-like dinosaur in shaded dotwork on the inner forearm.
Dinosaur skeleton on a forearm