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Dan Bones
@danbones.bsky.social
Professional Tattooer™️ since 2010 workin’ at Memoir Tattoo in Los Angeles.
www.danbones.com
i would do anything for Buffy, but I would especially incorporate her into your tattoo 🐶
March 31, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Frost sword raven for Kris! really looking forward to seeing this one healed and settled in, there’s a lot of overlapping grey tones and hues that will really shine once the skin isn’t so red.
March 20, 2025 at 10:54 PM
one of my fav cover ups i’ve gotten to do lately. lots of subtle warm and cool pigment greys mixed in there to help with saturation and definition.

#danbones #memoirtattoo #coveruptattoo #raven #birdtattoo
March 12, 2025 at 3:41 AM
mummy hand lightbulb for Alan!
February 24, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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Wish I were one of Elon's kids so I'd never see him again
February 24, 2025 at 3:31 AM
one day, i will figure out how to use watercolors like a normal person, but that day is not today.
February 11, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Here’s five original watercolor pieces ready to be tattooed like so, or altered to fit your tastes.

#danbones #tinylinin #watercolor #painting #tattoo #flashsheets #memoirtattoo #gothic #architecture #cathedral #windows
February 11, 2025 at 9:15 PM
loose watercolor study (like no drawing loose) for a painting I’ve been working on. trying to have more fun with color, this is mostly different mixes of indigo and magenta. about 3” tall.
February 11, 2025 at 9:38 AM
havin’ fun with snake scale patterns.

#danbones #tinylinin #blackandgrey #tattoo #snake #memoirtattoo
February 7, 2025 at 5:09 AM
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Alan Lee, 1984.

#illustration #AlanLee
February 6, 2025 at 5:33 PM
more Battle Birds, in full color, even.

#tattoo #danbones #tinylinin #memoirtattoo #wizard #bird
February 6, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I made a flash sheet of Battle Birds a while back and I’ve tattooed a few of them so far. I plan on making more once I’m done with this other flash sheet I’m in the middle of.
February 6, 2025 at 10:38 PM
definitely one of my favorite hand blasters I’ve put out in the world.

#danbones #tattoo #tinylinin #blackandgrey #skull #reaper #memoirtattoo
February 6, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Quick introduction - I’m Dan Bones, and I do technical illustrative tattoo work. I’m a former animator and motion graphics designer, and occasionally a set designer. I play guitar in Hyper Psychic, and you can usually find me bouldering, painting, or doing karaoke. Also proudly anti fascist.
February 5, 2025 at 5:24 AM
In case you didn’t get enough of the other diving osprey I posted, here’s one I did in 2023.
February 5, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Here’s a concept sketch i did that got rejected as a shirt design back in 2019. It’s just kinda lived in the back burner for the past 6 years, but now seems like a good time to do something with it.
February 3, 2025 at 5:45 AM
A very special, very specific tree for Sarah. Done at Memoir Tattoo here in LA.
February 2, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Paul’s turtle tank - heavy shelling division.
January 26, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Truly sick one for my dude Aniket, who is a phenomenal drummer and plays in Hyper Psychic with me.
January 25, 2025 at 12:40 AM
I really loved getting to do this portrait series of The Fly. First of all, Jeff Goldblum. Second, David Cronenberg. Third, I also broke someone’s arm while arm wrestling once and that is sadly 100% true.
January 25, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Swamp reaper for Forrest.
January 24, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Appalachian wraith for Nathan
January 24, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Diving osprey done at Memoir Tattoo.
January 24, 2025 at 8:00 AM
i’ve been long overdue to migrate my portfolio to new spaces. let’s see how this goes.
January 24, 2025 at 7:33 AM