A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

Skeleton Feet

No, these do not belong to Quebec’s skullboy — these were done by Rocky at Mandala in the Prangin Mall in Penang, Malasia.

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37 responses to “Skeleton Feet”

  1. CreativeNonFiction Avatar

    I like it, I just wonder if the last bones are accurate, or if it’d be better tattooed after toenail removal. Too bad I’m not a biology student.

    Regardless of the wonderment above, very nicely done.

  2. Funky Avatar

    lol i thought skullboy got Misfits TM feet

  3. ÈMþRê§§ Avatar
    ÈMþRê§§

    Oh God if skullboy see’s these I know what his next project will be lol

  4. Kyrenna Avatar
    Kyrenna

    Ohhhh that must’ve hurt…lol…beautiful they are, too 🙂

  5. wish_I_were_a_dragon... Avatar

    thats impressive 😛

  6. Tohnia Avatar
    Tohnia

    that. is. insane. But oh so cool.

  7. Dizzy Chair Time Avatar

    I assumed these belonged to skullboy as well. He should just get an entire skeleton body suit tattooed. He already wrecked his face/life.

    I like the feet alot.

  8. Isis pt Avatar

    wow that’s cool!

  9. Luxuria Avatar
    Luxuria

    wonderful work!

  10. TOB Avatar

    This reminds me of the skeleton hand tattoos I saw a while back. I love this idea although, the last segments don’t look quite right, awesome tattoo though.

  11. kellex Avatar

    I’m kind of scared of them…

  12. JenO33 Avatar
    JenO33

    love love it.

  13. maya Avatar
    maya

    that is gorgeous!!

  14. Junnie Avatar
    Junnie

    i’m impressed! i love it!

  15. kuroneko711 Avatar

    I usually hate feet, but these are wonderful. :p

  16. http://iam.bmezine.com/?crookz Avatar
    http://iam.bmezine.com/?crookz

    this must of be agony, but looks fabulous!!

  17. satanycandle Avatar

    oooooooo pretty feet!

  18. MrsSquid Avatar
    MrsSquid

    It looks to me like the last segments on the toes are supposed to be claws not bones.
    I could be wrong, either way it looks great. I love bone and skeleton tattoos.

  19. adastra Avatar
    adastra

    they look so cool. mise like!

  20. possessed Avatar

    That must have hurt like fuck… I just got my foot tattooed and it was the most painful thing I’ve ever done – no way could I have stood it for this much work!

  21. choice Avatar

    gorgeous feet!

  22. lilish Avatar
    lilish

    Great work. Now all he has to do is wear absolutely nothing on his feet and he’s good to go 🙂 Seriously, with such awesome work I would definatly not want to take any chances.

  23. dani Avatar
    dani

    that is so fucking cool.

  24. kaylee Avatar
    kaylee

    it almost looks like the toenails are tattooed/colored somehow

  25. CreativeNonFiction Avatar

    23 – I think some of them have left-over ink from the tattooing.

  26. Raevyn Avatar

    love it,love it, love it

  27. TooExtreme Avatar
    TooExtreme

    Exceptionally well done, that would have taken hours to do, and a lot of pain as well.

    @10, i’m curious to see some skeleton style hand tattoos, especially if their similar to this in quality.

  28. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    The end joints are supposed to be claws by the way.

  29. CreativeNonFiction Avatar

    Ugh, numbers change. As soon as I hit post I knew I should have said Kaylee instead of 23.

    And I reaffirm my original sentiment upon hearing that they are indeed supposed to be claws: would have been a touch better (in my opinion) to put the claws on top of removed nails. But that’s a fair bit further than most people would go for a tattoo, I think.

  30. akibare Avatar
    akibare

    Middle toe on the left almost looks like a claw as it is! So thin. Just an interesting quirk.

    Nice tattoo. IIRC the skull face guy is in fact planning a body skeleton, already, but this might be inspirational.

  31. carolynne Avatar

    ive been thinking about doing something very similar to this for a long time. nice to see a visualization of it.

    i think they went a little heavy with the bones though, bones tend to be alot smaller/thinner than you think they are, you have all that other tissue around them.

    and i actually teach a college level anatomy lab, so i can tell you the bones are pretty anatomically correct, with the exception of the claws of course. in an actual human there would be a series of very short bones for the toes.

    i just noticed that on the right foot the bones seem to overlap each other like when you hold a hand of cards but on the right, the second toe is above and dominant to the rest….interesting.

  32. nolipple Avatar
    nolipple

    WOW!!
    I have been wanting to tattoo my foot like an x-ray of a foot for ages, never seen it done before though!
    On one hand i’m a wee bit gutted that someone else has it, but also delighted that its possible, not one i’d get laughed out of the tattoo shop for!!

    Love it, Love it, Love it!!!

  33. LeaveThePoliticsToMadmen Avatar
    LeaveThePoliticsToMadmen

    much more socially acceptable…

    but i still prefer skullboy’s face. Its more biologically correct.

  34. the envy angel Avatar
    the envy angel

    It looks like the end joints just decend below his skin..Neat.

  35. anton Avatar
    anton

    had a tattoo done at mandala whaen i was last in peneng, they did a great job,just like these skeleton feet!

  36. oic Avatar

    are you from penang?where can i find tattoo shop at SP???

  37. Henry Avatar
    Henry

    I think the country is called Malaysia, not Malasia. I should know — I was born there.

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