Witches have fascinated societies around the world for centuries. The idea of a women having magical power over others is a common theme in many folk tales, myths and legends. In the West, the image of a witch is usually of an unmarried woman who lives on her own in the woods, where she brews magical potions and casts spells on any who wander into her domain. Here is a selection of the most beautiful, the cutest, the most dramatic and the most visually appealing tattoos:
Tattoo artist Nickole Ashlock has designed and inked this beautiful witch portrait tattoo that resembles the witch Medusa from Greek myths. Medusa was a witch who could turn to stone any man who looked at her face. In this black ink tattoo, Ashlock has made the hair of the beautiful witch dance around her head like the snakes that Medusa had in place of hair. [source]
Famous film witches become tattoo celebrities
Not only have witches appeared in many folk tales and books; they’ve also appeared in live film and animation. Walt Disney studios are responsible for many iconic witch characters that people love to hate. While the witch character is inevitably the baddie in these films, they are often relatable and even lovable because they epitomise the flaws that each of us can see in ourselves. While most movies about witches are watched by children, adults enjoy these famous characters too and some adults choose to get their favorite witch tattooed on their skin.
Tattoo artist Vic Vivid has tattooed the Wicked Witch of the West from The Wizard of Oz, complete with her iconic green skin and sharp claws. The Wicked Witch was known for having a short temper and abusing her flying monkey henchmen mercilessly. This tattoo has been inked in a photorealistic style, and the tattoo artist has used bright orange tattoo ink to contrast the green color of the witch’s skin. [source]
In the Disney film, the Evil Queen puts a spell on Snow White by dressing up as an old hag and tempting Snow White to eat a poisoned apple. This tattoo is a symbol of the evils of temptation, and it puts into art the old saying that if something looks too good to be true; it probably is. [source]
This witch tattoo shows Angelina Jolie in her role as Maleficent, the good fairy who became an evil witch. The movie, Maleficent, tells the back story of how the witch in Walt Disney’s Sleeping Beauty became evil. The tattoo artist, Dean Lawton, has used a photorealistic tattoo style for this portrait tattoo. The mauve ink that he has used in the background offsets the pale white, grey and blue tattoo inks that he has used in Maleficent’s face. [source]
This cute tattoo By Karla Del Rio shows three evil but cute cartoon characters from Tim Burton’s world. The tattooed characters are naughty children who are forever dressed in Halloween costumes. [source]
Tattooist Laura Arroz has made this witch tattoo of the teen witch Sabrina Spellman who has been magically transformed into a cute cartoon tattoo. The Sabrina witch characters has inspired many teenage girls to dabble in magic and witchcraft since the 1960s. This witch tattoo is based on the appearance of Sabrina as played by Kiernan Shipka in the latest live action TV series aired on Netflix. [source]
Good witch, bad witch. Good tattoo, bad tattoo
There are good witches and bad witches, and there are good tattoos and bad tattoos, but bad tattoos aren’t evil, whereas bad witches are. If you’re looking at getting a witch tattoo on your body, it doesn’t matter if you choose a good witch design or an evil witch design, but you’ll be much happier if you choose a good tattoo artist over a bad tattoo artist, because having an ugly tattoo sucks forever. Here is a collection of good witches and bad witches in tattoo art, which have been tattooed by artists of varying skill levels:
Artist Maria Emilia has created this illustrated tattoo of a witch’s coven dancing under the moon and stars. We know that these witches are nature witches from the plants that grow from their pointed witch hats. Most nature witches are deemed to be pure hearted and they are often healers who use potions made from herbs to cure the sick. [source]
This night witch tattoo shows off tattoo artist Marcos Franke‘s skills with fine line work. He has inked fine black lines with a jagged style to convey the unappealing nature of this character. The night witch draws her power from the darkness beyond the grave, summoning demons and evil spirits to power her dark deeds. Bad or evil witches are usually connected with death, sin, and malevolent forces. [source]
A cute witch peeks over her shoulder in this adorable tattoo by Sarah Whitehouse. Because the witch in the tattoo is a little girl, the tattoo seems to state that some women are born to be witches and that even as little girls they were a little witchy in their ways. [source]
A bat, a coffin and a dagger act as jewelry and accessories for this dark witch tattoo by esoteric tattoo artist Ryan Murray. Ryan and his twin brother Matthew live in Salem, Massachusetts, the town that is infamous for the Salem Witch Trials of the 17th century. [source]
Vietnamese tattoo artist Tù has inked this colorful witch tattoo that shows that not all witches are ugly, drab old crones. Every old hag was once a beautiful maiden, and we can see in this witch tattoo that this maiden witch is very beautiful indeed. Color tattoo inks are often used to add a cheerful, innocent nature to tattoos by using only “hightones” (no pure black hues) and contrasting bright, saturated colors with pale pastel hues. [source]
