OSRS vs IRL: Gnome Child tattoos

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The gnome child is one of the most well known NPCs in Old School RuneScape, a meme, and a beloved icon within the game’s culture. Its impact is so strong that it made into various reinterpretations, including tattoos.

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Simple gnome child tattoo

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This gnome child tattoo is a simple black ink tattoo located on the forearm, and it appears to be about two to three inches tall. The execution is minimalist, with clean, precise lines that accurately capture the Gnome Child’s quirky expression and pointed hat.

Sad gnome child tattoo

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This gnome child tattoo is a colourful representation of the gnome child. The artist used a very yellow green and some shading as well as a thin black outline.

“Pleae” gnome child tattoo

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This tattoo features the Gnome Child from Old School RuneScape, accompanied by the word “Pleae” in a simple font. It’s rendered in black ink and located on the calf, measuring about three inches tall. The execution includes bold outlines with a slight shading that gives depth to the gnome’s face. The style is minimalist and iconic, capturing a humorous and cult-favorite character from the game.

Simple gnome child tattoo

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This gnome child tattoo is a very simple representation created with only black ink in the one needle caricature style.

GL gnome child tattoo

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This gnome child tattoo is another simple representation of the NPC. The lines are not too sharp, but the expression on the face of the gnome child is very vivid, so it is possible that the irregularities in the lines of the tattoo are intentional, especially with the GL text not being centered in the tattoo. All these elements could be either proof of a genius artist who fully embraced the naivety of the gnome child or a beginner not yet confident in their skill.

Slayer gnome child tattoo

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This tattoo showcases the Gnome Child character from Old School RuneScape displayed on the upper arm. It’s characterized by vibrant colors, including a multi-toned green hat and a richly shaded face. The execution is sophisticated, with detailed shading and bold outlines that give depth and dimension to the character. This style is distinctly American Traditional, noted for its bold lines, stark coloration, and classic shading. The tattoo also contains the word Slayer under the gnome child to remind of one of the earliest re-iterations of the gnome child meme. If you wanna see real slayer tattoos check these out:

Tiny gnome child tattoo

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This tattoo of the Gnome Child is positioned on the lower leg. It’s a medium-sized tattoo, primarily in black ink with gray shading that gives depth to the image. The tattoo style appears to be a blend of traditional and illustrative, emphasizing clear, bold outlines with subtle shading inside. Above the image, a phrase, which I can’t type “out loud” because of google, is inked in a simple, flowing script.

Colourful gnome child tattoo

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This tattoo features the Gnome Child with the exact expression from the original meme, positioned on the calf. It uses a minimalistic style with basic line work and limited shading, that reproduce a very close copy of the original meme.

Buying gf gnome child tattoo

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This tattoo, depicting the Gnome Child character from OSRS, is located on the lower leg. It features bold, clean lines with a fill of solid colors. The style is illustrative, reminiscent of classic cartoon drawings, with added humor in the phrase “Buying gf” written below. This tattoo ultimately combines two of the most iconic OSRS memes: the gnome child meme and the buying gf meme.

Tired gnome child tattoo

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This tattoo showcases the Gnome Child in vibrant colors, including a multi-toned green hat and a richly shaded face. The execution is sophisticated, with detailed shading and bold outlines that give depth and dimension to the character. This style is distinctly American Traditional, noted for its bold lines, stark coloration, and classic shading. While the tattoo doesn’t copy the in game gnome child, the artist added a huge layer of subtlety by making the gnome child’s face as expressive as the original meme.

Sad gnome child tattoo

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This tattoo of the Gnome Child is inked on the upper arm using a minimalistic and slightly naive art style. The tattoo features basic colors with a solid green for the hat and a simple flesh tone for the face. The lines are thin and precise, creating a clean outline around the character, and small red blush marks on the cheeks add a touch of whimsy. This style is more akin to a simplistic illustration, offering a unique representation of the gnome child.

Gnome child and rune scimitar tattoo

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This simple gnome child tattoo is next to a rune scimitar tattoo. The gnome child is made with solely black ink and underneath it is the text “Slayer” in a bold black style font.

Caricature gnome child tattoo

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This minimalist tattoo of the Gnome Child features a very simple caricature design. It is located on a subtly textured area of skin, likely the upper arm. The tattoo uses only black ink for a basic outline. As small and simple as this tattoo might be it fully captures the half innocent half mischievous expression on the gnome child’s face in the original meme, revealing that the tattoo artist is a master in caricatures, with a lot of expertise in capturing the most representative elements and exaggerating other elements to display an often humorous but recognizable reinterpretation of something. The untrained eye could however class this tattoo as a “bad” one, failing to understand just how good it actually is since it’s a caricature.

Buying gf gnome child tattoo

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This is colourful version of the gnome child. This tattoo has a higher level of details and uses more colour. On top of this, it displays the text “buying gf” to combine two of the most well known RuneScape memes.

gnome child tattoo

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This combo is so popular that there are multiple scapers who went ahead with the idea of getting a gnome child buying gf tattoo. This is the dot style version of it created with only black ink.

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