OSRS vs IRL: Magic Skill Tattoos

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With 23 skills in Old School RuneScape, Magic is… well… it’s a kind of magic, one dream, one soul, one prize, one goal! This skill is so useful and so diverse and it can be used both in combat and outside of combat. This makes it very unique and it appeals to so many players! Even though some Magic grinds are awful (definitely not speaking about the Mage training arena or imbuing god capes), so many players just love magic! So much so that they got it magically on their skin (the magic of ink!). While other scapers chose other of their favourite OSRS skills to get as tattoos, Magic just holds a special place among skills, so it just made sense to have it all in one place… Well that, and the fact that there are many Magic skill tattoos out there!

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Skill Icons Bracelet Tattoo

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This scaper loves many skills, including Magic. The Magic icon is placed in between the cooking and prayer icons on the upper arm. All the icons are created to resemble the exact in game image and are small in size.

Mining – Magic – Strength Tattoo

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This tattoo features several pixelated icons from Old School RuneScape, including the Magic skill icon, the mining icon, and the strength icon, along with the “99/99” text representing the skill level. The style mimics the pixelated design of the game, staying true to its low-resolution look. The technique uses bold black outlines and minimal shading, with color filling in the Magic hat in a flat, solid blue. The tattoo is placed on the forearm, allowing for the small, detailed images to be clearly visible. The design is minimalist and focuses on replicating the in-game icons with precise, pixelated shapes.

Magic Cape Tattoo

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This scaper got a Magic cape and a strength cape tattooed. Both of these colourful tattoos are not exact copies of the in game items, but are close enough so that any scaper can recognize them and the personal touch added by the artist. They are the only magic and strength capes tattooed (as far as my research that covers over 500 different OSRS tattoos goes), but they are not the only cape tattoos.

Mysterious Magic Icon Tattoo

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Magic is the skill that is not only representative for itself, but it is closely tied with Runecraft, one of the most dreaded skills in OSRS. This is because to cast any spell you’ll need an assortment of runes. This is what makes runes stand at the border between Magic and Runecrafting, and probably why this scaper not only chose to get the Magic icon tattooed, but also some OSRS runes, all united by a mysterious design reminiscent of a black hole and the universe itself. Quite poetic if you think about it (and I never thought I’d say this about something that has no words).

Magic Icon and Meme Tattoo

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This tattoo features a Magic skill icon styled as a pixelated blue wizard hat, with “99 ÷ 2 = 92” written below it in a blocky font. The design uses solid colors and sharp, geometric edges to replicate the in-game look.

92 Is Half 99 Magic Tattoo

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On top of the personalized design of the magic skill icon, this scaper also got the text “92 is half 99”, referring to the meme. The magic icon has an added glow and added shadows and slightly different colours than the in game version. The text is written in black in a fond that reminds me not of RuneScape, but of the too many horror movies I’ve watched as i can totally see it written in blood on a wall or mirror (just me?). The black used as a shadow for the magic skill icon purrfectly matches the boldness of the black font and connects the apparently very different elements (text and image) of the tattoo.

Magic 99/99 Tattoo

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This tattoo shows symbols related to the Old School RuneScape magic skill. The design includes the iconic magic hat and the text “99/99” in a pixelated font, referencing reaching the highest level in the skill. The style uses bold, black outlines with minimal shading or additional details, making it a simple, clean design. The lines are thick and consistent, giving the tattoo a geometric and blocky appearance.

Magic icon and rune symbols tattoo

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This tattoo plays on the same extreme importance of runes for the Magic skill in OSRS and places the icon in the middle of a series of rune symbols. The tattoo has thin and clean lines and colour fillings. The artist made use of subtle shading and highlights only for the icon and left the rune symbols in their minimalist and simple design. There are many other scapers who were got tattoos inspired by OSRS runes, so make sure to check those out as well.

Watercolour Magic Icon Tattoo

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This watercolour tattoo brings to life a different representation of the Magic skill icon accompanied by a few artistically sketched runes that are great as simple outlines or could be later filled.

Magic Cape Tattoo

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This tattoo showcases a character wearing magic gear along the magic skill cape, created in a bold, illustrative style. The character’s cape and ancestral hat are depicted with thick lines and subtle shading, emphasizing the folds and draping of the fabric. A brick wall background, done in light brown, provides contrast and texture, adding a grounded setting to the piece. The tattoo uses a mix of black, gray, and brown tones, with clean outlines for clarity. The placement allows for a full display of the character’s profile, with smooth color transitions highlighting the design’s shape and detail.

Simple Magic Icon tattoo

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This tattoo displays the blue wizard hat from the Magic skill icon with fine outlines and bold, flat colors. The clean, minimal shading and sharp edges reflect a traditional, hand-drawn aesthetic.

Black Magic Icon Tattoo

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This tattoo depicts a detailed magic skill icon with realistic shading and soft textures. The use of gradient tones creates a sense of depth, while the hat’s folds are defined with precise linework. The background features subtle splashes of color, adding a dynamic element to the design.

Magic and Slayer Icons Tattoo

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This tattoo features two snails incorporating Old School RuneScape skill icons: a skull with a dagger for Slayer and a wizard hat for Magic. The design is rendered in a fine line style with minimal shading, creating a clean and detailed look. The muted color palette uses soft tones for subtle accents. The overall technique focuses on precise outlines and light gradients, emphasizing detail in the small, compact design.

Teleport to Varrock Magic Skill Icon Tattoo

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This magic skill icon is created using an irregular thin outline and a heavily shadowed blue filling. Underneath there are the runes needed to cast the teleport to Varrock spell from the standard spellbook, as well as the text Varrock. It is a Magic skill tattoo, a rune tattoo, a spell tattoo, and a text tattoo all in one!

Magic Skill Level Tattoo

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This scaper got the box from the skill tab displaying the Magic Icon skill together with the text “99/99”. The icon is created using different shades of blue for highlights and shadows and a bit of red and yellow for details, the box uses black ink for outlines and shading besides negative space, and the text uses yellow, black and white.

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