There are many shields in OSRS that are great for niched or content or not so niched content. There are even cosmetic items that go in the shield slot and even vanity items such as the dragon kiteshield. However, not many of them are represented through tattoos, so if you’re looking to get an item tattooed that not many players have shields are a go to. On the other hand the Dragonfire shield is overly represented and most of the shield tattoos are dragonfire shield tattoos. If you’re not into shields, then you might find the weapons more attractive as tattoos.
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Arcane spirit shield tattoo
A popular Pokémon wearing a popular magic shield: the arcane spirit shield. This crossover tattoo brings a simple but bold version of this shield to life. The artist didn’t create a plain shield; instead, they tattooed it with a design that uses perspective to add depth and dimension, giving the shield a dynamic and three-dimensional appearance.
Iron kiteshield tattoo
This tattoo reveals an iron kiteshield, an essential for any new account wielded by yet another non-osrs character. The design is simple and clean, but complex enough to get the subtlety of shadows and highlights as well as textures.
Elysian Spirit Shield tattoo
Another big shield on another non-rs character, the elysian spirit shield is one of the most iconic defensive shields known for its appearance. The design of the tattoo is simple with blocks of colours and a thin black outline.
Dragon defender tattoo
This tattoo, based on the OSRS Dragon Defender, is placed behind the ear. It is rendered with clean lines and solid colors, characteristic of a neo-traditional style. The red and grey shades are bold, with smooth transitions in shading to emphasize the angular features of the weapon. The black outline is sharp, helping to define the edges of the design. Its small size and simple color palette make it an efficient tattoo for the compact area behind the ear, fitting well into the space while maintaining clarity.
Ironman shield tattoo
This tattoo shows the Ironman icon on a shield. The tattoo uses a simple, bold design style with solid black ink for the symbol and a purple background. It features clean, thick lines that outline the shield, giving it a strong, defined shape. The shading inside the shield is minimal, using mostly flat colors. The technique used seems to focus on clear, geometric shapes, without intricate details. The placement on the skin looks to be on a flat area, allowing for an even application of the design.
Bronze kiteshield tattoo
This tattoo displays a character wearing full gold trimmed bronze gear, including a gold trimmed bronze kiteshield. The tattoo uses simple outlines and full blocks of colours as well as basic shadows.
Elysian Spirit Shield and Arcane Spirit Shield tattoo
This tattoo features two of the best shields in OSRS: the Elysian Spirit Shield and the Arcane Spirit Shield inked in solid black and grey on the forearm. The minimalist style emphasizes clear, bold outlines. Positioned on the forearm, the design is compact and visibly striking. The execution is straightforward and uses sharp contrasts in the black ink to make a strong graphic impact. There’s also an interesting story behind this tattoo as the tattoo is not inked on a scaper’s body, but on their mom’s who wanted to add on her skin something important to her adult child, as the scaper confesses “My mom asked me to pick something out that means something to me and what better than Runescape something I’ve loved and played for 15+ years”.
Fresh Dragonfire shield tattoo
This is a fresh dragonfire shield tattoo that resembles the iconic shield. The tattoo is placed on the arm and the artist used advanced shadowing and thin lines as well as the memorable colours of the shield to give its smokey burning look.
Black dragonfire shield tattoo
This is a black version the dragonfire shield. The artist used shadow and highlights as well as negative space to give dimension to the shield.
Dragonfire shield colourful tattoo
This tattoo is also based on the dragon fire shield but uses different styles and techniques to bring to life one of the most popular OSRS shields.
Dragonfire shield outline tattoo
Another scaper got just the outline of the shield as a tattoo. The single needle technique here is remarkable due to the extremely clean lines and small and precise details.
Dragon defender tattoo
This scaper got an exciting dragon defender on their scalp. The tattoo is not only one of a kind through the item it represents, or trough the extremely detailed design, but it is also unique due to its location. If you wanna see some more OSRS tattoos placed in crazy check below.
Smooth dragonfire shield tattoo
This dragonfire shield tattoo has an even smoother appearance. It is realised using extremely smooth colour highlights, shadows, and gradients, that really aim to bring a 3D realistic layer to the 2d design.
Wrist dragonfire shield tattoo
An extremely similar tattoo design, with only a few distinguishable features on the horns, tongue, and “nose” of the shield, as well as a different placement on the body.
Personalized Dragonfire shield tattoo
This dragonfire shield tattoo makes use of only blacks, whites, ands reds and has a more personalized design. The tattoo is created using loads of shadows and geometrical shapes put together.
Dragonfire shield symbol tattoo
Finally this scaper got a dragonfire symbol without the shield itself. Obviously the design stands for the dragonfire shield, but it lacks the square iconic look.
