When it comes to Halloween or folklore, it’s the traditional imagery of witches riding broomsticks, creating potions in their cauldrons, wearing a pointed black hat, having a ghastly appearance, or being burnt at the stake.
It is in the body art realm where a witch takes many forms and are presented in every tattoo style known, as you’ll see when scrolling through this list.
Any tattooed person knows that one tattoo is just never enough. There’s some kind of magical force – whether it be in the ink itself or from the tattoo artist – that keeps you going back for another, and then another, and another…
Maybe tattoo artists are the real witches that have cast a spell on their clients? It’s one of those mysteries that may never be solved.
Tattooed witch and black cat tattoo by @clareclarity
Traditional witch riding a broomstick tattoo by @meira_yael
Witch tattoo by @avalontattoo
Traditional style witch burning at the stake tattoo by @chuligonzaleztattooer
Traditional style evil witch tattoo by @heathnocktattoo
Traditional witch and cauldron tattoo by @the_samazonian
Gradient witch tattoo by @onnieolearytattoo
Traditional murder witch half sleeve tattoo by @tomtaylortattoo
Traditional burning witch tattoo by @_kimtattoo_
Healed black and grey witch tattoo by @jayquarles
Illustrative witch and cauldron tattoo by @murielzaotattoo
Leaf and with silhouette tattoo by @vinnymorristattoos
Neo trad witch hand holding sage and crystals tattoo by @bethrosetattoo
Sparkly traditional witch and spell book tattoo by @iporkedittattoo
Traditional style witch, black cat and jack-o-lantern tattoo by @ryanxmcd
Witchy babe sitting in a cauldron. Tattoo by @melodycrowtattoos
Half healed, half fresh traditional tattooed witch and black cat. Tattoo by @fakelegfoxtattoo
Blackwork witch hand tattoo by @eddylou
Traditional style evil witch and cauldron tattoo by @dan_gagne
Floral witch and black cat tattoo by @avalontattoo
Floral witch tattoo by @murielzaotattoo
Stylised witch pinup and pumpkin tattoo by @alexisethomson
Bold traditional witch tattoo by @skull_and_snake
Traditional style witch on a broomstick tattoo by @aaronfrancione
Traditional style witch holding a skull tattoo by @katecollinsart
Traditional style witch tattoo by @josh_todaro
Dark trash realism witch trial tattoo by @anrijsstraume
Witch riding her broomstick tattoo by @jawtattoos
Vintage witch tattoo by @nic_eldridge_tattoo
Traditional witch riding her broomstick tattoo by @chelciedagger
Traditional witch and jack-o’-lantern tattoo by @monikadarling
Traditional style decorative witch tattoo by @sammyvanhiggins
Neo trad witch pinup tattoo by @stephanie_melbourne
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