6 Skull Images
This is a grouping of 6 different Skull Images. These are all Vintage Black and White Clip Art Images scanned from Antique books. Most are diagrams from old Anatomy books. There is also one image of Leg bones as well and a classic Skull and Crossbones Image. These would be great for using in your Spooky Halloween Projects or Designs!
Vintage Anatomy Clip Art Bones and Skull Images
You may have seen these before, I originally posted these several years ago. Recently Pottery Barn came out with some fabulous canvas wall hangings, for Halloween, using these exact same Bone and Skull images! So, I’ve re-scanned the images at a much higher resolution for you, and you can download the Printable PDF’s for both, in case you would like to make your own. And if you would like a tutorial, stop by reader Mandi Tremayne’s blog to get all the info on how to create amazing PB inspired Halloween wall hangings for your home, at a fraction of the cost.
Laughing Skull Image
This one is a new addition to the site, that I just scanned recently. He was scanned from an Old Dictionary. Here we see a side view of a Skull with his mouth hanging open as if he is laughing. This one is also a black and white diagram.
Skull and Crossbones Image
This is an early Halloween Image of a Skull and Crossbones. This one was scanned from a Circa 1828 Antique Printer’s Book. Rather a creepy looking image. I would imagine it was used for Poison Labels and that sort of thing. It reminds me of some of the headstones that my husband and I saw in a very old Graveyard in Boston, on our trip there over the Summer. I was surprised by how many of the stones had those spooky looking Skulls on them, and couldn’t imagine how the surviving loved ones could possibly feel comforted by looking at that, during visits. I guess things were different back then!
Skull Side View Images
This Vintage Skull Image Diagram came from an old Anatomy book of mine. This one has his mouth slightly open (nice opportunity for a speech bubble perhaps?) and it has the parts of the Skull labeled too, which is kind of cool.
This is a basic Vintage Skull Clip Art image. Another side view only this one is facing towards the right. This graphic came out of an early Natural History book. He’s just a simple image, not numbers or letters on this one. This guy was used to create the Cool Vintage Skull Banner Project found HERE. And the fun DIY Skeleton Match Books HERE.
This is a Vintage Anatomy Skull Image! This one was scanned from an Antique Anatomy book, he’s labeled “The Head”. It’s an old Engraving and has incredible detail. I left all the original numbers in place, I think it adds an authentic touch to it! So perfect for your spooky Halloween Craft or DIY Projects! You might also like the Skull and Fabric Art Project Tutorial that I posted a couple of years ago, you can find that one HERE.
I hope you enjoyed this collection. You might also want to check out our 75 Best Vintage Halloween Images Post HERE.
Sarah says
September 3, 2010 at 8:50 pmFun, easy Halloween project. Thanks, Karen!
Anonymous says
September 3, 2010 at 9:39 pmYay, more great Halloween stuff! THANKS
tWiNkLestamper says
September 3, 2010 at 10:21 pmMine downloaded superquick! Thank you!!!
Barbara says
September 3, 2010 at 10:35 pmThanks so much for the larger versions, Karen! I couldn’t believe it when I got my PB catalog. I had to double check and sure enough, they were the same as your images. Thanks so much for all your wonderful graphics. The Halloween ones are really inspiring me.
charles says
September 4, 2010 at 12:21 amvery good post xoxo karem
Karen- The Graphics Fairy says
September 4, 2010 at 12:55 amThanks for your sweet comments!!
Twinklestamper, I’m so glad! I’m actually thinking now that it’s my connection on my computer, I just realized pages on all sites, are loading super slow for me.
Netty says
September 4, 2010 at 1:08 amBrilliant, thank you Karen.
marjanne says
September 4, 2010 at 3:22 amgoogledocs says that the (bone)document in not available, but when you hit download the document downloads normally. It each case it did when I tried it.
Karen- The Graphics Fairy says
September 4, 2010 at 3:52 amThanks for the tip Marjanne!
Mandi says
September 4, 2010 at 2:37 pmThanks for the link back, Karen! Again, you’re awesome!
Rebecca says
September 4, 2010 at 9:13 pmI saved the image as a .jpg and upload to winkflash.com, they print on unstretched canvas, and their canvas is 40% off until the end of September. Love the idea Karen had to print on paper but I wanted it to be more durable as the pricey PB one, to be used for many years. 18×24 canvas plus shipping was only $25, I’ll ask my husband to make a wood frame when it gets in. Very excited, it’s classy halloween decor! Thanks Karen for large res images, you’re the best!
Rosemary says
September 4, 2010 at 9:57 pmSaw it in the Pottery Barn catalog.
Love it!
Rosemary
Karen- The Graphics Fairy says
September 4, 2010 at 10:07 pmHi Rebecca,
Thanks for the tip about winkflash.com! That’s sounds like a great deal!!
Nanakoosa says
September 6, 2010 at 2:43 amKaren,
I love the vintage medical illustrations! If you come across a liver ( or upper digestive system ) could you let me know? One of my blogs is about my experience with Liver Disease and I try to keep a little humor involved!
Thanks, love your work and use it a lot (always giving credit!)
Peace,
Jenny
plaisanter says
September 11, 2010 at 8:56 pmKaren- This is terrific! I’m liking the whole “Instant Art” theme (category) very much; you have such great ideas. xxx Nancy
Anonymous says
September 12, 2010 at 1:47 pmWondering how the winkflash turned out. Tried to order one, but resolution was too low. Thanks for the great images.
Brianna
Karen- The Graphics Fairy says
September 12, 2010 at 7:24 pmHi Brianna,
If you click on the image itself, it is a low res image. You need to click on the link underneath it, for the High resolution PDF file. I hope that helps!
Jonni says
October 17, 2011 at 2:05 pmHi Karen,
Thank you so much for all the wonderful graphics you take the time to scan and make perfect for all of us to download. I really appreciate it. 🙂
Hugs,
Jonni
Jonni says
October 17, 2011 at 3:01 pmHi Karen,
Thank you so much for sharing these. I am sorry to be any trouble but is there anyway you can repost the leg bones as a PDF file? I have tried to download it from Google Document but it is giving me an error code.
Thank you so much!
Jonni 🙂
Karen- The Graphics Fairy says
October 17, 2011 at 4:20 pmHi Jonni,
Thanks for bringing my attention to this one! I guessed I really dropped the ball on it last year, and had no memory of it not working! Anyway, I’ve got it fixed now, so you can go ahead and download it!
Jonni says
October 18, 2011 at 3:10 amThanks Karen and you are a dear. No problem at all. Thanks again for all the wonderful things you post for us all. 🙂
Hugs,
Jonni
Angela Hoynes says
October 14, 2018 at 9:37 amThank you
Ardith says
October 15, 2018 at 6:18 pmThank you, Karen, for all these super cool skeleton images. Here’s wishing you a very Happy Halloween. Cheers, Ardith
graphicsfairy says
October 16, 2018 at 4:10 pmThanks so much Ardith, I wish you a Happy Halloween too!
George says
October 20, 2018 at 1:31 pmLooks great, but I couldn’t open a couple of the skulls, notably the skull and crossbones.
graphicsfairy says
October 22, 2018 at 11:21 amThanks George, some of the older images do not enlarge, you can still download the skull and crossbone image by right clicking on it and the saving it to your computer. I hope that helps 🙂