Free Vector Skulls Pack

February 04, 2008 -- Posted by: Nicolas in

In the Reggae Vector post I did, I got a comment from dexcel00 asking me if I could  please create for him some skull graphics, so I did. I tried to cover several styles of skulls, so more people could find these vectors useful. Most of them where done using the pen tool to trace skulls, but there are some that where autotraced and then coloured using Live Paint in Illustrator. I hope you guys like them, and keep the requests coming in the comments, and I'll do my best to make them.

 

Downloads

application/zip iconfreevectorskulls.zip
2.59 MB
  • QUEST988 on Tue, 02/05/2008 - 03:11

    cool stuff.. i like skull design

  • www.artoholic.de (not verified) on Sat, 08/16/2008 - 12:07

    why?

  • Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 09/28/2008 - 09:58

    It's a Marine thing!
    SEMPER FI!!!

  • Nicolas on Fri, 10/03/2008 - 18:38

    Skull design comes from the skull and bones image which was first used by the Templar Knights, pirates started using the flag in their ship to trick others that they where friendly, that's why so many people associate the skull and bones symbol with them. The symbol has been used for along time to mark the entrance of cementaries in Spain and it also forms a big part of the festival of the dead in Mexico.

    I think that because this symbol has been used for such a long time and has been associated with so many cultures and with death, it has become visually, a very powerful symbol. Although I think it has been overused in graphic design lately, I still like when it's properly used.

    More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skull_and_crossbones

  • Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 03/24/2009 - 19:04

    cool

  • Hugh Jass (not verified) on Wed, 06/25/2008 - 23:27

    dude this is exactly what i was looking for, thanks so much. i think that you should do another pack with some more grunge looking ones,.

    thanks

  • Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 06/30/2008 - 14:50

    Thanks for the freebies..This is some good stuff!

  • Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 07/30/2008 - 19:20

    WORD

  • ender (not verified) on Sat, 08/30/2008 - 21:13

    buenos

  • Diaboliquin (not verified) on Wed, 09/03/2008 - 16:07

    Great work!, thank you for share.

  • Nice Work! (not verified) on Wed, 09/10/2008 - 10:59

    I'm specifically looking for vector graphics of animal skulls like bulls and birds in profile. Does anyone know where to find those?

  • Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 10/15/2008 - 21:27

    Try one of GoMedia's Vector Packs, I know they have animal skulls and birds and other stuff in some of their packs.

    gomedia.us

  • Wighty (not verified) on Wed, 03/25/2009 - 18:09

    whoa... !

  • Alex Jones (not verified) on Tue, 06/02/2009 - 00:19

    I rarely do not comment on blogs but yours I had to stop and say Great article!!

  • Max Allen (not verified) on Thu, 08/13/2009 - 02:12

    Nicholas:

    I love your vector skulls. My friend and I are starting a t-shirt company and I was wondering if I cam ok to use these skulls in a shirt design? Please let me know! Thanks again!

    Max

  • Nicolas on Fri, 08/21/2009 - 10:33

    Yeah, its ok to use it for any purpose really, all my vectors are released under the GPL license, so you can do with them pretty much whatever you want. What I do ask is that if you use my vectors for something (specially a t-shirt or any type of product), is to please send me a picture of the actual t-shirt or an image of the artwork, I would love to have a look and post it on the site.

    Cheers!

  • Web Design Company (not verified) on Mon, 08/17/2009 - 19:54

    Cool stuff..How come its free.

    kate,
    Web Design Company

  • Nicolas on Fri, 08/21/2009 - 10:37

    They are free because I am a big believer in open source and I contribute to an open source project, Drupal. I'm a big fan of the GPL license, and I don't see copyright as most people see it. I think its better when you release the source of your work and let people play around with it, and do there own stuff. Of course I wouldn't release the source of an interface or logo I designed for a client, but I will be posting some Photoshop interface mockups I have made playing around soon, keep tuned to mulpo.com!

  • Projektowanie stron internetowych (not verified) on Mon, 10/05/2009 - 21:38

    whoa... !

  • orange county web design (not verified) on Fri, 11/06/2009 - 22:25

    thanks for the free vectors. I'm actually designing a website for a record label where I can use these.

    James Weir,

    web design orange county

  • Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 01/04/2010 - 01:59

    are these free for commercial use?

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