Lantern tattoo ideas

75 photos and flash · 25% Neo-trad, 25% Traditional · Forearm most common

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Traditional colour tattoo on a thigh showing an outstretched hand, a lantern with a flame, green leaves and a dangling bead chain.
Hand, lantern and rosary beads on a thigh
Traditional black and grey tattoo of a stretching cat on a cushion beneath an Easy Life banner, on the forearm.
Stretching black cat with Easy Life banner
Black ink traditional flash sheet of butterflies and moths, including a central moth with a woman's face, skulls, tigers and a lantern, on cream paper.
Butterfly and moth flash sheet
Two bare legs resting on white sheets, covered in colourful traditional tattoos of roses, a dagger and a lantern on the calves and thighs.
Traditional tattoos on legs against white bedding
Traditional-style flash design of a lantern with a gold flame, three moths and banners reading LIGHTS, WILL, GUIDE and YOU HOME, with no body placement shown.
Lantern with moths and banner lettering
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a hurricane lantern on a calf, with bold outlines and solid shading on the metal body.
Hurricane lantern on a calf
Four pastel nautical designs on a flash sheet: an anchor with a dolphin, a seahorse with a telescope, a compass rose with a clock face, and a ship's wheel with a lantern.
Vintage nautical flash sheet
Both legs covered in traditional style tattoos on the thighs and calves, including a fox, a butterfly, a nutcracker and a mandala, with a plate of strawberries resting on the thighs.
Traditional leg sleeve with fox and nutcracker
Traditional style tattoo of a lamp post beside pine trees under a yellow moon, with a reclining figure at the base, on upper body skin.
Lamp post and pine trees at night
Traditional style lantern tattoo with a lettered banner and rope border on a man's forearm, resting on a bar.
Lantern and banner tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey pencil drawing of an ornate lantern with a rose, leaves, bees and radiating rays, drawn as a tattoo design.
Lantern and rose design with bees
Traditional colour tattoo of a red A-frame tent with pine trees, a moon and a green lantern, placed on a calf.
Camping tent with lantern and pine trees on a calf
Traditional tattoo of a red lantern with a banner reading There is a light, with card suit symbols and script above, on the back of a hand.
Lantern and banner on the back of a hand
Two legs raised against a pale wall, covered in traditional tattoos of daggers, a rose, an eye, a pocket watch and a whale, with a black and grey flower on one knee.
Full traditional leg sleeves with white high-tops
Close-up of a traditional style tattoo on skin showing a red flower with green leaves, a bundle of red dynamite with a lit fuse, and a rope-bound lantern.
Traditional dynamite and red flower tattoo
Traditional-style flash design of a man in profile holding a small vial, with red roses, a gas mask and two banners with lettering.
Man in profile with roses and banner flash
Traditional colour tattoo of a lantern enclosing a lighthouse, waves and birds, on the outer thigh.
Lighthouse lantern on a thigh
Traditional style colour tattoo of a grey mouse in a red cape holding a stick, beside a hanging lantern, a cockroach and purple blossoms, on the thigh.
Mouse warrior with lantern and flowers on a thigh
Colour traditional tattoo of a green oil lantern with orange roses and green leaves on the top of a foot, set against black shading.
Lantern and roses on a foot