Lightning tattoo ideas

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a sailing ship in a storm with lightning and a compass on a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Sailing ship in a storm with compass on upper arm
Traditional-style tattoo on a forearm showing a grey umbrella with a lightning bolt, rain, a paper boat sailing in a purple teacup and a red rose on the cup.
Umbrella storm and paper boat in a teacup
Traditional style tattoo of a bundle of red arrows tied with a rope, with red drops around it, on a calf, beside a partly visible pin-up tattoo.
Red arrow bundle tied with rope on a calf
Traditional flash sheet on a cream background showing a hammer, a shield with banner, an Iron Man helmet with a rose, a spider with eye, an eagle with a cube, and a skull.
Traditional flash sheet of superhero designs
Traditional style colour tattoo of a red and white striped lighthouse with lightning bolts and waves on a man's upper arm, with a skull and nautical elements nearby.
Lighthouse and lightning sleeve on an arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull in an hourglass with a chain and lightning background, on a forearm.
Skull hourglass on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo of a Captain America shield with a cracked metal section, a red star and blue and red lightning, on a man's calf.
Captain America shield and lightning on a calf
Colour tattoo of a red Dalek with lightning bolts, red rays, wheat and a pink blossom, with a banner reading EXTERMINATE, on the forearm.
Dalek and lightning forearm tattoo
Large black and grey realism back tattoo of a warrior with a raised arm facing a roaring dragon amid lightning and clouds.
Warrior and dragon across a back
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a woman's face with closed eyes, wisps of smoke and a glowing orb with lightning near the wrist.
Realistic woman's face and lightning on forearm
Traditional style tattoo on a calf of an umbrella over a red heart, with a purple storm cloud, lightning bolts and blue raindrops above.
Umbrella over a heart beneath a storm cloud
Small fine line lightning bolt tattoo with a black outline and orange shading on the outer ankle.
Small lightning bolt on an ankle
Two side views of an upper arm with a cartoon-style tattoo of grey-outlined clouds, yellow and orange lightning bolts, a rainbow, raindrops and small stars.
Clouds, rainbow and lightning on an upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoo on the upper arm of a mermaid kissing a sailor, framed in an oval rope border with a lighthouse and flames.
Mermaid and sailor kiss in a rope frame
Black and grey realism tattoo of a snarling lion with bared teeth, surrounded by smoke and lightning, on the forearm.
Snarling lion with lightning on a forearm
Traditional-style tattoos of a swallow, a ship, an eye and a banner on a man's arm, with a chest script partly visible above a white printed tank top.
Swallow, ship and banner tattoos on an arm
Colour tattoo of an orange owl on a branch with a dark cloud, moon, stars and music notes on a man's upper arm.
Orange owl on a branch on an upper arm
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a helmeted motorcycle rider with speed lines and a zigzag star, on an arm.
Motorcycle rider with speed lines
Sheet of six lightning bolt designs in black, varied in shape and outline, arranged in a grid on a tan background.
Six lightning bolt designs on tan
Black line drawing of a two-scoop ice cream cone with lightning bolts and the word Brrr on the cone, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Ice cream cone with lightning bolts
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a lightning storm over a receding road with a Route 66 shield at the bottom.
Route 66 road under a lightning storm on upper arm
Two photos of a small fine line outline lightning bolt tattoo in blue and red, shown on a forearm on the left and a shoulder on the right.
Outline lightning bolt on a forearm and shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of an old sailor in a peaked cap and pipe, with a lighthouse and lightning below, on the upper arm.
Sailor and lighthouse on upper arm
Full-colour flash design of a chrome piston flanked by two skulls, crossed rusty wrenches, spark plugs and lightning, with no body placement shown.
Skulls, crossed wrenches and piston design
Traditional style tattoo of a bottle over waves inside a grey shield, with red cloud and yellow lightning bolts, on a forearm.
Bottle and lightning shield on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a sailing ship, eagle and skull on a thigh, framed by red clouds and lightning bolts above teal waves.
Sailing ship, eagle and skull on a thigh
Traditional style flash design of a woman in a red headscarf at a Ouija board, with black shadow hands and wolf silhouettes around her.
Woman at a Ouija board flash
Black line flash sheet of twelve crescent moon designs, each labelled with a month and a moon name and filled with a geometric symbol.
Twelve monthly moon flash designs
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a blue eye inside an orange bolt-shaped panel with teal outlines, on the inner wrist.
Eye within an orange bolt on a wrist
Japanese-style drawing of a samurai skull in a helmet, surrounded by a serpent, skulls, white chrysanthemums and red lightning on a dark smoky background, with no body placement shown.
Samurai skull and serpent with chrysanthemums
Painted tattoo design of a sailing ship rising from a teacup under storm clouds and lightning, beside a red rose, shown as a framed drawing.
Ship in a teacup with storm clouds and rose
Pen and ink tattoo design sketch of a kraken with tentacles wrapping a sailing ship, with lightning bolts and ornate scrollwork in a neo-traditional style.
Kraken wrapped around a sailing ship
Traditional style tattoo of a grinning panther head and an umbrella with eyes and lightning on the inner forearm.
Umbrella and panther on a forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a horned owl with spread wings and a red dragon, framed by grey clouds, across the left ribs of a torso.
Owl and dragon across the ribs
Colourful neo-traditional sleeve tattoo on an upper arm showing a blue TARDIS police box, a Dalek and stormy sky with lightning.
TARDIS and Dalek full sleeve
Black and grey realism full sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, showing a helicopter, two faces and lightning, with small red accents.
Realistic sleeve with helicopter and faces
Colour tattoo of a three-dimensional lightning bolt in shades of orange, red and yellow with dark edges, on the upper arm.
Orange 3D lightning bolt on upper arm
Traditional colour tattoo of an open umbrella with lightning bolts, grey clouds and raindrops across the back of a hand.
Umbrella and lightning on the hand
Realistic colour tattoo on the upper arm and shoulder showing an elderly man with white hair and tinted goggles, a clock tower, lightning and a car with light trails.
Realistic storm portrait on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo on the back of a hand showing a grey umbrella with yellow lightning bolts and blue raindrops, inside a circle of black lettering that reads you are the smell before the rain.
Umbrella and lightning with quote on the hand
Colour Doctor Who tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a blue TARDIS, an orange Dalek and a white Weeping Angel against a starry sky with lightning.
Doctor Who sleeve with TARDIS and Dalek
Realism colour tattoo on an upper arm showing a man in a brown coat beside a blue police box, a Dalek and a Cyberman in a swirling blue vortex.
Sci-fi scene with police box and robots on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a glowing light bulb with swirling smoke and lightning on a forearm, shown from two angles.
Glowing light bulb on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo on an upper arm showing glowing planets, asteroids and lightning arcing through a red and blue nebula.
Planets and lightning across an upper arm
Black and white flash sheet of lightning bolt designs, including script and block lettering labels, outlined and solid bolts, and two thunderbolts with clouds.
Lightning bolt and thunderbolt flash sheet
Small black and grey fine line tattoo of a wand running along the inside of a raised index finger, with a lightning effect over the fingertip.
Wand tattoo on an index finger
Black and grey realism tattoo on a shoulder and upper arm showing two helicopters, a pointing man's face and silhouetted figures rappelling from ropes.
Helicopters and rappelling figures on shoulder
Traditional style flash design of Captain America holding a star shield, with an eagle, a rose, lightning bolts and banners reading Death Before Dishonor.
Captain America flash with eagle and banners