Rain tattoo ideas

80 photos and flash · 30% Traditional, 20% Fine line · Forearm most common

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Coloured Japanese-style flash design of a roaring tiger among bamboo and swirling clouds, with a small frog holding a leaf in the lower right corner.
Tiger and bamboo flash with frog in rain
Black and grey tattoo of a couple under an umbrella inside an ornate scrolled frame, with small red accents, on the side of the body.
Umbrella couple in an ornate frame
Black script lettering reading Every storm runs out of rain, curving across the outer thigh of a person lying on a bed.
Every storm runs out of rain quote on a thigh
Three photographs of a leg covered in illustrated tattoos with bold outlines, featuring a bowler-hat figure with an umbrella, a stylised tree and a bird, placed on the thigh.
Illustrated leg tattoos in three panels
Black and yellow tattoo of a rising sun with rays above dark mountains and rain lines, on the outer upper arm, in a bold graphic blackwork style.
Rising sun over mountains and rain on an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork design of a teacup with rolling waves, a sailing ship, a storm cloud with lightning and rain, and flowers on the cup and saucer.
Storm in a teacup with a sailing ship
Black and grey tattoo of a stylised townscape with brick houses, chimneys, rain clouds and an arched doorway on a forearm.
Townscape with chimneys on a forearm
Flash design of two overlapping clockwork-style circles in red and black linework, with the quotes 'It was raining when we met' and 'It's the same rain'.
Two clockwork circles with a rain quote
Fine line tattoo of a black outlined bird beside a blank circle, under an arc of coloured raindrops, on a forearm.
Bird under coloured raindrops on a forearm
Black and white photo of two hands with traditional-style finger tattoos of block letters, an umbrella, a rain cloud, a crescent moon and a star.
Finger lettering with umbrella, cloud, moon and star
Traditional colour tattoo on a lower leg showing a black cartoon cat holding an umbrella under a purple rain cloud, beside a green skull.
Cartoon cat with umbrella and skull on a leg
Colourful neo-traditional umbrella tattoo with a heart panel and teal raindrops on a forearm.
Colourful umbrella with rain on a forearm
Black line drawing of a sleepy cloud with closed eyes and a small smile, with solid hearts falling beneath it like rain.
Sleepy cloud with falling hearts
Black fine-line lettering tattoo of a quote in a serif script running along the inner forearm near the wrist, against a pale fluffy background.
Quote lettering on a forearm
Traditional flash design of a paper boat on stippled waves beneath a red lightning bolt and clouds, framed by a rope border with a red flower at the base.
Paper boat and lightning in a rope oval
Black continuous-line cloud with green, red, orange and blue rainbow drips running down the upper arm.
Scribbled cloud with rainbow drips on upper arm
Black linework tattoo of a sailing ship tossed by waves beneath a rain cloud, in a blackwork style, on the upper arm.
Sailing ship in a storm on the upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of clouds, a red sun and a banner reading NOTHING BUT THE RAIN, shown across two panels.
Nothing but the rain banner with clouds and sun
Two photographs of script lettering tattooed along the soles of a pair of feet, reading When it rains, look for Rainbows and When it's dark, look for Stars.
Script quotes about rain and stars on feet
Close photo of a purple handwritten lettering tattoo reading Thunder Only Happens When It's Raining across the lower back above blue jeans.
Handwritten quote tattoo on lower back
Black and grey fine line tattoo down the side of a bare back, showing a bird neck, a dotted rain cloud and stacked open books with a small green sprout.
Bird, cloud and open books on a back
Fine line tattoo of a small outlined cloud with four raindrops on the inner wrist, in dark ink against pale skin.
Cloud and raindrops on a wrist
Black and grey traditional flash drawing of a heart holding an umbrella in the rain, with lightning, a beaded line, flowers and leaves, and the words It's Rainin' Inside.
Heart with umbrella and rain, It's Rainin' Inside
Black line drawing of a swirled cloud with hanging teardrop raindrops on a brown textured background, shown as a tattoo design sketch.
Swirled cloud with hanging raindrops
Black and grey script tattoo on the upper back reading a rain quote, surrounded by shaded water droplets that run down beneath the text.
Quote and raindrops across upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a calf showing a storm cloud with lightning, a wave and a sailing ship rising out of a floral teacup.
Storm cloud and ship in a teacup on a calf
Colour tattoo of a blue anime-style character inside a yellow card frame labelled The Rain, sitting on the lower leg.
Anime-style Rain card tattoo on a lower leg
Flash sheet of black brush-style kanji characters, each with a small red English translation printed beneath it.
Kanji character flash sheet with translations
Traditional style tattoo of a black and red umbrella under a grey storm cloud with yellow lightning bolts and blue raindrops, on the inner forearm.
Umbrella and storm cloud on a forearm
Forearm tattoo of two black silhouetted figures in suits under an umbrella, beneath a colourful watercolour-style cloud with rain drips and a small bird.
Umbrella and watercolour rain on a forearm
Watercolour style tattoo of a figure under a blue umbrella with coloured paint drips running down, on the calf.
Figure under an umbrella in watercolour rain
Black and grey fine line tattoo of vertical lettering running down a calf, with a small line drawing of a reclining figure across the top of the foot.
Vertical text and reclining figure on leg
Two matching black lettering tattoos on the inner forearms, one reading 'you are the smell before rain' and the other 'you are the blood in my veins', in a typewriter-style font.
Matching quote tattoos on two forearms
Black handwritten script lettering reading Tomorrow may rain, so today I will follow the sun, tattooed on skin in a lettering style.
Handwritten quote about following the sun
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
Black ink fine line tattoo of a shaded cloud with dripping raindrops and a rope leading down to a hand holding a rose, on the upper arm.
Cloud raining over a hand holding a rose
Colour tattoo of cartoon characters, including a figure in a top hat and a small figure with a black bob, in a bold illustrative style on a calf.
Cartoon characters under an umbrella on a calf
Traditional-style tattoo of a black and red umbrella with a red heart, yellow beads and teal and black raindrops, on the arm.
Umbrella and raindrops on an arm
Black and grey barn owl tattoo with falling raindrops and stippled shading, placed on the forearm.
Barn owl under rain on a forearm
Pencil drawing of a cloud with dotted raindrops and dripping droplets on white paper, a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Cloud with falling raindrops design
Black ink flash design reading One for the road, surrounded by feathers, a kookaburra, a moon, a sun, wattle, a fish, a bottle, an eye and animal skulls, drawn in fine line with stippled shading.
One for the road tattoo flash design
Small fine line tattoo of an umbrella with raindrops over a blue watercolour cloud, on the inner forearm.
Umbrella and raincloud on the forearm
Black dotwork and linework tattoo on a forearm showing a sailing ship and a wave rising out of a pint glass, with a small cloud above.
Ship and wave in a pint glass on a forearm
Black line drawing of an umbrella with four raindrops falling beneath it on a plain white background.
Umbrella with raindrops line design
Fine line tattoo of a small outlined cloud with tiny solid hearts falling beneath it, placed on the inner upper arm.
Small cloud raining hearts on an upper arm
Watercolour style tattoo of a figure holding a blue umbrella, with rainbow paint drips running down, on the forearm.
Figure under a blue umbrella with paint drips
Traditional style tattoo of a purple umbrella above a yellow heart-shaped tag reading Northern Downpour Sends Its Love, on a forearm.
Umbrella and heart tag on a forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo on a forearm showing a red and yellow gradient cloud, grey rain cloud, falling rain and a black and mint wave.
Rain clouds and wave on a forearm