Shoulder tattoo ideas

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a kneeling angel among clouds, with script lettering above, on an upper arm and shoulder.
Kneeling angel and clouds on an upper arm
Three small black butterfly tattoos in a fine line style on a person's shoulder, with a blue sky blurred in the background.
Three butterflies on a shoulder
Black brushstroke tattoo with a teal streak and small ink dots on a woman's shoulder, with a light grey top worn off the shoulder.
Abstract brushstroke shoulder tattoo
Fine line tattoo of six small birds in flight above the script words Life goes on... on a woman's upper back near the shoulder.
Birds in flight and script on shoulder
Black and grey chrysanthemum tattoo with detailed hatched petals and a bud, covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Chrysanthemum on the shoulder and upper arm
Close-up of five black bird silhouettes in flight tattooed on a shoulder near the collarbone, with a white lace top in the frame.
Five birds in flight on a shoulder
Colour realism tattoo of a man's face with dreadlocks, moustache and beard, across the upper chest and shoulder, with green, yellow and red bands behind.
Realistic portrait of a man with dreadlocks on chest
Black and grey realistic raven tattoo with spread wings across the upper back and shoulder blade of a person seen from behind.
Realistic raven with spread wings on a back
Black fine line tattoo of a cat sitting in the curve of a treble clef, with a thin trailing tail, on a shoulder.
Cat and treble clef on a shoulder
Pencil and pastel drawing of a girl with a long braid and a mint pony with rainbow mane on her shoulder, shown as a tattoo design.
Pastel unicorn pony tattoo design with girl
Close-up of a fine line script tattoo reading "I am enough" on a person's shoulder, in a sepia-toned photograph.
"I am enough" script on a shoulder
Man photographed from behind with a large eagle tattoo across his upper back in realistic shaded greys with a red detail, and a lettered sleeve on his left arm.
Eagle with wings spread across a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion head with roses and fragments of script on the upper arm and shoulder.
Lion head and roses on upper arm
Black linework botanical tattoo of branching leaves and flowers across a shoulder and upper arm, shown from behind in a striped top.
Botanical sleeve on shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey tribal tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm, with bold chevrons, bands and a sunburst motif.
Tribal shoulder and arm sleeve in black
Small realistic hummingbird tattoo in green and dark tones on a woman's upper shoulder, with long brown hair falling across her back.
Hummingbird tattoo on the upper shoulder
Black and grey tree tattoo across the upper arm and shoulder, with birds, a faint musical staff, a small red berry and roots reaching down the arm.
Tree with birds and roots on upper arm
Black ink tattoo of five birds in flight across a bare shoulder near the collarbone.
Flock of birds on a shoulder
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a large peony with leaves and a second bloom behind it, placed on the upper arm and shoulder.
Black and grey peony on the upper arm
Black ink fine line tattoo on a person's upper back and shoulder, showing the word Wanderlust in script above a mountain outline with a small line of text beneath.
Wanderlust script and mountain line on shoulder
Colourful phoenix tattoo in a neo-traditional style across the shoulder, upper arm and back, with flowing red, orange, yellow and blue feathers.
Phoenix tattoo across shoulder and upper arm
Black linework tattoo of a lion head with a flowing mane across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Lion head on upper back
Black linework tattoo of a cat sitting on a crescent moon wrapped in swirling vines, with dotwork shading, on the shoulder.
Cat on a crescent moon on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of Captain America's shield with a torn skin effect on the shoulder.
Captain America shield tearing through shoulder skin
Black and grey realism rose and scrollwork sleeve tattoo covering both upper arms from the shoulder to the forearm, photographed from behind.
Black and grey rose and scrollwork sleeve
Back view of a person with the words MICHAEL JACKSON in black serif capitals running vertically down the spine, with a grey ornamental tattoo on the right shoulder.
Name lettering down the spine
Three fine line heartbeat tattoos, one blue on the forearm, one red with a small heart on the chest, and one pale white on the shoulder.
Heartbeat line tattoos in three placements
Colour Botanical and Neo-trad style tattoo sleeve on a woman's upper arm and shoulder, showing a red poison dart frog, a green parrot and pink flowers among leaves.
Frog, parrot and flowers on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a star with a cracked skin effect, filled with words such as friendship and freedom, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Cracked star with words on upper arm
Black and grey mandala-style flower tattoo with dotwork detailing on the shoulder of a person wearing a cream knitted jumper.
Mandala flower tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey ornamental mandala sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm, shoulder and forearm of a person in a grey tank top.
Ornamental mandala full arm sleeve
Abstract portrait of a man in a hat on an upper arm sleeve, shaded in black and grey with green fill, red line, geometric lines and quote lettering.
Portrait of a man in a hat with quote on upper arm
Black and grey realistic rose tattoo framed by black lace-style flourishes on a shoulder, with a wooden cabinet and chair in the background.
Realistic rose with lace flourishes on shoulder
Black and grey outline tattoo of an abstract blade-like shape with a leaf-like tip, shaded in grey, on a person's shoulder.
Abstract blade shape on shoulder
Fine line black tattoo of a small blossom branch with five flowers across the collarbone area of the chest.
Small blossom branch on a collarbone
Black and grey tribal swirl tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm, with a hand resting on the chest against a dark background.
Swirling tribal sleeve on shoulder and upper arm
Black and white photo of a full arm sleeve tattoo in blackwork and dotwork, with spirals and triangular geometric bands running from the shoulder to the forearm.
Full arm tribal sleeve in blackwork
Collage of three photos of a shoulder tattoo of coloured paw prints in blue, green, purple and orange above the script 'I'll meet you at the bridge'.
Colourful paw prints with script on a shoulder
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing large angel wings, a woman's face with a cross on the forehead and an hourglass below.
Winged angel and woman sleeve tattoo
Watercolour-style lotus flower on the shoulder with black paintbrushes and a blue wash below, on a person's upper arm.
Watercolour lotus and paintbrushes on upper arm
Six-panel collage of black feather tattoos, some with birds and script, on the ribs, shoulder, back, ankle and neck.
Feather tattoos in six placements
Sketch-style black and red rose tattoo across the upper arm and shoulder, with fine script running down the forearm.
Sketched roses with script on upper arm
Black and grey Japanese-style tattoo of a roaring tiger with clouds and flowers across a person's chest and shoulder.
Roaring tiger tattoo on chest and shoulder
Realism tattoo of a shaded human skull in brown and grey tones across the upper arm and shoulder.
Realistic skull on upper arm
Bold black tribal tattoo with a red and grey Celtic knot circle on a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Tribal and Celtic knot upper arm tattoo
Colour sunflower tattoo with yellow and orange petals and a shaded brown and dark centre, placed on a person's upper back near the shoulder.
Sunflower tattoo on a shoulder
Traditional style tattoo of a red phoenix with an orange flame tail and black text beside it, placed on the shoulder.
Red phoenix with flame tail on a shoulder
Realistic blue butterfly tattoo with black shading on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Blue butterfly on the upper back