Shoulder tattoo ideas

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Traditional style colour tattoo of a pink checked oven mitt and wooden rolling pin with a banner reading BAKE OR DIE, on a shoulder.
Oven mitt and rolling pin with Bake or Die banner
Full colour realism tattoo of a swirling galaxy, glowing nebula and planet covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Cosmic nebula and planet on an upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of an armoured knight holding an axe and shield on the upper arm, with botanical flowers and leaves above it near the shoulder.
Armoured knight and flowers on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork owl tattoo with detailed feathers covering the upper arm and shoulder of a person wearing a grey vest top.
Owl tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey tribal spiral tattoo with bold curved shapes across a person's upper back and shoulder.
Tribal spiral tattoo across upper back
Black fine line tattoos on a person's upper back, including a botanical sprig with cones above a hanging stick, an outlined stag bust with an arrow, and a compass design.
Botanical sprig and stag bust on a upper back
Side view of a man's shoulder and upper arm with a dotwork tattoo of a red and black fan and geometric pattern, with red splatter shapes across the shoulder.
Red and black fan design on shoulder and upper arm
Colour tattoo of two swallows with purple wings and green and red bodies across the upper chest and shoulder.
Two swallows across the chest
Black and grey dotwork and linework tattoo on the upper back and shoulder showing a skull with flowers and leaves growing from its crown and roots trailing below.
Skull with flowers and roots on a shoulder blade
Black and grey realism tattoo of a long-haired warrior in chainmail gripping a hammer amid lightning, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Armoured warrior with hammer on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of roses over the shoulder and a skull-faced woman on the back, shown from behind.
Roses and skull portrait across back
Black and grey realism tattoo of plate armour with a heraldic shield, pauldron and chainmail band across the upper arm and shoulder.
Plate armour and heraldic shield on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a pumpkin with a green stem and orange splashes on the upper back near the shoulder, seen from behind.
Watercolour pumpkin on a shoulder
Realistic blue and green butterfly tattoo with black outlines and yellow spots on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Blue butterfly on a shoulder
Black and grey tattoo of two shaded roses with outlined petals on a shoulder, beside a dark top and a light fabric edge.
Two roses on a shoulder
Black and pink nautical stars scattered across an upper arm and shoulder, with two larger black stars shaded in the centre.
Scattered stars on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of red lilies and a blue butterfly on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Red lilies and blue butterfly on a shoulder
Close-up of a black ink lettering tattoo of latitude and longitude coordinates on a shoulder, above a grey top.
Coordinates tattoo on a shoulder
Colour Japanese koi fish tattoo with white wave swirls and a white lotus bloom, wrapping the shoulder and upper arm.
Koi fish and lotus on upper arm
Back view of a black and grey heartbeat line tattoo with an outlined heart across the upper back and shoulders, with lettering on both upper arms.
Heartbeat line and heart across upper back
Black and grey botanical tattoo of large flowers and scrolling foliage across the shoulder and upper arm of a woman in a white vest top.
Black and grey flowers and scrollwork on upper arm
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo with red poppies, a bird in flight and a skull, with German text, across the shoulder, upper arm and forearm.
Poppies, bird and skull full sleeve
Black and white photo of a woman leaning back, with fine line constellation tattoos across her neck, shoulders and upper chest.
Constellation tattoos across neck and chest
Shirtless man in a cowboy hat and distressed white jeans with black and grey tattoos on his shoulder, upper arm and chest.
Black and grey tattoos on a shirtless man in a cowboy hat
Realistic colour tattoo of a blue steel armour plate with a Celtic triquetra knot and scale mail, set within torn skin and flames on a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Armour plate and flames on an upper arm sleeve
Colour botanical tattoo of roses, peonies and sweet peas spilling across the upper arm and shoulder, with a lace top visible beside it.
Vintage botanical flowers on upper arm
Realism style colour tattoo of a waving American flag across the shoulder and upper arm of a person in a white vest top.
Realistic waving American flag on shoulder
Colour realism tattoo of a blue hibiscus with green leaves, a blue butterfly and a diamond on the upper back and shoulder blade, with a grey ankh tattoo above.
Blue hibiscus and butterfly on a shoulder
Black and grey realism-style tattoo of an eagle with spread wings and long trailing tail feathers across the upper arm and shoulder.
Black and grey eagle on upper arm
Black fine line paisley and lace-style tattoo across a woman's upper back and shoulder, with a row of red geometric cross shapes beneath it.
Paisley lace and red geometric upper back piece
Black compass rose tattoo with brush-like shading on the upper back shoulder, with a small script word on the upper arm below it.
Compass rose tattoo on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of soft purple, teal and pink splashes trailing into a feather on the shoulder, next to a dark top.
Watercolour splashes and feather on shoulder
Colour tattoo of a purple peony with teal leaves across the shoulder, outlined in black with shaded petals and a yellow stamen cluster.
Purple peony on the shoulder
Black and grey dotwork koi fish tattoo with a mandala background, running across the upper arm and shoulder.
Koi fish with mandala on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a circle fading outwards across a shoulder and upper arm, photographed in black and white.
Dotwork circle fading across shoulder and upper arm
Black blackwork tattoo of Celtic knotwork, swirls and a central tree motif covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Celtic knotwork and tree tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey wildflowers with a red swirling sun and small birds, tattooed across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Wildflowers and red sunburst on upper back
Colour tattoo of a cartoon mermaid with red hair and green eyes on the upper arm and shoulder, with a small blue butterfly near the shoulder.
Cartoon mermaid with butterfly on upper arm
Black outline rose with red and teal watercolour-style wash and leaves, tattooed on a shoulder and upper chest.
Red and teal rose on a shoulder
Black and grey pocket watch with red cherry blossom branches and teal accents, tattooed across the upper back and shoulder.
Pocket watch and cherry blossom on a shoulder blade
Black and grey realism skull tattoo with bone and organic detail covering the upper arm and shoulder of a woman in a dark vest top.
Realistic skull on upper arm
Small black semicolon tattoo on the upper shoulder of a woman with her hair up, wearing an off-shoulder white top.
Semicolon tattoo on a shoulder
Two blue wing tattoos sit on the upper chest of a woman in a white pearl-studded dress, with a colourful sleeve on her upper arm.
Blue wings on the upper chest
Botanical tattoo of a dusty pink peony, a white anemone and green leaves wrapping over the shoulder and upper arm.
Peony and anemone floral piece on upper arm
Black and grey realism tree tattoo with a shaded canopy and spreading roots across the upper arm and shoulder.
Tree with roots on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a monarch butterfly with a soft grey shadow, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Monarch butterfly on a shoulder blade
Neo-traditional tattoo of pink peony flowers and green leaves across the top of a shoulder and upper arm.
Pink peonies and leaves on a shoulder
Woman in a white crop top with a blue peony botanical tattoo and green leaves on her upper arm and shoulder.
Blue peony tattoo on a shoulder