Shoulder tattoo ideas

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Black linework compass rose inside rings, with crossed arrows, on a shoulder, in a geometric style.
Compass rose with crossed arrows on a shoulder
Neo-traditional botanical tattoo of a pink rose with rosemary sprigs and grey-green leaves across the upper arm and shoulder.
Rose and rosemary on an upper arm
Woman with black blackwork coverage across her chest, shoulder and upper arm, with a greyscale realism rose on her forearm and black linework at her lower abdomen.
Black coverage with a grey rose on the forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a torn, billowing American flag with stars and stripes across a shoulder and upper arm.
Torn American flag tattoo on shoulder
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing an angel with wings, a robed bearded saint, a raven and a clock face with Roman numerals.
Angel, saint and clock full sleeve
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a woman's face with flowing hair beside floral and swirling motifs, extending from the shoulder to the forearm.
Woman portrait and floral full sleeve
Colour tattoo of Jack Skellington, Sally and other Nightmare Before Christmas characters under a spiral moon, covering an upper arm and shoulder.
Nightmare Before Christmas characters on upper arm
Black dotwork tattoo of a circular moon with a constellation and cloud shapes on a person's shoulder.
Moon with constellation and clouds on shoulder
Black linework tattoo of a nautilus shell spiral on a shoulder, with shaded chambers at the centre and a single outline sweeping over the top of the shoulder.
Nautilus spiral tattoo on a shoulder
Colour flower in a red pot and a black and grey whale tattoo, with small script lettering on the skin, in a close photo of two people's bare skin.
Flower in pot and whale tattoos on two people
Black and grey yin yang tattoo with ornate filigree scrollwork and a bold brush stroke across the top, on a man's upper chest near the shoulder.
Yin yang with filigree on the chest
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rose and a sunflower on the upper arm and shoulder of a person wearing a white vest top.
Black and grey rose and sunflower on upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an ornate hummingbird with swirling filigree wings and tail, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Ornate hummingbird on the upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a samurai in armour holding a katana, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Samurai warrior with katana on upper arm
Back view of a large black and grey dotwork tattoo with a central spiral in a diamond frame, extending across the shoulders and down both upper arms and forearms.
Full back dotwork spiral with geometric sleeves
Two black and grey script lettering tattoos on shoulders, reading Like Mother and Like Daughter, each finished with small heart shapes.
Matching Like Mother and Like Daughter script tattoos
Black fine script reading Love me for who i am runs across the upper chest, with a small butterfly in the middle and a shaded butterfly on the shoulder.
Script quote and butterflies on the shoulder
Black ink tattoo of a bird formed from musical staves, notes and a treble clef, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Bird made of musical notes on a shoulder
Black and grey fine line geometric tattoo of overlapping squares and circles forming a spiral across a person's upper back and shoulder.
Overlapping geometric spiral on shoulder blade
Full arm sleeve tattoo in colour showing the Joker, Batman, a bat emblem and Two-Face, running from the shoulder to the wrist on a man wearing a grey vest.
Batman villains full sleeve tattoo on an arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a mermaid draped over an anchor on the upper arm and shoulder.
Mermaid draped over an anchor on an upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of peonies, anemone-style flowers and a moth across a person's upper arm and shoulder.
Peonies and moth on upper arm
Colourful tattoo of a paint splash in pink, green, purple and blue with black dots and a small white heart, on a shoulder.
Paint splash with heart on shoulder
Two black and grey puzzle piece tattoos on upper backs near the shoulder blades, one with a swirling ornament and one with an ornate key and heart.
Matching puzzle piece tattoos on shoulders
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a skeletal raptor dinosaur running across the upper back near the shoulder blade, shown in two photos.
Skeletal raptor dinosaur on a shoulder
Fine black script reading wanderlust on a shoulder, with a rocky beach and sea behind.
Wanderlust script on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of a grey cat with yellow-green eyes, pink lilies and lilac blooms on swirling vines across the upper arm and shoulder, in a soft pastel background.
Black cat and lilies on an upper arm
Black ornate filigree tattoo with swirls, drops and dotted chains across a woman's shoulder and upper back, in fine line and dotwork style.
Ornate filigree chandelier tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey shaded roses with Never give up Never back down script tattooed across a shoulder and upper back.
Never give up script with roses on shoulder
Three black and grey photos of fine line sun rays with script lettering reading You are my sunshine and My only sunshine, placed on the upper back and shoulder blade.
Sun and script lettering tattoos on the back
Black and white photo of a shirtless man with a small star tattoo on his upper arm near the shoulder, his head hidden by dark fabric.
Star tattoo on a shoulder
Realism style tattoo of red and pink roses with water droplets covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Realistic red roses on an upper arm sleeve
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a haunted house under a purple sky with bats and bare trees, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Haunted house and bats on upper arm
Traditional colour tattoo on a chest showing a peach, pink flowers and leaves, with a banner reading Wisdom, Moderation, Justice, and flowers continuing onto the shoulder.
Peach and flowers chest tattoo with banner
Black ornamental mandala sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm of a woman in a beige camisole, shown in fine linework.
Mandala sleeve from shoulder to wrist
Black and grey realism eagle tattoo with spread wings and gripping talons across a man's shoulder and upper chest.
Realistic eagle tattoo across shoulder and chest
Black ink floral tattoo across a shoulder and upper back, with rosettes, leaves and hanging buds in a botanical style.
Black ink floral shoulder tattoo
Split image of a woman's upper back: on the left a faded grey dragon tattoo on the shoulder blade, on the right the same area covered by black and grey realistic lilies on the shoulder.
Lily cover-up over a faded dragon on the back
Black script tattoo reading lights will guide you home across the upper back and shoulder of a person with their head turned away.
Script quote across a shoulder and upper back
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with fine linework on the top of a shoulder, set against a green and yellow leaf pattern.
Mandala tattoo on the shoulder
Colourful realistic galaxy tattoo with planets and drifting asteroids across a shoulder blade, shown beside an earlier outlined tribal design on the left.
Galaxy with planets and asteroids on a shoulder
Greyscale lion head tattoo with pink flowers and leaves on a person's upper arm and shoulder, in a neo-traditional style.
Lion head with pink flowers on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of an owl perched on a gnarled bare tree with a nest of owlets, across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Owl and bare tree on a shoulder blade
Black fine line tattoo of a dandelion dissolving into flying birds, with script lettering running along the upper shoulder and chest.
Dandelion seeds becoming birds with script on shoulder
Black and grey realistic roses with small script above them, tattooed across a woman's shoulder and upper arm.
Black and grey roses on a shoulder
Black and grey botanical tattoo of sunflowers, peonies and leaves covering the shoulder and upper arm of a woman in a floral dress.
Sunflowers and peonies on an upper arm
Black and grey shaded dragon tattoo running from the shoulder down the upper arm, with its horned head resting on the shoulder.
Black and grey dragon across shoulder and arm
Colour tattoo of a yellow sunflower with green leaves and purple flowers on a person's shoulder and upper back, seen from behind.
Sunflower and purple flowers on a shoulder