Shoulder tattoo ideas

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Colour tattoo of purple and pink flowers with black lace and hanging feathers on a woman's shoulder and upper arm, in a botanical style with blackwork detailing.
Purple flowers and lace on a shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of two roses with shaded leaves on a person's shoulder.
Black and grey roses on a shoulder
Black and grey peony tattoos with leaves sit on both shoulders and upper chest of a woman with a dark bob haircut.
Twin peony tattoos on shoulders and chest
Black floral lace-style tattoo running from the collarbone over the shoulder, drawn in fine linework and dotwork on bare skin.
Floral lace tattoo across collarbone and shoulder
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a leafy branch with peaches spanning a person's upper back and shoulder, shown in three photographs.
Peach branch across a back and shoulder
Woman seen from behind with a fine line botanical vine tattoo of leaves and flowers across her back, shoulder and upper arm.
Botanical vine tattoo across a woman's back
Close view of a fine line botanical tattoo in pale, light-coloured ink across a shoulder, with leaves, stems and swirling tendrils.
Pale botanical linework across a shoulder
Botanical neo-trad tattoo of anemones, peonies and foliage covering the upper arm and shoulder, shaded in grey with muted pink and green colour.
Anemone and peony bouquet on upper arm
Fine line botanical tattoo of a small bare branch ending in a tiny bud, placed on the shoulder.
Tiny branch sprig on the shoulder
Watercolour style tattoo of a woman in profile with blue wash and pink flowers on the upper arm and shoulder.
Watercolour woman and flowers on upper arm
Colour tattoo of two birds perched on a cherry blossom branch, spreading across the upper arm and shoulder.
Two birds on a cherry blossom branch
Realistic colour tattoo of three pink roses with green leaves covering the shoulder of a person in a grey top.
Pink roses on a shoulder
Black and grey fern tattoo across a person's shoulder and upper arm, drawn with outlined fronds and soft shading.
Fern tattoo across shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of open roses, buds and leaves with beaded strands draped across the upper arm and shoulder.
Roses and beaded strands on an upper arm
Colour botanical tattoo of pink blossoms, orange flowers, grey-blue sprigs and green leaves across the upper arm and shoulder, shown in three views.
Botanical flower sleeve on upper arm
Small colour tattoo of a fluffy cream dog's face framed by green leaves and pink and purple flowers, in a fine line style, on a woman's shoulder.
Dog portrait in a flower wreath on a shoulder
Two photographs of a colour tattoo on a woman's upper arm and shoulder, with black lace-style linework, pink and purple flowers, hanging chains and feathers.
Lace, flower and feather tattoo on shoulder
Black ink botanical tattoo of poppies, blackberries and buds on a woman's upper back and shoulder, seen from behind.
Black botanical flowers on a shoulder blade
Colour realism floral sleeve on a woman's upper arm, with a pink rose at the shoulder, orange and pink blooms, and a lotus flower below.
Full floral sleeve with roses and lotus on upper arm
Woman with a botanical tattoo of two peonies, black leaves and dotted swirls across her upper chest and shoulder, in mixed black, grey and muted rose tones.
Peony and leaf chest and shoulder tattoo
Colour botanical tattoo of purple violets, green leaves and a striped bee across a person's shoulder and upper arm.
Violets and a bee on a shoulder
Black and grey shaded rose tattoo on a woman's shoulder, with petals reaching toward the collarbone.
Black and grey rose on a shoulder
Colour botanical tattoo of a red rose with green leaves, red berries and small white flowers across the upper chest and shoulder.
Red rose and berry sprig on the upper chest
Two shoulder tattoos side by side: a grey-shaded daisy beside the script words You are my sunshine, and a colour sunflower beside the script words My only sunshine, both in fine lettering.
Daisy and sunflower script tattoos on the shoulder
Black and grey sunflower tattoo on a shoulder, with the script words you are my sunshine running out beside it towards the collarbone.
Sunflower and script on a shoulder
Colour botanical tattoo of blue flowers, peach roses, green leaves and two orange butterflies on a person's upper shoulder, seen from behind.
Blue flowers and butterflies on a shoulder
Black and grey neo-traditional owl tattoo surrounded by roses and a lotus on an upper arm and shoulder.
Owl and roses on upper arm and shoulder
Colourful watercolour-style tree inside a circle, tattooed on a person's shoulder, with pink, orange, green and blue tones.
Watercolour tree in a circle on a shoulder
Fine line black tattoo of a dandelion whose seeds turn into flying birds, running from the shoulder blade up towards the neck on a woman's upper back.
Dandelion seeds turning into birds on upper back
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of three owls perched on a branch with pink and blue blossoms, sitting on the upper arm and shoulder.
Three owls and blossoms on an upper arm
Colour botanical tattoo of purple, magenta and pale blue roses with dotted lines, placed on a shoulder.
Purple, pink and blue roses on a shoulder
Black and grey ornamental floral tattoo in dotwork and fine linework covering a woman's shoulder, upper arm and upper back.
Ornamental floral shoulder tattoo in black
Black and grey botanical tattoo of three daisies on a woman's shoulder and upper arm, with shaded petals and dark centres.
Three daisies on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of a pink cherry blossom branch with a soft painterly background across a person's upper arm and shoulder.
Cherry blossom branch on upper arm
Back and shoulder of a person with a white and pink botanical scrollwork design across the shoulder blade, in a fine line style.
White and pink floral scrollwork across a shoulder
Colour tattoo of a black cat with a raised paw among roses, a lotus, poppies and a blue butterfly on a shoulder, shown in three panels.
Cat and flowers shoulder tattoo
Black and grey rose and blackberry tattoo with touches of red shading, covering the upper arm and shoulder of a person shown in side profile.
Rose and blackberry sleeve on upper arm
Colour botanical tattoo on a shoulder and upper arm showing red peonies, white blossoms, raspberries and green leaves in a neo-traditional style with black outlines.
Peony and raspberry sleeve on shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a songbird perched on a branch with blackberries and leaves, on the shoulder, in a botanical engraving style.
Songbird on a blackberry branch
Four-panel photo of a bald person with black peony and mandala tattoos covering the scalp, neck, shoulders and upper chest, in a blackwork and dotwork style.
Peony and mandala tattoo across scalp, neck and back
Colour realism tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a purple crocus with bulb and roots, grass, a caterpillar, beetle, bumblebee, moth and jumping spider.
Crocus and insects on upper arm and shoulder
Small colour tattoo of a pink peony with green leaves on a stem, placed on a woman's upper chest near the collarbone, in a botanical neo-traditional style.
Pink peony and leaves on the chest
Black and grey botanical tattoo of leaves on the neck, with script and rose tattoos on the shoulders and full arm sleeves on a woman wearing a dark bustier.
Leaf neck tattoo and tattooed arm sleeves
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with scrolling outlines and small floral accents on a shoulder, worn over a grey top.
Mandala tattoo on the shoulder
Close photograph of a purple botanical tattoo with a large magenta flower and grey-purple flower sketches running from the shoulder down the upper arm.
Purple flowers across shoulder and upper arm
Black outline tattoo of flowers, swirls and a geometric city skyline across a shoulder and upper arm, with red shading.
Flowers, swirls and a city skyline on upper arm
Colourful Japanese style tattoo of a yellow chrysanthemum and a pink flower with grey waves across the upper arm and shoulder.
Chrysanthemum and pink flower on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a hummingbird, orange lily and blue butterfly with green leaves on an upper arm, in a realistic botanical style.
Hummingbird, lily and butterfly on an upper arm