Shoulder tattoo ideas

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Realistic pink rose tattoos across a person's shoulder and upper arm, photographed from behind.
Two pink roses on a shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of three roses with leaves and water droplets, covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Black and grey roses on a shoulder
Black script lettering arranged in the shape of a cross across the upper back, with a smaller script tattoo near the left shoulder.
Script cross tattoo across the upper back
Back view of a woman in a white top with a colour tattoo of red roses, buds and dark green leaves on her left shoulder near the collarbone.
Red roses on the shoulder and collarbone
Black and grey Japanese-style peony tattoo with dotwork shading and leaves, sitting on the upper arm and shoulder.
Black and grey peony on upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo on a woman's upper back showing pink roses, an anatomical heart, a pocket watch and blue-grey wings.
Roses, heart and pocket watch across a back
Realistic red poppy tattoo with grey swirl linework across a woman's shoulder and upper arm.
Red poppies across a shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey dotwork rose with leaves tattooed on a person's shoulder, with a black bra strap and a hand resting on the chest.
Dotwork rose on a shoulder
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of pink peonies, peach anemones and green leaves across a woman's back shoulder and upper arm, with a small bird near the shoulder blade.
Peonies and anemones across a shoulder and upper arm
Close crop of a woman in a black strapless top with blue, teal, orange and red brushstroke tattoos over her shoulders, upper arms and upper chest, with scattered black dots.
Painterly brushstroke tattoos across shoulders and chest
Small black fine line tattoo of a fern frond inside a thin circle, placed on the upper back near the shoulder.
Fern inside a circle on the shoulder
Black ink mandala tattoo on a woman's shoulder, with dotwork and geometric detail, beside a long braid over a dark top.
Mandala tattoo on the shoulder
Close-up of a tiny fine line black ink swallow tattoo on a person's shoulder, with a grey top visible below and a black and white chevron backdrop.
Small fine line swallow on a shoulder
Colour sketch style tattoo of a small bird with loose black linework and blue and pink washes, sitting on the upper chest beside the shoulder, with a faint swirl above it.
Sketched bird on the shoulder and chest
Black and grey rose tattoos on both sides of a woman's upper chest and shoulders, above a white lace camisole.
Roses across chest and shoulders
Small black fine line cross tattoo on the back of a shoulder, with a second tattoo partly visible near the neck.
Small cross on a shoulder blade
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on an upper arm showing a man whose head is a striped circus big top with a moustache, ruffled collar and fleur-de-lis patterned scarf.
Circus tent head portrait on upper arm
Pale outline of a winged propeller emblem on a shoulder, showing as light lines on tanned skin.
Winged propeller emblem on a shoulder
Black line drawing of a tribal-style tattoo design across the shoulder blade and upper back of a sketched male figure seen from behind, with a katana hilt at the waist.
Tribal shoulder and back design sketch
Black script reading Love me for who i am runs across the upper back, with a small butterfly above it and a shaded butterfly on the shoulder.
Script quote and butterfly on the shoulder
Collage of three traditional tattoos: a woman's head with a pink rose, a globe with flowers and the words Home For Now, and a striped suitcase with an arm strapped across it.
Traditional collage: woman, globe and suitcase
Realistic colour butterfly tattoo with orange, pink and yellow wings edged in black, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Realistic butterfly on a shoulder blade
Japanese-style chrysanthemum sleeve in red and black dotwork covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Red chrysanthemum sleeve on upper arm
Black shaded feather tattoo with soft blue, pink and purple watercolour splashes behind it, placed on the shoulder.
Feather with watercolour splashes on a shoulder
Black and grey mandala tattoo on a woman's shoulder and upper arm, with fine line petals, leaves and swirls around a dotwork centre.
Mandala tattoo on a shoulder
Black and white photo of a woman's bare back with two fine line swallows over the shoulder blades and a small script tattoo running down the side.
Two swallows and script on a back
Black and white photo of a shirtless man seen from behind, with a fine line circle tattoo on his shoulder and upper arm and a long thin line running down his back.
Fine line circle and line tattoo on shoulder and back
Black script reading Let it go surrounded by teal and blue snowflakes and a soft lavender wash, tattooed on the shoulder.
Let it go script with snowflakes on a shoulder
Black and grey Japanese-style tattoo of a wolf with swirling clouds on the upper arm and shoulder, shown from two angles.
Wolf and swirling clouds on upper arm
Watercolour feather tattoo in purple, pink and blue with black birds rising from the shoulder, shown on an upper arm from two angles.
Watercolour feather with birds on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a black leopard print pattern with a purple crown, diamonds and a pink gem on a woman's upper arm and shoulder.
Leopard print and crown on an upper arm
Black dotwork tattoo of swirling dots and curls across a woman's upper back and shoulder, with a striped top visible at the edge of the frame.
Dotwork swirl tattoo across a shoulder blade
Black and grey realism tattoo of a winged woman in a loose dress on the upper arm, with a feathered wing across the shoulder blade.
Winged woman tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey Japanese style tattoo of an oni mask with lotus flowers, waves and chrysanthemums covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Oni mask and lotus flowers on a shoulder and arm
Black botanical fern tattoo running from the neck across the shoulder and down the upper arm, with a hand resting on the chest.
Black fern tattoo across a shoulder
Colour tattoo of ornate bronze armour, a central framed figure and a teal wheel across a man's chest, shoulder and left arm sleeve, in a neo-traditional style.
Ornate armour chest and sleeve tattoo
Black and grey botanical tattoo of oak leaves, acorns and pine sprigs across a man's upper chest and shoulder.
Oak leaves and acorns on chest and shoulder
Woman seen from behind on a beach with gold metallic designs on her upper arms, shoulder and spine.
Gold metallic body art on a beach
Colour tattoo of a grinning Cheshire Cat with green eyes and a red cherry in neo-traditional style across the upper arm and shoulder.
Cheshire Cat and smoke on upper arm
Black and grey ornate scrollwork tattoo with a shaded skull cameo at the centre, spanning the upper chest and shoulders.
Ornate scrollwork and skull cameo across the chest
Photo of a Japanese style tattoo of two cranes in flight with black swirling linework across a man's shoulder and upper chest.
Two cranes and swirls on shoulder and chest
Three views of a black dotwork tattoo on a shoulder and upper arm, with chevrons, diamonds and arched mandala bands in a geometric style.
Dotwork geometric shoulder and upper arm tattoo
Colour botanical tattoo of pink gladioli with yellow throats and green stems, placed on the upper shoulder.
Pink gladiolus on the shoulder
Black ink mandala tattoo with dense geometric petals and dotted detail across a woman's shoulder and upper chest, shown in a close crop.
Mandala tattoo on the shoulder
Shaded pink rose tattoo with soft white highlights on a shoulder, photographed against a blurred indoor background.
Pink rose tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey butterfly tattoo on a shoulder, with the words I'm a walking travesty but I'm smiling at every thing forming the trailing wing.
Butterfly with quote on the shoulder
Black and grey shaded tattoo of large outlined stars and swirling smoke-like shading across a shoulder and upper arm.
Stars and swirls across shoulder and upper arm
Two black outline geometric bird tattoos sit near the shoulder blades of two people, one larger on the left and one smaller on the right.
Geometric bird tattoos on two shoulders