Shoulder tattoo ideas

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a Roman numeral pocket watch and a banner reading familia across the upper arm and shoulder.
Pocket watch and banner on upper arm
Full colour realism sleeve on the upper arm showing a red lily at the shoulder, a red rose and white daisies below.
Lily, rose and daisy sleeve
Black and grey realistic octopus tattoo across a shoulder and upper back, with tentacles curling over the shoulder blade.
Octopus tattoo across a shoulder
Realistic colour tattoo on a shoulder showing a grey pocket watch, a blue police box and a purple galaxy with a glowing orb.
Pocket watch and police box on a shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo sleeve covering the upper arm and forearm, showing doves, a rose, a cross and praying hands among clouds and rays of light.
Doves, rose and praying hands arm sleeve
Realistic black and grey birch trees with pink clouds and red birds across a shoulder and upper arm sleeve tattoo.
Birch trees and red birds on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pine forest under lightning-streaked clouds with a campfire, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Pine forest, lightning and campfire on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo on the upper arm and shoulder showing a woman with wind-blown hair seen from behind, facing a moonlit sea beneath a full moon and clouds.
Moonlit shoreline scene on upper arm
Realistic full-colour forest tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder, showing tall trees, a mossy fallen log and a stream.
Forest and stream upper arm tattoo
Realistic dragon head with horns, scales and clawed feet in a shaded, colour style across the upper arm and shoulder.
Realistic dragon head and claws on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of orchids and cursive script wrapping over the shoulder and upper arm.
Orchids and script on an upper arm
Colour and grey botanical tattoo on a shoulder and upper back, showing a blue police box with flowers, roses and leaves in grey shading.
TARDIS and flowers on a shoulder
Man crouching against a wall, showing a black and grey realism tattoo of angelic figures, script lettering and roses across his shoulder, upper arm, back and ribs.
Black and grey angel and rose tattoo across back and arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull peeling back stitched skin with a stylised SOX logo, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Skull with stitched skin on upper arm
Full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder in realistic colour, showing a red rose, daisies, pansies, a hummingbird and a blue butterfly.
Colourful floral sleeve with rose and butterfly
Black and grey Japanese style tattoo of a helmeted samurai warrior with armour and smoke, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Samurai warrior on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, with an hourglass, compass, anchor, palm tree and pink roses.
Hourglass, compass and anchor on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a roaring lion with a full mane across the upper arm and shoulder.
Roaring lion on upper arm and shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a phoenix with spread wings over the upper back and shoulder, with peacock feathers running down the spine to the lower back.
Phoenix and peacock feathers across a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman in jewelled headdress and fan of peacock-style feathers, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Ornate portrait with feather headdress on upper arm
Black and grey realism wing tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm of a shirtless man, with detailed feather shading.
Black and grey wing across shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a wing made of feathers across the upper arm and shoulder.
Realistic wing feathers on upper arm
Realistic castle, moon and birds above a stone labyrinth tattooed across a man's upper arm and shoulder, shaded in grey with yellow-lit windows.
Castle and labyrinth sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo of a sugar skull woman with roses and a skull, running from the shoulder down the forearm.
Sugar skull woman and roses full sleeve
Realistic biomechanical tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing torn skin revealing a metallic mechanical structure with rivets and cabling.
Biomechanical torn-skin design on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a clawed hand tearing through skin, placed on the shoulder and upper back.
Hand tearing through skin on a shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a crouching figure holding a long implement against a smoky, blurred background, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Figure in motion on upper arm and shoulder
Realistic colour tattoo of a raven perched in front of a pale moon and bare branches, with red roses, covering an upper arm and shoulder.
Raven, moon and red roses on upper arm
Black and grey lion head tattoo across a man's upper back and shoulder, realistic on the left and geometric with dotwork shading on the right.
Half realistic, half geometric lion on shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of ornate plate armour covering the shoulder, upper arm and elbow as a full sleeve.
Plate armour sleeve on shoulder and arm
Japanese style upper arm tattoo of a shaded grey Buddha face with a pagoda, waves and a pink lotus flower.
Buddha face and lotus sleeve on upper arm
Colour biomechanical tattoo across a shoulder and upper arm, showing torn skin revealing grey metal armour plates, rivets and a circular emblem.
Biomechanical torn skin on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of an acoustic guitar and a shaded white rose with leaves and scrolls across the upper arm and shoulder.
Guitar and rose on upper arm and shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull and a sailing ship with billowing sails on the upper arm and shoulder.
Skull and sailing ship on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a kneeling winged figure with light rays behind, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Winged figure with light rays on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of roses, winged figures and script lettering across a man's upper arm, shoulder, back and ribs.
Black and grey roses and script on back and arm
Full colour realism floral sleeve on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a red rose, daisies, pansies, a hibiscus and a blue butterfly.
Realistic floral sleeve on upper arm and shoulder
Colour realism floral sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a red rose, daisies, pansies, a hibiscus, a hummingbird and a blue butterfly.
Realistic floral sleeve with rose and butterfly
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an arm showing a lion, elephant, leopard, rhinoceros and buffalo with flowers, from shoulder to forearm.
Safari animals realism sleeve
Realism style Halloween sleeve tattoo on the upper arm and shoulder, showing a skull-faced character, carved jack-o-lanterns, a bare tree and snowflakes in mostly grey shading with coloured pumpkins.
Halloween sleeve with skull character and pumpkins
Colour realism tattoo of a red rose, white daisies, pansies and a blue butterfly covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Realistic floral sleeve with rose and daisies
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face with a tear-streaked eye, with German lettering, on a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Realistic woman's face with tear on upper arm
Colour realism floral sleeve on an upper arm and shoulder, featuring a large red rose, purple pansies, white daisies and a blue butterfly.
Floral colour sleeve with rose and butterfly
Black and grey realism tattoo of a howling wolf with a moon behind it, on the shoulder and upper arm.
Howling wolf and moon on a shoulder
Full sleeve tattoo of a grey Japanese dragon with red flames on a man's arm, shown from shoulder to wrist in two views.
Japanese dragon full sleeve with red flames
Black and grey sailing ship and skull tattoo running down an upper arm, with a pink-washed compass rose on the shoulder.
Compass rose and sailing ship on shoulder
Realistic pink rose over black lace and dangling beads tattooed on the upper arm and shoulder.
Pink rose over black lace on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a haunted mansion under a stormy night sky with bats and a raven on a weathervane, in a realistic painterly style on the upper arm and shoulder.
Haunted mansion scene on upper arm