Shoulder tattoo ideas

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Black fine line tattoo of a feather breaking up into small flying birds, sitting on a woman's shoulder near the collarbone.
Feather dissolving into birds on a shoulder
Black and grey botanical tattoo of peonies, a poppy and leaves across a woman's upper back and shoulder blade, shown in three photos.
Black and grey peony and poppy on shoulder blade
Black and grey realism tattoo of a crowned skull with a Roman numeral pocket watch and club symbols on an upper arm and shoulder.
Crowned skull and pocket watch on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork full sleeve tattoo of a mandala, eye and heart ornaments on a woman's upper arm and shoulder.
Ornamental mandala full sleeve on an arm
Black and grey realistic roses with leaves covering a woman's upper arm and shoulder, shown from the side.
Black and grey roses on upper arm and shoulder
Full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm in neo-traditional style, showing a snarling brown bear head against a starry night sky with green and yellow swirls.
Colour sleeve with bear and night sky
Colour tattoo of sunflowers and a pink peony spreading over the upper arm and shoulder of a woman in a green striped sports bra, with earphones hanging from her neck.
Sunflowers and peony on upper arm and shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a face in a hat with red BAD lettering across the upper arm and shoulder.
Realism portrait with red lettering on upper arm
Collage of six photographs showing black and grey feather tattoos on the ribs, shoulder, back, ankle and neck, some with birds or script beside them.
Feather tattoos in a six-photo collage
Back view of a woman on a beach showing a small black fine line wave tattoo on her left shoulder.
Small wave tattoo on a shoulder
Black lettering tattoo in a serif typeface reading Strength is what we gain from the madness we survive, across a shoulder and upper back.
Strength quote tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey botanical tattoo of poppies and fern fronds covering a woman's upper arm and shoulder.
Poppies and fern on an upper arm
Black ink mandala tattoo with dotwork border on a tanned shoulder, with a beach and sea behind.
Mandala tattoo on a shoulder at the beach
Black and grey Japanese dragon full sleeve tattoo with scales, waves and clouds, covering the shoulder, upper arm and forearm.
Japanese dragon full sleeve
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of an owl beside pink and orange hibiscus-style flowers on the shoulder.
Owl and pink flowers on a shoulder
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a swirling tree with three birds, across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Swirling tree with birds on upper back
Colour tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a sugar skull woman with a cigarette beside red roses and a skull, with black ink splashes.
Sugar skull woman and roses on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo sleeve on the upper arm showing a helmeted classical warrior, a horse head and a bearded figure, shown from three angles.
Classical warrior and bearded figures sleeve
Black and grey geometric tattoo on a man's upper back and shoulder, showing a tree with a checked trunk, a sun, faces and a hand, with a small green bird and dashed line running onto the upper arm.
Surreal tree and hand on upper back
Fine line black feather tattoo on a woman's shoulder, photographed against a bright backlit background.
Small feather tattoo on a shoulder
Colour sunflower tattoo with orange and yellow petals and a grey dotted centre, placed on a shoulder and upper arm.
Sunflower tattoo on the shoulder
Black and grey Japanese realism tattoo of Mount Fuji, a pagoda and cherry blossom trees across a shoulder and upper back.
Mount Fuji and pagoda shoulder piece
Black and grey portrait tattoo of a woman with a voluminous updo and bare shoulder on the upper arm.
Woman portrait with updo on upper arm
Colour Japanese style tattoo of a peacock with red and orange peonies across a woman's shoulder and upper arm.
Peacock and peony tattoo on shoulder and arm
Two small solid black heart tattoos sit on the upper chest near the collarbone and on the shoulder of a person with long hair and a dark top.
Two small heart tattoos on shoulder and chest
Black fine line infinity symbol with the word run in script on a shoulder, with a teal top at the upper left.
Infinity symbol with run script on shoulder
Black and grey botanical tattoo of peonies and roses with leaves and buds, wrapping from the shoulder down the upper arm.
Peony and rose flowers on an upper arm
Black and grey realistic orchids with flowing script lettering across an upper arm and shoulder tattoo.
Black and grey orchids with script on upper arm
Realism style colour tattoo of red roses with black lace and beaded chains, and two feathers, on a woman's upper arm and shoulder.
Red roses and feathers on upper arm
Colour neo-traditional sleeve tattoo on an upper arm showing two barn owls, pink flowers and leaves.
Barn owls and pink flowers on an upper arm
Realistic grey plate armour tattoo with rivets and a fleur-de-lis emblem covering a man's shoulder and upper arm, shown from three angles.
Plate armour shoulder and arm sleeve
Black and grey tattoo of two soft-shaded flowers with long stems and dotted swirls, placed on a shoulder and upper arm.
Two flowers and swirling stems on a shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lily with dark swirling shading on the upper arm and shoulder.
Black and grey lily on upper arm
Black and grey sunflower tattoo with shaded petals and leaves covering the shoulder and upper arm, with a second smaller bloom lower down the arm.
Sunflowers on a shoulder and upper arm
A seated woman with colour tattoos on her forearm and shoulder, outline stars on her thigh and a red and green snake on her calf, on a black leather sofa.
Star and snake tattoos on bare legs
Black script lettering reading sic parvis magna across a man's upper back near the shoulder, with framed pictures on the wall behind.
Script lettering across a shoulder
Realistic colour tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a girl on a swing against a starry night sky above a glowing planet.
Girl on a swing over a starry planet
Watercolour-style roller coaster track tattoo across a person's upper back and shoulder, with teal and pink washes and black ink drips.
Roller coaster track across a back and shoulder
Black tribal pattern tattoo across a man's shoulder, upper arm and chest, photographed against a black background.
Black tribal band across shoulder and chest
Colour tattoo of large peonies with green leaves in a Japanese-influenced style, covering the shoulder and upper chest.
Blue and pink peonies across shoulder and chest
Black and grey lotus flower tattoo with ornamental swirls, leaf motifs and dotwork on a shoulder, photographed in black and white.
Lotus and ornamental swirls on a shoulder
Black and grey rose tattoo on a woman's shoulder, with a small script tattoo on her upper chest near the collarbone.
Black and grey roses on a shoulder
Shaded grey Buddha head with pink lotus flowers and cherry blossom on an upper arm and shoulder tattoo.
Buddha, lotus and cherry blossom on upper arm
Colour botanical sleeve tattoo on an arm and shoulder, with a monarch butterfly, roses and asters, and a blue butterfly on the upper back.
Butterfly and floral sleeve on an arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of peonies and leaves across a shoulder and upper back.
Peony and foliage shoulder tattoo
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two outline roses with cursive script across a woman's shoulder and upper chest.
Outline roses and script on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of orange peonies, buds and teal-green leaves forming a sleeve across a woman's shoulder and upper arm.
Peony sleeve across shoulder and upper arm
A pastel watercolour-style unicorn head tattoo in pink, purple and blue on a woman's shoulder blade.
Pastel unicorn head on shoulder