Shoulder tattoo ideas

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Black and grey traditional tattoo of moth wings arranged in a circle with a separate moth in flight above, on a shoulder.
Moth mandala and flying moth on shoulder
Traditional style tattoo of a black raven with red roses and a beaded arc on the upper arm and shoulder of a person in a black top.
Traditional raven and red roses on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a paper airplane with a dotted trail looping across the shoulder, shown in a black and white photo.
Paper airplane with dotted trail on shoulder
Realistic colour tattoo of a pink chrysanthemum, yellow gerbera and orange poppy with green stems across the upper arm and shoulder.
Chrysanthemum, gerbera and poppy on an upper arm
Tribal-style phoenix tattoo in black and red ink across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Tribal phoenix on upper back
Colour tattoo of a watercolour-style galaxy with pink, purple and blue clouds and small star sparkles across the upper arm and shoulder.
Watercolour galaxy on an upper arm
Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a hare entwined with a snake, a blackberry branch, rhododendron flowers and an eye within a triangle.
Hare, snake and blackberry on an upper arm
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork shading covering the shoulder and upper arm of a person in a dark top.
Ornate mandala tattoo on a shoulder
Close photo of a small solid black heart tattoo on a shoulder near the collarbone, with a second matching-looking tiny heart on another person behind.
Tiny black heart tattoos on two shoulders
Black and grey botanical tattoo of roses, a peony bud and leaves covering the upper arm and shoulder of a person lying in white bedding.
Black and grey botanical sleeve on upper arm
Black lace-style ornament with hanging chains, an anchor and a feather, with pink and purple flower details, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Black lace and pink flower on upper arm
Black and grey botanical rose tattoo covering the shoulder, upper arm and upper chest of a woman in a red floral dress.
Black and grey roses across shoulder and chest
Colour realism tattoo of pink lotus flowers on the chest with grey swirling shading and a blue butterfly on the shoulder.
Pink lotus and blue butterfly on chest and shoulder
Black and grey botanical tattoo with dotwork shading and faint red tints on the upper arm and shoulder, showing a central flower surrounded by leaves.
Floral mandala tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rose and a sunflower across the upper arm and shoulder of a person in a white vest top.
Rose and sunflower on a upper arm
Traditional style tattoo on an upper arm showing a lighthouse and a sailing ship inside an oval frame, with a rope, feathers and a yellow flower.
Lighthouse and sailing ship on upper arm
Back view of a muscular man in a cap with a black tribal tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder blade, with a band continuing down the side of the back.
Black tribal tattoo on arm and shoulder blade
Colour botanical tattoo of two sunflowers and autumn leaves across a woman's upper back and shoulder, viewed from behind.
Sunflowers and autumn leaves on a shoulder
Fine line botanical tattoo of a pink poppy with a red script word trailing from it, on a shoulder near the collarbone.
Poppy and script on a collarbone
Black tattoo on a woman's shoulder and upper arm, with a solid black cap breaking into fine line scribbles, small numerals and an outlined star.
Blackwork shoulder cap fading into fine line scribbles
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of seven moon phases arcing across a person's upper back near the shoulder.
Moon phases across the shoulder
Colour tattoo of yellow and orange flowers with green stems and leaves in a Art Nouveau style on a person's shoulder and upper arm.
Yellow and orange flowers on a shoulder
Fine line crescent moon with swirling scrolls and small stars, shaded in grey, tattooed on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Crescent moon and stars on a shoulder
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a mermaid with a flowing orange and red tail and blue splashes, placed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Watercolour mermaid on upper back
Small black outline butterfly tattoo on the back of a woman's shoulder, seen from behind while she wears a white off-shoulder top.
Small butterfly on a shoulder
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a spiral galaxy with small white star dots, covering the top of a shoulder.
Spiral galaxy tattoo on shoulder
Black and grey Japanese-style wave sleeve tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm of a shirtless man, with swirling water and wind motifs.
Black and grey wave sleeve on a shoulder and upper arm
Colour tattoo of sunflowers with green leaves and trailing vines wrapping across the upper arm and shoulder, in a botanical style.
Sunflowers and vines on an upper arm
Small colour pixel art tattoo of an orange creature and a figure with a red cap, placed on the upper back near the shoulder.
Small pixel art creature and figure on a shoulder
Back of a woman with dark bob hair showing a blue and grey tattoo of lilies, a daisy, a rose and a peacock feather across her shoulder blade and upper arm.
Floral and peacock feather shoulder tattoo
Colour botanical sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing peonies, lavender sprigs, leaves and a small brown songbird.
Peony and songbird sleeve on an arm
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork detailing covering the top of a person's shoulder and upper back.
Mandala tattoo on a shoulder
Small black fine line tattoo of a stag with a songbird perched on its antlers, placed on a shoulder.
Small stag with a bird on a shoulder
Two matching black heart tattoos with curling scrollwork, one on each person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Matching scrolled heart tattoos on shoulders
Vintage-style botanical tattoos on a shoulder and upper arm, showing a nest with blue eggs, a pink rose and a sparrow on a blossom branch.
Sparrow, nest and rose on upper arm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a broken ink circle with splattered droplets trailing down, on a person's shoulder and upper arm.
Black ink circle with splash on shoulder
Japanese style tattoo of a red and grey dragon with open jaws and claws, its head on the chest and its body wrapping over the shoulder and upper arm.
Red and grey dragon across chest and shoulder
Colour tattoo of blue and red open books and small hearts above the words the world was hers for the reading in black script on the shoulder.
Open books and reading quote on the shoulder
Black and white photo of a shirtless torso showing fine line Chi-Rho symbols on both shoulders, a small cross on the abdomen and letters on the upper arms.
Chi-Rho symbols, cross and letters on torso
Colour tattoo of pink, purple and red flowers with green leaves on a shoulder and upper arm, with a knitted or embroidered texture.
Colourful flowers across shoulder and upper arm
Colourful tattoo of a black police box beneath a swirling pink and teal vortex across the shoulder and upper arm, shown from two angles.
Police box and vortex on a shoulder
Realistic colour full sleeve tattoo of autumn maple leaves in orange, red and yellow across the upper arm and forearm.
Autumn maple leaf full sleeve
Four-panel photo of a colourful full arm sleeve of mandala and floral designs in a geometric style, covering the shoulder, upper arm and forearm.
Full sleeve of coloured mandalas
Realistic botanical tattoo of pink roses with green leaves and buds across both shoulders and the upper chest, with a lip piercing visible above.
Pink roses across both shoulders and collarbones
Black fine line octopus tattoo with hatched shading across a person's shoulder and upper back.
Octopus tattoo across a shoulder and upper back
Delicate white ink rose and leaf tattoo in a fine line botanical style across a person's shoulder and upper chest.
White ink rose and leaves on a shoulder
Black and grey full arm sleeve of realistic roses and flowers on an upper arm and forearm, shown from three angles.
Black and grey rose sleeve
Realistic colour tattoo of a melting gold clock with Roman numerals and a cracked face, sitting across the shoulder and upper arm.
Melting clock on a shoulder