Shoulder tattoo ideas

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Fine-line black tattoo of a jagged heartbeat-style line with a spike at each end, sitting across the shoulder of a person whose hand holds the fabric at the right edge.
Heartbeat line tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a human skull wrapped in octopus tentacles, spanning the shoulder and upper back.
Skull and octopus tentacles on shoulder
Two women seen from behind, one with the word DUDE in black blackletter script across her upper back, the other with sweet in black script above her shoulder blade and a colour lily tattoo on her
Dude and sweet lettering with a lily on two backs
Black linework tattoo of paisley-style flowers, leaves and swirls covering a shoulder and upper arm.
Paisley floral design across the shoulder
Traditional style full arm sleeve tattoo in bold colour across the shoulder, upper arm and forearm, featuring a rosette, a grey skull in a hat, roses and an orange flower.
Traditional full sleeve with skull and roses
Black and grey botanical tattoo of roses, peonies and trailing vines across a woman's shoulder and upper arm.
Black and grey roses across a shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a raven with wings spread across the shoulder, shown in four photographs from different angles.
Raven with spread wings on a shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of riveted armour plates and a Celtic knot on a shoulder, with torn skin edges.
Torn skin armour plates on a shoulder
Large dark lotus flower tattoo with a pink centre on a person's upper back and shoulder, photographed from behind against a pale yellow background.
Dark lotus on the shoulder blade
Colourful realism tattoo of two hummingbirds and orchids in pink, orange and blue across the upper arm and shoulder.
Hummingbirds and orchids on an upper arm
Black linework mandala and paisley tattoo covering a woman's shoulder and upper arm, shown in two side-by-side photographs.
Mandala and paisley shoulder and upper arm piece
Small fine line colour tattoo of a white cat face with pink ears, amber and blue eyes and a bell collar, on the shoulder of a person wearing a grey striped top.
White cat face on a shoulder
Shirtless man with a colourful traditional-style tattoo of a galaxy, planets and a crescent moon on his chest, with roses and an eye on both arms.
Full colour galaxy chest and arm sleeves
Colour tattoo of a bearded sea god with a trident and a blue horse among turquoise waves, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Sea god and blue horse on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a yellow crescent moon framing a dark mountain landscape under stars, with black leaves and red berries, on the shoulder and upper arm.
Crescent moon landscape on a shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo sleeve on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a rose, a skull with a compass star and a sailing ship.
Black and grey skull and ship sleeve
Black sketchy linework tattoo of a fox and a rabbit with leaves and a branch across the chest and shoulder.
Fox and rabbit with leaves on chest
Two people seen from behind, each with a black script quote on the shoulder, one reading I'll love you forever and the other a matching phrase.
Matching script quotes on two shoulders
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of two pink roses, a star and an eye in a triangle on a woman's upper arm and shoulder.
Roses, star and eye on upper arm
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of pink, red, green, yellow and blue splashes with a small black heart, across a person's shoulder and upper arm.
Watercolour splash tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of paisley-style flowers, leaves and scrolls across a shoulder and upper back.
Black ornamental floral scrollwork on a shoulder
Black ink mandala tattoo with fine ornamental detail on a shoulder and upper chest, in a blackwork style.
Mandala tattoo on the shoulder
Black and grey realistic scorpion tattoo with a raised, sculpted look on the shoulder blade, curling tail above a segmented body and pincers.
Realistic scorpion on a shoulder blade
Black and grey dotwork and fine line sleeve tattoo of roses, leaves and geometric mandala patterns on an upper arm and shoulder.
Floral mandala sleeve on upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of multicoloured knitted stitches covering the upper arm and shoulder, with two knitting needles across the lower edge.
Knitted yarn sleeve on upper arm
Colour tattoo of anime characters with stars and bubbles across the upper arm and shoulder, shown in three photographs.
Anime characters on an upper arm and shoulder
Black and grey realistic roses tattoo across a woman's shoulder and upper arm, with shaded leaves and a gold watch visible on her wrist.
Realistic roses on a shoulder
Close-up of a soft pink peony tattoo with grey-shaded leaves and sprigs of foliage across a woman's upper arm and shoulder.
Peony and foliage on an upper arm
Black lettering reading Love Never Fails beside a star of interlocking hearts tattooed on a shoulder.
Love Never Fails script and star on shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bird in flight holding a dreamcatcher with hanging feathers across a woman's upper back and shoulder blade.
Bird in flight with dreamcatcher on back
Fine line black tattoo on a shoulder showing two facing profiles with a small red rose, in a fine line style.
Profile pair and rose on a shoulder
Colour realism tattoo of palm trees on a beach under a red and orange galaxy sky, running across the shoulder and upper arm.
Palm trees, beach and galaxy sky on upper arm
Colour Japanese style tattoo of a koi fish leaping through black and grey waves with pink cherry blossoms, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Koi and cherry blossoms on upper arm
Black script lettering tattoo reading 'never settle for anything less than butterflies' across a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Script quote across a shoulder blade
Black and grey realism tattoo of two gerbera daisies with a faint bird behind them, on the shoulder and upper arm.
Two gerbera daisies and a bird on a shoulder
Black and grey botanical tattoo of sunflowers, a peony and small blossoms across a woman's shoulder and upper arm, in a floral dress.
Sunflower and peony shoulder tattoo
Black fine line script reading tomorrow never dies across the upper back, running towards the shoulder.
Script quote across the upper back
Black and grey lace-style tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder, with flowers, leaves, pearl strands and a honeycomb mesh background.
Lace and flower tattoo on upper arm and shoulder
Colour tattoo of a bird of paradise flower with orange, pink and yellow petals and a green and blue stem, on a person's shoulder and upper arm.
Bird of paradise flower on the shoulder
Black ink crescent moon filled with mandala-style patterns on a woman's upper back, shown in a wide view and a close-up of the shoulder.
Crescent moon mandala on upper back
Black fine line cursive lettering reading follow your heart across the shoulder, on skin against a dark background.
Follow your heart script on shoulder
Colour botanical sleeve tattoo of lilies, fuchsia and magnolia blossoms on a woman's shoulder, upper arm and forearm, in a neo-traditional style.
Lily and blossom sleeve on upper arm
Realism landscape tattoo sleeve on a woman's arm and shoulder, showing a pine forest, a deer and an orange sunset above rocky ground.
Forest and deer landscape sleeve on arm and shoulder
Black script lettering reading although broken, my heart still beats, running across the upper chest near the shoulder, with a silver chain necklace.
Script quote along the collarbone
Colour tattoo of a sunset beach with palm trees, breaking waves and surfboards, with pink hibiscus flowers, covering an upper arm and shoulder.
Sunset beach scene and hibiscus on an upper arm
Torso with a large colour neo-traditional tattoo of glowing honeycomb hexagons and organic swirls across the chest and ribs, with sleeve work on the upper arms.
Colourful honeycomb and organic torso tattoo
Colour tattoo of a full moon above a dark pine forest and a starry purple and teal sky, covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Night sky, moon and pine forest on upper arm
Black and grey Polynesian-style tribal tattoo covering the upper arm, shoulder and chest, with bold solid patterns and a central sun-like motif.
Polynesian tribal shoulder and chest piece