Shoulder tattoo ideas

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Two people seen from behind with black script quote tattoos on their shoulders, reading I'll love you forever and I'll like you for always.
Matching script quote tattoos on shoulders
Two arms show a full sleeve tattoo of skulls, swirling forms and hands in realistic grey shading with bright pink bands, worn on the upper arm and forearm.
Full sleeve of skulls and swirls in grey and pink
Traditional style tattoo of a woman in profile wearing a fox headpiece and flowers, above a teal rose, on an upper arm and shoulder.
Woman profile with fox and teal rose on upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a glowing red sun, a small blue planet, an asteroid and metallic spacecraft parts across an upper arm and shoulder.
Sun, planets and spacecraft on an arm sleeve
Man seen from behind with a solid black tribal tattoo covering his upper arm and shoulder and running down the side of his back, in a blackwork style.
Black tribal design across arm, shoulder and back
Close view of a teal snowflake tattoo on a person's upper back and shoulder, worn under a navy shoulder strap, with a chain-link fence behind.
Teal snowflake on a shoulder
Small black fine line tattoo of a music staff with a treble clef and flowing notes on the shoulder.
Music staff and treble clef on a shoulder
Close-up of a woman wearing a grey tank top, showing a colour botanical tattoo of blue hydrangea blooms with green leaves across her shoulder and upper arm.
Blue hydrangea tattoo over shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of roses, leaves and a dog tag chain covering the upper arm and shoulder, shown from two angles.
Black and grey roses and dog tags on upper arm
Two small black outline diamond tattoos, one on the upper arm of a person in a grey top and one on the shoulder of a woman in a striped vest top.
Two small diamond outline tattoos
Colour tattoo of Batman in a dark city street scene, in blue and brown ink, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Batman on an upper arm in blue tones
Black and grey dragon head with Celtic knotwork wrapping across an upper arm and shoulder, with two smaller dragon heads below.
Dragon and Celtic knotwork on an upper arm
Realistic black and grey portrait of a man in a feathered headdress, shown in profile, set within a geometric mandala tattooed across a back and shoulder.
Feathered portrait with geometric mandala on back
Black fine line tattoo of three star shapes joined by a dotted line, running from the collarbone up towards the shoulder.
Three star motifs with dotted line on shoulder
Black and grey photograph of a raised arm with a Japanese style sleeve on the upper arm, showing clouds, swirling waves, wings and script lettering.
Japanese style arm sleeve with wings and script
Black and grey botanical tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing an ornate lace-style flower with dangling chains, a smaller flower below and a feather near the elbow.
Lace flower and feather on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion with a detailed, feathered mane covering the shoulder and upper arm, shown from three angles.
Lion with ornate mane on a shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey Japanese-style dragon tattoo with its head on the chest and its body wrapping over the shoulder and upper arm.
Dragon across chest and shoulder
Three views of a man's arm with a full sleeve tattoo of a seated Buddha, lotus flowers and grass in watercolour-style colour washes and black ink, shown on the upper arm and forearm.
Seated Buddha and lotus full sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of an eye, two skulls and tribal linework across the upper arm and shoulder.
Eye and skulls on an upper arm
Colour botanical tattoo of a pink chrysanthemum, white daisy and purple lilies on a person's upper back and shoulder.
Chrysanthemum, daisy and lily on a shoulder
White ink geometric mandala tattoo with feather motifs and dotwork covering the upper arm and shoulder, worn by a person in a purple top.
White ink mandala on upper arm and shoulder
Colour sunflower tattoo with orange petals and a teal mandala centre on a shoulder, in a neo-traditional style.
Sunflower tattoo on a shoulder
Colour Japanese style tattoo of a red koi fish, yellow and blue flower and grey waves covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Koi fish and flower on an upper arm and shoulder
Close view of a small black lettered tattoo reading HE>I on the upper shoulder near the collarbone.
Small HE>I lettering near the shoulder
Realism tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a shattering clock face, a staircase and a small figure climbing towards a red-orange sky.
Shattering clock and stairway to a figure
Traditional style colour tattoo of a blue and red swallow in flight with an orange wash behind it, on a man's shoulder and upper chest.
Swallow with orange wash on the shoulder
Colourful sketchy tattoo of a leaping fox on a shoulder and upper chest, with loose orange, red and green washes over black linework.
Leaping fox tattoo on a shoulder
Woman seen from behind with black and grey botanical sleeve tattoos covering her upper arms and forearms, standing before a misty waterfall.
Botanical and feather sleeves, waterfall backdrop
Three mirror photos of a full arm sleeve of pink neo-traditional roses with green leaves, covering the shoulder, upper arm and forearm.
Pink rose sleeve on an arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a large rose with a smaller bud and dark leaves, placed on the shoulder.
Realistic black and grey rose on a shoulder
Full back tattoo of black tribal patterns with chevron and spiral panels, photographed on a man's back with his arms partly tattooed.
Full back tribal pattern tattoo with sleeves
Small fine line butterfly tattoo in black and grey on the upper back near the shoulder.
Small butterfly near the shoulder
Black and grey tattoo of interlocking gears and swirling linework across a woman's shoulder blade and upper arm, seen from behind.
Gears and swirls across shoulder and back
Pink hibiscus flower tattoo with black swirling linework and dots across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Pink hibiscus with black swirls on a shoulder blade
Two arms and the upper back of a figure on a black background, covered in grey and red geometric star and flower tattoos on the upper arms, forearms and shoulders.
Geometric sleeve tattoos on both arms
Black and grey roaring lion tattoo with angular linework and stippled shading across the upper arm and shoulder.
Roaring lion on an upper arm
Three views of a colour Japanese-style half sleeve on the upper arm and shoulder, with teal waves, red blossoms and dark shaded rays.
Japanese waves and blossom half sleeve
Two people shown from behind with matching black and grey angel wing tattoos over their shoulder blades, each with script lettering beside the wing.
Matching angel wing tattoos with sibling script
Realistic colour sleeve tattoo of a nebula, drifting asteroids, a blue ringed planet and a ripple on an arm, running from shoulder to wrist.
Space sleeve with nebula and planets
Colour tattoo of butterflies and an orange flower with swirling vines across a woman's upper back and shoulder blade.
Butterflies and orange flower across a back
Colour realism tattoo of planets, asteroids and a nebula across the upper arm and shoulder, shown from three angles.
Space scene with planets on upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of pink lilies with green leaves and vines on a woman's upper back and shoulder, seen from behind.
Pink lily tattoo across a shoulder blade
Black and grey angel wings with detailed feather linework cover the upper back of a bare-backed person, with the head partly visible at the top of the frame.
Angel wings across the upper back
Black tribal sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm, with bold geometric patterns, spirals and solid black areas framed by bare skin.
Tribal sleeve tattoo on upper arm and forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a winged archangel standing over a fallen demon, with a small emblem and script, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Winged archangel over a fallen demon on upper arm
Small black and grey swallow tattoo in a traditional style, positioned on the upper shoulder of a person wearing a black sleeveless top.
Small swallow on a shoulder
Black and grey tattoo of a kangaroo breaking through a torn Australian flag on the shoulder.
Torn Australian flag with kangaroo