Shoulder tattoo ideas

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Black and grey dotwork seahorse tattoo on a shoulder and upper arm, shown beside a seahorse design built from dots on a tan background.
Seahorse tattoo on a shoulder in dotwork
Colour Japanese style sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a gold snake with an open mouth among blue peonies, pink flowers and grey clouds.
Japanese snake and peony sleeve on upper arm
Close-up of a small fine line black script tattoo reading blessed on a person's shoulder.
Blessed script tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey owl tattoo perched on a bare branch beneath a full moon, shown across the upper arm and shoulder in three photographs.
Owl and full moon on an upper arm
Black script lettering reading Nothing is promised with a red lip print below it, tattooed across the upper chest and shoulder.
Script quote and red lip print on collarbone
Colour traditional-style rose tattoo on an upper arm beside a black and grey floral tattoo on the shoulder, with a person whose hair is braided and dyed teal, pink and purple.
Floral tattoos on upper arm and shoulder
Realistic grey skull surrounded by orange and yellow sunflowers, tattooed across an upper arm and shoulder.
Skull and sunflowers on an upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a lighthouse on rocks under a red and orange sunset sky, covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Lighthouse at sunset on a shoulder and upper arm
Back of a shaved head and neck with a black line lotus mandala on the scalp, a stemmed lotus design down the neck and mandala pieces across the shoulders.
Lotus mandala on scalp and neck
Colour botanical full sleeve tattoo of roses, plumeria, anthurium and butterflies across the shoulder and upper arm, shown from three angles against a black background.
Floral full sleeve with roses and butterflies
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two sunflowers, a peony and smaller flowers with leaves across an upper arm and shoulder.
Sunflower and peony floral tattoo on upper arm
Two matching black script tattoos reading Together forever, never apart, maybe in distance, but not in heart, across the upper back and shoulder.
Matching script quote on two upper backs
Close photo of a red rose tattoo with grey leaves on a person's shoulder, in a traditional-style design with bold outlines.
Red rose on a shoulder
Three people seen from behind in a kitchen, each with a small black line tree tattoo on the upper back, one with a small bird in the branches.
Bare tree tattoos on shoulder blades
Black ink tattoo of two suited figures with monkey and giraffe heads on a shoulder and upper back, Blackwork style.
Monkey and giraffe gentlemen on a shoulder
Black outline starburst tattoo reading BAZINGA in bold lettering, placed on the upper arm near the shoulder.
BAZINGA starburst tattoo on shoulder
Colour traditional tattoo of a phoenix with spread wings in orange, red and yellow on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Phoenix on upper back
Full arm sleeve tattoo in a watercolour style showing a mermaid with flowing red hair and a green tail, with blue splashes, covering the upper arm and shoulder down to the forearm.
Watercolour mermaid full sleeve
Colour tattoo of an underwater reef scene with sea turtles, tropical fish and coral across the upper arm and shoulder, shown from three angles.
Underwater sea turtle scene on an upper arm
Blue-ink tattoo of a crested bird perched on a branch beside floral scrollwork, placed on a woman's shoulder and upper arm.
Blue bird and floral scroll on a shoulder
Realistic coloured sunflower tattoo with a shaded brown centre on the upper shoulder of a woman in a black off-shoulder top.
Sunflower tattoo on the shoulder
Colour botanical sleeve tattoo of blue and purple roses with green leaves and vines across a shoulder and upper arm.
Blue and purple roses across shoulder and arm
Fine line constellation tattoo of connected dots and thin black lines across the upper back, shoulders and arms.
Constellation linework across upper back
Black tribal tattoo with spiral and geometric patterns covering a man's shoulder, upper arm and upper chest, in a blackwork style.
Black tribal shoulder and arm tattoo
Black script lettering tattoo reading give faith a fighting chance, placed on a shoulder near the collarbone.
Script quote tattoo on a shoulder
Black fine line infinity symbol with the word family in cursive script, tattooed on a shoulder.
Infinity symbol with family script on shoulder
Two small black script tattoos reading My First and My Last sit on the shoulders of two people, one with wavy blonde hair.
Script words on two shoulders
Close crop of a woman in a black bra with skeleton hand cups, showing black ink swallows and script on her chest and shoulder and a floral tattoo on her upper arm.
Swallows and script on chest and upper arm
Black and grey Polynesian tribal sleeve tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm, running down towards the forearm, shown from two angles.
Polynesian tribal sleeve on an arm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a shaded grey bat in flight above pink and burgundy peonies with green leaves, on an upper arm and shoulder.
Bat and peonies on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a cracked pocket watch with Roman numerals wrapped in chains, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Cracked pocket watch and chains on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder of a woman in profile, wearing a black tank top.
Lotus mandala tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey Polynesian tribal sleeve tattoo covering the shoulder, upper arm and forearm, with woven and geometric bands.
Polynesian tribal sleeve on upper arm and forearm
Colour tattoo of a turquoise owl perched on a bare branch before a grey moon, with purple swirls, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Turquoise owl and moon on a shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a Roman numeral clock, roses and ornamental swirls covering a man's shoulder, upper arm and upper chest.
Clock and roses on a shoulder and arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing red roses, a jewelled heart padlock with a key, and teal feathers.
Roses and heart padlock on upper arm
Colour tattoo of pink roses with green leaves and a rosebud across the shoulder and upper arm of a person in a red top.
Pink roses and foliage on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of purple and blue lilac blossoms with green leaves on the upper back near the shoulder, in a botanical style.
Lilac sprig across a shoulder blade
Black ink butterfly tattoo with lace-like wing patterns and dotted trailing lines, in a blackwork style, on a person's upper back over the shoulder blade.
Lace-patterned butterfly on a shoulder blade
Black and grey dotwork and realism tattoo of an owl, jellyfish and spiral forms with dotted geometric lines across a person's back and upper arm.
Owl and sea creatures across back and arm
Colour botanical tattoo of pink flowers and falling petals with a black ornate symbol, placed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Pink flowers and petals with a black symbol on a back
Black and grey botanical tattoo of roses, a peony and leaves covering the upper arm and shoulder, drawn in fine line with dotwork shading.
Botanical roses and peony on upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of roses, buds and trailing vines across a woman's shoulder and upper arm, in a botanical style.
Black and grey roses on shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey realism full arm sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a Roman numeral clock face, gears, a key, a rose and a pocket watch.
Clock, rose and feather full sleeve
Blue-grey tribal tattoo with bold solid shapes on a shoulder and upper back, with a small line of text below it.
Blue-grey tribal tattoo on the shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a sailing ship in a storm with lightning and a compass on a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Sailing ship in a storm with compass on upper arm
Small watercolour-style globe tattoo with a fine dark grid of latitude and longitude lines, placed on the upper chest near the shoulder.
Watercolour globe on a shoulder
Black and grey linework tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a ribbon of music staff with notes, bare trees, clouds and a row of piano keys.
Piano keys and music staff on an upper arm