Shoulder tattoo ideas

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Fine line black tattoo of birds flying from a dandelion seed head across the upper back and shoulder, shown from behind.
Birds and dandelion seeds across a shoulder
Woman seen from behind on a boat in a bikini, with a gold metallic sea turtle tattoo on her upper back near the shoulder.
Gold sea turtle tattoo on upper back
Colour realism-style tattoo of a vintage poppy bouquet with red, pink and cream blooms and green leaves across a woman's upper arm and shoulder.
Vintage poppy bouquet on upper arm
Two people show matching shaded padlock tattoos with pink heart-shaped panels, with script reading Like Mother and Like Daughter, on their upper backs.
Matching heart padlock tattoos on two shoulders
Four photographs of a black and grey botanical tattoo of soft, translucent flower blooms and stems with ink splashes, sitting on the upper arm and shoulder.
Black and grey flowers across upper arm
Black and grey dragonfly tattoo with ornate wings and a curving trail of dots across the upper arm and shoulder.
Dragonfly with dot trail on a shoulder
Realism tattoo of red roses, a pocket watch and sheet music with black and grey scrollwork across the upper back and shoulder.
Roses, pocket watch and sheet music on a back
Watercolour-style red poppies on a woman's shoulder, upper arm and upper back, joined by a black heartbeat line with a red thread running through it.
Poppies and heartbeat line across shoulder and back
Black and grey mandala tattoo on the top of a woman's shoulder, with layered petals and geometric detail, photographed outdoors.
Mandala tattoo on a shoulder
Fine line black tattoo of small planets, a sun and ringed Saturn-like planets scattered across a shoulder.
Solar system tattoo on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of a hummingbird on a branch with pink peonies, green leaves, a beaded chain, a skull and a key, on an upper arm.
Hummingbird, peonies and key on an upper arm
Blue-ink octopus tentacle tattoo spreading across a woman's chest and shoulder, worn beneath a black top and a cameo pendant necklace.
Blue octopus tentacles across a chest
Black and grey rose tattoo with leaves on a woman's shoulder and upper arm, lying on a bed with floral pillows.
Rose tattoo on a shoulder
Fine line black tattoo of three small stars on a shoulder and collarbone, with a second panel showing the same stars above printed book text.
Three small stars near the collarbone
Black and grey realism tattoo of orchids and cursive script across the shoulder and upper arm.
Black and grey orchids with script on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a phoenix with spread wings and swirling smoke across a woman's upper back and shoulder.
Black and grey phoenix across a shoulder blade
Colour realism tattoo of a deer with large antlers bursting through torn skin on a person's upper arm and shoulder.
Deer emerging through torn skin on upper arm
Blackwork tattoo on a raised forearm and upper arm, with solid black bands broken by two thin unpigmented stripes, and a fine ornamental tattoo visible on the shoulder.
Solid black arm bands with two thin stripes
Small black script word Always with four asterisk-style stars beside it, tattooed on a shoulder in a sepia photograph.
Always script with stars on a shoulder
Black linework tattoo of a fox chasing a rabbit through leafy foliage, spanning the upper chest and shoulder.
Fox chasing a rabbit across the chest
Two people seen from behind, each with a matching small black outline cartoon character tattoo with a halo-like circle on the shoulder.
Matching cartoon tattoos on two shoulders
Black and grey Polynesian-style tribal tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder, shown from three angles.
Polynesian-style sleeve on upper arm and shoulder
Black and grey tree of life tattoo on a person's upper arm and shoulder, with family names written across the branches and roots.
Family tree with names on upper arm
Japanese-style landscape tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a grey pagoda, cherry blossom, red maple, rocks and rushing water.
Japanese pagoda landscape on upper arm
A realistic black widow spider tattoo with red markings on the top of a person's shoulder, with a black strap visible at the top of the frame.
Black widow spider on a shoulder
Black and grey tattoo of three shaded roses with leaves on the upper back near the shoulder blade, seen from behind.
Three black and grey roses on a shoulder blade
Close photo of a thin black cursive script tattoo running diagonally across a shoulder, in fine line lettering style.
Cursive script line across a shoulder
Circular colour tattoo of a sunset landscape with pine trees and a purple and orange sky, placed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Sunset landscape with pine trees in a circle
Back view of a person with long dark hair, showing a small black lettering tattoo of Roman numerals on the shoulder.
Small Roman numerals on the upper back
Black ornamental mandala tattoo spanning the upper back of a woman with long dark hair draped over one shoulder.
Ornate mandala tattoo across upper back
Black and grey sunflower tattoo with shaded petals and a dotted centre on the top of a shoulder, photographed with a warm vintage-style filter.
Sunflower tattoo on a shoulder
Colour botanical tattoo of yellow flowers, buds and green leaves on a woman's shoulder and upper arm, with a dark vest top.
Yellow flowers and vine on shoulder and arm
Close view of an abstract black, purple and turquoise brushstroke tattoo sweeping across a woman's shoulder and upper chest.
Abstract brushstroke tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey blackwork sleeves with paisley and lace-like patterns and floral shoulder pieces, shown on a person with hands pressed together in front of the face.
Blackwork sleeves with floral shoulder pieces
Full-colour botanical tattoo of red poppies, buds and green leaves wrapping from the shoulder down the upper arm of a person in a green vest top.
Red poppies and buds on an upper arm and shoulder
Black tattoo of a cross and a flock of birds rising from the shoulder, with lettering along the upper back, in a lettering style.
Cross and birds with script on upper back
Two matching black outline tattoos of a small cartoon robot character, one on a shoulder and one on an upper arm, in a fine line style.
Matching cartoon robot tattoos on shoulders
Black and grey realism wolf head tattoo with smoky swirls across a woman's shoulder and upper back.
Wolf head tattoo on a shoulder
Colour tattoo reproducing Van Gogh's The Starry Night on a woman's upper back and shoulder, with swirling blue and yellow sky and a dark cypress tree.
Starry Night tattoo on the upper back
Black and grey tree tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, with first names written among the leaves in script lettering.
Family tree with names on upper arm
Back view of a woman in a black dress with black and grey wing tattoos on her shoulder blades, an ouroboros on the mid-back and bands on her upper arm.
Wings and ouroboros on a back
Realistic black and grey chest tattoo of a Guy Fawkes mask surrounded by red roses and dark foliage, spanning the upper chest and shoulders.
Guy Fawkes mask and red roses on chest
Colour botanical tattoo of a dahlia, poppy and pink blossom with lavender sprigs and green leaves across a woman's shoulder and upper back.
Dahlia and poppy flowers on a shoulder
Realistic botanical tattoo of grey chrysanthemums with purple blooms and black ants, spanning the back of a person's neck and shoulder.
Floral tattoo with ants on neck and shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a star with torn skin edges revealing words such as freedom and love, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Torn skin star with words on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a giraffe formed from the words stand tall, placed on the upper back near the shoulder.
Giraffe made of script on the shoulder
Full arm sleeve tattoo in dotwork and geometric patterns, with black and grey shading on the shoulder and upper arm fading to red and orange dots on the forearm.
Geometric dotwork sleeve with a pale sun
Black outlined Hello Kitty face tattoo with a pink awareness ribbon tied across the top of the head, on skin at the shoulder or upper back.
Hello Kitty with pink awareness ribbon