Shoulder tattoo ideas

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Black and grey traditional tattoo of four moths arranged in a circle with a fifth moth above it, on a shoulder.
Radial moth mandala on a shoulder
Three fine line white snowflake tattoos on a person's shoulder, with a pink bra strap and dark top visible beside them.
White snowflake tattoos on a shoulder
Black and grey Polynesian-style tattoo of a turtle with geometric bands on the upper arm and shoulder.
Polynesian turtle tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey realism sleeve on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a sugar skull woman with a rose, an hourglass and a skull.
Sugar skull woman and rose sleeve
Collage of six black script tattoos on skin, including quotes on a shoulder, the back of the neck and forearms, plus an anchor and a feather with an infinity symbol.
Script quote tattoos on shoulder, neck and forearm
Black serif lettering on the upper back near the shoulder blade reads it has been a beautiful fight still is, in a Lettering style tattoo.
Quote across the upper back near the shoulder
Large black tribal tattoo with swirling curves and circles across the chest and shoulders of a muscular man against a dark background.
Tribal chest and shoulder tattoo
Black and grey realistic wing tattoo spanning the upper back, shoulder and upper arm of a woman seen from behind.
Realistic wing tattoo across back and shoulder
Black ink mandala inside a crescent moon and geometric star outline on the upper back shoulder, in a fine line and dotwork style.
Mandala and crescent moon on a shoulder
Colour phoenix tattoo in red, orange and yellow with black outlines, flying across a shoulder and upper arm.
Phoenix on a shoulder
Fine line black tattoo of a heart within a heartbeat line ending in the word faith, placed on a shoulder.
Heartbeat heart with faith script
Black fine line mandala and paisley tattoo covering the shoulder, upper arm and upper back, shown from two angles.
Mandala and paisley sleeve across shoulder and back
Black tribal tattoo covering a man's left shoulder, chest and upper arm down to the forearm, with spirals, zigzags and a central face-like motif.
Tribal shoulder, chest and arm sleeve
Black dandelion tattoo with seeds drifting away across a woman's upper back and shoulder, in a fine line botanical style.
Dandelion seeds blowing across a shoulder
Black and grey realism style tattoo of chains wrapping across a shoulder and down the upper arm, shown from two angles.
Chain wrap tattoo on shoulder and upper arm
Two people seen from behind with matching black script lettering tattoos across their upper shoulders, one reading You be the Anchor that keeps my feet on the Ground.
Matching script quote tattoos on two shoulders
Geometric linework cat head tattoo with grey shading and red accents on the shoulder of a woman seen from behind.
Geometric cat head on a shoulder
Close photo of a shaded orange and brown maple leaf tattoo with a black outline and fine vein detail, placed on the shoulder.
Maple leaf on the shoulder
Red poppy tattoo with black lace-like scrollwork on a shoulder, shaded in a realistic style.
Red poppy and black lace on a shoulder
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a city skyline, mountains, conifer trees and a geodesic dome across the shoulder and upper back.
Cityscape with mountains and geodesic dome on a shoulder
Black and grey tattoo of dice, playing cards and a large number 8 with scrollwork across the upper arm and shoulder.
Dice and playing cards on an upper arm
Black ink tattoo of a retro game controller with cartoon characters across the shoulder blade and upper back, shown in a photo taken from behind.
Game controller and cartoon characters on a back
Colour sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm showing a cat, dolphins, hearts and a star, worn beside a pastel rainbow dress.
Colourful cat and dolphin sleeve tattoo
Realistic colour tattoo of a tiger head with blue eyes and a city skyline above a club crest, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Realistic tiger head with blue eyes on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a sugar skull with red roses and swirling linework on a man's upper arm and shoulder, worn beneath a white vest top.
Sugar skull and roses on upper arm
Black and grey realistic full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a woman's portrait, an angel wing and a skull.
Realistic sleeve with woman, wing and skull
Side-by-side photo of a botanical floral tattoo across a shoulder and upper arm, shown as a black linework outline on the left and shaded black and grey on the right.
Floral shoulder piece before and after shading
Close-up of fine black script lettering running vertically across a shoulder and upper arm, in a lettering style.
Vertical script lettering on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of a symmetrical folk-style floral mandala with grey shaded petals, red hearts and green leaves on the shoulder and upper back.
Folk floral mandala on a shoulder
Black and grey realism rose over sheet music on an upper arm and forearm, with a moth tattoo on the chest, shown in a three-panel photo collage.
Rose over sheet music arm sleeve
Sketch-style elephant tattoo wearing a feather headdress, with teal and red accents, on the upper arm and shoulder of a woman.
Elephant in a feather headdress on the upper arm
Black script tattoo reading Love me for who i am with a small butterfly above the words, across the upper chest near the shoulder.
Script quote and butterfly across the chest
Back view of a person with wet dark hair, showing a dark grey world map tattoo on the bare shoulder while looking out over calm turquoise sea.
World map tattoo on a shoulder
Colour realism full sleeve tattoo of planets, swirling galaxies and nebula clouds covering a person's shoulder, upper arm and forearm.
Galaxy and planets full arm sleeve
Close-up of a colourful geometric mandala tattoo on a person's shoulder, with a multi-strand beaded necklace visible at the neck.
Colourful mandala tattoo on shoulder
Realistic colour tattoo of a black and white cow face with purple daisies, sitting on the upper arm near the shoulder.
Realistic cow and daisies on upper arm
Close-up of a blue and purple mandala tattoo with petal-like motifs covering a shoulder, in fine line work.
Blue and purple mandala on a shoulder
Three women seen from behind in pin-up skirts, with black and grey tattoos on their upper arms and shoulders and a pair of bow designs on the middle woman's calves.
Three women seen from behind in pin-up outfits
Black and grey tattoo of a blossom vine with butterflies and small sparkles across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Blossom vine and butterflies on a shoulder blade
Black and grey traditional-style roses with leaves and fine script above them, tattooed across a woman's shoulder.
Black and grey roses with script on shoulder
Grey and red shaded hot rod car with a windmill and mountains on a back shoulder, beside a Route 66 shield tattoo on the upper arm.
Hot rod and Route 66 shield on a shoulder
Black and grey sunflower tattoo with shaded petals and a dotted centre, placed on the upper back shoulder of a person wearing a white off-shoulder top.
Shaded sunflower on a shoulder
Black fine line script tattoo reading inhale the future exhale the past, with four birds in flight, on a shoulder.
Script quote and flying birds on shoulder
Black and grey tattoo of four birds flying above an infinity symbol with the word faith in script, on the shoulder of a person seen from behind.
Four birds and infinity script on shoulder
Realistic colour tattoo of a grey Buddha head with raised hand and a pink lotus flower, set against an orange and green clouded background on the upper arm and shoulder.
Buddha and lotus on upper arm
Realistic pale pink rose with dark green leaves tattooed on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Realistic rose tattoo on a shoulder blade
Fine line black botanical sprig tattoo on a person's shoulder, against freckled skin and a plain pale background.
Botanical sprig on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of Alice tumbling through a purple swirl above the grinning Cheshire Cat, across an upper arm and shoulder.
Alice and the Cheshire Cat on an upper arm