Shoulder tattoo ideas

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Realistic colour floral tattoo of red roses, peonies and pale chrysanthemums on a person's upper back and shoulder.
Red rose and peony bouquet on the shoulder blade
Neo-traditional floral tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, with grey-shaded blossoms at the top and a red rose and green leaves below.
Floral sleeve of peonies and rosebuds on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of three roses with shaded leaves across the shoulder and upper arm.
Three roses on a shoulder
Digital 3D render of a woman in black lace lingerie with a rose on one arm, a dark tattoo sleeve on the other, a koi fish on one thigh and a dreamcatcher on the other.
Woman in lingerie with tattoos on arms and thighs
Black and grey realism tattoo of orchids and cursive script including the word Love, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Orchids and script on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of two sunflowers with leaves on a person's shoulder.
Shaded sunflowers on a shoulder
Full arm sleeve in blackwork and dotwork with a hexagon scale pattern on the forearm and an ornamental mandala on the upper arm, shown from three angles.
Blackwork sleeve with hexagon scales and mandala
Colour tattoo sleeve with red apples, leaves and green snake scales across the chest, shoulder and arm of a shirtless man against a black background.
Apples and snake sleeve on chest and arm
Two women seen from behind on a beach, each with a small black sea turtle tattoo, one on the upper back and one on the shoulder.
Matching sea turtle tattoos on two shoulders
Back view of a man with a large solid black blackwork tattoo of geometric stripes and angular bands across the back, shoulders and upper arms.
Black geometric stripe tattoo across a back
Black and white photo of a fine line cursive script lettering tattoo running diagonally across a woman's shoulder and upper back.
Cursive script lettering across a shoulder
Photograph of a realistic tattoo of a star torn open through skin on a man's upper arm and shoulder, revealing words such as freedom and love in black, grey and red ink.
Torn skin star with words on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork moth tattoo with crystal-like geometric wings on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Geometric moth on a shoulder blade
Black and grey realism tattoo of a torn old map revealing a compass rose, across a person's shoulder and upper back.
Torn map and compass rose on shoulder blade
Realistic colour tattoo of a brass compass and coiled rope over a black-lined world map on an upper arm and shoulder.
Compass and rope on upper arm
Colour botanical tattoo of red roses, white and lilac wildflowers and green leaves across a woman's upper arm and shoulder.
Red roses and wildflowers across upper arm and shoulder
Fine line black tattoo of a cloud, a feather and stars joined by a dotted line, across a shoulder and upper chest.
Cloud, feather and stars on a shoulder
Black and grey botanical tattoo of peonies and leaves running across the shoulder and upper chest in fine linework.
Peony cluster on a shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a spiral staircase rising towards a glowing light with rays, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Spiral staircase with light on upper arm
Realistic pink rose with black sketched flowers and watercolour splashes across an upper arm and shoulder tattoo.
Realistic rose and sketched flowers on upper arm
Fine line black outline of a small cloud tattoo on a person's upper shoulder, with a bra strap visible.
Small cloud outline on a shoulder
Black line drawing of a woman with curly hair and a curved crescent shape on the upper arm, with pink, red and teal watercolour wash.
Line art woman with watercolour wash on upper arm
Colourful mandala tattoo with teal and yellow hearts, red petals and a central flower on the shoulder, in a neo-traditional style.
Mandala with hearts on a shoulder
Black leopard print tattoo of rosette spots covering the shoulder and upper arm, with a knitted cardigan visible beside it.
Leopard print tattoo on a shoulder
Close view of a fine line botanical fern frond tattoo on a shoulder, shading from black at the collarbone to blue on the upper arm.
Fern frond across a shoulder
Black and grey realism sleeve on an upper arm showing a winged armoured angel with a spear standing over a fallen figure.
Winged warrior angel on an upper arm sleeve
Black and grey botanical tattoo sleeve on a upper arm and forearm, showing a rosemary sprig, a bee, a moth, a leaf and a pair of shears.
Rosemary, moth, leaf and shears on an arm
Fine line black tattoo of a swallow in flight on a woman's shoulder near the collarbone, with a dark top and dark hair visible.
Small swallow on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of purple wisteria blossoms with green leaves cascading across a person's shoulder and upper arm, in a botanical style.
Wisteria blossoms over shoulder and upper arm
Large black tribal tattoo covering a man's upper back and shoulder blades, photographed from behind in a Blackwork style.
Tribal back piece across shoulders
Colour realism tattoo of a blindfolded, fanged figure with long flowing hair and red blood on a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Blindfolded horror figure with blood on upper back
Fine line constellation tattoo of small dots and thin linked lines across the upper back and shoulder blade, with curly red hair falling over the shoulder.
Constellation tattoo across a back
Realistic shaded tattoo of layered armour plates across a shoulder and upper arm, in brown and grey tones.
Realistic armour plate shoulder tattoo
Black and white photo of a fine line botanical tattoo of a slender branch with small blossoms and buds on a shoulder.
Fine line blossom branch on a shoulder
Black and grey hexagonal honeycomb tattoo covering a shoulder and upper arm, with shaded hexagons that appear raised.
Hexagon honeycomb pattern across a shoulder
Black and grey realistic roses with leaves covering the shoulder and upper back of a person wearing a dark top.
Black and grey roses across a shoulder
Black and grey Japanese style koi fish, flowers, clouds and waves covering a full sleeve from shoulder to forearm, shown from two angles.
Koi and waves full sleeve
Black and grey tribal sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, with a shaded palm tree against a sunset.
Palm tree and tribal bands on an upper arm
Three views of a full arm sleeve in abstract black ink splatter and drips across the shoulder, upper arm and forearm, with a faint red wash near the shoulder.
Abstract black full sleeve on arm
Colour Japanese style half sleeve tattoo of red koi fish and pink cherry blossoms over a grey swirl, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Koi and cherry blossom half sleeve
Small black and grey feather tattoo on a shoulder, photographed against bright backlight in a fine line style.
Small feather tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with fine line detail on a person's shoulder and upper chest, with dark hair visible at the top of the frame.
Mandala tattoo on the shoulder
Colour tattoo of red camellias with leaves and a bud on the shoulder blade, and a brown swallow with falling petals and a second camellia lower on the back.
Camellias and a swallow across a back
Realistic colour tattoo of two red lilies with green leaves across a woman's upper back and shoulder blade.
Red lilies across a shoulder blade
Small black fine line crescent moon with three five-pointed stars tattooed on a shoulder.
Crescent moon and stars on a shoulder
Three-panel photo of a large colour and grey sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a castle, a red steam train, a white owl, dragons and a hippogriff.
Hogwarts castle and steam train sleeve
Fine line black script reading just keep swimming with a small anchor on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Just keep swimming script with anchor on shoulder
Black and grey realism lion head in profile with tribal swirl patterns across the face, tattooed on the upper arm and shoulder.
Lion head with tribal swirls on upper arm