Shoulder tattoo ideas

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Greyscale skull with red-tinted flowers and a lily tattooed across a woman's shoulder and upper arm, shown in a botanical style with soft shading.
Skull and flowers across shoulder and upper arm
Traditional colour tattoo of an owl perched on a branch with stars and clouds, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Owl on a branch on an upper arm
Realistic grey dolphin head tattoo on a shoulder, with soft shading, a detailed eye and a dark pectoral fin beneath it.
Realistic dolphin head on a shoulder
Small solid red bow tattoo on a shoulder, shown beside a grey off-shoulder top and pink painted nails.
Red bow tattoo on a shoulder
Shaded pink lily tattoo with black swirling scrollwork across the upper back and shoulder blade, in a realistic botanical style.
Pink lilies with swirls on upper back
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of an owl holding a heart-shaped padlock and key, with a rose below, on an upper arm and shoulder.
Owl, key and rose on an upper arm
Tattoo of an animal skull with green leaves and pale pink roses on the upper arm and shoulder, shown on a woman in a purple top.
Animal skull and roses on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of an alligator head wrapped in a laurel branch, in black, grey and orange, on a person's shoulder.
Alligator head with laurel on shoulder
Woman seen from behind on a sandy beach, with a colourful floral tattoo across her upper back and shoulder.
Floral back tattoo on a woman at the beach
Black script tattoo reading I will fear no evil for thou art with me, across the upper shoulder and collarbone area.
Scripture quote in black script on a shoulder
Multicoloured watercolour-style dragonfly tattoo on a person's upper back and shoulder, with the words Never give up in black script beneath one wing.
Watercolour dragonfly with never give up script
Black and grey fine script tattoo reading Stay Strong with a feather across the top, placed on a person's upper shoulder near the collarbone.
Stay Strong script with feather on shoulder
Woman seen from behind in a hat and open-back grey vest, showing a traditional-style red rose with a diamond shape on her upper arm and shoulder, plus dark lines across her upper back.
Red rose tattoo on upper arm and shoulder
Colour tattoo of a fox head among red poppies and yarrow, tied with fern-like foliage, on a person's upper arm and shoulder.
Fox and poppies on an upper arm
Close-up of a small black fine line outline heart tattoo on a person's shoulder, with a black bra strap visible.
Small outline heart on a shoulder
Back of a woman's shoulder with a realistic colour tattoo of orange flowers and grey shaded scrollwork, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Orange flowers and scrollwork on a shoulder
Black and grey linework tattoo of a pterosaur skeleton with mushrooms and a flower spanning the upper chest and shoulders.
Pterosaur skeleton and mushrooms across chest
Close-up of a tiny black outline heart fine line tattoo on a woman's shoulder, with dark lipstick and a grey off-shoulder top.
Small outline heart on the shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of bare trees, flying birds and a small door across the upper arm and shoulder, shown from three angles.
Bare trees and birds on an upper arm
Black floral scrollwork tattoo across a woman's shoulder and upper back, photographed from behind in a green top.
Floral scrollwork tattoo on shoulder
Black and grey fine line outline of a rose with a bow on the upper back shoulder, photographed from behind with the wearer facing a wall of flash sheets.
Rose with bow on a shoulder
Small black outline heart tattoo on a bare shoulder in a fine line style, with a black bra strap running across the back.
Small outline heart on a shoulder
Fine line geometric tattoo of concentric black rings with red bands wrapping around the top of a shoulder.
Concentric rings on a shoulder
Black tribal tattoo with a central turtle motif wrapping the upper arm and shoulder in a Polynesian-style blackwork design.
Polynesian turtle tribal on upper arm
Two people seen from behind, each with a black handwritten script tattoo reading "awake my soul" on the shoulder.
Matching "awake my soul" script on shoulders
Black and grey photograph of a horseshoe tattoo with a central anchor-like shape on the upper back near the shoulder.
Horseshoes and anchor on a shoulder
Black and grey tattoos of wings across a shirtless man's upper back and shoulder, with script and detailed shading on the upper arm.
Winged back piece with script on the shoulder
Two people shown from behind with colour octopus tattoos covering their full arm sleeves, from shoulder to wrist, in teal, green and purple.
Octopus full sleeves on two arms
Black script reading Love me for who i am across the upper back, with a small bird and a shaded butterfly near the shoulder.
Quote and butterflies near the shoulder
Fine line black tattoo of an anchor with a dotted line leading to a flock of birds across the shoulder and collarbone.
Anchor with dotted line and birds on collarbone
Black and grey blackwork tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a hare wrapped in a snake, with roses and leaves above and an eye in a triangle below.
Hare, snake and botanical upper arm piece
Colour botanical tattoo of pink wild roses, blue lupin spikes and green foliage across a person's upper arm and shoulder.
Wild roses and lupins on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of orchids and flower buds with cursive script across the shoulder and upper arm.
Black and grey orchids and script on upper arm
Black and grey compass star tattoo with a dotwork shaded circle behind it, on a man's shoulder and upper arm.
Compass star on a shoulder
Colour traditional tattoo of a feathered headdress with beaded bands and ribbons across the upper arm and shoulder.
Feathered headdress tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey realism and dotwork elephant tattoo with a lotus mandala above and sunflowers on the upper arm.
Elephant with lotus mandala on upper arm
Colour tattoo of large purple and pink clematis-style flowers with grey dotted leaves across a shoulder and upper arm.
Purple clematis flowers on a shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a wolf's head on the upper arm, with a pine forest and mountain scene fading in below it.
Wolf and forest on upper arm
Black tribal tattoo of a sun motif with triangular and spiral patterns covering the upper arm and shoulder of a person in a red vest top.
Polynesian sun tribal on upper arm
White ink tattoo sleeve of mandalas, leaves and geometric patterns covering an upper arm and shoulder.
White ink sleeve with mandalas and leaves
Upper arm tattoo of a songbird in flight among raspberries, leaves and pink wild roses, in soft grey shading with muted colour.
Songbird and wild roses on an upper arm
Watercolour-style macaw tattoo in red, orange and blue spreading across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Watercolour macaw on upper back
Colour tattoo of pale white roses with yellow shading and green leaves, covering the upper arm and shoulder in a neo-traditional botanical style, shown from three angles.
White rose sleeve with green leaves on upper arm
Two women seen from behind show matching black heart tattoos near their left and right shoulder blades.
Matching heart tattoos on two shoulders
Realistic colour tattoo of a dreamcatcher with pink roses and grey feathers on the upper arm and shoulder.
Dreamcatcher and roses on an upper arm
Black and grey shaded rose tattoo with leaves on the shoulder, with a hand resting against the arm.
Black and grey roses on a shoulder
Colour floral tattoo across a shoulder and upper arm, with a purple iris, pink and red poppy-like blooms, a white hydrangea and green leaves.
Floral shoulder and upper arm tattoo
Black tribal tattoo covering a shoulder, chest and arm sleeve, with a grey shaded panel of stars and a shield on the upper arm.
Tribal sleeve and chest piece in black ink