Shoulder tattoo ideas

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Black ink mandala-style elephant tattoo on the upper back, near the shoulder blade, with a person's long wavy hair falling across the shoulder.
Mandala elephant on a shoulder blade
Black ink tattoo of two five-petal flowers, three butterflies and sweeping swirl lines across a person's upper back and shoulder blade, in a botanical style.
Flowers and butterflies on a shoulder blade
Black and grey botanical tattoos of a flowering vine on the shoulder and a shaded hibiscus on the upper arm, with a dark tattoo on the forearm, in a Realism style.
Botanical vine and hibiscus tattoos on the arm
Black lace-style chest tattoo with a shaded key inside an oval frame, extending onto the left shoulder and upper arm.
Lace collar tattoo with key centrepiece
Black script reading Love me for who I am across the upper chest, with a small butterfly above the text and a larger shaded butterfly on the shoulder.
Script quote and butterflies on collarbone
Colourful Japanese-style half sleeve on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a blue VW camper van among grey waves, purple plumeria and red clouds.
VW camper van and flowers on an upper arm
Small black fine line palm tree tattoo on the shoulder of a person seen from behind, with long wavy hair falling beside it.
Palm tree on a shoulder
Grey shaded daisy tattoo on the shoulder with fine script lettering running down the upper arm, the word sunshine picked out in yellow.
Daisy and script on a shoulder
Side view of a shirtless man showing a bold black tribal tattoo across his shoulder and upper arm.
Black tribal tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey lotus flower tattoo with soft, painterly shading on the upper arm and shoulder of a woman with dark hair.
Black and grey lotus on upper arm
Neo-traditional style tattoo of a red rose framed by black and grey lace-like scrollwork across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Red rose on lace-style shoulder and back piece
A glowing UV-reactive dreamcatcher tattoo with a flower of life centre and trailing feathers, sitting across the shoulder and upper arm, in geometric and fine line style.
UV-reactive dreamcatcher on upper arm
Close-up of a small teal jellyfish tattoo with fine black tentacles on a woman's shoulder near the collarbone, in a fine line style with soft watercolour shading.
Small teal jellyfish on a shoulder
Black line tattoo sleeve of many small cartoon cats covering the upper arm and shoulder, with a few blue accents on one figure.
Cat doodle sleeve on upper arm and shoulder
Black and grey linework tree of life inside a circle with two small red leaves, tattooed on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Tree of life on a shoulder blade
Small black fine line starburst tattoo on a shoulder, with a small flower tattoo on a finger of the hand resting near it.
Starburst tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey botanical tattoo of poppies, a marigold-style bloom and leafy stems on the upper back near the shoulder.
Botanical flower bouquet on a shoulder
Before and after photo of a shark tattoo on an upper arm, with a faded black outline on the left and a colour realism cover-up on a teal ocean background on the right.
Shark shoulder cover-up, before and after
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two swallows on the shoulders, joined by draped bead chains across the upper chest.
Swallows and bead chain across chest
Colourful Japanese-style full sleeve tattoo of pink peonies and orange chrysanthemums with teal leaves and grey clouds, covering the shoulder, upper arm and forearm.
Full sleeve of peonies and chrysanthemums
Black fine line outline of two roses with leaves on a woman's shoulder, with a cursive script line running across the upper chest.
Outline roses and script on a shoulder
Neo-traditional tattoo of a horned animal skull surrounded by leaves and red berries across an upper arm and shoulder.
Horned animal skull with foliage on upper arm
A colour nebula over a black and grey mountain range, tattooed across the shoulder and upper arm, shown beside a digital version of the same design.
Nebula and mountain range on an upper arm
Close-up of a fine line black handwritten script tattoo of a quote across a shoulder and upper back.
Handwritten script quote on a shoulder
Black and grey realism skull tattoo on an upper arm, framed by outlined roses, a compass star and a pocket watch.
Skull, rose and compass on upper arm
Colour tattoo of purple and pink flowers with black lace and hanging feathers on a woman's shoulder and upper arm, in a botanical style with blackwork detailing.
Purple flowers and lace on a shoulder
Black and grey Polynesian-style tribal tattoo on a shoulder and upper arm, centred on a sea turtle with a star compass motif.
Polynesian turtle tattoo on shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of two roses with shaded leaves on a person's shoulder.
Black and grey roses on a shoulder
Black and grey peony tattoos with leaves sit on both shoulders and upper chest of a woman with a dark bob haircut.
Twin peony tattoos on shoulders and chest
Black and grey script lettering spans the upper chest and shoulders, with a shaded cross emblem at the centre, on a shirtless man.
Script lettering across upper chest
Two women seen from behind show matching black script lettering on their shoulders, reading a perfect sister I am not and but thankful for the one I've got.
Matching script quote tattoos on two shoulders
Black floral lace-style tattoo running from the collarbone over the shoulder, drawn in fine linework and dotwork on bare skin.
Floral lace tattoo across collarbone and shoulder
White ink ornamental tattoo with mandala-like rosettes and scrollwork covering the shoulder and upper arm of a person in a black top.
White ink lace design on shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey steampunk owl wearing a top hat and smoking a pipe, with gears and smoke, tattooed on an upper arm.
Steampunk owl in top hat on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open pocket watch with Roman numerals and three shaded roses with dewdrops, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Pocket watch and roses on upper arm
Black and grey linework sleeve on an upper arm showing a sun with a face, a crescent moon, clouds, mountains, a volcano inside a circle and a river.
Sun, moon and landscape sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a dark shadowy figure with a reaching hand across a shoulder, with a swirl design continuing onto the upper arm.
Shadowy figure tattoo on a shoulder
Two people seen from behind with matching infinity symbol tattoos on their upper shoulder blades, each with the words Mother and Daughter and a watercolour feather in green and blue.
Matching mother and daughter infinity tattoos
Black and grey blackwork Polynesian tribal tattoo covering the shoulder, upper arm and upper chest of a bare torso.
Polynesian tribal shoulder and arm sleeve
Fine line black outline tattoo of two cartoon hands forming a heart, on the shoulder of a person wearing a white vest top.
Hands forming a heart on a shoulder
Small black silhouette tattoo of three birds in flight on a woman's upper back near the shoulder, with a long braid falling over the other shoulder.
Three birds in flight on a shoulder
Close photograph of an intricate brown sunburst mandala design with scrollwork on a person's upper back shoulder, in a Geometric style.
Sunburst mandala design on a shoulder
Colour tattoo on a person's upper back and shoulder blade showing a Roman numeral clock face with autumn maple leaves and black crows in a watercolour style.
Clock, maple leaves and crows on upper back
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a leafy branch with peaches spanning a person's upper back and shoulder, shown in three photographs.
Peach branch across a back and shoulder
Colour tattoo of a fiery phoenix with outstretched wings and talons, rising over dark rocks across the upper arm and shoulder.
Phoenix rising across an upper arm
Fine line black constellation tattoo of small dots and star shapes on a shoulder blade, with a plaid shirt and red hair visible.
Star constellation tattoo on a shoulder
Woman seen from behind with a fine line botanical vine tattoo of leaves and flowers across her back, shoulder and upper arm.
Botanical vine tattoo across a woman's back
Close view of a fine line botanical tattoo in pale, light-coloured ink across a shoulder, with leaves, stems and swirling tendrils.
Pale botanical linework across a shoulder