Shoulder tattoo ideas

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Black and grey Japanese full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, with cherry blossoms, waves, chrysanthemums and a sun motif.
Japanese sleeve with cherry blossoms and waves
Black and grey botanical tattoo of leaves on the neck, with script and rose tattoos on the shoulders and full arm sleeves on a woman wearing a dark bustier.
Leaf neck tattoo and tattooed arm sleeves
Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a chess piece with chains, tentacle-like linework and mechanical gears.
Chess piece and chains on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of two arrows, one pointing up and one pointing down, on a woman's upper back near the shoulder.
Two arrows on a shoulder
Black script lettering reading I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me, tattooed across a shoulder and upper back.
Script scripture quote on a shoulder
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with scrolling outlines and small floral accents on a shoulder, worn over a grey top.
Mandala tattoo on the shoulder
Colour tattoo of an American flag showing through torn, shaded skin, in realism style, on a person's upper arm and shoulder.
Torn skin American flag on upper arm
Black and grey shaded feather tattoo with a yellow-tinged quill nib on the shoulder of a person against a dark background.
Feather and quill tattoo on the shoulder
Close-up of a fine black anchor and script lettering reading refuse to sink, tattooed on a person's shoulder above the collarbone.
Anchor and script quote on a shoulder
Close photograph of a purple botanical tattoo with a large magenta flower and grey-purple flower sketches running from the shoulder down the upper arm.
Purple flowers across shoulder and upper arm
Two people in black tank tops embrace, showing black and grey blackwork sleeves: a skull and owl on her upper arm, and a grim reaper with a scythe on his upper arm and wings on his forearm.
Owl, skull and grim reaper sleeves
Realism chest tattoo of two grey skulls with roses and lilies, and a red anatomical heart bound by a chain, across the chest and shoulders.
Skulls, roses and anatomical heart on chest
Black and grey photo of the words Romans 8:18 in fine black script tattooed on a shoulder blade.
Script "Romans 8:18" on a shoulder
Black outline tattoo of flowers, swirls and a geometric city skyline across a shoulder and upper arm, with red shading.
Flowers, swirls and a city skyline on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of an ornate key with a textured bow and a hand gripping it, running from the shoulder down the upper arm.
Ornate key tattoo on upper arm
Colourful Japanese style tattoo of a yellow chrysanthemum and a pink flower with grey waves across the upper arm and shoulder.
Chrysanthemum and pink flower on upper arm
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a sugar skull woman framed by roses and a butterfly, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Sugar skull woman and roses on upper arm
Black script reading Strength inside an outlined heart, with a blue and purple flower at the top left, tattooed on a shoulder.
Strength script and purple flower heart on shoulder
Colour tattoo of a hummingbird, orange lily and blue butterfly with green leaves on an upper arm, in a realistic botanical style.
Hummingbird, lily and butterfly on an upper arm
Black and grey realism rose tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm of a person with long blonde hair.
Black and grey rose on shoulder
Colour botanical tattoo of a sunflower on a shoulder and upper back, with black silhouette birds and drifting petals above it.
Sunflower and birds on a shoulder
Small solid black heart tattoo on a shoulder, with a tie-dye fabric edge and warm sunlight across the skin.
Small heart tattoo on a shoulder
Fine line black ink swallow tattoo on a shoulder, shown in close up above a dark grey top.
Small swallow tattoo on a shoulder
Close-up of a dark script quote reading a person's a person, no matter how small, beside a pink dandelion with a green stem, tattooed on a shoulder.
Dandelion and quote on a shoulder
Shirtless man with a bold black tribal tattoo covering his chest, shoulder and upper arm, shown against a dark patterned background.
Tribal black ink across chest, shoulder and arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a lighthouse, a sailing ship and a moon over a stormy sea, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Lighthouse and sailing ship seascape on upper arm
Black linework tattoo of an ornate elephant filled with mandala-style patterns on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Ornate elephant on a shoulder
Close view of a black ink geometric mandala tattoo on a woman's shoulder, with a long braid falling over her other shoulder.
Black mandala tattoo on the shoulder
Black outline tattoo of a horse head with a flowing mane on the upper back near the shoulder, with a grassy paddock and horses blurred behind.
Horse head tattoo on a shoulder
Dotwork octopus tattoo with curling tentacles on an upper arm, set against green and pink wash shading and a scattering of dots.
Octopus tentacles on an upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a haunted house, bats, a bare twisted tree and a yellow moon across a person's shoulder and upper arm.
Haunted house and bats on shoulder
Traditional colour tattoo of a large red rose with blue forget-me-nots and green leaves across a shoulder, with a vine and stars shown in a second side view.
Rose and forget-me-nots on a shoulder
Fine line black dandelion tattoo with drifting seeds across the shoulder of a person in a red polka dot top.
Dandelion seeds on a shoulder
White ink floral lace tattoo spreading across a shoulder and upper back, with red hair visible at the top of the frame.
White ink floral lace on a shoulder
Back view of a person with long dreadlocks and a teal headwrap, showing a large black sun tattoo across the upper back and a butterfly tattoo on the shoulder.
Sun design across a back with butterfly on shoulder
Leopard print tattoo in black and orange-brown spots covering the upper arm and shoulder, shown on a woman wearing a patterned top.
Leopard print tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey traditional compass rose with a rope-wrapped anchor on a shoulder and upper arm, with a small blue accent in the compass centre.
Compass and anchor on shoulder and upper arm
Realism-style tattoo of a pale pink and cream rose with dark green leaves on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Realistic rose on shoulder blade
Colour tattoo of a cartoon owl perched on a branch with pink cherry blossoms, across a shoulder and upper back.
Owl and cherry blossom on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of pink lilies with green leaves surrounded by black leopard print spots, on a shoulder and upper arm.
Pink lily and leopard print on shoulder
Black and grey rose tattoos on the shoulders and upper chest, with script lettering across the chest, on a person wearing a black sports bra.
Script and rose tattoos on chest and shoulders
Black and grey botanical tattoo of roses, wild rose blooms and leaves covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Black and grey roses and wild roses on an upper arm
Full arm sleeve tattoo in a realistic style showing an astronaut helmet on the upper arm, a nebula and planet in the middle, and an astronaut on a red desert landscape near the wrist.
Space sleeve with astronauts and planets
Black and grey moon phase tattoo running across the upper chest and shoulder, shown beside a lettering design reading from the beginning till the end.
Moon phases with 'from the beginning till the end'
Purple and pink watercolour-style flower tattoo with soft blended edges on a person's upper back and shoulder.
Purple watercolour flowers on a shoulder blade
Black script reading That witch does not kill me makes me stronger, surrounded by outline and solid stars, across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Script quote with stars on the upper back
Three-view photo of a colour realism tattoo of a castle under a crescent moon and starry sky, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Castle under a crescent moon on upper arm
Black tribal tattoo covering a man's shoulder and upper arm, with solid black circles, spirals and bands on lighter skin.
Black tribal shoulder and upper arm tattoo