Shoulder tattoo ideas

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Black blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a gridded globe with birds flying off it, placed on the upper back near the shoulder.
Globe with flying birds on a shoulder
Black and grey botanical tattoo of peonies, roses and dotwork swirls across a woman's chest and shoulder, with a black dress neckline below.
Peony and rose chest and shoulder piece
Back of a woman showing a black and grey geometric compass tattoo with moon phases on the shoulder, with red maze lines running down toward the shoulder blade.
Compass and maze tattoo across a shoulder blade
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a detailed bee inside a dotted diamond outline with a small triangle above, on a shoulder.
Bee within a dotted diamond on a shoulder
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dense dotwork detail on the top of a shoulder, with a grey off-shoulder top worn below it.
Mandala tattoo on the shoulder
Black lace-pattern tattoo with pearl dots and hanging beads across the upper arm and shoulder, in a blackwork style.
Black lace and pearl shoulder tattoo
Fine line geometric triangle tattoo with dotwork shading and a blue and purple wash, placed on the upper shoulder near the collarbone.
Fine line triangle with blue wash on shoulder
Woman with a botanical tattoo of two peonies, black leaves and dotted swirls across her upper chest and shoulder, in mixed black, grey and muted rose tones.
Peony and leaf chest and shoulder tattoo
Black and grey neo-traditional owl tattoo surrounded by roses and a lotus on an upper arm and shoulder.
Owl and roses on upper arm and shoulder
Black and grey ornamental floral tattoo in dotwork and fine linework covering a woman's shoulder, upper arm and upper back.
Ornamental floral shoulder tattoo in black
Woman seen from behind on a beach, with a black and grey sun face tattoo on her upper back by the shoulder and fine script lettering on her lower left back.
Sun face and script on a back
Blackwork and dotwork geometric full sleeve covering a man's arm from shoulder to wrist, with diamond lattice and cog motifs on the upper arm and forearm.
Blackwork geometric full arm sleeve
Four-panel photo of a bald person with black peony and mandala tattoos covering the scalp, neck, shoulders and upper chest, in a blackwork and dotwork style.
Peony and mandala tattoo across scalp, neck and back
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork shading covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Mandala tattoo on shoulder and upper arm
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
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
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
Black and grey peony with lace-style filigree and hanging beads tattooed on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Peony and lace design on the upper back
Black ink tattoo of a pair of scissors cut through a horizontal line, with clawed hands on the upper chest and left shoulder, in blackwork and dotwork style.
Scissors and clawed hands across the chest
Three-panel photo of a full arm sleeve in black and grey geometric dotwork, with mandala-style rosettes and circular patterns from shoulder to wrist.
Geometric mandala full arm sleeve
Black and grey floral sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, featuring sunflowers, dotwork mandala motifs and paisley swirls.
Floral sleeve across shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two round soot-like sprites with large eyes and a faceted black crystal across the shoulder and upper arm.
Two soot sprites and a crystal on a shoulder
Black and white photo of a hand resting on a shoulder, with a small dotwork star cluster tattoo in black ink on the upper arm.
Dotwork star cluster on a shoulder
Black and grey dragonfly tattoo framed by ornate scrollwork and dotwork geometric patterns across the neck, shoulders and chest.
Dragonfly and scrollwork across neck and chest
Dotwork and linework floral sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, with red blossoms at the top and black flowers below.
Floral sleeve on an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a cratered full moon on a shoulder, with the words LA LUNA in small capitals above it.
Moon with La Luna text on shoulder
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an abstract figure with a small red heart and leafy branch on the upper arm and shoulder.
Abstract figure and heart on upper arm
Black ink Sanskrit script, om symbols and a dotwork mandala across a man's chest and shoulder, with more tattooing on the upper arm.
Sanskrit mantra chest and mandala shoulder piece
Three views of a black and grey dotwork sleeve tattoo with roses and mandala patterns covering a woman's arm from shoulder to forearm.
Rose and mandala full arm sleeve
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a person's upper back showing a waterfall landscape in a diamond frame, with pine branches, cones and a log beside it.
Waterfall landscape in a diamond on a shoulder blade
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull wearing an ornate feathered headdress across the upper arm and shoulder.
Skull in feather headdress on upper arm
Black ornamental mandala tattoo with dotwork edging on a woman's shoulder and upper back, with a bracelet and necklace visible.
Mandala design on a shoulder
Before and after pair showing a chest tattoo of a pink bow and filigree keyhole heart, extended into a feather and mandala cover-up across the upper chest and shoulders.
Bow and keyhole heart chest cover-up, before and after
Four-panel photo of a full arm sleeve in black and grey blackwork and dotwork, with ornate geometric patterns running from the shoulder to the wrist.
Ornate geometric full arm sleeve
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a bat with leaves and a daisy across the shoulder and upper chest.
Bat and leaves on a shoulder
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a constellation of dots and star clusters across a shoulder blade and upper arm.
Dotted constellation across a shoulder
Close view of a black dotwork mandala tattoo on a woman's shoulder, with a long braid falling over her other shoulder.
Black mandala tattoo on a shoulder
Small fine line black lotus tattoo with a dotted line either side, placed on the shoulder in a greyscale photo.
Small lotus tattoo on the shoulder
Black fine line tattoo on a shoulder and upper arm, with a lotus motif, crescent moon, dotted chains and hanging drops, shown in three close-up photos.
Fine line lotus and crescent shoulder tattoo
Black and grey Japanese-style wave tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder of a man in a grey vest top.
Japanese wave design on upper arm and shoulder
Black and grey blackwork chest tattoo of open scissors cut by a horizontal line, with clawed hands and leaf-like shapes on the shoulders and chest.
Scissors and claws across a chest