Shoulder tattoo ideas

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Black Polynesian-style tribal tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder, with bold triangles, bands and fine hatched fills.
Polynesian tribal upper arm 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
Dark ornamental design with a heart motif, lattice panel and dangling dots on the upper arm and shoulder, in a geometric henna-inspired style.
Ornate mehndi-style design on upper arm
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
Two geometric tattoos on skin: a blue and purple panda with faceted outlines on the shoulder, and a black line-work origami-style elephant on the upper arm.
Geometric panda and elephant tattoos on the upper arm
Woman lying on sand with a black hat over her face, showing a small geometric tattoo on her shoulder and the words this too shall pass in fine script on her upper arm.
Geometric shoulder tattoo and script quote
Gold metallic temporary tattoo of sacred geometry symbols, including a Flower of Life and Metatron's cube, on an upper arm and shoulder.
Gold sacred geometry on an upper arm
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
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork shading covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Mandala tattoo on shoulder and upper arm
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 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
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 and white mirror photo of a shirtless man with a geometric blackwork sleeve on one arm and a mandala tattoo on the shoulder.
Blackwork sleeve and shoulder mandala
Close-up of a bare back with gold metallic temporary tattoos of a triangle, chevron arrows and a feather, plus a silver geometric armband on the upper arm.
Gold metallic temporary tattoos on a bare back
Black and grey Celtic knotwork cross inside a circle, with Latin words around it, tattooed across the upper arm and shoulder.
Celtic knotwork cross on upper arm
Black ink Devanagari script lettering with a fine line mandala-style pattern and small dots across a person's upper back and shoulder.
Devanagari script lettering on upper back
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 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 grey dragonfly tattoo framed by ornate scrollwork and dotwork geometric patterns across the neck, shoulders and chest.
Dragonfly and scrollwork across neck and chest
Black linework tattoo of a compass-style symbol inside a ring of runes, on the upper back near the shoulder.
Compass and runes on the 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
Black Polynesian-style tribal tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm, photographed outdoors with a sandy beach and sea behind.
Polynesian-style shoulder and upper arm tattoo
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
Woman with long blonde hair in an orange top, wearing gold metallic tattoos of scales and geometric patterns on her shoulder, upper arm and forearm.
Gold metallic tattoos on shoulder and 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
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
Colour tattoo of a geometric elephant with pink, yellow and blue watercolour-style fills, on a shoulder.
Geometric elephant on a shoulder
Black and grey geometric tattoo of a roaring lion's head with an angular mane, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Geometric lion head on upper arm
Black and grey mandala tattoo with a dense geometric pattern on a woman's shoulder, with small Roman numerals above it near the neck.
Mandala tattoo on a shoulder
Black ink lotus mandala tattoo on a woman's shoulder, with fine linework and botanical and geometric detailing.
Lotus mandala on 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
Four views of a full arm sleeve of colourful mandala and floral tattoos in greens, reds and blues, covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Colourful mandala full arm sleeve
Black linework mandala tattoo with teal and purple watercolour splashes across the shoulder and upper arm.
Watercolour mandala on a shoulder
Back view of a person with a fine black single-line geometric tattoo of triangles, arcs and dotted endpoints across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Single-line geometric tattoo across upper back
Shirtless man with a realistic black and grey skull and red sunburst tattoo across his chest and stomach, with geometric linework and red and grey sleeves on both arms.
Skull and geometric full torso and sleeve tattoo
Black and grey ornamental tattoo across the upper back and nape, with a rose on the shoulder, photographed from behind.
Ornamental back piece with rose on shoulder
Woman wearing a white crochet bralette with white ink mandala and floral designs on her right shoulder and a draped chain-style design with a pendant across her chest.
White ink mandala and chain design on shoulder and chest
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm, with a mandala on the shoulder and a serpent over geometric bands.
Mandala shoulder and serpent sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork shading covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Mandala tattoo on shoulder and upper arm
Three views of a black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a skull, feather-like shading and fine geometric patterns from shoulder to wrist.
Black and grey skull and feathers full sleeve
Black, grey and orange geometric tattoo of a wing across the shoulder and a bird with a small heart on the upper chest.
Geometric wing and bird on chest and shoulder
Woman with long blonde hair wearing an orange top, showing gold metallic temporary tattoos of scales, a feather, leaves and a key on her shoulder, chest and forearms.
Gold metallic temporary tattoos on shoulder and arms
Back of a woman with her hair in a bun, showing a black blackwork and dotwork mandala flower tattoo at the base of the neck with bold black lines sweeping over the shoulders.
Black mandala flower on upper back
Black and grey geometric dotwork sleeve covering a man's arm from shoulder to wrist, with stars, circles and mandala-like patterns.
Geometric dotwork sleeve on an arm
Close-up of a black ornamental mandala tattoo with a dense, symmetrical floral pattern on a person's shoulder, with small Roman numerals above it.
Black mandala tattoo on shoulder
Black ink Polynesian tribal sleeve tattoo covering a man's upper arm and shoulder, with bold solid bands and geometric patterns.
Polynesian tribal full arm sleeve
Man seen from behind with a large black and grey skull tattoo covering his back, with mandala designs in the eye sockets and on his shoulder, and a geometric cross on his forearm.
Full back skull tattoo with mandalas