Shoulder tattoo ideas

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Black and white photo of a fine script tattoo reading For whoever finds Me finds Life, Proverbs 8:35, on the upper shoulder near the collarbone.
Proverbs 8:35 script on a shoulder
Close-up of a bright neo-traditional mandala and floral tattoo in pink, purple and teal across a shoulder and upper arm.
Colourful mandala tattoo on a shoulder
Woman's shoulder and upper arm with a red rose and black lace floral tattoo across the top of the shoulder and grey realism roses with lace down the upper arm.
Roses and lace across a shoulder and upper arm
Colourful neo-trad tattoo of a skeleton with a glowing skull and heart across the upper arm and shoulder.
Skeleton and skull on upper arm
Pencil sketch of a woman with eyes closed and a bonsai pine tattoo design across her shoulder and upper arm, drawn in a Japanese-inspired style.
Woman with bonsai pine tattoo design, pencil sketch
Three photographs of a realistic colour tattoo of a lion's head with a full mane, covering the upper arm and shoulder of a man in a grey sleeveless top.
Realistic lion portrait on upper arm
Black and grey grim reaper with flames and skulls covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Grim reaper and flames on an upper arm
Pale botanical linework tattoo across a shoulder and upper back, showing leaves, scrolls and a flower design.
Pale floral linework on a shoulder
Black ink outline of a scallop shell tattoo on a woman's shoulder, with a gold necklace and a striped top.
Scallop shell tattoo on a shoulder
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 realism tattoo of large feathered wings across the back, shoulders and upper arms of a shirtless man with his arms raised.
Feathered wings across back and arms
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 raven and peony flower tattoo running from the shoulder down the upper arm, in a fine line botanical style.
Raven and peony sleeve on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of red poison dart frogs, a red-eyed tree frog and red flowers wrapping around an upper arm sleeve.
Rainforest frogs and flowers on a full sleeve
Two arms show black and grey full sleeve tattoos with a samurai warrior and skull on the left arm and ravens, swords and a skull on the right, both covering the upper arm and forearm.
Samurai and skull full sleeves
Back tattoo of a red cherry blossom branch running from the shoulder down the spine and onto the upper arm, with dark branches and soft shading.
Cherry blossom branch down a back
Blue ornamental tattoo of a lotus with paisley-style drops and leaf detail, placed on the shoulder and upper arm.
Blue ornamental lotus on a shoulder
Black and grey realism half sleeve on an upper arm and shoulder showing banknotes, a roulette wheel, musical staves, a rose, a revolver and bullets.
Money, roulette, rose and revolver half sleeve
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 and grey ornamental mandala tattoo with paisley swirls covering a woman's shoulder, with a tattoo studio blurred in the background.
Ornamental paisley mandala on a shoulder
Japanese style full sleeve tattoo of a purple octopus with pink suckers and grey waves across the shoulder and upper arm, with a green anchor near the lower arm.
Octopus and waves full sleeve
Black fine line compass rose tattoo with W and S cardinal letters on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Compass rose on upper back
Black outline rose tattoo in fine line botanical style on a woman's shoulder and upper arm, with a second rose partly visible above it.
Black line rose tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo on a shoulder and upper back, showing torn skin that reveals metal armour plates with rivets and a buckle, with a Celtic knot on the shoulder cap.
Torn skin revealing armour with Celtic knot
Colour butterfly tattoo with black floral swirls and a red flower on a person's shoulder blade, shown in a three-photo collage.
Butterfly and floral swirls on shoulder
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
Close view of a botanical tattoo of blue forget-me-not flowers and dark leaves on a woman's upper shoulder, with her back and shoulder in soft light.
Forget-me-not sprig on a shoulder
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
Colour biomechanical sleeve on an upper arm showing a blue turbine fan, a spark plug and segmented metal plates.
Biomechanical turbine and engine sleeve
Two black outline rose tattoos with purple, pink and teal splashes of colour across the shoulder and upper arm.
Outline roses with splashes on a shoulder
Black linework outline of peonies, daisies and leaves across a person's upper back and shoulder, with pink skin redness around the lines in a botanical style.
Floral outline across back and shoulder
Black ornamental mandala tattoo with dotted tassels on a woman's shoulder, with a second tattoo partly visible behind it.
Mandala tattoo on a shoulder
Solid black tribal tattoo with sweeping spiked blades and an open central motif, covering a man's shoulder and upper arm.
Black tribal piece 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
Shaded grey and green mermaid silhouette on a rock before a pale moon, with the words somewhere beyond my wildest dreams in script on the upper back.
Mermaid on a rock with script quote on upper back
Colour tattoo of a pin-up woman in a blue shirt and cap in front of a red semi truck and orange sunset sky, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Pin-up and red truck on upper arm
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a bare tree with birds, its trunk merging into an acoustic guitar, on an upper arm and shoulder.
Bare tree and acoustic guitar on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman in a feathered headdress flanked by two cats, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Woman portrait with feathered headdress on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a Roman numeral clock face within ornate scrollwork, with a small heart and a row of beads, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Clock and scrollwork on upper arm and shoulder
Black monogram-style repeat pattern covering a man's arm from the shoulder to the wrist, shown in a full sleeve tattoo.
Monogram pattern full sleeve on an upper arm
Black and grey realism raven on a chest tattoo, with a flying bird on the shoulder, thistle stems and a Latin banner reading Vulnerant omnes ultima necat.
Raven and thistles across chest
Three photos of a colour botanical tattoo on a shoulder and upper back, showing orange marigolds, green leaves and dark vines, with purple asters in one view.
Marigold and aster shoulder tattoo
Black and grey realism tattoo of an astronaut in a spacesuit, with a helmet visor reflecting a lunar landing scene, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Astronaut helmet sleeve on upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a round-eyed owl perched on a branch with pink blossom, placed on the shoulder and upper arm.
Owl and blossom branch on a shoulder
Colour botanical tattoo of a vintage-style flower bouquet with peonies, roses and blue morning glory across a woman's upper arm and shoulder.
Vintage floral bouquet on upper arm
Realistic blue and green fish scale tattoo across a person's shoulder and upper arm, with small water droplets on the scales.
Blue fish scale tattoo on upper arm
Shirtless torso with a realistic biomechanical tattoo covering the upper arm, shoulder and chest, showing metallic gears, cables and red wiring.
Biomechanical sleeve on upper arm and chest
Colour tattoo of a silver teapot, teacup and red roses with green leaves and gold scrollwork on the upper arm, in a neo-traditional style.
Teapot, teacup and red roses on upper arm