Shoulder tattoo ideas

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face framed by a wolf's head headdress, with a feathered braid and small red face marks, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Wolf headdress woman portrait on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of orchid-style flowers and cursive script across the shoulder and upper arm.
Black and grey flowers with script on upper arm
Three views of a full arm sleeve tattoo in colour, showing blue tulip buds, swirling scrolls and pale clouds across the upper arm and forearm.
Full arm sleeve with tulips, clouds and scrolls
Black and grey raven with spread wings and an open beak on an upper arm, with pine branches, a pinecone and a rose behind it.
Raven and pine branches on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of lilies, a rose, a daisy and clustered blossoms covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Black and grey floral sleeve on upper arm
Traditional-style tattoo of an anchor with wings, rope and a U.S.N. banner on the upper shoulder.
Anchor and wings with U.S.N. banner
Collage of six photographs of floral tattoos on shoulders and arms, including a stag head with flowers, poppies, blue blooms and black and grey chrysanthemums.
Floral tattoos on shoulders and arms
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 red and orange flowers with berries and grey-green leaves across a person's shoulder, in a neo-traditional style.
Red and orange flowers on a shoulder
Neo-traditional botanical tattoo of wild roses, a succulent, ferns and berries across a shoulder and upper arm, shaded in peach, olive and black.
Wild rose and fern across a shoulder
Black line-work botanical tattoo of a rose, peony and sprigs on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Rose and peony outline on a shoulder blade
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a winged hooded figure with a skull face and eyes in its feathers, covering a man's back and shoulders.
Winged skull figure across a back
Fine black script reading everything was beautiful and nothing hurt, tattooed across a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Script quote on a shoulder blade
Black tribal tattoo in a bold Polynesian-inspired pattern covering the shoulder, upper arm and upper chest of a man.
Tribal black sleeve across shoulder and chest
Three-panel photo of a black and grey realistic floral sleeve tattoo with roses and leaves covering a woman's shoulder and upper arm.
Black and grey floral sleeve on arm and shoulder
Two views of a Japanese-style tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing grey ninja figures, red ink splashes, kanji characters and a pagoda.
Ninja and pagoda shoulder piece with kanji
Realism style black and grey tattoo of a roaring lion's head with a detailed mane covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Roaring lion head on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a blue butterfly above pink and purple orchids with a green stem, placed on the shoulder and upper arm.
Butterfly and orchids on a shoulder
Black script reading Love me for who I am across the upper chest, with a small bird silhouette and a shaded rose on the shoulder.
Script quote and rose on a shoulder
Full colour Alice in Wonderland tattoo across a woman's back and left arm, showing the Cheshire Cat in a tree, the Mad Hatter and a DRINK ME label on the sleeve.
Alice in Wonderland back and sleeve tattoo
Colour tattoo of a cartoon moon with a face and a rocket lodged in one eye, on the upper shoulder and collarbone area.
Moon with a face and rocket on a shoulder
Realistic peach and grey cherry blossom flowers and buds tattooed across a shoulder and upper arm.
Cherry blossom sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a misty forest with two bold tree trunks across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Forest scene across a shoulder blade
Fine line tattoo of a pink awareness ribbon with the script word mom inside a heart-shaped outline, placed on a person's shoulder.
Pink ribbon and script word on shoulder
Black fine line script tattoo reading inhale the future, exhale the past, with three small birds in flight, on the upper back near the shoulder.
Inhale the future quote and birds on shoulder
Fine line black tattoo of a floral mandala with leaves and a paisley swirl across a shoulder.
Floral mandala and paisley swirl on a shoulder
Bare back of a person with hands clasped behind their head, showing a black tribal design across the upper back and shoulders, a spider web on one shoulder blade and a star of David on the upper arm.
Tribal back tattoo with hands behind head
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 realism tattoo of a tiger walking towards the viewer across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Walking tiger across a back and shoulder
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
Realistic tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a pocket watch with visible gears, framed by two blue roses and small droplets.
Pocket watch and blue roses on upper arm
Realistic red roses with black lace floral detail covering a woman's shoulder and upper arm, shown in coloured light against a dark background.
Red roses and black lace on a shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of sunflowers, a peony and smaller blooms with leaves across a woman's upper arm and shoulder.
Sunflowers and peony on an upper arm
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
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 typewriter-style lettering reading i was a drizzle and she was a hurricane, tattooed across a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Typewriter quote tattoo on a shoulder
Realism style tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing Big Ben, a red telephone box, a London Underground roundel and the London Eye in grey and red ink.
London landmarks sleeve on upper arm
Two women seen from behind with matching black script and infinity symbol tattoos on their upper backs, one with a feather and one with an anchor.
Matching infinity tattoos with feather and anchor
Small blue silhouettes of birds in flight across a shoulder and collarbone, in a fine line style.
Flock of birds across a shoulder
Black and white photo from behind of a woman with her hair in a bun, showing a fine line paisley and floral tattoo across her upper back and shoulder blade.
Paisley floral tattoo across upper back
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo reading believe in yourself on a shoulder.
Believe in yourself script on shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of swallows on wires, an open pocket watch, pearl beads and handwritten script across the upper arm and shoulder.
Swallows and pocket watch on upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of pink roses and orange monarch butterflies covering a woman's shoulder and upper arm.
Pink roses and monarch butterflies on an upper arm
Small fine line black tattoo of a dragonfly with detailed wings on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Fine line dragonfly on the shoulder
Black ink lotus mandala tattoo on a woman's shoulder, with fine linework and botanical and geometric detailing.
Lotus mandala on a shoulder
Colour realism tattoo of a lit castle beneath a crescent moon and starry night sky, covering the upper arm and reaching towards the shoulder.
Castle under a crescent moon on an upper arm
Colour rose and grey shaded skull tattoo with leaves on the upper back near the shoulder blade, in a realistic style.
Rose and skull on the shoulder blade