Shoulder tattoo ideas

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Black and grey realistic tattoo of a snarling wolf head with bared teeth and light eyes, on a shoulder.
Snarling wolf head on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of a red poppy with grey-green leaves and stem on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade, in a botanical style.
Red poppy on a shoulder blade
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
Black and white photograph of a shaded feather tattoo running across a bare shoulder and collarbone, with the face cropped out of frame.
Feather tattoo on a shoulder in black and grey
Realistic brown horse tattoo with a flowing dark mane on the upper back over the shoulder blade.
Horse with flowing mane on a shoulder blade
Two women seen from behind with matching script quote tattoos on their upper backs, one reading Always together never apart and the other reading Maybe in distance but never in heart.
Matching quote tattoos on upper backs
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 and grey realism tattoo of an ornate carnival mask with feathers across the upper arm and shoulder.
Ornate carnival mask with feathers on upper arm
Realistic tattoo of a green eye with long lashes and black and grey feathers beneath it, placed on a shoulder.
Realistic eye and feathers on shoulder
Back view of a white ornamental lace-style design across the upper back, shoulders and upper arms, worn with a white dress.
White ornamental design across upper back
Colour tattoo of an Art Nouveau style woman with red hair and white flowers, with teal and white swirls, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Art Nouveau woman upper arm sleeve
Black and grey Japanese style tattoo of an oni demon mask with koi fish and clouds covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Oni mask and koi on upper arm and shoulder
Black botanical tattoo of a circle filled with lotus-like flowers and leaves on a person's shoulder blade, with a peach top and dark background.
Circular floral tattoo on shoulder blade
Solid black feather tattoo on a person's upper back with a flock of birds flying off from its tip towards the shoulder.
Feather and birds on a shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo across a shoulder and upper back, showing torn skin revealing armour straps, buckles and a Celtic knot on the pauldron.
Torn skin armour pauldron with Celtic knot
Black and grey realistic tiger head with a body extending down the upper arm, shown on a shirtless man in a studio.
Realistic tiger on upper arm and 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
Colour realism tattoo of birds, purple orchids and pink blossom on a turquoise background, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Birds and orchids across upper arm and shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo on a shoulder and upper back showing torn skin revealing buckled armour straps and a Celtic knot disc.
Torn skin with Celtic knot armour on shoulder
Colour poppy with black and grey botanical flowers and leaves tattooed across a shoulder and upper arm, with a green top visible.
Red poppy and botanical sketch on a shoulder
Black linework tattoo of a songbird perched on a blossom branch, in a botanical style, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Bird and blossom on upper arm and shoulder
Black fine line outline roses on a woman's shoulder with a short handwritten script line running across the collarbone.
Outline roses and script on a shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a moonlit mountain landscape with pine trees, a log cabin, a deer and wildlife across the upper arm and shoulder.
Mountain cabin and wildlife scene on upper arm
Black linework mandala tattoo with teal and purple watercolour splashes across the shoulder and upper arm.
Watercolour mandala on a shoulder
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing classical statues, a winged figure, floral wreaths and a Greek key pattern at the elbow.
Classical figures and wings full arm sleeve
Two people seen from behind with matching fine line shoulder tattoos in black ink: a sun with script reading You see all my light, and a crescent moon with script reading You accept all my dark.
Matching sun and moon shoulder tattoos
Colourful Japanese style octopus tattoo with grey waves and green tentacles across the upper arm and shoulder.
Octopus and waves on an upper arm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a black crow with green and pale leaves across a man's chest, shoulder and upper arm.
Black crow and leaves on chest and 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
Close photo of a fine line black script tattoo reading 'with every heartbeat' along the collarbone near the shoulder.
Fine line script quote on the collarbone
Black ink tattoo of several calligraphic characters arranged in a cluster on the top of a shoulder.
Black ink characters on the shoulder
Bold black tribal sun design with spirals and a stylised face covering the upper back and shoulder blade.
Tribal sun design on a shoulder blade
Close view of a shoulder with a colour botanical tattoo of a pink rose, buds and green leaves, worn with a white lace top and gold pendant necklace.
Pink rose on a shoulder
Photo of a red butterfly swirl tattoo with a soft pink wash and small stars on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Red butterflies and pink wash on shoulder
Blue silhouette birds rise across a shoulder blade above the script words Sometimes you've gotta fall before you fly, on the upper back.
Flock of birds and script on a shoulder
Realistic tattoo of plate armour with a fleur-de-lis emblem and chainmail covering a shoulder and upper arm, shown from two angles.
Armour pauldron and chainmail on shoulder
Black script lettering reading Lights will guide runs diagonally across a shoulder, cropped at the right edge of the photo.
Script quote on the shoulder
Black tribal sleeve tattoo with a stylised face motif and swirling bands covering a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Tribal face sleeve on upper arm
Large black and grey angel wing tattoo in a realistic style spanning the upper arm, shoulder and back.
Angel wings across back and upper arm
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 realism tattoo of a mountain range, clouds, a full moon and a forested valley across the upper arm and shoulder.
Mountain landscape with moon on upper arm
Upper back of a woman in a white towel and robe, showing a black cross tattoo and a colourful design on the shoulder.
Black cross and colour shoulder tattoo
Black and grey realism tattoo of a scowling bearded face with swirling wave-like hair across the shoulder and upper arm.
Bearded face tattoo on shoulder and upper arm
Two people seen from behind, each with a black script lettering tattoo across the shoulder blade, one reading about an anchor and the other about wings.
Matching script quotes on two shoulders
Colour realism tattoo of a red rose with a bud and green leaves on the shoulder and upper arm, set against a soft purple watercolour wash.
Realistic red rose with watercolour wash on shoulder
Black outlined heart tattoo in a fine line style on a person's upper back near the shoulder, with a pink top strap visible.
Outlined heart on a shoulder
Black line-work Japanese-style dragon with cherry blossoms wrapping around the upper arm and shoulder, shown without shading or colour.
Dragon and cherry blossoms on upper arm
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