Shoulder tattoo ideas

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Black and grey tattoo sleeve of roses over a mesh grid on the upper arm and shoulder, with a half fan design on the forearm.
Rose sleeve over mesh and a fan on the arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of lilies, pansies and scrolling swirls across a woman's upper back, shoulder and upper arm.
Floral swirl tattoo across shoulder and back
Colour tattoo of a barn owl perched on a stack of coloured books on the upper arm and shoulder.
Barn owl perched on a stack of books
Black and white photo from behind of a man in a flat cap and vest with a butterfly tattoo on his forearm and a black-and-grey animal design on his upper arm.
Tattooed arm and shoulder of a man in a flat cap
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head above a resting lamb and clouds, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Lion and lamb on an upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a rose, blackberries and leaves covering the upper arm and shoulder of a person in a black vest top.
Rose and blackberry sleeve on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a sunflower with a bee and a white daisy on a person's upper back, drawn with bold black outlines in a traditional style.
Sunflower, bee and daisy on the upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of roses and a revolver covering the upper arm and shoulder of a person wearing a black top.
Roses and revolver on upper arm
Black mandala tattoo with dotwork detail on a woman's shoulder, shown above a dark top with a long side braid.
Black mandala tattoo on the shoulder
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a pine forest, birds and a swallow across the upper arm and shoulder, shown in three photographs.
Pine forest, birds and swallow on upper arm
Black and grey realism chest tattoo of a winged woman and a skull with a wing, with a small gold cross and geometric lines, spreading over the chest and shoulder.
Winged woman and skull on a chest
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a gorilla's face with a tree frog on a branch, across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Gorilla and frog on a shoulder blade
Two black ink script lettering tattoos on the upper back and shoulder, reading Together forever never apart and Maybe in distance but never in followed by a small heart.
Script quote tattoos on shoulder and upper back
Colour mandala flower with black outlines on a shoulder, merging into a fine dotwork geometric pattern across the upper arm and back of the shoulder.
Mandala and dotwork geometric on shoulder
Black fine line script tattoo reading "This too shall pass" along the top of the shoulder near the collarbone.
Script quote tattoo near the collarbone
Neo-trad style colour tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing the Joker's face with green hair, a yellow and black Batman logo and red lettering reading the Joker.
Joker and Batman logo on upper arm
Back and shoulder tattoo of an abstract bird or feather in black linework with teal and pink watercolour splashes, shown in a fine line and geometric style.
Geometric bird with watercolour splashes on a back
Black and grey botanical tattoo of leaves, branches and flowers across a shoulder and upper arm.
Botanical flowers across a shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey back and arms covered in an antique-style world map tattoo with engraved hemispheres, continents and compass details, shoulders and upper arms included.
Antique world map tattoo across back and arms
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on the upper arm of a woman in a pink top, showing a perfume atomiser, pearl necklace, lipstick and compact inside an ornate mirror frame.
Perfume bottle and mirror on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork mandala and flower of life tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm, shown in a two-panel view from the back and side.
Mandala and flower of life shoulder piece
Realistic tattoo of torn armour revealing chainmail, with a winged Celtic cross on the pauldron, covering a man's shoulder and upper arm.
Torn armour and Celtic cross on shoulder
Before and after photo of a neo-traditional bat tattoo on the shoulder, where a faded grey bat was covered with a bold purple and teal bat with an orange glow.
Purple bat cover-up on shoulder
Black and grey mandala and rose tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder, with dotwork shading and fine linework.
Mandala and rose sleeve on upper arm
Black tribal blackwork tattoo covering a man's shoulder and upper arm, with circles, spirals and triangles in solid black ink.
Tribal blackwork shoulder and upper arm piece
White ink botanical tattoo of roses and scrolling foliage across a shoulder and upper chest, shown in fine outline on light skin.
White ink roses and scrolls on shoulder
Realistic red poppy and grey flower tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm, with a small faded tattoo shown in an inset photo.
Red poppies and grey flowers on upper arm
Woman with long blonde hair wearing an orange top, with gold metallic temporary tattoos of scales on her shoulder and a feather and eye design on her forearm and hand.
Gold metallic temporary tattoos on shoulder and arm
Colour botanical tattoo on a shoulder and upper arm showing a large poppy, a yellow songbird, a purple artichoke bud, fern fronds and a poppy seed pod.
Poppy, songbird and artichoke on upper arm
Fine line black dandelion tattoo with seeds drifting off a stem across the top of a shoulder.
Dandelion seeds drifting across a shoulder
Blue watercolour-style fox tattoo on a person's upper chest, with paint-like splashes trailing up towards the shoulder.
Blue watercolour fox on chest
Fine line black star tattoo on the shoulder and a small crescent moon tattoo on the upper chest, shown in a sepia photograph.
Small star and crescent moon tattoos
Black and grey photograph of a back and arms covered in an antique world map tattoo, with globe-like hemispheres over the shoulders and engraved continents across the back.
Antique world map tattoo across back and arms
Black and grey tattoo on the back of a shoulder showing a shaded skull, two roses, scrollwork and script reading Seize the day or die regretting.
Skull, roses and quote on a shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a raven perched on a branch with fine line leaves, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Raven and foliage on upper arm
Black and grey fine line script tattoo reading Life is only precious because it ends, running along the collarbone and shoulder.
Quote script along the collarbone
Black and grey realism tattoo of peonies and leaves across a shoulder and upper arm.
Black and grey peonies on a shoulder
Black and grey shaded roses tattooed on a shoulder, with fine cursive script written above them.
Black and grey roses on a shoulder
A woman in a dark linen slip dress shows two solid grey triangle tattoos on her upper chest and a fine line sketch tattoo on her upper arm and shoulder.
Grey triangles on chest and sketched line drawing on arm
Black and grey realism chest tattoo of an eye, a Roman numeral clock face and birds, with a heartbeat line on the shoulder.
Realistic eye and clock on chest
Black fine line dandelion with drifting seeds tattooed on a person's upper back and shoulder, photographed from behind.
Dandelion seeds on a shoulder
Colour portrait tattoo of a woman with a bun and ornate black and grey floral lace headdress, shaded in a realistic style across the upper arm and shoulder.
Geisha portrait with floral headdress
Small black and metallic star tattoos scattered across a woman's shoulder, collarbone and upper arm, with a sunburst pendant necklace.
Scattered stars on shoulder and upper arm
Colour tattoo of a grinning orange cartoon monster beneath an AAHH speech bubble, covering the upper arm and shoulder in a bold neo-traditional style.
Cartoon monster and AAHH speech bubble on upper arm
Realistic biomechanical full sleeve tattoo of gears, wires and red cables covering a man's shoulder, upper arm and forearm, with a panel extending onto the chest.
Biomechanical sleeve on arm and chest
Two views of a black and grey realism full sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, showing a sculpted classical angel with wings, flowing drapery and foliage.
Black and grey angel statue sleeve
Close-up of a black script tattoo reading I am enough the way I am, running along the collarbone and upper shoulder, in a lettering style.
Script quote along the collarbone
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull with roses and leaves across the upper arm and shoulder.
Skull and roses on upper arm