Shoulder tattoo ideas

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Back of a woman's shoulder with a watercolour-style tattoo of a dandelion head and drifting seeds in black, blue and purple ink.
Dandelion seeds with watercolour wash on shoulder
Black and grey butterfly tattoo in a detailed, shaded style on a woman's shoulder, with a white lace top and gold necklaces.
Butterfly tattoo on a shoulder
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of dandelion seeds turning into birds across the upper back near the shoulder.
Watercolour dandelion and birds on a shoulder
Colourful watercolour-style tree of life tattoo inside a circle, with roots and branches, on a person's shoulder against a white background.
Tree of life on a shoulder
Black and grey tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm with a rose, a central mandala flower and ornate paisley linework below.
Floral mandala sleeve on upper arm
Woman seen from behind with a black ink mandala tattoo on her shoulder, holding a golden retriever puppy and showing a long side braid.
Mandala tattoo on a shoulder with a puppy
Black and grey realism tattoo of an anatomical heart on the neck, with a steer skull, feathers and roses across the chest and shoulders.
Anatomical heart, steer skull and roses on chest
Black and grey Celtic knotwork cross set over rivetted armour plates, tattooed across a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Celtic knot cross on armour plating upper arm
Two black fine line horse head tattoos, one on the shoulder and one near the collarbone, on a woman's bare skin.
Two horse head tattoos on shoulder and collarbone
Photo of pink and red rose tattoos with green leaves on a woman's shoulders and upper chest, in a botanical style with soft shading.
Pink roses across both shoulders
Close view of a white ink ornamental paisley tattoo spreading across a person's shoulder and upper arm, with a dark-haired figure partly visible.
White ink paisley pattern on shoulder
Black and grey realism arm sleeve showing a bearded figure and roses on the upper arm and forearm, with rose work on the chest and shoulder.
Black and grey realism arm sleeve with roses
Colour tattoo sleeve on an upper arm and shoulder showing Pokémon-style creatures, a white bird, snowflakes and flowers, shown in three side-by-side views.
Pokémon characters sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey phoenix tattoo with pink flowers and fine swirling linework on a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Phoenix and pink flowers on the upper back
Large purple and grey 3D-shaded swirling tribal design covering the upper arm and shoulder, set over a yellow-brown cracked textured background.
Purple swirling tribal design on an upper arm
Black fine line giraffe tattoo on a woman's shoulder, with script lettering forming the body of the giraffe.
Giraffe outline with script lettering on shoulder
Black tribal dragon tattoo on an upper arm, with flame-like spikes and wing shapes reaching toward the shoulder.
Black tribal dragon on upper arm
Fine line black ink tattoo of a dandelion seed head with drifting seeds, placed on a woman's upper back near the shoulder.
Dandelion seeds drifting across a shoulder blade
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading I've waited here for you everlong, placed across the upper back near the shoulder.
Script quote across the shoulder blade
Neo-traditional tattoo of a woman with dark hair, red roses and a pearl necklace across the shoulder and upper back.
Woman portrait with red roses and pearls
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of two bluebirds, a pink peony and a red gem pendant on the shoulder.
Two bluebirds and a peony on a shoulder
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a stylised girl with a red heart and branch motifs on a woman's upper arm and shoulder.
Stylised girl figure on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of orchids with flowing script lettering across the shoulder and upper arm.
Orchids and script on an upper arm
Neo-trad style tattoo of a black crow in flight with yellow, orange and red circles and white rain strokes, with partial script below, on an upper arm and shoulder.
Crow in flight with rain on upper arm
Black and grey ornamental mandala full sleeve with blue watercolour splashes, covering a man's arm from shoulder to forearm.
Ornamental mandala full sleeve
Back view of a woman with a ponytail and grey vest top, showing a small black fine line anchor tattoo on her upper shoulder.
Small anchor tattoo on the shoulder
Realism tattoo of a woman wearing a gold Venetian mask with blue feathers, a peacock feather and a red flower across the upper arm and shoulder.
Venetian mask and peacock feathers on upper arm
Two people seen from behind in a jungle setting, each with a small white scallop shell tattoo on the shoulder.
Matching white scallop shell tattoos on shoulders
Four views of a full sleeve tattoo in realistic colour showing sharks, a diver, a manta ray and coral on the upper arm and forearm.
Underwater full sleeve with sharks and a diver
Black ink tattoo of a stretching cat with a curled tail and a trail of paw prints running up a shoulder.
Cat and paw prints on a shoulder
Black and grey mandala tattoos on the upper arm and upper back of a woman with dark hair, seen from behind.
Mandala tattoos on upper arm and back
Black and white diptych of a shirtless person seen from behind, with a thin dark line running down the spine and small tattoos on the upper arm and shoulder.
Thin line down the spine in black and grey
Close view of a red dragon coiled around a red rose on a woman's upper arm and shoulder, in a neo-traditional style.
Red dragon and rose on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a leaning palm tree over a shoreline on the upper back shoulder, with a crown tattoo partly visible at the top right.
Palm tree and beach scene on a shoulder
Back of a person with a botanical tattoo of maple leaves on a branch running from the shoulder blade down the spine, in soft black and grey shading.
Maple leaves cascading down a back
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm, showing a winged warrior with a sword above demonic figures, set against a dark cloudy sky.
Winged warrior and clouds full sleeve
Fine line black script reading inhale the future exhale the past with a flock of small birds above it, on a person's shoulder and upper chest.
Script quote and birds on a shoulder
Black and grey arm sleeve with a rose on the shoulder and a script tattoo on the ribs, on a reclining woman in a black lace bralette.
Arm sleeve and side script tattoos
Colour tattoo on an upper arm showing a woman in profile wearing a yellow helmet beneath a black umbrella with dripping ink, in a loose painterly style.
Umbrella and woman in yellow helmet on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a dandelion releasing seeds across the upper back, with a hand with blue nail polish resting on the shoulder.
Dandelion seeds drifting across a shoulder blade
Colour tattoo of a moth, peonies and anemones covering the upper arm and shoulder, in a painterly neo-traditional style.
Moth and peony sleeve on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of three cartoon owls perched on a brown branch with green leaves, placed on the shoulder.
Three owls on a branch on the shoulder
Colourful painterly tattoo of a Rubik's cube forming the head of a faceless figure, with paint drips, across an upper arm and shoulder.
Rubik's cube head figure on an upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a roaring lion with bared fangs and a green eye, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Roaring lion on upper arm and shoulder
Colour tattoo of a red poppy and orange marigolds with dark green leaves across a woman's upper back and shoulder.
Poppy and marigold shoulder piece
Black and grey realism tattoo on the shoulder showing torn skin with armour plates, buckles and a Celtic knot.
Torn skin revealing armour and a Celtic knot
Black and grey tattoo of three open flowers with leaves and a geometric star lattice across the shoulder and upper back.
Flowers and geometric pattern on a shoulder and back
Colour tattoo of a crouched figure within a green crescent, with pink and red lily-like flowers and a dark plume, on a shoulder blade.
Crouched figure with lily and crescent on back