Shoulder tattoo ideas

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Black and grey gecko tattoo with spiral patterns across the shoulder blade and upper back.
Gecko with spirals on a shoulder and upper back
Black and grey dotwork compass rose with a fine line rope leading to an anchor, tattooed on a shoulder.
Compass rose and anchor on a shoulder
Black and grey photograph of a fine line script tattoo reading Breathe Deep and Dive along the collarbone and upper shoulder.
Script quote on a collarbone
Colour tattoo of a robin perched on a branch of pink cherry blossom across the upper arm and shoulder.
Robin and cherry blossom on an upper arm
Solid black paw print tattoo on the upper back near the shoulder, seen in a mirror photo of a person in a grey striped top.
Paw print tattoo on a shoulder
Black ink ornamental tattoo of peacock feathers, flowers and a bird across a shoulder, with a botanical feel.
Peacock feather and floral ornament on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of a pink hibiscus flower with green leaves and black swirling vines on the upper arm and shoulder.
Hibiscus flower with swirls on a shoulder
Black tribal tattoo in a Polynesian-style pattern covering a man's chest, shoulder and upper arm, with a sunburst motif and bands of chevrons and triangles.
Polynesian-style chest piece and arm sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of a wolf walking towards the viewer across a man's upper chest and shoulder.
Realistic wolf tattoo across chest and shoulder
Black dotwork and fine line spiral tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm, with a dotted outer ring and radiating lines.
Spiral dotwork across a shoulder and upper arm
Black tribal tattoo in a Polynesian style covering the shoulder and upper arm of a person, with bold chevron bands and solid black fills.
Polynesian-style tribal shoulder and arm sleeve
Realism-style pencil drawing of a woman's back and shoulder with a rose-grey pencil portrait and colourful butterflies across the shoulder blade, designed as a back tattoo.
Woman's back with butterflies and colour drips
Black and grey swirling butterfly tattoo on a woman's shoulder and upper arm, with a purple garment visible at the edge of the frame.
Swirl butterfly tattoo on a shoulder
Back of a person's shoulder showing a colour neo-traditional tattoo of pink roses, a rosebud and green leaves, with grey-shaded foliage fading up towards the neck.
Pink roses and leaves across a shoulder blade
Fine line tattoo of a dotted line with small star shapes running across the collarbone and shoulder, in black ink, on a light-skinned person wearing a white vest top.
Dotted line with stars on the collarbone
Black tribal blackwork tattoo covering a man's upper arm, shoulder and upper chest, made of bands, chevrons and sunburst-like patterns.
Polynesian tribal sleeve and chest piece
Fine line black outline heart tattoo on a woman's upper chest near the shoulder, with layered necklaces and a white lace bra.
Outline heart tattoo near the shoulder
Black and grey mandala tattoo on a shoulder, with bold blackwork petals and fine line rings radiating from a central circle.
Mandala tattoo on the shoulder
Two black and grey photographs of a Polynesian-style tribal tattoo with a hibiscus flower and a turtle, shown on a back and shoulder.
Polynesian-style turtle and hibiscus tattoo on back
Colourful Japanese style tattoo of Hello Kitty, My Melody and Badtz-Maru on lotus flowers with cherry blossoms and wind swirls, across an upper arm and shoulder.
Sanrio characters and lotus flowers on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of the anime character Sailor Moon in front of a large red bow, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Sailor Moon tattoo on upper arm and shoulder
Black and grey tattoo across a woman's shoulder and upper back showing a haunted mansion, bare tree, crosses, bats and a moon.
Gothic mansion and graveyard on a shoulder
Black ink tattoo of three bird footprints with a thin curving line trailing down the shoulder and upper arm.
Three bird tracks with a trailing line on a shoulder
Black cursive script reading carry your heart across the upper back near the shoulder blade, with a dark-haired person facing away from the camera.
Cursive "carry your heart" on a shoulder
Japanese style koi fish with orange flowers and waves covering the upper arm and shoulder, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Koi fish and flowers on upper arm and shoulder
Back view of a man with a large flowing wave tattoo in black outline and orange and brown fills covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Flowing wave tattoo across back and upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing a sunrise over snowy mountains and pine trees, with a red and gold sun and three sports team emblems.
Mountains, sunrise and team logos on upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a pale pink rose with dark green leaves on the upper back and shoulder, seen from behind.
Realistic rose with leaves on a shoulder
Black fine line script tattoo reading love fearlessly across the top of a shoulder and collarbone.
Love fearlessly script on shoulder
Close-up of an abstract tattoo of black and red brushstrokes sweeping across a bare shoulder.
Abstract brushstroke tattoo on a shoulder
Fine line black tattoo of an open birdcage on the upper back, with a small flying swallow above the left shoulder blade.
Birdcage and swallow on a upper back
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a cat in a striped jumper, sitting on the upper shoulder of a person with dark hair.
Cat in a striped jumper on a shoulder
Two shoulders photographed from behind, one with an orange sheriff star badge and the other with blue wings, each with a line of small script beneath.
Matching sheriff star and wings shoulder tattoos
Colour tattoo of the Superman shield and Wonder Woman W emblem with grey shaded wings, placed on the upper back near the shoulder.
Superman and Wonder Woman emblems with wings
Black and grey engraved-style tattoo of mountains framed by curling waves and rays of light, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Waves and mountains on an upper arm
Large black and grey realism style tree tattoo with bare branches across a man's upper back and shoulder, with a few coloured autumn leaves on the left shoulder.
Bare tree across a man's back
Collage of black lace tattoos on an upper arm, shoulder, upper back, collarbone, side body and lower leg, with grey roses and red and green butterflies in one panel.
Black lace tattoos on arms, back and legs
Black ink swallow tattoo with ornamental filling on the upper shoulder and collarbone area, in a traditional style.
Swallow tattoo on a shoulder
Black and red sketch-style tattoo on an upper arm showing a female figure, a shaded skull, radiating lines and red gear motifs.
Sketched figure and skull on upper arm
Two people seen from behind, each with a black script quote tattoo on the shoulder blade: on the left "I'll love you forever", on the right "I'll like you for always".
Matching script quotes on two shoulders
Fine line dotwork tattoo of small star marks joined by dotted lines on the upper chest, with a short dotted line near the collarbone.
Dotted star constellation on chest and shoulder
Black and grey realistic rose tattoo with shaded petals and leaves on the shoulder, with Roman numerals above it near the collarbone.
Realistic rose on a shoulder
Black script tattoo reading Love me for who i am, with a small butterfly and a larger shaded butterfly, on the upper chest and shoulder.
Script quote and butterflies across shoulder
Botanical tattoo of a tree with black roots and green-olive foliage, with a trail of olive stars running up the shoulder, on a woman's upper body.
Tree with roots and star trail on shoulder
Blue silhouette birds rise from the shoulder blade, with the script lettering Sometimes you've gotta fall before you fly beneath them on a person's upper back.
Flock of birds and script quote on back
Two people seen from behind with matching black script lettering tattooed across their shoulder blades, one reading an anchor quote and the other a wings quote.
Matching script quote tattoos on shoulders
Back view of a woman with a small heart tattoo on her neck, a red rose and grey vine tattoo on her left shoulder and upper arm, and a crown tattoo on her right shoulder.
Rose, vine and crown tattoos on shoulders
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a woman's face framed by swirling hair and pearl strands, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Woman portrait with pearls on upper arm sleeve