Shoulder tattoo ideas

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Black ink script reading Phil 4:13 above an infinity symbol with the word strength on a shoulder, in a Lettering style.
Phil 4:13 and infinity strength lettering on a shoulder
Black and grey botanical sleeve on a shoulder and upper arm, with a realistic cat portrait among leaves, vines and flowers.
Cat and botanical sleeve on shoulder
Black and grey anime-style portrait tattoo with crows and a red and black emblem on a person's upper arm and shoulder.
Anime portrait with crows on upper arm
Colour botanical tattoo of pink gum blossom, a red waratah flower and green eucalyptus leaves across a shoulder and upper arm.
Eucalyptus and waratah across a shoulder
Black and grey dotwork mandala half sleeve with floral and paisley motifs covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Mandala half sleeve on upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo of a red rose with green leaves and a stem, in bold black outlines, on a shoulder.
Red rose with green leaves on a shoulder
Black and grey peony tattoo in dotwork shading covering a woman's shoulder and upper back, with leaves reaching towards the neck.
Peony cluster on a shoulder
Black ink botanical tattoo of roses and trailing vines across a woman's shoulder and upper arm.
Floral vine tattoo on shoulder and upper arm
Purple and blue dragon tattoo with spread wings and a coiled tail on a woman's upper arm and shoulder.
Purple dragon tattoo on upper arm
Close view of a small black Hebrew lettering tattoo on a person's upper shoulder, above a grey strappy top.
Small Hebrew lettering on a shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of an astronaut, ringed planet and cratered moons across a shoulder and upper arm.
Space scene with astronaut and planets on a shoulder
Woman seen from behind on a city street with a fine line cross-like symbol on her left shoulder blade, a paper plane on her upper back and a shell on her upper arm.
Fine line tattoos on back, arm and shoulder
Small fine line black tattoo of a bird flying towards an open birdcage, placed on the shoulder of a person with dark hair.
Bird flying from an open birdcage on a shoulder
Realistic blue rose tattoo with green leaves and water droplets, covering the top of a shoulder and upper arm.
Blue rose on a shoulder
Black fine line cherry blossom branch tattoo across the upper arm and shoulder, with open flowers and buds.
Cherry blossom branch on an upper arm
Realism tattoo of a green eye with long lashes and dark feathers on the shoulder.
Green eye and feathers on a shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of two roses, piano keys and music notes on a woman's upper arm and shoulder.
Roses and piano keys on an upper arm
Woman seen from behind holding a sunflower stem, with a colour botanical sunflower tattoo with green leaves on her upper arm and shoulder.
Sunflower tattoo on a shoulder
Small black panda face tattoo made of simple solid shapes, placed on the upper shoulder beside a white strap top.
Small panda face tattoo on a shoulder
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a green horned dinosaur beneath a UFO, an orange planet and red streaks against pink clouds and a blue sky.
Green horned dinosaur and UFO on upper arm
Close-up of a fine line script tattoo of a short French phrase running diagonally across a woman's shoulder, with long dark hair falling over the neck.
Script quote on a shoulder
Colour chrysanthemum tattoo on the shoulder joining a red fine line mandala with a central Om symbol across the upper back.
Chrysanthemum and red mandala on upper back
Colour Japanese style tattoo of a maneki-neko lucky cat with a lotus flower and cherry blossoms on the upper arm and shoulder.
Maneki-neko cat and lotus on upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of sunflowers, a peony and smaller flowers with leaves across a shoulder and upper arm.
Sunflowers and peony on a shoulder and upper arm
Gold metallic fish scale temporary tattoo on a shoulder and upper arm, with a gold clover chain design below it, worn over a bare back with a patterned strappy top.
Gold metallic fish scale temporary tattoos
Colour botanical tattoo of flowers, leaves and sprigs across a woman's shoulder and upper arm, photographed from behind.
Botanical flower sleeve on shoulder and upper arm
Colour tattoo of a blue race car with the number 14 and grey smoke shading, on a shoulder.
Blue race car with number 14 on a shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of an otter's head in profile, with long whiskers and soft shading, on a shoulder.
Otter portrait tattoo on a shoulder
Black tribal blackwork half sleeve with bold geometric bands covering the upper arm and shoulder of a person wearing a white vest.
Tribal half sleeve on upper arm
Black ornamental scrollwork tattoo spanning the upper back and shoulder, seen from behind on a woman with dreadlocks in a peach one-shoulder top.
Ornamental scrollwork tattoo on upper back
Two people seen from behind, each with a shaded rose and a butterfly tattoo on the upper back and shoulder, in a studio with an orange wall and a reclining chair.
Rose and butterfly tattoos on two shoulders
Bold black tribal tattoo covering a man's upper arm, shoulder, chest and side torso, shown shirtless in black ink.
Tribal arm, shoulder and chest tattoo
Black and grey tribal tattoo with Celtic knotwork covering a man's shoulder and upper arm.
Tribal and Celtic knot shoulder piece
Black and white photo of a woman with long hair seen from behind, with a fine line script tattoo reading La vita è bella on her upper back near the shoulder.
Script quote on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a matryoshka doll with paisley, flower and geometric patterns across a shoulder and upper arm.
Matryoshka doll shoulder and arm tattoo
Black and grey tribal geometric tattoo across a shoulder and upper back, with linework that appears pale against dark skin.
Tribal patterned shoulder and upper back
Red-ink skull tattoo with a blood splatter effect across a woman's shoulder and upper chest, photographed in a tattoo studio.
Red skull with blood splatter on shoulder
Colour tattoo of a tiger face with striped butterfly wings and green eyes, with black outlines and drips, on a person's shoulder blade.
Tiger face with butterfly wings on shoulder
Fine line tattoo of a hand reaching out beside a half-filled sun on a shoulder, with a black and grey hand and the words NEVER TALK on the upper arm below.
Fine line hand and sun on shoulder
Black and grey tattoo of a flock of birds rising from shaded feathers across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Flock of birds rising from feathers on upper back
Colourful fine line crescent moon tattoo made of small stars and dots with pink, blue, yellow and orange butterflies on the shoulder.
Crescent moon with butterflies and stars
Back of a neck and shoulder with a shaded grey floral tattoo featuring purple blooms and small ants and a beetle.
Grey floral tattoo across neck and shoulder
Black and grey fine line tattoo of draped chains and beads across a woman's shoulder and upper arm, in a black and white photo.
Draped chain line tattoo on a shoulder
Woman seen from behind on a beach with a black and grey winged back tattoo, a shaded shoulder design and a band tattoo on her forearm.
Winged back piece on a beach
Black and grey tattoo across the shoulder and upper arm, showing torn skin revealing riveted metal armour plates above a Celtic knotwork cross.
Celtic cross under torn armour plates
Elephant tattoo with dark geometric patterns and purple, teal and pink watercolour splashes across a shoulder.
Patterned elephant with watercolour splashes
Black and grey photograph of a woman's upper back showing two mirrored geometric sunburst tattoos over the shoulder blades, with the hair in a bun.
Mirrored sunburst tattoo across upper back
Close view of a shoulder and upper arm with a white ink tattoo of floral and leaf patterns, placed across the shoulder and upper arm.
White ink floral pattern on upper arm and shoulder