Shoulder tattoo ideas

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Black tribal-style swallow tattoo on the upper chest near the collarbone, with swirling tail lines extending onto the shoulder.
Tribal swallow on the upper chest
Colour tattoo of a sword wrapped in red roses and green vines, with a grey triforce above it, on a person's upper back near the shoulder.
Sword, roses and triforce on a shoulder
Black and grey Japanese style tattoo of a shark with an anchor and rope amid curling waves, covering a person's upper arm and shoulder.
Shark, anchor and waves on upper arm
Black and grey blackwork tribal sleeve with swirls, dots and triangles covering the upper arm and shoulder of a person shown from the back in a sepia photograph.
Black tribal sleeve on upper arm and shoulder
Black ink heart, three nails, an outlined triangle and scattered lettering across a shoulder and upper arm.
Heart, nails and lettering on upper arm
Half sleeve on an upper arm and shoulder showing a wolf head, a moonlit haunted house, a grim reaper with a scythe and bearded faces, in realistic grey shading with yellow accents.
Wolf, haunted house and reaper on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a pink rose with green leaves and a small bud on the shoulder of a woman wearing a white lace top, in a botanical style.
Pink rose on a shoulder
Close view of a woman's shoulder and upper arm with gold and white metallic geometric temporary tattoos, including triangles, a feather and a patterned band.
Metallic geometric arm bands and feathers
Seated woman in a black lace bralette and turquoise silver jewellery, with a small black heart tattoo on her forearm and dark tattoos on her shoulder and upper arm.
Turquoise jewellery and forearm heart tattoo
Black and grey realism tattoo of a smiling man with slicked-back hair and a vintage car on the shoulder.
Portrait and vintage car on a shoulder
Full arm sleeve in blackwork and dotwork geometric designs, with a dotted mandala rosette and cube patterns on the upper arm and forearm.
Blackwork and dotwork geometric arm sleeve
Black fine line script tattoo reading We shall never part, running diagonally across a shoulder and upper back, shown in two close-up photographs.
We shall never part script on shoulder
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading love fearlessly on a woman's shoulder near the collarbone.
Love fearlessly script on a shoulder
Black linework tattoo of a mandala, lotus flowers and feather-like wing shapes across an upper arm and shoulder, in a Botanical and Geometric style.
Mandala and lotus linework on upper arm
Colour rose and black lace chest tattoo spanning both shoulders and the upper chest, with a central heart made of three roses.
Rose and lace chest piece across the shoulders
Black outline tattoo of three roses and a leaf across a shoulder, with no shading or colour added.
Outlined roses on a shoulder
Two-panel photo of a large rose tattoo on a shoulder, shown in magenta colour on the left and black and grey on the right, with dark leaves.
Rose tattoos on the shoulder in colour and grey
Collage of four panels showing colourful star, wand and wing designs, apparently temporary tattoos, on a hand, shoulder, upper arm and upper back.
Four star and wing designs on skin
Black and grey fine line tattoo of roses and a lace-style collar across a woman's shoulders and upper chest, with a heart-shaped ornament at the centre.
Lace collar tattoo with roses on the shoulders
Realistic cherry blossom branch tattoo with pink petals and grey shaded stems, running from the shoulder down the side of a bare back.
Cherry blossom branch across a back
Colour tattoo of a blue, teal and magenta feather ending in a quill nib with gold detailing, on the upper arm and shoulder of a woman in a white vest top.
Colourful feather quill on upper arm
Black script lettering reading I am enough the way I am runs across the upper back near the shoulder, with a thin gold chain visible at the neck.
Script quote across upper back
Colour photo of a soft-edged rainbow gradient tattoo of overlapping circles on a woman's shoulder and upper chest, with her face cropped out of frame.
Blurred rainbow gradient on a shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo on a shoulder and upper arm showing two helicopters, a pointing man's face and silhouetted figures rappelling from ropes.
Helicopters and rappelling figures on shoulder
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo reading Always on my mind with two small hearts on a forearm, and a matching Forever in my heart tattoo on a shoulder.
Matching script quote tattoos on forearm and shoulder
Botanical tattoo of a dandelion with a red centre and seeds drifting up across the upper back and onto the arm, shaded in black and grey.
Dandelion seeds drifting across a back and arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of three Daleks tearing through skin across a woman's upper back, with a black and grey circular gear emblem on her shoulder.
Daleks breaking through skin on upper back
Realistic spiral galaxy tattoo with a glowing orange core and blue and purple nebula clouds across the upper back and shoulder.
Spiral galaxy and nebula on a shoulder
Black tribal tattoo of a stylised animal with a curled head and flowing tail on the upper arm and shoulder.
Tribal animal tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of stars and a crumpled flag covering a man's upper arm and shoulder, with a white tank top worn beside it.
Stars and flag upper arm sleeve
Three views of a solid black Polynesian-style tribal tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm of a man's arm.
Polynesian tribal sleeve on shoulder and upper arm
Realistic brown-toned tattoo of a brass compass over a world map, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Realistic compass and map on upper arm
Black ink tattoo of an arrow made of angular script-like symbols running from the top of the shoulder down the upper arm.
Arrow of script symbols across a shoulder
Watercolour-style tattoo of a stag's head with antlers on the shoulder, in brown, pink and teal washes.
Watercolour stag on a shoulder
Colour botanical tattoo of purple flowers, small blue blossoms and green leaves across a shoulder and onto the upper arm.
Purple flowers and leaves on a shoulder
Black and grey tattoo of a compass with leaves and a shaded rose across the shoulder and upper back.
Compass and rose on a shoulder
Gold metallic mermaid scale temporary tattoos running diagonally from the shoulder down the upper arm of a woman on a rocky beach.
Gold mermaid scales on a shoulder and arm
Black and grey hand with a blade through it and red drips of blood, tattooed on the upper arm and shoulder in a traditional style.
Hand and blade on upper arm
Blue and orange bird with geometric patterns perched on a branch, tattooed across the shoulder and upper arm in a sketchy neo-traditional style.
Geometric bird on a branch on shoulder
Man seen from behind with a black and grey full back tattoo of two shaded ram horns over tribal bands across the shoulders, upper arms and lower back.
Full back tattoo with ram horns and tribal bands
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two flowers on long stems across the upper arm and shoulder, with dotted swirls beside the stems.
Two black and grey flowers on an upper arm
Two people show matching feather and infinity tattoos with script wording on their shoulders, one in black and grey and one with blue shading.
Matching feather and infinity shoulder tattoos
Black and grey tattoos on a woman's forearm and upper arm, with a pink rose held in front of her face.
Woman with rose and tattooed arm in white lace
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull and pocket watch with roses and leaves across a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Skull and pocket watch on upper arm
Black and grey realistic rose tattoo with shaded petals and dark leaves on a woman's upper back over the shoulder blade.
Realistic rose on a shoulder blade
Colour traditional-style sleeve tattoo on an upper arm, with a leopard print background, a pink flamingo, a green bow and a red high-heeled shoe.
Leopard print sleeve with flamingo and heels
Woman lying on sand in a black hat and white crochet top, with a small black script tattoo on her upper arm and a small dark design near her shoulder, in fine line style.
Small script tattoo on upper arm
Black solid tattoo of a pentagram inside a circle with spiky sun rays, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Pentagram and sun tattoo on a shoulder