Shoulder tattoo ideas

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Collage of six black and grey mandala tattoos in dotwork and fine line styles, placed on the shoulder, upper back, forearm and upper arm.
Mandala tattoos on shoulders, back and arms
Close-up of a fine line script tattoo reading "with every heartbeat" in black ink along a woman's collarbone, near the shoulder.
"with every heartbeat" script along a collarbone
Black and grey rose tattoo in a botanical style on a woman's shoulder, with a beige off-shoulder jumper.
Rose tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals and white roses on the upper arm and shoulder.
Pocket watch and roses on an upper arm
Black silhouette tree with a flock of birds and pink and blue watercolour wash tattooed across the upper back and shoulder.
Tree and flying birds on a shoulder
Black linework Fibonacci spiral within golden rectangles on the upper arm and shoulder, softened by blue and grey watercolour splashes and drips.
Fibonacci spiral and golden rectangles on upper arm
Japanese style full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a red koi carp, purple lotus flowers, cherry blossoms and clouds, shown from three angles.
Koi and lotus full sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's face beside a compass rose on the upper arm and shoulder, with the words Revelation 5:5 running down the arm.
Lion and compass on upper arm
Realistic black and grey angel statue tattoo with teal background covering the upper arm and shoulder, shown on a person in a maroon sleeveless top.
Winged stone angel on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals and a hanging chain across the upper arm and shoulder.
Pocket watch and chain on upper arm
Fine line black palm tree tattoo on a bare upper back near the shoulder, with long highlighted hair falling beside it against a pale blue background.
Palm tree on upper back
Blue floral tattoo of peony-style blooms and leaves on a shoulder, shown in a painterly botanical style.
Blue floral tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey shoulder tattoo of two roses with scrollwork, lace-like filigree and dangling beaded chains, shown from the back and from the upper arm.
Rose and lace shoulder piece in black and grey
Full colour sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm showing Studio Ghibli characters and scenes, including a castle in the clouds and Totoro.
Studio Ghibli scenes full sleeve
Black and grey photograph of a lace-pattern tattoo with flowers and baroque scrollwork across a woman's upper arm and shoulder.
Lace and scrollwork tattoo on an upper arm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a yellow songbird carrying a red banner with lettering, with black sprigs, on a person's upper back near the shoulder.
Yellow songbird with banner on shoulder
Black and grey engraved roses with leaves and buds on a woman's upper arm and shoulder, in a botanical style.
Black engraved roses on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of a red octopus with purple-tipped tentacles across a man's upper back and shoulder, in a neo-traditional style.
Red and purple octopus across back and shoulder
Close-up of a fine line script tattoo reading Bruised But Never Broken in dark ink across the upper back near the shoulder.
Script quote Bruised But Never Broken on a shoulder
Black and grey tattoo of a phoenix with spread wings and a flame outline across the upper arm and shoulder.
Black and grey phoenix on upper arm
Realism-style black and grey tattoo of a large skull and eye across a man's chest and stomach, with a snake and flowers on the shoulder and arm.
Black and grey skull and eye torso tattoo
Close-up of a fine line tattoo of two small elephants facing each other on a woman's shoulder, with fingers touching the design.
Two elephants on a shoulder
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a blue elephant-headed figure with a silver ornate headdress and red ear ornaments, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Blue elephant-headed deity on upper arm
Realistic tattoo of a seated figure within a circular carved stone frame covered in glyphs, on the upper arm near the shoulder.
Seated figure in carved stone relief on upper arm
Fine line tattoo of a dog and a cat touching noses in a continuous black outline on a shoulder.
Dog and cat nose to nose on a shoulder
Two people seen from behind showing matching black fine line script reading I am because you are on the upper shoulder and upper back.
Matching script quote tattoos on shoulders
Back of a woman's neck and shoulders showing a colourful sugar skull moth tattoo on the neck and a large black and grey Japanese back piece with a pagoda, moon and geisha.
Sugar skull moth on neck with Japanese back piece
Black and grey tattoo of a haunted house, full moon, bats and a bare tree on a woman's shoulder and upper back.
Haunted house and graveyard on a shoulder
Black outline tattoo of a large magnolia flower on a person's shoulder and upper arm, with a red top strap visible.
Magnolia outline on a shoulder
Black outline Japanese-style peony and chrysanthemum sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder, shown in an unshaded linework design.
Outline floral sleeve on upper arm
Realistic colour full sleeve tattoo of Alice in Wonderland characters, including the Cheshire cat, Mad Hatter and Red Queen, on an upper arm and forearm.
Alice in Wonderland full sleeve
Black and grey tattoo on a shoulder showing a gothic house, bats, a full moon, crosses on a graveyard hill and a bare tree.
Gothic house and graveyard on a shoulder
Colour botanical tattoo on a shoulder and upper back showing red and purple anemones, a peach rose and white cow parsley with soft shading.
Anemone and poppy floral tattoo on shoulder
Colour neo-trad tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder of a hand with a raised middle finger, surrounded by scissors, thread, a paintbrush and ink bottle, with PRIDE IN CRAFT on banners.
Hand and craft tools on an upper arm
Watercolour-style tattoo of a red and green leaf with visible veins on the shoulder blade, with soft paint-like splashes trailing to the left.
Watercolour leaf on a shoulder
Colourful neo-traditional flower tattoo with purple petals, orange accents, green leaves and black scrollwork across a shoulder.
Purple flower and swirls on shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lily wrapped around a treble clef, sitting on the upper back near the shoulder.
Treble clef and lily on a shoulder
Black and grey tattoo of outlined stars with soft shaded streaks across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Shooting stars across a upper back
Seated man shown from the neck down, covered in a full Japanese style tattoo with a dragon and phoenix on the arms and a deity figure across the chest and abdomen.
Full body Japanese tattoo with dragon and phoenix
Black linework tattoo of a walking pilgrim with a staff and a dog, set among clouds and waves, on the upper arm of a person in a blue tank top.
Pilgrim with staff and dog on upper arm
Colour tattoo of paisley-style flowers, leaves and a feather on a person's upper arm and shoulder, in Neo-trad style.
Colourful paisley and floral arm tattoo
Black and grey tribal sun with a face and bands of spiral and triangle patterns covering a person's upper arm and shoulder.
Sun face tribal upper arm tattoo
Realism-style colour tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing palm trees, a starry galaxy sky in red and orange, and a beach boardwalk leading to the sea.
Palm trees and galaxy sunset on upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of two mandala-style flowers with autumn leaves across a person's shoulder and upper back.
Mandala flowers and leaves on a shoulder
Back of a person with a large black and grey neo-traditional hawk tattoo, wings spread across the back, with talons visible at the hip.
Black and grey hawk across a full back
Black and grey botanical tattoo of roses, a bud and leaves across the upper back and shoulder, shown in a black and white photo.
Rose and foliage tattoo on the shoulder blade
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals and a hanging chain across the upper arm and shoulder.
Pocket watch and chain on upper arm
Black and grey 3D tribal design with a cracked stone effect running across the upper arm and onto the shoulder.
3D tribal design on upper arm