Shoulder tattoo ideas

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Close crop of a light-toned compass rose design with radiating points and dotted rings on a shoulder, geometric in style.
Compass rose on a shoulder
Two photographs: a colour spiral galaxy tattoo on the back of a hand in blue and orange, and a black and grey dotwork galaxy with a pink core on a shoulder.
Spiral galaxy tattoos on a hand and a shoulder
Back view of a woman on a beach in a striped bikini, showing black and grey botanical sleeve tattoos with roses and leaves on both upper arms and forearms.
Floral sleeve tattoos on a woman at the beach
Small black-ink elephant tattoo with ornamental patterns on the upper shoulder, photographed against a blurred city background.
Small ornate elephant on a shoulder
Watercolour-style tattoo of a woman in a feathered headdress with a pink flower and skull across the upper back and shoulder.
Watercolour woman in feather headdress on back
Solid black ornamental scrollwork tattoo in a diagonal band across a person's upper back and shoulder blade, in a blackwork style.
Black scrollwork band across upper back
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a black feather and flying birds with pink, yellow, blue and purple splashes on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Watercolour feather and birds on a shoulder blade
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a carved Mesoamerican-style stone relief, with a seated figure in a circular calendar ring, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Carved stone relief tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of orchids and lilies with cursive script on an upper arm and shoulder.
Orchids and script on an upper arm
Full colour realism tattoo of a forest scene with tall trees, a stream and moss across the shoulder and upper arm.
Forest scene tattoo on upper arm
Colour Japanese style full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a blue koi fish, pink cherry blossoms and a red chrysanthemum among grey clouds.
Koi and blossom full sleeve on an arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull and a clock face with Roman numerals across a man's upper back and shoulder.
Skull and clock across a back
Black and grey realism sleeve on an upper arm and forearm showing doves in flight, a pocket watch and a partly visible rose.
Doves and pocket watch sleeve in black and grey
Black ink blackwork tribal sleeve of spirals and triangles covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Tribal arm sleeve with spirals
Mixed-colour tattoo on a shoulder and upper arm, with black lace-like ornament, pink and purple flowers, dangling chains, an anchor charm and a feather.
Black lace and pink flower shoulder piece
Close-up of a black fine line script tattoo reading forever in my heart with the date 2.15.12, placed across the top of a shoulder.
Forever in my heart script on shoulder
Black linework geometric tattoo sleeve on an upper arm and shoulder, with a bird on the back, a flower and city shapes, dotwork shading and small pink and teal dots.
Geometric bird, city and flower tattoos on arm and shoulder
Black dotwork tattoo of an ornate elephant shaped like a hot air balloon across a woman's shoulder blade and upper back.
Elephant hot air balloon on shoulder blade
Black tribal blackwork sleeve covering the shoulder, upper arm and part of the forearm of a shirtless man.
Tribal blackwork sleeve over shoulder and arm
Colour tattoo sleeve on an upper arm showing Snow White holding an apple, with roses, owls and partly outlined Disney princesses.
Disney princess sleeve on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a turquoise sugar skull with red and orange marigolds and green leaves on a woman's upper back and shoulder, in a traditional style.
Sugar skull and marigolds on a shoulder blade
Symmetrical ornamental scrollwork tattoo across the upper arm and shoulder, shading from dark blue at the top to bright red at the bottom.
Ornamental scrollwork on upper arm and shoulder
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a woman in a feathered headdress with red beads, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Feathered headdress portrait on upper arm
Close-up of a fine line geometric rose tattoo in black ink on a person's shoulder, with a grey top visible below.
Geometric rose on a shoulder
Watercolour-style flower tattoo in purple, pink and blue with black linework across the shoulder and upper arm, with a thin stem trailing down the arm.
Watercolour flower on shoulder and upper arm
Colour tattoo on a shoulder and upper arm reproducing Van Gogh's Starry Night, with a blue police box floating in the swirling sky above a village.
Starry Night sleeve with a blue police box
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo with petal and scroll details on a shoulder, in a casual close photo of a person in an off-shoulder top.
Mandala tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of segmented plate armour covering a full arm sleeve from shoulder to wrist.
Segmented armour arm sleeve
Black and grey realism style owl tattoo on the upper arm and shoulder, with its body filled by a silhouette of bare trees and dots.
Owl and forest on upper arm
Upper arm tattoo of a city skyline with a tram and a moon, in black and grey with teal and yellow accents and ink splatter.
Cityscape with tram and ink splatter on upper arm
Colour full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing soot sprites, a hilltop castle, a girl with a cat and a bathhouse scene in a landscape of clouds and hills.
Studio Ghibli inspired full sleeve
Three small fine line elephant tattoos, one on a shoulder and two on forearms, each elephant with a small red accent.
Matching elephant tattoos on shoulder and forearms
Black blackwork tribal sleeve tattoo covering a man's shoulder, upper chest and upper arm, with swirls, triangles and dotted bands.
Tribal sleeve across shoulder and upper arm
Realism style tattoo of a shaded grey skull with red roses, leaves and grey scrollwork across the upper arm and shoulder.
Skull and red roses on an upper arm and shoulder
Colour sleeve tattoo on an upper arm showing a robin and a blue tit perched among wheat stalks, in a neo-traditional style with a black ornate key.
Robin and blue tit sleeve with wheat
Realism tattoo of an owl with an orange eye and a skull on a man's upper arm and shoulder, with the words POWER and WISDOM and red sketch lines.
Owl and skull upper arm tattoo
Upper arm and shoulder tattoo of a thin-line circular Gallifreyan seal and a grey shaded TARDIS police box within blue and purple watercolour splashes.
Gallifreyan seal and TARDIS on upper arm
Colour tattoo of blue forget-me-not flowers with yellow centres across the top of a shoulder and upper back.
Blue forget-me-not flowers on a shoulder
Colour tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a winged eyeball, pinstriping, flames and a red hot rod in a traditional style.
Winged eyeball and hot rod on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head with flowing mane and ornate scrollwork across a shoulder blade, shown from two angles.
Lion portrait with scrollwork on a shoulder
A grid of photographs of small script tattoos on wrists, forearms, shoulders, neck and ankle, reading words such as imagine, joy, hope and good bye, mostly in black lettering.
Grid of script word and quote tattoos
Black and grey Celtic cross tattoo with tribal scrollwork and a sun motif across the upper arm and shoulder.
Celtic cross and tribal sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a horned owl with a third eye and clawed feet, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Horned owl with third eye on upper arm
Black and grey neo-traditional bat tattoo with lace wings, a skeletal ribcage and a crescent moon across the upper chest and shoulders.
Bat with lace wings across chest
Black and grey Japanese style arm sleeve tattoo with a bird, swirling clouds and pink lotus flowers across the shoulder, upper arm and forearm.
Bird and flower full arm sleeve
Three side-by-side photos of fine black tattoos: platform 9 3/4 on a wrist, Mischief Managed with footprints on a shoulder, and round glasses with a red lightning bolt and the word always on a
Three Harry Potter themed tattoos
Collage of owl tattoos in fine line, traditional and realism styles on backs, arms, ankles and chests.
Owl tattoos in a varied collage
Bold black tribal tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder, with spirals, triangles and a hexagon pattern.
Black tribal sleeve on upper arm and shoulder