Shoulder tattoo ideas

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a Roman numeral pocket watch and a banner reading familia across the upper arm and shoulder.
Pocket watch and banner on upper arm
Close photo of a bold black tribal sleeve tattoo covering a man's arm from the shoulder down the forearm, with his bare torso visible beside it.
Black tribal sleeve on an arm
Full colour realism sleeve on the upper arm showing a red lily at the shoulder, a red rose and white daisies below.
Lily, rose and daisy sleeve
Black and grey realistic octopus tattoo across a shoulder and upper back, with tentacles curling over the shoulder blade.
Octopus tattoo across a shoulder
Three small black palm tree tattoos in a fine line style on a person's upper back near the shoulder.
Three palm trees on a shoulder
Realistic colour tattoo on a shoulder showing a grey pocket watch, a blue police box and a purple galaxy with a glowing orb.
Pocket watch and police box on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of a swirling purple, orange and teal galaxy with star highlights covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Galaxy nebula sleeve on upper arm
Black ink tattoo on a shoulder blade showing a feather dissolving into flying birds, with script reading Always on my mind Forever in my heart.
Feather and birds with script on shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo sleeve covering the upper arm and forearm, showing doves, a rose, a cross and praying hands among clouds and rays of light.
Doves, rose and praying hands arm sleeve
A woman in a black dress and leather harness shows a sleeve of tattoos on her upper arm, shoulder and forearm, with floral and figurative details.
Tattoo sleeve on an arm and shoulder
Black and grey Japanese-style dragon tattoo across a man's shoulder and chest, with further tattoos on his upper arm, forearm and ribs.
Dragon shoulder and chest piece on a muscular torso
Realistic black and grey birch trees with pink clouds and red birds across a shoulder and upper arm sleeve tattoo.
Birch trees and red birds on upper arm
Close view of a woman's arm with a full sleeve of fine white ink ornamental tattoo covering the shoulder, upper arm and forearm.
White ink sleeve tattoo on an arm
Black and grey traditional owl tattoo with ornamental swirls and a shaded rose below, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Owl and rose on upper arm
Three photographs of black compass tattoos: a fine line compass, plane and small world map on a forearm, an arrow and compass on a wrist, and a dotted compass star on a shoulder.
Compass and travel tattoos on arm and shoulder
Black and red butterfly tattoo with fine vine swirls across a woman's upper back and shoulder blade.
Butterfly and vine swirls on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pine forest under lightning-streaked clouds with a campfire, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Pine forest, lightning and campfire on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo on the upper arm and shoulder showing a woman with wind-blown hair seen from behind, facing a moonlit sea beneath a full moon and clouds.
Moonlit shoreline scene on upper arm
Realistic full-colour forest tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder, showing tall trees, a mossy fallen log and a stream.
Forest and stream upper arm tattoo
Full arm sleeve tattoo in a watercolour style with blue, purple and orange washes and black splatter across the shoulder, upper arm and forearm.
Watercolour splatter sleeve on arm
Three-panel photo of a botanical shoulder tattoo with red peony-style flowers, a grey flower, green leaves and red rosehips on a person wearing a dark top.
Red peony and rosehip shoulder tattoo
Five black outline stars in a fine line style run across the side of a woman's torso, just below the ribs and beside the navel, in a photo of a woman wearing a red bikini.
Five outline stars along the side
Fine line black tattoo of a mountain range with an arrow flying across the top of a shoulder.
Mountain range and arrow on a shoulder
Black and grey geometric tiger tattoo wrapping around an upper arm and shoulder, with outlined stripes and small star marks.
Geometric tiger on an upper arm
Colour tattoo on a shoulder and upper arm showing a sunset sky, bare black-lined trees, red poppies and small birds in flight.
Sunset tree and poppies on shoulder
Traditional style tattoo of a brass diving helmet on a jellyfish body with the letter N, surrounded by shells on the upper arm and shoulder.
Diving helmet jellyfish on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a tentacled, green-eyed sea creature across a man's shoulder and upper arm, with tentacles running down the arm.
Cthulhu-style creature across shoulder and upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of an armoured robot with galaxy and autumn leaves on the upper arm and shoulder.
Armoured robot and galaxy on upper arm
Realistic dragon head with horns, scales and clawed feet in a shaded, colour style across the upper arm and shoulder.
Realistic dragon head and claws on upper arm
Full colour paisley and mandala floral sleeve covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Colourful paisley and floral sleeve
Black and grey ornamental half sleeve covering the shoulder and upper arm, with a dotwork mandala medallion at its centre.
Ornamental half sleeve on shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a flowing wave and scrolling swirls across the shoulder and upper back.
Flowing black wave swirl on the shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of orchids and cursive script wrapping over the shoulder and upper arm.
Orchids and script on an upper arm
Colour and grey botanical tattoo on a shoulder and upper back, showing a blue police box with flowers, roses and leaves in grey shading.
TARDIS and flowers on a shoulder
Black linework sleeve tattoo on an upper arm showing an elephant head with a jewelled headdress, beaded chains, feathers and roses.
Elephant and rose sleeve on upper arm
Man crouching against a wall, showing a black and grey realism tattoo of angelic figures, script lettering and roses across his shoulder, upper arm, back and ribs.
Black and grey angel and rose tattoo across back and arm
Black linework mandala and paisley tattoo covering a woman's shoulder and upper arm, with a flower-centred design.
Mandala and paisley tattoo on shoulder and arm
Black and grey floral tattoo with large rose-like blooms on a woman's shoulder, seen from behind while she wears a strapless lace wedding dress and a flower crown.
Black and grey floral tattoo on a shoulder
Two people seen from behind: one has the word DUDE in black lettering on the upper back, the other has sweet in black script above a colour lily tattoo on the shoulder blade.
Dude and sweet lettering with a lily on two backs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull peeling back stitched skin with a stylised SOX logo, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Skull with stitched skin on upper arm
Full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder in realistic colour, showing a red rose, daisies, pansies, a hummingbird and a blue butterfly.
Colourful floral sleeve with rose and butterfly
Watercolour-style tattoo on the upper arm and shoulder showing a grey outlined Tardis among blue and purple washes, with a line drawing of circular symbols above.
Tardis and circle motif on upper arm
Black and grey Japanese style tattoo of a helmeted samurai warrior with armour and smoke, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Samurai warrior on upper arm
Black tribal blackwork sleeve tattoo with bold geometric bands and chevrons covering the shoulder, upper arm and forearm.
Polynesian tribal arm sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, with an hourglass, compass, anchor, palm tree and pink roses.
Hourglass, compass and anchor on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a roaring lion with a full mane across the upper arm and shoulder.
Roaring lion on upper arm and shoulder
Close-up of a traditional-style swallow tattoo on a shoulder, its dark body filled with an orange and red rose and green leaves.
Swallow with rose fill on a shoulder
Colour neo-trad tattoo of sugar skulls, red roses and a purple flower across the upper arm and shoulder.
Sugar skulls and roses on an upper arm