Shoulder tattoo ideas

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a phoenix with spread wings over the upper back and shoulder, with peacock feathers running down the spine to the lower back.
Phoenix and peacock feathers across a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman in jewelled headdress and fan of peacock-style feathers, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Ornate portrait with feather headdress on upper arm
Three photographs of a black vertical column of script-like glyphs tattooed from the shoulder down the back and along the calf and ankle.
Vertical script tattoo down shoulder, back and leg
Black and grey Japanese style tattoo of a guardian lion with open jaws, a small demon on a pedestal and waves, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Japanese guardian lion on upper arm
Black and grey owl tattoo with a pentagram on the head, wings and scrollwork across the shoulder and upper arm, with script lettering on the chest.
Owl and pentagram shoulder and arm piece
Black tribal-style swirl tattoo with a small turtle across a person's upper back and along the spine, shown in a sepia photograph.
Tribal swirl back tattoo with turtle
Colour tattoo of a cartoon moon with a face, stars, clouds and pine trees across the upper arm and shoulder, in a neo-traditional style.
Moon, stars and pine trees on upper arm
Full arm sleeve in black geometric blackwork on a man's arm and shoulder, with a sun-like mandala on the shoulder and spiral patterns down to the wrist.
Geometric black sleeve on arm and shoulder
Large city skyline tattoo with tall buildings, a tram and a moon on a man's upper arm and shoulder, in black, grey and teal ink with paint-splatter drips.
City skyline and tram on upper arm
Black and grey realism wing tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm of a shirtless man, with detailed feather shading.
Black and grey wing across shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey script reading Isaiah 40:31 with a shaded feather beneath it, tattooed on a shoulder.
Isaiah 40:31 script and feather on a shoulder
Colour tattoo on an upper arm showing the Cheshire Cat grinning above Jack Skellington and Sally under a blue moon.
Cheshire Cat and Jack and Sally on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a wing made of feathers across the upper arm and shoulder.
Realistic wing feathers on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a feather with birds flying away and the script words Your Wings Were Ready But My Heart Was Not, on a person's upper back and shoulder.
Feather, birds and quote on upper back
Full arm sleeve of fine white ink ornamental patterns on a woman's arm from shoulder to wrist, with a white halter top.
White ink sleeve tattoo on an arm
Colour neo-traditional full sleeve of flowers and swirls running from the shoulder to the wrist of an arm.
Full sleeve of colourful flowers on an arm
Realistic castle, moon and birds above a stone labyrinth tattooed across a man's upper arm and shoulder, shaded in grey with yellow-lit windows.
Castle and labyrinth sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo of a sugar skull woman with roses and a skull, running from the shoulder down the forearm.
Sugar skull woman and roses full sleeve
Two shoulder tattoos seen from behind: a pale pink Espeon on the left shoulder and a dark grey Umbreon with yellow markings on the right, both in a simple cartoon style.
Espeon and Umbreon shoulder tattoos
Black lettering tattoo reading I love you to the moon and back, with stars and a crescent moon, across a person's upper back shoulder, with a grey rose tattoo visible at the edge of the frame.
I love you to the moon and back on a shoulder
Black dotwork tree tattoo on the upper arm and shoulder, with a dense stippled canopy and a brushstroke trunk ending in a small purple tint.
Tree with dotted canopy on an upper arm
Realistic biomechanical tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing torn skin revealing a metallic mechanical structure with rivets and cabling.
Biomechanical torn-skin design on upper arm
Close photograph of a painterly orange and black fox tattoo sitting on a person's shoulder, with a parked red car and a blue wheelie bin in the background.
Painterly fox on a shoulder
Colour tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a profile head filled with a stormy sea and sky, black rain drips, and a faceted blue anchor.
Storm profile and anchor on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a clawed hand tearing through skin, placed on the shoulder and upper back.
Hand tearing through skin on a shoulder
Dotwork and line tattoo of a girl in a patterned dress holding an umbrella with coloured raindrops, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Girl with umbrella and raindrops on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a crouching figure holding a long implement against a smoky, blurred background, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Figure in motion on upper arm and shoulder
Black ink Polynesian-style tribal sleeve covering the shoulder, upper arm and forearm of a bare-chested man.
Polynesian-style full arm sleeve
Small black ink elephant tattoo with mandala-style patterns on the top of a person's shoulder, in a fine line style.
Ornate elephant tattoo on a shoulder
Black dotwork and linework mandala and paisley tattoo across the upper arm and shoulder, with light blue leaf shapes behind it.
Mandala and paisley design on upper arm
Japanese style tattoo of a white tiger prowling among red flowers and dark waves across the upper arm and shoulder.
White tiger with red flowers and waves on upper arm
Colour traditional-style tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing an eye inside a lace-edged heart above a large pink rose, with red roses, swallows and butterflies around it.
Eye in heart and pink rose on upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a raven perched in front of a pale moon and bare branches, with red roses, covering an upper arm and shoulder.
Raven, moon and red roses on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a large-eyed owl perched on a bare branch, placed on the top of a person's shoulder.
Owl on a branch on the shoulder
Black and grey swallow in flight beside purple and grey chrysanthemums and leaves across an upper arm and shoulder.
Swallow and chrysanthemums on an upper arm
Black and grey lion head tattoo across a man's upper back and shoulder, realistic on the left and geometric with dotwork shading on the right.
Half realistic, half geometric lion on shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of ornate plate armour covering the shoulder, upper arm and elbow as a full sleeve.
Plate armour sleeve on shoulder and arm
Black and grey tribal blackwork sleeve tattoo covering the shoulder, upper arm and forearm, with a geometric mandala on the shoulder and a chest piece.
Tribal blackwork sleeve on a man's arm
Colour tattoo of a pagoda, arched bridge and pink blossom trees by water, in a painterly watercolour style, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Pagoda and bridge landscape on upper arm
Geometric bird tattoo with dotwork shading and handwritten script across the shoulder blade, with a dotted-line plant and teal accents down the back.
Geometric bird and dotted plant on a back
White ink tattoo of two roses and symmetrical scrollwork across the upper chest and shoulders, in a botanical style, with the face cropped out of frame.
White ink roses and scrollwork on chest
Japanese style upper arm tattoo of a shaded grey Buddha face with a pagoda, waves and a pink lotus flower.
Buddha face and lotus sleeve on upper arm
Colour biomechanical tattoo across a shoulder and upper arm, showing torn skin revealing grey metal armour plates, rivets and a circular emblem.
Biomechanical torn skin on upper arm
Black and grey Japanese dragon tattoo with clouds and kanji covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Japanese dragon on upper arm
Small teal four leaf clover tattoo with soft shading on the upper back near the shoulder blade, with long brown hair falling beside it.
Teal four leaf clover on a shoulder
Black and grey tattoo of an acoustic guitar and a shaded white rose with leaves and scrolls across the upper arm and shoulder.
Guitar and rose on upper arm and shoulder
Botanical tattoo of a skull formed from bare branches with small pastel flowers, on a person's shoulder and upper back.
Branch skull with flowers on a shoulder
Black tribal sleeve tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm, with spirals, triangles and bold curved bands.
Tribal blackwork sleeve on shoulder and upper arm