Shoulder tattoo ideas

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull and a sailing ship with billowing sails on the upper arm and shoulder.
Skull and sailing ship on an upper arm
Black and red abstract bird tattoo with dotwork and a geometric lattice across the shoulder and upper arm.
Abstract bird and geometric pattern on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a kneeling winged figure with light rays behind, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Winged figure with light rays on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of roses, winged figures and script lettering across a man's upper arm, shoulder, back and ribs.
Black and grey roses and script on back and arm
Colourful neo-traditional full sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, featuring a large-eyed girl in aviator goggles, red roses and a star.
Anime girl in goggles and roses on a full sleeve
Full colour realism floral sleeve on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a red rose, daisies, pansies, a hibiscus and a blue butterfly.
Realistic floral sleeve on upper arm and shoulder
Two side-by-side photos of leopard print tattoos: a black and grey rosette pattern on an upper arm, and a coloured blue and black rosette pattern on a shoulder and upper back.
Leopard print tattoos on arm and shoulder
Black and grey Polynesian style tribal sleeve covering a man's upper arm and shoulder, with bold black bands and shaded geometric panels.
Polynesian style full arm sleeve
Colour realism floral sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a red rose, daisies, pansies, a hibiscus, a hummingbird and a blue butterfly.
Realistic floral sleeve with rose and butterfly
Back view of a woman with a long blonde braid, showing a small black tattoo of three birds on her upper back near the shoulder blade.
Three birds tattoo on upper back
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an arm showing a lion, elephant, leopard, rhinoceros and buffalo with flowers, from shoulder to forearm.
Safari animals realism sleeve
Realism style Halloween sleeve tattoo on the upper arm and shoulder, showing a skull-faced character, carved jack-o-lanterns, a bare tree and snowflakes in mostly grey shading with coloured pumpkins.
Halloween sleeve with skull character and pumpkins
Colour realism tattoo of a red rose, white daisies, pansies and a blue butterfly covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Realistic floral sleeve with rose and daisies
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face with a tear-streaked eye, with German lettering, on a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Realistic woman's face with tear on upper arm
Colour realism floral sleeve on an upper arm and shoulder, featuring a large red rose, purple pansies, white daisies and a blue butterfly.
Floral colour sleeve with rose and butterfly
Close-up of a black and grey mandala tattoo with layered petals and fine detail on a shoulder, beside a pearl necklace.
Black mandala tattoo on a shoulder
Colour Japanese style tattoo of a koi fish, lotus flowers and a red maple leaf wrapping around an upper arm and shoulder.
Koi fish and lotus flowers on an upper arm
Black and blue city skyline with a large moon above it, tattooed across a man's upper arm and shoulder.
City skyline and moon on upper arm
Colourful neo-trad owl tattoo with scrollwork and teal blossoms covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Owl and blossoms on an upper arm
Black botanical tattoo of three birds perched on a twig and a flock of birds flying up towards the shoulder, placed on the upper chest and collarbone.
Birds on a branch across the collarbone
Colour tattoo of a large pink peony with green leaves on the shoulder, in a Japanese-influenced style, with a second close view of the same design beside it.
Pink peony with green leaves on a shoulder
Black line tattoo of a rose vine with buds and leaves across a woman's shoulder and upper arm, in a botanical style.
Rose vine on a shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a howling wolf with a moon behind it, on the shoulder and upper arm.
Howling wolf and moon on a shoulder
Back view of a woman with a fine line black mountain range tattoo on her upper back near the shoulder, with a pale top and bra strap visible.
Mountain range tattoo on a shoulder
Full sleeve tattoo of a grey Japanese dragon with red flames on a man's arm, shown from shoulder to wrist in two views.
Japanese dragon full sleeve with red flames
Close-up of a black script tattoo reading "i felt free" on a person's shoulder, with a black strap and a thin chain visible.
"i felt free" script on shoulder
Black and grey sailing ship and skull tattoo running down an upper arm, with a pink-washed compass rose on the shoulder.
Compass rose and sailing ship on shoulder
Realistic pink rose over black lace and dangling beads tattooed on the upper arm and shoulder.
Pink rose over black lace on upper arm
Black and grey photograph of a full tribal-style sleeve in bold swirling linework covering a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Tribal-style sleeve on upper arm and shoulder
Colour tattoo of a haunted mansion under a stormy night sky with bats and a raven on a weathervane, in a realistic painterly style on the upper arm and shoulder.
Haunted mansion scene on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull draped in a lace veil across the upper arm and shoulder.
Skull under a lace veil on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a kestrel perched on a branch among pink peonies, yellow flowers and green leaves, spanning the upper back and shoulder.
Kestrel and peonies across a shoulder and back
Colour realism tattoo of a woodland scene with a deer, fawn, leafy trees and wildflowers covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Forest deer and fawn on an upper arm
Black and grey fine line swirl tattoos with shaded feathers on a woman's shoulder and upper chest, with a silver chain visible.
Feather and swirl tattoos on shoulder and chest
Traditional colour tattoo on an upper arm showing a grey cat head with a cross on its forehead, above a woman with long dark hair smoking a cigarette, surrounded by clouds and green sparkles.
Cat-headed woman with cigarette on upper arm
Two colour tattoos: a night castle with a moon and stars on an upper arm and a castle in a glowing sky inside a leafy globe with a Hogwarts banner on a forearm, in a neo-traditional style.
Castle night scenes on upper arm and forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a roaring lion with a full mane, covering the upper arm and part of the shoulder.
Roaring lion on upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo of a pin-up woman with bangs, a blue feather fan and teal clouds across an upper arm and shoulder.
Pin-up woman with feather fan on upper arm
Full arm sleeve tattoo of a pink axolotl with dotwork and geometric patterns, yellow circles and a flower bud, across the upper arm and forearm.
Axolotl full arm sleeve
Realistic owl with pink flowers and green shading tattooed across the upper arm and shoulder.
Owl and flowers on an upper arm
Pink ribbon crossing a black-outlined heart filled with scrollwork, tattooed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Pink ribbon and scrollwork heart on a shoulder
Three-panel photo of a man's shoulder, chest and upper arm with a bold black blackwork geometric tattoo of triangles, spikes and chevrons, with a zigzag line continuing down the forearm.
Blackwork geometric shoulder and arm piece
Black and grey realism tattoo of an armoured samurai with a raised sword and skulls with smoke swirls, covering a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Samurai warrior full sleeve
Black and grey outline tattoo of scissors, a tattoo machine and ink pots across the upper arm and shoulder.
Tattoo supplies on upper arm
Black and grey ornamental half sleeve tattoo with paisley and mandala motifs, shaded with dotwork, covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Ornamental half sleeve on shoulder and upper arm
Colour Japanese style tiger tattoo with clouds and waves covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Tiger and waves on an upper arm sleeve
Black ink tattoo of two running shoe sole prints on the shoulder, one reading 13.1 miles and the other 26.2 miles.
Two running shoe prints with mileage text
Black tribal sleeve tattoo with spirals and triangular patterns covering the shoulder and upper arm of a shirtless man.
Tribal sleeve across shoulder and upper arm