Shoulder tattoo ideas

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Colour realism tattoo on the upper arm and shoulder showing a woman's face beside a purple planet, a red desert horizon and a floating astronaut.
Woman's face and astronaut in a space scene
Close photograph of a black script tattoo reading Love me for who i am across the upper back, with a shaded pink butterfly on the shoulder.
Script quote and butterfly on shoulder
Small black fine line tattoo of teardrops and a tiny star on a person's upper back near the shoulder, with a pale green tank top in view.
Small teardrops and star on shoulder
Black and grey dotwork rose with leaves tattooed across a person's shoulder and upper arm.
Rose and leaves on a shoulder
Colour Japanese sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, with orange flames, a pink flower, a purple bloom and green scales.
Japanese flames and flowers on an upper arm sleeve
Black linework botanical tattoo of daisies and wildflowers with leaves and sprigs across a person's shoulder, shown in a close photo.
Wildflower bouquet tattoo on a shoulder
Black ink ornamental tattoo of a peacock with paisley scrollwork across the shoulder and upper arm.
Paisley peacock design on a shoulder
Black and grey botanical sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a daisy, peonies and a tulip bud with dotwork shading.
Peony and daisy sleeve on upper arm
Black outline tattoo of two roses with leaves on a shoulder, in a botanical fine line style.
Two roses with leaves on a shoulder
Black tribal tattoo of sweeping bands across a bare shoulder and upper back, in a blackwork style.
Tribal band tattoo on shoulder and back
Colour tattoo of a fractal spiral in yellow, red, blue and green across a man's back and shoulder, viewed from behind.
Multicolour fractal spiral across a back
Realistic colour tattoo of a purple and pink rose with green leaves on a person's shoulder.
Purple rose on a shoulder
Black branches with pink and red cherry blossoms tattooed across a woman's shoulder, upper arm and upper chest, against a dark background.
Cherry blossom branches across a shoulder
Solid black yin yang style tattoo of two cats in a circle on a shoulder, with the pale half showing bare skin.
Yin and yang cats on a shoulder
Black ink script lettering reading Perfectly Imperfect on a ribbon banner, tattooed on the upper back near the shoulder.
Perfectly Imperfect lettering on a shoulder
Shoulder tattoo of seven small solid black bird silhouettes in flight, running from the top of the shoulder towards the upper arm.
Flock of birds across a shoulder
Full colour tattoo of a woman in traditional dress holding a sword before mountains and flowers, across an upper arm and shoulder.
Warrior woman with sword on upper arm
Red and purple dotwork tribal tattoo with black accents spanning a person's shoulder blade and upper back.
Red dotwork tribal design on a shoulder and back
Colour traditional-style tattoo of two daisies, a pink ribbon and green leaves with blue swirls, on the shoulder.
Daisies and pink ribbon on a shoulder
Close view of a shoulder and upper back with a white ink botanical tattoo of roses, leaves and scrolling stems, shown as pale raised outlines on skin.
White ink roses and scrolls on shoulder
Collage of six colourful watercolour-style tattoos, including a wolf head, a splashed bird across a woman's upper back and shoulder, an elephant on an upper arm, and an orange sun on a man's arm.
Watercolour wolf, bird, elephant and sun tattoos
Colour tattoo of a full moon over a blue and purple galaxy with stars, shown as if torn through the skin on the upper arm and shoulder.
Moon and galaxy tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey butterfly tattoo with outlined and shaded wings on a shoulder, with gold chains worn at the neck.
Butterfly tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey tattoos of wings across a man's back and shoulder, with script on the shoulder blade and a detailed sleeve on the upper arm, photographed from behind.
Winged back piece and arm sleeve
Black fine line outline of two roses with a small script inscription on a woman's shoulder and collarbone area.
Outline roses and script on a shoulder
Black silhouette of a bare tree with fine branches and three flying birds tattooed across a woman's shoulder and upper arm.
Bare tree and birds on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of purple and red chrysanthemums with green leaves and grey shading across an upper arm and shoulder, with a real butterfly resting on the flowers.
Purple chrysanthemum tattoo on upper arm
Watercolour style fine line tattoo of a dandelion releasing seeds that turn into small birds, across the shoulder blade of a person.
Dandelion seeds and birds on a shoulder
Realistic colour tattoo on a woman's upper back showing pink roses, an anatomical heart, a pocket watch and blue-grey butterfly wings with gears.
Roses, heart and pocket watch on upper back
Fine line black script lettering running diagonally across a shoulder, with a black lace bra strap and a thin chain necklace visible nearby.
Fine line script word on a shoulder
Small fine line tattoo of an open book in black ink on the upper shoulder near the collarbone, with a red top and bookshelves visible behind.
Open book on a shoulder
Black smiley face with X eyes and dark star shapes on a shoulder, set against teal and pink watercolour splashes.
Smiley face shoulder tattoo with watercolour splashes
Realism-style upper arm and shoulder tattoo in black and grey, showing a torn-skin effect revealing a Celtic cross, eagle, engraved armour plates and chainmail.
Armour plate sleeve with Celtic cross and eagle
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a hummingbird in flight with splashes of paint, placed on the shoulder.
Watercolour hummingbird on a shoulder
Solid black tribal swirl tattoo with curved spikes and spirals on the upper arm and shoulder of a person in a white vest top.
Black tribal swirl tattoo on upper arm
Black blackwork-style tattoo on an upper arm showing a blue police box, with a swirling dragon-like shape and dotted spatter around it.
TARDIS within a black tribal swirl on upper arm
Colour botanical tattoo of roses, lilac and peach flowers with green leaves across the upper arm and shoulder.
Vintage-style florals on an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of ornate mandalas and clouds covering the upper arm and shoulder of a man, with the face out of frame.
Dotwork mandala sleeve on upper arm and shoulder
Black fine line tattoo on a shoulder showing South America filled with flower and star patterns inside a thin circle, with stars beside it.
South America map tattoo on shoulder
Black and grey dotwork rose tattoo with leaves on a person's shoulder and upper chest.
Dotwork rose on a shoulder
Black and grey realistic lion head tattoo with a flowing mane and a yellow eye, sitting on the shoulder.
Realistic lion head on a shoulder
Black and grey tattoo of a cat sitting on a crescent moon with four small sparkles, placed on a person's shoulder blade.
Cat on a crescent moon on a shoulder
Collage of a purple galaxy-patterned swallow tattoo with white star dots on skin, shown on a shoulder, beside a photo of a starry night sky.
Galaxy swallow tattoo on a shoulder
Two side-by-side photos of a realistic colour chrysanthemum tattoo with green leaves covering a woman's upper arm and shoulder.
Realistic chrysanthemum on an upper arm and shoulder
Colour tattoo of a purple lotus bloom with two buds and green curling vines on the upper arm and shoulder.
Purple lotus and green vine on an upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a palm tree sunset over the sea, with a starry night sky and pale moons above, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Palm tree sunset and starry sky on upper arm
Two matching black and grey shoulder tattoos of three birds on a branch, with script reading Where you go, I'll go and Where you stay, I'll stay.
Matching bird and script shoulder tattoos
Black lace and pink flower tattoo with a dangling feather and chain details across a shoulder and upper arm.
Lace, flower and feather upper arm tattoo