Shoulder tattoo ideas

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Small fine line black ink tattoo of an ornate sofa with scrolled arms on the shoulder, with a tiny dotted line above it.
Small ornate sofa on a shoulder
Two black and grey dotwork tattoos: a crescent moon with a drawn face and hanging chains on the upper arm, and a draped chain pattern across the shoulder.
Crescent moon and dotwork chains on arm and shoulder
Two people seen from behind showing fine line script tattoos on their shoulders, one reading together forever never apart with a small heart and the other reading maybe in distance but never in with a
Matching script quotes on two shoulders
Collage of four photos showing a colourful floral tattoo with black swirling linework and gear motifs across a shoulder and upper back.
Floral swirls and gears across a shoulder and back
Green and teal peacock tattoo with dotwork shading and fine line feather detail on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Peacock tattoo on a upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of mountain peaks above the script word matthew and 17:20, placed on a shoulder blade.
Mountain peaks with script on the shoulder
Black and white photo of a fine line cursive script lettering tattoo running diagonally across a woman's shoulder and upper back.
Cursive script lettering across a shoulder
Fine line black tattoo of a cloud, a feather and stars joined by a dotted line, across a shoulder and upper chest.
Cloud, feather and stars on a shoulder
Black and grey botanical tattoo of peonies and leaves running across the shoulder and upper chest in fine linework.
Peony cluster on a shoulder
Fine line black outline of a small cloud tattoo on a person's upper shoulder, with a bra strap visible.
Small cloud outline on a shoulder
Black line drawing of a woman with curly hair and a curved crescent shape on the upper arm, with pink, red and teal watercolour wash.
Line art woman with watercolour wash on upper arm
Close view of a fine line botanical fern frond tattoo on a shoulder, shading from black at the collarbone to blue on the upper arm.
Fern frond across a shoulder
Fine line black tattoo of a swallow in flight on a woman's shoulder near the collarbone, with a dark top and dark hair visible.
Small swallow on a shoulder
Fine line constellation tattoo of small dots and thin linked lines across the upper back and shoulder blade, with curly red hair falling over the shoulder.
Constellation tattoo across a back
Black and white photo of a fine line botanical tattoo of a slender branch with small blossoms and buds on a shoulder.
Fine line blossom branch on a shoulder
Small black and grey feather tattoo on a shoulder, photographed against bright backlight in a fine line style.
Small feather tattoo on a shoulder
Small black fine line crescent moon with three five-pointed stars tattooed on a shoulder.
Crescent moon and stars on a shoulder
Fine line black script reading just keep swimming with a small anchor on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Just keep swimming script with anchor on shoulder
Fine line black tattoo of a cat curled around a heart outline on the shoulder, shown in a greyscale photo.
Cat curled around a heart on a shoulder
Fine line botanical tattoo of a dandelion seed head and orange bloom with green stems and leaves, placed on a shoulder.
Dandelion sprig on a shoulder
Black fine line script reading inhale the future exhale the past, with a flock of birds flying above it on a shoulder.
Script quote and birds on shoulder
Woman seen from behind with a long grey braid, showing a pale grey snowflake tattoo on her shoulder blade.
Snowflakes on a shoulder
Close-up of a small black fine line outline heart tattoo on a person's shoulder, with a black bra strap visible.
Small outline heart on a shoulder
Close-up of a tiny black outline heart fine line tattoo on a woman's shoulder, with dark lipstick and a grey off-shoulder top.
Small outline heart on the shoulder
Black and grey fine line outline of a rose with a bow on the upper back shoulder, photographed from behind with the wearer facing a wall of flash sheets.
Rose with bow on a shoulder
Small black outline heart tattoo on a bare shoulder in a fine line style, with a black bra strap running across the back.
Small outline heart on a shoulder
Fine line geometric tattoo of concentric black rings with red bands wrapping around the top of a shoulder.
Concentric rings on a shoulder
Two people seen from behind, each with a black handwritten script tattoo reading "awake my soul" on the shoulder.
Matching "awake my soul" script on shoulders
Black script reading Love me for who i am across the upper back, with a small bird and a shaded butterfly near the shoulder.
Quote and butterflies near the shoulder
Fine line black tattoo of an anchor with a dotted line leading to a flock of birds across the shoulder and collarbone.
Anchor with dotted line and birds on collarbone
Black ink mandala-style elephant tattoo on the upper back, near the shoulder blade, with a person's long wavy hair falling across the shoulder.
Mandala elephant on a shoulder blade
Small black fine line palm tree tattoo on the shoulder of a person seen from behind, with long wavy hair falling beside it.
Palm tree on a shoulder
A glowing UV-reactive dreamcatcher tattoo with a flower of life centre and trailing feathers, sitting across the shoulder and upper arm, in geometric and fine line style.
UV-reactive dreamcatcher on upper arm
Close-up of a small teal jellyfish tattoo with fine black tentacles on a woman's shoulder near the collarbone, in a fine line style with soft watercolour shading.
Small teal jellyfish on a shoulder
Black and grey linework tree of life inside a circle with two small red leaves, tattooed on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Tree of life on a shoulder blade
Small black fine line starburst tattoo on a shoulder, with a small flower tattoo on a finger of the hand resting near it.
Starburst tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two swallows on the shoulders, joined by draped bead chains across the upper chest.
Swallows and bead chain across chest
Black fine line outline of two roses with leaves on a woman's shoulder, with a cursive script line running across the upper chest.
Outline roses and script on a shoulder
Close-up of a fine line black handwritten script tattoo of a quote across a shoulder and upper back.
Handwritten script quote on a shoulder
Black and grey linework sleeve on an upper arm showing a sun with a face, a crescent moon, clouds, mountains, a volcano inside a circle and a river.
Sun, moon and landscape sleeve on upper arm
Two people seen from behind with matching infinity symbol tattoos on their upper shoulder blades, each with the words Mother and Daughter and a watercolour feather in green and blue.
Matching mother and daughter infinity tattoos
Fine line black outline tattoo of two cartoon hands forming a heart, on the shoulder of a person wearing a white vest top.
Hands forming a heart on a shoulder
Fine line black constellation tattoo of small dots and star shapes on a shoulder blade, with a plaid shirt and red hair visible.
Star constellation tattoo on a shoulder
Woman seen from behind with a fine line botanical vine tattoo of leaves and flowers across her back, shoulder and upper arm.
Botanical vine tattoo across a woman's back
Close view of a fine line botanical tattoo in pale, light-coloured ink across a shoulder, with leaves, stems and swirling tendrils.
Pale botanical linework across a shoulder
Fine line botanical tattoo of a small bare branch ending in a tiny bud, placed on the shoulder.
Tiny branch sprig on the shoulder
Watercolour style tattoo of a woman in profile with blue wash and pink flowers on the upper arm and shoulder.
Watercolour woman and flowers on upper arm
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo of a short phrase across a shoulder, with a white top strap visible.
Script quote tattoo on a shoulder