Shoulder tattoo ideas

2,751 photos and flash · 32% Botanical, 27% Realism

What will it cost? Try the tattoo cost calculator
Full colour realistic floral sleeve tattoo of roses, peonies and leaves covering a woman's arm from shoulder to wrist.
Full floral sleeve of roses and peonies on an arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of dogwood blossoms, lily-style flowers and leaves spreading across a person's back, shoulder and upper arm.
Black and grey dogwood flowers on back and shoulder
Claw marks filled with leopard print spots, shaded in black and grey, across the upper chest and shoulder in a realism style.
Leopard print claw marks on upper chest
Black and grey realism tattoo of a clock face with a visible movement and a rose on the upper arm and shoulder, with a cross tattoo at the edge of the frame.
Clock face and rose on an upper arm
Realistic pink butterfly tattoo with a dark drop shadow on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Pink 3D butterfly on a shoulder
Black and grey realistic wing tattoo covering a man's upper back, shoulder and upper arm as he raises his arm.
Feathered wing tattoo across back and upper arm
Large yellow sunflower tattoo with a brown centre and teal shading on a person's upper back and shoulder, photographed from behind.
Yellow sunflower on a shoulder
Realistic red rose tattoo with green leaves and water droplets on a person's shoulder.
Red rose tattoo on a shoulder
Four views of a black and grey realistic rose sleeve covering a full arm, from shoulder to wrist.
Black and grey rose sleeve
Realistic colour tattoo of a pale pink and white rose with dark green leaves on a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Realistic white rose on a shoulder blade
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing the word NAVY, stars, a warship and a torn flag with the number 43.
Navy warship and torn flag on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a moon with a human face and a capsule lodged in one eye, on a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Moon face with capsule on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of orchids and handwritten script lettering across the upper arm and shoulder.
Black and grey orchids with script on upper arm
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a skull with a daisy on the upper arm, an eye on the forearm and a cube pattern near the wrist.
Skull and daisy full sleeve with eye and cube pattern
Full-colour botanical tattoo of purple rhododendron, red and orange poppies and blue flowers with green leaves across the upper arm and shoulder.
Colourful wildflower bouquet sleeve on upper arm
Realistic red rose tattoo with grey shaded leaves across the upper back and shoulder.
Red rose on a shoulder blade
Colour tattoo on a woman's shoulder and upper arm showing a pink hibiscus, a Roman numeral clock face with a gear, yellow plumeria and butterflies, in a realistic painted style.
Hibiscus and clock face on a shoulder
Black and grey tattoo of a shaded wing joined to a flowing script letter, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Shaded wing and script letter on a shoulder blade
Colour realism peacock feather tattoo running from the shoulder down the upper arm, with a bright blue eye near the base.
Peacock feather tattoo across shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo on the upper arm and shoulder showing a crouched figure in front of blurred stadium-style lights.
Crouched figure in a realism piece on the shoulder
A realistic purple and blue butterfly tattoo with dark outlines and shaded wings, sitting on a person's shoulder.
Purple butterfly tattoo on shoulder
Realistic butterfly tattoo in orange, yellow, teal and black ink on the shoulder, with detailed wing veining and antennae.
Realistic butterfly on skin
Black and grey realism tattoo of a large rose with lace and dangling beaded drops on the upper arm and shoulder.
Shaded rose with lace and beads on upper arm
Realistic tattoo of a horror villain in a fedora and bladed glove on an upper arm and shoulder, with red blood accents.
Horror villain with bladed glove on upper arm
Three-view photo of a full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a shaded grey dragon head at the shoulder with red blossom branches and smoke down the arm, in a Japanese style.
Dragon and cherry blossom full sleeve
Realistic colour tattoo of a red and orange maple leaf with black shading on a person's shoulder and upper back.
Red maple leaf on a shoulder
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a rose and trailing vine on a woman's upper arm and shoulder, with shaded leaves and a small dark tattoo lower on the arm.
Rose and vine tattoo on upper arm and shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo sleeve on an upper arm and forearm showing a crowned religious figure, a veiled woman holding rosary beads, and a revolver on the chest.
Black and grey religious realism sleeve with revolver
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bear's head and shoulders with flame-like shapes on an upper arm and shoulder, shown in two side-by-side views.
Realistic bear and flames on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo across the upper arm and shoulder showing a sunset over the sea, palm trees, sharks, sea turtles, clownfish, anemones and coral.
Underwater sunset sleeve with turtles and clownfish
Black and grey botanical tattoo of large flowers, leaves and branches covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Large floral tattoo on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a lion's head across a woman's upper back, framed by black mandala-style ornament and teal shading on the shoulder.
Realistic lion with mandala ornament on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo across a man's back and shoulder showing a hockey mask, a bladed glove, a doll face, chains and a knife, with quotes in the design.
Horror film characters across back and shoulder
A black and grey realism rose sleeve covering the shoulder, upper arm and forearm of a person wearing a dark top, with leaves filling the gaps between the blooms.
Black and grey rose sleeve
Colour tattoo of a galaxy with a ringed planet, smaller planets and a yellow nebula across the shoulder and upper arm.
Galaxy and ringed planet on a shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a surfer riding a curling wave above hibiscus flowers on the upper arm and shoulder.
Surfer riding a wave with hibiscus flowers
Realism tattoo of grey shaded roses and an ornate heart locket with a red ribbon across the shoulder and upper back, with the date 23.08.2013 written below.
Roses and heart locket on a shoulder
Realistic colour floral tattoo of red roses, peonies and pale chrysanthemums on a person's upper back and shoulder.
Red rose and peony bouquet on the shoulder blade
Black and grey realism tattoo of orchids and cursive script including the word Love, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Orchids and script on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of two sunflowers with leaves on a person's shoulder.
Shaded sunflowers on a shoulder
Colour tattoo sleeve with red apples, leaves and green snake scales across the chest, shoulder and arm of a shirtless man against a black background.
Apples and snake sleeve on chest and arm
Photograph of a realistic tattoo of a star torn open through skin on a man's upper arm and shoulder, revealing words such as freedom and love in black, grey and red ink.
Torn skin star with words on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a torn old map revealing a compass rose, across a person's shoulder and upper back.
Torn map and compass rose on shoulder blade
Realistic colour tattoo of a brass compass and coiled rope over a black-lined world map on an upper arm and shoulder.
Compass and rope on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a spiral staircase rising towards a glowing light with rays, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Spiral staircase with light on upper arm
Realistic pink rose with black sketched flowers and watercolour splashes across an upper arm and shoulder tattoo.
Realistic rose and sketched flowers on upper arm
Black and grey realism sleeve on an upper arm showing a winged armoured angel with a spear standing over a fallen figure.
Winged warrior angel on an upper arm sleeve
Colour realism tattoo of a blindfolded, fanged figure with long flowing hair and red blood on a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Blindfolded horror figure with blood on upper back