Star tattoo ideas

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Pencil and pastel drawing of a girl with a long braid and a mint pony with rainbow mane on her shoulder, shown as a tattoo design.
Pastel unicorn pony tattoo design with girl
Black linework tattoo of a cat sitting on a crescent moon wrapped in swirling vines, with dotwork shading, on the shoulder.
Cat on a crescent moon on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of Captain America's shield with a torn skin effect on the shoulder.
Captain America shield tearing through shoulder skin
Black and grey realism tattoo of a star with a cracked skin effect, filled with words such as friendship and freedom, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Cracked star with words on upper arm
Fine line black script reading Until the very end, with three small stars and a Deathly Hallows symbol, tattooed on a shoulder.
Script quote and Deathly Hallows symbol on a shoulder
Full sleeve tattoo in pastel colour on an upper arm and forearm, showing cartoon bears, a pony, rainbow, clouds, stars and hearts.
Pastel cartoon bears and ponies full sleeve
Colour realism sleeve tattoo on the upper arm and shoulder showing a tree with glowing branches, two embracing figures in the trunk, roots and green aurora sky.
Tree of embracing figures on an upper arm sleeve
Black ink mandala inside a crescent moon and geometric star outline on the upper back shoulder, in a fine line and dotwork style.
Mandala and crescent moon on a shoulder
Colour sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm showing a cat, dolphins, hearts and a star, worn beside a pastel rainbow dress.
Colourful cat and dolphin sleeve tattoo
Colour realism full sleeve tattoo of planets, swirling galaxies and nebula clouds covering a person's shoulder, upper arm and forearm.
Galaxy and planets full arm sleeve
Close-up of a colourful geometric mandala tattoo on a person's shoulder, with a multi-strand beaded necklace visible at the neck.
Colourful mandala tattoo on shoulder
Black and grey tattoo of a blossom vine with butterflies and small sparkles across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Blossom vine and butterflies on a shoulder blade
Two people stand back to back showing matching mandala tattoos on their arms, a crescent moon on the left and a circular mandala on the right.
Matching crescent and mandala shoulder tattoos
Photo of a shoulder tattoo of two blue butterflies with grey smoky swirls and small black sparkles, shaded to look three-dimensional.
Blue butterflies with grey smoke swirls on a shoulder
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on an upper arm showing a skeletal deer, a crescent moon, a dahlia at the shoulder and fine geometric lines.
Skeletal deer and dahlia on upper arm
Two fine line tattoos in a diptych: a small black twig on the upper chest near the shoulder, and a dotted star constellation across the upper back.
Twig and star constellation fine line tattoos
Black and grey dotwork compass rose with a fine line rope leading to an anchor, tattooed on a shoulder.
Compass rose and anchor on a shoulder
Fine line tattoo of a dotted line with small star shapes running across the collarbone and shoulder, in black ink, on a light-skinned person wearing a white vest top.
Dotted line with stars on the collarbone
Two shoulders photographed from behind, one with an orange sheriff star badge and the other with blue wings, each with a line of small script beneath.
Matching sheriff star and wings shoulder tattoos
Fine line dotwork tattoo of small star marks joined by dotted lines on the upper chest, with a short dotted line near the collarbone.
Dotted star constellation on chest and shoulder
Botanical tattoo of a tree with black roots and green-olive foliage, with a trail of olive stars running up the shoulder, on a woman's upper body.
Tree with roots and star trail on shoulder
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
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
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 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
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 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
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
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on the shoulder blade showing a Dalek, a red rose with a blue crystal, and a banner reading BADWOLF.
Dalek, rose and BADWOLF banner on a shoulder
Full-colour realism tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a girl on a swing under a starry sky above a planet.
Girl on a swing above a starry planet on the arm
Small coloured tattoo of a basketball wearing a jewelled crown with a wing on one side, placed on a person's shoulder blade.
Basketball with crown and wings on shoulder
Realistic full moon with small stars and a purple and blue night sky tattooed across a shoulder and upper arm.
Full moon and night sky on a shoulder
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of lotus flowers and swirling bold lines across a man's shoulder and upper arm.
Dotwork lotus swirl on a shoulder and upper arm
Full colour realism tattoo of a swirling galaxy, glowing nebula and planet covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Cosmic nebula and planet on an upper arm
Black fine line tattoos on a person's upper back, including a botanical sprig with cones above a hanging stick, an outlined stag bust with an arrow, and a compass design.
Botanical sprig and stag bust on a upper back
Black and pink nautical stars scattered across an upper arm and shoulder, with two larger black stars shaded in the centre.
Scattered stars on upper arm
Black and white photo of a woman leaning back, with fine line constellation tattoos across her neck, shoulders and upper chest.
Constellation tattoos across neck and chest
Realism style colour tattoo of a waving American flag across the shoulder and upper arm of a person in a white vest top.
Realistic waving American flag on shoulder
Four views of a full arm sleeve tattoo on the upper arm and shoulder showing a spiral galaxy, planets, a spacecraft and a glowing orange asteroid against a vivid nebula background.
Galaxy and planets full arm sleeve
Colour realism tattoo of a blue TARDIS police box surrounded by a galaxy with orange spirals and stars, across the upper arm and shoulder.
TARDIS and galaxy on upper arm
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of Boba Fett's helmet and armour across the upper arm and shoulder.
Watercolour Boba Fett on upper arm
Black linework compass rose inside rings, with crossed arrows, on a shoulder, in a geometric style.
Compass rose with crossed arrows on a shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a torn, billowing American flag with stars and stripes across a shoulder and upper arm.
Torn American flag tattoo on shoulder
Black dotwork tattoo of a circular moon with a constellation and cloud shapes on a person's shoulder.
Moon with constellation and clouds on shoulder
Black and white photo of a shirtless man with a small star tattoo on his upper arm near the shoulder, his head hidden by dark fabric.
Star tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with fine linework on the top of a shoulder, set against a green and yellow leaf pattern.
Mandala tattoo on the shoulder
Colourful realistic galaxy tattoo with planets and drifting asteroids across a shoulder blade, shown beside an earlier outlined tribal design on the left.
Galaxy with planets and asteroids on a shoulder