Tattoo Designs for the Shoulder

Now that you have decided to get a tattoo, it is important to decide the type of design. Tattoo designs for the shoulder are undoubtedly one of the most popular tattoos today. Your shoulder is a great place for a tattoo as it is a fairly large area and easier to be inked than most other areas of your body. The size and shape of the design you choose will definitely influence the general appearance of the tattoo. The tattoo can be placed exclusively on the shoulder blade or curve down onto the upper arm. The choice is yours.

Shoulder tattoos dates back thousands of years. The Pacific and African tribes used these tattoos as a means of identifying the different tribes and individuals within the tribes as well as their rank in the tribe. Here, they believed that these designs represent whatever the tattooed wants to carry through life, something with meaning to the individual, be it a relationship, a belief, or even a favorite flower.  

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One great advantage of the shoulder tattoo design is that it can easily be covered or hidden if you do not want to display your tattoo for different reasons. Tattoos in the shoulder area also do not require you to wear long sleeve shirts during hot summer time and unlike the back tattoo; they do not require you to go topless in order to show them off. You can just wear a tank top.


Shoulder tattoos are considered to be one of the least painful. The reason for this is that the skin on your back is not as sensitive as some other areas of your body, like the ankle for example. Tattoo designs for the shoulder is advantageous because it lasts longer than other tattoos, which once exposed to the sun regularly, will fade and will require frequent touch-ups. The shoulder blade tattoo will, thru its time retain its brightness and definition. Ensure your tattoo is positioned in a way that it does not attract a lot of sunlight, as the sunlight is the main reason why tattoos fade.

One other advantage of the shoulder tattoo design is that this is one of the least expensive tattoos to acquire as it is much easier to be inked on this part of the body than most other areas which is harder to access and work on and will require frequent touch-ups.

The most commonly used tattoo designs for the shoulder are Dragon and Tribal designs. It is entirely up to you which design you choose as there are many designs that look great on the shoulder. But be careful how you make your choice as some look good in the picture but once inked, the user discovers it to be not as good looking. When choosing your colors, be extra careful in choosing the color that compliments your skin.