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The work belongs to the artist." } }, { "summary": "Large black with color accents Illustrative vasilisa holding a skull lantern tattoo on the upper arm by Lim at Malaka Tattoo, Los Angeles; ≈$2,000–$2,800; ≈5–9 h, 1–2 sessions.", "id": 951, "title": "Baba Yaga Hut on Chicken Legs Illustrative Upper Arm", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/baba-yaga-hut-on-chicken-legs-illustrative-upper-arm/", "image": "https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/baba-yaga-hut-on-chicken-legs-illustrative-upper-arm-tattoo-photo.jpg?fit=700%2C871&quality=85&ssl=1", "style": [ { "slug": "illustrative", "name": "Illustrative" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "architecture", "name": "Buildings & Architecture" }, { "slug": "cloud", "name": "Clouds & Smoke" }, { "slug": "woman", "name": "Female Figure" }, { "slug": "skull", "name": "Skull" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "upper-arm", "name": "Upper Arm" } ], "color": [ { "slug": "black-and-color", "name": "Black with Color Accents" } ], "technique": [ { "slug": "stipple", "name": "Stippling" } ], "size": { "code": "large", "label": "Large (20-30cm)" }, "healed": null, "artist": { "id": 146, "name": "Lim", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-artist/lim/" }, "studio": { "id": 3, "name": "Malaka Tattoo", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/malaka/", "city": "Los Angeles", "country": "United States" }, "published": "2026-09-08", "description": "An illustrative tattoo of a vasilisa holding a skull lantern with hut on chicken legs, plus smaller details: night clouds, witch in mortar, placed on the upper arm. Done in black with colour accents. Depicts Baba Yaga (Slavic folklore, Mythology). By Lim at Malaka Tattoo.", "description_more": "The vasilisa at the centre in pale, softly shaded black and grey; the hut on chicken legs at the bottom in dark black and grey. The composition is tall, vertical, with fine lines and a partial background; about half of the skin inside the outline is inked.", "coverup": null, "entities": [ { "name": "Baba Yaga", "kind": "figure", "work": "Slavic folklore", "medium": "Mythology", "estimated_visual_share": null } ], "composition": { "focus": "subject", "style": [ { "slug": "illustrative", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "sure" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "woman", "estimated_visual_share": 30, "confidence": "sure" }, { "slug": "architecture", "estimated_visual_share": 25, "confidence": "likely" }, { "slug": "skull", "estimated_visual_share": 15, "confidence": "sure" }, { "slug": "cloud", "estimated_visual_share": 15, "confidence": "likely" } ], "unlisted_subjects": [ { "label": "witch", "estimated_visual_share": 10 } ], "form_only_estimated_visual_share": 5, "placement": [ { "slug": "upper-arm", "estimated_visual_share": 100 } ], "colour_estimated_visual_share": 15, "elements": [ { "what": "Vasilisa", "estimated_visual_share": 30, "tier": "major", "confidence": "sure", "colour": "grey", "tone": "light", "contrast": "soft", "position": "center" }, { "what": "Hut on Chicken Legs", "estimated_visual_share": 25, "tier": "major", "confidence": "likely", "colour": "grey", "tone": "dark", "position": "bottom" }, { "what": "Skull Lantern", "estimated_visual_share": 15, "tier": "supporting", "confidence": "sure" }, { "what": "Night Clouds", "estimated_visual_share": 15, "tier": "supporting", "confidence": "likely" }, { "what": "Witch in Mortar", "estimated_visual_share": 10, "tier": "supporting", "confidence": "likely" }, { "what": "Red Smoke", "estimated_visual_share": 5, "tier": "accent", "confidence": "likely" } ], "scene": [ { "subject": "Vasilisa", "does": "holds", "words": "holding", "kind": "relation", "group": "relation", "object": "Skull Lantern", "confidence": "likely" } ], "scene_note": "What the elements do and how they relate, read from the photo (Vision Scan v4.2). Position left/right is as seen in the photo.", "source": "ai_scan", "composition_version": "v3", "estimated": false, "basis": "TatSeek estimate of visual share, 5-point steps; not a measurement. Source: AI scan of the photo." }, "main_subject": { "slug": "woman", "estimated_visual_share": 30, "confidence": "sure", "tier": "major", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "main_style": { "slug": "illustrative", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "sure", "tier": "lead", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "size_cm": 20, "size_range_cm": [ 15, 32.39999999999999857891452847979962825775146484375 ], "size_confidence": "m", "size_basis": "Estimated from the photo: longest side ≈ 2.1 × visible upper arm width (adult average). Not measured by the studio.", "mood": { "dark": 0.59999999999999997779553950749686919152736663818359375, "spiritual": 0.40000000000000002220446049250313080847263336181640625 }, "ink_palette": { "black": 55, "grey": 25, "red": 15, "white": 5 }, "ink_palette_note": "Ink colours and their approximate share of the inked area, read from the photo (only colours TatSeek is fairly sure of). Steps of 5.", "detail": { "score": 85, "level": "Very detailed", "note": "Labour per square centimetre, 0–100, independent of size: line → fill → shading → realistic texture, density, colour transitions, precision. Size is a separate field." }, "defined_by": { "subject": 65, "style": 20, "mood": 10, "color": 5 }, "defined_by_note": "What makes this piece recognisable, in shares that sum to 100: subject, style, colour, text, mood. Computed from the elements, palette, lettering and mood — not a separate judgement.", "form": { "shape": "vertical", "background": "partial", "ink_coverage": 55 }, "form_note": "Shape of the whole piece, mirror symmetry, background, and ink coverage = share of skin inside the outline that is inked (0–100). Read from the photo.", "line_weight": "fine", "photo_quality": { "score": 3, "whole_tattoo_visible": true, "note": "1 blurry or cropped, 2 fine, 3 portfolio quality." }, "scan": { "version": "v4.2", "label": "TatSeek Vision Scan v4", "note": "Elements with shares and look, scene (actions and relations), mood, size measured against the body, lettering, ink palette, detail, shape and ink coverage." }, "time_estimate": { "hours_min": 5, "hours_max": 9, "sessions": 2, "basis": "measured size", "label": "≈5–9 h, 1–2 sessions", "note": "Estimated from the measured size and detail of this tattoo, not from the studio. The artist quotes the real time." }, "placement_notes": { "placement": "upper-arm", "pain": 2, "pain_scale": 5, "pain_label": "Mild", "healing": "easy", "visibility": "easy to cover", "why": "mostly muscle, easy to keep still", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-pain-map/#upperarm" }, "price_estimate": { "min": 2000, "max": 2800, "currency": "USD", "text": "≈$2,000–$2,800", "tier": { "size": "large", "label": "Large (20-30cm)", "text": "$1200–$2800", "prices_of": "studio", "source": "tatseek_estimate" }, "narrowed_by": "complexity", "note": "TatSeek estimate for this piece, inside the studio’s price for this size. A planning range, not a quote — the artist sets the final price." }, "photo_source": { "site": "malaka.tattoo", "url": "https://malaka.tattoo/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_2202.jpg", "note": "Published by the studio or artist; TatSeek shows it with credit and a link back. The work belongs to the artist." } }, { "summary": "Medium black & grey Illustrative radiant rays surrounding a chalice tattoo on the forearm by Lim at Malaka Tattoo, Los Angeles; ≈$750–$1,000; ≈4–7 h, 1–2 sessions.", "id": 948, "title": "Chalice and IHS Monogram Illustrative Forearm", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/chalice-and-ihs-monogram-illustrative-forearm/", "image": "https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/chalice-and-ihs-monogram-illustrative-forearm-tattoo-photo.jpg?fit=700%2C770&quality=85&ssl=1", "style": [ { "slug": "illustrative", "name": "Illustrative" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "name-date", "name": "Name or Date" }, { "slug": "script", "name": "Non-Latin Script" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "forearm", "name": "Forearm" } ], "color": [ { "slug": "black-and-grey", "name": "Black & Grey" } ], "technique": [ { "slug": "engraving", "name": "Engraving / Etching" } ], "size": { "code": "medium", "label": "Medium (10-20cm)" }, "healed": null, "artist": { "id": 146, "name": "Lim", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-artist/lim/" }, "studio": { "id": 3, "name": "Malaka Tattoo", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/malaka/", "city": "Los Angeles", "country": "United States" }, "published": "2026-09-08", "description": "An illustrative tattoo of radiant rays surrounding a chalice, plus smaller details: ihs monogram, roman date, placed on the forearm. Done in black and grey. By Lim at Malaka Tattoo.", "description_more": "The chalice at the centre in dark, high-contrast black and grey. The composition is tall, vertical and symmetrical, with fine lines and a partial background; about half of the skin inside the outline is inked.", "coverup": null, "entities": [], "composition": { "focus": "subject", "style": [ { "slug": "illustrative", "estimated_visual_share": 75, "confidence": "sure" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "script", "estimated_visual_share": 15, "confidence": "likely" }, { "slug": "name-date", "estimated_visual_share": 10, "confidence": "likely" } ], "unlisted_subjects": [ { "label": "chalice", "estimated_visual_share": 50 } ], "form_only_estimated_visual_share": 25, "placement": [ { "slug": "forearm", "estimated_visual_share": 100 } ], "colour_estimated_visual_share": 0, "elements": [ { "what": "Chalice", "estimated_visual_share": 50, "tier": "lead", "confidence": "sure", "colour": "grey", "tone": "dark", "contrast": "high", "position": "center" }, { "what": "Radiant Rays", "estimated_visual_share": 25, "tier": "major", "confidence": "sure", "colour": "grey", "position": "fills the piece" }, { "what": "IHS Monogram", "estimated_visual_share": 15, "tier": "supporting", "confidence": "likely" }, { "what": "Roman Date", "estimated_visual_share": 10, "tier": "supporting", "confidence": "likely" } ], "scene": [ { "subject": "Radiant Rays", "does": "surrounds", "words": "surrounded by", "kind": "relation", "group": "relation", "object": "Chalice", "confidence": "likely" } ], "scene_note": "What the elements do and how they relate, read from the photo (Vision Scan v4.2). Position left/right is as seen in the photo.", "source": "ai_scan", "composition_version": "v3", "estimated": false, "basis": "TatSeek estimate of visual share, 5-point steps; not a measurement. Source: AI scan of the photo." }, "main_subject": { "slug": "script", "estimated_visual_share": 15, "confidence": "likely", "tier": "supporting", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "main_style": { "slug": "illustrative", "estimated_visual_share": 75, "confidence": "sure", "tier": "lead", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "size_cm": 17.89999999999999857891452847979962825775146484375, "size_range_cm": [ 13.5, 29.199999999999999289457264239899814128875732421875 ], "size_confidence": "m", "size_basis": "Estimated from the photo: longest side ≈ 2.3 × visible forearm width (adult average). Not measured by the studio.", "mood": { "spiritual": 0.8000000000000000444089209850062616169452667236328125 }, "ink_palette": { "black": 85, "grey": 15 }, "ink_palette_note": "Ink colours and their approximate share of the inked area, read from the photo (only colours TatSeek is fairly sure of). Steps of 5.", "detail": { "score": 80, "level": "Very detailed", "note": "Labour per square centimetre, 0–100, independent of size: line → fill → shading → realistic texture, density, colour transitions, precision. Size is a separate field." }, "defined_by": { "subject": 35, "style": 30, "text": 20, "mood": 15 }, "defined_by_note": "What makes this piece recognisable, in shares that sum to 100: subject, style, colour, text, mood. Computed from the elements, palette, lettering and mood — not a separate judgement.", "form": { "shape": "vertical", "symmetric": true, "background": "partial", "ink_coverage": 45 }, "form_note": "Shape of the whole piece, mirror symmetry, background, and ink coverage = share of skin inside the outline that is inked (0–100). Read from the photo.", "line_weight": "fine", "photo_quality": { "score": 3, "whole_tattoo_visible": true, "note": "1 blurry or cropped, 2 fine, 3 portfolio quality." }, "scan": { "version": "v4.2", "label": "TatSeek Vision Scan v4", "note": "Elements with shares and look, scene (actions and relations), mood, size measured against the body, lettering, ink palette, detail, shape and ink coverage." }, "time_estimate": { "hours_min": 4, "hours_max": 7, "sessions": 2, "basis": "measured size", "label": "≈4–7 h, 1–2 sessions", "note": "Estimated from the measured size and detail of this tattoo, not from the studio. The artist quotes the real time." }, "placement_notes": { "placement": "forearm", "pain": 2, "pain_scale": 5, "pain_label": "Mild", "healing": "easy", "visibility": "often visible (short sleeves)", "why": "moderate cushioning and a flat surface", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-pain-map/#forearm" }, "price_estimate": { "min": 750, "max": 1000, "currency": "USD", "text": "≈$750–$1,000", "tier": { "size": "medium", "label": "Medium (10-20cm)", "text": "$500–$1000", "prices_of": "studio", "source": "tatseek_estimate" }, "narrowed_by": "complexity", "note": "TatSeek estimate for this piece, inside the studio’s price for this size. A planning range, not a quote — the artist sets the final price." }, "photo_source": { "site": "malaka.tattoo", "url": "https://malaka.tattoo/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_2201.jpg", "note": "Published by the studio or artist; TatSeek shows it with credit and a link back. The work belongs to the artist." } }, { "summary": "Medium black & grey Illustrative ufo abduction tattoo on the forearm by Lim at Malaka Tattoo, Los Angeles; ≈$750–$1,000; ≈2.5–5 h, 1 session.", "id": 945, "title": "UFO Abduction Camp Scene Illustrative Forearm", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/ufo-abduction-camp-scene-illustrative-forearm/", "image": "https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/ufo-abduction-camp-scene-illustrative-forearm-tattoo-photo.jpg?fit=700%2C875&quality=85&ssl=1", "style": [ { "slug": "illustrative", "name": "Illustrative" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "man", "name": "Male Figure" }, { "slug": "tree", "name": "Tree" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "forearm", "name": "Forearm" } ], "color": [ { "slug": "black-and-grey", "name": "Black & Grey" } ], "technique": [ { "slug": "engraving", "name": "Engraving / Etching" } ], "size": { "code": "medium", "label": "Medium (10-20cm)" }, "healed": null, "artist": { "id": 146, "name": "Lim", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-artist/lim/" }, "studio": { "id": 3, "name": "Malaka Tattoo", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/malaka/", "city": "Los Angeles", "country": "United States" }, "published": "2026-09-08", "description": "An illustrative tattoo of ufo abduction with pine forest, plus smaller details: camp tent, three abducted campers, placed on the forearm. Done in black and grey. By Lim at Malaka Tattoo.", "description_more": "The ufo abduction at the top in dark, high-contrast solid black; the pine forest at the bottom in dark solid black. The composition is oval, with medium outlines and a partial background; about half of the skin inside the outline is inked. The lettering reads “HARD CHILL” (a word), in sans lettering.", "coverup": null, "entities": [], "composition": { "focus": "subject", "style": [ { "slug": "illustrative", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "sure" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "tree", "estimated_visual_share": 30, "confidence": "sure" }, { "slug": "man", "estimated_visual_share": 10, "confidence": "likely" } ], "unlisted_subjects": [ { "label": "ufo", "estimated_visual_share": 30 }, { "label": "tent", "estimated_visual_share": 15 } ], "form_only_estimated_visual_share": 15, "placement": [ { "slug": "forearm", "estimated_visual_share": 100 } ], "colour_estimated_visual_share": 0, "elements": [ { "what": "UFO Abduction", "estimated_visual_share": 30, "tier": "major", "confidence": "sure", "colour": "black", "tone": "dark", "contrast": "high", "position": "top" }, { "what": "Pine Forest", "estimated_visual_share": 30, "tier": "major", "confidence": "sure", "colour": "black", "tone": "dark", "position": "bottom" }, { "what": "Camp Tent", "estimated_visual_share": 15, "tier": "supporting", "confidence": "likely" }, { "what": "Hatched Sky", "estimated_visual_share": 15, "tier": "supporting", "confidence": "likely" }, { "what": "Abducted Campers", "estimated_visual_share": 10, "tier": "supporting", "confidence": "likely", "count": 3 } ], "source": "ai_scan", "composition_version": "v3", "estimated": false, "basis": "TatSeek estimate of visual share, 5-point steps; not a measurement. Source: AI scan of the photo." }, "main_subject": { "slug": "tree", "estimated_visual_share": 30, "confidence": "sure", "tier": "major", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "main_style": { "slug": "illustrative", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "sure", "tier": "lead", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "mood": { "funny": 0.59999999999999997779553950749686919152736663818359375, "dark": 0.299999999999999988897769753748434595763683319091796875 }, "lettering": "HARD CHILL", "lettering_note": "Text in the tattoo as read from the photo (confident reading). The tattoo itself may spell it differently.", "ink_palette": { "black": 100 }, "ink_palette_note": "Ink colours and their approximate share of the inked area, read from the photo (only colours TatSeek is fairly sure of). Steps of 5.", "detail": { "score": 70, "level": "Detailed", "note": "Labour per square centimetre, 0–100, independent of size: line → fill → shading → realistic texture, density, colour transitions, precision. Size is a separate field." }, "defined_by": { "subject": 60, "style": 30, "mood": 10 }, "defined_by_note": "What makes this piece recognisable, in shares that sum to 100: subject, style, colour, text, mood. Computed from the elements, palette, lettering and mood — not a separate judgement.", "form": { "shape": "oval", "background": "partial", "ink_coverage": 65 }, "form_note": "Shape of the whole piece, mirror symmetry, background, and ink coverage = share of skin inside the outline that is inked (0–100). Read from the photo.", "line_weight": "medium", "lettering_style": { "font": "sans", "kind": "word", "lang": "en" }, "photo_quality": { "score": 3, "whole_tattoo_visible": true, "note": "1 blurry or cropped, 2 fine, 3 portfolio quality." }, "scan": { "version": "v4.2", "label": "TatSeek Vision Scan v4", "note": "Elements with shares and look, scene (actions and relations), mood, size measured against the body, lettering, ink palette, detail, shape and ink coverage." }, "time_estimate": { "hours_min": 2.5, "hours_max": 5, "sessions": 1, "basis": "size range", "label": "≈2.5–5 h, 1 session", "note": "Estimated from the size range and detail of this tattoo, not from the studio. The artist quotes the real time." }, "placement_notes": { "placement": "forearm", "pain": 2, "pain_scale": 5, "pain_label": "Mild", "healing": "easy", "visibility": "often visible (short sleeves)", "why": "moderate cushioning and a flat surface", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-pain-map/#forearm" }, "price_estimate": { "min": 750, "max": 1000, "currency": "USD", "text": "≈$750–$1,000", "tier": { "size": "medium", "label": "Medium (10-20cm)", "text": "$500–$1000", "prices_of": "studio", "source": "tatseek_estimate" }, "narrowed_by": "complexity", "note": "TatSeek estimate for this piece, inside the studio’s price for this size. A planning range, not a quote — the artist sets the final price." }, "photo_source": { "site": "malaka.tattoo", "url": "https://malaka.tattoo/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_2199.jpg", "note": "Published by the studio or artist; TatSeek shows it with credit and a link back. The work belongs to the artist." } }, { "summary": "Medium black & grey Realism bomber jacket with patches tattoo on the upper arm by Lim at Malaka Tattoo, Los Angeles; ≈$650–$900; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.", "id": 942, "title": "Jacket and Camera Realism Upper Arm", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/jacket-and-camera-realism-upper-arm/", "image": "https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/jacket-and-camera-realism-upper-arm-tattoo-photo.jpg?fit=700%2C875&quality=85&ssl=1", "style": [ { "slug": "realism", "name": "Realism" } ], "subject": [], "placement": [ { "slug": "upper-arm", "name": "Upper Arm" } ], "color": [ { "slug": "black-and-grey", "name": "Black & Grey" } ], "technique": [ { "slug": "micro-realism", "name": "Micro-Realism" } ], "size": { "code": "medium", "label": "Medium (10-20cm)" }, "healed": null, "artist": { "id": 146, "name": "Lim", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-artist/lim/" }, "studio": { "id": 3, "name": "Malaka Tattoo", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/malaka/", "city": "Los Angeles", "country": "United States" }, "published": "2026-09-08", "description": "A realism tattoo of bomber jacket with patches with vintage camera, placed on the upper arm. Done in black and grey. By Lim at Malaka Tattoo.", "coverup": null, "entities": [], "composition": { "focus": "subject", "style": [ { "slug": "realism", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "sure" } ], "subject": [], "unlisted_subjects": [ { "label": "jacket", "estimated_visual_share": 65 }, { "label": "camera", "estimated_visual_share": 35 } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "upper-arm", "estimated_visual_share": 100 } ], "colour_estimated_visual_share": 0, "elements": [ { "what": "Bomber jacket with patches", "estimated_visual_share": 65, "tier": "lead", "confidence": "sure" }, { "what": "Vintage camera", "estimated_visual_share": 35, "tier": "major", "confidence": "sure" } ], "source": "ai_scan", "composition_version": "v3", "estimated": false, "basis": "TatSeek estimate of visual share, 5-point steps; not a measurement. Source: AI scan of the photo." }, "main_style": { "slug": "realism", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "sure", "tier": "lead", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "defined_by": { "subject": 80, "style": 20 }, "defined_by_note": "What makes this piece recognisable, in shares that sum to 100: subject, style, colour, text, mood. Computed from the elements, palette, lettering and mood — not a separate judgement.", "scan": { "version": "v3", "label": "TatSeek scan v3", "note": "Elements with shares; no mood or measured size yet." }, "time_estimate": { "hours_min": 2.5, "hours_max": 4, "sessions": 1, "basis": "size range", "label": "≈2.5–4 h, 1 session", "note": "Estimated from the size range and detail of this tattoo, not from the studio. The artist quotes the real time." }, "placement_notes": { "placement": "upper-arm", "pain": 2, "pain_scale": 5, "pain_label": "Mild", "healing": "easy", "visibility": "easy to cover", "why": "mostly muscle, easy to keep still", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-pain-map/#upperarm" }, "price_estimate": { "min": 650, "max": 900, "currency": "USD", "text": "≈$650–$900", "tier": { "size": "medium", "label": "Medium (10-20cm)", "text": "$500–$1000", "prices_of": "studio", "source": "tatseek_estimate" }, "narrowed_by": "complexity", "note": "TatSeek estimate for this piece, inside the studio’s price for this size. A planning range, not a quote — the artist sets the final price." }, "photo_source": { "site": "malaka.tattoo", "url": "https://malaka.tattoo/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_2196.jpg", "note": "Published by the studio or artist; TatSeek shows it with credit and a link back. The work belongs to the artist." } }, { "summary": "Medium black & grey Blackwork black spy holding a lit bomb tattoo on the calf by Lim at Malaka Tattoo, Los Angeles; ≈$500–$750; ≈1.5–3 h, 1 session.", "id": 939, "title": "Spy vs Spy Blackwork Calf", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/spy-vs-spy-blackwork-calf/", "image": "https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/spy-vs-spy-blackwork-calf-tattoo-photo.jpg?fit=700%2C700&quality=85&ssl=1", "style": [ { "slug": "blackwork", "name": "Blackwork" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "comics", "name": "Comics & Anime Characters" }, { "slug": "weapon", "name": "Other Weapons" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "calf", "name": "Calf" } ], "color": [ { "slug": "black-and-grey", "name": "Black & Grey" } ], "technique": [], "size": { "code": "medium", "label": "Medium (10-20cm)" }, "healed": null, "artist": { "id": 146, "name": "Lim", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-artist/lim/" }, "studio": { "id": 3, "name": "Malaka Tattoo", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/malaka/", "city": "Los Angeles", "country": "United States" }, "published": "2026-09-08", "description": "A blackwork tattoo of a black spy holding a lit bomb, placed on the calf. Done in black and grey. Depicts Black Spy (Spy vs. Spy, Comics). By Lim at Malaka Tattoo.", "description_more": "The black spy at the centre in dark, high-contrast solid black; the lit bomb on the right in high-contrast solid black. The composition is tall, vertical, with bold outlines; about half of the skin inside the outline is inked.", "coverup": null, "entities": [ { "name": "Black Spy", "kind": "character", "work": "Spy vs. Spy", "medium": "Comics", "estimated_visual_share": null } ], "composition": { "focus": "subject", "style": [ { "slug": "blackwork", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "sure" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "comics", "estimated_visual_share": 70, "confidence": "sure" }, { "slug": "weapon", "estimated_visual_share": 30, "confidence": "likely" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "calf", "estimated_visual_share": 100 } ], "colour_estimated_visual_share": 0, "elements": [ { "what": "Black Spy", "estimated_visual_share": 70, "tier": "lead", "confidence": "sure", "colour": "black", "tone": "dark", "contrast": "high", "position": "center" }, { "what": "Lit Bomb", "estimated_visual_share": 30, "tier": "major", "confidence": "likely", "colour": "black", "contrast": "high", "position": "right" } ], "scene": [ { "subject": "Black Spy", "does": "holds", "words": "holding", "kind": "relation", "group": "relation", "object": "Lit Bomb", "confidence": "sure" } ], "scene_note": "What the elements do and how they relate, read from the photo (Vision Scan v4.2). Position left/right is as seen in the photo.", "source": "ai_scan", "composition_version": "v3", "estimated": false, "basis": "TatSeek estimate of visual share, 5-point steps; not a measurement. Source: AI scan of the photo." }, "main_subject": { "slug": "comics", "estimated_visual_share": 70, "confidence": "sure", "tier": "lead", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "main_style": { "slug": "blackwork", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "sure", "tier": "lead", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "size_cm": 13, "size_range_cm": [ 9.699999999999999289457264239899814128875732421875, 21.10000000000000142108547152020037174224853515625 ], "size_confidence": "m", "size_basis": "Estimated from the photo: longest side ≈ 1.1 × visible calf width (adult average). Not measured by the studio.", "mood": { "funny": 0.6999999999999999555910790149937383830547332763671875 }, "ink_palette": { "black": 100 }, "ink_palette_note": "Ink colours and their approximate share of the inked area, read from the photo (only colours TatSeek is fairly sure of). Steps of 5.", "detail": { "score": 30, "level": "Moderate", "note": "Labour per square centimetre, 0–100, independent of size: line → fill → shading → realistic texture, density, colour transitions, precision. Size is a separate field." }, "defined_by": { "subject": 65, "style": 25, "mood": 10 }, "defined_by_note": "What makes this piece recognisable, in shares that sum to 100: subject, style, colour, text, mood. Computed from the elements, palette, lettering and mood — not a separate judgement.", "form": { "shape": "vertical", "ink_coverage": 60 }, "form_note": "Shape of the whole piece, mirror symmetry, background, and ink coverage = share of skin inside the outline that is inked (0–100). Read from the photo.", "line_weight": "bold", "photo_quality": { "score": 3, "whole_tattoo_visible": true, "note": "1 blurry or cropped, 2 fine, 3 portfolio quality." }, "scan": { "version": "v4.2", "label": "TatSeek Vision Scan v4", "note": "Elements with shares and look, scene (actions and relations), mood, size measured against the body, lettering, ink palette, detail, shape and ink coverage." }, "time_estimate": { "hours_min": 1.5, "hours_max": 3, "sessions": 1, "basis": "measured size", "label": "≈1.5–3 h, 1 session", "note": "Estimated from the measured size and detail of this tattoo, not from the studio. The artist quotes the real time." }, "placement_notes": { "placement": "calf", "pain": 2, "pain_scale": 5, "pain_label": "Mild", "healing": "easy", "visibility": "visible in shorts", "why": "good muscle padding, sharper near the shin and ankle", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-pain-map/" }, "price_estimate": { "min": 500, "max": 750, "currency": "USD", "text": "≈$500–$750", "tier": { "size": "medium", "label": "Medium (10-20cm)", "text": "$500–$1000", "prices_of": "studio", "source": "tatseek_estimate" }, "narrowed_by": "complexity", "note": "TatSeek estimate for this piece, inside the studio’s price for this size. A planning range, not a quote — the artist sets the final price." }, "photo_source": { "site": "malaka.tattoo", "url": "https://malaka.tattoo/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_2194.jpg", "note": "Published by the studio or artist; TatSeek shows it with credit and a link back. The work belongs to the artist." } }, { "summary": "Small black & grey Fine Line framed vintage illustration scene tattoo on the forearm by Lim at Malaka Tattoo, Los Angeles; ≈$200–$300; ≈1–1.5 h, 1 session.", "id": 936, "title": "Vintage Illustration Book Forearm", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/vintage-illustration-book-forearm/", "image": "https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG_2193.jpg?fit=700%2C875&quality=85&ssl=1", "style": [ { "slug": "fine-line", "name": "Fine Line" } ], "subject": [], "placement": [ { "slug": "forearm", "name": "Forearm" } ], "color": [ { "slug": "black-and-grey", "name": "Black & Grey" } ], "technique": [ { "slug": "linework", "name": "Linework" } ], "size": { "code": "small", "label": "Small (up to 10cm)" }, "healed": null, "artist": { "id": 146, "name": "Lim", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-artist/lim/" }, "studio": { "id": 3, "name": "Malaka Tattoo", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/malaka/", "city": "Los Angeles", "country": "United States" }, "published": "2026-09-08", "description": "A fine line tattoo of framed vintage illustration scene, placed on the forearm. Done in black and grey. By Lim at Malaka Tattoo.", "coverup": null, "entities": [], "composition": { "focus": "subject", "style": [ { "slug": "fine-line", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "unsure" } ], "subject": [], "form_only_estimated_visual_share": 100, "placement": [ { "slug": "forearm", "estimated_visual_share": 100 } ], "colour_estimated_visual_share": 0, "elements": [ { "what": "Framed vintage illustration scene", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "tier": "lead", "confidence": "unsure" } ], "source": "ai_scan", "composition_version": "v3", "estimated": false, "basis": "TatSeek estimate of visual share, 5-point steps; not a measurement. Source: AI scan of the photo." }, "main_style": { "slug": "fine-line", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "unsure", "tier": "lead", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "defined_by": { "style": 100 }, "defined_by_note": "What makes this piece recognisable, in shares that sum to 100: subject, style, colour, text, mood. Computed from the elements, palette, lettering and mood — not a separate judgement.", "scan": { "version": "v3", "label": "TatSeek scan v3", "note": "Elements with shares; no mood or measured size yet." }, "time_estimate": { "hours_min": 1, "hours_max": 1.5, "sessions": 1, "basis": "size range", "label": "≈1–1.5 h, 1 session", "note": "Estimated from the size range and detail of this tattoo, not from the studio. The artist quotes the real time." }, "placement_notes": { "placement": "forearm", "pain": 2, "pain_scale": 5, "pain_label": "Mild", "healing": "easy", "visibility": "often visible (short sleeves)", "why": "moderate cushioning and a flat surface", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-pain-map/#forearm" }, "price_estimate": { "min": 200, "max": 300, "currency": "USD", "text": "≈$200–$300", "tier": { "size": "small", "label": "Small (up to 10cm)", "text": "$200–$400", "prices_of": "studio", "source": "tatseek_estimate" }, "narrowed_by": "complexity", "note": "TatSeek estimate for this piece, inside the studio’s price for this size. A planning range, not a quote — the artist sets the final price." }, "photo_source": { "site": "malaka.tattoo", "url": "https://malaka.tattoo/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_2193.jpg", "note": "Published by the studio or artist; TatSeek shows it with credit and a link back. The work belongs to the artist." } }, { "summary": "Small black & grey Realism vintage camera tattoo on the forearm by Lim at Malaka Tattoo, Los Angeles; ≈$200–$300; ≈1–1.5 h, 1 session.", "id": 933, "title": "Vintage Camera Realism Forearm", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/vintage-camera-realism-forearm/", "image": "https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/vintage-camera-realism-forearm-tattoo-photo.jpeg?fit=700%2C875&quality=85&ssl=1", "style": [ { "slug": "realism", "name": "Realism" } ], "subject": [], "placement": [ { "slug": "forearm", "name": "Forearm" } ], "color": [ { "slug": "black-and-grey", "name": "Black & Grey" } ], "technique": [ { "slug": "micro-realism", "name": "Micro-Realism" } ], "size": { "code": "small", "label": "Small (up to 10cm)" }, "healed": null, "artist": { "id": 146, "name": "Lim", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-artist/lim/" }, "studio": { "id": 3, "name": "Malaka Tattoo", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/malaka/", "city": "Los Angeles", "country": "United States" }, "published": "2026-09-08", "description": "A realism tattoo of vintage camera, placed on the forearm. Done in black and grey. By Lim at Malaka Tattoo.", "coverup": null, "entities": [], "composition": { "focus": "subject", "style": [ { "slug": "realism", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "sure" } ], "subject": [], "unlisted_subjects": [ { "label": "camera", "estimated_visual_share": 100 } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "forearm", "estimated_visual_share": 100 } ], "colour_estimated_visual_share": 0, "elements": [ { "what": "Vintage camera", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "tier": "lead", "confidence": "sure" } ], "source": "ai_scan", "composition_version": "v3", "estimated": false, "basis": "TatSeek estimate of visual share, 5-point steps; not a measurement. Source: AI scan of the photo." }, "main_style": { "slug": "realism", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "sure", "tier": "lead", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "defined_by": { "subject": 80, "style": 20 }, "defined_by_note": "What makes this piece recognisable, in shares that sum to 100: subject, style, colour, text, mood. Computed from the elements, palette, lettering and mood — not a separate judgement.", "scan": { "version": "v3", "label": "TatSeek scan v3", "note": "Elements with shares; no mood or measured size yet." }, "time_estimate": { "hours_min": 1, "hours_max": 1.5, "sessions": 1, "basis": "size range", "label": "≈1–1.5 h, 1 session", "note": "Estimated from the size range and detail of this tattoo, not from the studio. The artist quotes the real time." }, "placement_notes": { "placement": "forearm", "pain": 2, "pain_scale": 5, "pain_label": "Mild", "healing": "easy", "visibility": "often visible (short sleeves)", "why": "moderate cushioning and a flat surface", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-pain-map/#forearm" }, "price_estimate": { "min": 200, "max": 300, "currency": "USD", "text": "≈$200–$300", "tier": { "size": "small", "label": "Small (up to 10cm)", "text": "$200–$400", "prices_of": "studio", "source": "tatseek_estimate" }, "narrowed_by": "complexity", "note": "TatSeek estimate for this piece, inside the studio’s price for this size. A planning range, not a quote — the artist sets the final price." }, "photo_source": { "site": "malaka.tattoo", "url": "https://malaka.tattoo/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_0452.jpeg", "note": "Published by the studio or artist; TatSeek shows it with credit and a link back. The work belongs to the artist." } }, { "summary": "Small black & grey Illustrative flame-headed woman merging into flames tattoo on the upper arm by Lim at Malaka Tattoo, Los Angeles; ≈$250–$350; ≈1–2 h, 1 session.", "id": 930, "title": "Family Birthday Scene Illustrative Upper Arm", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/family-birthday-scene-illustrative-upper-arm/", "image": "https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/family-birthday-scene-illustrative-upper-arm-tattoo-photo.jpeg?fit=700%2C789&quality=85&ssl=1", "style": [ { "slug": "illustrative", "name": "Illustrative" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "woman", "name": "Female Figure" }, { "slug": "fire", "name": "Fire & Flames" }, { "slug": "man", "name": "Male Figure" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "upper-arm", "name": "Upper Arm" } ], "color": [ { "slug": "black-and-grey", "name": "Black & Grey" } ], "technique": [], "size": { "code": "small", "label": "Small (up to 10cm)" }, "healed": null, "artist": { "id": 146, "name": "Lim", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-artist/lim/" }, "studio": { "id": 3, "name": "Malaka Tattoo", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/malaka/", "city": "Los Angeles", "country": "United States" }, "published": "2026-09-08", "description": "An illustrative tattoo of a flame-headed woman merging into flames with two childrens, plus smaller details: father, placed on the upper arm. Done in black and grey. By Lim at Malaka Tattoo.", "description_more": "The flame-headed woman on the left in pale solid black; the two childrens on the right in solid black. The composition is long, horizontal, with medium outlines; mostly open skin with linework.", "coverup": null, "entities": [], "composition": { "focus": "subject", "style": [ { "slug": "illustrative", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "sure" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "woman", "estimated_visual_share": 30, "confidence": "sure" }, { "slug": "fire", "estimated_visual_share": 15, "confidence": "sure" }, { "slug": "man", "estimated_visual_share": 15, "confidence": "sure" } ], "unlisted_subjects": [ { "label": "child", "estimated_visual_share": 25 } ], "form_only_estimated_visual_share": 15, "placement": [ { "slug": "upper-arm", "estimated_visual_share": 100 } ], "colour_estimated_visual_share": 0, "elements": [ { "what": "Flame-Headed Woman", "estimated_visual_share": 30, "tier": "major", "confidence": "sure", "colour": "black", "tone": "light", "position": "left" }, { "what": "Children", "estimated_visual_share": 25, "tier": "major", "confidence": "likely", "count": 2, "colour": "black", "position": "right" }, { "what": "Flames", "estimated_visual_share": 15, "tier": "supporting", "confidence": "sure" }, { "what": "Father", "estimated_visual_share": 15, "tier": "supporting", "confidence": "sure" }, { "what": "Parlour", "estimated_visual_share": 15, "tier": "supporting", "confidence": "likely" } ], "scene": [ { "subject": "Flame-Headed Woman", "does": "merged", "words": "half and half, turning into", "kind": "relation", "group": "relation", "object": "Flames", "confidence": "likely" } ], "scene_note": "What the elements do and how they relate, read from the photo (Vision Scan v4.2). Position left/right is as seen in the photo.", "source": "ai_scan", "composition_version": "v3", "estimated": false, "basis": "TatSeek estimate of visual share, 5-point steps; not a measurement. Source: AI scan of the photo." }, "main_subject": { "slug": "woman", "estimated_visual_share": 30, "confidence": "sure", "tier": "major", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "main_style": { "slug": "illustrative", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "sure", "tier": "lead", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "size_cm": 9.5999999999999996447286321199499070644378662109375, "size_range_cm": [ 7.20000000000000017763568394002504646778106689453125, 15.5 ], "size_confidence": "m", "size_basis": "Estimated from the photo: longest side ≈ 0.85 × visible upper arm width (adult average). Not measured by the studio.", "mood": { "dark": 0.59999999999999997779553950749686919152736663818359375, "funny": 0.40000000000000002220446049250313080847263336181640625 }, "ink_palette": { "black": 100 }, "ink_palette_note": "Ink colours and their approximate share of the inked area, read from the photo (only colours TatSeek is fairly sure of). Steps of 5.", "detail": { "score": 55, "level": "Detailed", "note": "Labour per square centimetre, 0–100, independent of size: line → fill → shading → realistic texture, density, colour transitions, precision. Size is a separate field." }, "defined_by": { "subject": 60, "style": 30, "mood": 10 }, "defined_by_note": "What makes this piece recognisable, in shares that sum to 100: subject, style, colour, text, mood. Computed from the elements, palette, lettering and mood — not a separate judgement.", "form": { "shape": "horizontal", "ink_coverage": 40 }, "form_note": "Shape of the whole piece, mirror symmetry, background, and ink coverage = share of skin inside the outline that is inked (0–100). Read from the photo.", "line_weight": "medium", "photo_quality": { "score": 3, "whole_tattoo_visible": true, "note": "1 blurry or cropped, 2 fine, 3 portfolio quality." }, "scan": { "version": "v4.2", "label": "TatSeek Vision Scan v4", "note": "Elements with shares and look, scene (actions and relations), mood, size measured against the body, lettering, ink palette, detail, shape and ink coverage." }, "time_estimate": { "hours_min": 1, "hours_max": 2, "sessions": 1, "basis": "measured size", "label": "≈1–2 h, 1 session", "note": "Estimated from the measured size and detail of this tattoo, not from the studio. The artist quotes the real time." }, "placement_notes": { "placement": "upper-arm", "pain": 2, "pain_scale": 5, "pain_label": "Mild", "healing": "easy", "visibility": "easy to cover", "why": "mostly muscle, easy to keep still", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-pain-map/#upperarm" }, "price_estimate": { "min": 250, "max": 350, "currency": "USD", "text": "≈$250–$350", "tier": { "size": "small", "label": "Small (up to 10cm)", "text": "$200–$400", "prices_of": "studio", "source": "tatseek_estimate" }, "narrowed_by": "complexity", "note": "TatSeek estimate for this piece, inside the studio’s price for this size. A planning range, not a quote — the artist sets the final price." }, "photo_source": { "site": "malaka.tattoo", "url": "https://malaka.tattoo/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/family.jpeg", "note": "Published by the studio or artist; TatSeek shows it with credit and a link back. The work belongs to the artist." } }, { "summary": "Small black with color accents Realism black cat tattoo on the forearm by Lim at Malaka Tattoo, Los Angeles; ≈$330–$400; ≈1–2 h, 1 session.", "id": 927, "title": "Black Cat and Flowers Realism Forearm", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/black-cat-and-flowers-realism-forearm/", "image": "https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/black-cat-and-flowers-realism-forearm-tattoo-photo.jpeg?fit=700%2C875&quality=85&ssl=1", "style": [ { "slug": "realism", "name": "Realism" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "cat", "name": "Cat" }, { "slug": "flower", "name": "Flower" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "forearm", "name": "Forearm" } ], "color": [ { "slug": "black-and-color", "name": "Black with Color Accents" } ], "technique": [], "size": { "code": "small", "label": "Small (up to 10cm)" }, "healed": false, "artist": { "id": 146, "name": "Lim", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-artist/lim/" }, "studio": { "id": 3, "name": "Malaka Tattoo", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/malaka/", "city": "Los Angeles", "country": "United States" }, "published": "2026-09-08", "description": "A realism tattoo of black cat with white flowers, placed on the inner right forearm. Done in black with colour accents. By Lim at Malaka Tattoo.", "description_more": "The black cat at the top in dark, softly shaded solid black; the white flowers at the bottom in pale white. The composition is oval, with no outlines; about half of the skin inside the outline is inked.", "coverup": true, "entities": [], "composition": { "focus": "subject", "style": [ { "slug": "realism", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "sure" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "cat", "estimated_visual_share": 60, "confidence": "sure" }, { "slug": "flower", "estimated_visual_share": 35, "confidence": "likely" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "forearm", "estimated_visual_share": 100 } ], "colour_estimated_visual_share": 5, "elements": [ { "what": "Black Cat", "estimated_visual_share": 60, "tier": "lead", "confidence": "sure", "colour": "black", "tone": "dark", "contrast": "soft", "position": "top" }, { "what": "White Flowers", "estimated_visual_share": 35, "tier": "major", "confidence": "likely", "colour": "white", "tone": "light", "position": "bottom" }, { "what": "Leaves", "estimated_visual_share": 5, "tier": "accent", "confidence": "likely" } ], "source": "ai_scan", "composition_version": "v3", "estimated": false, "basis": "TatSeek estimate of visual share, 5-point steps; not a measurement. Source: AI scan of the photo." }, "main_subject": { "slug": "cat", "estimated_visual_share": 60, "confidence": "sure", "tier": "lead", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "main_style": { "slug": "realism", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "sure", "tier": "lead", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "size_cm": 8.5, "size_range_cm": [ 7.20000000000000017763568394002504646778106689453125, 9.800000000000000710542735760100185871124267578125 ], "size_confidence": "h", "size_basis": "Estimated from the photo: longest side ≈ 1.6 × wrist width (adult average). Not measured by the studio.", "mood": { "delicate": 0.5, "peaceful": 0.5 }, "ink_palette": { "black": 55, "grey": 30, "white": 10, "yellow": 5 }, "ink_palette_note": "Ink colours and their approximate share of the inked area, read from the photo (only colours TatSeek is fairly sure of). Steps of 5.", "detail": { "score": 80, "level": "Very detailed", "note": "Labour per square centimetre, 0–100, independent of size: line → fill → shading → realistic texture, density, colour transitions, precision. Size is a separate field." }, "defined_by": { "subject": 70, "style": 20, "color": 5, "mood": 5 }, "defined_by_note": "What makes this piece recognisable, in shares that sum to 100: subject, style, colour, text, mood. Computed from the elements, palette, lettering and mood — not a separate judgement.", "form": { "shape": "oval", "ink_coverage": 70 }, "form_note": "Shape of the whole piece, mirror symmetry, background, and ink coverage = share of skin inside the outline that is inked (0–100). Read from the photo.", "line_weight": "none", "coverup_kind": "tattoo", "photo_quality": { "score": 2, "whole_tattoo_visible": true, "note": "1 blurry or cropped, 2 fine, 3 portfolio quality." }, "body_side": { "surface": "inner", "side_in_photo": "right" }, "body_side_note": "Left/right as seen in the photo, not necessarily on the person; centre = on the midline of the body.", "scan": { "version": "v4.2", "label": "TatSeek Vision Scan v4", "note": "Elements with shares and look, scene (actions and relations), mood, size measured against the body, lettering, ink palette, detail, shape and ink coverage." }, "time_estimate": { "hours_min": 1, "hours_max": 2, "sessions": 1, "basis": "measured size", "label": "≈1–2 h, 1 session", "note": "Estimated from the measured size and detail of this tattoo, not from the studio. The artist quotes the real time." }, "placement_notes": { "placement": "forearm", "pain": 2, "pain_scale": 5, "pain_label": "Mild", "healing": "easy", "visibility": "often visible (short sleeves)", "why": "moderate cushioning and a flat surface", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-pain-map/#forearm" }, "price_estimate": { "min": 330, "max": 400, "currency": "USD", "text": "≈$330–$400", "tier": { "size": "small", "label": "Small (up to 10cm)", "text": "$200–$400", "prices_of": "studio", "source": "tatseek_estimate" }, "narrowed_by": "measured size and detail", "note": "TatSeek estimate for this piece, inside the studio’s price for this size. A planning range, not a quote — the artist sets the final price." }, "photo_source": { "site": "malaka.tattoo", "url": "https://malaka.tattoo/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/COVER-003.jpeg", "note": "Published by the studio or artist; TatSeek shows it with credit and a link back. The work belongs to the artist." } }, { "summary": "Large color Fine Line line plant tattoo on the upper arm by Lim at Malaka Tattoo, Los Angeles; ≈$1,200–$2,000; ≈3.5–6 h, 1 session.", "id": 924, "title": "Abstract Plant Fine Line Upper Arm", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/abstract-plant-fine-line-upper-arm/", "image": "https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/abstract-plant-fine-line-upper-arm-tattoo-photo.jpeg?fit=700%2C875&quality=85&ssl=1", "style": [ { "slug": "abstract", "name": "Abstract" }, { "slug": "fine-line", "name": "Fine Line" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "leaf", "name": "Leaves & Branches" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "upper-arm", "name": "Upper Arm" } ], "color": [ { "slug": "color", "name": "Color" } ], "technique": [], "size": { "code": "large", "label": "Large (20-30cm)" }, "healed": null, "artist": { "id": 146, "name": "Lim", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-artist/lim/" }, "studio": { "id": 3, "name": "Malaka Tattoo", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/malaka/", "city": "Los Angeles", "country": "United States" }, "published": "2026-09-08", "description": "A fine line and abstract tattoo of line plant, placed on the upper arm. Done in full colour. By Lim at Malaka Tattoo.", "description_more": "The line plant filling the piece in solid black. The composition is tall, vertical, with fine lines; mostly open skin with linework.", "coverup": null, "entities": [], "composition": { "focus": "subject", "style": [ { "slug": "fine-line", "estimated_visual_share": 55, "confidence": "likely" }, { "slug": "abstract", "estimated_visual_share": 45, "confidence": "sure" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "leaf", "estimated_visual_share": 55, "confidence": "likely" } ], "form_only_estimated_visual_share": 45, "placement": [ { "slug": "upper-arm", "estimated_visual_share": 100 } ], "colour_estimated_visual_share": 65, "elements": [ { "what": "Line Plant", "estimated_visual_share": 55, "tier": "lead", "confidence": "likely", "colour": "black", "position": "fills the piece" }, { "what": "Colour Blobs", "estimated_visual_share": 45, "tier": "major", "confidence": "sure", "colour": "multicolour", "vividness": "vivid", "position": "center" } ], "source": "ai_scan", "composition_version": "v3", "estimated": false, "basis": "TatSeek estimate of visual share, 5-point steps; not a measurement. Source: AI scan of the photo." }, "main_subject": { "slug": "leaf", "estimated_visual_share": 55, "confidence": "likely", "tier": "lead", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "main_style": { "slug": "fine-line", "estimated_visual_share": 55, "confidence": "likely", "tier": "lead", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "size_cm": 20.39999999999999857891452847979962825775146484375, "size_range_cm": [ 15.300000000000000710542735760100185871124267578125, 33.2000000000000028421709430404007434844970703125 ], "size_confidence": "m", "size_basis": "Estimated from the photo: longest side ≈ 2 × visible upper arm width (adult average). Not measured by the studio.", "mood": { "delicate": 0.59999999999999997779553950749686919152736663818359375, "peaceful": 0.40000000000000002220446049250313080847263336181640625 }, "ink_palette": { "black": 35, "red": 25, "orange": 20, "blue": 15, "yellow": 5 }, "ink_palette_note": "Ink colours and their approximate share of the inked area, read from the photo (only colours TatSeek is fairly sure of). Steps of 5.", "detail": { "score": 30, "level": "Moderate", "note": "Labour per square centimetre, 0–100, independent of size: line → fill → shading → realistic texture, density, colour transitions, precision. Size is a separate field." }, "defined_by": { "style": 45, "subject": 30, "color": 20, "mood": 5 }, "defined_by_note": "What makes this piece recognisable, in shares that sum to 100: subject, style, colour, text, mood. Computed from the elements, palette, lettering and mood — not a separate judgement.", "form": { "shape": "vertical", "ink_coverage": 15 }, "form_note": "Shape of the whole piece, mirror symmetry, background, and ink coverage = share of skin inside the outline that is inked (0–100). Read from the photo.", "line_weight": "fine", "photo_quality": { "score": 3, "whole_tattoo_visible": true, "note": "1 blurry or cropped, 2 fine, 3 portfolio quality." }, "scan": { "version": "v4.2", "label": "TatSeek Vision Scan v4", "note": "Elements with shares and look, scene (actions and relations), mood, size measured against the body, lettering, ink palette, detail, shape and ink coverage." }, "time_estimate": { "hours_min": 3.5, "hours_max": 6, "sessions": 1, "basis": "measured size", "label": "≈3.5–6 h, 1 session", "note": "Estimated from the measured size and detail of this tattoo, not from the studio. The artist quotes the real time." }, "placement_notes": { "placement": "upper-arm", "pain": 2, "pain_scale": 5, "pain_label": "Mild", "healing": "easy", "visibility": "easy to cover", "why": "mostly muscle, easy to keep still", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-pain-map/#upperarm" }, "price_estimate": { "min": 1200, "max": 2000, "currency": "USD", "text": "≈$1,200–$2,000", "tier": { "size": "large", "label": "Large (20-30cm)", "text": "$1200–$2800", "prices_of": "studio", "source": "tatseek_estimate" }, "narrowed_by": "complexity", "note": "TatSeek estimate for this piece, inside the studio’s price for this size. A planning range, not a quote — the artist sets the final price." }, "photo_source": { "site": "malaka.tattoo", "url": "https://malaka.tattoo/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/1CD07175-A19F-48BB-B72B-9F9FC6CA461F.jpeg", "note": "Published by the studio or artist; TatSeek shows it with credit and a link back. The work belongs to the artist." } }, { "summary": "Medium black & grey Realism hummingbird flying tattoo on the hand by Lim at Malaka Tattoo, Los Angeles; ≈$750–$1,000; ≈1.5–2.5 h, 1 session.", "id": 921, "title": "Hummingbird Realism Hand", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/hummingbird-realism-hand/", "image": "https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/hummingbird-realism-hand-tattoo-photo.jpeg?fit=700%2C700&quality=85&ssl=1", "style": [ { "slug": "fine-line", "name": "Fine Line" }, { "slug": "realism", "name": "Realism" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "bird", "name": "Bird" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "hand", "name": "Hand" } ], "color": [ { "slug": "black-and-grey", "name": "Black & Grey" } ], "technique": [ { "slug": "stipple", "name": "Stippling" } ], "size": { "code": "medium", "label": "Medium (10-20cm)" }, "healed": null, "artist": { "id": 146, "name": "Lim", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-artist/lim/" }, "studio": { "id": 3, "name": "Malaka Tattoo", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/malaka/", "city": "Los Angeles", "country": "United States" }, "published": "2026-09-08", "description": "A realism tattoo of a hummingbird flying, placed on the left hand. Done in black and grey. By Lim at Malaka Tattoo.", "description_more": "The hummingbird filling the piece in softly shaded black and grey. The composition is free-form, with fine lines; mostly open skin with linework.", "coverup": null, "entities": [], "composition": { "focus": "subject", "style": [ { "slug": "realism", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "sure" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "bird", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "sure" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "hand", "estimated_visual_share": 100 } ], "colour_estimated_visual_share": 0, "elements": [ { "what": "Hummingbird", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "tier": "lead", "confidence": "sure", "colour": "grey", "contrast": "soft", "position": "fills the piece" } ], "scene": [ { "subject": "Hummingbird", "does": "fly", "words": "flying", "kind": "action", "group": "motion", "confidence": "likely" } ], "scene_note": "What the elements do and how they relate, read from the photo (Vision Scan v4.2). Position left/right is as seen in the photo.", "source": "ai_scan", "composition_version": "v3", "estimated": false, "basis": "TatSeek estimate of visual share, 5-point steps; not a measurement. Source: AI scan of the photo." }, "main_subject": { "slug": "bird", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "sure", "tier": "lead", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "main_style": { "slug": "realism", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "sure", "tier": "lead", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "size_cm": 10.300000000000000710542735760100185871124267578125, "size_range_cm": [ 7.70000000000000017763568394002504646778106689453125, 16.699999999999999289457264239899814128875732421875 ], "size_confidence": "m", "size_basis": "Estimated from the photo: longest side ≈ 0.57 × hand length, wrist to fingertip (adult average). Not measured by the studio.", "mood": { "delicate": 0.6999999999999999555910790149937383830547332763671875, "peaceful": 0.40000000000000002220446049250313080847263336181640625 }, "ink_palette": { "black": 60, "grey": 40 }, "ink_palette_note": "Ink colours and their approximate share of the inked area, read from the photo (only colours TatSeek is fairly sure of). Steps of 5.", "detail": { "score": 70, "level": "Detailed", "note": "Labour per square centimetre, 0–100, independent of size: line → fill → shading → realistic texture, density, colour transitions, precision. Size is a separate field." }, "defined_by": { "subject": 70, "style": 15, "mood": 15 }, "defined_by_note": "What makes this piece recognisable, in shares that sum to 100: subject, style, colour, text, mood. Computed from the elements, palette, lettering and mood — not a separate judgement.", "form": { "shape": "freeform", "ink_coverage": 40 }, "form_note": "Shape of the whole piece, mirror symmetry, background, and ink coverage = share of skin inside the outline that is inked (0–100). Read from the photo.", "line_weight": "fine", "photo_quality": { "score": 3, "whole_tattoo_visible": true, "note": "1 blurry or cropped, 2 fine, 3 portfolio quality." }, "body_side": { "surface": "back", "side_in_photo": "left" }, "body_side_note": "Left/right as seen in the photo, not necessarily on the person; centre = on the midline of the body.", "scan": { "version": "v4.2", "label": "TatSeek Vision Scan v4", "note": "Elements with shares and look, scene (actions and relations), mood, size measured against the body, lettering, ink palette, detail, shape and ink coverage." }, "time_estimate": { "hours_min": 1.5, "hours_max": 2.5, "sessions": 1, "basis": "measured size", "label": "≈1.5–2.5 h, 1 session", "note": "Estimated from the measured size and detail of this tattoo, not from the studio. The artist quotes the real time." }, "placement_notes": { "placement": "hand", "pain": 5, "pain_scale": 5, "pain_label": "Brutal", "healing": "harder (constant washing and use)", "visibility": "always visible", "why": "bone near the surface and skin that flexes constantly", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-pain-map/#hand" }, "price_estimate": { "min": 750, "max": 1000, "currency": "USD", "text": "≈$750–$1,000", "tier": { "size": "medium", "label": "Medium (10-20cm)", "text": "$500–$1000", "prices_of": "studio", "source": "tatseek_estimate" }, "narrowed_by": "complexity", "note": "TatSeek estimate for this piece, inside the studio’s price for this size. A planning range, not a quote — the artist sets the final price." }, "photo_source": { "site": "malaka.tattoo", "url": "https://malaka.tattoo/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/01-COVER-02.jpeg", "note": "Published by the studio or artist; TatSeek shows it with credit and a link back. The work belongs to the artist." } }, { "summary": "Small black & grey Illustrative two two skulls inside a tarot card frame tattoo on the forearm by Lim at Malaka Tattoo, Los Angeles; ≈$300–$400; ≈1–1.5 h, 1 session.", "id": 918, "title": "Temperance Tarot Skulls Illustrative Forearm", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/temperance-tarot-skulls-illustrative-forearm/", "image": "https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/temperance-tarot-skulls-illustrative-forearm-tattoo-photo.jpeg?fit=700%2C875&quality=85&ssl=1", "style": [ { "slug": "illustrative", "name": "Illustrative" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "skull", "name": "Skull" }, { "slug": "stars", "name": "Stars" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "forearm", "name": "Forearm" } ], "color": [ { "slug": "black-and-grey", "name": "Black & Grey" } ], "technique": [ { "slug": "engraving", "name": "Engraving / Etching" } ], "size": { "code": "small", "label": "Small (up to 10cm)" }, "healed": null, "artist": { "id": 146, "name": "Lim", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-artist/lim/" }, "studio": { "id": 3, "name": "Malaka Tattoo", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/malaka/", "city": "Los Angeles", "country": "United States" }, "published": "2026-09-08", "description": "An illustrative tattoo of two two skulls inside a tarot card frame, plus smaller details: starry night, placed on the forearm. Done in black and grey. By Lim at Malaka Tattoo.", "description_more": "The two two skulls at the centre in pale, high-contrast black and grey; the tarot card frame filling the piece in solid black. The composition is tall, vertical, with medium outlines and a dense background; about half of the skin inside the outline is inked. The lettering reads “XIV TEMPERANCE” (a word), in serif lettering.", "coverup": null, "entities": [], "composition": { "focus": "subject", "style": [ { "slug": "illustrative", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "sure" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "skull", "estimated_visual_share": 55, "confidence": "sure" }, { "slug": "stars", "estimated_visual_share": 20, "confidence": "sure" } ], "unlisted_subjects": [ { "label": "tarot card", "estimated_visual_share": 25 } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "forearm", "estimated_visual_share": 100 } ], "colour_estimated_visual_share": 0, "elements": [ { "what": "Two Skulls", "estimated_visual_share": 55, "tier": "lead", "confidence": "sure", "count": 2, "colour": "grey", "tone": "light", "contrast": "high", "position": "center" }, { "what": "Tarot Card Frame", "estimated_visual_share": 25, "tier": "major", "confidence": "likely", "colour": "black", "position": "fills the piece" }, { "what": "Starry Night", "estimated_visual_share": 20, "tier": "supporting", "confidence": "sure" } ], "scene": [ { "subject": "Two Skulls", "does": "inside", "words": "inside", "kind": "relation", "group": "relation", "object": "Tarot Card Frame", "confidence": "likely" } ], "scene_note": "What the elements do and how they relate, read from the photo (Vision Scan v4.2). Position left/right is as seen in the photo.", "source": "ai_scan", "composition_version": "v3", "estimated": false, "basis": "TatSeek estimate of visual share, 5-point steps; not a measurement. Source: AI scan of the photo." }, "main_subject": { "slug": "skull", "estimated_visual_share": 55, "confidence": "sure", "tier": "lead", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "main_style": { "slug": "illustrative", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "sure", "tier": "lead", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "size_cm": 7.4000000000000003552713678800500929355621337890625, "size_range_cm": [ 5.5999999999999996447286321199499070644378662109375, 12 ], "size_confidence": "m", "size_basis": "Estimated from the photo: longest side ≈ 0.95 × visible forearm width (adult average). Not measured by the studio.", "mood": { "dark": 0.6999999999999999555910790149937383830547332763671875, "spiritual": 0.40000000000000002220446049250313080847263336181640625 }, "lettering": "XIV TEMPERANCE", "lettering_note": "Text in the tattoo as read from the photo (confident reading). The tattoo itself may spell it differently.", "ink_palette": { "black": 75, "grey": 25 }, "ink_palette_note": "Ink colours and their approximate share of the inked area, read from the photo (only colours TatSeek is fairly sure of). Steps of 5.", "detail": { "score": 70, "level": "Detailed", "note": "Labour per square centimetre, 0–100, independent of size: line → fill → shading → realistic texture, density, colour transitions, precision. Size is a separate field." }, "defined_by": { "subject": 70, "style": 15, "mood": 15 }, "defined_by_note": "What makes this piece recognisable, in shares that sum to 100: subject, style, colour, text, mood. Computed from the elements, palette, lettering and mood — not a separate judgement.", "form": { "shape": "vertical", "background": "full", "ink_coverage": 60 }, "form_note": "Shape of the whole piece, mirror symmetry, background, and ink coverage = share of skin inside the outline that is inked (0–100). Read from the photo.", "line_weight": "medium", "lettering_style": { "font": "serif", "kind": "word", "lang": "en" }, "photo_quality": { "score": 2, "whole_tattoo_visible": true, "note": "1 blurry or cropped, 2 fine, 3 portfolio quality." }, "scan": { "version": "v4.2", "label": "TatSeek Vision Scan v4", "note": "Elements with shares and look, scene (actions and relations), mood, size measured against the body, lettering, ink palette, detail, shape and ink coverage." }, "time_estimate": { "hours_min": 1, "hours_max": 1.5, "sessions": 1, "basis": "measured size", "label": "≈1–1.5 h, 1 session", "note": "Estimated from the measured size and detail of this tattoo, not from the studio. The artist quotes the real time." }, "placement_notes": { "placement": "forearm", "pain": 2, "pain_scale": 5, "pain_label": "Mild", "healing": "easy", "visibility": "often visible (short sleeves)", "why": "moderate cushioning and a flat surface", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-pain-map/#forearm" }, "price_estimate": { "min": 300, "max": 400, "currency": "USD", "text": "≈$300–$400", "tier": { "size": "small", "label": "Small (up to 10cm)", "text": "$200–$400", "prices_of": "studio", "source": "tatseek_estimate" }, "narrowed_by": "complexity", "note": "TatSeek estimate for this piece, inside the studio’s price for this size. A planning range, not a quote — the artist sets the final price." }, "photo_source": { "site": "malaka.tattoo", "url": "https://malaka.tattoo/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/temperancetarot.jpeg", "note": "Published by the studio or artist; TatSeek shows it with credit and a link back. The work belongs to the artist." } }, { "summary": "Medium black & grey Traditional (Old School) snake wrapped around a skull tattoo on the forearm by Lim at Malaka Tattoo, Los Angeles; ≈$650–$900; ≈2.5–5 h, 1 session.", "id": 915, "title": "Skull and Snake With Don’t Panic Switch Traditional Forearm", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/skull-and-snake-with-dont-panic-switch-traditional-forearm/", "image": "https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/skull-and-snake-with-dont-panic-switch-traditional-forearm-tattoo-photo.jpeg?fit=700%2C784&quality=85&ssl=1", "style": [ { "slug": "traditional", "name": "Traditional (Old School)" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "quote", "name": "Quote" }, { "slug": "skull", "name": "Skull" }, { "slug": "snake", "name": "Snake" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "forearm", "name": "Forearm" } ], "color": [ { "slug": "black-and-grey", "name": "Black & Grey" } ], "technique": [], "size": { "code": "medium", "label": "Medium (10-20cm)" }, "healed": null, "artist": { "id": 146, "name": "Lim", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-artist/lim/" }, "studio": { "id": 3, "name": "Malaka Tattoo", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/malaka/", "city": "Los Angeles", "country": "United States" }, "published": "2026-09-08", "description": "An old school tattoo of a snake wrapped around a skull, plus smaller details: don't panic, placed on the forearm. Done in black and grey. By Lim at Malaka Tattoo.", "description_more": "The light switch at the bottom in solid black; the skull at the top in black and grey. The composition is made of separate pieces, with bold outlines; mostly open skin with linework. The lettering reads “DON'T PANIC” (a quote), in sans lettering.", "coverup": null, "entities": [], "composition": { "focus": "subject", "style": [ { "slug": "traditional", "estimated_visual_share": 85, "confidence": "sure" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "skull", "estimated_visual_share": 30, "confidence": "sure" }, { "slug": "snake", "estimated_visual_share": 20, "confidence": "sure" }, { "slug": "quote", "estimated_visual_share": 15, "confidence": "sure" } ], "unlisted_subjects": [ { "label": "light switch", "estimated_visual_share": 35 } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "forearm", "estimated_visual_share": 100 } ], "colour_estimated_visual_share": 0, "elements": [ { "what": "Light Switch", "estimated_visual_share": 35, "tier": "major", "confidence": "sure", "colour": "black", "position": "bottom" }, { "what": "Skull", "estimated_visual_share": 30, "tier": "major", "confidence": "sure", "colour": "grey", "position": "top" }, { "what": "Snake", "estimated_visual_share": 20, "tier": "supporting", "confidence": "sure" }, { "what": "Don't Panic", "estimated_visual_share": 15, "tier": "supporting", "confidence": "sure" } ], "scene": [ { "subject": "Snake", "does": "wraps", "words": "wrapped around", "kind": "relation", "group": "relation", "object": "Skull", "confidence": "sure" } ], "scene_note": "What the elements do and how they relate, read from the photo (Vision Scan v4.2). Position left/right is as seen in the photo.", "source": "ai_scan", "composition_version": "v3", "estimated": false, "basis": "TatSeek estimate of visual share, 5-point steps; not a measurement. Source: AI scan of the photo." }, "main_subject": { "slug": "skull", "estimated_visual_share": 30, "confidence": "sure", "tier": "major", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "main_style": { "slug": "traditional", "estimated_visual_share": 85, "confidence": "sure", "tier": "lead", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "size_cm": 16.60000000000000142108547152020037174224853515625, "size_range_cm": [ 12.4000000000000003552713678800500929355621337890625, 20.699999999999999289457264239899814128875732421875 ], "size_confidence": "m", "size_basis": "Estimated from the photo: longest side ≈ 0.65 × forearm length, elbow to wrist (adult average). Not measured by the studio.", "mood": { "funny": 0.5, "dark": 0.40000000000000002220446049250313080847263336181640625 }, "lettering": "DON'T PANIC", "lettering_note": "Text in the tattoo as read from the photo (confident reading). The tattoo itself may spell it differently.", "ink_palette": { "black": 80, "grey": 20 }, "ink_palette_note": "Ink colours and their approximate share of the inked area, read from the photo (only colours TatSeek is fairly sure of). Steps of 5.", "detail": { "score": 40, "level": "Moderate", "note": "Labour per square centimetre, 0–100, independent of size: line → fill → shading → realistic texture, density, colour transitions, precision. Size is a separate field." }, "defined_by": { "subject": 60, "style": 20, "text": 15, "mood": 5 }, "defined_by_note": "What makes this piece recognisable, in shares that sum to 100: subject, style, colour, text, mood. Computed from the elements, palette, lettering and mood — not a separate judgement.", "form": { "shape": "scattered", "ink_coverage": 40 }, "form_note": "Shape of the whole piece, mirror symmetry, background, and ink coverage = share of skin inside the outline that is inked (0–100). Read from the photo.", "line_weight": "bold", "lettering_style": { "font": "sans", "kind": "quote", "lang": "en" }, "photo_quality": { "score": 3, "whole_tattoo_visible": true, "note": "1 blurry or cropped, 2 fine, 3 portfolio quality." }, "scan": { "version": "v4.2", "label": "TatSeek Vision Scan v4", "note": "Elements with shares and look, scene (actions and relations), mood, size measured against the body, lettering, ink palette, detail, shape and ink coverage." }, "time_estimate": { "hours_min": 2.5, "hours_max": 5, "sessions": 1, "basis": "measured size", "label": "≈2.5–5 h, 1 session", "note": "Estimated from the measured size and detail of this tattoo, not from the studio. The artist quotes the real time." }, "placement_notes": { "placement": "forearm", "pain": 2, "pain_scale": 5, "pain_label": "Mild", "healing": "easy", "visibility": "often visible (short sleeves)", "why": "moderate cushioning and a flat surface", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-pain-map/#forearm" }, "price_estimate": { "min": 650, "max": 900, "currency": "USD", "text": "≈$650–$900", "tier": { "size": "medium", "label": "Medium (10-20cm)", "text": "$500–$1000", "prices_of": "studio", "source": "tatseek_estimate" }, "narrowed_by": "complexity", "note": "TatSeek estimate for this piece, inside the studio’s price for this size. A planning range, not a quote — the artist sets the final price." }, "photo_source": { "site": "malaka.tattoo", "url": "https://malaka.tattoo/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/photo_2024-09-28-15.32.42.jpeg", "note": "Published by the studio or artist; TatSeek shows it with credit and a link back. The work belongs to the artist." } }, { "summary": "Small black & grey Illustrative wolf attacking a girl tattoo on the forearm by Lim at Malaka Tattoo, Los Angeles; ≈$300–$400; ≈1–2 h, 1 session.", "id": 912, "title": "Wolf and Girl Illustrative Forearm", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/wolf-and-girl-illustrative-forearm/", "image": "https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/wolf-and-girl-illustrative-forearm-tattoo-photo.jpeg?fit=700%2C875&quality=85&ssl=1", "style": [ { "slug": "fine-line", "name": "Fine Line" }, { "slug": "illustrative", "name": "Illustrative" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "wolf", "name": "Wolf" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "forearm", "name": "Forearm" } ], "color": [ { "slug": "black-and-grey", "name": "Black & Grey" } ], "technique": [], "size": { "code": "small", "label": "Small (up to 10cm)" }, "healed": null, "artist": { "id": 146, "name": "Lim", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-artist/lim/" }, "studio": { "id": 3, "name": "Malaka Tattoo", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/malaka/", "city": "Los Angeles", "country": "United States" }, "published": "2026-09-08", "description": "An illustrative tattoo of a wolf attacking a girl, placed on the forearm. Done in black and grey. By Lim at Malaka Tattoo.", "description_more": "The wolf on the left in pale, softly shaded black and grey; the girl on the right in black and grey. The composition is free-form, with fine lines; mostly open skin with linework.", "coverup": null, "entities": [], "composition": { "focus": "subject", "style": [ { "slug": "illustrative", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "sure" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "wolf", "estimated_visual_share": 55, "confidence": "sure" } ], "unlisted_subjects": [ { "label": "girl", "estimated_visual_share": 35 } ], "form_only_estimated_visual_share": 10, "placement": [ { "slug": "forearm", "estimated_visual_share": 100 } ], "colour_estimated_visual_share": 0, "elements": [ { "what": "Wolf", "estimated_visual_share": 55, "tier": "lead", "confidence": "sure", "colour": "grey", "tone": "light", "contrast": "soft", "position": "left" }, { "what": "Girl", "estimated_visual_share": 35, "tier": "major", "confidence": "likely", "colour": "grey", "position": "right" }, { "what": "Grass", "estimated_visual_share": 10, "tier": "supporting", "confidence": "likely" } ], "scene": [ { "subject": "Wolf", "does": "attack", "words": "attacking, biting", "kind": "action", "group": "fight", "object": "Girl", "confidence": "likely" } ], "scene_note": "What the elements do and how they relate, read from the photo (Vision Scan v4.2). Position left/right is as seen in the photo.", "source": "ai_scan", "composition_version": "v3", "estimated": false, "basis": "TatSeek estimate of visual share, 5-point steps; not a measurement. Source: AI scan of the photo." }, "main_subject": { "slug": "wolf", "estimated_visual_share": 55, "confidence": "sure", "tier": "lead", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "main_style": { "slug": "illustrative", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "sure", "tier": "lead", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "size_cm": 8.5999999999999996447286321199499070644378662109375, "size_range_cm": [ 6.4000000000000003552713678800500929355621337890625, 13.9000000000000003552713678800500929355621337890625 ], "size_confidence": "m", "size_basis": "Estimated from the photo: longest side ≈ 1.1 × visible forearm width (adult average). Not measured by the studio.", "mood": { "dark": 0.59999999999999997779553950749686919152736663818359375, "fierce": 0.299999999999999988897769753748434595763683319091796875 }, "ink_palette": { "black": 70, "grey": 30 }, "ink_palette_note": "Ink colours and their approximate share of the inked area, read from the photo (only colours TatSeek is fairly sure of). Steps of 5.", "detail": { "score": 70, "level": "Detailed", "note": "Labour per square centimetre, 0–100, independent of size: line → fill → shading → realistic texture, density, colour transitions, precision. Size is a separate field." }, "defined_by": { "subject": 65, "style": 25, "mood": 10 }, "defined_by_note": "What makes this piece recognisable, in shares that sum to 100: subject, style, colour, text, mood. Computed from the elements, palette, lettering and mood — not a separate judgement.", "form": { "shape": "freeform", "ink_coverage": 35 }, "form_note": "Shape of the whole piece, mirror symmetry, background, and ink coverage = share of skin inside the outline that is inked (0–100). Read from the photo.", "line_weight": "fine", "photo_quality": { "score": 2, "whole_tattoo_visible": true, "note": "1 blurry or cropped, 2 fine, 3 portfolio quality." }, "scan": { "version": "v4.2", "label": "TatSeek Vision Scan v4", "note": "Elements with shares and look, scene (actions and relations), mood, size measured against the body, lettering, ink palette, detail, shape and ink coverage." }, "time_estimate": { "hours_min": 1, "hours_max": 2, "sessions": 1, "basis": "measured size", "label": "≈1–2 h, 1 session", "note": "Estimated from the measured size and detail of this tattoo, not from the studio. The artist quotes the real time." }, "placement_notes": { "placement": "forearm", "pain": 2, "pain_scale": 5, "pain_label": "Mild", "healing": "easy", "visibility": "often visible (short sleeves)", "why": "moderate cushioning and a flat surface", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-pain-map/#forearm" }, "price_estimate": { "min": 300, "max": 400, "currency": "USD", "text": "≈$300–$400", "tier": { "size": "small", "label": "Small (up to 10cm)", "text": "$200–$400", "prices_of": "studio", "source": "tatseek_estimate" }, "narrowed_by": "complexity", "note": "TatSeek estimate for this piece, inside the studio’s price for this size. A planning range, not a quote — the artist sets the final price." }, "photo_source": { "site": "malaka.tattoo", "url": "https://malaka.tattoo/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/photo_2024-09-28-15.25.50.jpeg", "note": "Published by the studio or artist; TatSeek shows it with credit and a link back. The work belongs to the artist." } }, { "summary": "Sleeve-size black & grey Abstract abstract linework collage tattoo on the full sleeve by George Drone at Malaka Tattoo, Los Angeles; ≈$4,050–$5,250; ≈18–31 h, 3–6 sessions.", "id": 909, "title": "Abstract Blackwork Geometric Sleeve", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/abstract-blackwork-geometric-sleeve/", "image": "https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG_9900-2.jpg?fit=700%2C933&quality=85&ssl=1", "style": [ { "slug": "abstract", "name": "Abstract" }, { "slug": "geometric", "name": "Geometric" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "triangle", "name": "Triangle" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "full-sleeve", "name": "Full Sleeve" } ], "color": [ { "slug": "black-and-grey", "name": "Black & Grey" } ], "technique": [ { "slug": "linework", "name": "Linework" } ], "size": { "code": "sleeve", "label": "Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)" }, "healed": null, "artist": { "id": 26, "name": "George Drone", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-artist/george-supreme-drone/" }, "studio": { "id": 3, "name": "Malaka Tattoo", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/malaka/", "city": "Los Angeles", "country": "United States" }, "published": "2026-09-08", "description": "An abstract and geometric tattoo of geometric shapes, placed on the full sleeve. Done in black and grey. By George Drone at Malaka Tattoo.", "coverup": null, "entities": [], "composition": { "focus": "subject", "style": [ { "slug": "abstract", "estimated_visual_share": 70, "confidence": "sure" }, { "slug": "geometric", "estimated_visual_share": 30, "confidence": "likely" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "triangle", "estimated_visual_share": 30, "confidence": "likely" } ], "form_only_estimated_visual_share": 70, "placement": [ { "slug": "full-sleeve", "estimated_visual_share": 100 } ], "colour_estimated_visual_share": 0, "elements": [ { "what": "Abstract linework collage", "estimated_visual_share": 70, "tier": "lead", "confidence": "sure" }, { "what": "Geometric shapes", "estimated_visual_share": 30, "tier": "major", "confidence": "likely" } ], "source": "ai_scan", "composition_version": "v3", "estimated": false, "basis": "TatSeek estimate of visual share, 5-point steps; not a measurement. Source: AI scan of the photo." }, "main_subject": { "slug": "triangle", "estimated_visual_share": 30, "confidence": "likely", "tier": "major", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "main_style": { "slug": "abstract", "estimated_visual_share": 70, "confidence": "sure", "tier": "lead", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "defined_by": { "style": 100 }, "defined_by_note": "What makes this piece recognisable, in shares that sum to 100: subject, style, colour, text, mood. Computed from the elements, palette, lettering and mood — not a separate judgement.", "scan": { "version": "v3", "label": "TatSeek scan v3", "note": "Elements with shares; no mood or measured size yet." }, "time_estimate": { "hours_min": 18, "hours_max": 31, "sessions": 6, "basis": "size range", "label": "≈18–31 h, 3–6 sessions", "note": "Estimated from the size range and detail of this tattoo, not from the studio. The artist quotes the real time." }, "placement_notes": { "placement": "full-sleeve", "pain": 3, "pain_scale": 5, "pain_label": "Noticeable", "healing": "moderate (large area)", "visibility": "visible in short sleeves", "why": "most of the arm is mild, but the inner elbow and wrist are sharp", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-pain-map/#upperarm" }, "price_estimate": { "min": 4050, "max": 5250, "currency": "USD", "text": "≈$4,050–$5,250", "tier": { "size": "sleeve", "label": "Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)", "text": "$2800–$6500+", "prices_of": "studio", "source": "tatseek_estimate" }, "narrowed_by": "complexity", "note": "TatSeek estimate for this piece, inside the studio’s price for this size. A planning range, not a quote — the artist sets the final price." }, "photo_source": { "site": "malaka.tattoo", "url": "https://malaka.tattoo/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IMG_9900-2.jpg", "note": "Published by the studio or artist; TatSeek shows it with credit and a link back. The work belongs to the artist." } }, { "summary": "Large black & grey Trash Polka skull tattoo on the back by George Drone at Malaka Tattoo, Los Angeles; ≈$2,000–$2,800; ≈7–12 h, 2 sessions.", "id": 906, "title": "Skull Splatter Blackwork Back Piece", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/skull-splatter-blackwork-back-piece/", "image": "https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG_9892-2.jpg?fit=700%2C933&quality=85&ssl=1", "style": [ { "slug": "trash-polka", "name": "Trash Polka" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "skull", "name": "Skull" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "back", "name": "Back" } ], "color": [ { "slug": "black-and-grey", "name": "Black & Grey" } ], "technique": [ { "slug": "linework", "name": "Linework" } ], "size": { "code": "large", "label": "Large (20-30cm)" }, "healed": null, "artist": { "id": 26, "name": "George Drone", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-artist/george-supreme-drone/" }, "studio": { "id": 3, "name": "Malaka Tattoo", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/malaka/", "city": "Los Angeles", "country": "United States" }, "published": "2026-09-08", "description": "A black & grey trash polka tattoo featuring a skull, placed on the back. By George Drone at Malaka Tattoo.", "coverup": null, "entities": [], "composition": { "focus": "subject", "style": [ { "slug": "trash-polka", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "likely" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "skull", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "likely" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "back", "estimated_visual_share": 100 } ], "colour_estimated_visual_share": 0, "elements": [ { "what": "Skull", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "tier": "lead", "confidence": "likely" } ], "source": "estimated_from_tags", "composition_version": "legacy-1", "estimated": true, "basis": "Rough estimate derived from the photo's tags and title (the image was not scanned for shares); treat shares as indicative only." }, "main_subject": { "slug": "skull", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "likely", "tier": "lead", "estimated_from_tags": true }, "main_style": { "slug": "trash-polka", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "likely", "tier": "lead", "estimated_from_tags": true }, "scan": { "version": "tags", "label": "Tags only (not scanned yet)", "note": "Tags from the upload; the image has not been scanned yet." }, "time_estimate": { "hours_min": 7, "hours_max": 12, "sessions": 2, "basis": "size range", "label": "≈7–12 h, 2 sessions", "note": "Estimated from the size range and detail of this tattoo, not from the studio. The artist quotes the real time." }, "placement_notes": { "placement": "back", "pain": 2, "pain_scale": 5, "pain_label": "Mild", "healing": "moderate (hard to reach yourself)", "visibility": "easy to cover", "why": "broad and well-muscled, sharper over the spine and shoulder blades", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-pain-map/#upperback" }, "price_estimate": { "min": 2000, "max": 2800, "currency": "USD", "text": "≈$2,000–$2,800", "tier": { "size": "large", "label": "Large (20-30cm)", "text": "$1200–$2800", "prices_of": "studio", "source": "tatseek_estimate" }, "narrowed_by": "complexity", "note": "TatSeek estimate for this piece, inside the studio’s price for this size. A planning range, not a quote — the artist sets the final price." }, "photo_source": { "site": "malaka.tattoo", "url": "https://malaka.tattoo/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IMG_9892-2.jpg", "note": "Published by the studio or artist; TatSeek shows it with credit and a link back. The work belongs to the artist." } }, { "summary": "Sleeve-size black & grey Ornamental skull tattoo on the full sleeve by George Drone at Malaka Tattoo, Los Angeles; ≈$4,050–$5,250; ≈18–31 h, 3–6 sessions.", "id": 903, "title": "Skull Ornamental Blackwork Sleeve", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/skull-ornamental-blackwork-sleeve/", "image": "https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG_7309-3.jpg?fit=700%2C933&quality=85&ssl=1", "style": [ { "slug": "ornamental", "name": "Ornamental" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "ornament", "name": "Ornament" }, { "slug": "skull", "name": "Skull" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "full-sleeve", "name": "Full Sleeve" } ], "color": [ { "slug": "black-and-grey", "name": "Black & Grey" } ], "technique": [ { "slug": "linework", "name": "Linework" } ], "size": { "code": "sleeve", "label": "Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)" }, "healed": null, "artist": { "id": 26, "name": "George Drone", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-artist/george-supreme-drone/" }, "studio": { "id": 3, "name": "Malaka Tattoo", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/malaka/", "city": "Los Angeles", "country": "United States" }, "published": "2026-09-08", "description": "A black & grey ornamental tattoo featuring an ornament, placed on the full sleeve. 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The artist quotes the real time." }, "placement_notes": { "placement": "full-sleeve", "pain": 3, "pain_scale": 5, "pain_label": "Noticeable", "healing": "moderate (large area)", "visibility": "visible in short sleeves", "why": "most of the arm is mild, but the inner elbow and wrist are sharp", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-pain-map/#upperarm" }, "price_estimate": { "min": 4050, "max": 5250, "currency": "USD", "text": "≈$4,050–$5,250", "tier": { "size": "sleeve", "label": "Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)", "text": "$2800–$6500+", "prices_of": "studio", "source": "tatseek_estimate" }, "narrowed_by": "complexity", "note": "TatSeek estimate for this piece, inside the studio’s price for this size. A planning range, not a quote — the artist sets the final price." }, "photo_source": { "site": "malaka.tattoo", "url": "https://malaka.tattoo/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IMG_7309-3.jpg", "note": "Published by the studio or artist; TatSeek shows it with credit and a link back. The work belongs to the artist." } }, { "summary": "Sleeve-size color Abstract portrait tattoo on the full sleeve by George Drone at Malaka Tattoo, Los Angeles; ≈$4,050–$5,250; ≈18–31 h, 3–6 sessions.", "id": 900, "title": "Color Abstract Portrait Sleeve", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/color-abstract-portrait-sleeve/", "image": "https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG_7094-2.jpg?fit=700%2C839&quality=85&ssl=1", "style": [ { "slug": "abstract", "name": "Abstract" }, { "slug": "trash-polka", "name": "Trash Polka" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "man", "name": "Male Figure" }, { "slug": "portrait", "name": "Portrait" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "full-sleeve", "name": "Full Sleeve" } ], "color": [ { "slug": "color", "name": "Color" } ], "technique": [ { "slug": "linework", "name": "Linework" } ], "size": { "code": "sleeve", "label": "Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)" }, "healed": null, "artist": { "id": 26, "name": "George Drone", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-artist/george-supreme-drone/" }, "studio": { "id": 3, "name": "Malaka Tattoo", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/malaka/", "city": "Los Angeles", "country": "United States" }, "published": "2026-09-08", "description": "A colorful abstract and trash polka tattoo featuring a male figure, placed on the full sleeve. 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