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Source: AI scan of the photo." }, "main_subject": { "slug": "tree", "estimated_visual_share": 20, "confidence": "sure", "tier": "supporting", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "main_style": { "slug": "illustrative", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "sure", "tier": "lead", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "defined_by": { "subject": 70, "style": 30 }, "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": "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/2026/06/IMG_6287.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 portrait tattoo on the forearm by Lim at Malaka Tattoo, Los Angeles; ≈$200–$300; ≈1–1.5 h, 1 session.", "id": 1020, "title": "Framed Portrait Fine Line Forearm", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/framed-portrait-fine-line-forearm/", "image": "https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG_6286.jpg?fit=700%2C624&quality=85&ssl=1", "style": [ { "slug": "fine-line", "name": "Fine Line" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "man", "name": "Male Figure" }, { "slug": "portrait", "name": "Portrait" } ], "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 black & grey fine line tattoo featuring a male figure, placed on the forearm. By Lim at Malaka Tattoo.", "coverup": null, "entities": [], "composition": { "focus": "subject", "style": [ { "slug": "fine-line", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "unsure" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "portrait", "estimated_visual_share": 60, "confidence": "unsure" }, { "slug": "man", "estimated_visual_share": 40, "confidence": "unsure" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "forearm", "estimated_visual_share": 100 } ], "colour_estimated_visual_share": 0, "elements": [ { "what": "Portrait", "estimated_visual_share": 60, "tier": "lead", "confidence": "unsure" }, { "what": "Male Figure", "estimated_visual_share": 40, "tier": "major", "confidence": "unsure" } ], "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": "portrait", "estimated_visual_share": 60, "confidence": "unsure", "tier": "lead", "estimated_from_tags": true }, "main_style": { "slug": "fine-line", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "unsure", "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": 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/2026/06/IMG_6286.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 Fine Line female figure tattoo on the thigh by Lim at Malaka Tattoo, Los Angeles; ≈$650–$900; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.", "id": 1017, "title": "Nude Figure Illustration Thigh", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/nude-figure-illustration-thigh/", "image": "https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG_6285.jpg?fit=700%2C949&quality=85&ssl=1", "style": [ { "slug": "fine-line", "name": "Fine Line" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "woman", "name": "Female Figure" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "thigh", "name": "Thigh" } ], "color": [ { "slug": "black-and-grey", "name": "Black & Grey" } ], "technique": [ { "slug": "linework", "name": "Linework" } ], "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 black & grey fine line tattoo featuring a female figure, placed on the thigh. By Lim at Malaka Tattoo.", "coverup": null, "entities": [], "composition": { "focus": "subject", "style": [ { "slug": "fine-line", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "likely" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "woman", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "likely" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "thigh", "estimated_visual_share": 100 } ], "colour_estimated_visual_share": 0, "elements": [ { "what": "Female Figure", "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": "woman", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "likely", "tier": "lead", "estimated_from_tags": true }, "main_style": { "slug": "fine-line", "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": 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": "thigh", "pain": 1, "pain_scale": 5, "pain_label": "Barely there", "healing": "easy", "visibility": "easy to cover", "why": "thick muscle and fat cushion most of it", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-pain-map/#thigh" }, "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/2026/06/IMG_6285.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 Fine Line landscape tattoo on the upper arm by Lim at Malaka Tattoo, Los Angeles; ≈$650–$900; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.", "id": 1014, "title": "Hexagon Nature Patchwork Upper Arm", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/hexagon-nature-patchwork-upper-arm/", "image": "https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG_6284.jpg?fit=700%2C690&quality=85&ssl=1", "style": [ { "slug": "fine-line", "name": "Fine Line" }, { "slug": "geometric", "name": "Geometric" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "landscape", "name": "Landscape" }, { "slug": "mountain", "name": "Mountains" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "upper-arm", "name": "Upper Arm" } ], "color": [ { "slug": "black-and-grey", "name": "Black & Grey" } ], "technique": [ { "slug": "linework", "name": "Linework" } ], "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 black & grey fine line and geometric tattoo featuring a landscape, placed on the upper arm. By Lim at Malaka Tattoo.", "coverup": null, "entities": [], "composition": { "focus": "subject", "style": [ { "slug": "fine-line", "estimated_visual_share": 60, "confidence": "unsure" }, { "slug": "geometric", "estimated_visual_share": 40, "confidence": "unsure" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "landscape", "estimated_visual_share": 60, "confidence": "unsure" }, { "slug": "mountain", "estimated_visual_share": 40, "confidence": "unsure" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "upper-arm", "estimated_visual_share": 100 } ], "colour_estimated_visual_share": 0, "elements": [ { "what": "Landscape", "estimated_visual_share": 60, "tier": "lead", "confidence": "unsure" }, { "what": "Mountains", "estimated_visual_share": 40, "tier": "major", "confidence": "unsure" } ], "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": "landscape", "estimated_visual_share": 60, "confidence": "unsure", "tier": "lead", "estimated_from_tags": true }, "main_style": { "slug": "fine-line", "estimated_visual_share": 60, "confidence": "unsure", "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": 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/2026/06/IMG_6284.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 with color accents Fine Line line-drawn mushroom tattoo on the upper arm by Lim at Malaka Tattoo, Los Angeles; ≈$250–$350; ≈1–1.5 h, 1 session.", "id": 1011, "title": "Mushroom and Ribbon Fine Line Upper Arm", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/mushroom-and-ribbon-fine-line-upper-arm/", "image": "https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/mushroom-and-ribbon-fine-line-upper-arm-tattoo-photo.jpg?fit=700%2C558&quality=85&ssl=1", "style": [ { "slug": "fine-line", "name": "Fine Line" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "mushroom", "name": "Mushroom" }, { "slug": "quote", "name": "Quote" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "upper-arm", "name": "Upper Arm" } ], "color": [ { "slug": "black-and-color", "name": "Black with Color Accents" } ], "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 line-drawn mushroom with ribbon with the word amore, plus smaller details: red brain-like shape, placed on the upper arm. Done in black with colour accents. 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Source: AI scan of the photo." }, "main_subject": { "slug": "mushroom", "estimated_visual_share": 40, "confidence": "sure", "tier": "major", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "main_style": { "slug": "fine-line", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "sure", "tier": "lead", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "defined_by": { "subject": 45, "style": 30, "text": 20, "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.", "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": "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/2026/06/IMG_6283.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 alligator tattoo on the upper arm by Lim at Malaka Tattoo, Los Angeles; ≈$200–$300; ≈1–1.5 h, 1 session.", "id": 1008, "title": "Alligator Fine Line Upper Arm", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/alligator-fine-line-upper-arm/", "image": "https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/alligator-fine-line-upper-arm-tattoo-photo.jpg?fit=700%2C490&quality=85&ssl=1", "style": [ { "slug": "fine-line", "name": "Fine Line" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "alligator", "name": "Alligator & Crocodile" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "upper-arm", "name": "Upper Arm" } ], "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 fine line tattoo of alligator, placed on the upper arm. 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Source: AI scan of the photo." }, "main_subject": { "slug": "alligator", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "sure", "tier": "lead", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "main_style": { "slug": "fine-line", "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": "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": 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/2026/06/IMG_6282.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 mac-10 gun tattoo on the foot by Lim at Malaka Tattoo, Los Angeles; ≈$300–$400; ≈1–2 h, 1 session.", "id": 1005, "title": "Mac-10 Submachine Gun Realism Foot", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/mac-10-submachine-gun-realism-foot/", "image": "https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/mac-10-submachine-gun-realism-foot-tattoo-photo.jpeg?fit=700%2C690&quality=85&ssl=1", "style": [ { "slug": "realism", "name": "Realism" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "firearm", "name": "Firearm" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "foot", "name": "Foot" } ], "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": "A realism tattoo of mac-10 gun, placed on the foot. Done in black and grey. By Lim at Malaka Tattoo.", "description_more": "The mac-10 gun filling the piece in high-contrast black and grey. The composition is free-form, with no outlines; about half of the skin inside the outline is inked.", "coverup": null, "entities": [], "composition": { "focus": "subject", "style": [ { "slug": "realism", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "sure" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "firearm", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "sure" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "foot", "estimated_visual_share": 100 } ], "colour_estimated_visual_share": 0, "elements": [ { "what": "Mac-10 Gun", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "tier": "lead", "confidence": "sure", "colour": "grey", "contrast": "high", "position": "fills the piece" } ], "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": "firearm", "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": 8.199999999999999289457264239899814128875732421875, "size_range_cm": [ 6.0999999999999996447286321199499070644378662109375, 10.199999999999999289457264239899814128875732421875 ], "size_confidence": "m", "size_basis": "Estimated from the photo: longest side ≈ 0.32 × foot length (adult average). Not measured by the studio.", "mood": { "fierce": 0.5, "dark": 0.299999999999999988897769753748434595763683319091796875 }, "ink_palette": { "black": 55, "grey": 45 }, "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": 75, "style": 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": "freeform", "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": "none", "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": "foot", "pain": 5, "pain_scale": 5, "pain_label": "Brutal", "healing": "harder (shoes and socks rub)", "visibility": "visible in sandals", "why": "small bones and tendons right under thin skin", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-pain-map/#foot" }, "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/2026/06/IMG_7805.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 Realism greek helmet tattoo on the shoulder by Lim at Malaka Tattoo, Los Angeles; ≈$200–$300; ≈1–1.5 h, 1 session.", "id": 1002, "title": "Greek Helmet Realism Shoulder", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/greek-helmet-realism-shoulder/", "image": "https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/greek-helmet-realism-shoulder-tattoo-photo.jpeg?fit=700%2C875&quality=85&ssl=1", "style": [ { "slug": "realism", "name": "Realism" } ], "subject": [], "placement": [ { "slug": "shoulder", "name": "Shoulder" } ], "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 greek helmet, placed on the shoulder. 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": "helmet", "estimated_visual_share": 100 } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "shoulder", "estimated_visual_share": 100 } ], "colour_estimated_visual_share": 0, "elements": [ { "what": "Greek helmet", "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": "shoulder", "pain": 2, "pain_scale": 5, "pain_label": "Mild", "healing": "easy", "visibility": "easy to cover", "why": "thick deltoid muscle and a flat surface", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-pain-map/#shoulder" }, "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/2026/06/IMG_7809.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 Illustrative jester skeleton holding a smiling mask tattoo on the forearm by Lim at Malaka Tattoo, Los Angeles; ≈$750–$1,000; ≈3–5 h, 1 session.", "id": 999, "title": "Skeleton Jester Holding Mask Illustrative Forearm", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/skeleton-jester-holding-mask-illustrative-forearm/", "image": "https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/skeleton-jester-holding-mask-illustrative-forearm-tattoo-photo.jpeg?fit=558%2C1024&quality=85&ssl=1", "style": [ { "slug": "illustrative", "name": "Illustrative" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "architecture", "name": "Buildings & Architecture" }, { "slug": "landscape", "name": "Landscape" }, { "slug": "mask", "name": "Mask" }, { "slug": "skeleton", "name": "Skeleton" } ], "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 a jester skeleton holding a smiling mask, plus smaller details: church, field, placed on the forearm. Done in black and grey. By Lim at Malaka Tattoo.", "description_more": "The jester skeleton at the centre in softly shaded solid black. 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": [], "composition": { "focus": "subject", "style": [ { "slug": "illustrative", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "sure" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "skeleton", "estimated_visual_share": 55, "confidence": "sure" }, { "slug": "mask", "estimated_visual_share": 15, "confidence": "sure" }, { "slug": "architecture", "estimated_visual_share": 15, "confidence": "likely" }, { "slug": "landscape", "estimated_visual_share": 10, "confidence": "likely" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "forearm", "estimated_visual_share": 100 } ], "colour_estimated_visual_share": 0, "elements": [ { "what": "Jester Skeleton", "estimated_visual_share": 55, "tier": "lead", "confidence": "sure", "colour": "black", "contrast": "soft", "position": "center" }, { "what": "Smiling Mask", "estimated_visual_share": 15, "tier": "supporting", "confidence": "sure" }, { "what": "Church", "estimated_visual_share": 15, "tier": "supporting", "confidence": "likely" }, { "what": "Field", "estimated_visual_share": 10, "tier": "supporting", "confidence": "likely" }, { "what": "Sun", "estimated_visual_share": 5, "tier": "accent", "confidence": "likely" } ], "scene": [ { "subject": "Jester Skeleton", "does": "holds", "words": "holding", "kind": "relation", "group": "relation", "object": "Smiling Mask", "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": "skeleton", "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": 15.5999999999999996447286321199499070644378662109375, "size_range_cm": [ 11.699999999999999289457264239899814128875732421875, 25.39999999999999857891452847979962825775146484375 ], "size_confidence": "m", "size_basis": "Estimated from the photo: longest side ≈ 2 × visible forearm width (adult average). Not measured by the studio.", "mood": { "dark": 0.59999999999999997779553950749686919152736663818359375, "melancholic": 0.40000000000000002220446049250313080847263336181640625 }, "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": 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": 20, "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", "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": 3, "hours_max": 5, "sessions": 1, "basis": "measured size", "label": "≈3–5 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": 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/2026/06/IMG_8464.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 color Minimalism purple heart tattoo on the forearm by Lim at Malaka Tattoo, Los Angeles; ≈$200–$300; ≈0.5–1 h, 1 session.", "id": 996, "title": "Small Heart Minimal Forearm", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/small-heart-minimal-forearm/", "image": "https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG_8285-r.jpg?fit=700%2C933&quality=85&ssl=1", "style": [ { "slug": "minimalism", "name": "Minimalism" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "heart", "name": "Heart" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "forearm", "name": "Forearm" } ], "color": [ { "slug": "color", "name": "Color" } ], "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": "A minimalism tattoo of purple heart, placed on the forearm. Done in full colour. By Lim at Malaka Tattoo.", "description_more": "The purple heart filling the piece in purple. The composition is oval and symmetrical, with no outlines; densely inked.", "coverup": null, "entities": [], "composition": { "focus": "subject", "style": [ { "slug": "minimalism", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "sure" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "heart", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "sure" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "forearm", "estimated_visual_share": 100 } ], "colour_estimated_visual_share": 100, "elements": [ { "what": "Purple Heart", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "tier": "lead", "confidence": "sure", "colour": "purple", "position": "fills the piece" } ], "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": "heart", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "sure", "tier": "lead", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "main_style": { "slug": "minimalism", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "sure", "tier": "lead", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "size_cm": 2.29999999999999982236431605997495353221893310546875, "size_range_cm": [ 2, 2.70000000000000017763568394002504646778106689453125 ], "size_confidence": "h", "size_basis": "Estimated from the photo: longest side ≈ 0.3 × visible forearm width (adult average). Not measured by the studio.", "mood": { "romantic": 0.59999999999999997779553950749686919152736663818359375, "cute": 0.5, "delicate": 0.299999999999999988897769753748434595763683319091796875 }, "ink_palette": { "purple": 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": 10, "level": "Simple", "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": 45, "color": 30, "style": 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": "oval", "symmetric": true, "ink_coverage": 90 }, "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", "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": 0.5, "hours_max": 1, "sessions": 1, "basis": "measured size", "label": "≈0.5–1 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": 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/2026/06/IMG_8285.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 tiger face tattoo on the forearm by Lim at Malaka Tattoo, Los Angeles; ≈$750–$1,000; ≈3.5–6 h, 1 session.", "id": 993, "title": "Tiger Face and Eye Realism Forearm", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/tiger-face-and-eye-realism-forearm/", "image": "https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/tiger-face-and-eye-realism-forearm-tattoo-photo.jpeg?fit=700%2C933&quality=85&ssl=1", "style": [ { "slug": "realism", "name": "Realism" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "eye", "name": "Eye" }, { "slug": "tiger", "name": "Tiger" } ], "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": "A realism tattoo of tiger face with eye, placed on the forearm. Done in black and grey. By Lim at Malaka Tattoo.", "description_more": "The tiger face at the top in dark, high-contrast solid black; the eye at the bottom in high-contrast black and grey. The composition is tall, vertical, with no outlines; about half of the skin inside the outline is inked.", "coverup": null, "entities": [], "composition": { "focus": "subject", "style": [ { "slug": "realism", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "likely" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "tiger", "estimated_visual_share": 70, "confidence": "likely" }, { "slug": "eye", "estimated_visual_share": 30, "confidence": "likely" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "forearm", "estimated_visual_share": 100 } ], "colour_estimated_visual_share": 0, "elements": [ { "what": "Tiger Face", "estimated_visual_share": 70, "tier": "lead", "confidence": "likely", "colour": "black", "tone": "dark", "contrast": "high", "position": "top" }, { "what": "Eye", "estimated_visual_share": 30, "tier": "major", "confidence": "likely", "colour": "grey", "contrast": "high", "position": "bottom" } ], "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": "tiger", "estimated_visual_share": 70, "confidence": "likely", "tier": "lead", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "main_style": { "slug": "realism", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "likely", "tier": "lead", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "size_cm": 17.60000000000000142108547152020037174224853515625, "size_range_cm": [ 13.199999999999999289457264239899814128875732421875, 28.5 ], "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": { "fierce": 0.8000000000000000444089209850062616169452667236328125, "dark": 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": "vertical", "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", "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": "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/2026/06/IMG_8470.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 Fine Line technical diagrams tattoo on the upper arm by Lim at Malaka Tattoo, Los Angeles; ≈$3,400–$4,650; ≈12–20 h, 2–4 sessions.", "id": 990, "title": "Astronaut and Space Diagrams Fine Line Upper Arm", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/astronaut-and-space-diagrams-fine-line-upper-arm/", "image": "https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/astronaut-and-space-diagrams-fine-line-upper-arm-tattoo-photo.jpeg?fit=700%2C933&quality=85&ssl=1", "style": [ { "slug": "fine-line", "name": "Fine Line" }, { "slug": "realism", "name": "Realism" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "astronaut", "name": "Astronaut" }, { "slug": "planet", "name": "Planets & Space" }, { "slug": "spiral", "name": "Spiral" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "upper-arm", "name": "Upper Arm" } ], "color": [ { "slug": "black-and-grey", "name": "Black & Grey" } ], "technique": [], "size": { "code": "sleeve", "label": "Very Large / Sleeve (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 realism tattoo of astronaut, plus smaller details: gravity well, golden spiral, placed on the outer left upper arm. Done in black and grey. By Lim at Malaka Tattoo.", "description_more": "The astronaut on the right in high-contrast black and grey. The composition is covering the whole area, with fine lines and a partial background; mostly open skin with linework. It is part of a larger piece.", "coverup": null, "entities": [], "composition": { "focus": "subject", "style": [ { "slug": "fine-line", "estimated_visual_share": 70, "confidence": "likely" }, { "slug": "realism", "estimated_visual_share": 30, "confidence": "sure" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "astronaut", "estimated_visual_share": 30, "confidence": "sure" }, { "slug": "planet", "estimated_visual_share": 20, "confidence": "likely" }, { "slug": "spiral", "estimated_visual_share": 15, "confidence": "sure" } ], "form_only_estimated_visual_share": 35, "placement": [ { "slug": "upper-arm", "estimated_visual_share": 90 }, { "slug": "forearm", "estimated_visual_share": 10 } ], "colour_estimated_visual_share": 0, "elements": [ { "what": "Technical Diagrams", "estimated_visual_share": 35, "tier": "major", "confidence": "likely", "colour": "black", "position": "left" }, { "what": "Astronaut", "estimated_visual_share": 30, "tier": "major", "confidence": "sure", "colour": "grey", "contrast": "high", "position": "right" }, { "what": "Gravity Well", "estimated_visual_share": 20, "tier": "supporting", "confidence": "likely" }, { "what": "Golden Spiral", "estimated_visual_share": 15, "tier": "supporting", "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_subject": { "slug": "astronaut", "estimated_visual_share": 30, "confidence": "sure", "tier": "major", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "main_style": { "slug": "fine-line", "estimated_visual_share": 70, "confidence": "likely", "tier": "lead", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "size_cm": 34, "size_range_cm": [ 25.5, 55.2999999999999971578290569595992565155029296875 ], "size_confidence": "m", "size_basis": "Estimated from the photo: longest side ≈ 1 × upper arm length, shoulder to elbow (adult average). Not measured by the studio.", "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": 60, "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": { "style": 60, "subject": 40 }, "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": "panel", "background": "partial", "ink_coverage": 30 }, "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", "context": "part_of_larger_piece", "photo_quality": { "score": 3, "whole_tattoo_visible": true, "note": "1 blurry or cropped, 2 fine, 3 portfolio quality." }, "body_side": { "surface": "outer", "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": 12, "hours_max": 20, "sessions": 4, "basis": "measured size", "label": "≈12–20 h, 2–4 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": 3400, "max": 4650, "currency": "USD", "text": "≈$3,400–$4,650", "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_8620.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 Illustrative dinosaur skeleton tattoo on the forearm by Lim at Malaka Tattoo, Los Angeles; ≈$650–$900; ≈3–5 h, 1 session.", "id": 987, "title": "Dinosaur Skeleton Illustrative Forearm", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/dinosaur-skeleton-illustrative-forearm/", "image": "https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/dinosaur-skeleton-illustrative-forearm-tattoo-photo.jpeg?fit=700%2C933&quality=85&ssl=1", "style": [ { "slug": "illustrative", "name": "Illustrative" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "quote", "name": "Quote" } ], "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 dinosaur skeleton, plus smaller details: quote, placed on the forearm. Done in black and grey. By Lim at Malaka Tattoo.", "description_more": "The dinosaur skeleton filling the piece in softly shaded solid black. The composition is tall, vertical, with fine lines; about half of the skin inside the outline is inked.", "coverup": null, "entities": [], "composition": { "focus": "subject", "style": [ { "slug": "illustrative", "estimated_visual_share": 85, "confidence": "sure" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "quote", "estimated_visual_share": 15, "confidence": "likely" } ], "unlisted_subjects": [ { "label": "dinosaur skeleton", "estimated_visual_share": 85 } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "forearm", "estimated_visual_share": 100 } ], "colour_estimated_visual_share": 0, "elements": [ { "what": "Dinosaur Skeleton", "estimated_visual_share": 85, "tier": "lead", "confidence": "sure", "colour": "black", "contrast": "soft", "position": "fills the piece" }, { "what": "Quote", "estimated_visual_share": 15, "tier": "supporting", "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": "quote", "estimated_visual_share": 15, "confidence": "likely", "tier": "supporting", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "main_style": { "slug": "illustrative", "estimated_visual_share": 85, "confidence": "sure", "tier": "lead", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "size_cm": 16.39999999999999857891452847979962825775146484375, "size_range_cm": [ 12.300000000000000710542735760100185871124267578125, 26.60000000000000142108547152020037174224853515625 ], "size_confidence": "m", "size_basis": "Estimated from the photo: longest side ≈ 2.1 × visible forearm width (adult average). Not measured by the studio.", "mood": { "melancholic": 0.59999999999999997779553950749686919152736663818359375, "dark": 0.40000000000000002220446049250313080847263336181640625 }, "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": 60, "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": 20, "text": 10, "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": 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": 3, "hours_max": 5, "sessions": 1, "basis": "measured size", "label": "≈3–5 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/2026/06/IMG_8726.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 Fine Line spiderweb tattoo on the forearm by Lim at Malaka Tattoo, Los Angeles; ≈$200–$300; ≈1–1.5 h, 1 session.", "id": 984, "title": "Spiderweb and Cartoon Man Fine Line Forearm", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/spiderweb-and-cartoon-man-fine-line-forearm/", "image": "https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/spiderweb-and-cartoon-man-fine-line-forearm-tattoo-photo.jpeg?fit=700%2C933&quality=85&ssl=1", "style": [ { "slug": "fine-line", "name": "Fine Line" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "cat", "name": "Cat" }, { "slug": "man", "name": "Male Figure" }, { "slug": "spider-web", "name": "Spider Web" } ], "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 spiderweb with cartoon man with a broom, plus smaller details: cartoon cat or animal at the top, 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": "sure" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "spider-web", "estimated_visual_share": 40, "confidence": "sure" }, { "slug": "man", "estimated_visual_share": 40, "confidence": "sure" }, { "slug": "cat", "estimated_visual_share": 20, "confidence": "unsure" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "forearm", "estimated_visual_share": 100 } ], "colour_estimated_visual_share": 0, "elements": [ { "what": "Spiderweb", "estimated_visual_share": 40, "tier": "major", "confidence": "sure" }, { "what": "Cartoon man with a broom", "estimated_visual_share": 40, "tier": "major", "confidence": "sure" }, { "what": "Cartoon cat or animal at the top", "estimated_visual_share": 20, "tier": "supporting", "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_subject": { "slug": "spider-web", "estimated_visual_share": 40, "confidence": "sure", "tier": "major", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "main_style": { "slug": "fine-line", "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/2026/06/IMG_9226.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 Illustrative raised hand inside a spiked eye tattoo on the thigh by Lim at Malaka Tattoo, Los Angeles; ≈$650–$900; ≈1.5–2.5 h, 1 session.", "id": 981, "title": "Eye and Pointing Hand Illustrative Thigh", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/eye-and-pointing-hand-illustrative-thigh/", "image": "https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/eye-and-pointing-hand-illustrative-thigh-tattoo-photo.jpeg?fit=700%2C933&quality=85&ssl=1", "style": [ { "slug": "illustrative", "name": "Illustrative" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "eye", "name": "Eye" }, { "slug": "hands", "name": "Hands" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "thigh", "name": "Thigh" } ], "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 illustrative tattoo of a raised hand inside a spiked eye, placed on the thigh. Done in black and grey. By Lim at Malaka Tattoo.", "description_more": "The spiked eye filling the piece in high-contrast solid black; the raised hand at the centre in high-contrast solid black. The composition is long, horizontal and symmetrical, with bold outlines; about half of the skin inside the outline is inked.", "coverup": null, "entities": [], "composition": { "focus": "subject", "style": [ { "slug": "illustrative", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "sure" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "eye", "estimated_visual_share": 60, "confidence": "sure" }, { "slug": "hands", "estimated_visual_share": 40, "confidence": "sure" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "thigh", "estimated_visual_share": 100 } ], "colour_estimated_visual_share": 0, "elements": [ { "what": "Spiked Eye", "estimated_visual_share": 60, "tier": "lead", "confidence": "sure", "colour": "black", "contrast": "high", "position": "fills the piece" }, { "what": "Raised Hand", "estimated_visual_share": 40, "tier": "major", "confidence": "sure", "colour": "black", "contrast": "high", "position": "center" } ], "scene": [ { "subject": "Raised Hand", "does": "inside", "words": "inside", "kind": "relation", "group": "relation", "object": "Spiked Eye", "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": "eye", "estimated_visual_share": 60, "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": 11.5999999999999996447286321199499070644378662109375, "size_range_cm": [ 8.699999999999999289457264239899814128875732421875, 18.89999999999999857891452847979962825775146484375 ], "size_confidence": "m", "size_basis": "Estimated from the photo: longest side ≈ 0.75 × visible thigh width (adult average). Not measured by the studio.", "mood": { "spiritual": 0.5, "dark": 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": 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": 75, "style": 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": "horizontal", "symmetric": true, "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": "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": 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": "thigh", "pain": 1, "pain_scale": 5, "pain_label": "Barely there", "healing": "easy", "visibility": "easy to cover", "why": "thick muscle and fat cushion most of it", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-pain-map/#thigh" }, "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/2026/06/IMG_9416.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 Illustrative giant insect on an iron bed tattoo on the calf by Lim at Malaka Tattoo, Los Angeles; ≈$650–$900; ≈1.5–2.5 h, 1 session.", "id": 978, "title": "Metamorphosis Insect in Bed Illustrative Calf", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/metamorphosis-insect-in-bed-illustrative-calf/", "image": "https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/metamorphosis-insect-in-bed-illustrative-calf-tattoo-photo.jpeg?fit=700%2C933&quality=85&ssl=1", "style": [ { "slug": "illustrative", "name": "Illustrative" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "insect", "name": "Insect" }, { "slug": "quote", "name": "Quote" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "calf", "name": "Calf" } ], "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 a giant insect on an iron bed, plus smaller details: quote, placed on the calf. Done in black and grey. Depicts Gregor Samsa (The Metamorphosis (Franz Kafka)). By Lim at Malaka Tattoo.", "description_more": "The giant insect at the centre in softly shaded solid black; the iron bed in solid black. The composition is long, horizontal, with fine lines; about half of the skin inside the outline is inked. The lettering reads “I woke up like this” (a quote), in typewriter lettering.", "coverup": null, "entities": [ { "name": "Gregor Samsa", "kind": "character", "work": "The Metamorphosis (Franz Kafka)", "medium": null, "estimated_visual_share": null } ], "composition": { "focus": "subject", "style": [ { "slug": "illustrative", "estimated_visual_share": 85, "confidence": "sure" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "insect", "estimated_visual_share": 55, "confidence": "sure" }, { "slug": "quote", "estimated_visual_share": 15, "confidence": "sure" } ], "unlisted_subjects": [ { "label": "bed", "estimated_visual_share": 25 } ], "form_only_estimated_visual_share": 5, "placement": [ { "slug": "calf", "estimated_visual_share": 100 } ], "colour_estimated_visual_share": 0, "elements": [ { "what": "Giant Insect", "estimated_visual_share": 55, "tier": "lead", "confidence": "sure", "colour": "black", "contrast": "soft", "position": "center" }, { "what": "Iron Bed", "estimated_visual_share": 25, "tier": "major", "confidence": "sure", "colour": "black" }, { "what": "Quote", "estimated_visual_share": 15, "tier": "supporting", "confidence": "sure" }, { "what": "Shadow", "estimated_visual_share": 5, "tier": "accent", "confidence": "likely" } ], "scene": [ { "subject": "Giant Insect", "does": "on", "words": "on, sitting on, riding", "kind": "relation", "group": "relation", "object": "Iron Bed", "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": "insect", "estimated_visual_share": 55, "confidence": "sure", "tier": "lead", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "main_style": { "slug": "illustrative", "estimated_visual_share": 85, "confidence": "sure", "tier": "lead", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "size_cm": 11.300000000000000710542735760100185871124267578125, "size_range_cm": [ 8.4000000000000003552713678800500929355621337890625, 18.300000000000000710542735760100185871124267578125 ], "size_confidence": "m", "size_basis": "Estimated from the photo: longest side ≈ 0.9 × visible calf width (adult average). Not measured by the studio.", "mood": { "funny": 0.6999999999999999555910790149937383830547332763671875, "dark": 0.299999999999999988897769753748434595763683319091796875 }, "lettering": "I woke up like this", "lettering_note": "Text in the tattoo as read from the photo (confident reading). The tattoo itself may spell it differently.", "ink_palette": { "black": 90, "grey": 10 }, "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": 55, "style": 20, "mood": 15, "text": 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": 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", "lettering_style": { "font": "typewriter", "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": 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": "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": 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/2026/06/IMG_9425.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 Fine Line wolf head merging into a dancing figure tattoo on the upper arm by Lim at Malaka Tattoo, Los Angeles; ≈$500–$750; ≈1–2 h, 1 session.", "id": 975, "title": "Wolf-Headed Dancing Figure Fine Line Upper Arm", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/wolf-headed-dancing-figure-fine-line-upper-arm/", "image": "https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/wolf-headed-dancing-figure-fine-line-upper-arm-tattoo-photo.jpeg?fit=700%2C875&quality=85&ssl=1", "style": [ { "slug": "fine-line", "name": "Fine Line" }, { "slug": "illustrative", "name": "Illustrative" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "woman", "name": "Female Figure" }, { "slug": "wolf", "name": "Wolf" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "upper-arm", "name": "Upper Arm" } ], "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 fine line and illustrative tattoo of a wolf head merging into a dancing figure, placed on the outer upper arm. It also shows a dancing figure dancing. Done in black and grey. By Lim at Malaka Tattoo.", "description_more": "The dancing figure at the centre in high-contrast solid black; the wolf head at the top 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": 70, "confidence": "sure" }, { "slug": "illustrative", "estimated_visual_share": 30, "confidence": "likely" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "woman", "estimated_visual_share": 70, "confidence": "sure" }, { "slug": "wolf", "estimated_visual_share": 30, "confidence": "likely" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "upper-arm", "estimated_visual_share": 100 } ], "colour_estimated_visual_share": 0, "elements": [ { "what": "Dancing Figure", "estimated_visual_share": 70, "tier": "lead", "confidence": "sure", "colour": "black", "contrast": "high", "position": "center" }, { "what": "Wolf Head", "estimated_visual_share": 30, "tier": "major", "confidence": "likely", "colour": "black", "position": "top" } ], "scene": [ { "subject": "Wolf Head", "does": "merged", "words": "half and half, turning into", "kind": "relation", "group": "relation", "object": "Dancing Figure", "confidence": "likely" }, { "subject": "Dancing Figure", "does": "dance", "words": "dancing", "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": "woman", "estimated_visual_share": 70, "confidence": "sure", "tier": "lead", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "main_style": { "slug": "fine-line", "estimated_visual_share": 70, "confidence": "sure", "tier": "lead", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "size_cm": 10.9000000000000003552713678800500929355621337890625, "size_range_cm": [ 8.199999999999999289457264239899814128875732421875, 13.699999999999999289457264239899814128875732421875 ], "size_confidence": "m", "size_basis": "Estimated from the photo: longest side ≈ 1.15 × visible upper arm width (adult average). Not measured by the studio.", "mood": { "funny": 0.59999999999999997779553950749686919152736663818359375, "dark": 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": 25, "level": "Simple", "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, "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": 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." }, "body_side": { "surface": "outer" }, "body_side_note": "Left/right as seen in the photo, not necessarily on the person; centre = on the midline of the body.", "content_warning": { "sexual": "nudity", "hidden_by_default": [], "note": "Sexual: suggestive and nudity are shown; explicit (detailed genitals or sexual activity) is hidden until the visitor opts in. Violence: blood is shown; gore is hidden until the visitor opts in. Judged on the tattoo artwork, not on the person." }, "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": 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/photo_2024-09-28-15.24.27.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 Fine Line snake wrapped around a peony tattoo on the hip by Lim at Malaka Tattoo, Los Angeles; ≈$3,400–$4,650; ≈12–20 h, 2–4 sessions.", "id": 972, "title": "Snake and Peony Fine Line Hip", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/snake-and-peony-fine-line-hip-2/", "image": "https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/snake-and-peony-fine-line-hip-tattoo-photo-2.jpeg?fit=700%2C726&quality=85&ssl=1", "style": [ { "slug": "fine-line", "name": "Fine Line" }, { "slug": "illustrative", "name": "Illustrative" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "leaf", "name": "Leaves & Branches" }, { "slug": "peony", "name": "Peony" }, { "slug": "snake", "name": "Snake" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "hip", "name": "Hip" }, { "slug": "thigh", "name": "Thigh" } ], "color": [ { "slug": "black-and-grey", "name": "Black & Grey" } ], "technique": [], "size": { "code": "sleeve", "label": "Very Large / Sleeve (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 and fine line tattoo of a snake wrapped around a peony, plus smaller details: leaves, placed on the outer right hip. Done in black and grey. By Lim at Malaka Tattoo.", "description_more": "The snake filling the piece in solid black; the peony at the top in softly shaded black and grey. The composition is tall, vertical, with fine lines; mostly open skin with linework.", "coverup": null, "entities": [], "composition": { "focus": "subject", "style": [ { "slug": "illustrative", "estimated_visual_share": 60, "confidence": "likely" }, { "slug": "fine-line", "estimated_visual_share": 40, "confidence": "sure" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "snake", "estimated_visual_share": 40, "confidence": "sure" }, { "slug": "peony", "estimated_visual_share": 40, "confidence": "likely" }, { "slug": "leaf", "estimated_visual_share": 20, "confidence": "sure" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "hip", "estimated_visual_share": 55 }, { "slug": "thigh", "estimated_visual_share": 45 } ], "colour_estimated_visual_share": 0, "elements": [ { "what": "Snake", "estimated_visual_share": 40, "tier": "major", "confidence": "sure", "colour": "black", "position": "fills the piece" }, { "what": "Peony", "estimated_visual_share": 40, "tier": "major", "confidence": "likely", "colour": "grey", "contrast": "soft", "position": "top" }, { "what": "Leaves", "estimated_visual_share": 20, "tier": "supporting", "confidence": "sure" } ], "scene": [ { "subject": "Snake", "does": "wraps", "words": "wrapped around", "kind": "relation", "group": "relation", "object": "Peony", "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": "snake", "estimated_visual_share": 40, "confidence": "sure", "tier": "major", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "main_style": { "slug": "illustrative", "estimated_visual_share": 60, "confidence": "likely", "tier": "lead", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "size_cm": 34, "size_range_cm": [ 25.5, 55.2999999999999971578290569595992565155029296875 ], "size_confidence": "m", "size_basis": "Estimated from the photo: longest side ≈ 0.85 × thigh length, hip to knee (adult average). Not measured by the studio.", "mood": { "delicate": 0.5, "dark": 0.299999999999999988897769753748434595763683319091796875 }, "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": 60, "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": 75, "style": 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": 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": 3, "whole_tattoo_visible": true, "note": "1 blurry or cropped, 2 fine, 3 portfolio quality." }, "body_side": { "surface": "outer", "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": 12, "hours_max": 20, "sessions": 4, "basis": "measured size", "label": "≈12–20 h, 2–4 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": "hip", "pain": 3, "pain_scale": 5, "pain_label": "Noticeable", "healing": "moderate (waistbands)", "visibility": "easy to cover", "why": "padding in front, sharp over the hip bone", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-pain-map/" }, "price_estimate": { "min": 3400, "max": 4650, "currency": "USD", "text": "≈$3,400–$4,650", "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/2025/02/photo_2024-09-28-15.24.07.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 Fine Line snake wrapped around a peony tattoo on the hip by Lim at Malaka Tattoo, Los Angeles; ≈$3,400–$4,650; ≈10–18 h, 2–3 sessions.", "id": 969, "title": "Snake and Peony Fine Line Hip", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/snake-and-peony-fine-line-hip/", "image": "https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/snake-and-peony-fine-line-hip-tattoo-photo.jpeg?fit=700%2C726&quality=85&ssl=1", "style": [ { "slug": "fine-line", "name": "Fine Line" }, { "slug": "illustrative", "name": "Illustrative" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "leaf", "name": "Leaves & Branches" }, { "slug": "peony", "name": "Peony" }, { "slug": "snake", "name": "Snake" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "hip", "name": "Hip" }, { "slug": "thigh", "name": "Thigh" } ], "color": [ { "slug": "black-and-grey", "name": "Black & Grey" } ], "technique": [], "size": { "code": "sleeve", "label": "Very Large / Sleeve (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 and fine line tattoo of a snake wrapped around a peony, plus smaller details: leaves, placed on the outer right hip. Done in black and grey. By Lim at Malaka Tattoo.", "description_more": "The snake filling the piece in solid black; the peony at the top in softly shaded black and grey. The composition is tall, vertical, with fine lines; mostly open skin with linework.", "coverup": null, "entities": [], "composition": { "focus": "subject", "style": [ { "slug": "illustrative", "estimated_visual_share": 60, "confidence": "likely" }, { "slug": "fine-line", "estimated_visual_share": 40, "confidence": "sure" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "snake", "estimated_visual_share": 40, "confidence": "sure" }, { "slug": "peony", "estimated_visual_share": 40, "confidence": "likely" }, { "slug": "leaf", "estimated_visual_share": 20, "confidence": "sure" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "hip", "estimated_visual_share": 55 }, { "slug": "thigh", "estimated_visual_share": 45 } ], "colour_estimated_visual_share": 0, "elements": [ { "what": "Snake", "estimated_visual_share": 40, "tier": "major", "confidence": "sure", "colour": "black", "position": "fills the piece" }, { "what": "Peony", "estimated_visual_share": 40, "tier": "major", "confidence": "likely", "colour": "grey", "contrast": "soft", "position": "top" }, { "what": "Leaves", "estimated_visual_share": 20, "tier": "supporting", "confidence": "sure" } ], "scene": [ { "subject": "Snake", "does": "wraps", "words": "wrapped around", "kind": "relation", "group": "relation", "object": "Peony", "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": "snake", "estimated_visual_share": 40, "confidence": "sure", "tier": "major", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "main_style": { "slug": "illustrative", "estimated_visual_share": 60, "confidence": "likely", "tier": "lead", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "size_cm": 32, "size_range_cm": [ 24, 52 ], "size_confidence": "m", "size_basis": "Estimated from the photo: longest side ≈ 0.8 × thigh length, hip to knee (adult average). Not measured by the studio.", "mood": { "delicate": 0.5, "dark": 0.299999999999999988897769753748434595763683319091796875 }, "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": 60, "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": 75, "style": 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": 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": false, "note": "1 blurry or cropped, 2 fine, 3 portfolio quality." }, "body_side": { "surface": "outer", "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": 10, "hours_max": 18, "sessions": 3, "basis": "measured size", "label": "≈10–18 h, 2–3 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": "hip", "pain": 3, "pain_scale": 5, "pain_label": "Noticeable", "healing": "moderate (waistbands)", "visibility": "easy to cover", "why": "padding in front, sharp over the hip bone", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-pain-map/" }, "price_estimate": { "min": 3400, "max": 4650, "currency": "USD", "text": "≈$3,400–$4,650", "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/2025/02/photo_2024-09-28-15.24.02.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 New School cartoon mouse tattoo on the upper arm by Lim at Malaka Tattoo, Los Angeles; ≈$200–$300; ≈1–2 h, 1 session.", "id": 966, "title": "Cartoon Mouse with Bottle New School Upper Arm", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/cartoon-mouse-with-bottle-new-school-upper-arm/", "image": "https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/cartoon-mouse-with-bottle-new-school-upper-arm-tattoo-photo.jpeg?fit=700%2C874&quality=85&ssl=1", "style": [ { "slug": "new-school", "name": "New School" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "script", "name": "Non-Latin Script" }, { "slug": "rat", "name": "Rat & Mouse" } ], "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": "A new school tattoo of cartoon mouse, plus smaller details: cyrillic text, placed on the upper arm. 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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": 60, "style": 15, "mood": 15, "text": 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": 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). 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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": 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/photo_2024-09-28-15.23.43.jpeg", "note": "Published by the studio or artist; TatSeek shows it with credit and a link back. 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