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The artist quotes the real time." }, "placement_notes": { "placement": "hand", "pain": 5, "pain_scale": 5, "pain_label": "Brutal", "healing": "harder (constant washing and use)", "visibility": "always visible", "why": "bone near the surface and skin that flexes constantly", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-pain-map/#hand" }, "price_estimate": { "min": 750, "max": 1000, "currency": "USD", "text": "≈$750–$1,000", "tier": { "size": "medium", "label": "Medium (10-20cm)", "text": "$500–$1000", "prices_of": "studio", "source": "tatseek_estimate" }, "narrowed_by": "complexity", "note": "TatSeek estimate for this piece, inside the studio’s price for this size. A planning range, not a quote — the artist sets the final price." }, "photo_source": { "site": "malaka.tattoo", "url": "https://malaka.tattoo/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IMG_3054.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 hands tattoo on the forearm by Lim at Malaka Tattoo, Los Angeles; ≈$200–$300; ≈1–1.5 h, 1 session.", "id": 1119, "title": "Hand Gesture Red Outline Forearm", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/hand-gesture-red-outline-forearm/", "image": "https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG_6721.jpeg?fit=700%2C933&quality=85&ssl=1", "style": [ { "slug": "fine-line", "name": "Fine Line" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "hands", "name": "Hands" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "forearm", "name": "Forearm" } ], "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 black with color accents fine line tattoo featuring a hands, placed on the forearm. 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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_6721.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 Abstract hands tattoo on the forearm by Paul at Malaka Tattoo, Los Angeles; ≈$650–$900; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.", "id": 729, "title": "Abstract Geometric Sketch Forearm", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/abstract-geometric-sketch-forearm/", "image": "https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG_3725.jpg?fit=700%2C933&quality=85&ssl=1", "style": [ { "slug": "abstract", "name": "Abstract" }, { "slug": "geometric", "name": "Geometric" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "hands", "name": "Hands" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "forearm", "name": "Forearm" } ], "color": [ { "slug": "black-and-grey", "name": "Black & Grey" } ], "technique": [ { "slug": "linework", "name": "Linework" } ], "size": { "code": "medium", "label": "Medium (10-20cm)" }, "healed": null, "artist": { "id": 147, "name": "Paul", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-artist/paul/" }, "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 abstract and geometric tattoo featuring a hands, placed on the forearm. 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By George Drone at Malaka Tattoo.", "coverup": null, "entities": [], "composition": { "focus": "subject", "style": [ { "slug": "abstract", "estimated_visual_share": 60, "confidence": "likely" }, { "slug": "trash-polka", "estimated_visual_share": 40, "confidence": "unsure" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "hands", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "likely" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "full-sleeve", "estimated_visual_share": 100 } ], "colour_estimated_visual_share": 25, "elements": [ { "what": "Hands", "estimated_visual_share": 60, "tier": "lead", "confidence": "likely" }, { "what": "Hands", "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": "hands", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "likely", "tier": "lead", "estimated_from_tags": true }, "main_style": { "slug": "abstract", "estimated_visual_share": 60, "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": 18, "hours_max": 31, "sessions": 6, "basis": "size range", "label": "≈18–31 h, 3–6 sessions", "note": "Estimated from the size range and detail of this tattoo, not from the studio. The artist quotes the real time." }, "placement_notes": { "placement": "full-sleeve", "pain": 3, "pain_scale": 5, "pain_label": "Noticeable", "healing": "moderate (large area)", "visibility": "visible in short sleeves", "why": "most of the arm is mild, but the inner elbow and wrist are sharp", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-pain-map/#upperarm" }, "price_estimate": { "min": 4050, "max": 5250, "currency": "USD", "text": "≈$4,050–$5,250", "tier": { "size": "sleeve", "label": "Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)", "text": "$2800–$6500+", "prices_of": "studio", "source": "tatseek_estimate" }, "narrowed_by": "complexity", "note": "TatSeek estimate for this piece, inside the studio’s price for this size. A planning range, not a quote — the artist sets the final price." }, "photo_source": { "site": "malaka.tattoo", "url": "https://malaka.tattoo/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IMG_2988-2.jpg", "note": "Published by the studio or artist; TatSeek shows it with credit and a link back. The work belongs to the artist." } }, { "summary": "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 color Neo-Traditional hand tattoo on the forearm by Wendy at Malaka Tattoo, Los Angeles; ≈$750–$1,000; ≈4–7 h, 1–2 sessions.", "id": 597, "title": "Hand Holding Crystal Dagger Neo-Traditional Forearm", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/hand-holding-crystal-dagger-neo-traditional-forearm/", "image": "https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/hand-holding-crystal-dagger-neo-traditional-forearm-tattoo-photo.jpg?fit=700%2C933&quality=85&ssl=1", "style": [ { "slug": "neo-traditional", "name": "Neo-Traditional" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "dagger", "name": "Dagger & Knife" }, { "slug": "gemstone", "name": "Gem & Diamond" }, { "slug": "hands", "name": "Hands" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "forearm", "name": "Forearm" } ], "color": [ { "slug": "color", "name": "Color" } ], "technique": [], "size": { "code": "medium", "label": "Medium (10-20cm)" }, "healed": null, "artist": { "id": 143, "name": "Wendy", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-artist/wendy/" }, "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 neo-traditional tattoo of hand with crystal dagger, plus smaller details: crescent moon, placed on the forearm. Done in full colour. By Wendy at Malaka Tattoo.", "coverup": null, "entities": [], "composition": { "focus": "subject", "style": [ { "slug": "neo-traditional", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "sure" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "hands", "estimated_visual_share": 40, "confidence": "sure" }, { "slug": "dagger", "estimated_visual_share": 30, "confidence": "likely" }, { "slug": "gemstone", "estimated_visual_share": 10, "confidence": "likely" } ], "form_only_estimated_visual_share": 20, "placement": [ { "slug": "forearm", "estimated_visual_share": 100 } ], "colour_estimated_visual_share": 100, "elements": [ { "what": "Hand", "estimated_visual_share": 40, "tier": "major", "confidence": "sure" }, { "what": "Crystal dagger", "estimated_visual_share": 30, "tier": "major", "confidence": "likely" }, { "what": "Crescent moon", "estimated_visual_share": 10, "tier": "supporting", "confidence": "likely" }, { "what": "Sparkles", "estimated_visual_share": 10, "tier": "supporting", "confidence": "sure" }, { "what": "Swirls", "estimated_visual_share": 10, "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": "hands", "estimated_visual_share": 40, "confidence": "sure", "tier": "major", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "main_style": { "slug": "neo-traditional", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "sure", "tier": "lead", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "size_cm": 18, "size_range_cm": [ 13.5, 29.300000000000000710542735760100185871124267578125 ], "size_confidence": "m", "size_basis": "Estimated from the photo: longest side ≈ 0.75 × forearm length, elbow to wrist (adult average). Not measured by the studio.", "mood": { "cute": 0.5, "spiritual": 0.299999999999999988897769753748434595763683319091796875 }, "ink_palette": { "purple": 40, "pink": 25, "blue": 15, "black": 10, "white": 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": 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": 45, "color": 30, "style": 25 }, "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": "v4.1", "label": "TatSeek Vision Scan v4", "note": "Elements with shares, mood, size measured against the body, lettering, ink palette and detail level." }, "time_estimate": { "hours_min": 4, "hours_max": 7, "sessions": 2, "basis": "measured size", "label": "≈4–7 h, 1–2 sessions", "note": "Estimated from the measured size and detail of this tattoo, not from the studio. The artist quotes the real time." }, "placement_notes": { "placement": "forearm", "pain": 2, "pain_scale": 5, "pain_label": "Mild", "healing": "easy", "visibility": "often visible (short sleeves)", "why": "moderate cushioning and a flat surface", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-pain-map/#forearm" }, "price_estimate": { "min": 750, "max": 1000, "currency": "USD", "text": "≈$750–$1,000", "tier": { "size": "medium", "label": "Medium (10-20cm)", "text": "$500–$1000", "prices_of": "studio", "source": "tatseek_estimate" }, "narrowed_by": "complexity", "note": "TatSeek estimate for this piece, inside the studio’s price for this size. A planning range, not a quote — the artist sets the final price." }, "photo_source": { "site": "malaka.tattoo", "url": "https://malaka.tattoo/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_1623-scaled.jpg", "note": "Published by the studio or artist; TatSeek shows it with credit and a link back. The work belongs to the artist." } }, { "summary": "Large black & grey Illustrative black hole tattoo on the upper arm by Paul at Malaka Tattoo, Los Angeles; ≈$1,600–$2,400; ≈9–15 h, 2–3 sessions.", "id": 699, "title": "Black Hole and Clawed Hand Illustrative Upper Arm", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/black-hole-and-clawed-hand-illustrative-upper-arm/", "image": "https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/black-hole-and-clawed-hand-illustrative-upper-arm-tattoo-photo.jpg?fit=700%2C933&quality=85&ssl=1", "style": [ { "slug": "illustrative", "name": "Illustrative" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "hands", "name": "Hands" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "upper-arm", "name": "Upper Arm" } ], "color": [ { "slug": "black-and-grey", "name": "Black & Grey" } ], "technique": [], "size": { "code": "large", "label": "Large (20-30cm)" }, "healed": null, "artist": { "id": 147, "name": "Paul", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-artist/paul/" }, "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 black hole with clawed hand, placed on the upper arm. Done in black and grey. By Paul at Malaka Tattoo.", "coverup": null, "entities": [], "composition": { "focus": "subject", "style": [ { "slug": "illustrative", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "sure" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "hands", "estimated_visual_share": 30, "confidence": "sure" } ], "unlisted_subjects": [ { "label": "black hole", "estimated_visual_share": 50 } ], "form_only_estimated_visual_share": 15, "placement": [ { "slug": "upper-arm", "estimated_visual_share": 100 } ], "colour_estimated_visual_share": 5, "elements": [ { "what": "Black hole", "estimated_visual_share": 50, "tier": "lead", "confidence": "sure" }, { "what": "Clawed hand", "estimated_visual_share": 30, "tier": "major", "confidence": "sure" }, { "what": "Splatter", "estimated_visual_share": 15, "tier": "supporting", "confidence": "likely" }, { "what": "Moon", "estimated_visual_share": 5, "tier": "accent", "confidence": "likely" } ], "source": "ai_scan", "composition_version": "v3", "estimated": false, "basis": "TatSeek estimate of visual share, 5-point steps; not a measurement. Source: AI scan of the photo." }, "main_subject": { "slug": "hands", "estimated_visual_share": 30, "confidence": "sure", "tier": "major", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "main_style": { "slug": "illustrative", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "sure", "tier": "lead", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "size_cm": 28.89999999999999857891452847979962825775146484375, "size_range_cm": [ 21.699999999999999289457264239899814128875732421875, 47 ], "size_confidence": "m", "size_basis": "Estimated from the photo: longest side ≈ 0.85 × upper arm length, shoulder to elbow (adult average). Not measured by the studio.", "mood": { "dark": 0.8000000000000000444089209850062616169452667236328125 }, "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": 65, "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": 25, "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.", "scan": { "version": "v4.1", "label": "TatSeek Vision Scan v4", "note": "Elements with shares, mood, size measured against the body, lettering, ink palette and detail level." }, "time_estimate": { "hours_min": 9, "hours_max": 15, "sessions": 3, "basis": "measured size", "label": "≈9–15 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": "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": 1600, "max": 2400, "currency": "USD", "text": "≈$1,600–$2,400", "tier": { "size": "large", "label": "Large (20-30cm)", "text": "$1200–$2800", "prices_of": "studio", "source": "tatseek_estimate" }, "narrowed_by": "complexity", "note": "TatSeek estimate for this piece, inside the studio’s price for this size. A planning range, not a quote — the artist sets the final price." }, "photo_source": { "site": "malaka.tattoo", "url": "https://malaka.tattoo/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IMG_2735.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 hands tattoo on the upper arm by Saul Sawooli Vargas at Studio City Tattoo, Los Angeles; ≈$450–$550; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.", "id": 3014, "title": "Hand Holding a Love Letter Bicep", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/hand-holding-a-love-letter-bicep/", "image": "https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/hand-holding-a-love-letter-bicep.jpg?fit=700%2C875&quality=85&ssl=1", "style": [ { "slug": "fine-line", "name": "Fine Line" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "hands", "name": "Hands" }, { "slug": "heart", "name": "Heart" } ], "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": 649, "name": "Saul Sawooli Vargas", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-artist/saul-sawooli-vargas/" }, "studio": { "id": 13, "name": "Studio City Tattoo", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/studiocity/", "city": "Los Angeles", "country": "United States" }, "published": "2026-09-10", "description": "This upper arm piece combines fine line style with a hands design, black & grey. By Saul Sawooli Vargas at Studio City Tattoo.", "coverup": null, "entities": [], "composition": { "focus": "subject", "style": [ { "slug": "fine-line", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "unsure" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "hands", "estimated_visual_share": 60, "confidence": "unsure" }, { "slug": "heart", "estimated_visual_share": 40, "confidence": "unsure" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "upper-arm", "estimated_visual_share": 100 } ], "colour_estimated_visual_share": 0, "elements": [ { "what": "Hands", "estimated_visual_share": 60, "tier": "lead", "confidence": "unsure" }, { "what": "Heart", "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": "hands", "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": 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": 450, "max": 550, "currency": "USD", "text": "≈$450–$550", "tier": { "size": "medium", "label": "Medium (10-20cm)", "text": "$400–$600", "prices_of": "studio", "source": "studio" }, "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": "studiocitytattoo.com", "url": "https://www.studiocitytattoo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/saul-sawooli-vargas-fineline-tattoo-artist-los-angeles-1.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 hands tattoo on the forearm by Lim at Malaka Tattoo, Los Angeles; ≈$200–$300; ≈1–1.5 h, 1 session.", "id": 1056, "title": "Hands with Flower Minimal Forearm", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/hands-with-flower-minimal-forearm/", "image": "https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG_3678.jpg?fit=700%2C933&quality=85&ssl=1", "style": [ { "slug": "fine-line", "name": "Fine Line" }, { "slug": "minimalism", "name": "Minimalism" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "flower", "name": "Flower" }, { "slug": "hands", "name": "Hands" } ], "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 and minimalism tattoo featuring a flower, placed on the forearm. By Lim at Malaka Tattoo.", "coverup": null, "entities": [], "composition": { "focus": "subject", "style": [ { "slug": "fine-line", "estimated_visual_share": 60, "confidence": "unsure" }, { "slug": "minimalism", "estimated_visual_share": 40, "confidence": "unsure" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "hands", "estimated_visual_share": 60, "confidence": "unsure" }, { "slug": "flower", "estimated_visual_share": 40, "confidence": "unsure" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "forearm", "estimated_visual_share": 100 } ], "colour_estimated_visual_share": 0, "elements": [ { "what": "Hands", "estimated_visual_share": 60, "tier": "lead", "confidence": "unsure" }, { "what": "Flower", "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": "hands", "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": 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_3678.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 hands tattoo on the forearm by Piero at Malaka Tattoo, Los Angeles; ≈$650–$900; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.", "id": 762, "title": "Fine Line Hands and Flowers", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/fine-line-hands-and-flowers/", "image": "https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Screenshot-2026-08-12-at-2.40.04-AM.jpg?fit=662%2C1024&quality=85&ssl=1", "style": [ { "slug": "fine-line", "name": "Fine Line" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "flower", "name": "Flower" }, { "slug": "hands", "name": "Hands" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "forearm", "name": "Forearm" } ], "color": [ { "slug": "black-and-grey", "name": "Black & Grey" } ], "technique": [ { "slug": "linework", "name": "Linework" } ], "size": { "code": "medium", "label": "Medium (10-20cm)" }, "healed": null, "artist": { "id": 148, "name": "Piero", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-artist/piero/" }, "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 flower, placed on the forearm. By Piero at Malaka Tattoo.", "coverup": null, "entities": [], "composition": { "focus": "subject", "style": [ { "slug": "fine-line", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "unsure" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "hands", "estimated_visual_share": 60, "confidence": "unsure" }, { "slug": "flower", "estimated_visual_share": 40, "confidence": "unsure" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "forearm", "estimated_visual_share": 100 } ], "colour_estimated_visual_share": 0, "elements": [ { "what": "Hands", "estimated_visual_share": 60, "tier": "lead", "confidence": "unsure" }, { "what": "Flower", "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": "hands", "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": 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/2026/08/Screenshot-2026-08-12-at-2.40.04-AM.jpg", "note": "Published by the studio or artist; TatSeek shows it with credit and a link back. The work belongs to the artist." } }, { "summary": "Medium black & grey Realism skull tattoo on the forearm by Raa at Apollo Tattoo Studio, Los Angeles; ≈$500–$600; ≈3.5–6 h, 1 session.", "id": 11854, "title": "Skull Realism Forearm", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/skull-realism-forearm/", "image": "https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/skull-realism-forearm-tattoo-photo.jpg?fit=700%2C875&quality=85&ssl=1", "style": [ { "slug": "realism", "name": "Realism" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "hands", "name": "Hands" }, { "slug": "skull", "name": "Skull" } ], "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": 2762, "name": "Raa", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-artist/raa/" }, "studio": { "id": 44, "name": "Apollo Tattoo Studio", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/apollotattoo/", "city": "Los Angeles", "country": "United States" }, "published": "2026-09-30", "description": "A realism tattoo of skull with hand, placed on the forearm. Done in black and grey. By Raa at Apollo Tattoo Studio.", "coverup": null, "entities": [], "composition": { "focus": "subject", "style": [ { "slug": "realism", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "sure" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "skull", "estimated_visual_share": 60, "confidence": "sure" }, { "slug": "hands", "estimated_visual_share": 25, "confidence": "sure" } ], "form_only_estimated_visual_share": 15, "placement": [ { "slug": "forearm", "estimated_visual_share": 100 } ], "colour_estimated_visual_share": 0, "elements": [ { "what": "Skull", "estimated_visual_share": 60, "tier": "lead", "confidence": "sure" }, { "what": "Hand", "estimated_visual_share": 25, "tier": "major", "confidence": "sure" }, { "what": "Clouds", "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": "skull", "estimated_visual_share": 60, "confidence": "sure", "tier": "lead", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "main_style": { "slug": "realism", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "sure", "tier": "lead", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "size_cm": 16.60000000000000142108547152020037174224853515625, "size_range_cm": [ 12.4000000000000003552713678800500929355621337890625, 20.699999999999999289457264239899814128875732421875 ], "size_confidence": "m", "size_basis": "Estimated from the photo: longest side ≈ 0.65 × forearm length, elbow to wrist (adult average). Not measured by the studio.", "mood": { "dark": 0.6999999999999999555910790149937383830547332763671875, "melancholic": 0.299999999999999988897769753748434595763683319091796875 }, "ink_palette": { "grey": 55, "black": 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": 80, "level": "Very detailed", "note": "Labour per square centimetre, 0–100, independent of size: line → fill → shading → realistic texture, density, colour transitions, precision. Size is a separate field." }, "defined_by": { "subject": 55, "style": 30, "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.", "scan": { "version": "v4.1", "label": "TatSeek Vision Scan v4", "note": "Elements with shares, mood, size measured against the body, lettering, ink palette and detail level." }, "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": 500, "max": 600, "currency": "USD", "text": "≈$500–$600", "tier": { "size": "medium", "label": "Medium (10-20cm)", "text": "$400–$600", "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": null, "url": null, "note": "local:ramel-el-raa-02.jpg" } }, { "summary": "Large black with color accents Realism female figure tattoo on the upper arm by Sude at Art Collector, Los Angeles; ≈$1,200–$1,600; ≈7–12 h, 2 sessions.", "id": 3265, "title": "Woman and Hand Green Accent Upper Arm", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/woman-and-hand-green-accent-upper-arm/", "image": "https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/woman-and-hand-green-accent-upper-arm.jpg?fit=700%2C875&quality=85&ssl=1", "style": [ { "slug": "realism", "name": "Realism" }, { "slug": "surrealism", "name": "Surrealism" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "woman", "name": "Female Figure" }, { "slug": "hands", "name": "Hands" }, { "slug": "portrait", "name": "Portrait" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "upper-arm", "name": "Upper Arm" } ], "color": [ { "slug": "black-and-color", "name": "Black with Color Accents" } ], "technique": [ { "slug": "whip-shading", "name": "Whip Shading" } ], "size": { "code": "large", "label": "Large (20-30cm)" }, "healed": null, "artist": { "id": 728, "name": "Sude", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-artist/sude/" }, "studio": { "id": 15, "name": "Art Collector", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/artcollector/", "city": "Los Angeles", "country": "United States" }, "published": "2026-09-10", "description": "Realism and surrealism style tattoo of a female figure on the upper arm, done in black with color accents. By Sude at Art Collector.", "coverup": null, "entities": [], "composition": { "focus": "subject", "style": [ { "slug": "realism", "estimated_visual_share": 75, "confidence": "unsure" }, { "slug": "surrealism", "estimated_visual_share": 25, "confidence": "unsure" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "woman", "estimated_visual_share": 45, "confidence": "unsure" }, { "slug": "hands", "estimated_visual_share": 30, "confidence": "unsure" }, { "slug": "portrait", "estimated_visual_share": 25, "confidence": "unsure" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "upper-arm", "estimated_visual_share": 100 } ], "colour_estimated_visual_share": 25, "elements": [ { "what": "Female Figure", "estimated_visual_share": 45, "tier": "major", "confidence": "unsure" }, { "what": "Hands", "estimated_visual_share": 30, "tier": "major", "confidence": "unsure" }, { "what": "Portrait", "estimated_visual_share": 25, "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": "woman", "estimated_visual_share": 45, "confidence": "unsure", "tier": "major", "estimated_from_tags": true }, "main_style": { "slug": "realism", "estimated_visual_share": 75, "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": 7, "hours_max": 12, "sessions": 2, "basis": "size range", "label": "≈7–12 h, 2 sessions", "note": "Estimated from the size range and detail of this tattoo, not from the studio. 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