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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" } }, { "summary": "Medium black & grey Illustrative plague doctor tattoo on the upper arm by Eric Priestley at True Love, Seattle; ≈$250–$300; ≈4–7 h, 2+ sessions.", "id": 15179, "title": "Plague Doctor Illustrative Upper Arm", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/plague-doctor-illustrative-upper-arm/", "image": "https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/plague-doctor-illustrative-upper-arm-tattoo-photo.jpg?fit=570%2C1024&quality=85&ssl=1", "style": [ { "slug": "illustrative", "name": "Illustrative" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "architecture", "name": "Buildings & Architecture" }, { "slug": "skull", "name": "Skull" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "upper-arm", "name": "Upper Arm" } ], "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": 2928, "name": "Eric Priestley", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-artist/eric-priestley/" }, "studio": { "id": 54, "name": "True Love", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/trueloveseattle/", "city": "Seattle", "country": "United States" }, "published": "2026-10-09", "description": "An illustrative tattoo of plague Doctor, plus smaller details: gravestone, skull, steeple, placed on the upper arm. Done in black and grey. By Eric Priestley at True Love.", "coverup": null, "entities": [], "composition": { "focus": "subject", "style": [ { "slug": "illustrative", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "sure" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "skull", "estimated_visual_share": 10, "confidence": "likely" }, { "slug": "architecture", "estimated_visual_share": 10, "confidence": "likely" } ], "unlisted_subjects": [ { "label": "plague doctor", "estimated_visual_share": 60 }, { "label": "gravestone", "estimated_visual_share": 15 } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "upper-arm", "estimated_visual_share": 100 } ], "colour_estimated_visual_share": 0, "elements": [ { "what": "Plague Doctor", "estimated_visual_share": 60, "tier": "lead", "confidence": "sure" }, { "what": "Gravestone", "estimated_visual_share": 15, "tier": "supporting", "confidence": "sure" }, { "what": "Skull", "estimated_visual_share": 10, "tier": "supporting", "confidence": "likely" }, { "what": "Steeple", "estimated_visual_share": 10, "tier": "supporting", "confidence": "likely" }, { "what": "Moon", "estimated_visual_share": 5, "tier": "accent", "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": 10, "confidence": "likely", "tier": "supporting", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "main_style": { "slug": "illustrative", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "sure", "tier": "lead", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "size_cm": 18.89999999999999857891452847979962825775146484375, "size_range_cm": [ 14.199999999999999289457264239899814128875732421875, 30.699999999999999289457264239899814128875732421875 ], "size_confidence": "m", "size_basis": "Estimated from the photo: longest side ≈ 1.85 × visible upper arm width (adult average). Not measured by the studio.", "mood": { "dark": 0.6999999999999999555910790149937383830547332763671875 }, "lettering": "STA VIATOR", "lettering_note": "Text in the tattoo as read from the photo (confident reading). The tattoo itself may spell it differently.", "ink_palette": { "black": 100 }, "ink_palette_note": "Ink colours and their approximate share of the inked area, read from the photo (only colours TatSeek is fairly sure of). Steps of 5.", "detail": { "score": 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": 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.", "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, 2+ sessions", "note": "Estimated from the measured size and detail of this tattoo, not from the studio. The artist quotes the real time." }, "placement_notes": { "placement": "upper-arm", "pain": 2, "pain_scale": 5, "pain_label": "Mild", "healing": "easy", "visibility": "easy to cover", "why": "mostly muscle, easy to keep still", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-pain-map/#upperarm" } }, { "summary": "Large black & grey Illustrative peony with an eyeball at its center tattoo on the upper arm by Ash Reid at Loose Screw Tattoo, Richmond; ≈$1,200–$1,600; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.", "id": 13660, "title": "Peony with Eyeball and Spider Web Illustrative Upper Arm", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/peony-with-eyeball-and-spider-web-illustrative-upper-arm/", "image": "https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/peony-with-eyeball-and-spider-web-illustrative-upper-arm-tattoo-photo.jpg?fit=700%2C523&quality=85&ssl=1", "style": [ { "slug": "illustrative", "name": "Illustrative" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "eye", "name": "Eye" }, { "slug": "leaf", "name": "Leaves & Branches" }, { "slug": "peony", "name": "Peony" }, { "slug": "spider-web", "name": "Spider Web" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "upper-arm", "name": "Upper Arm" } ], "color": [ { "slug": "black-and-grey", "name": "Black & Grey" } ], "technique": [ { "slug": "dotwork", "name": "Dotwork" } ], "size": { "code": "large", "label": "Large (20-30cm)" }, "healed": null, "artist": { "id": 2870, "name": "Ash Reid", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-artist/ash-reid/" }, "studio": { "id": 49, "name": "Loose Screw Tattoo", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/loosescrewtattoo/", "city": "Richmond", "country": "United States" }, "published": "2026-10-03", "description": "An illustrative tattoo of peony with an eyeball at its center, plus smaller details: eyeball, spider web and insects, leaves, placed on the upper arm. Done in black and grey. By Ash Reid at Loose Screw Tattoo.", "coverup": null, "entities": [], "composition": { "focus": "subject", "style": [ { "slug": "illustrative", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "sure" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "peony", "estimated_visual_share": 60, "confidence": "sure" }, { "slug": "eye", "estimated_visual_share": 15, "confidence": "sure" }, { "slug": "spider-web", "estimated_visual_share": 15, "confidence": "sure" }, { "slug": "leaf", "estimated_visual_share": 10, "confidence": "sure" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "upper-arm", "estimated_visual_share": 100 } ], "colour_estimated_visual_share": 0, "elements": [ { "what": "Peony with an eyeball at its center", "estimated_visual_share": 60, "tier": "lead", "confidence": "sure" }, { "what": "Eyeball", "estimated_visual_share": 15, "tier": "supporting", "confidence": "sure" }, { "what": "Spider web and insects", "estimated_visual_share": 15, "tier": "supporting", "confidence": "sure" }, { "what": "Leaves", "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": "peony", "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 }, "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": 7, "hours_max": 12, "sessions": 2, "basis": "size range", "label": "≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions", "note": "Estimated from the size range and detail of this tattoo, not from the studio. The artist quotes the real time." }, "placement_notes": { "placement": "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" } }, { "summary": "Medium black & grey Illustrative compass tattoo on the upper arm by Jason Middelton at True Love, Seattle; ≈$450–$550; ≈4–7 h, 2+ sessions.", "id": 15056, "title": "Compass, Whale and Banner Illustrative Upper Arm", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/compass-whale-and-banner-illustrative-upper-arm/", "image": "https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/compass-whale-and-banner-illustrative-upper-arm-tattoo-photo.jpg?fit=646%2C1024&quality=85&ssl=1", "style": [ { "slug": "illustrative", "name": "Illustrative" }, { "slug": "lettering", "name": "Lettering" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "compass", "name": "Compass" }, { "slug": "leaf", "name": "Leaves & Branches" }, { "slug": "quote", "name": "Quote" }, { "slug": "whale", "name": "Whale & Dolphin" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "upper-arm", "name": "Upper Arm" } ], "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": 2916, "name": "Jason Middelton", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-artist/jason-middelton/" }, "studio": { "id": 54, "name": "True Love", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/trueloveseattle/", "city": "Seattle", "country": "United States" }, "published": "2026-10-09", "description": "An illustrative and lettering tattoo of compass with banner and whale, plus smaller details: leaves, placed on the upper arm. Done in black and grey. By Jason Middelton at True Love.", "coverup": null, "entities": [], "composition": { "focus": "subject", "style": [ { "slug": "illustrative", "estimated_visual_share": 75, "confidence": "sure" }, { "slug": "lettering", "estimated_visual_share": 25, "confidence": "sure" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "compass", "estimated_visual_share": 25, "confidence": "sure" }, { "slug": "quote", "estimated_visual_share": 25, "confidence": "sure" }, { "slug": "whale", "estimated_visual_share": 25, "confidence": "likely" }, { "slug": "leaf", "estimated_visual_share": 20, "confidence": "sure" } ], "form_only_estimated_visual_share": 5, "placement": [ { "slug": "upper-arm", "estimated_visual_share": 70 }, { "slug": "shoulder", "estimated_visual_share": 30 } ], "colour_estimated_visual_share": 0, "elements": [ { "what": "Compass", "estimated_visual_share": 25, "tier": "major", "confidence": "sure" }, { "what": "Banner", "estimated_visual_share": 25, "tier": "major", "confidence": "sure" }, { "what": "Whale", "estimated_visual_share": 25, "tier": "major", "confidence": "likely" }, { "what": "Leaves", "estimated_visual_share": 20, "tier": "supporting", "confidence": "sure" }, { "what": "Rays", "estimated_visual_share": 5, "tier": "accent", "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": "compass", "estimated_visual_share": 25, "confidence": "sure", "tier": "major", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "main_style": { "slug": "illustrative", "estimated_visual_share": 75, "confidence": "sure", "tier": "lead", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "size_cm": 19.5, "size_range_cm": [ 14.5999999999999996447286321199499070644378662109375, 31.699999999999999289457264239899814128875732421875 ], "size_confidence": "m", "size_basis": "Estimated from the photo: longest side ≈ 0.6 × upper arm length, shoulder to elbow (adult average). Not measured by the studio.", "mood": { "romantic": 0.5 }, "lettering": "LOVE IS MY WEIGHT", "lettering_note": "Text in the tattoo as read from the photo (confident reading). The tattoo itself may spell it differently.", "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": 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": 50, "style": 25, "text": 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.", "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, 2+ sessions", "note": "Estimated from the measured size and detail of this tattoo, not from the studio. The artist quotes the real time." }, "placement_notes": { "placement": "upper-arm", "pain": 2, "pain_scale": 5, "pain_label": "Mild", "healing": "easy", "visibility": "easy to cover", "why": "mostly muscle, easy to keep still", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-pain-map/#upperarm" } }, { "summary": "Medium black & grey Fine Line mug tattoo on the upper arm by Piero at Malaka Tattoo, Los Angeles; ≈$650–$900; ≈2–3.5 h, 1 session.", "id": 472, "title": "Flower in Mug Fine Line Upper Arm", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/flower-in-mug-fine-line-upper-arm/", "image": "https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/flower-in-mug-fine-line-upper-arm-tattoo-photo.jpg?fit=700%2C933&quality=85&ssl=1", "style": [ { "slug": "fine-line", "name": "Fine Line" }, { "slug": "illustrative", "name": "Illustrative" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "flower", "name": "Flower" }, { "slug": "food", "name": "Food & Drink" }, { "slug": "playing-cards", "name": "Playing Cards" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "upper-arm", "name": "Upper Arm" } ], "color": [ { "slug": "black-and-grey", "name": "Black & Grey" } ], "technique": [ { "slug": "stipple", "name": "Stippling" } ], "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 fine line and illustrative tattoo of mug with daisies, plus smaller details: loteria card, placed on the upper arm. Done in black and grey. By Piero at Malaka Tattoo.", "coverup": null, "entities": [], "composition": { "focus": "subject", "style": [ { "slug": "fine-line", "estimated_visual_share": 65, "confidence": "sure" }, { "slug": "illustrative", "estimated_visual_share": 35, "confidence": "sure" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "food", "estimated_visual_share": 45, "confidence": "sure" }, { "slug": "flower", "estimated_visual_share": 35, "confidence": "sure" }, { "slug": "playing-cards", "estimated_visual_share": 15, "confidence": "sure" } ], "placement": [ { "slug": "upper-arm", "estimated_visual_share": 100 } ], "colour_estimated_visual_share": 0, "elements": [ { "what": "Mug", "estimated_visual_share": 45, "tier": "major", "confidence": "sure" }, { "what": "Daisies", "estimated_visual_share": 35, "tier": "major", "confidence": "sure" }, { "what": "Loteria card", "estimated_visual_share": 15, "tier": "supporting", "confidence": "sure" }, { "what": "Sprigs", "estimated_visual_share": 5, "tier": "accent", "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": "food", "estimated_visual_share": 45, "confidence": "sure", "tier": "major", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "main_style": { "slug": "fine-line", "estimated_visual_share": 65, "confidence": "sure", "tier": "lead", "estimated_from_tags": false }, "size_cm": 14, "size_range_cm": [ 10.5, 17.39999999999999857891452847979962825775146484375 ], "size_confidence": "m", "size_basis": "Estimated from the photo: longest side ≈ 0.45 × upper arm length, shoulder to elbow (adult average). Not measured by the studio.", "mood": { "cute": 0.5, "peaceful": 0.299999999999999988897769753748434595763683319091796875 }, "lettering": "2 EL DIABLITO", "lettering_note": "Text in the tattoo as read from the photo (confident reading). The tattoo itself may spell it differently.", "ink_palette": { "black": 70, "grey": 30 }, "ink_palette_note": "Ink colours and their approximate share of the inked area, read from the photo (only colours TatSeek is fairly sure of). Steps of 5.", "detail": { "score": 50, "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.", "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": 2, "hours_max": 3.5, "sessions": 1, "basis": "measured size", "label": "≈2–3.5 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": "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" } }, { "summary": "Medium black & grey Illustrative mourner tattoo on the upper arm by Mitch Wolff at True Love, Seattle; ≈$400–$450; ≈1.5–3 h, 1 session.", "id": 15295, "title": "Gothic Mourner and Gravestone Illustrative Upper Arm", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/gothic-mourner-and-gravestone-illustrative-upper-arm/", "image": "https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/gothic-mourner-and-gravestone-illustrative-upper-arm-tattoo-photo.jpg?fit=700%2C933&quality=85&ssl=1", "style": [ { "slug": "illustrative", "name": "Illustrative" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "woman", "name": "Female Figure" }, { "slug": "skull", "name": "Skull" } ], "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": 2922, "name": "Mitch Wolff", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-artist/mitch-wolff/" }, "studio": { "id": 54, "name": "True Love", "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/trueloveseattle/", "city": "Seattle", "country": "United States" }, "published": "2026-10-09", "description": "An illustrative tattoo of mourner with gravestone, plus smaller details: skull Moon, placed on the upper arm. Done in black and grey. By Mitch Wolff at True Love.", "coverup": null, "entities": [], "composition": { "focus": "subject", "style": [ { "slug": "illustrative", "estimated_visual_share": 100, "confidence": "sure" } ], "subject": [ { "slug": "woman", "estimated_visual_share": 40, "confidence": "sure" }, { "slug": "skull", "estimated_visual_share": 10, "confidence": "likely" } ], "unlisted_subjects": [ { "label": "gravestone", "estimated_visual_share": 30 } ], "form_only_estimated_visual_share": 15, "placement": [ { "slug": "upper-arm", "estimated_visual_share": 60 }, { "slug": "shoulder", "estimated_visual_share": 40 } ], "colour_estimated_visual_share": 0, "elements": [ { "what": "Mourner", "estimated_visual_share": 40, "tier": "major", "confidence": "sure" }, { "what": "Gravestone", "estimated_visual_share": 30, "tier": "major", "confidence": "sure" }, { "what": "Hatching", "estimated_visual_share": 15, "tier": "supporting", "confidence": "sure" }, { "what": "Skull Moon", "estimated_visual_share": 10, "tier": "supporting", "confidence": "likely" }, { "what": "Tulip", "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": "woman", "estimated_visual_share": 40, "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": 11.699999999999999289457264239899814128875732421875, "size_range_cm": [ 8.800000000000000710542735760100185871124267578125, 19.10000000000000142108547152020037174224853515625 ], "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": { "dark": 0.6999999999999999555910790149937383830547332763671875, "funny": 0.40000000000000002220446049250313080847263336181640625, "melancholic": 0.299999999999999988897769753748434595763683319091796875 }, "lettering": "Viewers Like You", "lettering_note": "Text in the tattoo as read from the photo (confident reading). 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