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            "title": "Memorial Portrait of a Man Realism Back",
            "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/memorial-portrait-of-a-man-realism-back/",
            "image": "https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/memorial-portrait-of-a-man-realism-back-tattoo-photo.jpg?fit=700%2C525&quality=85&ssl=1",
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                {
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                    "name": "Realism"
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                    "slug": "man",
                    "name": "Male Figure"
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                {
                    "slug": "name-date",
                    "name": "Name or Date"
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            ],
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                {
                    "slug": "back",
                    "name": "Back"
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                {
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                    "name": "Black & Grey"
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            ],
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                "code": "large",
                "label": "Large (20-30cm)"
            },
            "healed": null,
            "artist": {
                "id": 2866,
                "name": "Jen Bean",
                "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-artist/jen-bean/"
            },
            "studio": {
                "id": 49,
                "name": "Loose Screw Tattoo",
                "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/loosescrewtattoo/",
                "city": "Richmond",
                "country": "United States"
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            "published": "2026-10-03",
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            "entities": [],
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                "focus": "subject",
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                    {
                        "slug": "realism",
                        "estimated_visual_share": 85,
                        "confidence": "sure"
                    },
                    {
                        "slug": "lettering",
                        "estimated_visual_share": 15,
                        "confidence": "sure"
                    }
                ],
                "subject": [
                    {
                        "slug": "man",
                        "estimated_visual_share": 85,
                        "confidence": "sure"
                    },
                    {
                        "slug": "name-date",
                        "estimated_visual_share": 15,
                        "confidence": "sure"
                    }
                ],
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                        "slug": "back",
                        "estimated_visual_share": 100
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                        "estimated_visual_share": 85,
                        "tier": "lead",
                        "confidence": "sure"
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                    {
                        "what": "Memorial dates",
                        "estimated_visual_share": 15,
                        "tier": "supporting",
                        "confidence": "sure"
                    }
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            },
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                "confidence": "sure",
                "tier": "lead",
                "estimated_from_tags": false
            },
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                "slug": "realism",
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                "confidence": "sure",
                "tier": "lead",
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                "version": "v3",
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                "hours_max": 12,
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                "pain_scale": 5,
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                "visibility": "easy to cover",
                "why": "broad and well-muscled, sharper over the spine and shoulder blades",
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                    "name": "Lettering"
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                {
                    "slug": "realism",
                    "name": "Realism"
                }
            ],
            "subject": [
                {
                    "slug": "man",
                    "name": "Male Figure"
                },
                {
                    "slug": "name-date",
                    "name": "Name or Date"
                }
            ],
            "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": 2866,
                "name": "Jen Bean",
                "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-artist/jen-bean/"
            },
            "studio": {
                "id": 49,
                "name": "Loose Screw Tattoo",
                "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/loosescrewtattoo/",
                "city": "Richmond",
                "country": "United States"
            },
            "published": "2026-10-03",
            "description": "A realism and lettering tattoo of young man's portrait, plus smaller details: initials in script, placed on the upper arm. Done in black and grey. By Jen Bean at Loose Screw Tattoo.",
            "coverup": null,
            "entities": [],
            "composition": {
                "focus": "subject",
                "style": [
                    {
                        "slug": "realism",
                        "estimated_visual_share": 85,
                        "confidence": "sure"
                    },
                    {
                        "slug": "lettering",
                        "estimated_visual_share": 15,
                        "confidence": "sure"
                    }
                ],
                "subject": [
                    {
                        "slug": "man",
                        "estimated_visual_share": 85,
                        "confidence": "sure"
                    },
                    {
                        "slug": "name-date",
                        "estimated_visual_share": 15,
                        "confidence": "sure"
                    }
                ],
                "placement": [
                    {
                        "slug": "upper-arm",
                        "estimated_visual_share": 100
                    }
                ],
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                "elements": [
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                        "what": "Young man's portrait",
                        "estimated_visual_share": 85,
                        "tier": "lead",
                        "confidence": "sure"
                    },
                    {
                        "what": "Initials in script",
                        "estimated_visual_share": 15,
                        "tier": "supporting",
                        "confidence": "sure"
                    }
                ],
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                "composition_version": "v3",
                "estimated": false,
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            },
            "main_subject": {
                "slug": "man",
                "estimated_visual_share": 85,
                "confidence": "sure",
                "tier": "lead",
                "estimated_from_tags": false
            },
            "main_style": {
                "slug": "realism",
                "estimated_visual_share": 85,
                "confidence": "sure",
                "tier": "lead",
                "estimated_from_tags": false
            },
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                "subject": 65,
                "style": 20,
                "text": 15
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            "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": "Large black & grey Lettering portrait tattoo on the upper arm by Nikki Rodriguez at Dovetail Tattoo, Austin; ≈$1,000–$1,350; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.",
            "id": 3677,
            "title": "Memorial Portrait Upper Arm",
            "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/memorial-portrait-upper-arm/",
            "image": "https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/memorial-portrait-upper-arm.jpg?fit=700%2C933&quality=85&ssl=1",
            "style": [
                {
                    "slug": "lettering",
                    "name": "Lettering"
                },
                {
                    "slug": "realism",
                    "name": "Realism"
                }
            ],
            "subject": [
                {
                    "slug": "man",
                    "name": "Male Figure"
                },
                {
                    "slug": "portrait",
                    "name": "Portrait"
                }
            ],
            "placement": [
                {
                    "slug": "upper-arm",
                    "name": "Upper Arm"
                }
            ],
            "color": [
                {
                    "slug": "black-and-grey",
                    "name": "Black & Grey"
                }
            ],
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                {
                    "slug": "micro-realism",
                    "name": "Micro-Realism"
                }
            ],
            "size": {
                "code": "large",
                "label": "Large (20-30cm)"
            },
            "healed": null,
            "artist": {
                "id": 870,
                "name": "Nikki Rodriguez",
                "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-artist/nikki-rodriguez/"
            },
            "studio": {
                "id": 17,
                "name": "Dovetail Tattoo",
                "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/dovetail/",
                "city": "Austin",
                "country": "United States"
            },
            "published": "2026-09-10",
            "description": "This upper arm piece combines lettering and realism style with a male figure design, black & grey. By Nikki Rodriguez at Dovetail Tattoo.",
            "coverup": null,
            "entities": [],
            "composition": {
                "focus": "subject",
                "style": [
                    {
                        "slug": "lettering",
                        "estimated_visual_share": 60,
                        "confidence": "unsure"
                    },
                    {
                        "slug": "realism",
                        "estimated_visual_share": 40,
                        "confidence": "unsure"
                    }
                ],
                "subject": [
                    {
                        "slug": "portrait",
                        "estimated_visual_share": 60,
                        "confidence": "unsure"
                    },
                    {
                        "slug": "man",
                        "estimated_visual_share": 40,
                        "confidence": "unsure"
                    }
                ],
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                    {
                        "slug": "upper-arm",
                        "estimated_visual_share": 100
                    }
                ],
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                "elements": [
                    {
                        "what": "Portrait",
                        "estimated_visual_share": 60,
                        "tier": "lead",
                        "confidence": "unsure"
                    },
                    {
                        "what": "Male Figure",
                        "estimated_visual_share": 40,
                        "tier": "major",
                        "confidence": "unsure"
                    }
                ],
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                "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": "lettering",
                "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."
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            "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": {
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                "pain": 2,
                "pain_scale": 5,
                "pain_label": "Mild",
                "healing": "easy",
                "visibility": "easy to cover",
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        },
        {
            "summary": "Large color Realism woman's face (joi) tattoo on the calf by Brian Ulibarri at Real Gone, Denver; ≈$1,750–$2,400; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.",
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                    "slug": "lettering",
                    "name": "Lettering"
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                {
                    "slug": "realism",
                    "name": "Realism"
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                {
                    "slug": "surrealism",
                    "name": "Surrealism"
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                    "name": "Female Figure"
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                {
                    "slug": "film-tv",
                    "name": "Film & TV"
                },
                {
                    "slug": "man",
                    "name": "Male Figure"
                },
                {
                    "slug": "script",
                    "name": "Non-Latin Script"
                },
                {
                    "slug": "portrait",
                    "name": "Portrait"
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                    "slug": "calf",
                    "name": "Calf"
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                {
                    "slug": "color",
                    "name": "Color"
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                {
                    "slug": "negative-space",
                    "name": "Negative Space"
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            ],
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                "code": "large",
                "label": "Large (20-30cm)"
            },
            "healed": null,
            "artist": {
                "id": 2772,
                "name": "Brian Ulibarri",
                "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-artist/brian-ulibarri/"
            },
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                "id": 45,
                "name": "Real Gone",
                "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/realgone/",
                "city": "Denver",
                "country": "United States"
            },
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            "coverup": null,
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                {
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                    "work": "Blade Runner 2049",
                    "medium": "Film/TV",
                    "estimated_visual_share": 35
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            ],
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                "style": [
                    {
                        "slug": "realism",
                        "estimated_visual_share": 65,
                        "confidence": "sure"
                    },
                    {
                        "slug": "surrealism",
                        "estimated_visual_share": 25,
                        "confidence": "sure"
                    },
                    {
                        "slug": "lettering",
                        "estimated_visual_share": 10,
                        "confidence": "sure"
                    }
                ],
                "subject": [
                    {
                        "slug": "portrait",
                        "estimated_visual_share": 22,
                        "confidence": "sure"
                    },
                    {
                        "slug": "man",
                        "estimated_visual_share": 20,
                        "confidence": "likely"
                    },
                    {
                        "slug": "woman",
                        "estimated_visual_share": 12,
                        "confidence": "sure"
                    },
                    {
                        "slug": "film-tv",
                        "estimated_visual_share": 12,
                        "confidence": "sure"
                    },
                    {
                        "slug": "script",
                        "estimated_visual_share": 10,
                        "confidence": "sure"
                    }
                ],
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                "placement": [
                    {
                        "slug": "calf",
                        "estimated_visual_share": 100
                    }
                ],
                "colour_estimated_visual_share": 90,
                "elements": [
                    {
                        "what": "Woman's face (Joi)",
                        "estimated_visual_share": 35,
                        "tier": "major",
                        "confidence": "sure"
                    },
                    {
                        "what": "Teal and magenta color blocks",
                        "estimated_visual_share": 25,
                        "tier": "major",
                        "confidence": "sure"
                    },
                    {
                        "what": "Man's face fragment",
                        "estimated_visual_share": 20,
                        "tier": "supporting",
                        "confidence": "likely"
                    },
                    {
                        "what": "JOI neon lettering",
                        "estimated_visual_share": 10,
                        "tier": "supporting",
                        "confidence": "sure"
                    },
                    {
                        "what": "Standing silhouette in negative space",
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                        "tier": "supporting",
                        "confidence": "sure"
                    }
                ],
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            },
            "main_subject": {
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                "estimated_visual_share": 22,
                "confidence": "sure",
                "tier": "supporting",
                "estimated_from_tags": false
            },
            "main_style": {
                "slug": "realism",
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                "confidence": "sure",
                "tier": "lead",
                "estimated_from_tags": false
            },
            "defined_by": {
                "style": 35,
                "subject": 30,
                "color": 30,
                "text": 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": "tags",
                "label": "Tags only (not scanned yet)",
                "note": "Tags from the upload; the image has not been scanned yet."
            },
            "time_estimate": {
                "hours_min": 7,
                "hours_max": 12,
                "sessions": 2,
                "basis": "size range",
                "label": "≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions",
                "note": "Estimated from the size range and detail of this tattoo, not from the studio. The artist quotes the real time."
            },
            "placement_notes": {
                "placement": "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/"
            }
        }
    ],
    "meta": {
        "source": "TatSeek — https://tatseek.com",
        "catalogue_updated": "Oct 9, 2026",
        "generated": "2026-10-09T09:57:45+00:00",
        "how_search_works": "https://tatseek.com/methodology/#search",
        "docs": "https://tatseek.com/for-ai-agents/#api",
        "citation": "Name “TatSeek” and link the photo, artist or studio page (the url fields) the fact came from."
    }
}