TatSeek Browser API — Smart search: head

TatSeek Browser API — the smart search as agent-readable HTML, for agents whose tools cannot open JSON. Same answer as the JSON API: https://tatseek.com/api/v1/search?q=head&subject=insect.
Ask your own question: https://tatseek.com/for-ai-agents/search/?q=your+words+here (spaces as +), e.g. https://tatseek.com/for-ai-agents/search/?q=japanese+dragon+seattle. Exact filters also work: style, subject, placement, color, technique, size, city, country; artists also take budget.
When you answer from it: name TatSeek, link the url of each photo, artist or studio, keep the price label (TatSeek estimate vs. published by the studio) and the rating date. Docs.
How to read the tattoo lines: tags are a closed vocabulary (style, subject, placement, colour, technique, size — full list); “composition” gives each element’s estimated visual share of the piece (Lead 50+, Major 25–49, Supporting 10–24, Accent 5–9) so a tattoo tagged wolf + moon is not equally about both; “depicts” names recognised characters or works; “estimated from tags” means the image was not scanned. Do not treat all tags as equally important. Details.

Status

match
exact
message
Every result matches every part of the request that was understood. Not TatSeek tags (matched only as words in titles, or ignored): head. Tell the person these were not used as filters.
not tags
head

Understood

query
head
facets
  1. axis: subject · value: insect · label: Insect
free words
head
corrected
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asked for
—
question
no
exact match
yes
dropped
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Narrow or widen

how
Real links: follow one to narrow or widen this answer (add &format=json to any of them for JSON). Counts are tattoos among the current results.
remove one filter
Without Insect
Without the word “head”
Add a style
  1. Fine Line — tattoos: 2
  2. Traditional (Old School) — tattoos: 2
Add a placement
  1. Upper Arm — tattoos: 2
  2. Head & Face — tattoos: 1
  3. Forearm — tattoos: 1
  4. Shoulder — tattoos: 1
  5. Back — tattoos: 1
  6. Thigh — tattoos: 1
Add a colour
  1. Black & Grey — tattoos: 4
  2. Black with Color Accents — tattoos: 2
  3. Color — tattoos: 1
Add a mood
  1. Dark — tattoos: 1
Add a city
  1. Cape Town — tattoos: 3
  2. Portland — tattoos: 2
  3. Los Angeles — tattoos: 1
  4. Richmond — tattoos: 1
Add a size
  1. Medium (10-20cm) — tattoos: 6
  2. Large (20-30cm) — tattoos: 1
Require the main element
Only tattoos where Insect is the main element (at least half; scanned photos only)
Start over
Every valid tag as a link (vocabulary)

Best destination

https://tatseek.com/tattoo-catalog/?tq=head

Counts

tattoos: 7 · artists with matching work: 7 · studios: 0 · guides: 1

Tattoos

  1. Death’s-Head Moth Tricep — Fine Line · Insect · Upper Arm · Black with Color Accents · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black with color accents Fine Line insect tattoo on the upper arm by Sham Lund at Tattoo 34, Portland; ≈$400–$450; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Insect 100%
    by Sham Lund at Tattoo 34, Portland, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  2. Spider with a Woman’s Head Traditional Thigh — Traditional (Old School) · Female Figure · Insect · Thigh · Color · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium color Traditional (Old School) spider body tattoo on the thigh by Jess Watts at Loose Screw Tattoo, Richmond; ≈$450–$550; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Spider body 55% · Woman's head with fangs 45%
    defined by subject 50 · color 35 · style 15
    by Jess Watts at Loose Screw Tattoo, Richmond, United States · published 2026-10-03 · image
  3. Spider Woman Traditional Head — Traditional (Old School) · Female Figure · Insect · Spider Web · Head & Face · Black & Grey · Stippling · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Traditional (Old School) spider tattoo on the head & face by Bryce Shearer at Icon Tattoo, Portland; ≈$950–$1,300; ≈6–11 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Spider 40% · Woman Face 30% · Spider Web 30%
    mood dark — ink black 100% — detail Detailed (60/100) — defined by subject 70 · style 20 · mood 10
    by Bryce Shearer at Icon Tattoo, Portland, United States · published 2026-09-15 · image
  4. Skull and Death’s-Head Moth Back — Insect · Skull · Back · Black & Grey · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey insect tattoo on the back by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town; ≈R2,500–R3,050; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Insect 60% · Skull 40%
    by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-17 · image
  5. Death’s-Head Moth Upper Arm — Insect · Skull · Upper Arm · Black & Grey · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey insect tattoo on the upper arm by Shev at Kak Lucky, Cape Town; ≈R2,500–R3,050; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Insect 60% · Skull 40%
    by Shev at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-16 · image
  6. Death’s Head Moth Forearm — Insect · Skull · Forearm · Black & Grey · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Blackwork skull tattoo on the forearm by Ronnie "Black Crow" Belcher at Mr Lucky's, Cape Town; ≈R3,150–R3,850; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Skull 60% · Insect 40%
    by Ronnie "Black Crow" Belcher at Mr Lucky's, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-15 · image
  7. Spider with Cat Head Fine Line Shoulder — Fine Line · Cat · Insect · Shoulder · Black with Color Accents · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black with color accents Fine Line cat tattoo on the shoulder by Wendy at Malaka Tattoo, Los Angeles; ≈$750–$1,000; ≈3–5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Cat 60% · Insect 40%
    by Wendy at Malaka Tattoo, Los Angeles, United States · published 2026-09-08 · image

Artists

  1. Sham Lund
    id
    554
    name
    Sham Lund
    url
    https://tatseek.com/tattoo-artist/sham/
    studio
    id: 11 · name: Tattoo 34 · url: https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/tattoo34/ · city: Portland
    why
    matching tattoos
    1
    portfolio size
    2
    healed in matches
    0
    portfolio counts
    label: Insect · tattoos: 1
    main element in matches
    1. label: Insect · tattoos: 1 · average estimated visual share in matches: 100
    ranking basis
    Ordered by how much of each matching tattoo is the requested element (estimated visual share, scanned or estimated from tags), then by count.
    price
    medium piece
    $350–500
    currency
    USD
    source
    tatseek_estimate
    confirmed by studio
    no
    as of
    2026-09-10
    basis
    —
    note
    TatSeek estimate from local rates — not confirmed by the studio. A planning range, not a quote. Medium piece ≈ 10–20 cm, 2–3 hours.
    booking
    url: https://instagram.com/tattoo34pdx · channel: instagram · note: Direct with the studio — TatSeek takes no fee.
    sample tattoos
    url: https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/deaths-head-moth-tricep/ · image: https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/deaths-head-moth-tricep.jpg?fit=227%2C300&quality=85&ssl=1
  2. Jess Watts
    id
    2869
    name
    Jess Watts
    url
    https://tatseek.com/tattoo-artist/jess-watts/
    studio
    id: 49 · name: Loose Screw Tattoo · url: https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/loosescrewtattoo/ · city: Richmond
    why
    matching tattoos
    1
    portfolio size
    16
    healed in matches
    0
    portfolio counts
    label: Insect · tattoos: 1
    main element in matches
    1. label: Insect · tattoos: 1 · average estimated visual share in matches: 55
    ranking basis
    Ordered by how much of each matching tattoo is the requested element (estimated visual share, scanned or estimated from tags), then by count.
    price
    medium piece
    $400–600
    currency
    USD
    source
    studio
    confirmed by studio
    yes
    as of
    2026-10-03
    basis
    —
    note
    Published or confirmed by the studio. A planning range, not a quote. Medium piece ≈ 10–20 cm, 2–3 hours.
    booking
    url: https://loosescrewtattoo.com/pages/request-an-appointment · channel: booking · note: Direct with the studio — TatSeek takes no fee.
    sample tattoos
    url: https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/spider-with-a-womans-head-traditional-thigh/ · image: https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/spider-with-a-womans-head-traditional-thigh-tattoo-photo.jpg?fit=300%2C225&quality=85&ssl=1
  3. Bryce Shearer
    id
    1138
    name
    Bryce Shearer
    url
    https://tatseek.com/tattoo-artist/bryce-shearer/
    studio
    id: 23 · name: Icon Tattoo · url: https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/icontattoo/ · city: Portland
    why
    matching tattoos
    1
    portfolio size
    12
    healed in matches
    0
    portfolio counts
    label: Insect · tattoos: 1
    main element in matches
    1. label: Insect · tattoos: 0 · average estimated visual share in matches: 40
    ranking basis
    Ordered by how much of each matching tattoo is the requested element (estimated visual share, scanned or estimated from tags), then by count.
    price
    medium piece
    $400–550
    currency
    USD
    source
    tatseek_estimate
    confirmed by studio
    no
    as of
    2026-09-15
    basis
    —
    note
    TatSeek estimate from local rates — not confirmed by the studio. A planning range, not a quote. Medium piece ≈ 10–20 cm, 2–3 hours.
    booking
    url: https://instagram.com/icontattoo · channel: instagram · note: Direct with the studio — TatSeek takes no fee.
    sample tattoos
    url: https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/spider-woman-traditional-head/ · image: https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/spider-woman-traditional-head-tattoo-photo.jpg?fit=240%2C300&quality=85&ssl=1
  4. Gareth Doye
    id
    1335
    name
    Gareth Doye
    url
    https://tatseek.com/tattoo-artist/gareth/
    studio
    id: 25 · name: Kak Lucky · url: https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/kakluckytattoos/ · city: Cape Town
    why
    matching tattoos
    1
    portfolio size
    98
    healed in matches
    0
    portfolio counts
    label: Insect · tattoos: 3
    main element in matches
    1. label: Insect · tattoos: 0 · average estimated visual share in matches: 60
    ranking basis
    Ordered by how much of each matching tattoo is the requested element (estimated visual share, scanned or estimated from tags), then by count.
    price
    medium piece
    R2,200–3,300
    currency
    ZAR
    source
    tatseek_estimate
    confirmed by studio
    no
    as of
    2026-09-16
    basis
    —
    note
    TatSeek estimate from local rates — not confirmed by the studio. A planning range, not a quote. Medium piece ≈ 10–20 cm, 2–3 hours.
    booking
    url: https://instagram.com/kakluckytattoos · channel: instagram · note: Direct with the studio — TatSeek takes no fee.
    sample tattoos
    url: https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/skull-and-deaths-head-moth-back/ · image: https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/skull-and-deaths-head-moth-back-tattoo-photo.jpg?fit=300%2C225&quality=85&ssl=1
  5. Shev
    id
    1336
    name
    Shev
    url
    https://tatseek.com/tattoo-artist/shev/
    studio
    id: 25 · name: Kak Lucky · url: https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/kakluckytattoos/ · city: Cape Town
    why
    matching tattoos
    1
    portfolio size
    32
    healed in matches
    0
    portfolio counts
    label: Insect · tattoos: 1
    main element in matches
    1. label: Insect · tattoos: 0 · average estimated visual share in matches: 60
    ranking basis
    Ordered by how much of each matching tattoo is the requested element (estimated visual share, scanned or estimated from tags), then by count.
    price
    medium piece
    R2,200–3,300
    currency
    ZAR
    source
    tatseek_estimate
    confirmed by studio
    no
    as of
    2026-09-16
    basis
    —
    note
    TatSeek estimate from local rates — not confirmed by the studio. A planning range, not a quote. Medium piece ≈ 10–20 cm, 2–3 hours.
    booking
    url: https://instagram.com/kakluckytattoos · channel: instagram · note: Direct with the studio — TatSeek takes no fee.
    sample tattoos
    url: https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/deaths-head-moth-upper-arm/ · image: https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/deaths-head-moth-upper-arm-tattoo-photo.png?fit=297%2C300&quality=85&ssl=1

Studios

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Guides

  1. Japanese (Irezumi) — Tattooing as a Full-Body Story — snippet: If the appeal is a small koi or a single dragon head with no background, be upfront with your artist — a good one will tell you honestly…

Meta

source: TatSeek — https://tatseek.com · catalogue updated: Oct 9, 2026 · generated: 2026-10-09T22:39:03+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.

Example requests

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