TatSeek Browser API — Tattoo photos

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/tattoos?city=austin&subject=portrait&technique=whip-shading.
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.

Understood

query
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facets
  1. axis: subject · value: portrait · label: Portrait
  2. axis: technique · value: whip-shading · label: Whip Shading
  3. axis: city · value: Austin · label: Austin
free words
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corrected
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asked for
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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 Portrait
Without Whip Shading
Without Austin
Add a style
  1. Realism — tattoos: 28
  2. Surrealism — tattoos: 3
  3. Neo-Traditional — tattoos: 1
  4. New School — tattoos: 1
  5. Watercolor — tattoos: 1
  6. Chicano — tattoos: 1
Add a placement
  1. Upper Arm — tattoos: 9
  2. Thigh — tattoos: 5
  3. Forearm — tattoos: 5
  4. Full Sleeve — tattoos: 3
  5. Shoulder — tattoos: 2
  6. Hand — tattoos: 1
  7. Chest — tattoos: 1
  8. Back — tattoos: 1
  9. Calf — tattoos: 1
Add a colour
  1. Black & Grey — tattoos: 23
  2. Color — tattoos: 4
  3. Black with Color Accents — tattoos: 1
Add a size
  1. Large (20-30cm) — tattoos: 20
  2. Medium (10-20cm) — tattoos: 4
  3. Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+) — tattoos: 3
  4. Small (up to 10cm) — tattoos: 1
Require the main element
Only tattoos where Portrait is the main element (at least half; scanned photos only)
Start over
Every valid tag as a link (vocabulary)

Total

28

Limit

24

Offset

0

Next offset

24

Page url

https://tatseek.com/tattoo-catalog/?tattoo_subject=portrait&tattoo_technique=whip-shading&tsk_city=austin

Tattoos

  1. Frankenstein and Bride Thigh — Realism · Portrait · Thigh · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    depicts: Frankenstein's monster (Universal Monsters) 100%
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Portrait 100%
    by Nika Urban at Dovetail Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  2. Black Labrador Portrait Forearm — Realism · Portrait · Forearm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Small (up to 10cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Portrait 100%
    by Nikki Rodriguez at Dovetail Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  3. English Bulldog Portrait Upper Arm — Realism · Portrait · Upper Arm · Color · Whip Shading · Medium (10-20cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Portrait 100%
    by Nikki Rodriguez at Dovetail Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  4. Pit Bull Portrait Upper Arm — Realism · Portrait · Upper Arm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Medium (10-20cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Portrait 100%
    by Wendi Ramirez at Dovetail Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  5. Baby Portrait Chest Piece — Realism · People · Portrait · Chest · Color · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Portrait 100%
    by Leonardo Velasquez at Lost Edge Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-09 · image
  6. Black Labrador Portrait with Watercolor — Realism · Watercolor · Animals · Portrait · Upper Arm · Color · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Portrait 60% · Portrait 40%
    by Leonardo Velasquez at Lost Edge Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-09 · image
  7. Mastiff Dog Portrait Upper Arm Piece — Realism · Animals · Portrait · Upper Arm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Portrait 100%
    by Gabriel García at Lost Edge Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-09 · image
  8. Classical Mythology Back Piece — Realism · Mythology & Folklore · People · Portrait · Back · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Portrait 100%
    by Cory James at Lost Edge Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-09 · image
  9. Elvira Portrait Thigh — Realism · Female Figure · Portrait · Thigh · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    depicts: Elvira (Elvira, Mistress of the Dark) 60%
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Portrait 60% · Female Figure 40%
    by Nika Urban at Dovetail Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  10. The Crow Portrait Shoulder — Realism · Male Figure · Portrait · Shoulder · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    depicts: Eric Draven (The Crow (1994)) 60%
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Portrait 60% · Male Figure 40%
    by Nika Urban at Dovetail Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  11. Catwoman Portrait Thigh — Realism · Female Figure · Portrait · Thigh · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    depicts: Catwoman (Batman Returns (1992)) 60%
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Portrait 60% · Female Figure 40%
    by Nika Urban at Dovetail Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  12. Bettie Page Portrait Upper Arm — Realism · Pin-up · Portrait · Upper Arm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    depicts: Bettie Page (1950s pin-up model) 60%
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Portrait 60% · Pin-up 40%
    by Wendi Ramirez at Dovetail Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  13. John Lennon Portrait Calf — Realism · Male Figure · Portrait · Calf · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    depicts: John Lennon (The Beatles) 60%
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Portrait 60% · Male Figure 40%
    by Wendi Ramirez at Dovetail Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  14. Joker Portrait Upper Arm Piece — Realism · Male Figure · Portrait · Upper Arm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    depicts: The Joker (Heath Ledger's Joker from the film The Dark Knight (2008)) 60%
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Portrait 60% · Male Figure 40%
    by Leonardo Velasquez at Lost Edge Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-09 · image
  15. Zeus and Weathered Man Split Portrait — Realism · Surrealism · Deity Figure · Mythology & Folklore · Portrait · Thigh · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Portrait 60% · Deity Figure 40%
    by Cory James at Lost Edge Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-09 · image
  16. Bearded God Portrait Full Sleeve — Realism · Male Figure · Mythology & Folklore · Portrait · Full Sleeve · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Portrait 60% · Male Figure 40%
    by Cory James at Lost Edge Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-09 · image
  17. Cowboy Portrait Thigh — Realism · Flower · Male Figure · Portrait · Thigh · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Portrait 45% · Flower 30% · Male Figure 25%
    by Nika Urban at Dovetail Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  18. Madonna Portrait with Rose and Rosary — Realism · Female Figure · Portrait · Rose · Forearm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Portrait 45% · Rose 30% · Female Figure 25%
    by Gabriel García at Lost Edge Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-09 · image
  19. Woman Portrait Forearm — Realism · Female Figure · Portrait · Forearm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Medium (10-20cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 60% · Portrait 40%
    by Wendi Ramirez at Dovetail Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  20. Other Mother Upper Arm Piece — New School · Realism · Female Figure · Portrait · Upper Arm · Black with Color Accents · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    depicts: Coraline (the button-eyed Other Mother from Coraline, the 2009 stop-motion film directed by Henry Selick, based on the Neil Gaiman) 60%
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 60% · Portrait 40%
    by Leonardo Velasquez at Lost Edge Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-09 · image
  21. Chicano Woman Portrait Forearm Piece — Chicano · Realism · Female Figure · Portrait · Forearm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 60% · Portrait 40%
    by Gabriel García at Lost Edge Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-09 · image
  22. Fragmented Marble Statue Sleeve — Realism · Surrealism · Deity Figure · Portrait · Full Sleeve · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Deity Figure 60% · Portrait 40%
    by Cory James at Lost Edge Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-09 · image
  23. Greek Warrior Helmet Forearm Piece — Realism · Mythology & Folklore · Other Weapons · Portrait · Forearm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Other Weapons 60% · Portrait 40%
    by Brooke Dickens at Lost Edge Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-09 · image
  24. Woman Face with Candles and Snakes Hand Piece — Realism · Surrealism · Female Figure · Portrait · Snake · Hand · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Medium (10-20cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 45% · Portrait 30% · Snake 25%
    by Gabriel García at Lost Edge Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-09 · image

Meta

source: TatSeek — https://tatseek.com · catalogue updated: Oct 9, 2026 · generated: 2026-10-09T03:06:11+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.

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