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=cape-town&placement=forearm&style=realism.
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: style · value: realism · label: Realism
  2. axis: placement · value: forearm · label: Forearm
  3. axis: city · value: Cape Town · label: Cape Town
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 Realism
Without Forearm
Without Cape Town
Add a subject
  1. Skull — tattoos: 2
  2. Compass — tattoos: 2
  3. Portrait — tattoos: 2
  4. Female Figure — tattoos: 2
  5. Insect — tattoos: 1
  6. Dagger & Knife — tattoos: 1
  7. Rose — tattoos: 1
  8. Name or Date — tattoos: 1
  9. Fruit & Berries — tattoos: 1
  10. Leaves & Branches — tattoos: 1
Add a colour
  1. Black & Grey — tattoos: 14
  2. Color — tattoos: 3
  3. Black with Color Accents — tattoos: 1
Add a size
  1. Medium (10-20cm) — tattoos: 5
  2. Large (20-30cm) — tattoos: 3
  3. Small (up to 10cm) — tattoos: 1
Require the main element
Only tattoos where Realism is the main element (at least half; scanned photos only)
Start over
Every valid tag as a link (vocabulary)

Total

18

Limit

24

Offset

0

Next offset

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Page url

https://tatseek.com/tattoo-catalog/?tattoo_style=realism&tattoo_placement=forearm&tsk_city=cape-town

Tattoos

  1. Woman Face Reflected in Knife Forearm — Realism · Dagger & Knife · Female Figure · Forearm · Black & Grey · Medium (10-20cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Woman Portrait 60% · Knife 25% · Background 15%
    ink black 55% · grey 45% — detail Very detailed (90/100) — defined by subject 70 · style 30
    by Jacobus at Disciples Ink, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-22 · image
  2. Pomegranate Realism Forearm — Realism · Fruit & Berries · Leaves & Branches · Forearm · Color · Linework · Small (up to 10cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Pomegranate 85% · Leaves 15%
    defined by subject 50 · color 35 · style 15
    by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-17 · image
  3. Skull and Insect Realism Forearm — Realism · Insect · Skull · Forearm · Black & Grey · Large (20-30cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Skull 60% · Insect 40%
    by Sean McLoughlin at Black Crown Tattoo, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-29 · image
  4. Dotwork Tuna Forearm — Realism · Fish · Forearm · Black & Grey
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Fish 100%
    by Maverick at Tarot Tattoo, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-22 · image
  5. Ornamental Deity Mask Forearm — Realism · Mask · Forearm · Black & Grey
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Mask 100%
    by Maverick at Tarot Tattoo, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-22 · image
  6. Bearded Elder Portrait Forearm — Realism · Portrait · Forearm · Black & Grey
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Portrait 100%
    by Dylan at Disciples Ink, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-22 · image
  7. Woman Face and Rose Forearm — Realism · Female Figure · Rose · Forearm · Black & Grey
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 60% · Rose 40%
    by Dylan at Disciples Ink, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-22 · image
  8. Odin and Raven Forearm — Realism · Deity Figure · Forearm · Black & Grey
    depicts: Odin (Norse mythology) 100%
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Deity Figure 100%
    by Jacobus at Disciples Ink, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-22 · image
  9. Freddy Krueger Forearm — Realism · Film & TV · Forearm · Black & Grey
    depicts: Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street) 100%
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Film & TV 100%
    by Jacobus at Disciples Ink, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-22 · image
  10. Valkyrie Forearm — Realism · Valkyrie · Forearm · Black & Grey
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Valkyrie 100%
    by Jacobus at Disciples Ink, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-22 · image
  11. Realistic Eagle Forearm — Realism · Eagle · Forearm · Black & Grey
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Eagle 100%
    by Jacobus at Disciples Ink, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-22 · image
  12. Skull Forearm — Realism · Skull · Forearm · Black & Grey · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Skull 100%
    by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-17 · image
  13. Compass and Map Realism Forearm — Realism · Compass · Name or Date · Forearm · Black & Grey · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Compass 30% · World map 30% · Date text 20% · Other details 20%
    defined by subject 45 · style 35 · text 20
    by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-16 · image
  14. Eye and Sun Forearm — Realism · Eye · Sun · Forearm · Color · Linework · Large (20-30cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Eye 60% · Sun 40%
    by Milo "Mr Lucky" Marcer at Mr Lucky's, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-15 · image
  15. Snake and Portrait Forearm — Realism · Portrait · Snake · Forearm · Black & Grey · Linework · Large (20-30cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Snake 60% · Portrait 40%
    by Ronnie "Black Crow" Belcher at Mr Lucky's, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-15 · image
  16. Astronaut Forearm — Realism · Astronaut · Forearm · Black with Color Accents · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Astronaut 100%
    defined by subject 80 · style 20
    by Ronnie "Black Crow" Belcher at Mr Lucky's, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-15 · image
  17. Pirate Ship at Sea Forearm — Realism · Ocean & Waves · Forearm · Black & Grey
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Ship 60% · Ocean & Waves 40%
    by Dylan at Disciples Ink, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-22 · image
  18. Compass and Lighthouse Forearm — Realism · Compass · Forearm · Color · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Compass 60% · Lighthouse 40%
    by Milo "Mr Lucky" Marcer at Mr Lucky's, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-15 · image

Meta

source: TatSeek — https://tatseek.com · catalogue updated: Oct 9, 2026 · generated: 2026-10-09T01:58:33+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

Maps — everything that exists, one page each

TatSeek — real tattoo work, credited to its artist and studio.