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=traditional.
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: traditional · label: Traditional (Old School)
  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 Traditional (Old School)
Without Forearm
Without Cape Town
Add a subject
  1. Dagger & Knife — tattoos: 3
  2. Bird — tattoos: 3
  3. Ocean & Waves — tattoos: 1
  4. Sun — tattoos: 1
  5. Pin-up — tattoos: 1
  6. Male Figure — tattoos: 1
  7. Spider Web — tattoos: 1
  8. Skull — tattoos: 1
  9. Mask — tattoos: 1
  10. Snake — tattoos: 1
Add a colour
  1. Black & Grey — tattoos: 13
  2. Color — tattoos: 2
Add a size
  1. Medium (10-20cm) — tattoos: 11
  2. Small (up to 10cm) — tattoos: 2
  3. Large (20-30cm) — tattoos: 2
Require the main element
Only tattoos where Traditional (Old School) is the main element (at least half; scanned photos only)
Start over
Every valid tag as a link (vocabulary)

Total

15

Limit

24

Offset

0

Next offset

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Page url

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

Tattoos

  1. Spiderweb Forearm — Traditional (Old School) · Spider Web · Forearm · Black & Grey · Linework · Small (up to 10cm)
    Small black & grey Traditional (Old School) spiderweb tattoo on the forearm by Jade at Kak Lucky, Cape Town; ≈R850–R1,250; ≈1–1.5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Spiderweb 100%
    defined by subject 80 · style 20
    by Jade at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-16 · image
  2. Plague Doctor Coffin Traditional Forearm — Traditional (Old School) · Mask · Skull · Forearm · Black & Grey · Linework · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Traditional (Old School) coffin tattoo on the forearm by Jade at Kak Lucky, Cape Town; ≈R6,600–R8,800; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Coffin 50% · Plague doctor bird mask 30% · Skull 20%
    defined by subject 80 · style 20
    by Jade at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-16 · image
  3. Snake Forearm — Traditional (Old School) · Snake · Forearm · Black & Grey · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Traditional (Old School) snake tattoo on the forearm by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town; ≈R2,500–R3,050; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Snake 100%
    by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-17 · image
  4. Raccoon and Pines Forearm — Traditional (Old School) · Forearm · Black & Grey · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Traditional (Old School) raccoon tattoo on the forearm by Shev at Kak Lucky, Cape Town; ≈R2,500–R3,050; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Raccoon 100%
    by Shev at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-17 · image
  5. Crying Sun Forearm — Traditional (Old School) · Sun · Forearm · Black & Grey · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Traditional (Old School) sun tattoo on the forearm by Jade at Kak Lucky, Cape Town; ≈R2,500–R3,050; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Sun 100%
    by Jade at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-16 · image
  6. Dagger Forearm — Traditional (Old School) · Dagger & Knife · Forearm · Black & Grey · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Traditional (Old School) dagger & knife tattoo on the forearm by Phil at Kak Lucky, Cape Town; ≈R2,500–R3,050; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Dagger & Knife 100%
    by Phil at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-16 · image
  7. Eagle and Dagger Forearm — Traditional (Old School) · Dagger & Knife · Eagle · Forearm · Black & Grey · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Traditional (Old School) eagle tattoo on the forearm by Phil at Kak Lucky, Cape Town; ≈R2,500–R3,050; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Eagle 60% · Dagger & Knife 40%
    by Phil at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-16 · image
  8. Pin-up Woman Forearm — Traditional (Old School) · Pin-up · Forearm · Color · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium color Traditional (Old School) pin-up tattoo on the forearm by Phil at Kak Lucky, Cape Town; ≈R2,750–R3,300; ≈3–5 h, 1 session.
    depicts: Jesus Christ (Christian iconography) 100%
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Pin-up 100%
    by Phil at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-16 · image
  9. Sailor Bust Forearm — Traditional (Old School) · Male Figure · Forearm · Black & Grey · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Traditional (Old School) male figure tattoo on the forearm by Phil at Kak Lucky, Cape Town; ≈R2,500–R3,050; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Male Figure 100%
    by Phil at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-16 · image
  10. Crow on Branch Forearm — Traditional (Old School) · Bird · Forearm · Black & Grey · Linework · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Traditional (Old School) bird tattoo on the forearm by Sean at Kak Lucky, Cape Town; ≈R6,600–R8,800; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Bird 100%
    by Sean at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-16 · image
  11. Frog Traditional Forearm — Traditional (Old School) · Forearm · Color · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium color Traditional (Old School) frog tattoo on the forearm by Sean at Kak Lucky, Cape Town; ≈R2,500–R3,050; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Frog 100%
    by Sean at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-16 · image
  12. Swallows Forearm — Traditional (Old School) · Bird · Forearm · Black & Grey · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Traditional (Old School) bird tattoo on the forearm by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town; ≈R2,750–R3,300; ≈3–5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Bird 100%
    by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-16 · image
  13. Dagger Outline Forearm — Traditional (Old School) · Dagger & Knife · Forearm · Black & Grey · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Traditional (Old School) dagger & knife tattoo on the forearm by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town; ≈R2,500–R3,050; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Dagger & Knife 100%
    by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-16 · image
  14. Swallow Pair Forearm — Traditional (Old School) · Bird · Forearm · Black & Grey · Linework · Small (up to 10cm)
    Small black & grey Traditional (Old School) bird tattoo on the forearm by Ronnie "Black Crow" Belcher at Mr Lucky's, Cape Town; ≈R1,050–R1,600; ≈1–1.5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Bird 100%
    by Ronnie "Black Crow" Belcher at Mr Lucky's, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-15 · image
  15. Shark and Waves Forearm — Traditional (Old School) · Fish · Ocean & Waves · Forearm · Black & Grey · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Traditional (Old School) fish tattoo on the forearm by Phil at Kak Lucky, Cape Town; ≈R2,500–R3,050; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Fish 60% · Ocean & Waves 40%
    by Phil at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-16 · image

Meta

source: TatSeek — https://tatseek.com · catalogue updated: Oct 9, 2026 · generated: 2026-10-09T17:08:59+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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