TatSeek Browser API — Tattoo photos: talisman

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&q=talisman&subject=portrait.
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
closest
message
No exact match — these are the closest real tattoos, without: “talisman”. Tell the person what was left out. Not TatSeek tags (matched only as words in titles, or ignored): talisman. Tell the person these were not used as filters.
not tags
talisman

Understood

query
talisman
facets
  1. axis: subject · value: portrait · label: Portrait
  2. axis: city · value: Cape Town · label: Cape Town
free words
talisman
corrected
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asked for
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question
no
exact match
no
dropped
axis: free_words · label: talisman

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 Cape Town
Without the word “talisman”
Add a style
  1. Fine Line — tattoos: 4
  2. Realism — tattoos: 3
  3. Neo-Traditional — tattoos: 2
  4. Blackwork — tattoos: 1
  5. Ornamental — tattoos: 1
  6. Surrealism — tattoos: 1
Add a placement
  1. Forearm — tattoos: 5
  2. Shoulder — tattoos: 2
  3. Full Sleeve — tattoos: 1
  4. Chest — tattoos: 1
  5. Thigh — tattoos: 1
  6. Upper Arm — tattoos: 1
Add a colour
  1. Black & Grey — tattoos: 8
  2. Color — tattoos: 3
Add a size
  1. Medium (10-20cm) — tattoos: 6
  2. Large (20-30cm) — tattoos: 2
  3. Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+) — 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

11

Limit

24

Offset

0

Next offset

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Page url

https://tatseek.com/tattoo-catalog/?tattoo_subject=portrait&tsk_city=cape-town&tq=talisman

Tattoos

  1. Bearded Elder Portrait Forearm — Realism · Portrait · Forearm · Black & Grey
    Black & grey Realism portrait tattoo on the forearm by Dylan at Disciples Ink, Cape Town.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Portrait 100%
    by Dylan at Disciples Ink, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-22 · image
  2. Surreal Woman Face Shoulder — Surrealism · Portrait · Shoulder · Color · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium color Surrealism portrait tattoo on the shoulder by Milo "Mr Lucky" Marcer at Mr Lucky's, Cape Town; ≈R3,500–R4,200; ≈3–5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Portrait 100%
    by Milo "Mr Lucky" Marcer at Mr Lucky's, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-15 · image
  3. Antlered Portrait Forearm — Blackwork · Portrait · Forearm · Black & Grey · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Blackwork portrait tattoo on the forearm by Ronnie "Black Crow" Belcher at Mr Lucky's, Cape Town; ≈R3,500–R4,200; ≈3–5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Portrait 100%
    by Ronnie "Black Crow" Belcher at Mr Lucky's, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-15 · image
  4. Single Line Face Portrait Forearm — Fine Line · Portrait · Forearm · Black & Grey · Single Line · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Fine Line portrait tattoo on the forearm by Ronnie "Black Crow" Belcher at Mr Lucky's, Cape Town; ≈R2,800–R3,500; ≈2–3.5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Portrait 100%
    by Ronnie "Black Crow" Belcher at Mr Lucky's, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-15 · image
  5. Colour Portrait Illustrative Upper Arm — Neo-Traditional · Female Figure · Portrait · Upper Arm · Color · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium color Neo-Traditional portrait tattoo on the upper arm by Angie at As Above So Below, Cape Town; ≈R2,000–R3,000; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Portrait 60% · Female Figure 40%
    by Angie at As Above So Below, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-23 · image
  6. Floral Portrait Shoulder Piece — Fine Line · Female Figure · Flower · Portrait · Shoulder · Black & Grey · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Fine Line portrait tattoo on the shoulder by Angie at As Above So Below, Cape Town; ≈R4,000–R8,000; ≈6–10 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Portrait 45% · Female Figure 30% · Flower 25%
    by Angie at As Above So Below, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-23 · image
  7. Portrait Bust Thigh — Fine Line · Male Figure · Portrait · Thigh · Black & Grey · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Fine Line male figure tattoo on the thigh by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town; ≈R2,500–R3,050; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Male Figure 60% · Portrait 40%
    by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-17 · image
  8. Snake and Portrait Forearm — Realism · Portrait · Snake · Forearm · Black & Grey · Linework · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Realism snake tattoo on the forearm by Ronnie "Black Crow" Belcher at Mr Lucky's, Cape Town; ≈R8,400–R11,200; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    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
  9. Woman Portrait with Apple and Name Forearm — Neo-Traditional · Female Figure · Portrait · Text & Script · Forearm · Color · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium color Neo-Traditional female figure tattoo on the forearm by Angie at As Above So Below, Cape Town; ≈R2,000–R3,000; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 45% · Portrait 30% · Fruit & Berries 25%
    by Angie at As Above So Below, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-23 · image
  10. Woman Portrait with Florals Full Sleeve — Fine Line · Female Figure · Flower · Portrait · Full Sleeve · Black & Grey · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    Sleeve-size black & grey Fine Line female figure tattoo on the full sleeve by Angie at As Above So Below, Cape Town; ≈R10,000–R25,000; ≈15–26 h, 5+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 45% · Portrait 30% · Flower 25%
    by Angie at As Above So Below, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-23 · image
  11. Ornamental Filigree Woman Portrait Chest — Ornamental · Realism · Female Figure · Ornament · Portrait · Chest · Black & Grey
    Black & grey Ornamental female figure tattoo on the chest by Lindie at Disciples Ink, Cape Town.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 45% · Portrait 30% · Ornament 25%
    by Lindie at Disciples Ink, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-22 · image

Meta

source: TatSeek — https://tatseek.com · catalogue updated: Oct 9, 2026 · generated: 2026-10-09T18:33:22+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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