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&style=traditional&technique=linework.
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: technique · value: linework · label: Linework
  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 Linework
Without Cape Town
Add a subject
  1. Dagger & Knife — tattoos: 4
  2. Snake — tattoos: 3
  3. Skull — tattoos: 3
  4. Bird — tattoos: 3
  5. Fish — tattoos: 3
  6. Flower — tattoos: 3
  7. Quote — tattoos: 3
  8. Sun — tattoos: 2
  9. Moon — tattoos: 2
  10. Stars — tattoos: 2
Add a placement
  1. Forearm — tattoos: 15
  2. Calf — tattoos: 11
  3. Upper Arm — tattoos: 5
  4. Shoulder — tattoos: 3
  5. Ankle & Foot — tattoos: 2
  6. Thigh — tattoos: 2
  7. Chest — tattoos: 1
Add a colour
  1. Black & Grey — tattoos: 27
  2. Color — tattoos: 13
Add a size
  1. Medium (10-20cm) — tattoos: 29
  2. Small (up to 10cm) — tattoos: 7
  3. Large (20-30cm) — tattoos: 4
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

40

Limit

24

Offset

0

Next offset

24

Page url

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

Tattoos

  1. My Chemical Romance Venom Bottle Thigh — Traditional (Old School) · Quote · Thigh · Black & Grey · Linework · Small (up to 10cm)
    depicts: Thank You for the Venom (My Chemical Romance) 20%
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Poison bottle 80% · Text on the label 20%
    defined by subject 60 · style 20 · text 20
    by Jade at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-16 · image
  2. Spiderweb Forearm — Traditional (Old School) · Spider Web · Forearm · Black & Grey · Linework · Small (up to 10cm)
    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
  3. Plague Doctor Coffin Traditional Forearm — Traditional (Old School) · Mask · Skull · Forearm · Black & Grey · Linework · Large (20-30cm)
    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
  4. Checkered Skull Mask Calf — Traditional (Old School) · Skull · Calf · 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
  5. Snake Upper Arm — Traditional (Old School) · Snake · Upper Arm · Black & Grey · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Snake 100%
    by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-17 · image
  6. Snake Forearm — Traditional (Old School) · Snake · Forearm · Black & Grey · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Snake 100%
    by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-17 · image
  7. Raccoon and Pines Forearm — Traditional (Old School) · Forearm · Black & Grey · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Raccoon 100%
    by Shev at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-17 · image
  8. Ornate Dagger Upper Arm — Traditional (Old School) · Dagger & Knife · Upper Arm · Black & Grey · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Dagger & Knife 100%
    by Shev at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-17 · image
  9. Snake and Flowers Upper Arm — Traditional (Old School) · Flower · Snake · Upper Arm · Color · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Snake 60% · Flower 40%
    by Shev at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-17 · image
  10. Coffin with Moon Upper Arm — Traditional (Old School) · Moon · Stars · Upper Arm · Black & Grey · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Moon 60% · Stars 40%
    by Shev at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-17 · image
  11. Mushroom Ankle — Traditional (Old School) · Nature & Plants · Ankle & Foot · Color · Linework · Small (up to 10cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Mushroom 100%
    by Shev at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-16 · image
  12. Pink Flowers Upper Arm — Traditional (Old School) · Flower · Upper Arm · Color · Linework · Small (up to 10cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Flower 100%
    by Shev at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-16 · image
  13. Octopus Wrist — Traditional (Old School) · Black & Grey · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Octopus & Squid 100%
    by Jade at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-16 · image
  14. Crying Sun Forearm — Traditional (Old School) · Sun · Forearm · Black & Grey · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Sun 100%
    by Jade at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-16 · image
  15. Chrysanthemum Calf — Traditional (Old School) · Flower · Calf · Black & Grey · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Flower 100%
    by Jade at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-16 · image
  16. Chained Skull Calf — Traditional (Old School) · Chain · Skull · Calf · Black & Grey · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Skull 60% · Chain 40%
    by Jade at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-16 · image
  17. Moon and Stars Calf — Traditional (Old School) · Moon · Stars · Calf · Black & Grey · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Moon 60% · Stars 40%
    by Jade at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-16 · image
  18. Dagger Forearm — Traditional (Old School) · Dagger & Knife · Forearm · Black & Grey · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Dagger & Knife 100%
    by Phil at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-16 · image
  19. Shark Traditional Calf — Traditional (Old School) · Fish · Calf · Color · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Fish 100%
    by Phil at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-16 · image
  20. Panther Mother Banner Shoulder — Traditional (Old School) · Panther & Leopard · Shoulder · Black & Grey · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Panther & Leopard 100%
    by Phil at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-16 · image
  21. Eagle and Dagger Forearm — Traditional (Old School) · Dagger & Knife · Eagle · Forearm · Black & Grey · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Eagle 60% · Dagger & Knife 40%
    by Phil at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-16 · image
  22. Jesus Christ Shoulder — Traditional (Old School) · Deity Figure · Shoulder · Color · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Deity Figure 100%
    by Phil at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-16 · image
  23. Pin-up Woman Forearm — Traditional (Old School) · Pin-up · Forearm · Color · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    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
  24. Sailor Bust Forearm — Traditional (Old School) · Male Figure · Forearm · Black & Grey · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Male Figure 100%
    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: 2026-10-09T01:57:34+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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