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&subject=people.
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: people · label: People
  2. 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 People
Without Cape Town
Add a style
  1. Fine Line — tattoos: 13
  2. Realism — tattoos: 10
  3. Neo-Traditional — tattoos: 7
  4. Ornamental — tattoos: 5
  5. Traditional (Old School) — tattoos: 3
  6. Blackwork — tattoos: 2
  7. New School — tattoos: 2
  8. Japanese (Irezumi) — tattoos: 2
  9. Illustrative — tattoos: 2
  10. Chicano — tattoos: 2
Add a placement
  1. Forearm — tattoos: 19
  2. Thigh — tattoos: 9
  3. Calf — tattoos: 7
  4. Upper Arm — tattoos: 5
  5. Full Sleeve — tattoos: 4
  6. Chest — tattoos: 3
  7. Ankle & Foot — tattoos: 2
  8. Shoulder — tattoos: 2
  9. Back — tattoos: 2
  10. Hand — tattoos: 1
Add a colour
  1. Black & Grey — tattoos: 37
  2. Color — tattoos: 16
  3. Black with Color Accents — tattoos: 1
Add a mood
  1. Spiritual — tattoos: 1
Add a size
  1. Medium (10-20cm) — tattoos: 28
  2. Large (20-30cm) — tattoos: 8
  3. Small (up to 10cm) — tattoos: 5
  4. Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+) — tattoos: 1
Require the main element
Only tattoos where People is the main element (at least half; scanned photos only)
Start over
Every valid tag as a link (vocabulary)

Total

54

Limit

24

Offset

0

Next offset

24

Page url

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

Tattoos

  1. Girl with Balloon Blackwork Ankle — Blackwork · Female Figure · Ankle & Foot · Black & Grey · Small (up to 10cm)
    depicts: Girl with Balloon 100%
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Girl lifted by balloons 100%
    defined by subject 70 · style 30
    by Sean McLoughlin at Black Crown Tattoo, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-29 · image
  2. Bound Woman in a Frame Illustrative Thigh — Illustrative · Female Figure · Square · Thigh · Black & Grey · Linework · Small (up to 10cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Bound woman in ropes 85% · Square frame 15%
    defined by subject 70 · style 30
    by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-17 · image
  3. Jack Skellington Colour Calf — New School · Male Figure · Calf · Color · Medium (10-20cm)
    depicts: Jack Skellington (The Nightmare Before Christmas character) 100%
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Male Figure 100%
    by Angie at As Above So Below, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-23 · image
  4. Ornamental Goddess Figure Calf — Fine Line · Ornamental · Female Figure · Calf · Black & Grey · Medium (10-20cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 60% · Female Figure 40%
    by Angie at As Above So Below, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-23 · image
  5. Gothic Pin-Up Woman Thigh — Neo-Traditional · Pin-up · Thigh · Color
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Pin-up 100%
    by Nikita at Tarot Tattoo, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-22 · image
  6. Pin-Up Woman Thigh — Neo-Traditional · Pin-up · Thigh · Color
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Pin-up 100%
    by Nikita at Tarot Tattoo, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-22 · image
  7. Woman Emblem Forearm — Neo-Traditional · Female Figure · Forearm · Color
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 100%
    by Nikita at Tarot Tattoo, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-22 · image
  8. Dark Fantasy Woman Full Sleeve — Realism · Female Figure · Full Sleeve · Black with Color Accents
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 100%
    by Nikita at Tarot Tattoo, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-22 · image
  9. Woman Portrait with Lettering Thigh — Realism · Female Figure · Thigh · Black & Grey
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 100%
    by Maverick at Tarot Tattoo, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-22 · image
  10. 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
  11. Hope Chicano Woman Forearm — Chicano · Female Figure · Forearm · Black & Grey
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 100%
    by Dylan at Disciples Ink, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-22 · image
  12. Geisha Portrait Upper Arm — Fine Line · Female Figure · Upper Arm · Black & Grey · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 100%
    by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-17 · image
  13. Marionette Hand Thigh — Fine Line · Hands · Thigh · Black & Grey · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Hands 100%
    by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-17 · image
  14. Eye and Pyramid Forearm — Eye · Forearm · Color · Linework · Small (up to 10cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Eye 100%
    by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-17 · image
  15. All-Seeing Eye Forearm — Eye · Forearm · Black & Grey · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Eye 100%
    by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-17 · image
  16. Ornamental Eye Hand and Forearm — Ornamental · Eye · Hands · Hand · Black & Grey · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Eye 60% · Hands 40%
    by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-17 · image
  17. Hamsa Hand Forearm — Ornamental · Hands · Forearm · Black & Grey · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Hands 100%
    by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-17 · image
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. Eye and Pyramid Forearm — Eye · Forearm · Black & Grey · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Eye 100%
    by Jade at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-16 · image
  21. Geisha Back Piece — Japanese (Irezumi) · Female Figure · Back · Color · Linework · Large (20-30cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 100%
    by Milo "Mr Lucky" Marcer at Mr Lucky's, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-15 · image
  22. Illustrative Wizard Sleeve — Realism · Male Figure · Full Sleeve · Black & Grey · Linework · Large (20-30cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Male Figure 100%
    by Milo "Mr Lucky" Marcer at Mr Lucky's, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-15 · image
  23. Geisha Color Thigh Piece — Japanese (Irezumi) · Female Figure · Thigh · Color · Linework · Large (20-30cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 100%
    by Milo "Mr Lucky" Marcer at Mr Lucky's, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-15 · image
  24. Surreal Woman Face Shoulder — Surrealism · Portrait · Shoulder · Color · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Portrait 100%
    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: 2026-10-09T03:43:47+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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