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=chicago&offset=24&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: Chicago · label: Chicago
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 Chicago
Add a style
  1. Traditional (Old School) — tattoos: 18
  2. Realism — tattoos: 12
  3. New School — tattoos: 6
  4. Japanese (Irezumi) — tattoos: 2
  5. Watercolor — tattoos: 2
  6. Anime / Manga — tattoos: 2
  7. Abstract — tattoos: 2
  8. Surrealism — tattoos: 1
  9. Fine Line — tattoos: 1
  10. Geometric — tattoos: 1
Add a placement
  1. Forearm — tattoos: 14
  2. Thigh — tattoos: 7
  3. Upper Arm — tattoos: 6
  4. Back — tattoos: 5
  5. Calf — tattoos: 4
  6. Full Sleeve — tattoos: 3
  7. Hand — tattoos: 1
  8. Chest — tattoos: 1
  9. Ribs & Side — tattoos: 1
Add a colour
  1. Color — tattoos: 23
  2. Black & Grey — tattoos: 16
  3. Black with Color Accents — tattoos: 3
Add a mood
  1. Funny — tattoos: 2
  2. Dark — tattoos: 1
Add a size
  1. Large (20-30cm) — tattoos: 9
  2. Medium (10-20cm) — tattoos: 5
  3. Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+) — tattoos: 2
  4. Small (up to 10cm) — 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

42

Limit

24

Offset

24

Next offset

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Page url

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

Tattoos

  1. Eagle-Man and Panther-Snake Traditional Back — Traditional (Old School) · Bird · Celestial · Male Figure · Panther & Leopard · Snake · Back · Color
    Color Traditional (Old School) male figure tattoo on the back by Nick Colella at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Male Figure 40% · Panther & Leopard 25% · Snake 20% · Bird 15%
    by Nick Colella at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago, United States · published 2026-09-30 · image
  2. Centipede Traditional Upper Arm — Traditional (Old School) · Female Figure · Insect · Upper Arm · Black & Grey
    Black & grey Traditional (Old School) female figure tattoo on the upper arm by Nick Osbourn at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 60% · Insect 40%
    by Nick Osbourn at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago, United States · published 2026-09-30 · image
  3. Hand and Banner Traditional Forearm — Traditional (Old School) · Hands · Quote · Forearm · Color
    Color Traditional (Old School) hands tattoo on the forearm by Danni Nievera at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Hands 60% · Quote 40%
    by Danni Nievera at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago, United States · published 2026-09-30 · image
  4. Hand Holding Heart Lock Traditional Thigh — Traditional (Old School) · Hands · Heart · Thigh · Color
    Color Traditional (Old School) hands tattoo on the thigh by Matt "Beatdown" Ziolko at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Hands 60% · Heart 40%
    by Matt "Beatdown" Ziolko at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago, United States · published 2026-09-30 · image
  5. Woman and Spider Traditional Forearm — Traditional (Old School) · Female Figure · Insect · Forearm · Color
    Color Traditional (Old School) female figure tattoo on the forearm by Erik Gillespie at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 60% · Insect 40%
    by Erik Gillespie at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago, United States · published 2026-09-30 · image
  6. Woman and Heart Traditional Forearm — Traditional (Old School) · Female Figure · Heart · Forearm · Color
    Color Traditional (Old School) female figure tattoo on the forearm by Mike Dalton at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 60% · Heart 40%
    by Mike Dalton at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago, United States · published 2026-09-30 · image
  7. Devil and Pin-Up Traditional Forearm — Traditional (Old School) · Demon · Pin-up · Forearm · Color
    Color Traditional (Old School) pin-up tattoo on the forearm by Mike Dalton at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Pin-up 60% · Demon 40%
    by Mike Dalton at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago, United States · published 2026-09-30 · image
  8. Medusa Realism Thigh — Realism · Hands · Medusa · Snake · Thigh · Black & Grey · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Realism medusa with snake hair tattoo on the thigh by TJ Brown at Black Atlas, Chicago; ≈$1,400–$1,900; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Medusa with snake hair 55% · Hand at the chin 20% · Snakes 15% · Shading 10%
    defined by subject 70 · style 30
    by TJ Brown at Black Atlas, Chicago, United States · published 2026-10-02 · image
  9. Surreal Skeleton Illustrative Upper Arm — New School · Demon · Eye · Skull · Upper Arm · Color
    Color New School skeletal monster head tattoo on the upper arm by Brandon Heuser at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Skeletal monster head 35% · Fanged torso 30% · Eyeballs 20% · Tentacles 15%
    defined by subject 45 · color 35 · style 20
    by Brandon Heuser at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago, United States · published 2026-09-30 · image
  10. Geisha and Snake Japanese Full Back — Japanese (Irezumi) · Female Figure · Flower · Snake · Back · Color
    Color Japanese (Irezumi) female figure tattoo on the back by Chip Douglas at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 45% · Snake 30% · Flower 25%
    by Chip Douglas at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago, United States · published 2026-09-30 · image
  11. Snake Woman Illustrative Upper Arm — New School · Female Figure · Snake · Upper Arm · Black & Grey
    Black & grey New School snake tattoo on the upper arm by Brandon Heuser at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Snake 60% · Female Figure 40%
    by Brandon Heuser at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago, United States · published 2026-09-30 · image
  12. Hand and Snake New School Forearm — New School · Hands · Snake · Forearm · Black & Grey
    Black & grey New School snake tattoo on the forearm by Kevin Leary at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Snake 60% · Hands 40%
    by Kevin Leary at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago, United States · published 2026-09-30 · image
  13. Rider and Horse Traditional Back — Traditional (Old School) · Horse · Male Figure · Back · Color
    Color Traditional (Old School) horse tattoo on the back by Nick Colella at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Horse 60% · Male Figure 40%
    by Nick Colella at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago, United States · published 2026-09-30 · image
  14. Fairy and Rose Traditional Back — Traditional (Old School) · Flower · Pin-up · Back · Color
    Color Traditional (Old School) flower tattoo on the back by Nick Colella at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Flower 60% · Pin-up 40%
    by Nick Colella at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago, United States · published 2026-09-30 · image
  15. Transparent Skeleton Fairy Forearm — Fine Line · Female Figure · Skull · Wings · Forearm · Black & Grey
    Black & grey Fine Line female figure tattoo on the forearm by Arturo at Chi Town Tattoo, Chicago.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 40% · Skeleton 25% · Skull 20% · Wings 15%
    by Arturo at Chi Town Tattoo, Chicago, United States · published 2026-09-22 · image
  16. Traditional Full Sleeve — Traditional (Old School) · Demon · Eagle · Eye · Panther & Leopard · Rose · Snake · Full Sleeve · Color
    Color Traditional (Old School) devil tattoo on the full sleeve by Nick Colella at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Devil 21% · Eagle 13% · Crying eye 13% · Panther 13%
    defined by subject 50 · color 35 · style 15
    by Nick Colella at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago, United States · published 2026-09-30 · image
  17. Spider Web Traditional Thigh — Traditional (Old School) · Eye · Insect · Skull · Spider Web · Thigh · Color · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium color Traditional (Old School) spider web tattoo on the thigh by Nick Osbourn at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago; ≈$500–$650; ≈3–5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Spider Web 50% · Eyeball Spider 25% · Skull illusion 15% · Flies 10%
    mood dark — ink black 45% · orange 25% · red 20% · yellow 10% — detail Moderate (40/100) — defined by subject 65 · color 20 · style 15
    by Nick Osbourn at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago, United States · published 2026-09-30 · image
  18. Panther and Baby Traditional Thigh — Traditional (Old School) · Panther & Leopard · People · Thigh · Color
    Color Traditional (Old School) panther & leopard tattoo on the thigh by Nick Osbourn at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Panther & Leopard 100%
    by Nick Osbourn at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago, United States · published 2026-09-30 · image

Meta

source: TatSeek — https://tatseek.com · catalogue updated: Oct 9, 2026 · generated: 2026-10-09T08:39:56+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

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