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&style=traditional&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: style · value: traditional · label: Traditional (Old School)
  2. axis: subject · value: people · label: People
  3. 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 Traditional (Old School)
Without People
Without Chicago
Add a placement
  1. Forearm — tattoos: 7
  2. Thigh — tattoos: 4
  3. Back — tattoos: 3
  4. Upper Arm — tattoos: 2
  5. Full Sleeve — tattoos: 2
Add a colour
  1. Color — tattoos: 15
  2. Black with Color Accents — tattoos: 2
  3. Black & Grey — tattoos: 1
Add a mood
  1. Funny — tattoos: 1
  2. Dark — tattoos: 1
Add a size
  1. Large (20-30cm) — tattoos: 2
  2. Medium (10-20cm) — tattoos: 1
Require the main element
Only tattoos where Traditional (Old School) is the main element (at least half; scanned photos only)
Only tattoos where People is the main element (at least half; scanned photos only)
Start over
Every valid tag as a link (vocabulary)

Total

18

Limit

24

Offset

0

Next offset

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Page url

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

Tattoos

  1. Woman Holding a Head Traditional Forearm — Traditional (Old School) · Male Figure · Pin-up · Forearm · Color
    Color Traditional (Old School) woman in jewelry tattoo on the forearm by Mike Dalton at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Woman in jewelry 60% · Severed bearded head 30% · Beads and ornaments 10%
    defined by subject 45 · color 35 · style 20
    by Mike Dalton at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago, United States · published 2026-09-30 · image
  2. Sailor Man Traditional Forearm — Traditional (Old School) · Male Figure · Forearm · Color
    Color Traditional (Old School) male figure tattoo on the forearm by Nick Colella at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Male Figure 100%
    by Nick Colella at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago, United States · published 2026-09-30 · image
  3. Hand with Eye and Dagger Forearm — Traditional (Old School) · Dagger & Knife · Dice · Eye · Hands · Forearm · Color
    Color Traditional (Old School) hand with an eye tattoo on the forearm by Mario Desa at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Hand with an eye 50% · Dice on the fingers 25% · Dagger 15% · Thorns 10%
    defined by subject 45 · color 35 · style 20
    by Mario Desa at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago, United States · published 2026-09-30 · image
  4. Woman in Tiger Headdress Traditional Upper Arm — Traditional (Old School) · Female Figure · Ornament · Portrait · Tiger · Upper Arm · Black with Color Accents · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black with color accents Traditional (Old School) woman wearing a tiger-head headdress tattoo on the upper arm by Crystal Thorns at Black Atlas, Chicago; ≈$1,400–$1,900; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Woman wearing a tiger-head headdress 40% · Tiger head 30% · Red sun 15% · Dotted ornament 15%
    defined by subject 45 · style 40 · color 15
    by Crystal Thorns at Black Atlas, Chicago, United States · published 2026-10-02 · image
  5. Horse Traditional Forearm — Traditional (Old School) · Horse · Male Figure · Thigh · Black with Color Accents · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black with color accents Traditional (Old School) rearing horse tattoo on the thigh by Mike Dalton at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago; ≈$1,150–$1,650; ≈6–10 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Rearing Horse 60% · Rider 35% · Revolver 5%
    mood funny — ink black 55% · grey 25% · red 15% · orange 5% — detail Moderate (50/100) — defined by subject 70 · style 20 · color 5 · mood 5
    by Mike Dalton at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago, United States · published 2026-09-30 · image
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. Fortune Teller Traditional Sleeve — Traditional (Old School) · Female Figure · Hands · Full Sleeve · Color
    Color Traditional (Old School) female figure tattoo on the full sleeve by Matt "Beatdown" Ziolko at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 60% · Hands 40%
    by Matt "Beatdown" Ziolko at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago, United States · published 2026-09-30 · image
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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
  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: 2026-10-09T07:36:06+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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