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&subject=hands.
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: hands · label: Hands
  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 Hands
Without Chicago
Add a style
  1. Traditional (Old School) — tattoos: 4
  2. Realism — tattoos: 3
  3. Abstract — tattoos: 2
  4. New School — tattoos: 1
  5. Geometric — tattoos: 1
Add a placement
  1. Forearm — tattoos: 4
  2. Thigh — tattoos: 2
  3. Full Sleeve — tattoos: 1
  4. Calf — tattoos: 1
Add a colour
  1. Black & Grey — tattoos: 4
  2. Color — tattoos: 4
Add a size
  1. Medium (10-20cm) — tattoos: 2
  2. Large (20-30cm) — tattoos: 1
Require the main element
Only tattoos where Hands is the main element (at least half; scanned photos only)
Start over
Every valid tag as a link (vocabulary)

Total

8

Limit

24

Offset

0

Next offset

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Page url

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

Tattoos

  1. Clenched Fist in Triangle Realism Forearm — Abstract · Geometric · Realism · Hands · Triangle · Forearm · Black & Grey · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Realism clenched fist bound with ribbon tattoo on the forearm by Nelson Aviles at Black Atlas, Chicago; ≈$650–$750; ≈3–5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Clenched fist bound with ribbon 45% · Triangle frame 30% · Pixelated dissolving cubes 25%
    defined by style 70 · subject 30
    by Nelson Aviles at Black Atlas, Chicago, United States · published 2026-10-02 · image
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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; ≈$1,500–$2,000; ≈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
  6. Screaming Face with Black Brush Wash Realism Calf — Abstract · Realism · Hands · Portrait · Calf · Black & Grey · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Realism black brush wash tattoo on the calf by Molly Kelso at Black Atlas, Chicago; ≈$650–$750; ≈3–5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Black brush wash 50% · Screaming face 30% · Reaching hand 20%
    defined by style 65 · subject 35
    by Molly Kelso at Black Atlas, Chicago, United States · published 2026-10-02 · image
  7. 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
  8. 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

Meta

source: TatSeek — https://tatseek.com · catalogue updated: Oct 9, 2026 · generated: 2026-10-09T19:04:08+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

Maps — everything that exists, one page each

TatSeek — real tattoo work, credited to its artist and studio.