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=los-angeles&style=realism&technique=whip-shading.
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: realism · label: Realism
  2. axis: technique · value: whip-shading · label: Whip Shading
  3. axis: city · value: Los Angeles · label: Los Angeles
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 Realism
Without Whip Shading
Without Los Angeles
Add a subject
  1. Portrait — tattoos: 4
  2. Rose — tattoos: 3
  3. Flower — tattoos: 2
  4. Lion — tattoos: 2
  5. Bear — tattoos: 1
  6. Deity Figure — tattoos: 1
  7. Dog — tattoos: 1
  8. Non-Latin Script — tattoos: 1
  9. Film & TV — tattoos: 1
  10. Mountains — tattoos: 1
Add a placement
  1. Upper Arm — tattoos: 6
  2. Ribs & Side — tattoos: 3
  3. Forearm — tattoos: 2
  4. Back — tattoos: 1
  5. Spine — tattoos: 1
  6. Stomach — tattoos: 1
  7. Thigh — tattoos: 1
  8. Full Sleeve — tattoos: 1
  9. Hand — tattoos: 1
  10. Shoulder — tattoos: 1
Add a colour
  1. Black & Grey — tattoos: 14
  2. Color — tattoos: 2
  3. Black with Color Accents — tattoos: 1
Add a size
  1. Large (20-30cm) — tattoos: 12
  2. Medium (10-20cm) — tattoos: 4
  3. Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+) — tattoos: 1
Require the main element
Only tattoos where Realism is the main element (at least half; scanned photos only)
Start over
Every valid tag as a link (vocabulary)

Total

17

Limit

24

Offset

0

Next offset

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Page url

https://tatseek.com/tattoo-catalog/?tattoo_style=realism&tattoo_technique=whip-shading&tsk_city=los-angeles

Tattoos

  1. Xenomorph Down the Spine — Realism · Film & TV · Back · Spine · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    depicts: Xenomorph (Alien) 100%
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Xenomorph with its tail along the spine 100%
    defined by subject 80 · style 20
    by Jim Down at Studio City Tattoo, Los Angeles, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  2. Stack of Books Black and Grey Ribs — Realism · Ribs & Side · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Stack of books 100%
    defined by subject 80 · style 20
    by Saul Sawooli Vargas at Studio City Tattoo, Los Angeles, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  3. English Bulldog Portrait Thigh — Realism · Dog · Thigh · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Dog 100%
    by Jim Down at Studio City Tattoo, Los Angeles, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  4. Realistic Eye Inner Arm — Realism · Eye · Upper Arm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Medium (10-20cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Eye 100%
    by Jim Down at Studio City Tattoo, Los Angeles, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  5. Gangsta Yoda Shoulder — Realism · Portrait · Shoulder · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    depicts: Yoda (Yoda from Star Wars) 100%
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Portrait 100%
    by Jim Down at Studio City Tattoo, Los Angeles, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  6. Bates Motel Portrait Collage Upper Arm — Realism · Portrait · Upper Arm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    depicts: Bates Motel (the TV series Bates Motel) 100%
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Portrait 100%
    by Jim Down at Studio City Tattoo, Los Angeles, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  7. Lion Portrait Stomach — Realism · Lion · Stomach · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Lion 100%
    by Jim Down at Studio City Tattoo, Los Angeles, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  8. Lion and Constellation Upper Arm — Realism · Lion · Stars · Upper Arm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    depicts: Kion (Kion from Disney's The Lion Guard) 60%
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Lion 60% · Stars 40%
    by Saul Sawooli Vargas at Studio City Tattoo, Los Angeles, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  9. Buddha on a Lotus Hand — Realism · Deity Figure · Lotus · Hand · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Medium (10-20cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Lotus 60% · Deity Figure 40%
    by Joshua Gray at Studio City Tattoo, Los Angeles, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  10. Roses Forearm Sleeve — Realism · Flower · Rose · Forearm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Flower 60% · Rose 40%
    by Jim Down at Studio City Tattoo, Los Angeles, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  11. Elephant and Stag Ribs — Realism · Elephant · Ribs & Side · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Elephant 60% · Deer & Stag 40%
    by Jim Down at Studio City Tattoo, Los Angeles, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  12. Tiger and Roses Upper Arm — Realism · Rose · Tiger · Upper Arm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Tiger 60% · Rose 40%
    by Jim Down at Studio City Tattoo, Los Angeles, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  13. Masked Man with a Cigar Bicep — Realism · Male Figure · Portrait · Upper Arm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Medium (10-20cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Male Figure 60% · Portrait 40%
    by Jim Down at Studio City Tattoo, Los Angeles, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  14. Tim Burton Catwoman and Batman Sleeve — Neo-Traditional · Realism · Female Figure · Portrait · Full Sleeve · Black with Color Accents · Whip Shading · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    depicts: Catwoman (Catwoman from Tim Burton's Batman Returns) 60%
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 60% · Portrait 40%
    by Jose Menendez at Studio City Tattoo, Los Angeles, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  15. Red Rose Ribs — Neo-Traditional · Realism · Flower · Rose · Ribs & Side · Color · Whip Shading · Medium (10-20cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Rose 60% · Flower 40%
    by Saul Sawooli Vargas at Studio City Tattoo, Los Angeles, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  16. Jack of All Trades Wrench Memorial Forearm — Lettering · Realism · Non-Latin Script · Forearm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Non-Latin Script 60% · Non-Latin Script 40%
    by Saul Sawooli Vargas at Studio City Tattoo, Los Angeles, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  17. Yosemite Bear and Half Dome Upper Arm — Neo-Traditional · Realism · Bear · Landscape · Mountains · Upper Arm · Color · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Bear 45% · Landscape 30% · Mountains 25%
    by Jose Menendez at Studio City Tattoo, Los Angeles, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image

Meta

source: TatSeek — https://tatseek.com · catalogue updated: Oct 9, 2026 · generated: 2026-10-09T03:07:43+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.