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=new-york&style=traditional&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: traditional · label: Traditional (Old School)
  2. axis: technique · value: whip-shading · label: Whip Shading
  3. axis: city · value: New York · label: New York
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 Whip Shading
Without New York
Add a subject
  1. Flower — tattoos: 3
  2. Female Figure — tattoos: 3
  3. Leaves & Branches — tattoos: 2
  4. Portrait — tattoos: 2
  5. Skull — tattoos: 2
  6. Bird — tattoos: 1
  7. Dragon — tattoos: 1
  8. Heart — tattoos: 1
  9. Dagger & Knife — tattoos: 1
Add a placement
  1. Forearm — tattoos: 4
  2. Upper Arm — tattoos: 3
  3. Thigh — tattoos: 1
  4. Calf — tattoos: 1
Add a colour
  1. Black & Grey — tattoos: 8
  2. Black with Color Accents — tattoos: 1
Add a size
  1. Medium (10-20cm) — tattoos: 6
  2. Large (20-30cm) — tattoos: 3
Require the main element
Only tattoos where Traditional (Old School) is the main element (at least half; scanned photos only)
Start over
Every valid tag as a link (vocabulary)

Total

9

Limit

24

Offset

0

Next offset

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Page url

https://tatseek.com/tattoo-catalog/?tattoo_style=traditional&tattoo_technique=whip-shading&tsk_city=new-york

Tattoos

  1. Biomech Screaming Skull Sleeve — Traditional (Old School) · Skull · Upper Arm · Black with Color Accents · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black with color accents Traditional (Old School) skull tattoo on the upper arm by Noel C at Allied Tattoo, New York; ≈$1,200–$1,600; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Skull 100%
    by Noel C at Allied Tattoo, New York, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  2. Matryoshka Doll Calf — Traditional (Old School) · Female Figure · Calf · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Traditional (Old School) female figure tattoo on the calf by Claudia Cutter at Allied Tattoo, New York; ≈$450–$550; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 100%
    by Claudia Cutter at Allied Tattoo, New York, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  3. Perched Parrot Forearm — Traditional (Old School) · Bird · Forearm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Traditional (Old School) bird tattoo on the forearm by Claudia Cutter at Allied Tattoo, New York; ≈$450–$550; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Bird 100%
    by Claudia Cutter at Allied Tattoo, New York, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  4. Dragon Head Bicep — Traditional (Old School) · Dragon · Upper Arm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Traditional (Old School) dragon tattoo on the upper arm by Claudia Cutter at Allied Tattoo, New York; ≈$500–$600; ≈3–5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Dragon 100%
    by Claudia Cutter at Allied Tattoo, New York, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  5. Heart Pierced by a Dagger Forearm — Traditional (Old School) · Dagger & Knife · Heart · Forearm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Traditional (Old School) heart tattoo on the forearm by Claudia Cutter at Allied Tattoo, New York; ≈$450–$550; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Heart 60% · Dagger & Knife 40%
    by Claudia Cutter at Allied Tattoo, New York, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  6. Black and Grey Lilies Forearm — Traditional (Old School) · Flower · Leaves & Branches · Forearm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Traditional (Old School) flower tattoo on the forearm by Claudia Cutter at Allied Tattoo, New York; ≈$450–$550; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Flower 60% · Leaves & Branches 40%
    by Claudia Cutter at Allied Tattoo, New York, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  7. Lady Head in a Wide-Brim Hat Bicep — Traditional (Old School) · Female Figure · Flower · Portrait · Upper Arm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Traditional (Old School) female figure tattoo on the upper arm by Claudia Cutter at Allied Tattoo, New York; ≈$500–$600; ≈3–5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 45% · Flower 30% · Portrait 25%
    by Claudia Cutter at Allied Tattoo, New York, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  8. Dreamcatcher and Botanicals Forearm — Traditional (Old School) · Flower · Leaves & Branches · Forearm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Traditional (Old School) flower tattoo on the forearm by Claudia Cutter at Allied Tattoo, New York; ≈$1,200–$1,600; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Flower 60% · Leaves & Branches 40%
    by Claudia Cutter at Allied Tattoo, New York, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  9. Dia de los Muertos Woman Thigh — Chicano · Traditional (Old School) · Female Figure · Portrait · Skull · Thigh · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Chicano female figure tattoo on the thigh by Claudia Cutter at Allied Tattoo, New York; ≈$1,200–$1,600; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 45% · Portrait 30% · Skull 25%
    by Claudia Cutter at Allied Tattoo, New York, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image

Meta

source: TatSeek — https://tatseek.com · catalogue updated: Oct 9, 2026 · generated: 2026-10-09T17:39:58+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.