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?detail=complex&offset=24&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: detail · value: complex · label: Complex
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 Complex
Add a style
  1. Realism — tattoos: 24
  2. Traditional (Old School) — tattoos: 7
  3. Ornamental — tattoos: 4
  4. Abstract — tattoos: 3
  5. Trash Polka — tattoos: 3
  6. Lettering — tattoos: 3
  7. Surrealism — tattoos: 2
  8. Neo-Traditional — tattoos: 2
  9. Geometric — tattoos: 1
  10. Chicano — tattoos: 1
Add a placement
  1. Forearm — tattoos: 13
  2. Upper Arm — tattoos: 9
  3. Calf — tattoos: 5
  4. Thigh — tattoos: 4
  5. Ribs & Side — tattoos: 2
  6. Full Sleeve — tattoos: 2
  7. Hand — tattoos: 2
  8. Chest — tattoos: 1
  9. Back — tattoos: 1
Add a colour
  1. Black & Grey — tattoos: 27
  2. Color — tattoos: 8
  3. Black with Color Accents — tattoos: 4
Add a mood
  1. Spiritual — tattoos: 2
  2. Dark — tattoos: 2
  3. Cute — tattoos: 1
  4. Fierce — tattoos: 1
Add a city
  1. Denver — tattoos: 6
  2. Brooklyn — tattoos: 5
  3. Richmond — tattoos: 5
  4. Los Angeles — tattoos: 4
  5. Vancouver — tattoos: 4
  6. Seattle — tattoos: 3
  7. Chicago — tattoos: 3
  8. Upland — tattoos: 2
  9. Austin — tattoos: 2
  10. New York — tattoos: 2
Add a size
  1. Large (20-30cm) — tattoos: 19
  2. Medium (10-20cm) — tattoos: 16
  3. Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+) — tattoos: 4
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

39

Limit

24

Offset

24

Next offset

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Page url

https://tatseek.com/tattoo-catalog/?tattoo_subject=hands&tsk_cx=complex

Tattoos

  1. Elderly Man Portrait with Hand Gesture Realism Calf — Realism · Hands · Male Figure · Calf · Black & Grey · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Realism elderly man in a black shirt making a hand gesture tattoo on the calf by Kyle Adamache at De La Ink, Denver; ≈$1,000–$1,350; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Elderly man in a black shirt making a hand gesture 80% · Hand 20%
    defined by subject 80 · style 20
    by Kyle Adamache at De La Ink, Denver, United States · published 2026-10-03 · image
  2. Hand with Revolver and Portrait Realism Calf — Realism · Firearm · Hands · Male Figure · Calf · Black & Grey · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Realism hand gripping a revolver tattoo on the calf by Kyle Adamache at De La Ink, Denver; ≈$1,000–$1,350; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Hand gripping a revolver 50% · Portrait of a man with a high top 30% · Hands 20%
    defined by subject 80 · style 20
    by Kyle Adamache at De La Ink, Denver, United States · published 2026-10-03 · image
  3. Winged Woman Realism Thigh — Realism · Angel · Hands · Wings · Thigh · Black & Grey · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Realism woman's face tattoo on the thigh by Janda Farley at Three Kings Brooklyn, Brooklyn; ≈$1,100–$1,500; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Woman's face 40% · Large wings 40% · Hands 20%
    defined by subject 80 · style 20
    by Janda Farley at Three Kings Brooklyn, Brooklyn, United States · published 2026-10-03 · image
  4. Sugar Skull Woman Holding a Candle Realism Upper Arm — Realism · Female Figure · Hands · Portrait · Skull · Stars · Sun · Upper Arm · Black & Grey · Negative Space · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Realism woman with sugar-skull face paint tattoo on the upper arm by Sage Raul at Real Gone, Denver; ≈$1,750–$2,400; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Woman with sugar-skull face paint 50% · Hands holding a candle 20% · Sun in negative space 15% · Negative-space stars 10%
    defined by subject 75 · style 25
    by Sage Raul at Real Gone, Denver, United States · published 2026-10-02 · image
  5. Nuka-Cola Bottle and Cash Trash Polka Forearm — Realism · Trash Polka · Hands · Video Games · Forearm · Color · Large (20-30cm)
    Large color Trash Polka nuka-cola bottle tattoo on the forearm by Darl Gnau at Real Gone, Denver; ≈$1,750–$2,400; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    depicts: Nuka-Cola (Fallout) 40%
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Nuka-Cola bottle 40% · Red concentric brush strokes 25% · Hand holding cash 20% · Game controller 10%
    defined by style 45 · subject 40 · color 15
    by Darl Gnau at Real Gone, Denver, United States · published 2026-10-02 · image
  6. Hooded Wizard Realism Upper Arm — Realism · Hands · Wizard · Upper Arm · Black & Grey · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Realism hooded wizard with a beard tattoo on the upper arm by Anthony Pulitano at Loose Screw Tattoo, Richmond; ≈$1,100–$1,500; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Hooded wizard with a beard 85% · Hand 15%
    defined by subject 80 · style 20
    by Anthony Pulitano at Loose Screw Tattoo, Richmond, United States · published 2026-10-03 · image
  7. Woman Face in Smoke Realism Ribs — Lettering · Realism · Trash Polka · Female Figure · Hands · Non-Latin Script · Ribs & Side · Black with Color Accents · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black with color accents Realism woman face in smoke tattoo on the ribs & side by Darl Gnau at Real Gone, Denver; ≈$1,750–$2,400; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Woman face in smoke 50% · Hand with cigarette 15% · Red paint splatter 15% · Vertical red lettering 10%
    defined by subject 45 · style 45 · color 5 · text 5
    by Darl Gnau at Real Gone, Denver, United States · published 2026-10-02 · image
  8. Woman and Hand Green Accent Upper Arm — Realism · Surrealism · Female Figure · Hands · Portrait · Upper Arm · Black with Color Accents · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black with color accents Realism female figure tattoo on the upper arm by Sude at Art Collector, Culver City; ≈$1,100–$1,500; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 45% · Hands 30% · Portrait 25%
    by Sude at Art Collector, Culver City, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  9. Hand Skull and Barbed Wire Thigh Piece — Traditional (Old School) · Hands · Rose · Skull · Thigh · Color · Linework · Large (20-30cm)
    Large color Traditional (Old School) skull tattoo on the thigh by Jessica Noel at White Lotus Tattoo, Seattle; ≈$1,100–$1,500; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Skull 45% · Hands 30% · Rose 25%
    by Jessica Noel at White Lotus Tattoo, Seattle, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  10. Skull and Madonna Realism Chest — Ornamental · Realism · Deity Figure · Hands · Ornament · Skull · Chest · Black & Grey · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    Sleeve-size black & grey Realism skull in a hood with halo tattoo on the chest by Jcee Capila at The FALL, Vancouver; ≈CA$2,250–CA$2,950; ≈18–31 h, 6+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Skull in a hood with halo 30% · Virgin Mary in a veil with halo 30% · Ornamental halos and filigree 25% · Hands in prayer and cloth folds 15%
    defined by subject 50 · style 50
    by Jcee Capila at The FALL, Vancouver, Canada · published 2026-10-02 · image
  11. Woman Hand and Sun Traditional Forearm — Traditional (Old School) · Female Figure · Hands · Sun · Forearm · Color · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium color Traditional (Old School) female figure tattoo on the forearm by Senem Büyükbalci at Slave to the Needle Ballard, Seattle; ≈$450–$550; ≈3–5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 45% · Sun 30% · Hands 25%
    by Senem Büyükbalci at Slave to the Needle Ballard, Seattle, United States · published 2026-09-29 · image
  12. Hand with Rose and Dagger Thigh Piece — Traditional (Old School) · Dagger & Knife · Hands · Rose · Thigh · Color · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium color Traditional (Old School) rose tattoo on the thigh by Ryan Blanchard at Six Feet Under Tattoo Parlor, Upland; ≈$500–$650; ≈3–5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Rose 45% · Dagger & Knife 30% · Hands 25%
    by Ryan Blanchard at Six Feet Under Tattoo Parlor, Upland, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  13. Nun and Sugar Skull Realism Full Sleeve — Realism · Female Figure · Hands · Rose · Skull · Full Sleeve · Black & Grey · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    Sleeve-size black & grey Realism nun with praying hands tattoo on the full sleeve by Jen Bean at Loose Screw Tattoo, Richmond; ≈$2,250–$2,950; ≈18–31 h, 6+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Nun with praying hands 40% · Sugar skull 35% · Roses 15% · Praying hands 10%
    defined by subject 80 · style 20
    by Jen Bean at Loose Screw Tattoo, Richmond, United States · published 2026-10-03 · image
  14. Wind God Face Realism Forearm — Realism · Deity Figure · Hands · Forearm · Black & Grey · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Realism bearded wind-god face tattoo on the forearm by Emilio Hidalgo at The FALL, Vancouver; ≈CA$1,100–CA$1,500; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Bearded wind-god face 65% · Clouds and wind swirls 25% · Hand reaching from clouds 10%
    defined by subject 60 · style 40
    by Emilio Hidalgo at The FALL, Vancouver, Canada · published 2026-10-02 · image
  15. Hand with a Rose and Butterfly Bicep — Traditional (Old School) · Butterfly · Flower · Hands · Rose · Upper Arm · Color · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium color Traditional (Old School) rose tattoo on the upper arm by Sam Silioski at Allied Tattoo, Brooklyn; ≈$450–$550; ≈3–5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Rose 40% · Butterfly 25% · Flower 20% · Hands 15%
    by Sam Silioski at Allied Tattoo, Brooklyn, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image

Meta

source: TatSeek — https://tatseek.com · catalogue updated: Oct 9, 2026 · generated: 2026-10-09T12:14:25+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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