A realism tattoo of Gill-man from Creature from the Black Lagoon with other classic movie monsters, plus smaller details: lightning and storm clouds, Frankenstein's monster, placed on the full sleeve. Done in black and grey. Depicts Gill-man (Creature from the Black Lagoon, Film/TV) and Frankenstein's Monster (Frankenstein, Film/TV). By Nika Urban at Dovetail Tattoo.
Shows: Gill-man from Creature from the Black Lagoon 40% · Other classic movie monsters 25% · Lightning and storm clouds 20% · Frankenstein's monster 15%
Placement: Full Sleeve
Size: Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
Colour: Black & Grey
Time: 18–31 h, 6+ sessions (estimate)
Price: ≈$2,700–$3,600 (TatSeek estimate inside the studio’s estimated price for a very large / sleeve tattoo, $1800–$4500+)
Pain here: Noticeable, 3 of 5; healing: moderate (large area)
Details
Depicts: Gill-man (Creature from the Black Lagoon), Frankenstein's Monster (Frankenstein)
Photo: published by Dovetail Tattoo on dovetailtattoo.com; on TatSeek since 2026-09-10, with credit and a link back. The work belongs to the artist. Image rights
Description and tags: TatSeek Vision Scan, an AI reading of each photo (Claude, by Anthropic) under written rules and a closed tag vocabulary, checked against photos labelled by hand. Shares of the picture are visual estimates, not measurements. Nothing about the person in the photo is recorded. How tagging works(Vision Scan v3)
Price and time: the size picks the studio’s price tier (very large / sleeve: $1800–$4500+); TatSeek narrows it by the complexity of this piece → ≈$2,700–$3,600. Time comes from size × detail. How prices are calculated
Worked example (not this photo): the scanner sees a forearm and that the tattoo runs along about 60% of it. An adult forearm is about 25.5 cm from elbow to wrist (24 cm on a typical female frame, 27 cm on a typical male frame), so the tattoo is ≈15 cm, give or take 15% (13–17 cm). That puts it in the medium tier (10–20 cm), which this imaginary studio prices at $300–$600. Where 13–17 cm sits inside 10–20 cm by area, nudged by a detail of 60/100, gives ≈$380–$500, and ≈2.5–4 hours. A $300-wide price list becomes a $120-wide estimate for this one piece. It stays a planning range; the artist quotes the final price.