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?min_share=50&style=illustrative&subject=people.
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: illustrative · label: Illustrative
  2. axis: subject · value: people · label: People
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 Illustrative
Without People
Add a placement
  1. Calf — tattoos: 3
  2. Thigh — tattoos: 2
  3. Upper Arm — tattoos: 1
Add a colour
  1. Black & Grey — tattoos: 5
  2. Color — tattoos: 1
Add a mood
  1. Funny — tattoos: 1
  2. Dark — tattoos: 1
Add a city
  1. Brooklyn — tattoos: 2
  2. Cape Town — tattoos: 1
  3. Chicago — tattoos: 1
  4. Durban — tattoos: 1
  5. Richmond — tattoos: 1
Add a size
  1. Medium (10-20cm) — tattoos: 3
  2. Large (20-30cm) — tattoos: 2
  3. Small (up to 10cm) — tattoos: 1
Require the main element
Only tattoos where Illustrative is the main element (at least half; scanned photos only)
Only tattoos where People is the main element (at least half; scanned photos only)
Start over
Every valid tag as a link (vocabulary)

Total

6

Limit

24

Offset

0

Next offset

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Page url

https://tatseek.com/tattoo-catalog/?tattoo_style=illustrative&tattoo_subject=people

Tattoos

  1. Bound Woman in a Frame Illustrative Thigh — Illustrative · Female Figure · Square · Thigh · Black & Grey · Linework · Small (up to 10cm)
    Small black & grey Illustrative bound woman in ropes tattoo on the thigh by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town; ≈R750–R1,200; ≈1–1.5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Bound woman in ropes 85% · Square frame 15%
    defined by subject 70 · style 30
    by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-17 · image
  2. Dripping Woman Face Illustrative Calf — Illustrative · Female Figure · Calf · Black & Grey · Dotwork · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Illustrative woman face tattoo on the calf by Bryce at Trade Mark Tattoo, Durban; ≈4–7 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Woman Face 80% · Ink Splatter 20%
    mood dark — ink black 85% · grey 15% — detail Detailed (60/100) — defined by subject 55 · style 30 · mood 15
    by Bryce at Trade Mark Tattoo, Durban, South Africa · published 2026-09-23 · image
  3. Statue of David with Snakes Illustrative Thigh — Illustrative · Male Figure · Snake · Thigh · Black & Grey · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Illustrative statue bust with a cracked face tattoo on the thigh by Jen Bean at Loose Screw Tattoo, Richmond; ≈$1,100–$1,500; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    depicts: David (David (Michelangelo)) 55%
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Statue bust with a cracked face 55% · Snakes 45%
    defined by subject 80 · style 20
    by Jen Bean at Loose Screw Tattoo, Richmond, United States · published 2026-10-03 · image
  4. Woman with a Skull Mirror Illustrative Calf — Illustrative · Butterfly · Female Figure · Skull · Calf · Black & Grey · Dotwork · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Illustrative woman seen from behind tattoo on the calf by Thom Wayne at Three Kings Brooklyn, Brooklyn; ≈$1,100–$1,500; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Woman seen from behind 55% · Skull in a hand mirror 25% · Butterfly in her hair 10% · Draped fabric 10%
    defined by subject 70 · style 30
    by Thom Wayne at Three Kings Brooklyn, Brooklyn, United States · published 2026-10-03 · image
  5. Half Skull Smiling Face Illustrative Upper Arm — Illustrative · Portrait · Skull · Upper Arm · Black & Grey · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Illustrative smiling face tattoo on the upper arm by Jolie Matthews at Three Kings Brooklyn, Brooklyn; ≈$450–$550; ≈3–5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Smiling face 50% · Skull half 50%
    defined by subject 80 · style 20
    by Jolie Matthews at Three Kings Brooklyn, Brooklyn, United States · published 2026-10-03 · image
  6. Albert Einstein Watercolor Calf — Illustrative · Watercolor · Portrait · Stars · Calf · Color · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium color Watercolor albert einstein tattoo on the calf by Kenny at Chi Town Tattoo, Chicago; ≈$300–$350; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    depicts: Albert Einstein
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Albert Einstein 70% · Galaxy 15% · Splashes 15%
    mood funny — ink black 35% · blue 35% · purple 15% · white 10% · grey 5% — detail Detailed (55/100) — defined by subject 35 · style 30 · color 20 · mood 15
    by Kenny at Chi Town Tattoo, Chicago, United States · published 2026-09-22 · image

Meta

source: TatSeek — https://tatseek.com · catalogue updated: Oct 9, 2026 · generated: 2026-10-09T08:38:20+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.