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?offset=24&subject=woman&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: subject · value: woman · label: Female Figure
  2. axis: technique · value: whip-shading · label: Whip Shading
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 Female Figure
Without Whip Shading
Add a style
  1. Realism — tattoos: 22
  2. Neo-Traditional — tattoos: 6
  3. Surrealism — tattoos: 5
  4. Chicano — tattoos: 4
  5. Traditional (Old School) — tattoos: 3
  6. New School — tattoos: 2
  7. Fine Line — tattoos: 1
  8. Japanese (Irezumi) — tattoos: 1
  9. Biomechanical — tattoos: 1
  10. Ornamental — tattoos: 1
Add a placement
  1. Upper Arm — tattoos: 10
  2. Forearm — tattoos: 7
  3. Full Sleeve — tattoos: 4
  4. Back — tattoos: 3
  5. Thigh — tattoos: 3
  6. Calf — tattoos: 2
  7. Hand — tattoos: 1
  8. Shoulder — tattoos: 1
Add a colour
  1. Black & Grey — tattoos: 22
  2. Black with Color Accents — tattoos: 7
  3. Color — tattoos: 2
Add a city
  1. Austin — tattoos: 10
  2. Culver City — tattoos: 5
  3. Seattle — tattoos: 3
  4. Concord — tattoos: 3
  5. Brooklyn — tattoos: 3
  6. Upland — tattoos: 2
  7. Portland — tattoos: 2
  8. Redmond — tattoos: 1
  9. Los Angeles — tattoos: 1
  10. Denver — tattoos: 1
Add a size
  1. Large (20-30cm) — tattoos: 20
  2. Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+) — tattoos: 6
  3. Medium (10-20cm) — tattoos: 5
Require the main element
Only tattoos where Female Figure is the main element (at least half; scanned photos only)
Start over
Every valid tag as a link (vocabulary)

Total

31

Limit

24

Offset

24

Next offset

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Page url

https://tatseek.com/tattoo-catalog/?tattoo_subject=woman&tattoo_technique=whip-shading

Tattoos

  1. Elvira Portrait Thigh — Realism · Female Figure · Portrait · Thigh · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Realism portrait tattoo on the thigh by Nika Urban at Dovetail Tattoo, Austin; ≈$1,000–$1,350; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    depicts: Elvira (Elvira, Mistress of the Dark) 60%
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Portrait 60% · Female Figure 40%
    by Nika Urban at Dovetail Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  2. Catwoman Portrait Thigh — Realism · Female Figure · Portrait · Thigh · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Realism portrait tattoo on the thigh by Nika Urban at Dovetail Tattoo, Austin; ≈$1,000–$1,350; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    depicts: Catwoman (Batman Returns (1992)) 60%
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Portrait 60% · Female Figure 40%
    by Nika Urban at Dovetail Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  3. Warrior Girl Portrait Upper Arm Piece — Neo-Traditional · Realism · Female Figure · Portrait · Upper Arm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Neo-Traditional portrait tattoo on the upper arm by Amber Hill at Four Flames, Redmond; ≈$1,050–$1,400; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Portrait 60% · Female Figure 40%
    by Amber Hill at Four Flames, Redmond, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  4. Crowned Queen Portrait and Roses Back Piece — Realism · Female Figure · Portrait · Rose · Back · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    Sleeve-size black & grey Realism portrait tattoo on the back by Alex Correa at Six Feet Under Tattoo Parlor, Upland; ≈$2,600–$3,400; ≈18–31 h, 6+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Portrait 45% · Female Figure 30% · Rose 25%
    by Alex Correa at Six Feet Under Tattoo Parlor, Upland, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  5. Classical Venus Statue Upper Arm Piece — Realism · Deity Figure · Female Figure · Portrait · Upper Arm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Realism deity figure tattoo on the upper arm by Gabriel García at Lost Edge Tattoo, Austin; ≈$1,000–$1,350; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Deity Figure 45% · Female Figure 30% · Portrait 25%
    by Gabriel García at Lost Edge Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-09 · image
  6. Portrait and Red Script Back Piece — Realism · Female Figure · Non-Latin Script · Portrait · Back · Black with Color Accents · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black with color accents Realism portrait tattoo on the back by Toby Linwood at Tattoo 34, Portland; ≈$1,100–$1,500; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Portrait 45% · Non-Latin Script 30% · Female Figure 25%
    by Toby Linwood at Tattoo 34, Portland, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  7. Madonna Portrait with Rose and Rosary — Realism · Female Figure · Portrait · Rose · Forearm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Realism portrait tattoo on the forearm by Gabriel García at Lost Edge Tattoo, Austin; ≈$1,000–$1,350; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Portrait 45% · Rose 30% · Female Figure 25%
    by Gabriel García at Lost Edge Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-09 · image

Meta

source: TatSeek — https://tatseek.com · catalogue updated: Oct 9, 2026 · generated: 2026-10-09T06:27:25+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.

Example requests

Maps — everything that exists, one page each

TatSeek — real tattoo work, credited to its artist and studio.