TatSeek Browser API — Tattoo photos: Realism Whip Shading Portrait

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=48&q=Realism%20Whip%20Shading%20Portrait.
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
Realism Whip Shading Portrait
facets
  1. axis: style · value: realism · label: Realism
  2. axis: technique · value: whip-shading · label: Whip Shading
  3. axis: subject · value: portrait · label: Portrait
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

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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 Realism
Without Whip Shading
Without Portrait
Add a placement
  1. Upper Arm — tattoos: 21
  2. Forearm — tattoos: 11
  3. Full Sleeve — tattoos: 8
  4. Thigh — tattoos: 7
  5. Calf — tattoos: 4
  6. Shoulder — tattoos: 3
  7. Back — tattoos: 3
  8. Hand — tattoos: 1
  9. Chest — tattoos: 1
Add a colour
  1. Black & Grey — tattoos: 43
  2. Black with Color Accents — tattoos: 9
  3. Color — tattoos: 7
Add a city
  1. Austin — tattoos: 28
  2. Los Angeles — tattoos: 13
  3. Seattle — tattoos: 6
  4. Upland — tattoos: 5
  5. Redmond — tattoos: 3
  6. Concord — tattoos: 2
  7. Portland — tattoos: 2
Add a size
  1. Large (20-30cm) — tattoos: 38
  2. Medium (10-20cm) — tattoos: 11
  3. Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+) — tattoos: 9
  4. Small (up to 10cm) — tattoos: 1
Require the main element
Only tattoos where Realism is the main element (at least half; scanned photos only)
Only tattoos where Portrait is the main element (at least half; scanned photos only)
Start over
Every valid tag as a link (vocabulary)

Total

59

Limit

24

Offset

48

Next offset

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Page url

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

Tattoos

  1. 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; ≈$1,150–$1,500; ≈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
  2. Fragmented Marble Statue Sleeve — Realism · Surrealism · Deity Figure · Portrait · Full Sleeve · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Realism deity figure tattoo on the full sleeve by Cory James at Lost Edge Tattoo, Austin; ≈$1,100–$1,450; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Deity Figure 60% · Portrait 40%
    by Cory James at Lost Edge Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-09 · image
  3. Geisha with a Fan Upper Arm — Japanese (Irezumi) · Realism · Female Figure · Portrait · Upper Arm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Japanese (Irezumi) female figure tattoo on the upper arm by Sude at Art Collector, Los Angeles; ≈$1,200–$1,600; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 60% · Portrait 40%
    by Sude at Art Collector, Los Angeles, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  4. Stan Lee and Spider-Man Calf — New School · Realism · Male Figure · Portrait · Calf · Color · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    Large color New School male figure tattoo on the calf by Alessandro at Art Collector, Los Angeles; ≈$1,200–$1,600; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    depicts: Stan Lee (Stan Lee, with Spider-Man from Marvel Comics) 60%
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Male Figure 60% · Portrait 40%
    by Alessandro at Art Collector, Los Angeles, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  5. Filigree and Emerging Face Full Sleeve — Ornamental · Realism · Ornament · Portrait · Full Sleeve · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    Sleeve-size black & grey Ornamental ornament tattoo on the full sleeve by Sude at Art Collector, Los Angeles; ≈$3,000–$4,000; ≈18–31 h, 6+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Ornament 60% · Portrait 40%
    by Sude at Art Collector, Los Angeles, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  6. Tim Burton Catwoman and Batman Sleeve — Neo-Traditional · Realism · Female Figure · Portrait · Full Sleeve · Black with Color Accents · Whip Shading · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    Sleeve-size black with color accents Neo-Traditional female figure tattoo on the full sleeve by Jose Menendez at Studio City Tattoo, Los Angeles; ≈$3,000–$4,000; ≈18–31 h, 6+ sessions.
    depicts: Catwoman (Catwoman from Tim Burton's Batman Returns) 60%
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 60% · Portrait 40%
    by Jose Menendez at Studio City Tattoo, Los Angeles, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  7. Other Mother Calf Piece — New School · Realism · Female Figure · Portrait · Calf · Black with Color Accents · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black with color accents New School female figure tattoo on the calf by Sylvester James at The Gallery Tattoo Studio, Concord; ≈$1,200–$1,600; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    depicts: Coraline (the button-eyed Other Mother from the 2009 stop-motion film Coraline, based on the Neil Gaiman novella) 60%
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 60% · Portrait 40%
    by Sylvester James at The Gallery Tattoo Studio, Concord, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  8. Other Mother Upper Arm Piece — New School · Realism · Female Figure · Portrait · Upper Arm · Black with Color Accents · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black with color accents New School female figure tattoo on the upper arm by Leonardo Velasquez at Lost Edge Tattoo, Austin; ≈$1,100–$1,450; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    depicts: Coraline (the button-eyed Other Mother from Coraline, the 2009 stop-motion film directed by Henry Selick, based on the Neil Gaiman) 60%
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 60% · Portrait 40%
    by Leonardo Velasquez at Lost Edge Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-09 · image
  9. Chicano Woman Portrait Forearm Piece — Chicano · Realism · Female Figure · Portrait · Forearm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Chicano female figure tattoo on the forearm by Gabriel García at Lost Edge Tattoo, Austin; ≈$1,100–$1,450; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 60% · Portrait 40%
    by Gabriel García at Lost Edge Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-09 · image
  10. Dia de los Muertos Clown Girl Upper Arm — Chicano · Realism · Female Figure · Portrait · Skull · Upper Arm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Chicano female figure tattoo on the upper arm by Sude at Art Collector, Los Angeles; ≈$1,200–$1,600; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 45% · Portrait 30% · Skull 25%
    by Sude at Art Collector, Los Angeles, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  11. Day of the Dead Woman Shoulder Piece — Neo-Traditional · Realism · Female Figure · Portrait · Skull · Shoulder · Color · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    Large color Neo-Traditional female figure tattoo on the shoulder by Gabriel García at Lost Edge Tattoo, Austin; ≈$1,100–$1,450; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 45% · Portrait 30% · Skull 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: 2026-10-09T18:49:57+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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