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?placement=back&subject=people&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: people · label: People
  2. axis: placement · value: back · label: Back
  3. 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 People
Without Back
Without Whip Shading
Add a style
  1. Realism — tattoos: 7
  2. Japanese (Irezumi) — tattoos: 2
  3. Chicano — tattoos: 2
  4. New School — tattoos: 1
Add a colour
  1. Black & Grey — tattoos: 5
  2. Color — tattoos: 2
  3. Black with Color Accents — tattoos: 1
Add a city
  1. Upland — tattoos: 3
  2. Austin — tattoos: 2
  3. Seattle — tattoos: 1
  4. Portland — tattoos: 1
  5. Culver City — tattoos: 1
Add a size
  1. Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+) — tattoos: 7
  2. Large (20-30cm) — tattoos: 1
Require the main element
Only tattoos where People is the main element (at least half; scanned photos only)
Start over
Every valid tag as a link (vocabulary)

Total

8

Limit

24

Offset

0

Next offset

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Page url

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

Tattoos

  1. Aztec Calendar Stone and Figures Back Piece — Chicano · Realism · Mythology & Folklore · People · Pop Culture · Back · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    Sleeve-size black & grey Chicano female figure 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): Female Figure 60% · Female Figure 40%
    by Alex Correa at Six Feet Under Tattoo Parlor, Upland, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  2. Baroque Figures Back and Side Piece — Realism · Female Figure · Mythology & Folklore · People · Back · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    Sleeve-size black & grey Realism female figure tattoo on the back by Cory James at Lost Edge Tattoo, Austin; ≈$2,050–$2,650; ≈18–31 h, 6+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 100%
    by Cory James at Lost Edge Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-09 · image
  3. Classical Mythology Back Piece — Realism · Mythology & Folklore · People · Portrait · Back · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    Sleeve-size black & grey Realism portrait tattoo on the back by Cory James at Lost Edge Tattoo, Austin; ≈$2,050–$2,650; ≈18–31 h, 6+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Portrait 100%
    by Cory James at Lost Edge Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-09 · 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. 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
  6. Suikoden Hero and Serpent Back Piece — Japanese (Irezumi) · Male Figure · Mythology & Folklore · Snake · Back · Color · Whip Shading · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    Sleeve-size color Japanese (Irezumi) male figure tattoo on the back by Josh Wright at White Lotus Tattoo, Seattle; ≈$2,250–$2,950; ≈18–31 h, 6+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Male Figure 60% · Snake 40%
    by Josh Wright at White Lotus Tattoo, Seattle, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  7. Chicano Lowrider Back Piece — Chicano · Realism · Male Figure · Back · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    Sleeve-size black & grey Chicano car tattoo on the back by Marco Inkman at Art Collector, Culver City; ≈$2,250–$2,950; ≈18–31 h, 6+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Car 60% · Male Figure 40%
    by Marco Inkman at Art Collector, Culver City, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  8. Colour Scene Full Back Piece — Japanese (Irezumi) · New School · Realism · Eagle · Male Figure · Train · Back · Color · Whip Shading · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    Sleeve-size color Realism steam locomotive tattoo on the back by Henry Powell at Six Feet Under Tattoo Parlor, Upland; ≈$2,600–$3,400; ≈18–31 h, 6+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Steam locomotive 40% · Colourful Japanese-style patterns 25% · Group of men on the train 20% · Eagle 15%
    defined by subject 40 · color 35 · style 25
    by Henry Powell at Six Feet Under Tattoo Parlor, Upland, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image

Meta

source: TatSeek — https://tatseek.com · catalogue updated: Oct 9, 2026 · generated: 2026-10-09T08:36:27+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.