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&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: placement · value: back · label: Back
  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 Back
Without Whip Shading
Add a style
  1. Realism — tattoos: 10
  2. Japanese (Irezumi) — tattoos: 9
  3. New School — tattoos: 2
  4. Chicano — tattoos: 2
  5. Blackwork — tattoos: 1
  6. Neo-Traditional — tattoos: 1
  7. Abstract — tattoos: 1
Add a subject
  1. Dragon — tattoos: 4
  2. Portrait — tattoos: 3
  3. Female Figure — tattoos: 3
  4. Male Figure — tattoos: 3
  5. Tiger — tattoos: 2
  6. Snake — tattoos: 2
  7. Deity Figure — tattoos: 2
  8. Wolf — tattoos: 1
  9. Bird — tattoos: 1
  10. Eagle — tattoos: 1
Add a colour
  1. Black & Grey — tattoos: 12
  2. Color — tattoos: 7
  3. Black with Color Accents — tattoos: 1
Add a city
  1. Seattle — tattoos: 6
  2. Austin — tattoos: 4
  3. Upland — tattoos: 3
  4. Brooklyn — tattoos: 2
  5. New York — tattoos: 1
  6. Concord — tattoos: 1
  7. Portland — tattoos: 1
  8. Los Angeles — tattoos: 1
  9. Culver City — tattoos: 1
Add a size
  1. Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+) — tattoos: 16
  2. Large (20-30cm) — tattoos: 4
Start over
Every valid tag as a link (vocabulary)

Total

20

Limit

24

Offset

0

Next offset

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Page url

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

Tattoos

  1. Raven and Wolf Back Piece — Realism · Bird · Wolf · Back · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Wolf 60% · Bird 40%
    by Nika Urban at Dovetail Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  2. Koi and Maple Leaves Back Piece — Japanese (Irezumi) · Dragon · Koi Fish · Leaves & Branches · Back · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Koi Fish 45% · Leaves & Branches 30% · Dragon 25%
    by Noel C at Allied Tattoo, Brooklyn, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  3. Japanese Dragon Back Piece — Japanese (Irezumi) · Dragon · Back · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Dragon 100%
    by Noel C at Allied Tattoo, Brooklyn, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  4. Chicano Lowrider Back Piece — Chicano · Realism · Male Figure · Back · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Car 60% · Male Figure 40%
    by Marco Inkman at Art Collector, Culver City, 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)
    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. Crowned Queen Portrait and Roses Back Piece — Realism · Female Figure · Portrait · Rose · Back · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    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
  7. Aztec Calendar Stone and Figures Back Piece — Chicano · Realism · Mythology & Folklore · People · Pop Culture · Back · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    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
  8. Colour Scene Full Back Piece — Japanese (Irezumi) · New School · Realism · Eagle · Male Figure · Train · Back · Color · Whip Shading · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    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
  9. Forest Landscape Back Piece — Neo-Traditional · New School · Landscape · Nature & Plants · Tree · Back · Color · Whip Shading · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Landscape 60% · Tree 40%
    by Karrie Whitfield at The Gallery Tattoo Studio, Concord, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  10. Suikoden Hero and Serpent Back Piece — Japanese (Irezumi) · Male Figure · Mythology & Folklore · Snake · Back · Color · Whip Shading · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Male Figure 60% · Snake 40%
    by Josh Wright at White Lotus Tattoo, Seattle, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  11. Raijin and Torii Back Piece — Japanese (Irezumi) · Deity Figure · Mythology & Folklore · Back · Color · Whip Shading · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Deity Figure 100%
    by Josh Wright at White Lotus Tattoo, Seattle, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  12. Hannya and Snake Back Piece — Japanese (Irezumi) · Mythology & Folklore · Snake · Back · Color · Whip Shading · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Snake 100%
    by Josh Wright at White Lotus Tattoo, Seattle, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  13. Tiger and Dragon Back Piece — Japanese (Irezumi) · Dragon · Tiger · Back · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Tiger 60% · Dragon 40%
    by Josh Wright at White Lotus Tattoo, Seattle, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  14. Japanese Deity and Foo Dogs Back Piece — Japanese (Irezumi) · Deity Figure · Mythology & Folklore · Back · Color · Whip Shading · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Deity Figure 100%
    by Josh Wright at White Lotus Tattoo, Seattle, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  15. Roaring Tiger Back Piece — Realism · Animals · Tiger · Back · Color · Whip Shading · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Tiger 100%
    by Leonardo Velasquez at Lost Edge Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-09 · image
  16. Baroque Figures Back and Side Piece — Realism · Female Figure · Mythology & Folklore · People · Back · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 100%
    by Cory James at Lost Edge Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-09 · image
  17. Classical Mythology Back Piece — Realism · Mythology & Folklore · People · Portrait · Back · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Portrait 100%
    by Cory James at Lost Edge Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-09 · image
  18. Abstract Blackwork Back Piece — Abstract · Blackwork · Back · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Black brushstroke wing-like shape 80% · Abstract brush texture 20%
    defined by style 100
    by John Dame at Studio 28, New York, United States · published 2026-09-09 · image
  19. Xenomorph Down the Spine — Realism · Film & TV · Back · Spine · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    depicts: Xenomorph (Alien) 100%
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Xenomorph with its tail along the spine 100%
    defined by subject 80 · style 20
    by Jim Down at Studio City Tattoo, Los Angeles, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  20. Japanese Bodysuit Back — Japanese (Irezumi) · Dragon · Ocean & Waves · Turtle · Back · Full Sleeve · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Giant turtle shell pattern on the back 40% · Japanese waves and clouds 30% · Dragons and mythical creatures 30%
    defined by subject 80 · style 20
    by Josh Wright at White Lotus Tattoo, Seattle, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image

Meta

source: TatSeek — https://tatseek.com · catalogue updated: Oct 9, 2026 · generated: 2026-10-09T00:55:51+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

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