TatSeek Browser API — Tattoo photos: talisman

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=calf&q=talisman&subject=hands.
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
closest
message
No exact match — these are the closest real tattoos, without: “talisman”. Tell the person what was left out. Not TatSeek tags (matched only as words in titles, or ignored): talisman. Tell the person these were not used as filters.
not tags
talisman

Understood

query
talisman
facets
  1. axis: subject · value: hands · label: Hands
  2. axis: placement · value: calf · label: Calf
free words
talisman
corrected
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asked for
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question
no
exact match
no
dropped
axis: free_words · label: talisman

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 Hands
Without Calf
Without the word “talisman”
Add a style
  1. Realism — tattoos: 4
  2. Fine Line — tattoos: 1
  3. Traditional (Old School) — tattoos: 1
  4. New School — tattoos: 1
  5. Abstract — tattoos: 1
  6. Surrealism — tattoos: 1
Add a colour
  1. Black & Grey — tattoos: 7
  2. Color — tattoos: 1
Add a city
  1. Denver — tattoos: 3
  2. Cape Town — tattoos: 2
  3. Seattle — tattoos: 1
  4. Chicago — tattoos: 1
  5. Brooklyn — tattoos: 1
Add a size
  1. Large (20-30cm) — tattoos: 3
  2. Medium (10-20cm) — tattoos: 3
  3. Small (up to 10cm) — tattoos: 2
Require the main element
Only tattoos where Hands 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=hands&tattoo_placement=calf&tq=talisman

Tattoos

  1. Two Hands and Sun Calf — Fine Line · Hands · Sun · Calf · Black & Grey · Linework · Small (up to 10cm)
    Small black & grey Fine Line hands tattoo on the calf by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town; ≈R750–R1,200; ≈1–1.5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Hands 60% · Sun 40%
    by Gareth Doye at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-17 · image
  2. Zombie Finger in Coffin New School Calf — New School · Hands · Stars · Calf · Color · Small (up to 10cm)
    Small color New School coffin tattoo on the calf by Sean McLoughlin at Black Crown Tattoo, Cape Town; ≈R750–R1,200; ≈1–1.5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Coffin 40% · Zombie hand 40% · Stars and dots 20%
    defined by subject 50 · color 35 · style 15
    by Sean McLoughlin at Black Crown Tattoo, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-29 · image
  3. House Head with an Eye Flower Surreal Calf — Surrealism · Bird · Buildings & Architecture · Eye · Hands · Calf · Black & Grey · Dotwork · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Surrealism house on a cloaked figure tattoo on the calf by Brenn Cox at Three Kings Brooklyn, Brooklyn; ≈$450–$550; ≈3–5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): House on a cloaked figure 45% · Hand holding an eye flower 20% · Eye on a stem 20% · Bird on the roof 15%
    defined by subject 70 · style 30
    by Brenn Cox at Three Kings Brooklyn, Brooklyn, United States · published 2026-10-03 · image
  4. Screaming Face with Black Brush Wash Realism Calf — Abstract · Realism · Hands · Portrait · Calf · Black & Grey · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Realism black brush wash tattoo on the calf by Molly Kelso at Black Atlas, Chicago; ≈$550–$700; ≈3–5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Black brush wash 50% · Screaming face 30% · Reaching hand 20%
    defined by style 65 · subject 35
    by Molly Kelso at Black Atlas, Chicago, United States · published 2026-10-02 · image
  5. Weeping Statue of Liberty Calf — Realism · Deity Figure · Hands · Calf · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Realism deity figure tattoo on the calf by Daniel Sas at West Seattle Tattoo, Seattle; ≈$1,100–$1,500; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    depicts: Statue of Liberty (The Statue of Liberty, New York) 60%
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Deity Figure 60% · Hands 40%
    by Daniel Sas at West Seattle Tattoo, Seattle, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  6. Elderly Man Portrait with Hand Gesture Realism Calf — Realism · Hands · Male Figure · Calf · Black & Grey · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Realism elderly man in a black shirt making a hand gesture tattoo on the calf by Kyle Adamache at De La Ink, Denver; ≈$1,000–$1,350; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Elderly man in a black shirt making a hand gesture 80% · Hand 20%
    defined by subject 80 · style 20
    by Kyle Adamache at De La Ink, Denver, United States · published 2026-10-03 · image
  7. Hand with Revolver and Portrait Realism Calf — Realism · Firearm · Hands · Male Figure · Calf · Black & Grey · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Realism hand gripping a revolver tattoo on the calf by Kyle Adamache at De La Ink, Denver; ≈$1,000–$1,350; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Hand gripping a revolver 50% · Portrait of a man with a high top 30% · Hands 20%
    defined by subject 80 · style 20
    by Kyle Adamache at De La Ink, Denver, United States · published 2026-10-03 · image
  8. Skull in a Hat and Heartbeat Line Traditional Calf — Traditional (Old School) · Hands · Skull · Calf · Black & Grey · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Traditional (Old School) skull in a hat held by a hand tattoo on the calf by Anna Marin at De La Ink, Denver; ≈$300–$450; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Skull in a hat held by a hand 50% · Heartbeat line 30% · Hand 20%
    defined by subject 80 · style 20
    by Anna Marin at De La Ink, Denver, United States · published 2026-10-03 · image

Meta

source: TatSeek — https://tatseek.com · catalogue updated: Oct 9, 2026 · generated: 2026-10-09T11:34:20+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.

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