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=forearm&subject=portrait&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: portrait · label: Portrait
  2. axis: placement · value: forearm · label: Forearm
  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 Portrait
Without Forearm
Without Whip Shading
Add a style
  1. Realism — tattoos: 11
  2. Neo-Traditional — tattoos: 2
  3. Surrealism — tattoos: 2
  4. Fine Line — tattoos: 1
  5. Watercolor — tattoos: 1
  6. Chicano — tattoos: 1
  7. Ornamental — tattoos: 1
Add a colour
  1. Black & Grey — tattoos: 10
  2. Color — tattoos: 2
  3. Black with Color Accents — tattoos: 2
Add a city
  1. Austin — tattoos: 5
  2. Seattle — tattoos: 3
  3. Portland — tattoos: 2
  4. Redmond — tattoos: 1
  5. Concord — tattoos: 1
  6. Culver City — tattoos: 1
  7. Denver — tattoos: 1
Add a size
  1. Large (20-30cm) — tattoos: 9
  2. Medium (10-20cm) — tattoos: 4
  3. Small (up to 10cm) — tattoos: 1
Require the main element
Only tattoos where Portrait is the main element (at least half; scanned photos only)
Start over
Every valid tag as a link (vocabulary)

Total

14

Limit

24

Offset

0

Next offset

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Page url

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

Tattoos

  1. Black Labrador Portrait Forearm — Realism · Portrait · Forearm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Small (up to 10cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Portrait 100%
    by Nikki Rodriguez at Dovetail Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  2. Frankenstein’s Monster Forearm — Realism · Portrait · Forearm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Medium (10-20cm)
    depicts: Frankenstein's monster (Boris Karloff as Frankenstein's monster (1931)) 100%
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Portrait 100%
    by Daniel Sas at West Seattle Tattoo, Seattle, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  3. Colour Dog Portrait Forearm Piece — Realism · Watercolor · Animals · Portrait · Forearm · Black with Color Accents · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Portrait 60% · Portrait 40%
    by Sylvester James at The Gallery Tattoo Studio, Concord, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  4. Madonna Portrait with Rose and Rosary — Realism · Female Figure · Portrait · Rose · Forearm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    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
  5. Woman Portrait Forearm — Realism · Female Figure · Portrait · Forearm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Medium (10-20cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 60% · Portrait 40%
    by Wendi Ramirez at Dovetail Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  6. Knife with Reflected Portrait Forearm — Realism · Dagger & Knife · Portrait · Forearm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Medium (10-20cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Dagger & Knife 60% · Portrait 40%
    by Daniel Sas at West Seattle Tattoo, Seattle, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  7. Jesus Christ Portrait Inner Arm Piece — Realism · Deity Figure · Portrait · Forearm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    depicts: Jesus Christ (Christianity) 60%
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Deity Figure 60% · Portrait 40%
    by Alex Vivian at Four Flames, Redmond, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  8. Chicano Woman Portrait Forearm Piece — Chicano · Realism · Female Figure · Portrait · Forearm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 60% · Portrait 40%
    by Gabriel García at Lost Edge Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-09 · image
  9. Greek Warrior Helmet Forearm Piece — Realism · Mythology & Folklore · Other Weapons · Portrait · Forearm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Other Weapons 60% · Portrait 40%
    by Brooke Dickens at Lost Edge Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-09 · image
  10. Woman Portrait with Planets Forearm — Realism · Surrealism · Female Figure · Planets & Space · Portrait · Forearm · Black with Color Accents · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 45% · Portrait 30% · Planets & Space 25%
    by Sude at Art Collector, Culver City, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  11. Labrador and Sunflowers Forearm — Neo-Traditional · Flower · Portrait · Sunflower · Forearm · Color · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Flower 45% · Portrait 30% · Sunflower 25%
    by Ellie Chase at Silent Earth Studios, Portland, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  12. Woman Portrait and Skull Forearm — Realism · Female Figure · Portrait · Skull · Forearm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Medium (10-20cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 45% · Portrait 30% · Skull 25%
    by Jose Rodriguez III at West Seattle Tattoo, Seattle, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  13. Art Nouveau Woman and Raven Forearm — Neo-Traditional · Ornamental · Bird · Female Figure · Portrait · Forearm · Color · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 45% · Bird 30% · Portrait 25%
    by Ellie Chase at Silent Earth Studios, Portland, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  14. Surrealist Woman and Spider Forearm — Fine Line · Surrealism · Eye · Female Figure · Insect · Portrait · Forearm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 40% · Eye 25% · Insect 20% · Portrait 15%
    by Kevin Waltz at Think Tank Tattoo, Denver, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image

Meta

source: TatSeek — https://tatseek.com · catalogue updated: Oct 9, 2026 · generated: 2026-10-09T05:19:45+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.