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=thigh&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: thigh · label: Thigh
  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 Thigh
Without Whip Shading
Add a style
  1. Realism — tattoos: 7
  2. Neo-Traditional — tattoos: 2
  3. Traditional (Old School) — tattoos: 1
  4. Chicano — tattoos: 1
  5. Surrealism — tattoos: 1
Add a colour
  1. Black & Grey — tattoos: 7
  2. Color — tattoos: 3
Add a city
  1. Austin — tattoos: 5
  2. Portland — tattoos: 2
  3. Redmond — tattoos: 1
  4. Upland — tattoos: 1
  5. Brooklyn — tattoos: 1
Add a size
  1. Large (20-30cm) — tattoos: 9
  2. Medium (10-20cm) — 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

10

Limit

24

Offset

0

Next offset

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Page url

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

Tattoos

  1. Frankenstein and Bride Thigh — Realism · Portrait · Thigh · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Realism portrait tattoo on the thigh by Nika Urban at Dovetail Tattoo, Austin; ≈$1,000–$1,350; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    depicts: Frankenstein's monster (Universal Monsters) 100%
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Portrait 100%
    by Nika Urban at Dovetail Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  2. Beagle Portrait Thigh Piece — Realism · Animals · Portrait · Thigh · Color · Whip Shading · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium color Realism portrait tattoo on the thigh by Henry Powell at Six Feet Under Tattoo Parlor, Upland; ≈$450–$600; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Portrait 100%
    by Henry Powell at Six Feet Under Tattoo Parlor, Upland, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  3. Elvira Portrait Thigh — Realism · Female Figure · Portrait · Thigh · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Realism portrait tattoo on the thigh by Nika Urban at Dovetail Tattoo, Austin; ≈$1,000–$1,350; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    depicts: Elvira (Elvira, Mistress of the Dark) 60%
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Portrait 60% · Female Figure 40%
    by Nika Urban at Dovetail Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  4. Catwoman Portrait Thigh — Realism · Female Figure · Portrait · Thigh · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Realism portrait tattoo on the thigh by Nika Urban at Dovetail Tattoo, Austin; ≈$1,000–$1,350; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    depicts: Catwoman (Batman Returns (1992)) 60%
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Portrait 60% · Female Figure 40%
    by Nika Urban at Dovetail Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  5. Dog Portrait with Flowers Thigh — Neo-Traditional · Flower · Portrait · Thigh · Color · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    Large color Neo-Traditional portrait tattoo on the thigh by Ellie Chase at Silent Earth Studios, Portland; ≈$950–$1,300; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Portrait 60% · Flower 40%
    by Ellie Chase at Silent Earth Studios, Portland, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  6. Cattle Dog Portrait Thigh — Neo-Traditional · Flower · Portrait · Thigh · Color · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    Large color Neo-Traditional portrait tattoo on the thigh by Ellie Chase at Silent Earth Studios, Portland; ≈$950–$1,300; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Portrait 60% · Flower 40%
    by Ellie Chase at Silent Earth Studios, Portland, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  7. Zeus and Weathered Man Split Portrait — Realism · Surrealism · Deity Figure · Mythology & Folklore · Portrait · Thigh · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Realism portrait tattoo on the thigh by Cory James at Lost Edge Tattoo, Austin; ≈$1,000–$1,350; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Portrait 60% · Deity Figure 40%
    by Cory James at Lost Edge Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-09 · image
  8. Cowboy Portrait Thigh — Realism · Flower · Male Figure · Portrait · Thigh · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Realism portrait tattoo on the thigh by Nika Urban at Dovetail Tattoo, Austin; ≈$1,000–$1,350; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Portrait 45% · Flower 30% · Male Figure 25%
    by Nika Urban at Dovetail Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  9. Dia de los Muertos Woman Thigh — Chicano · Traditional (Old School) · Female Figure · Portrait · Skull · Thigh · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Chicano female figure tattoo on the thigh by Claudia Cutter at Allied Tattoo, Brooklyn; ≈$1,100–$1,500; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 45% · Portrait 30% · Skull 25%
    by Claudia Cutter at Allied Tattoo, Brooklyn, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  10. Jareth the Goblin King Portrait Thigh Piece — Realism · Film & TV · Male Figure · Portrait · Thigh · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Realism male figure tattoo on the thigh by Alex Vivian at Four Flames, Redmond; ≈$1,050–$1,400; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    depicts: Jareth the Goblin King (Labyrinth (1986), played by David Bowie) 45%
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Male Figure 45% · Portrait 30% · Film & TV 25%
    by Alex Vivian at Four Flames, Redmond, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image

Meta

source: TatSeek — https://tatseek.com · catalogue updated: Oct 9, 2026 · generated: 2026-10-09T09:40:44+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.