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=upper-arm&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
- axis: subject · value: people · label: People
- axis: placement · value: upper-arm · label: Upper Arm
- 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 Upper Arm
Without Whip Shading - Add a style
- Realism — tattoos: 24
- Surrealism — tattoos: 4
- Chicano — tattoos: 2
- Traditional (Old School) — tattoos: 1
- Neo-Traditional — tattoos: 1
- New School — tattoos: 1
- Japanese (Irezumi) — tattoos: 1
- Watercolor — tattoos: 1
- Biomechanical — tattoos: 1
- Add a colour
- Black & Grey — tattoos: 18
- Black with Color Accents — tattoos: 7
- Color — tattoos: 2
- Add a city
- Austin — tattoos: 9
- Los Angeles — tattoos: 7
- Seattle — tattoos: 4
- Upland — tattoos: 3
- Redmond — tattoos: 2
- Concord — tattoos: 1
- New York — tattoos: 1
- Add a size
- Large (20-30cm) — tattoos: 21
- Medium (10-20cm) — tattoos: 6
- 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
27Limit
24Offset
0Next offset
24Page url
https://tatseek.com/tattoo-catalog/?tattoo_subject=people&tattoo_placement=upper-arm&tattoo_technique=whip-shadingTattoos
- English Bulldog Portrait Upper Arm — Realism · Portrait · Upper Arm · Color · Whip Shading · Medium (10-20cm)
Medium color Realism portrait tattoo on the upper arm by Nikki Rodriguez at Dovetail Tattoo, Austin; ≈$450–$550; ≈3–5 h, 1 session.
composition (TatSeek estimate): Portrait 100%
by Nikki Rodriguez at Dovetail Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image - Bettie Page Portrait Upper Arm — Realism · Pin-up · Portrait · Upper Arm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
Large black & grey Realism portrait tattoo on the upper arm by Wendi Ramirez at Dovetail Tattoo, Austin; ≈$1,100–$1,450; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
depicts: Bettie Page (1950s pin-up model) 60%
composition (TatSeek estimate): Portrait 60% · Pin-up 40%
by Wendi Ramirez at Dovetail Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image - Pit Bull Portrait Upper Arm — Realism · Portrait · Upper Arm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Medium (10-20cm)
Medium black & grey Realism portrait tattoo on the upper arm by Wendi Ramirez at Dovetail Tattoo, Austin; ≈$450–$550; ≈3–5 h, 1 session.
composition (TatSeek estimate): Portrait 100%
by Wendi Ramirez at Dovetail Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image - Realistic Eye Inner Arm — Realism · Eye · Upper Arm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Medium (10-20cm)
Medium black & grey Realism eye tattoo on the upper arm by Jim Down at Studio City Tattoo, Los Angeles; ≈$500–$600; ≈3–5 h, 1 session.
composition (TatSeek estimate): Eye 100%
by Jim Down at Studio City Tattoo, Los Angeles, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image - Bates Motel Portrait Collage Upper Arm — Realism · Portrait · Upper Arm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
Large black & grey Realism portrait tattoo on the upper arm by Jim Down at Studio City Tattoo, Los Angeles; ≈$1,200–$1,600; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
depicts: Bates Motel (the TV series Bates Motel) 100%
composition (TatSeek estimate): Portrait 100%
by Jim Down at Studio City Tattoo, Los Angeles, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image - Child Portrait Upper Arm — Realism · Portrait · Upper Arm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Medium (10-20cm)
Medium black & grey Realism portrait tattoo on the upper arm by Daniel Sas at West Seattle Tattoo, Seattle; ≈$500–$600; ≈3–5 h, 1 session.
composition (TatSeek estimate): Portrait 100%
by Daniel Sas at West Seattle Tattoo, Seattle, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image - Joker Portrait Upper Arm Piece — Realism · Male Figure · Portrait · Upper Arm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
Large black & grey Realism portrait tattoo on the upper arm by Leonardo Velasquez at Lost Edge Tattoo, Austin; ≈$1,100–$1,450; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
depicts: The Joker (Heath Ledger's Joker from the film The Dark Knight (2008)) 60%
composition (TatSeek estimate): Portrait 60% · Male Figure 40%
by Leonardo Velasquez at Lost Edge Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-09 · image - Black Labrador Portrait with Watercolor — Realism · Watercolor · Animals · Portrait · Upper Arm · Color · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
Large color Realism portrait tattoo on the upper arm by Leonardo Velasquez at Lost Edge Tattoo, Austin; ≈$1,100–$1,450; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
composition (TatSeek estimate): Portrait 60% · Portrait 40%
by Leonardo Velasquez at Lost Edge Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-09 · image - Other Mother Upper Arm Piece — New School · Realism · Female Figure · Portrait · Upper Arm · Black with Color Accents · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
Large black with color accents New School female figure tattoo on the upper arm by Leonardo Velasquez at Lost Edge Tattoo, Austin; ≈$1,100–$1,450; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
depicts: Coraline (the button-eyed Other Mother from Coraline, the 2009 stop-motion film directed by Henry Selick, based on the Neil Gaiman) 60%
composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 60% · Portrait 40%
by Leonardo Velasquez at Lost Edge Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-09 · image - Mastiff Dog Portrait Upper Arm Piece — Realism · Animals · Portrait · Upper Arm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
Large black & grey Realism portrait tattoo on the upper arm by Gabriel García at Lost Edge Tattoo, Austin; ≈$900–$1,250; ≈6–10 h, 2+ sessions.
composition (TatSeek estimate): Portrait 100%
by Gabriel García at Lost Edge Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-09 · image - John Muir Portrait with Forest Realism Upper Arm — Realism · Male Figure · Mountains · Portrait · Tree · Upper Arm · Black with Color Accents · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
Large black with color accents Realism bearded man in a hat tattoo on the upper arm by Jose Rodriguez III at West Seattle Tattoo, Seattle; ≈$1,200–$1,600; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
depicts: John Muir (Nature writing) 55%
composition (TatSeek estimate): Bearded man in a hat 55% · Pine forest 30% · Mountains 15%
defined by subject 75 · style 20 · color 5
by Jose Rodriguez III at West Seattle Tattoo, Seattle, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image - Geisha with a Fan Upper Arm — Japanese (Irezumi) · Realism · Female Figure · Portrait · Upper Arm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
Large black & grey Japanese (Irezumi) female figure tattoo on the upper arm by Sude at Art Collector, Los Angeles; ≈$1,200–$1,600; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 60% · Portrait 40%
by Sude at Art Collector, Los Angeles, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image - Woman and Hand Green Accent Upper Arm — Realism · Surrealism · Female Figure · Hands · Portrait · Upper Arm · Black with Color Accents · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
Large black with color accents Realism female figure tattoo on the upper arm by Sude at Art Collector, Los Angeles; ≈$1,200–$1,600; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 45% · Hands 30% · Portrait 25%
by Sude at Art Collector, Los Angeles, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image - Masked Man with a Cigar Bicep — Realism · Male Figure · Portrait · Upper Arm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Medium (10-20cm)
Medium black & grey Realism male figure tattoo on the upper arm by Jim Down at Studio City Tattoo, Los Angeles; ≈$500–$600; ≈3–5 h, 1 session.
composition (TatSeek estimate): Male Figure 60% · Portrait 40%
by Jim Down at Studio City Tattoo, Los Angeles, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image - Screaming Woman Portrait Upper Arm Piece — Realism · Female Figure · Portrait · Upper Arm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
Large black & grey Realism female figure tattoo on the upper arm by Alex Correa at Six Feet Under Tattoo Parlor, Upland; ≈$1,400–$1,850; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 60% · Portrait 40%
by Alex Correa at Six Feet Under Tattoo Parlor, Upland, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image - Pin-up Woman Portrait Upper Arm Piece — Realism · Pin-up · Portrait · Upper Arm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
Large black & grey Realism pin-up tattoo on the upper arm by Alex Correa at Six Feet Under Tattoo Parlor, Upland; ≈$1,400–$1,850; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
composition (TatSeek estimate): Pin-up 60% · Portrait 40%
by Alex Correa at Six Feet Under Tattoo Parlor, Upland, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image - Biomechanical Face Reveal Upper Arm Piece — Biomechanical · Surrealism · Female Figure · Portrait · Upper Arm · Black with Color Accents · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
Large black with color accents Biomechanical female figure tattoo on the upper arm by Misa Ortego at White Lotus Tattoo, Seattle; ≈$1,200–$1,600; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 60% · Portrait 40%
by Misa Ortego at White Lotus Tattoo, Seattle, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image - Warrior Girl Portrait Upper Arm Piece — Neo-Traditional · Realism · Female Figure · Portrait · Upper Arm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
Large black & grey Neo-Traditional portrait tattoo on the upper arm by Amber Hill at Four Flames, Redmond; ≈$1,150–$1,500; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
composition (TatSeek estimate): Portrait 60% · Female Figure 40%
by Amber Hill at Four Flames, Redmond, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image - Dia de los Muertos Clown Girl Upper Arm — Chicano · Realism · Female Figure · Portrait · Skull · Upper Arm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
Large black & grey Chicano female figure tattoo on the upper arm by Sude at Art Collector, Los Angeles; ≈$1,200–$1,600; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 45% · Portrait 30% · Skull 25%
by Sude at Art Collector, Los Angeles, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image - Man Portrait with Eagle Upper Arm Piece — Realism · Eagle · Male Figure · Portrait · Upper Arm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
Large black & grey Realism male figure tattoo on the upper arm by Leonardo Velasquez at Lost Edge Tattoo, Austin; ≈$1,100–$1,450; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
composition (TatSeek estimate): Male Figure 45% · Portrait 30% · Eagle 25%
by Leonardo Velasquez at Lost Edge Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-09 · image - Lady Head in a Wide-Brim Hat Bicep — Traditional (Old School) · Female Figure · Flower · Portrait · Upper Arm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Medium (10-20cm)
Medium black & grey Traditional (Old School) female figure tattoo on the upper arm by Claudia Cutter at Allied Tattoo, New York; ≈$500–$600; ≈3–5 h, 1 session.
composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 45% · Flower 30% · Portrait 25%
by Claudia Cutter at Allied Tattoo, New York, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image - Portrait with Coast Guard Banner Upper Arm Piece — Realism · Butterfly · Male Figure · Portrait · Upper Arm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
Large black & grey Realism portrait tattoo on the upper arm by Alex Correa at Six Feet Under Tattoo Parlor, Upland; ≈$1,400–$1,850; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
composition (TatSeek estimate): Portrait 45% · Butterfly 30% · Male Figure 25%
by Alex Correa at Six Feet Under Tattoo Parlor, Upland, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image - Wolf and Man Morph Upper Arm — Realism · Surrealism · Male Figure · Portrait · Wolf · Upper Arm · Black with Color Accents · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
Large black with color accents Realism wolf tattoo on the upper arm by Sude at Art Collector, Los Angeles; ≈$1,200–$1,600; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
composition (TatSeek estimate): Wolf 45% · Male Figure 30% · Portrait 25%
by Sude at Art Collector, Los Angeles, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image - Chicano Girl with Sugar Skull Upper Arm — Chicano · Female Figure · Skull · Upper Arm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
Large black & grey Chicano female figure tattoo on the upper arm by Daniel Sas at West Seattle Tattoo, Seattle; ≈$1,200–$1,600; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 60% · Skull 40%
by Daniel Sas at West Seattle Tattoo, Seattle, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
source: TatSeek — https://tatseek.com · catalogue updated: Oct 9, 2026 · generated: 2026-10-09T19:38:55+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.Next page →
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