TatSeek Browser API — Tattoo photos: Abstract Whip Shading

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?q=Abstract%20Whip%20Shading.
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
Abstract Whip Shading
facets
  1. axis: style · value: abstract · label: Abstract
  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 Abstract
Without Whip Shading
Add a subject
  1. Flower — tattoos: 1
  2. Rose — tattoos: 1
  3. Leaves & Branches — tattoos: 1
Add a placement
  1. Full Sleeve — tattoos: 2
  2. Forearm — tattoos: 1
  3. Back — tattoos: 1
  4. Calf — tattoos: 1
Add a colour
  1. Black & Grey — tattoos: 3
  2. Black with Color Accents — tattoos: 2
Add a city
  1. New York — tattoos: 3
  2. Austin — tattoos: 1
  3. Portland — tattoos: 1
Add a size
  1. Large (20-30cm) — tattoos: 2
  2. Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+) — tattoos: 2
  3. Medium (10-20cm) — tattoos: 1
Require the main element
Only tattoos where Abstract is the main element (at least half; scanned photos only)
Start over
Every valid tag as a link (vocabulary)

Total

5

Limit

24

Offset

0

Next offset

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Page url

https://tatseek.com/tattoo-catalog/?tattoo_style=abstract&tattoo_technique=whip-shading

Tattoos

  1. Fragmented Blackwork Leg Piece — Abstract · Leaves & Branches · Nature & Plants · Calf · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Abstract leaves & branches tattoo on the calf by Mel West at Lost Edge Tattoo, Austin; ≈$1,000–$1,350; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Leaves & Branches 100%
    by Mel West at Lost Edge Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-09 · image
  2. Abstract Blackwork Sleeve with Blue Rose — Abstract · Rose · Full Sleeve · Black with Color Accents · Whip Shading · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    Sleeve-size black with color accents Abstract rose tattoo on the full sleeve by John Dame at Studio 28, New York; ≈$2,250–$2,950; ≈18–31 h, 6+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Rose 100%
    by John Dame at Studio 28, New York, United States · published 2026-09-09 · image
  3. Abstract Red Brushstroke Floral Forearm — Abstract · Trash Polka · Flower · Forearm · Black with Color Accents · Whip Shading · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black with color accents Abstract flower tattoo on the forearm by Hanam Mun at Tattoo 34, Portland; ≈$300–$400; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Flower 60% · Flower 40%
    by Hanam Mun at Tattoo 34, Portland, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  4. Matching Abstract Blackwork Sleeves — Abstract · Blackwork · Full Sleeve · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    Sleeve-size black & grey Blackwork matching abstract blackwork sleeves tattoo on the full sleeve by John Dame at Studio 28, New York; ≈$2,250–$2,950; ≈18–31 h, 6+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Matching abstract blackwork sleeves 70% · Abstract brushwork 30%
    defined by style 100
    by John Dame at Studio 28, New York, United States · published 2026-09-09 · image
  5. Abstract Blackwork Back Piece — Abstract · Blackwork · Back · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Blackwork black brushstroke wing-like shape tattoo on the back by John Dame at Studio 28, New York; ≈$1,100–$1,500; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    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

Meta

source: TatSeek — https://tatseek.com · catalogue updated: Oct 9, 2026 · generated: 2026-10-09T11:52:33+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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