TatSeek Browser API — Tattoo photos: Illustrative Quote

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=Illustrative%20Quote.
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
Illustrative Quote
facets
  1. axis: style · value: illustrative · label: Illustrative
  2. axis: subject · value: quote · label: Quote
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 Illustrative
Without Quote
Add a placement
  1. Thigh — tattoos: 2
  2. Forearm — tattoos: 1
  3. Upper Arm — tattoos: 1
  4. Chest — tattoos: 1
  5. Calf — tattoos: 1
Add a colour
  1. Black & Grey — tattoos: 4
  2. Color — tattoos: 1
  3. Black with Color Accents — tattoos: 1
Add a mood
  1. Romantic — tattoos: 1
Add a city
  1. Cape Town — tattoos: 1
  2. Portland — tattoos: 1
  3. Vancouver — tattoos: 1
  4. New York — tattoos: 1
  5. Richmond — tattoos: 1
  6. Seattle — tattoos: 1
Add a size
  1. Medium (10-20cm) — tattoos: 3
  2. Large (20-30cm) — tattoos: 3
Require the main element
Only tattoos where Illustrative is the main element (at least half; scanned photos only)
Only tattoos where Quote is the main element (at least half; scanned photos only)
Start over
Every valid tag as a link (vocabulary)

Total

6

Limit

24

Offset

0

Next offset

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Page url

https://tatseek.com/tattoo-catalog/?tattoo_style=illustrative&tattoo_subject=quote

Tattoos

  1. The Babadook Door and Book Illustrative Thigh — Illustrative · Buildings & Architecture · Film & TV · Quote · Thigh · Black & Grey · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Illustrative the babadook peeking from a door tattoo on the thigh by Jolie Matthews at Three Kings Brooklyn, New York; ≈$1,200–$1,600; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    depicts: The Babadook 40%
    composition (TatSeek estimate): The Babadook peeking from a door 40% · Door 30% · Open book with a quote 30%
    defined by subject 55 · text 25 · style 20
    by Jolie Matthews at Three Kings Brooklyn, New York, United States · published 2026-10-03 · image
  2. Swear Jar Fine Line Calf — Illustrative · Quote · Calf · Black with Color Accents · Engraving / Etching · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black with color accents Illustrative swear jar tattoo on the calf by Nicholas Frenette at The FALL, Vancouver; ≈CA$1,200–CA$1,600; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Swear jar 70% · Lettering Paid in Full 25% · Coins 5%
    defined by subject 55 · style 20 · text 20 · color 5
    by Nicholas Frenette at The FALL, Vancouver, Canada · published 2026-10-02 · image
  3. Cape of Good Hope Stamp Illustrative Chest — Illustrative · Female Figure · Quote · Chest · Black & Grey · Dotwork · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Illustrative postage stamp tattoo on the chest by Shev at Kak Lucky, Cape Town; ≈R2,750–R3,300; ≈3–5 h, 1 session.
    depicts: Cape of Good Hope Triangular Stamp (19th-century South African postage stamp)
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Postage Stamp 40% · Seated Hope 35% · Stamp Text 15% · Corner Ornaments 5%
    ink black 85% · grey 15% — detail Detailed (75/100) — defined by subject 60 · style 25 · text 15 — text “POSTAGE FOUR PENCE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE”
    by Shev at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-17 · image
  4. Compass, Whale and Banner Illustrative Upper Arm — Illustrative · Lettering · Compass · Leaves & Branches · Quote · Whale & Dolphin · Upper Arm · Black & Grey · Engraving / Etching · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Illustrative compass tattoo on the upper arm by Jason Middelton at True Love, Seattle; ≈$450–$550; ≈4–7 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Compass 25% · Banner 25% · Whale 25% · Leaves 20%
    mood romantic — ink black 85% · grey 15% — detail Detailed (55/100) — defined by subject 50 · style 25 · text 20 · mood 5 — text “LOVE IS MY WEIGHT”
    by Jason Middelton at True Love, Seattle, United States · published 2026-10-09 · image
  5. Knight of Pentacles Skeleton Tarot Card Illustrative Forearm — Illustrative · Lettering · Chain · Flower · Quote · Skeleton · Forearm · Black & Grey · Dotwork · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Illustrative skeleton knight tarot card tattoo on the forearm by Ash Reid at Loose Screw Tattoo, Richmond; ≈$500–$600; ≈3–5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Skeleton knight tarot card 45% · Flowers 35% · Knight of Pentacles banner 10% · Chain and pentacle 10%
    defined by subject 70 · style 20 · text 10
    by Ash Reid at Loose Screw Tattoo, Richmond, United States · published 2026-10-03 · image
  6. Tarot Card The Lovers with Frog Illustrative Thigh — Illustrative · Frog · Mountains · Quote · Thigh · Color · Large (20-30cm)
    Large color Illustrative frog character tattoo on the thigh by Michelle at Birdhouse Tattoo, Portland; ≈$850–$1,100; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Frog character 35% · Pink figure 30% · Mountain and sun 20% · Tarot card frame with the words The Lovers 15%
    defined by subject 40 · color 35 · style 15 · text 10
    by Michelle at Birdhouse Tattoo, Portland, United States · published 2026-09-22 · image

Meta

source: TatSeek — https://tatseek.com · catalogue updated: Oct 9, 2026 · generated: 2026-10-09T23:32:49+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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