TatSeek Browser API — Tattoo photos: Traditional 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=Traditional%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
Traditional Whip Shading
facets
  1. axis: style · value: traditional · label: Traditional (Old School)
  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 Traditional (Old School)
Without Whip Shading
Add a subject
  1. Female Figure — tattoos: 3
  2. Skull — tattoos: 3
  3. Flower — tattoos: 3
  4. Portrait — tattoos: 2
  5. Bird — tattoos: 2
  6. Eagle — tattoos: 2
  7. Leaves & Branches — tattoos: 2
  8. Dragon — tattoos: 1
  9. Heart — tattoos: 1
  10. Dagger & Knife — tattoos: 1
Add a placement
  1. Forearm — tattoos: 5
  2. Upper Arm — tattoos: 4
  3. Calf — tattoos: 1
  4. Shoulder — tattoos: 1
  5. Thigh — tattoos: 1
Add a colour
  1. Black & Grey — tattoos: 10
  2. Color — tattoos: 1
  3. Black with Color Accents — tattoos: 1
Add a city
  1. Brooklyn — tattoos: 9
  2. Portland — tattoos: 2
  3. Austin — tattoos: 1
Add a size
  1. Medium (10-20cm) — tattoos: 7
  2. Large (20-30cm) — tattoos: 5
Require the main element
Only tattoos where Traditional (Old School) is the main element (at least half; scanned photos only)
Start over
Every valid tag as a link (vocabulary)

Total

12

Limit

24

Offset

0

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Page url

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

Tattoos

  1. Biomech Screaming Skull Sleeve — Traditional (Old School) · Skull · Upper Arm · Black with Color Accents · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black with color accents Traditional (Old School) skull tattoo on the upper arm by Noel C at Allied Tattoo, Brooklyn; ≈$1,100–$1,500; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Skull 100%
    by Noel C at Allied Tattoo, Brooklyn, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  2. Matryoshka Doll Calf — Traditional (Old School) · Female Figure · Calf · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Traditional (Old School) female figure tattoo on the calf by Claudia Cutter at Allied Tattoo, Brooklyn; ≈$350–$500; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 100%
    by Claudia Cutter at Allied Tattoo, Brooklyn, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  3. Perched Parrot Forearm — Traditional (Old School) · Bird · Forearm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Traditional (Old School) bird tattoo on the forearm by Claudia Cutter at Allied Tattoo, Brooklyn; ≈$350–$500; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Bird 100%
    by Claudia Cutter at Allied Tattoo, Brooklyn, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  4. Dragon Head Bicep — Traditional (Old School) · Dragon · Upper Arm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Traditional (Old School) dragon tattoo on the upper arm by Claudia Cutter at Allied Tattoo, Brooklyn; ≈$450–$550; ≈3–5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Dragon 100%
    by Claudia Cutter at Allied Tattoo, Brooklyn, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  5. Longhorn Skull Forearm — Traditional (Old School) · Moon · Skull · Forearm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Traditional (Old School) skull tattoo on the forearm by Frank Benavides at Dovetail Tattoo, Austin; ≈$300–$450; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Skull 60% · Moon 40%
    by Frank Benavides at Dovetail Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  6. Heart Pierced by a Dagger Forearm — Traditional (Old School) · Dagger & Knife · Heart · Forearm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Traditional (Old School) heart tattoo on the forearm by Claudia Cutter at Allied Tattoo, Brooklyn; ≈$350–$500; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Heart 60% · Dagger & Knife 40%
    by Claudia Cutter at Allied Tattoo, Brooklyn, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  7. Black and Grey Lilies Forearm — Traditional (Old School) · Flower · Leaves & Branches · Forearm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Traditional (Old School) flower tattoo on the forearm by Claudia Cutter at Allied Tattoo, Brooklyn; ≈$350–$500; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Flower 60% · Leaves & Branches 40%
    by Claudia Cutter at Allied Tattoo, Brooklyn, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  8. 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, Brooklyn; ≈$450–$550; ≈3–5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Female Figure 45% · Flower 30% · Portrait 25%
    by Claudia Cutter at Allied Tattoo, Brooklyn, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  9. Dreamcatcher and Botanicals Forearm — Traditional (Old School) · Flower · Leaves & Branches · Forearm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Traditional (Old School) flower tattoo on the forearm by Claudia Cutter at Allied Tattoo, Brooklyn; ≈$1,100–$1,500; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Flower 60% · Leaves & Branches 40%
    by Claudia Cutter at Allied Tattoo, Brooklyn, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  10. Eagle and Memorial Shield Inner Arm — Realism · Traditional (Old School) · Eagle · Name or Date · Text & Script · Upper Arm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Realism eagle tattoo on the upper arm by Toby Linwood at Tattoo 34, Portland; ≈$1,100–$1,500; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Eagle 60% · Name or Date 40%
    by Toby Linwood at Tattoo 34, Portland, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  11. Traditional Thunderbird Shoulder Piece — Neo-Traditional · Traditional (Old School) · Bird · Eagle · Shoulder · Color · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    Large color Neo-Traditional bird tattoo on the shoulder by Toby Linwood at Tattoo 34, Portland; ≈$1,100–$1,500; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Bird 60% · Eagle 40%
    by Toby Linwood at Tattoo 34, Portland, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  12. 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

Meta

source: TatSeek — https://tatseek.com · catalogue updated: Oct 9, 2026 · generated: 2026-10-09T10:59:45+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.

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