TatSeek Browser API — Tattoo photos: Whip Shading Lion

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=Whip%20Shading%20Lion.
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
Whip Shading Lion
facets
  1. axis: technique · value: whip-shading · label: Whip Shading
  2. axis: subject · value: lion · label: Lion
free words
—
corrected
—
asked for
—
question
no
exact match
yes
dropped
—

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 Whip Shading
Without Lion
Add a style
  1. Realism — tattoos: 8
  2. Japanese (Irezumi) — tattoos: 1
  3. Ornamental — tattoos: 1
Add a placement
  1. Upper Arm — tattoos: 4
  2. Full Sleeve — tattoos: 1
  3. Hand — tattoos: 1
  4. Stomach — tattoos: 1
  5. Thigh — tattoos: 1
Add a colour
  1. Black & Grey — tattoos: 7
  2. Black with Color Accents — tattoos: 1
Add a city
  1. Los Angeles — tattoos: 3
  2. Austin — tattoos: 1
  3. Concord — tattoos: 1
  4. Upland — tattoos: 1
  5. Seattle — tattoos: 1
  6. Denver — tattoos: 1
Add a size
  1. Large (20-30cm) — tattoos: 5
  2. Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+) — tattoos: 2
  3. Small (up to 10cm) — tattoos: 1
Require the main element
Only tattoos where Lion is the main element (at least half; scanned photos only)
Start over
Every valid tag as a link (vocabulary)

Total

8

Limit

24

Offset

0

Next offset

—

Page url

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

Tattoos

  1. Lion Portrait Stomach — Realism · Lion · Stomach · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Realism lion tattoo on the stomach by Jim Down at Studio City Tattoo, Los Angeles; ≈$1,200–$1,600; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Lion 100%
    by Jim Down at Studio City Tattoo, Los Angeles, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  2. Roaring Lion Hand Tattoo — Realism · Lion · Hand · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Small (up to 10cm)
    Small black & grey Realism lion tattoo on the hand by Daniel Sas at West Seattle Tattoo, Seattle; ≈$200–$300; ≈1–2 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Lion 100%
    by Daniel Sas at West Seattle Tattoo, Seattle, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  3. Fu Dog Guardian Lion Upper Arm Piece — Japanese (Irezumi) · Realism · Lion · Mythology & Folklore · Upper Arm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    Sleeve-size black & grey Japanese (Irezumi) lion tattoo on the upper arm by Alex Correa at Six Feet Under Tattoo Parlor, Upland; ≈$3,450–$4,600; ≈18–31 h, 6+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Lion 60% · Lion 40%
    by Alex Correa at Six Feet Under Tattoo Parlor, Upland, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  4. Lion Head Upper Arm Piece — Realism · Lion · Upper Arm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Realism lion tattoo on the upper arm by Sylvester James at The Gallery Tattoo Studio, Concord; ≈$1,200–$1,600; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Lion 100%
    by Sylvester James at The Gallery Tattoo Studio, Concord, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  5. Roaring Lion with Blue Eye — Realism · Animals · Lion · Upper Arm · Black with Color Accents · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black with color accents Realism lion tattoo on the upper arm by Gabriel García at Lost Edge Tattoo, Austin; ≈$1,100–$1,450; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Lion 100%
    by Gabriel García at Lost Edge Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-09 · image
  6. Lion and Constellation Upper Arm — Realism · Lion · Stars · Upper Arm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Realism lion tattoo on the upper arm by Saul Sawooli Vargas at Studio City Tattoo, Los Angeles; ≈$1,200–$1,600; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    depicts: Kion (Kion from Disney's The Lion Guard) 60%
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Lion 60% · Stars 40%
    by Saul Sawooli Vargas at Studio City Tattoo, Los Angeles, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  7. Lion with Flower Crown Thigh — Ornamental · Realism · Flower · Lion · Thigh · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Ornamental lion tattoo on the thigh by Jason Lukach at Think Tank Tattoo, Denver; ≈$1,100–$1,450; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Lion 60% · Flower 40%
    by Jason Lukach at Think Tank Tattoo, Denver, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  8. Lion, Roses and Pocket Watch Full Sleeve — Realism · Clock & Hourglass · Lion · Rose · Full Sleeve · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    Sleeve-size black & grey Realism lion tattoo on the full sleeve by Marco Inkman at Art Collector, Los Angeles; ≈$3,000–$4,000; ≈18–31 h, 6+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Lion 45% · Clock & Hourglass 30% · Rose 25%
    by Marco Inkman at Art Collector, Los Angeles, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image

Meta

source: TatSeek — https://tatseek.com · catalogue updated: Oct 9, 2026 · generated: 2026-10-09T19:54:38+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.