TatSeek Browser API — Tattoo photos: talisman

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=talisman&style=illustrative&subject=skull.
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
closest
message
No exact match — these are the closest real tattoos, without: “talisman”. Tell the person what was left out. Not TatSeek tags (matched only as words in titles, or ignored): talisman. Tell the person these were not used as filters.
not tags
talisman

Understood

query
talisman
facets
  1. axis: style · value: illustrative · label: Illustrative
  2. axis: subject · value: skull · label: Skull
free words
talisman
corrected
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asked for
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question
no
exact match
no
dropped
axis: free_words · label: talisman

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 Skull
Without the word “talisman”
Add a placement
  1. Upper Arm — tattoos: 5
  2. Forearm — tattoos: 2
  3. Calf — tattoos: 2
  4. Shoulder — tattoos: 1
Add a colour
  1. Black & Grey — tattoos: 10
Add a mood
  1. Dark — tattoos: 4
  2. Funny — tattoos: 1
  3. Fierce — tattoos: 1
Add a city
  1. New York — tattoos: 4
  2. Seattle — tattoos: 4
  3. Richmond — tattoos: 2
Add a size
  1. Large (20-30cm) — tattoos: 5
  2. Medium (10-20cm) — tattoos: 5
Require the main element
Only tattoos where Illustrative is the main element (at least half; scanned photos only)
Only tattoos where Skull is the main element (at least half; scanned photos only)
Start over
Every valid tag as a link (vocabulary)

Total

10

Limit

24

Offset

0

Next offset

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Page url

https://tatseek.com/tattoo-catalog/?tattoo_style=illustrative&tattoo_subject=skull&tq=talisman

Tattoos

  1. Skull with Melting Wax and Eyeball Illustrative Forearm — Illustrative · Eye · Skull · Forearm · Black & Grey · Dotwork · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Illustrative skull with melting wax tattoo on the forearm by Ash Reid at Loose Screw Tattoo, Richmond; ≈$500–$600; ≈3–5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Skull with melting wax 80% · Eyeball in the skull 20%
    defined by subject 80 · style 20
    by Ash Reid at Loose Screw Tattoo, Richmond, United States · published 2026-10-03 · image
  2. Two Skulls Illustrative Upper Arm — Illustrative · Skull · Upper Arm · Black & Grey · Dotwork · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Illustrative two skulls tattoo on the upper arm by Thom Wayne at Three Kings Brooklyn, New York; ≈$1,200–$1,600; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Two skulls 80% · Smoke 20%
    defined by subject 80 · style 20
    by Thom Wayne at Three Kings Brooklyn, New York, United States · published 2026-10-03 · image
  3. Skull Reading Cookbook Illustrative Calf — Illustrative · Skull · Calf · Black & Grey · Stippling · Medium (10-20cm) · fresh
    Medium black & grey Illustrative skull tattoo on the calf by Lake Wilson at True Love, Seattle; ≈$300–$350; ≈3.5–6 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Skull 55% · Cookbook 35% · Oyster 10%
    mood funny — ink black 70% · grey 30% — detail Detailed (60/100) — defined by subject 75 · style 20 · mood 5
    by Lake Wilson at True Love, Seattle, United States · published 2026-10-09 · image
  4. Half Skull Smiling Face Illustrative Upper Arm — Illustrative · Portrait · Skull · Upper Arm · Black & Grey · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Illustrative smiling face tattoo on the upper arm by Jolie Matthews at Three Kings Brooklyn, New York; ≈$500–$600; ≈3–5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Smiling face 50% · Skull half 50%
    defined by subject 80 · style 20
    by Jolie Matthews at Three Kings Brooklyn, New York, United States · published 2026-10-03 · image
  5. Skull Centipede Illustrative Forearm — Illustrative · Insect · Skull · Forearm · Black & Grey · Stippling · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Illustrative centipede tattoo on the forearm by Tyler Pennington at Salvation Tattoo Gallery, Richmond; ≈$900–$1,200; ≈6–11 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Centipede 55% · Skulls 45%
    mood dark — ink black 60% · grey 40% — detail Detailed (70/100) — defined by subject 70 · style 15 · mood 15
    by Tyler Pennington at Salvation Tattoo Gallery, Richmond, United States · published 2026-09-29 · image
  6. Fanged Skull Blackwork Upper Arm — Blackwork · Illustrative · Skull · Upper Arm · Black & Grey · Stippling · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Illustrative fanged skull tattoo on the upper arm by Mike Bradshaw at True Love, Seattle; ≈$900–$1,250; ≈6–10 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Fanged Skull 60% · Black Shards 40%
    mood dark, fierce — ink black 70% · grey 30% — detail Detailed (65/100) — defined by style 50 · subject 35 · mood 15
    by Mike Bradshaw at True Love, Seattle, United States · published 2026-10-09 · image
  7. Woman with a Skull Mirror Illustrative Calf — Illustrative · Butterfly · Female Figure · Skull · Calf · Black & Grey · Dotwork · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Illustrative woman seen from behind tattoo on the calf by Thom Wayne at Three Kings Brooklyn, New York; ≈$1,200–$1,600; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Woman seen from behind 55% · Skull in a hand mirror 25% · Butterfly in her hair 10% · Draped fabric 10%
    defined by subject 70 · style 30
    by Thom Wayne at Three Kings Brooklyn, New York, United States · published 2026-10-03 · image
  8. Gothic Mourner and Gravestone Illustrative Upper Arm — Illustrative · Female Figure · Skull · Upper Arm · Black & Grey · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Illustrative mourner tattoo on the upper arm by Mitch Wolff at True Love, Seattle; ≈$400–$450; ≈1.5–3 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Mourner 40% · Gravestone 30% · Hatching 15% · Skull Moon 10%
    mood dark — ink black 100% — detail Detailed (55/100) — defined by subject 55 · style 30 · mood 15 — text “Viewers Like You”
    by Mitch Wolff at True Love, Seattle, United States · published 2026-10-09 · image
  9. Plague Doctor Illustrative Upper Arm — Illustrative · Buildings & Architecture · Skull · Upper Arm · Black & Grey · Engraving / Etching · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Illustrative plague doctor tattoo on the upper arm by Eric Priestley at True Love, Seattle; ≈$250–$300; ≈4–7 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Plague Doctor 60% · Gravestone 15% · Skull 10% · Steeple 10%
    mood dark — ink black 100% — detail Detailed (60/100) — defined by subject 70 · style 15 · mood 15 — text “STA VIATOR”
    by Eric Priestley at True Love, Seattle, United States · published 2026-10-09 · image
  10. Eye, Chain and Roses Illustrative Shoulder — Illustrative · Chain · Eye · Leaves & Branches · Rose · Skull · Spider Web · Shoulder · Black & Grey · Dotwork · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Illustrative eye tattoo on the shoulder by Thom Wayne at Three Kings Brooklyn, New York; ≈$1,200–$1,600; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Eye 20% · Chain frame 20% · Roses 20% · Spiderweb 15%
    defined by subject 80 · style 20
    by Thom Wayne at Three Kings Brooklyn, New York, United States · published 2026-10-03 · image

Meta

source: TatSeek — https://tatseek.com · catalogue updated: Oct 9, 2026 · generated: 2026-10-09T19:38:45+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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