Yes he’s very good....but there are a lot of tattoo artists that can do exactly what he does....for a much more reasonable price and a much easier booking process. He created this persona/fame through Instagram, but he doesn’t offer a finished product that’s any better than 100s of other single needle artists around North America.
This video could have been done a whole lot better if done with less admiration for the artist. Just way too much makes it seem forced. Just an opinion
I always admire fresh tats with delicate lines and details, but I'm always wary of how they hold up long term. My prediction is that fine line and watercolor type tattoos get muddy and faded very quickly.
Ok, this guy is really cool. He's self-aware, and I love his vibe. Not a weird overly mysterious dude like the title implies, but someone who just does his thing, and well.
ppl that get tattoos like this just see the same thing on instagram and is like i want this exact thing, don't change it bc i have no imagination, i just want to post it after and show everyone how cool i am
He markets himself more to the hipster crowd. But as for being a super talented tattoer i think he is overated. His clients talk about how crazy skilled he is with designs and the video shows him tracing something he printed out lol.
Japie Kessels like garbage :/ i have a couple single needle tattoos of very simple simple things i got when i was 21 because i didn’t know better, i love them still but they blew out and the lines are not sharp at all like when they were a couple of months old. i’m 27 now, my single needle tattoos look like the ink expanded into the other lines as they’re known to do because our skin wants to heal them its own way and if the lines aren’t thick they won’t last.
I am 30 and just got into tattooing ... i have always loved drawing but never new what to do with my talent . I spent my early years starting and raising a family and devoted all my time to them. Now i am making time for tattooing . I am not the same style as Dr. Woo but that’s the beauty in tattooing there is so many styles , for everyone . I am working on tattooing myself . And enjoy it so much!!!! 😉
Fine line tattoos do not last... Fact! also if im in New York i'll go to Smith Street tattoo and get a real traditional tattoo bold will hold... also fact
I was like hmmm at "celestial geometric lines" but "angular spherical compositions"?!!!!??! c'mon!! WTF. Angular sphere??? And one says designing the tattoo with him when she literally copied his. And the other one says he can draw a freaking circle better than everyone. "His technique is very discreet". Like why do these people just throw empty words around!!!
Hahahahaha xD I'm sorry, he is a good tattoo artist, but the way everyone in this video describe him, almost like he is some kind of tattoo-god xD He is good, but nothing more. I can name at least 5 better tattoo artists (or at least as good as he is) :P
Gee.. I guess if I suddenly find myself wanting a really well done circle I'll go find this guy... on second thought if I'm in New York for a tat I'm going to Paul Booth.
Seriously he looks humble and says alot of things that are true, but first, this type of tattoing is not going to look good or even last in a couple of years, but hey, dumb people demanding this, so he gives them what they want. And this is what a tattooer should be: a service provider, with an ethical responsibility for what he should tattoo. But all the people elevating tattooers to the sky should really back off. "Never start believing in what your customer tells you" or you`ll start getting hight and the fall will come pretty quick.
the people in this video that are championing him as the best tattoo artist in the world and such really must not know any other tattoo artists or have many tattoos themselves lol. especially if you need to ask someone where to get tattooed in LA.
@@-taemiso-292 muslims aren't allowed to have tattoos. it's Haram. haram are all the Bad things for muslims and halal are the Good ones. as far as i know. correct me if im wrong
Dr. Woo is a hipster trend. Like I mean I've seen artists just as good if not better than him. I get it he has a cool name and a different style tattoo studio.
Not so secret anymore
Lol true
Must be Dumb. I'll be Dumber
😂😂😂😂
My very dear friend, Virgil Abloh, Virg, the Virgster, Virgelino, Virgilio. Did I mention I’m friends with Virgil Abloh?
when he called him virg i died a little inside
Iconic comment
absolutely nobody:
that one guy: 𝓶𝔂 𝓰𝓸𝓸𝓭 𝓯𝓻𝓲𝓮𝓷𝓭 𝓿𝓲𝓻𝓰𝓲𝓵 𝓪𝓫𝓵𝓸𝓱
Nah he said it in “Helvetica”
Yes he’s very good....but there are a lot of tattoo artists that can do exactly what he does....for a much more reasonable price and a much easier booking process. He created this persona/fame through Instagram, but he doesn’t offer a finished product that’s any better than 100s of other single needle artists around North America.
Then please list some lol
@@robertnieto3742 you would already know pal. a true collector would know.
@@robertnieto3742 so many
name dropper and and enormous bicep woman made this video hard to continue
Ashley Neo they’re so annoying.
I thought the girl was funny hahaha
I appreciate great tattoo artists, but this makes me roll. my. eyes.
Cringy
These people swear this is the best they have ever seen cmonnnnn
Aj Peters yea single needle stuff never lasts. All those “microscopic details” aren’t gonna last
@guemichannel just say $2,000 dollars brody
nah this is skill
“he has a way of making your idea better than what it was” as so does every true artist 🤦🏽♂️😂
ronekillsjr they’re not artist they don’t know . I just brush it off man .
This video is so hipster, 30 seconds in a flannel shirt appeared on my body.
2 mins in a homeless man's hat covered my head.
🤣😂🤣😂
This video could have been done a whole lot better if done with less admiration for the artist. Just way too much makes it seem forced. Just an opinion
the art: cool
the people: tools
I always admire fresh tats with delicate lines and details, but I'm always wary of how they hold up long term. My prediction is that fine line and watercolor type tattoos get muddy and faded very quickly.
you are very right sir.
American Traditional almost looks better with age
Yup. Bold will hold!
minimalist tattoos are tomorrows coverups
Dr. Woo & Dr. Dre rich doctors without the degrees
Cocky Streetz like Dr Phil
Ok, this guy is really cool. He's self-aware, and I love his vibe. Not a weird overly mysterious dude like the title implies, but someone who just does his thing, and well.
This guy tattooed Emilia Clarke the dragons she has on her wrist
Video starts with a Virgil Abloh name drop. That's a dislike, that's all that is.
for real
Why? how? you sound insecure?
@@imani828 how is that being insecure? insecure to what?
ppl that get tattoos like this just see the same thing on instagram and is like i want this exact thing, don't change it bc i have no imagination, i just want to post it after and show everyone how cool i am
or because they like how they look 😂😂
Imagine being a very good friend with Virgil abloh
Bang Bang NYC has entered the chat
"What does the Saturn mean to you?" "Ummm nothing " bwahahahahaha. Stop adding meaning to everything to make it hip.
They look faded already and they just got them! I guess that's cool now
that was it?
Why would you want to copy someone else's tattoo? I agree with the other commentors these people are tools.
Stupidity
I want to see that woman's tattoo in 5 years. It'll prob be more faded than Michael Jackson!
Single needles with a sidewinder. The man has balls of steel.
He markets himself more to the hipster crowd. But as for being a super talented tattoer i think he is overated. His clients talk about how crazy skilled he is with designs and the video shows him tracing something he printed out lol.
‘Designing the tattoo’ *gets the exact same bs tattoo as tattoo artist*
Thank you. I'm like srsly
Sean Yea bro I was like wtf 😂
I like his studio - very peaceful.
Honestly, this is no different than any other decent tattoo shop.
how do his tattoos look like after 3 years??
Single needle tats rarely last.
Miranda Summers yeah dont get me wrong i think they look very cool lots of times, but if they dont last...
They only look good for instagram
bad
Japie Kessels like garbage :/ i have a couple single needle tattoos of very simple simple things i got when i was 21 because i didn’t know better, i love them still but they blew out and the lines are not sharp at all like when they were a couple of months old. i’m 27 now, my single needle tattoos look like the ink expanded into the other lines as they’re known to do because our skin wants to heal them its own way and if the lines aren’t thick they won’t last.
I find it relaxing just seeing him tattoo other people lol
I am 30 and just got into tattooing ... i have always loved drawing but never new what to do with my talent . I spent my early years starting and raising a family and devoted all my time to them. Now i am making time for tattooing . I am not the same style as Dr. Woo but that’s the beauty in tattooing there is so many styles , for everyone . I am working on tattooing myself . And enjoy it so much!!!! 😉
not lasting tattoos wonderfully packaged
If this video was just Dr. Woo then it would be cool but everybody else makes this video nearly unwatchable
that girl was so weirdly devoted to dr woo
This only proves that most people don’t understand what good tattooing is .......
Outstanding piece of video journalism. I’m a fan of Woo, thanks for the window into the hideaway!
Literally any artist with a couple years experience could have done that lily piece. Nothing unique there.
This hurts my ears... comparable to a 6-minute relentless cringe... thanks GQ..
wonder how Dr.Woo feels about the lady asking him to copy his exact Saturn tattoo lmao...
No hate. Buh the hype is real.
"wont blow out the lines in the stem" my guy thats a single needle tattoo. Its going to look like Shrek in 8 years regardless
HAHHAHAHHAHA
It's a girl.
Fine line tattoos do not last... Fact! also if im in New York i'll go to Smith Street tattoo and get a real traditional tattoo bold will hold... also fact
Big facts, bold holds
getting my elbow done at smith st tomorrow am. best shop in ny.
The magician : his tattoos will fade after your first summer lol I could eat him alive ... @painville
You guys should’ve left out Virgil’s friend. He ruined the video lmao
I've seen prison tats made with single needle self made machine that came out better than..
I was like hmmm at "celestial geometric lines" but "angular spherical compositions"?!!!!??! c'mon!! WTF. Angular sphere??? And one says designing the tattoo with him when she literally copied his. And the other one says he can draw a freaking circle better than everyone. "His technique is very discreet". Like why do these people just throw empty words around!!!
I am a firm believer of “BOLD WILL HOLD, TRADITIONAL STYLE WILL NEVER FOLD!” and Dr.Woo tattoo style definitely not that.
Traditional is the best! Whether American or Japanese.
You already know red beanie shops at whole foods
Hahahahaha xD I'm sorry, he is a good tattoo artist, but the way everyone in this video describe him, almost like he is some kind of tattoo-god xD
He is good, but nothing more. I can name at least 5 better tattoo artists (or at least as good as he is) :P
Do you think anyone cares
co8539 straight up
Who is better? Genuinely curious
"Josh Carlton" look him up..
Just depends on what kind of tattoo designs you're into.
“My enormously huge muscular bicep” lol wtf
I liked Dr. Woos collab with converse but they're $155 😒
Fine lines and black+grey shading are cool and all and very of the moment...but let's see what they look like in 25 years.
people are going to end up just lasering them off anyways
Bro this guy is the circle god
You can thank dan kubin for them lines👍
Dr Woo introduced me to single needle. Used to be my fave!! But now my fave is ‘cold gray tattoo’
Does he kno how to tatto on black skin to make the tattoo really pop
Thecomeup Guy qtna
If he uses color
Let’s be honest it’s rare for a black ink tattoo to pop on black skin
Biiig Spennnder it can be done. Especially if you’re as amazing as this guy apparently is.
Biiig Spennnder it’s really not
Gee.. I guess if I suddenly find myself wanting a really well done circle I'll go find this guy... on second thought if I'm in New York for a tat I'm going to Paul Booth.
All about Elm street tattoo best in new york
This is exactly why I became a tattoo artist! People like him are so inspiring and artwork is just beautiful
His tatoos seems a bit light...will it last?
No
Exactly my thoughts.
Ozien Omni absolutely not
people be hating the dude and dont even have a tattoo by him lol. Yall keep that hating mindset, he keeps winning
Respect to the artist. But I cringed the whole video
Seriously he looks humble and says alot of things that are true, but first, this type of tattoing is not going to look good or even last in a couple of years, but hey, dumb people demanding this, so he gives them what they want. And this is what a tattooer should be: a service provider, with an ethical responsibility for what he should tattoo. But all the people elevating tattooers to the sky should really back off.
"Never start believing in what your customer tells you" or you`ll start getting hight and the fall will come pretty quick.
The smug is heavy in this one
Inspiring as fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuululul
cool tatts, we'll see how they stand the test of time
I know it has to feel good being the best at what you do millions of people do your craft but your one of the best in the world
He’s really good but definitely not the best
How those tattoos look after few years?
He’s a Genius 🙌🏼 wish he was South Korea .
What is this machine name
Now everyone and their mother would be there... Good job GQ
the people in this video that are championing him as the best tattoo artist in the world and such really must not know any other tattoo artists or have many tattoos themselves lol. especially if you need to ask someone where to get tattooed in LA.
I think thats just sick 🤯🤯
‘Rolls eyes’
Why is it a secret tattoo shop?
They’re so light .... 😭😭
I just ate the best sandwich I’ve had
What's the name of his watch? I love it.
I also love his anchor tattoo
Some of these people are “hypebeasts”
does he sell those hats? theyre dope I would def snag one
If your in LA you go to Mr.Cartoons.
I didn't want this video to end.
What she says @5:15 is infuriating. The story of where and who gave you the tattoo shouldn’t be more important to you than the tattoo itself.
It may look cool now but fine line doesn't last.
Yup been following him on Instagram for yearsssss
ID on his jacket?
i ReAcHeD oUt tO VirG
If tattoos were halal. I would’ve had so many!
What does this mean?
Ishan Ali same
@@-taemiso-292 muslims aren't allowed to have tattoos. it's Haram. haram are all the Bad things for muslims and halal are the Good ones. as far as i know. correct me if im wrong
Think for yourself my friend unshackle your mind.. Salam
Dr. Woo is a hipster trend. Like I mean I've seen artists just as good if not better than him. I get it he has a cool name and a different style tattoo studio.
I dont know why but these people make me angry
I don't get it . It's just the spot that's gets people's attention. The tattoo is good . It's not jaw dropping but its good.
What’s is the camo jumper he’s wearing anyone know?
Whats his rates?
Why everybody hating on this video?😂
Bold will hold
In 18 years, jojo fans will storm the comments
Let's see these tattoos in 5 or 10 years. So much detail loss is going to occur
Single needle will look great for 3 years. Lol.
I don’t have any tattoos but these looks basic and all the people in these videos got basic tattoos... I mean a Saturn 😒
Not a Hide away Anymore
so cool