Inside Tattoo Artist Dr. Woo’s Secret NYC Tattoo Shop | Behind the Craft | GQ

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  • @ryn5907
    @ryn5907 5 років тому +471

    Not so secret anymore

  • @Duvetd1va
    @Duvetd1va 5 років тому +394

    name dropper and and enormous bicep woman made this video hard to continue

  • @ronekillsjr5725
    @ronekillsjr5725 5 років тому +189

    “he has a way of making your idea better than what it was” as so does every true artist 🤦🏽‍♂️😂

    • @autumnnelson1809
      @autumnnelson1809 5 років тому +3

      ronekillsjr they’re not artist they don’t know . I just brush it off man .

  • @JohnDoe-nk8so
    @JohnDoe-nk8so 5 років тому +134

    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.

    • @robertnieto3742
      @robertnieto3742 3 роки тому +4

      Then please list some lol

    • @ceezj
      @ceezj 3 роки тому +6

      @@robertnieto3742 you would already know pal. a true collector would know.

    • @milliesaysokboomer
      @milliesaysokboomer 2 роки тому +2

      @@robertnieto3742 so many

  • @LMNY1
    @LMNY1 5 років тому +538

    I appreciate great tattoo artists, but this makes me roll. my. eyes.

    • @kayilla6413
      @kayilla6413 5 років тому +20

      Cringy

    • @ajpeters1802
      @ajpeters1802 5 років тому +37

      These people swear this is the best they have ever seen cmonnnnn

    • @chrism3144
      @chrism3144 5 років тому +25

      Aj Peters yea single needle stuff never lasts. All those “microscopic details” aren’t gonna last

    • @bradtheman19
      @bradtheman19 4 роки тому +4

      @guemichannel just say $2,000 dollars brody

    • @New2024Products
      @New2024Products 2 роки тому +1

      nah this is skill

  • @Joel-io5pk
    @Joel-io5pk 5 років тому +501

    My very dear friend, Virgil Abloh, Virg, the Virgster, Virgelino, Virgilio. Did I mention I’m friends with Virgil Abloh?

  • @ThatTattooGuyOfficial
    @ThatTattooGuyOfficial 5 років тому +138

    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.

  • @lilpump8012
    @lilpump8012 5 років тому +231

    absolutely nobody:
    that one guy: 𝓶𝔂 𝓰𝓸𝓸𝓭 𝓯𝓻𝓲𝓮𝓷𝓭 𝓿𝓲𝓻𝓰𝓲𝓵 𝓪𝓫𝓵𝓸𝓱

    • @sscordo25
      @sscordo25 5 років тому +1

      Nah he said it in “Helvetica”

  • @BuzzLiteBeer
    @BuzzLiteBeer 5 років тому +130

    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.

    • @Nothingnahman
      @Nothingnahman 5 років тому +9

      you are very right sir.

    • @alexjuodvirsis
      @alexjuodvirsis 5 років тому +15

      American Traditional almost looks better with age

    • @Ekaekto
      @Ekaekto 5 років тому +3

      Yup. Bold will hold!

    • @butchapolinar2305
      @butchapolinar2305 10 місяців тому

      minimalist tattoos are tomorrows coverups

  • @Ronin2091
    @Ronin2091 5 років тому +78

    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

  • @hiattpurcell1794
    @hiattpurcell1794 5 років тому +170

    the art: cool
    the people: tools

  • @nathan.dunahoo
    @nathan.dunahoo 5 років тому +34

    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.

  • @relaxationmeditation6231
    @relaxationmeditation6231 5 років тому +89

    Dr. Woo & Dr. Dre rich doctors without the degrees

    • @tiiti2003
      @tiiti2003 4 роки тому

      Cocky Streetz like Dr Phil

  • @oseano9537
    @oseano9537 5 років тому +66

    This guy tattooed Emilia Clarke the dragons she has on her wrist

  • @LMNY1
    @LMNY1 5 років тому +113

    Video starts with a Virgil Abloh name drop. That's a dislike, that's all that is.

    • @erapvp
      @erapvp 5 років тому +2

      for real

    • @imani828
      @imani828 5 років тому +3

      Why? how? you sound insecure?

    • @Andrey-pw5fm
      @Andrey-pw5fm 5 років тому +2

      @@imani828 how is that being insecure? insecure to what?

  • @6thgenmew514
    @6thgenmew514 5 років тому +14

    Bang Bang NYC has entered the chat

  • @vibe295
    @vibe295 5 років тому +17

    Imagine being a very good friend with Virgil abloh

  • @matthewkasdorf
    @matthewkasdorf 5 років тому +18

    They look faded already and they just got them! I guess that's cool now

  • @jean6061
    @jean6061 2 роки тому +1

    I like his studio - very peaceful.

  • @matthewadams9089
    @matthewadams9089 4 роки тому +1

    Outstanding piece of video journalism. I’m a fan of Woo, thanks for the window into the hideaway!

  • @pixpixpixpixpix
    @pixpixpixpixpix 5 років тому +25

    "What does the Saturn mean to you?" "Ummm nothing " bwahahahahaha. Stop adding meaning to everything to make it hip.

  • @LarryBerryification
    @LarryBerryification 4 роки тому +7

    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

    • @emmag3543
      @emmag3543 3 роки тому

      or because they like how they look 😂😂

  • @pongrratz
    @pongrratz 3 роки тому +1

    not lasting tattoos wonderfully packaged

  • @Kaalokalawaia
    @Kaalokalawaia 5 років тому +50

    Why would you want to copy someone else's tattoo? I agree with the other commentors these people are tools.

  • @zachflavell117
    @zachflavell117 5 років тому +21

    that was it?

  • @BajaChick
    @BajaChick 5 років тому +7

    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!!!! 😉

  • @Sandybowls_9001
    @Sandybowls_9001 5 років тому +71

    I want to see that woman's tattoo in 5 years. It'll prob be more faded than Michael Jackson!

  • @ChocoJoCandii
    @ChocoJoCandii 5 років тому +4

    Dr Woo introduced me to single needle. Used to be my fave!! But now my fave is ‘cold gray tattoo’

  • @Rambo291297
    @Rambo291297 5 років тому +54

    ‘Designing the tattoo’ *gets the exact same bs tattoo as tattoo artist*

    • @haryguby5326
      @haryguby5326 5 років тому +2

      Thank you. I'm like srsly

    • @igorwest
      @igorwest 5 років тому +1

      Sean Yea bro I was like wtf 😂

  • @tattoosbyjuan1583
    @tattoosbyjuan1583 5 років тому +2

    You can thank dan kubin for them lines👍

  • @alexanderperez2732
    @alexanderperez2732 5 років тому +2

    I find it relaxing just seeing him tattoo other people lol

  • @painville
    @painville 5 років тому +5

    The magician : his tattoos will fade after your first summer lol I could eat him alive ... @painville

  • @Jomookz
    @Jomookz 5 років тому +2

    Single needles with a sidewinder. The man has balls of steel.

  • @anguyen5128
    @anguyen5128 5 років тому +8

    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.

  • @brendanwho
    @brendanwho 4 роки тому +2

    wonder how Dr.Woo feels about the lady asking him to copy his exact Saturn tattoo lmao...

  • @dandan0o0
    @dandan0o0 5 років тому +60

    Honestly, this is no different than any other decent tattoo shop.

  • @rigatoni2000
    @rigatoni2000 4 роки тому +2

    “My enormously huge muscular bicep” lol wtf

  • @Dboy8885
    @Dboy8885 5 років тому +7

    I've seen prison tats made with single needle self made machine that came out better than..

  • @werehoshea540
    @werehoshea540 5 років тому +15

    No hate. Buh the hype is real.

  • @hoodparticles
    @hoodparticles 5 років тому +1

    Inspiring as fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuululul

  • @Jiminy_96
    @Jiminy_96 5 років тому +75

    how do his tattoos look like after 3 years??

    • @julian-infrared
      @julian-infrared 5 років тому +14

      Single needle tats rarely last.

    • @Jiminy_96
      @Jiminy_96 5 років тому

      Miranda Summers yeah dont get me wrong i think they look very cool lots of times, but if they dont last...

    • @kayilla6413
      @kayilla6413 5 років тому +10

      They only look good for instagram

    • @holmane.4681
      @holmane.4681 5 років тому

      bad

    • @sinaiulliel1700
      @sinaiulliel1700 5 років тому

      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.

  • @relaxationmeditation6231
    @relaxationmeditation6231 5 років тому +2

    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

    • @dubklanky9035
      @dubklanky9035 5 років тому +4

      He’s really good but definitely not the best

  • @thecomeupguy5148
    @thecomeupguy5148 5 років тому +26

    Does he kno how to tatto on black skin to make the tattoo really pop

    • @ClassAsuckeroonie
      @ClassAsuckeroonie 5 років тому +2

      Thecomeup Guy qtna

    • @SHIESTY-ek8lu
      @SHIESTY-ek8lu 5 років тому +1

      If he uses color

    • @buzzkill454ify
      @buzzkill454ify 5 років тому +4

      Let’s be honest it’s rare for a black ink tattoo to pop on black skin

    • @reegankay9799
      @reegankay9799 5 років тому +4

      Biiig Spennnder it can be done. Especially if you’re as amazing as this guy apparently is.

    • @Heyitsmahnii
      @Heyitsmahnii 5 років тому +2

      Biiig Spennnder it’s really not

  • @drewcampbell6894
    @drewcampbell6894 5 років тому +2

    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.

    • @makeupcheerxo
      @makeupcheerxo 5 років тому

      people are going to end up just lasering them off anyways

  • @iluvlax100
    @iluvlax100 5 років тому +9

    "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

  • @jamesull5905
    @jamesull5905 5 років тому +10

    Bro this guy is the circle god

  • @Obitdf
    @Obitdf 5 років тому

    He’s a Genius 🙌🏼 wish he was South Korea .

  • @sufianali6559
    @sufianali6559 5 років тому +2

    I think thats just sick 🤯🤯

  • @83paperboy
    @83paperboy 5 років тому +14

    This hurts my ears... comparable to a 6-minute relentless cringe... thanks GQ..

  • @francayub
    @francayub 5 років тому

    What's the name of his watch? I love it.
    I also love his anchor tattoo

  • @TishDomenyca
    @TishDomenyca 5 років тому +9

    This is exactly why I became a tattoo artist! People like him are so inspiring and artwork is just beautiful

  • @kdm5706
    @kdm5706 2 роки тому

    I am a firm believer of “BOLD WILL HOLD, TRADITIONAL STYLE WILL NEVER FOLD!” and Dr.Woo tattoo style definitely not that.

    • @Irisicaaa
      @Irisicaaa 2 роки тому +2

      Traditional is the best! Whether American or Japanese.

  • @MANU-ho3uq
    @MANU-ho3uq 4 роки тому +2

    This only proves that most people don’t understand what good tattooing is .......

  • @JohnDoe-nk8so
    @JohnDoe-nk8so 5 років тому +9

    Literally any artist with a couple years experience could have done that lily piece. Nothing unique there.

  • @showtime1235
    @showtime1235 4 роки тому +2

    You already know red beanie shops at whole foods

  • @pinktacoofdoom440
    @pinktacoofdoom440 5 років тому +11

    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.

    • @13MrKieran
      @13MrKieran 5 років тому +1

      All about Elm street tattoo best in new york

  • @chrisbrandstedter4598
    @chrisbrandstedter4598 5 років тому +1

    does he sell those hats? theyre dope I would def snag one

  • @fretlessbass
    @fretlessbass 5 років тому +2

    cool tatts, we'll see how they stand the test of time

  • @showtime1235
    @showtime1235 4 роки тому +7

    If this video was just Dr. Woo then it would be cool but everybody else makes this video nearly unwatchable

  • @UniqueDesignStudio1
    @UniqueDesignStudio1 5 років тому

    Yup been following him on Instagram for yearsssss

  • @pixpixpixpixpix
    @pixpixpixpixpix 5 років тому +4

    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!!!

  • @DanielGarciaNYC
    @DanielGarciaNYC 5 років тому

    Now everyone and their mother would be there... Good job GQ

  • @13MrKieran
    @13MrKieran 5 років тому +21

    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

    • @manuelluna5993
      @manuelluna5993 5 років тому +3

      Big facts, bold holds

    • @jonwittmann3042
      @jonwittmann3042 5 років тому +1

      getting my elbow done at smith st tomorrow am. best shop in ny.

  • @itskayla113
    @itskayla113 5 років тому +4

    I liked Dr. Woos collab with converse but they're $155 😒

  • @Jennylittleprincess
    @Jennylittleprincess 5 років тому +5

    that girl was so weirdly devoted to dr woo

  • @ozienomni2076
    @ozienomni2076 5 років тому +9

    His tatoos seems a bit light...will it last?

    • @13MrKieran
      @13MrKieran 5 років тому +5

      No

    •  5 років тому +2

      Exactly my thoughts.

    • @sinaiulliel1700
      @sinaiulliel1700 5 років тому +2

      Ozien Omni absolutely not

  • @akpolack
    @akpolack 4 роки тому +1

    The smug is heavy in this one

  • @Julesclues2
    @Julesclues2 5 років тому +19

    You guys should’ve left out Virgil’s friend. He ruined the video lmao

  • @mimimi9326
    @mimimi9326 3 роки тому

    people be hating the dude and dont even have a tattoo by him lol. Yall keep that hating mindset, he keeps winning

  • @ticktockyo2
    @ticktockyo2 5 років тому +1

    ‘Rolls eyes’

  • @canberkguneri204
    @canberkguneri204 3 роки тому

    What is this machine name

  • @MOESEWICHt1
    @MOESEWICHt1 5 років тому +5

    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.

  • @summerwine7640
    @summerwine7640 5 років тому +2

    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.

  • @JoshuaVMontague
    @JoshuaVMontague 5 років тому

    so cool

  • @johnddonnet5151
    @johnddonnet5151 2 роки тому

    How those tattoos look after few years?

  • @heavyhitta52
    @heavyhitta52 5 років тому

    Single needle will look great for 3 years. Lol.

  • @courteneycampbell2547
    @courteneycampbell2547 5 років тому

    They’re so light .... 😭😭

  • @nikitamiller7119
    @nikitamiller7119 5 років тому

    ALL LOVE❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ REAL TALENT❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @Vadrun
    @Vadrun 5 років тому +119

    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

    • @co8539
      @co8539 5 років тому +7

      Do you think anyone cares

    • @yunhaoli4064
      @yunhaoli4064 5 років тому +1

      co8539 straight up

    • @tristganzon
      @tristganzon 5 років тому +1

      Who is better? Genuinely curious

    • @eyelenz6532
      @eyelenz6532 5 років тому

      "Josh Carlton" look him up..

    • @marc2322
      @marc2322 5 років тому +7

      Just depends on what kind of tattoo designs you're into.

  • @somerandom39
    @somerandom39 5 років тому +1

    Some of these people are “hypebeasts”

  • @antoniomarquez1782
    @antoniomarquez1782 5 років тому

    ID on his jacket?

  • @josephhumphreys9382
    @josephhumphreys9382 5 років тому

    Bold will hold

  • @felipeorozco719
    @felipeorozco719 5 років тому

    If your in LA you go to Mr.Cartoons.

  • @AtilioEscobar
    @AtilioEscobar 5 років тому +1

    I didn't want this video to end.

  • @cutlergross6749
    @cutlergross6749 5 років тому

    What’s is the camo jumper he’s wearing anyone know?

  • @andrewzavala9633
    @andrewzavala9633 5 років тому +7

    I just ate the best sandwich I’ve had

  • @foserk7063
    @foserk7063 5 років тому +4

    Epic

  • @brandonmackey-darden3069
    @brandonmackey-darden3069 5 років тому +1

    Why is it a secret tattoo shop?

  • @AP-nh8tp
    @AP-nh8tp 5 років тому +11

    Respect to the artist. But I cringed the whole video

  • @ivanb101
    @ivanb101 5 років тому

    Getting my 11th by woo this march 🤙

  • @zfouleur2904
    @zfouleur2904 4 роки тому +1

    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.

  • @tattoosbyjuan1583
    @tattoosbyjuan1583 5 років тому

    Whats his rates?

  • @realta140
    @realta140 4 роки тому

    Why everybody hating on this video?😂

  • @jamesgabrielmartin9568
    @jamesgabrielmartin9568 5 років тому +2

    Let's see these tattoos in 5 or 10 years. So much detail loss is going to occur

  • @lizardking7772
    @lizardking7772 5 років тому +1

    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.

  • @echospage
    @echospage 5 років тому

    shits gonna fade lmfao

  • @gutwounds
    @gutwounds 5 років тому +1

    i ReAcHeD oUt tO VirG

  • @lu8201
    @lu8201 3 роки тому

    It may look cool now but fine line doesn't last.

  • @howardreyes6396
    @howardreyes6396 5 років тому

    get it woo

  • @IshanAli
    @IshanAli 5 років тому +11

    If tattoos were halal. I would’ve had so many!

    • @-taemiso-292
      @-taemiso-292 5 років тому +1

      What does this mean?

    • @adrianmaki3224
      @adrianmaki3224 5 років тому

      Ishan Ali same

    • @justus-jq5by
      @justus-jq5by 5 років тому +2

      @@-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

    • @92GreyBlue
      @92GreyBlue 5 років тому +9

      Think for yourself my friend unshackle your mind.. Salam