Nine-year-old tattoo artist Napat Mitmarkorn makes his public debut at a body art expo in Bangkok, drawing outsized crowds at the event showcasing nearly 200 artists.
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00:00Elaborate fanged serpent is not the work of a veteran tattoo artist, but of nine-year-old
00:08Naphat Mitmakorn.
00:12He's debuting on the tattoo scene at a body art expo in Bangkok, where one of his first
00:17customers is his uncle.
00:28Keeping his hands steady, Naphat calmly draws with the tattoo machine, something he picked
00:33up to deal with a common problem among modern kids, spending too much time on his phone.
00:50An amateur tattooist himself, Naphat's father, Nattawat Sangthong, was eager to get his son
00:56off his phone, but says he did not have to force Naphat to get into tattoo art.
01:02His son would practice for hours on his own, first learning from TikTok tutorials, then
01:07practicing designs with his father on paper, before moving on to artificial leather and
01:13then human skin.
01:22For now, Naphat tattoos for his family and friends.
01:25His father says accepting other customers would need more rigorous training, Naphat
01:30showing nothing but excitement for the future of his craft.
01:37Although he's just one of almost 200 artists at this expo, Naphat is already standing out
01:44and gaining some fans, admiring his precision and fearless mastery of body art.
01:49Ryan Wu and Joyce Sun for Taiwan Plus.