Brenton Mathena

Tattoo Artist & Illustrator, Livonia, Michigan

I love working and collaborating on any endeavor that is considered ‘creative.' My biggest passions are laying ink into peoples skin and atop Bristol Board.


Hello, my name is Brenton Mathena. I currently reside and Tattoo in Livonia, Michigan (Metro Detroit). From 2007 - 2011 I attended the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, Michigan and in 2011 earned my Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a Major in Digital Art and a Minor in Illustration. From 2011 - 2015 I worked full-time as a Comic Book Artist, Inking and Coloring Comic Books for Publishers Big and Small. In 2015 my life changed when I was offered the opportunity to learn the Medium of Tattooing. Once I decided to start my journey into Tattooing I dove in head first and have never looked back. Now I have been Tattooing for over a decade as a full-time Tattoo Artist. You can find me Tattooing out of Box 5 Tattoo & Fine Art in Livonia, Michigan where I have been since 2019.


Experience

Tattoo Artist at Box 5 Tattoo & Fine Art
2019 – Present Livonia, MI
Tattoo Artist at Neurotic Ink
2015 – 2019 Westland, MI
Comic Book Inker and Colorist at Freelance
2011 – 2015

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree at College for Creative Studies
2007 – 2011 Detroit, MI
State Certification in Digital Imaging & Design at Livonia Technical Career Center
2005 – 2007 Livonia, MI
High School Diploma at Churchill High School
2003 – 2007 Livonia, MI

Skills

  • Tattooing
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe After Effects
  • Clip Studio Paint
  • Corel Painter
  • SketchBook
  • Autodesk Maya
  • Pixologic ZBrush
  • Final Cut Pro
  • Graphite
  • Charcoal
  • Quill & Brush Inking
  • Water Color
  • Anatomy
  • Perspective
  • Color Theory

Specialties

  • Tattooing
  • Traditional and Digital Painting and Illustration
  • Graphic Design