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