Brandon Arias

Brandon Arias

Born and raised in Porterville, California, Brandon’s journey into tattooing started over 13 years ago—with nothing more than a pencil and a passion for portraits. What began as sketching faces turned into a lifelong pursuit of turning emotion and storytelling into skin and ink.

Today, Brandon’s known for his powerful black and grey religious realism, blending soulful imagery with technical precision. Angels, demons, light, and shadow—his work is all about contrast, depth, and meaning.

When he’s not at the shop, you’ll probably find him catching air on his BMX bike, laying down paint on a fresh oil canvas, or working under the hood of his ’79 Firebird.

Fun fact: Tattoos make you 95% cooler—Brandon swears it’s science.

Latest Reviews

Brandon was amazing! Fantastic laugh, great banter and the artwork was more than I was expecting!!! This Aussie is happy I stopped in for a tattoo!!! The shop was awesome, and friendly, answered all my questions!! Thank you Brandon for giving us a memorable experience. GodBless

Emily Guildea for Brandon Arias

Brandon was awesome. It was my first tattoo in honor of my son, Jonathan, who passed away from cancer. The tattoo came out great. If you want a professional ask for Brandon when you go there. I highly recommend him and will travel to Nashville if I want another tattoo. Thanks again, Brandon.

Chris Fernau for Brandon Arias

Got a really cool Cherub / Hannya mask from Brandon today. The walk-in process was so seamless and all staff were so friendly and helpful. Brandon made me feel well taken care of. Our appointment started probably 45 minutes late, and I had said we had dinner reservations at 6:30 and he said no problem. We ended up going over which is okay. Suggest if coming for a trip just give more time in the day just in case!

Jordyn Cote for Brandon Arias

Hart & Huntington is a great tattoo place. I was visiting and the artists for me is Brandon. He created the perfect design that I wanted and the tattoo turned out amazing! He is very talented.