Brayton is an amazing local Santa Cruz artist...and a really nice guy who's dedicated to excelling at his craft, while following hygienic best practices.
April 2022
I had an amazing experience with Brayton! Aside from being incredibly gentle and detailed, he is very fast! Nothing is compromised when it comes to their process and I felt very understood when explaining my tattoo concept. Would recommend 1000%!
August 2021
Couldn't be happier! Brayton is super talented, super professional, and keeps a really clean, nice shop. His detail work is amazing, love love love my tattoo!!
Brayton's tattoo work has garnered him and his shop "Heavy Water" a reputation as one of the prominent tattoo shops in the Bay Area. The Good Times voted HW “best tattoo studio” in 2016, 2017, & 2019 and 2022. While Brayton is best known for his realistic black and gray tattooing, he is a well rounded artist and enjoys working in many other styles including dot work, sacred geometry, blackwork, color realism, surrealism, floral, and many other styles. Brayton travels regularly and tattoos at international tattoo conventions and guests spots. In the past he has tattooed in France, Italy, Greece, Costa Rica, Amsterdam, North America and Canada.
