Tristan Minton is a lifelong skater and professional creative whose work spans art, design, murals, and directing, all rooted in over 27 years of skateboarding culture. Based in Arvada, Colorado, he brings that same fire into the world of fingerboarding, where he’s carved out a space that blends technical creativity with pure visual storytelling.
Though a self-proclaimed newcomer to the fingerboard scene, Tristan’s discovery of high-quality setups just a few years ago flipped a creative switch. At 40, he calls fingerboarding “the best thing to happen to skate brain,” offering a new outlet that still satisfies the same instinct to push, create, and film. Despite dealing with what he jokes is “old man artist arthritis,” he’s been all-in since day one, exploring what fingerboarding can become through the lens of an artist.
He currently rides for ChemsFB (boards), UAG (griptape), and Ryse Fingerboards (obstacles). His connection with Chems was kismet. He had followed him as a graffiti artist long before realizing Chems also crafted fingerboards. That discovery sparked a deeper dive into the scene, and he hasn’t looked back. Now, Tristan is working on a pro model for Chems and developing a signature obstacle for Ryse, combining art and function in ways that mirror his larger creative career.
While competitions aren’t his focus, content and storytelling are. Tristan treats filming fingerboarding the same way he approaches skate clips, striving for realism, style, and aesthetic flow. His recent art show at Th!s FB was a major highlight, captured in a documentary-style video on his growing YouTube channel.
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