Concept Artist, Illustrator, Graphic Designer, and
Derpy Raptor Enthusiast

photo credit - Wisp Of Words

 

Syd Linkletter

Concept Art, Vis Dev, Posters, tattoos, Album Covers, Books, Sculpture, 3D modeling, and More!

Locally grown in New Mexico, Syd has been doing professional illustration work for private clients and entities for 6 years and counting.

Working largely in Digital mediums for polished, finished Illustrations, paintings, and Graphic Design work, Linkletter isn’t limited only to the magical cyberspace, and often enjoys exploring physical media in different forms ranging from crochet, to sculpure work, to bookbinding and even recently, furniture refinishing!

Photo credit - Rachael Urquidez

 

How Did I Get Here?

From humble beginnings as a homeschool kid with lots of time on their hands, Syd Linkletter has continued to progress towards making a name for themselves as not just a local New Mexican artist, but as a graphical and illustrative artist for clients across state lines and internationally!

With a love of media, travel and the support of their loving partner and dog, Syd has gone from a shy doodler to a bolder identity, branching from animal portraits, to political art supporting their humanitarian beliefs, and much more.

Photo credit - Wisp Of Words

Some Of My Notable Street Creds

  • To commemorate the Zozobra 100th burning the New Mexico Brewer's Guild held a contest to design a wrap for their pint glass in celebration!

    I happened to be the lucky winner :)

  • Graphically recreated the tattoos of Lil' Wayne and Birdman to be used on silicone body doubles, and were produced officially for the musical artists tours.
    The majority of the work was done by Mr. Burman and his team of special effects artists, and I was fortunate enough to be a part of that team.

  • Designed the entirety of this photography book with supplemental notes from the author using his photographs and text.

  • Designing working files for 3d printing of high quality silver jewelry. Working closely with the in-house designers and product engineers.

  • Crafting a fresh and colorful vector image for branding and marketing, as well as printed t-shirts and promotional graphics.

  • Label design for a Best-Selling national wine, regularly selling out and in demand, Luna Rossa’s “Road Runner Red”

  • Brand centric t-shirt design for one of the most well-known and respected gaming and retro gaming stores in NM.

  • The successful and profitable, not to mention fabulous, “Reaching Out To Embrace The Rhythm” gallery show. Selling prints of my original work, fanart, paintings, and mixed media pieces.

  • My aforementioned gallery show earned a little place in the Albuquerque Journal, a popular local New Mexican newspaper.

    I also won a cover and credit in the Weekly Alibi, another very popular and prevalent local newspaper.

  • Regular vendor and patron of the monthly Albuquerque artwalk.