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ABOUT JOE LYNCH

I was born and raised in San Francisco CA and have drawn since the age of 5. I have been an Illustrator since 1992. I still reside in the bay area. I graduated from The University of San Francisco and Academy of Art co-op Program. I was trained In drawing and painting with charcoal, pastel, acrylic, oils and watercolor. I also work in digital art with Photoshop, Illustrator, Painter, Procreate and Vectornator. I can switch seamlessly between both digital and traditional.

I have worked for magazines, clothing manufacturers, colleges and professional sports teams and I also dabble in Fine Art. I worked for 14 years as a Police Forensic Artist and am trained in suspect sketches, Age Progression Drawing, Skull Reconstruction Drawings and Post Mortem Drawing. I look forward to hearing from you.


Clients

San Jose Sharks, San Francisco Giants, The University of San Francisco, AAA insurance, San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco Police Department, Bay Area German Shephard Rescue

Education

University of San Francisco/Academy of Art CO-OP Program

BFA in Illustration from USF, 1987-1992

Forensic Art Training: 

FBI Academy, Quantico Virginia;120 hrs.

Karen Taylor Forensic Art and Forensic Facial Imaging: 80 hrs

Northwestern University Traffic Institute: Advanced Forensic imaging, 40hrs